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Mad Dogs (American TV Series)
''Mad Dogs'' is an American comedy thriller television series produced by Amazon Prime Video. It is a partial remake of the British show, also named '' Mad Dogs'', that aired from 2011 to 2013. Background The show's first season consisted of 10 episodes, expanding on the British version's first season's four hours of content. It began airing on January 22, 2016 in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, with an early release of the show available in December 2015. Premise The plot is a "cocktail of testosterone and bad decision-making", focused on the angst of a group of 40-something underachieving American men who become caught in a "vacation from hell". Casting The actors include Billy Zane as a man wealthy from underworld connections who invites his friends for a stay in Belize, Michael Imperioli as an irresponsible but good-hearted former traveling musician, Romany Malco as a family man, and Ben Chaplin (who starred in the Zane role in the UK version of the show) as an embittere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cris Cole
Crispin "Cris" Cole is a British writer and producer. Career Born in Wallingford, England, Cole grew up in London and attended Elliott School in Roehampton. After leaving the Elliott School, he worked as a professional guitarist and bass player for the next 15 years, playing in bands including Jimmy the Hoover, The Directions and The Hollywood Killers. Cole turned to writing and wrote a pilot for Tiger Aspect/BBC, called ''Embassy'', starring Robert Daws. He has multiple other TV credits, including episodes of '' Night and Day'', ''Twisted Tales'' and ''The Bill'', feature film credits, including '' Lovebite'' (Ecosse Films, 2012) and '' Pelican Blood'' (Ecosse Films, 2010), as well as the TV movie ''The Good Times Are Killing Me'' (Shaftesbury Films, 2009). He wrote and executive produced the film '' Ana'', released in January 2020, starring Andy Garcia and Dafne Keen. Cole may be best known as the creator of the award-winning and the BAFTA nominated British TV series '' Mad Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romany Malco
Romany Romanic Malco Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In film, he is best known for his roles in ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), ''Baby Mama'' (2008), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012) and its sequel '' Think Like a Man Too'' (2014), and '' The DUFF'' (2015). In television, he is best known for portraying Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series ''Weeds'' (2005–2012) and Rome Howard on the ABC series '' A Million Little Things'' (2018–2023). He is also known for writing the rap lyrics for the character of MC Skat Kat in " Opposites Attract". Personal life Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family is from Trinidad and Tobago. As a young boy, Malco moved to Baytown, Texas, and he attended Ross S. Sterling High School. Malco served in the United States Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991. In 2008, he married f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Zane
William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film ''Dead Calm (film), Dead Calm'' (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. He has since appeared in numerous films and television series, and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley in the epic film ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' (1997), for which he and the rest of the ensemble cast was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award. Zane's other film roles include Phantom (character), Kit Walker / The Phantom in the superhero film ''The Phantom (1996 film), The Phantom'' (1996), "Match" in the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' franchise, Lieutenant Val Kozlowski in ''Memphis Belle (film), Memphis Belle'' (1990), The Collector in ''Demon Knight'' (1995), Curtis Zampf in ''The Believer (2001 film) ... [...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] |
Comedy Thriller
Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ... and thrillers. Criteria They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. List of comedy thriller films See also * Social thriller * Postmodernist film References {{Comedy footer Film genres Theatrical genres Comedy Thriller genres Comedy genres 1930s in film 1960s in film 1970s in film 1980s in film 1990s in film 2000s in film 2010s in film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production company, production and broadcast syndication, distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, California, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. It is the fourth iteration of what had originated as Columbia Pictures' television studio, Screen Gems#Television subsidiary (1948–1974), Screen Gems. History Sony Pictures Television's history goes back to 1947, when Ralph Cohn, whose father Jack and uncle Harry Cohn, Harry co-founded Columbia Pictures, founded Pioneer Telefilms. It was bought by Columbia and renamed Screen Gems#Television subsidiary (1948–1974), Screen Gems in November 1948, reincorporated as Columbia Pictures Television on May 6, 1974, and merged with sister studio TriStar Television (formed in 1986 and relaunched in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on October 4, 2023 after its merger with MGM Holdings, which Amazon had acquired the year prior. Productions from this company, as of September 2023, are primarily distributed through movie theaters under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Amazon's own streaming media service, Amazon Prime Video. Alongside Amazon Prime Video, the company constitutes one half of Amazon's membership in the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which it joined on October 1, 2024. History Formation and early success (2010–2021) Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Bank Pictures
Left Bank Pictures Ltd. (stylised as LEFT BANK Pictures) is a British film and television production company owned by Sony Pictures Television through its International Production division. It was formed in 2007 and was the first British media company to receive investment from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Left Bank Pictures' productions include the television series ''Wallander'', '' Strike Back'', '' DCI Banks'' and '' Outlander''. Their production ''The Crown'' is the first British-American television series produced exclusively for Netflix. The series' first season was released on 4 November 2016. History Left Bank Pictures was founded in 2007 by Andy Harries, formerly controller of drama, comedy and film at Granada Productions, Francis Hopkinson and Marigo Kehoe. The company was the first British media company to receive equity investment from BBC Worldwide, the commercial venture of the BBC. BBC Worldwide took a 25% stake, worth £1 million, in Left B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Couture
Bernard Couture is a Canadian cinematographer from Quebec, most noted as a multiple Genie Award and Prix Iris nominee for his work in Canadian film and television. Filmography Film *''La forêt et le bûcheron'' - 1996 *''Stiletto'' - 1999 *'' Red Nose (Nez rouge)'' - 2003 *'' The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier Tunnel)'' - 2004 *'' The Outlander (Le Survenant)'' - 2005 *'' Duo'' - 2006 *''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' - 2007 *''Affinity'' - 2008 *'' Picture This'' - 2008 *''Cadavres'' - 2009 *''Noemi: The Secret (Noémie: Le secret)'' - 2009 *'' 10½'' - 2010 *'' 7 Days (Les sept jours du talion)'' - 2010 *'' File 13 (Filière 13)'' - 2010 *''A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour)'' - 2011 *'' Barrymore'' - 2011 *'' L'Affaire Dumont'' - 2012 *''Omertà'' - 2012 *''Sur les traces de la fusion: L'acte 2'' - 2012 *''Sur les traces de la fusion: L'acte 3'' - 2012 *'' The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie)'' - 2012 *''Lac Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Topolsky
Ken Topolsky is an American film producer, television director and music production manager. Career Topolsky began his career working as a music production manager for music producer Phil Ramone. Together they worked with the artists Billy Joel, Karen Carpenter and Simon & Garfunkel. In 1983, he served as music co-ordinator for the film ''Flashdance'' (1983) and music supervisor for the television film ''The Last Fling'' (1987) starring John Ritter and Connie Sellecca. Topolsky moved on to television, producing the films '' Bates Motel'' (1987) and ''Desert Rats'' (1988). In 1989, he produced the feature film ''The Wizard'' starring Fred Savage. He would reunite with Savage becoming one of the producers of ''The Wonder Years'' and went to direct eleven episodes of the series. In 1990 and 1991 he shared Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on ''The Wonder Years''. Topolsky's other directorial television credits include ''Party of Five'' and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Harries
Andrew Harries''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. Volume 15, page 1493, reg # 792. (born 7 April 1954) is chief executive and co-founder of Left Bank Pictures, a UK based production company formed in 2007. In a career spanning four decades he has produced television dramas including '' The Royle Family,'' ''Cold Feet,'' the revivals of '' Prime Suspect'' and '' Cracker'', as well as the BAFTA-winning television play '' The Deal''. In 2006 he received an Academy Award nomination as producer of '' The Queen,'' which saw Helen Mirren win Best Actress for her role, and in 2007, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded him the Special Award in Honour of Alan Clarke. 2011 saw the Royal Television Society confer a Fellowship on Harries for outstanding contributions to the broadcasting industry. He has been described by Broadcast Magazine as "one of the UK's most outstanding drama producers". Since 2007, Left Bank has produced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
