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Hell Ride (2007)
''Hell Ride'' is a 2008 American action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop, and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine. It was released under the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" banner. The film is an homage to the original outlaw biker films of the 1960s and 1970s. Plot Biker Pistolero is the leader, or "Prez", of the Victors, a Southern California motorcycle gang. He has two faithful lieutenants, The Gent and the young Comanche. In 1976, Cherokee Kisum, the girlfriend of Pistolero (then known as Johnny) is viciously murdered by The Deuce and Billy Wings, leaders of the arch-rival gang the Six-Six-Six'ers, as a message to the Victors. The Deuce later moves into large scale business efforts, leaving the biker life behind and the Sixers dry up as a gang. Cherokee has also hidden away a small fortune from under-the-table drug deals she made behind the Deuce's back - another reason behi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Bishop
Larry Bishop (born November 30, 1948) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director. He is the son of Sylvia Ruzga and comedian Joey Bishop. He has been featured in many Hollywood movies including '' Hell Ride''. Early life Bishop attended Beverly Hills High School. His fellow alumni Rob Reiner and Richard Dreyfuss appear with him in ''Mad Dog Time'', as does Joey Bishop. Career His television credits include writing for (and appearances on) ''The Hollywood Palace'' (with then-partner Rob Reiner), and appearances on ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Love, American Style'', ''Barney Miller'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' and ''Kung Fu''. His movie credits include roles in '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'', '' The Big Fix'', '' The Savage Seven'', and as the hook-handed musician Abraham "The Hook" Salteen in ''Wild in the Streets''. He wrote, directed and appeared in ''Mad Dog Time'' in 1996, reuniting him with ''Streets'' costar Christopher Jones in Jones' final film appearance. His most re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homage (arts)
Homage ( or ) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive range of m ..., where one author or artist shows respect to another by allusion or imitation; this is often spelled like and pronounced similar to the original French ''hommage'' (). Description It was originally a Homage (feudal), declaration of fealty in the feudal system – swearing that one was the man (French: ''homme''), or subordinate, of the feudal lord. The concept then became used figuratively for an acknowledgement of quality or superiority. For example, a man might give homage to a lady, so honouring her beauty and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperado (film)
''Desperado'' is a 1995 American neo-Western action film written, co-produced, edited, and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is the second part of Rodriguez's '' Mexico Trilogy''. It stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi, who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. The film was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. ''Desperado'' grossed $58 million worldwide, and received mixed to positive reviews. Co-starring Salma Hayek, it has been cited as her breakout role in anglophonic American film. Plot At the Tarasco bar in Mexico, Buscemi, an American man, talks about witnessing a massacre in another bar, committed by El Mariachi, a Mexican with a guitar case full of guns. Tarasco's patrons are uninterested until Buscemi mentions drug lord "Bucho". Moco, Bucho's underling, killed El Mariachi's lover and shot his left hand. Buscemi, who is secretly a friend of El Mariachi, soon discovers that Bucho's underlings work and drink at the Tarasco bar. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez ( ; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film ''El Mariachi'', which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million ($5.5 million in 2023 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($14,937 in 2023 dollars). The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the ''Mexico Trilogy'': ''Desperado (film), Desperado'' (1995) and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003). Rodriguez directed ''From Dusk till Dawn'' in 1996 and developed its From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, television series adaptation (2014–2016). He co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (adapted from the Sin City, graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, ''Sin City: A Dame to Kill For''. He is also the creator of the ''Spy Kids'' franchise, as well as ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Salinas
Claudia Salinas ( ; born 19 August 1983) is a Mexican model and actress. As a fashion blogger she is known as Miss Salinas, which is the name of her blog. Career She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. Claudia has appeared in major television and print ad campaigns for brands like BudLight, Calvin Klein, Yoplait, All State. She has also appeared in magazines including '' GQ'',"GQ&A with Claudia Salinas" . '' GQ''. June 22, 2011. '''', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Mandzuka
Maja may refer to: People * Maja (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) * Charles Maja (1966–2020), South African actor * Josh Maja (born 1998), English footballer * Otto Maja (born 1987), Finnish street artist * Maja, the feminine form of majo, a low-class Spaniard of the 18th and 19th century Places * Maja, Croatia, a village near Glina * Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia ** Maja railway station * Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia * Maja (Angke), a tributary of the Angke River, Jakarta, Indonesia * Maja (peak), a mountain peak in Kosovo * Maja (Crasna), a river in Romania * Mája, the Hungarian name for Maia village, Bereni Commune, Mureș County, Romania * 66 Maja, a main-belt asteroid Animals * Maja (boa constrictor), a species in the Cuban cactus scrub * ''Maja'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Majidae See also * Maia (other) * ''La maja de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Fellers
Andrea Fellers is an American artist, film director, and producer. She produced and directed ''The Truth About You'' (2014) and created artwork for the movie, which was included in a solo art exhibit “Hollywood Love Letters” at the ArcLight in Hollywood, California. The exhibit included several of her earlier works, as well as commissioned pieces in which she did abstract interpretations of movies that influence her. She began her career in the film industry as an actress, and has appeared opposite Amy Smart, Sean Hayes, Laura Cayouette and Richard Dreyfus. In 2009, Fellers was one of seven filmmakers chosen to direct and produce an experimental film based on a song from the Linda Perhacs album, ''Parallelograms''. Fellers incorporated all elements of nature in "Call of the River" and created in-camera effects by shooting reflections of nature and water in mirrors and other reflective objects. "Call of the River" premiered at the Redcat Disney Hall Theatre in Los Angeles du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanin Howell
Kanin Howell (born June 20, 1981; Austin, Texas) is an American stunt performer, stunt coordinator, stunt double and actor based in Los Angeles. He is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee for his roles in The Unit and CSI: NY. Early life and career Early career Howell was born on June 20, 1981, in Austin, Texas to stunt performer, Norman Howell. At the age of 5 he made his professional debut, and by the time while he was 8, he performed in '' Dances With Wolves'' (1990), and went on to perform in several films throughout his childhood including, Judge Reinhold's ''Vice Versa'' (1988), Robert Radler's ''Best of the Best II'' (1992), and Kevin Costner's ''Wyatt Earp'' (1994). Career Howell has performed stunt-work in numerous works including, Mel Gibson's ''The Patriot'' (2000), ''The Last Castle'' (2001) with American actor Robert Redford, ''Murder By Numbers'' (2002), Jesse Dylan's ''American Wedding'' (2003), Victor Salva's ''Jeepers Creepers 2'' (2003), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Grieco
David Grieco (born 19 September 1951) is an Italian director, screenwriter and former actor. Biography Grandson of Ruggero Grieco, one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party, Grieco began his movie career as an actor and worked with directors such as Franco Zeffirelli and his two mentors Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. Pasolini, who wanted Grieco as his assistant director, has been the most important source of inspiration for Grieco.David Grieco, ''La Macchinazione'', Rizzoli, Milan 2015. At the age of 19, he abandoned his acting career and became a film critic for ''l'Unità''. During his 30s, he started directing documentaries and TV commercials. In 2004 he directed his first feature film ''Evilenko'', starring Malcolm McDowell, while his last film is the 2016 movie '' La macchinazione'', starring Massimo Ranieri as Pier Paolo Pasolini. Filmography Director * ''Evilenko'' (2004) * '' La macchinazione'' (2016) Screenwriter * '' Caruso Pascoski di padre po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison McAtee
Allison McAtee is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington (film), ''Bloomington'' and Maggie Day in the primetime drama ''The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series), The Haves and the Have Nots''. Early life and education McAtee is the only child and daughter of Edward McAtee, from a family of nine, a teacher and later Director of Special Education programs in Pennsylvania, and wife Sandra Leichtenberger, an Emergency department, ER/Cardiac Care Charge nurse, of Irish people, Irish, English people, English, Germans, German and Slovaks, Slovak descent. Her parents divorced when she was three, and both later remarried, giving her two stepbrothers. She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. After graduating from General McLane High School in 1997, McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Imperial College London, and Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Quinn
Francesco Daniele Quinn (March 22, 1963 – August 5, 2011) was an Italian-born American actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and costume designer Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone’s Academy Award-winning ''Platoon'' (1986). However, his first major role in television was in the 1985 prime-time television miniseries '' Quo Vadis?''. His final role was the voice of the Autobot Dino (Mirage) in '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. Early years Francesco Quinn was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Anthony Quinn and second wife Iolanda Addolori, a noted costume designer to whom Anthony Quinn was married for 31 years. Quinn had Mexican, Irish, and Italian ancestry. Career Film Quinn appeared in many feature films including the New York Independent Film Festival winner ''Placebo Effect''. He acted with his father in several films, including ''A Star For Two'' with Lauren Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Jones
Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress. She may be best known for playing Leah Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series and Angela Bishop in the television series '' Dexter: New Blood''. Early life and education Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. She has a younger brother named Cody. She has stated that her mother is of English descent, and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American". She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. Jones studied at Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. In 1999, Jones graduated from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005. Career Jones has modeled in catalog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
