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Phone Booth (film)
''Phone Booth'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by David Zucker and Gil Netter, written by Larry Cohen and starring Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell, and Kiefer Sutherland. In the film, a malevolent hidden sniper calls a phone booth, and when a young publicist inside answers the phone, he quickly finds his life is at risk. Produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Zucker/Netter Productions, the film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and was set to be theatrically released in November 2002, but the D.C. sniper attacks in October 2002 prompted 20th Century Fox to delay the release of the film, and it was then released theatrically in the United States on April 4, 2003. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $97 million worldwide. Plot Stuart Shepard is an arrogant and dishonest New York City publicist who has been planning an affair with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Schumacher
Joel T. Schumacher (; August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer. He first entered filmmaking as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on ''Car Wash (film), Car Wash'', ''Sparkle (1976 film), Sparkle'', and ''The Wiz (film), The Wiz''. Schumacher received little attention for his first theatrically released films, ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' and ''D.C. Cab'', but rose to prominence after directing ''St. Elmo's Fire (film), St. Elmo's Fire'', ''The Lost Boys'', ''The Client (1994 film), The Client'' and ''Falling Down''. Schumacher was selected to replace Tim Burton as director of the Batman in film, Batman film franchise, and oversaw two of the series's most commercially oriented entries, ''Batman Forever'' (1995) and ''Batman & Robin (film), Batman & Robin'' (1997). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phone Booth
A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a tiny structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience; typically the user steps into the booth and closes the booth door while using the payphone inside. In the United States and Canada, "telephone booth" (or "phone booth") is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the Commonwealth of Nations (particularly the United Kingdom and Australia), it is a "phone box". Such a booth usually has lighting, a door to provide privacy, and windows to let others know if the booth is in use. The booth may be furnished with a printed directory of local telephone numbers, and in a formal setting, such as a hotel, may be furnished with paper and pen and even a seat. An outdoor booth may be made of metal and plastic to withstand the elements and heavy use, while an indoor booth (known as a silence cabinet) may have more elaborate design and furnishings. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, List of cameo appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, despite five nominations. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. His directorial debut was the British–German silent film ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Leto
Jared Joseph Leto ( ; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method acting in Jared Leto filmography, a variety of roles, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Jared Leto, numerous accolades over a career spanning three decades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Additionally, he is recognized for his musicianship and Eccentricity (behavior), eccentric stage persona as frontman of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. After starting his career on the television series ''My So-Called Life'' (1994), Leto made his film debut in ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1995) and gained critical attention for his performance in ''Prefontaine (film), Prefontaine'' (1997). After supporting roles in ''The Thin Red Line (1998 film), The Thin Red Line'' (1998), ''Fight Club'' (1999), ''Girl, Interrupted (film), Girl, Interrupted'' (1999) and ''American Psycho (film), American Psycho'' (2000), he received praise for his lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Foster (actor)
Benjamin A. Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. His films include ''The Punisher'' (2004), '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' and ''Alpha Dog'' (both 2006), ''30 Days of Night'' (2007), '' The Messenger'' and ''Pandorum'' (both 2009), '' The Mechanic'' (2011), ''Contraband'' (2012), ''Kill Your Darlings'' and ''Lone Survivor'' (both 2013), '' The Program'' (2015), ''Warcraft'' (2016), and ''Leave No Trace'' (2018). He has won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in '' Hell or High Water'' (2016). He also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin in '' Six Feet Under'' (2003–05). Early life Foster was born in Boston on October 29, 1980, the son of restaurant owners. He has described his parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies". He has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. In 1984, the Foster family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa when their Boston home was broken into by robbers while they were present. Foster was raised Jewish His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Pais
Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and acting coach. He has appeared in the films ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990), ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), ''Assassination of a High School President'' (2008), '' I Saw the Light'' (2015) and ''Motherless Brooklyn'' (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of ''Ray Donovan''. He is also the director of the 2002 documentary ''7th Street'' (the street he grew up on in Alphabet City, Manhattan) depicting various personages living there between the years 1992–2002. Early life Pais was born in New York City, and is the son of Lila Lee (née Atwill), a painter and poet, and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and writer Abraham Pais. His father was from a Jewish family of Portuguese descent, and his mother converted to Judaism. Career He has appeared in Hollywood films including ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (in which he was both in the costume and was the voice) as Raphael, ''Music of the Heart'', ''Scream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Nobbs
Keith Nobbs (born April 9, 1979) is an American stage, television, and film actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Joey "Ice Cream" in the TV series ''The Black Donnellys''. Life and career A graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Nobbs began working in professional theater in the 1998 production of '' Stupid Kids'', directed by Michael Mayer. His Broadway debut was in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of '' The Lion In Winter'' starring Laurence Fishburne and Stockard Channing, also directed by Mayer. Other notable New York stage appearances include '' Hope Is the Thing With Feathers'' ( Drama Dept.), '' Fuddy Meers'' (Manhattan Theatre Club), '' Free to Be... You and Me'' ( The Drama Dept.), ''Dublin Carol'' (Atlantic Theater Company), '' The Hasty Heart'' ( Keen Company), and the world premiere of David Mamet's '' Romance'' (Atlantic Theater Company) . For his performance in ''Four'' (Manhattan Theatre Club) Nobbs w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard T
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", " Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Enos III
John Enos III (born June 12, 1962) is an American actor. He played Bobby Parezi in the Fox prime time soap opera ''Melrose Place'' from 1995 to 1996, and Bobby Marsino on the CBS daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'' (2003–2005). In 2018, Enos was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer, for his role as Roger, an Elvis impersonator and partner to Eileen Davidson's Susan Banks, on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Enos was born in Boston, of Italian and Portuguese ancestry. Enos attended Bentley University and Salem State College. He dated singer Taylor Dayne in the late 1990s. Enos was married to Jennie Lee from 2006 until her death on February 18, 2012. Career Enos entered show business in his late 20s in 1991 when he landed a spot on ''In Living Color'', a comedy sketch show created by Keenen Ivory Wayans. This was followed by a part as a bodyguard in ''Death Becomes Her'', a comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Texada
Tia Texada is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC series ''Third Watch'', and her recurring role as undercover agent Ribera on '' The Unit'' for CBS. Other roles include '' In Plain Sight'', '' Saving Grace'', ''Chuck'', '' Mind of the Married Man'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Batman Beyond'', '' Static Shock'', '' Firebreather'', and '' Handy Manny''. Additionally, Texada was an announcer for the ESPY Awards and a spokesperson for various products, including Maybelline. Career Texada's appearances include guest-starring roles in episodes of '' In Plain Sight'', ''Chuck'' (" Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"), '' Saving Grace'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', '' The Unit'', and ''Criminal Minds''. She played Sgt. Maritza Cruz in the NBC Drama ''Third Watch'' in the last three of its six seasons. She also has appeared in movies such as '' From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), '' Paulie'' (1998), '' Nurse Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker (born August 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films ''Friday'' (1995), '' Sprung'' (1997), '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (1998), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005), and '' Idlewild'' (2006). Parker is also known for her voice role as Trudy Proud in the Disney Channel animated comedy series, ''The Proud Family'' (2001–2005), which she reprised in the 2005 television film '' The Proud Family Movie'', and its 2022 reboot, '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder''. Early life Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, See also: * McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 260. . See also: * Krefting, Rebecca (1978). All Joking Aside: American Humor and Its Discontents'. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 319. . * Parker went to Shaker Heights High School but then graduated from Cleveland Heights High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubber Bullet
Rubber bullets (also called rubber baton rounds) are a type of baton round. Despite the name, rubber bullets typically have either a metal core with a rubber coating, or are a homogeneous admixture with rubber being a minority component. Although they are considered a less lethal alternative to metal projectiles, rubber bullets can still cause fatal injuries as well as other Baton round#Injuries, serious injuries such as blindness or other permanent disabilities. Like other similar projectiles made from plastic bullet, plastic, wax bullet, wax, and wooden bullet, wood, rubber bullets may be used for short range practice and animal control, but are most commonly used in riot control and to disperse protests. Rubber bullets were invented by the British Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence for riot control purposes in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and were first used there in 1970. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
