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Gordon Bijelonic
Gordon Bijelonic is a Serbian/American film producer known for the feature films ''Laggies'' and ''Kid Cannabis'', and for his work as a senior executive at One Race Films. He also produces 3D documentaries for the IMAX theatre venues. Career Born and raised in New York City, Bijelonic has produced over forty films, involving over 100 million production dollars. He has worked with actors such as Vin Diesel, Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Burstyn, and 50 cent. Bijelonic began his career as a New York City theater actor, before segueing into production work. At the request of Vin Diesel, Bijelonic executive produced the actor's first feature film '' Strays'' in 1997, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. The independent film was directed, written by and starred Diesel. Bijelonic became a senior executive for ten years at Vin Diesel's production company One Race Films. While he was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival, formerly Miami International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida, each March. Since 2015 the festival also runs a smaller Fall Festival, known as the Miami Film Festival GEMS, which presents films thought to be the GEMS of the award season. History The Miami Film Festival debuted in February 1984, under the auspices of the Film Society of Miami. It was founded by Nat Chediak and Steven Bowles and directed by Mr. Chediak for its first eighteen years, becoming the City's premier international cultural event. When the City of Miami went bankrupt, control of the festival was assumed by Florida International University in 1999. Dismayed by FIU's stewardship following the event's loss of independence, Chediak left the festival in 2001. Miami-Dade College took over in late 2003 after Florida International University lost $20 million in state funding and incurred an $800,000 deficit. In 2006, the beginning of the ten-day festival s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. The festival was established in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival. The festival moved to nearby Park City, Utah, in 1981 and was renamed the US Film and Video Festival. It was renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991. From its inception through 2025, the festival took place every January in Utah. In March 2025, it was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy D
Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. '' Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-American rapper, record producer, and actor. He was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), as well as DJ and producer Eddie F (Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizeable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released included production mainly by Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, DJ Premier, Myers's cousin Pete Rock, and "in-house" beatmaker Eddie F. Myers also released four solo albums and discovered Soul for Real and Monifah.allmusic Biography/ref> Early life Dwight Arrington Myers was born on May 24, 1967, in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, the son of nurse Eulahlee Lee and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley ( ; born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films and Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters, particularly Historical drama, period dramas, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Keira Knightley, numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2018, she was appointed an Order of the British Empire, OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six and initially worked in commercials and television films. Following a minor role as List of Star Wars characters#Sabé, Sabé in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), her breakthrough came when she played a tomboy footballer in ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002) and co-starred in ''Love Actually'' (2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas, COVID-19 pandemic in Austin; in both years there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW EDU and the SXSW Sydney festival (from 2023, in Sydney, Australia) and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. Beginning in June 2025, the inaugural South by Southwest London, SXSW London will also take place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi Moore
Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore, Her accolades include a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film Award, and an Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Award. In 2025, she appeared on Time (magazine), ''Time'''s Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world list. Moore began her career as a model and joined the cast of the soap opera ''General Hospital'' in 1981. After departing the show in 1983, she rose to prominence as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in the films ''Blame It on Rio'' (1984), ''St. Elmo's Fire (film), St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985), and ''About Last Night (1986 film), About Last Night...'' (1986). She emerge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film ''Diner'', and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as '' Tender Mercies'' (1983), '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984), '' The Big Easy'' (1986), ''Johnny Handsome'', and '' Sea of Love'' (both 1989). In 1991, for her leading role in the film ''Switch'', Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Her subsequent film credits include: '' Man Trouble'', '' Into the West'' (both 1992), '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), ''Bad Company'', '' Wild Bill'' (both 1995), '' The Fan'' (1996), '' Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998), '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999), ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' (2000), '' Palindromes'' (2004), '' Trust the Man'' (2005), ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007), ''Brooklyn's Finest'' (2009), and '' The Cobbler'' (2014). In 1998, Barkin received a Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LUV (film)
''LUV'' is a 2012 crime film, crime drama film directed by Sheldon Candis. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. ''LUV'' was shot in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and had its Baltimore premiere at the Maryland Film Festival 2012. It was later released in theaters on January 18, 2013. The film has received mixed reviews from critics. Plot The film begins with Woody Watson (Michael Rainey Jr.) having a dream about himself and his mother in the woods, but then he wakes up. Woody lives with his grandmother (Lonette McKee) in the inner city of Baltimore and longs to be reunited with his mother, who is in Drug rehabilitation, rehab in North Carolina. His charismatic uncle Vincent (Common) has recently returned home after having served 12 years of a 20-year sentence. He is determined to straighten out his life by opening a high-end crab shack. When Vincent drops Woody off at school, he notices Woody becomes embarrassed when a girl looks at him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Happy Day
''Another Happy Day'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey DeMunn, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller, Demi Moore, Diana Scarwid and Daniel Yelsky. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011. It was released on November 18, 2011, by Phase 4 Films. Premise Lynn attempts to reunite with her estranged son at his wedding, but it only serves to expose painful truths and family secrets. Cast * Ellen Barkin as Lynn Hellman * Kate Bosworth as Alice Hellman * Ellen Burstyn as Doris Baker * Thomas Haden Church as Paul * George Kennedy as Joe Baker * Ezra Miller as Elliot Hellman * Demi Moore as Patty * Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Bonnie * Michael Nardelli as Dylan * Daniel Yelsky as Ben Hellman * Eamon O'Rourke as Brandon * Lola Kirke as Charlie * Jeffrey DeMunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) is an American lifestyle store, lifestyle retailer, founded in 1892 which focuses on contemporary clothing targeting customers in their early 20's to mid 40's. Headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, the company operates four offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Your Personal Best, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks with 780+ company operated stores across its brands, as of Q4 2024. As one of the oldest American clothing brands, the company originally marketed high-end outdoor clothing but by the early 1980s it had almost entirely changed its direction. In the 1990s, under the leadership of CEO Mike Jeffries (CEO), Mike Jeffries, Abercrombie & Fitch underwent a meteoric rise, focusing on “casual luxury” fashion and specifically "the good-looking, cool kids" — using sophisticated sexualized advertising, prominently of fashion models in revealing outfits. The company has since refocused itself successfully, targeting a more diverse range of customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chronicles Of Riddick
''The Chronicles of Riddick'' is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It is a sequel to '' Pitch Black'' (2000) and the second installment in the ''Riddick'' film series. Vin Diesel reprises his role as Richard B. Riddick and acts as producer, alongside Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie), Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, and Keith David. It follows the adventures of Riddick as he attempts to elude capture and face an invading empire. The film received negative reviews. It grossed $115.8 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise but a financial disappointment. A sequel, titled '' Riddick'', was released in 2013. Plot A crew of bounty hunters led by Toombs arrives at the frozen planet U.V. to hunt down Riddick, a notorious wanted fugitive. Riddick effortlessly kills Toombs' crew and forces Toombs to reveal the source of his intel: New Mecca on planet Helion Prime. Commandeering Toombs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
