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Nighthawks (2019 Film)
''Nighthawks'' is a 2019 American thriller film written, directed, and produced by Grant S. Johnson, which had its premiere in May 2019. The film stars Chace Crawford, Kevin Zegers and Janet Montgomery. Synopsis Wide-eyed Midwest transplant Stan (Chace Crawford) agrees to play wingman to his calculating and privileged roommate Chad (Kevin Zegers) as they embark upon an exploration of glittering New York nightlife, whose darkest secrets are held captive by an elite band of millennials known as Nighthawks. Cast * Chace Crawford as Stan * Kevin Zegers as Chad * Janet Montgomery as Marguerite * Blue Kimble as Kentavious * Lola Bessis as Maxime * Michele Weaver Michele Weaver is an American actress, known for playing the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, '' Love Is''. Life and career Weaver was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. She is the daughter of a Haitian mothe ... as Alison * Juliette Labelle as Caroline * Tyler Weaks as Oliver * Ping Hue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant S
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John Hart (producer)
John N. Hart Jr. is an American film and theater producer best known for his work on ''Once'' (2012 winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical), ''The Band's Visit'' (2018 winner of ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical), '' Boys Don't Cry)'', '' You Can Count on Me'' and '' Revolutionary Road''. His productions have garnered him five personal Tony Awards for Best Production. Hart is founder and President of Evamere Entertainment, LLC, a New York City-based independent film and theatrical production company founded in 2007. Current and recent projects include ''The Band's Visit'' (2017), ''A Bronx Tale'' (2016), ''The Glass Menagerie'' (2013), and ''Once'' (2012). Before founding Evamere, Hart was a founding partner and President of Hart Sharp Entertainment, Inc., a New York City-based independent film and theatre production company. Additionally, Hart co-founded Smuggler Films in 2009. During his tenure at Hart Sharp, Hart produced 11 films and managed two private equi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Sharp
Jeffrey Sharp is an American feature film and TV producer and Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly Independent Filmmaker Project). Sharp has produced a series of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and nominated films, including '' Boys Don't Cry'', '' You Can Count on Me'', ''Nicholas Nickleby'', and '' Proof''. Additional credits as Producer include: '' A Home at the End of the World'', '' The Night Listener'', ''Evening'', and The Yellow Birds. Sharp's recent US-China co-productions include: " My Other Home (film)", "Wonderful Life (TV)", and " Crazy Alien (film)". Sharp co-founded the digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media with former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman, which has become a leading independent e-book publisher in the US. At Open Road, Sharp looked for new ways to option film and TV rights as part of the publishing process, which led to the formation of Story Mining & Supply in Los Angeles in 2012 where Sharp, as President a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chace Crawford
Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his television portrayals of Nate Archibald on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012), and of The Deep in Amazon Prime Video original series ''The Boys'' (2019–present). He is also known for starring in the films '' The Covenant'' (2006), ''The Haunting of Molly Hartley'' (2008), '' Twelve'' (2010), and '' What to Expect When You're Expecting'' (2012). In 2015, he portrayed Billy LeFever in ABC's short-lived drama series ''Blood & Oil''. Early life and education Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He has a younger sister, former Miss Missouri USA winner and Miss USA contestant Candice Crawford. Crawford was raised a Southern Baptist. While his father was a medical student, Chace lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for four years, attending Ridgeview Elementary School. When his father completed his train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Zegers
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Montgomery
Janet Ruth Montgomery (born 29 October 1985) is an English film and TV actress. She first gained attention for her role as Ames in the second season of the television series ''Human Target'' (2010–11), and also for her appearance in the 2009 straight-to-DVD film '' The Hills Run Red''. She played the lead character in the television drama '' Made in Jersey'' (2012), cancelled after eight episodes. From 2014 to 2017, she starred as the lead character, Mary Sibley, in the series ''Salem''. Montgomery has played the role of Lauren Bloom on the television series ''New Amsterdam'' since 2018. Career Although trained as a dancer at the Stella Mann College of Performing Arts, Bedford, Montgomery chose to pursue acting rather than dance professionally. Her lack of drama school training made it difficult for her to obtain acting representation initially. She achieved her breakthrough after producing a play with her friend Gethin Anthony. In 2008, Montgomery was cast as the love int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FilmRise
FilmRise is a New York City–based film and television studio and streaming network, which has become one of the largest independent providers of content to ad-supported streaming (AVOD) platforms, in addition to providing the largest free direct to consumer service with its 22-owned and operated streaming channels, the "FilmRise Streaming Network". Currently, the FilmRise Streaming Network has reported more than 31.5 million downloads in the U.S. and can be seen on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Comcast, iOS, Android and Apple, among other platforms. FilmRise also syndicates its own digital linear channels (aka "FAST" or "Free Ad-Supported Television"") to platforms including The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon's Freevee and Vizio. FilmRise has created a proprietary data analytics algorithm methodology that predicts consumer demand of content irrespective of perceived industry demand. This content is either under the radar or significantly underestimated by the industry. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a goal, mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, screenwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Kimble
Blue Kimble (born January 3, 1983) is an American actor, model, and former football player. Life and career Kimble was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Before acting, he was a football player and played in the Arena Football League and the National Football League with the Buffalo Bills. After his football career, he began appearing on television shows, including ''The Game'', ''Being Mary Jane'' and ''Devious Maids''. He has appeared in more than 20 Atlanta-filmed movies, and starred in the TV One original films ''Media'' (2017) and ''The Bobby DeBarge Story'' (2019). In 2018, Kimble began starring as Sawyer in the Urban Movie Channel drama series ''Monogamy''. In 2020, he began starring in the BET+ soap opera, ''Ruthless''. In 2019, Kimble played a lead role opposite Chace Crawford in the American drama thriller film ''Nighthawks A nighthawk is a nocturnal bird. Nighthawk(s) or Night Hawk(s) may also refer to: * ''Nighthawks'' (painting), by Edward Hopper, 1942 Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Bessis
Lola Bessis (born 30 November 1992) is a French actress, screenwriter and director. She is known for the movie ''Swim Little Fish Swim'', in which she acted and wrote the script. Career She started her career at the age of 12. In 2013, she played the lead in ''Swim Little Fish Swim'', an English-speaking comedy-drama shot in New York and that Bessis co-directed with Ruben Amar. Critics praised Bessis' performance for her screen presence and charm. In 2014, she was a jury member at the Deauville American Film Festival along with Clemence Poesy, Christine and The Queens and Freddie Highmore. In 2015, she played a recurring character in the comic French TV series France Kbek. That same year she played the lead in the music video Pas là by French singer '' Vianney'' directed by ''Nicolas Bary''. The video counts nearly 18 million views on YouTube. In 2016 she starred in Nicolas Bedos' feature film ''Monsieur et Madame Adelman''. That same year, Bessis starred in Mathias Malzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Weaver
Michele Weaver is an American actress, known for playing the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, '' Love Is''. Life and career Weaver was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. She is the daughter of a Haitian mother and her father from Colorado. Weaver attended Pepperdine University and later began performing in theatre. On screen, she began appearing in small films, and played secondary roles on television shows include '' Switched at Birth'' and ''Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life''. She played bigger roles in the Syfy television film '' 2 Lava 2 Lantula'' (2016), and was co-lead in the thriller ''Illicit'' (2017) opposite David Ramsey and Vivica A. Fox. In 2018, Weaver was cast in a leading role on the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, '' Love Is'' created by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The series is based on the Akils’ relationship, the series told the story of a power couple navigating the landscape of Black Hollywood. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outlea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
