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Kings (2017 Film)
''Kings'' is a 2017 English-language drama film written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven. The film stars Halle Berry and Daniel Craig. The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2017. The film was screened during three days as part of Stockholm's International Film Festival held in November 2017. The film was screened at the Torino Film Festival in Italy before opening wide by Spring 2018. Plot Millie Dunbar is a single mother with eight adopted children in South Los Angeles. Her neighbour, Obie, is the only white man in the neighborhood. Together they form an unlikely team during the Rodney King riots. Cast * Halle Berry as Millie Dunbar * Daniel Craig as Obie Hardison, Millie's neighbor and love interest * Lamar Johnson as Jesse Cooper Dunbar, Millie's adoptive first son * Kaalan "KR" Walker as William McGee, Jesse's best friend * Rachel Hilson as Nicole Patterson, Jesse's love interest * Issac Ryan Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Deniz Gamze Ergüven (born 4 June 1978) is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film ''Mustang (film), Mustang''. Early life and education Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey but moved to France in the 1980s. She grew up and went to school in France. She attended La Fémis and graduated in 2008. Career In 2011 Ergüven was invited to attend the Cannes Film Festivals Atelier to help develop her project, ''The Kings''. While there she met fellow director Alice Winocour who was there to develop her first feature film ''Augustine (film), Augustine''. After Ergüven was unable to find financing for her film, Winocour suggested she write a more intimate piece leading the two to begin work on the script for ''Mustang (film), Mustang''. Her debut feature ''Mustang (film), Mustang'' premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It later played in the Special Presentations section of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career filmmakers. The winning film in the international competition section is awarded the Bronze Horse (''Bronshästen''), and it awards a number of other prizes. History The Stockholm Film Festival was founded in 1990 by the three film enthusiasts Git Scheynius, Kim Klein, and Ignas Shceynius. The first festival took place over four days, with its opening film being "Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart" by David Lynch. In 1994, the Stockholm Film Festival took a step into the digital age as the first film festival in the world with its own website. David Lynch visited the festival for the first time in 2003 to receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award, 13 years after ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'' inaugurated the very first edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Ravanello
Rick Ravanello (born 24 October 1967) is a Canadian actor and ex-bodybuilder who has appeared in several television series and movies. Known primarily from action and thriller films, he often portrayed soldiers, military men and detectives. Biography One of several brothers, Ravanello was raised in the Trout Brook Road area of Mira, Cape Breton, and graduated from Riverview Rural High School in 1986. While a young man, he got introduced to weight training. As an actor he debuted in 1996, appearing in several television series, including ''Stargate SG-1'' (episode "Children of the Gods") and ''Millennium'' (episode "Weeds"). He portrayed a young Marine Guard in the 1998 made-for-television action-drama film '' Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House'', and was subsequently cast as Private J. Vaughn in the superhero TV film ''Nick Fury'' (1998), opposite David Hasselhoff. UPN cast him as Mednaut Thurston—the role which he continued to play throughout 1998 and 1999—in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Of Latasha Harlins
Latasha Harlins (January 1, 1976 – March 16, 1991) was an African American girl who was fatally shot at age 15 in Los Angeles by Soon Ja Du (), a 49-year-old Korean American convenience store owner. Du was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter over the killing, based in part on security camera footage. The judge sentenced Du to 10 years in state prison but the sentence was suspended and the defendant was instead placed on five years' probation with 400 hours of community service and payment of $500 restitution, and Harlins' funeral costs. The sentencing was widely regarded as extremely light, and a failed appeal reportedly contributed to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, especially the targeting of Koreatown. The killing came 13 days after the videotaped police beating of Rodney King. Life Latasha Harlins was born January 1, 1976, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Crystal Harlins and Sylvester "Vester" Acoff Sr. Latasha had a younger brother, Vester Acoff Jr., and a younger s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aries Spears
Nairobi Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'' (1997–2005), appearing in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the show behind Michael McDonald. In 2011, he released a special called ''Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling''. He co-hosted for the AVN Awards twice in 2018 and 2020. Early life Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York when he was two years old. His mother, Doris Spears, is a jazz singer. Spears moved to New Jersey at age 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at 14, performing stand-up comedy in various comedy clubs in New York City. He was expelled for fighting during his sophomore year in New Brunswick High School in New Brunswick, at age 17. Spears then started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown. Spears said that his first stand- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pasquesi
David Pasquesi (born December 22, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. His screen credits include '' Father of the Bride'' (1991), ''Common Law'' (1996), '' Strangers with Candy'' (1999), '' The Watcher'' (2000), '' Employee of the Month'' (2004), ''According to Jim'' (2005), '' The Beast'' (2009), '' Boss'' (2011), and '' Chicago Fire'' (2013). Early life Pasquesi, who is of Italian heritage, was born in Chicago and raised in Lake Bluff, Illinois. He graduated from Lake Forest High School. Career Pasquesi starred in the short film ''Regrets'' that premiered ''An Event Apart'', and co-starred in '' I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With''. He wrote for '' Exit 57'' and ''Strangers with Candy'', co-wrote and appeared in the Spike TV series ''Factory'', and co-wrote and co-starred in ''Cop Show''. In 2009, he was in the cast of ''Angels & Demons'', where he played the character Claudio Vincenzi. He co-created and co-wrote the new show ''Merkin Penal''. Similar to his role of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mackenzie
Peter Mackenzie (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor. Career He co-starred in films ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987), '' Torch Song Trilogy'' (1988), ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992) and '' Trumbo'' (2015). He is also known for his television roles on '' Herman's Head'' (1991–1994), '' ER'' (2002), ''Criminal Minds'' (2005), ''Gilmore Girls'' (2006), ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2009), ''How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main char ...'' (2011) and '' Black-ish'' (2014–2022). In 2014, Mackenzie installed a small curbside book exchange on public land near his home which he called "The Tenn-Mann Library". Popular in the neighborhood, it was cited for a local ordinance violation after an anonymous complaint. Personal life Mackenzie's brother, Douglas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Carroll (actor)
Kevin Carroll (born 6 September 1969) is an American actor, best known for his role as John Murphy in the HBO television series '' The Leftovers''. Career Until his main cast role in the HBO series '' The Leftovers'', from 2015 and 2017, Carroll had appeared in minor guest roles on single episodes of numerous television series, television movies, and feature films. After ''The Leftovers'', he has appeared in other main cast and recurring roles on television, including ''Snowfall Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...'', '' Sacred Lies'', '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Let the Right One In''. Filmography Film TV References External links * Living people American male television actors 21st-century American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Baltz
William Kirk Baltz (born September 14, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role as police officer Marvin Nash in American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Life and career Baltz was born in New York City, New York. He played police officer Marvin Nash in the 1992 film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Baltz also starred in 1994's ''Natural Born Killers'', as Roger. His other film credits include the 1990 drama film '' Dances With Wolves'', the 1997 action film ''Face/Off'' and the 1998 political satire ''Bulworth''. Baltz starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's directorial debut in the 1993 short film '' Cigarettes & Coffee''. Baltz has appeared in many made-for-television films, and starred in the 1999 miniseries ''To Serve and Protect''. He starred in the short-lived 1992 television series ''Human Target'', and played sinister stalker Steve Roth in ''The Marla Hanson Story'' (1991). He has made guest appearances on shows including ''Will and Grace'', ''NYPD Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issac Ryan Brown
Issac Ryan Brown (born July 12, 2005) is an American actor, rapper and singer. He is known for his role as Booker in Disney Channel's ''Raven's Home'', which earned him a nomination at the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, and his role as Augustus "Gus" Porter in ''The Owl House''. Career Brown was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of six, he auditioned for ''America's Got Talent'', performing songs such as Michael Jackson's " One More Chance", but did not advance to the quarter-finals. Brown made his onscreen debut on the Nickelodeon series '' Sam & Cat''. He portrayed Young Dre in various episodes of ''Black-ish''. In the live-action television movie adaptation of the animated series ''Kim Possible'', he portrayed the teenage computer genius Wade. Brown also works as a voice-over artist. He voiced the lead character, Bingo, in the Disney Junior series ''Puppy Dog Pals''. Additional roles include Goby in ''Bubble Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Hilson
Rachel Naomi Hilson is an American actress. She started her career in 2010 with a recurring role on the CBS legal drama ''The Good Wife'' as Nisa Dalmar. In 2025, she began a main role as FBI agent Nina Hayes on the Max crime thriller series '' Duster''. She has also had recurring roles on NBC's '' Rise'' and ''This Is Us'' and a lead role on the Hulu teen drama '' Love, Victor''. Early life and education Rachel Naomi Hilson was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Anita and Robert Hilson. She has a sister named Kimberly. Hilson began dancing at age 3. While she had many aspirations, her passion for dance stuck. Hilson told '' Backstage'' "I dedicated my life to ''Nutcrackers'', spring recitals, dance camps" and recreating scenes from the 2000 movie '' Center Stage'' as Eva. Hilson was discovered by an agent at age 12 and took up acting. That summer, her mother convinced Hilson to attend the Broadway Artist Alliance in New York. She was then recruited by Nancy Carson of the Carson-Adl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamar Johnson (actor)
Lamar Johnson is a Canadian actor and dancer. He is known for his roles as West in the dance drama '' The Next Step'' (2013–2019), as Seven Carter in the American drama film '' The Hate U Give'' (2018), as Charlie in '' All the Bright Places'' (2020), and as Henry Burrell in ''The Last of Us'' (2023). He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for his performance as Michael in the film ''Brother''.Jenna Benchetrit"Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards" CBC News, April 13, 2023. Biography Johnson was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is a skilled dancer and is self-taught, although he was later trained at the Canadian School of Dance. He attended school at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy. Johnson rose to fame in the hit show '' The Next Step'' as hip hop dancer West, after several bit-parts and minor appearances. He also danced with Seeds on the street, gaining experien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
