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Papa (2016 Film)
''Papa'' ( zh, 洛杉矶捣蛋计划) is a 2016 Chinese family comedy-drama, a dramedy film, dramedy film directed by Xiao Zheng starring lead actor Xia Yu (actor), Xia Yu. The film was entirely shot in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and was released theatrically in China and the United States on the same day. Synopsis A bumbling Chinese talent manager travels to Los Angeles to retrieve his singer who fled to elope mid-tour. Instead of retrieving his singer, his futile attempts land him in an arranged marriage with five adopted kids and an angry boss demanding his investment back. In his quest to reclaim fame and fortune, papa learns an important lesson in what it means to be a family. The film follows a plot similar to a 2012 South Korean film, also named Papa (2012 South Korean film), ''Papa''. Cast *Xia Yu (actor), Xia Yu as Huang Bo Lun *Song Zuer as Coco *Chloe Perrin as Alice *Sage Correa as A.K. *Jake Elliott as Peter *Anjini Taneja Azhar as Katie *Yang Zi (actress), Yang Zi *Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sev Ohanian
Sevak "Sev" Ohanian (born June 2, 1987) is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer and producer of the films ''Searching'' and ''Run'', as well as executive producer on the film ''Judas and the Black Messiah''. He is also one of the founders of Proximity Media. Early life Ohanian was born to an Armenian family in West Germany, and moved to the U.S. when he was four months old. At 20 years old, he wrote, directed and produced a micro-budget film based on his own life, titled ''My Big Fat Armenian Family''. The movie found international success in the Armenian community worldwide. Ohanian used the proceeds from the films to help pay for tuition when he attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, and received an MFA in film and television production. Career 2013–2017: Early career Since graduating from USC in 2012, Ohanian has been a producer on over a dozen feature films. Ohanian co-produced the film ''Fru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa (2012 South Korean Film)
''Papa'' () is a 2012 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Han Ji-seung. Park Yong-woo stars as a talent manager who persuades his step-daughter from a contract marriage, played by Go Ara, to audition for a reality TV show in the United States. Go Ara was nominated for Best New Actress at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards, the 21st Buil Film Awards, and the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2012. Plot Choon-sub ( Park Yong-woo) is a talent manager from South Korea who flies to America to chase after his client who ran away with another manager. He soon learns that she is with child and would be unable to pursue her career. To avoid returning to Korea and face his boss, he gets a residency permit through a contract marriage with a Korean-American woman. When his wife dies in a car accident, he is left with her 6 children, all of different races, from her previous marriages. He discovers that the eldest daughter, June (Go Ara), is a talented singer and dancer. Now i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Los Angeles
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Comedy-drama Films
Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chinese characters in traditional and simplified forms) *** Standar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Films
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made ''Creed'', or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic '' Shutter Island'', or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything." High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Kinney
Emily Rebecca Kinney (born August 15, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC (TV channel), AMC's horror drama television series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2011–2015, 2018, 2022). Kinney has also appeared on several other television series, including Showtime (TV network), Showtime's critically acclaimed ''Masters of Sex'' and The CW's ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' and ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow''. In 2016, she co-starred in the ABC Studios, ABC series ''Conviction (2016 TV series), Conviction'', alongside Hayley Atwell. Early life Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska, to Vaughn Charles and Jeanne Kinney. She has an older sister, Sara. She and her family frequently moved during her youth, including to Nevada, Oregon, and other parts of Nebraska. Kinney attended New York University for a semester. In 2006, she graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts degre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. As of 2018, she has sold over 25 million records worldwide. Gray has released ten studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including ''Training Day'', ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'', ''Scary Movie 3'', ''Lackawanna Blues (film), Lackawanna Blues'', ''Idlewild (film), Idlewild'', ''For Colored Girls'', and ''The Paperboy (2012 film), The Paperboy''. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album ''On How Life Is''. Gray was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio. Early life Natalie McIntyre was born in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Bing
Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer, designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese Male Model" title in 1991 and was the first Chinese male model to walk the international fashion runway. Since then, Hu has been the image for many top international fashion names such as Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino SpA, Valentino, etc. Hu started his transition from the fashion runway to the TV screen in 1996 and became a household name after the success of the TV drama ''Love Talks'' (1999), in which he played the male leading role. Continuously from 2000 to 2005, Hu was voted one of the four most popular young actors in China (Hu left China to further strengthen his performing aptitude in an American institute in 2005). Hu is known for his on-screen portrayals in both China and Japan as an actor, and as a fashion icon all across East Asia. Early life Hu wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sui
Mike Sui () is a comedic actor and host in China who became famous for his "12 Beijingers" viral video released on April 27, 2012. Sui was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to a Chinese father and American mother, and grew up in Michigan and Beijing. He attended Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin. After moving to Beijing in 2005, he taught English and acted on Chinese television shows and commercials. Sui's first film role was in 2010's Welcome to Shama Town. He appeared alongside Stephon Marbury in the 2014 musical I Am Marbury. Filmography * ''The Wandering Earth'' (流浪地球) (2019) * '' Wished'' (反转人生) (2017) * '' Papa'' (洛杉矶捣蛋计划) (2016) * ''Money and Love'' (2016) * '' Gone With the Time'' (再见我们的十年) (2015) * '' Love, At First'' (2015) * ''Women Who Flirt'' (撒娇女人最好命) (2015) * ''My Old Classmate'' (同桌的你) (2014) * ''Happy Hotel'' (乐翻天) (2012) * ''Fearless'' (热血街头) (2012) * ''Single No More'' (光 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia Yu (actor)
Xia Yu (; born 28 October 1976) is a Chinese actor. At the age of 18 years, he rose to international prominence after winning the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 for his leading role in the film '' In the Heat of the Sun'' and became the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the Venice Film Festival. Biography Xia Yu was born on 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His father was once an actor and then became a painter. Xia was initially discovered by Jiang Wen who cast him in his semi-autobiographical film '' In the Heat of the Sun'' (1994). Despite being chosen partly because of his facial resemblance to a young Jiang, Xia's spirited and moving performance as a renegade youth conquered audiences. He was rocketed to international stardom after he won the Best Actor award from the Venice Film Festival (the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the festival), Singapore International Film Festival and Golden Horse Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
