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Rick Simpson
Rick Simpson is an American set decorator. He won an Academy Awards, Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Art Direction. Awards Simpson won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another: ;Won * ''Dick Tracy (1990 film), Dick Tracy'' (1990) ;Nominated * ''2010 (film), 2010'' (1984) Selected filmography * ''Silent Movie'' (1976) * ''Capricorn One'' (1977) * ''Coma (1978 film), Coma'' (1978) * ''The Champ (1979 film), The Champ'' (1979) * ''Personal Best (film), Personal Best'' (1982) * ''Something Wicked This Way Comes (film), Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983) * ''The Star Chamber'' (1983) * ''2010: The Year We Make Contact'' (1984) * ''Johnny Dangerously'' (1984) * ''Project X (1987 film), Project X'' (1987) * ''Tequila Sunrise (film), Tequila Sunrise'' (1988) * ''Dick Tracy (1990 film), Dick Tracy'' (1990) * ''Predator 2'' (1990) * ''City Slickers'' (1991) * ''Born Yesterday (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set Decorator
The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the " set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media episode or commercial, in support of the story and characters of the script. The set decorator is responsible for each décor element inside the sets, from practical lighting, technology, art, furniture, drapery, floor coverings, books, collectables, to exterior furnishings such as satellite dishes, Old West water troughs, streetlamps, traffic lights, garden furniture and sculptures. While the Set Decorator provides all of these elements, the Propmaster provides elements that are handled by the actor. For example: a library is decorated with set dressing such as the furniture, books, desk lamp, blotter, framed photos, personal effects, letter trays, letter opener, papers, paper files. The Propmaster provides the props – the letter th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Slickers
''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American Western comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Noble Willingham, and Jake Gyllenhaal making his acting debut. The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and it was shot in New York City; New Mexico; Durango, Colorado; and Spain. For his performance, Palance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A sequel titled '' The Legend of Curly's Gold'' was released in 1994 with the same cast, with the exception of Kirby, who was replaced by Jon Lovitz in a different role. Plot In Pamplona, Spain, middle-aged friends Mitch Robbins, Ed Furrilo, and Phil Berquist participate in the running of the bulls. As they fly back in the airplane, Mitch tells Ed he is getting fed up with their road trips. A year later, back home in New York City, Mitch realizes he and his friends use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Dahlia (film)
''The Black Dahlia'' is a 2006 American Neo-noir, neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, based on The Black Dahlia (novel), the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy, in turn inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short. Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, and Hilary Swank, the film follows two Los Angeles Police Department detectives investigating Short's murder, leading them through a series of shocking discoveries. Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr (actor), Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, John Kavanagh (actor), John Kavanagh, Rachel Miner, and Rose McGowan appear in supporting roles. The rights to the novel were optioned by De Palma in 1997, with David Fincher originally attached to direct. De Palma was ultimately hired after Fincher dropped out to direct ''Zodiac (film), Zodiac'' instead. Principal photography began in Sofia in April 2005, with additional photography in Los Angeles. ''The Black D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rules Of Engagement (film)
Rules of engagement are orders to military and security forces. Rules of Engagement may also refer to: Film * ''Rules of Engagement'' (film), a 2000 military drama * '' Waco: The Rules of Engagement'', a 1997 documentary Literature * ''Rules of Engagement'' (Elizabeth Moon novel) * ''Rules of Engagement'' (''Star Trek'' novel), a novel by Peter Morwood * ''Rules of Engagement'' (Sir John Fielding novel) * ''The Rules of Engagement'', a novel by Canadian writer Catherine Bush Television * ''Rules of Engagement'' (TV series) * ''Rules of Engagement'' (1989 TV series), a 1989 British television series * "The Rules of Engagement" (''Atlantis'') * "Rules of Engagement" (''DS9'' episode) * "Rules of Engagement" (''Stargate SG-1'') * "The Rules of Engagement" (''Will & Grace'') * "Rules of Engagement", an episode of ''The Dresden Files'' * "Rules of Engagement", an episode of '' When Calls the Heart'' See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Fast 2 Furious
''2 Fast 2 Furious'' is a 2003 action film directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson. It is the sequel to '' The Fast and the Furious'' (2001) and the second installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. The film stars Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner alongside Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and James Remar. The plot follows ex-LAPD officer Brian O'Conner and his ex-con friend Roman Pearce, who transport a shipment of " dirty money" for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone while secretly working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down. A second ''Fast & Furious'' film was planned after the box office success of its predecessor in 2001, and was confirmed with the returns of Walker and producer Neal H. Moritz. Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen, the co-star and director of the first film, were unable to return; Gibson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunted (2003 Film)
''The Hunted'' is a 2003 American action thriller film directed by William Friedkin. It stars Tommy Lee Jones as a retired civilian contractor and SOF Trainer, who is tasked with tracking down a former student of his played by Benicio del Toro who has gone rogue; Connie Nielsen also stars. The film was released on March 14, 2003. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $46 million against its $55 million budget. Plot The movie begins with Aaron Hallam, a SOF operator, fighting as part of a unit in the war in Kosovo. Infiltrating a mosque, he successfully assassinates a genocidal Serbian military leader. Hallam is awarded the Silver Star for this act, but is left traumatized by the atrocities he witnessed. In Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, Hallam encounters two apparent deer hunters with expensive high-powered sniper rifles. He accuses them of not being genuine hunters due to their usage of guns and scopes. The two men pursue him, but are no match for his tactic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush Hour 2
''Rush Hour 2'' is a 2001 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson. A sequel to '' Rush Hour'' (1998), it is the second installment in the ''Rush Hour'' franchise and stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reprising their roles from the first film. The story follows Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to Hong Kong on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. customs agents after a bombing at the American embassy. Lee suspects that the crime is linked to the Triad crime lord Ricky Tan (Lone). ''Rush Hour 2'' opened on August 3, 2001, to generally mixed reviews. The film was a commercial success, grossing $347.4 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise. It also became the year's fifth-highest-grossing film domestically in the United States, as well as the second-highest-grossing PG-13-rated film. A sequel, ''Rush Hour 3'', was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Nicky
''Little Nicky'' is a 2000 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, and Brill, and starring Sandler in the title role, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., Rhys Ifans, and Rodney Dangerfield with supporting roles by Allen Covert, Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz, Michael McKean, and Quentin Tarantino. The film depicts the son of Satan and an angel who is tasked with returning his two brothers to Hell and preventing them from destroying the boundary between good and evil on Earth. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $58 million against an $80–85 million budget. Plot With his 10,000-year reign coming to an end, Satan must decide which of his three sons will succeed him as ruler of Hell. Adrian is the most devious, Cassius is the cruelest and Nicky is the kindest. Nicky has had a speech impediment and a disfigured jaw since Cassius hit him in the face with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armageddon (1998 Film)
''Armageddon'' is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film produced and directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid, which is the size of Texas, on a collision course with Earth. It stars an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis with Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Owen Wilson, William Fichtner and Steve Buscemi. The film was released on July 1, 1998 by Buena Vista Pictures through its Touchstone Pictures label. It received mixed reviews from critics. ''Armageddon'' was a commercial success, grossing $553.7 million worldwide against a $140 million budget and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1998, and the highest-grossing film to be released by Touchstone Pictures. Plot A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' before entering the atmosphere and bombarding B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulworth
''Bulworth'' is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah Washington. The film follows the title character, California Senator Jay Billington Bulworth (Beatty), as he runs for re-election while trying to avoid a hired assassin. The film received generally positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay yet narrowly failed to break even on a $30 million budget. However, Beatty was praised for tackling race, poverty, dysfunction in the health care system, and corporate control of the political agenda, with eminent legal scholar Patricia J. Williams noting the film examined "racism's intersection with America's deep, and growing, class divide." Plot Jay Bulworth, a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, faces a primary challenge from a fiery young populist. Once politicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino (1995 Film)
''Casino'' is a 1995 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi from the latter's nonfiction book '' Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas.'' It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak, Frank Vincent and James Woods. The film was the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro. ''Casino'' follows Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a Jewish American gambling expert handicapper who is asked by the Chicago Outfit to oversee the day-to-day casino and hotel operations at the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas. Other significant characters include Nicky Santoro (Pesci), a " made man" and friend of Sam, and Ginger McKenna (Stone), a streetwise chip hustler whom Sam marries and has a daughter with. The film details Sam's operation of the casino, the difficulties he confronts in his job, the Mafia's involvement with the casino, and the gradual breakdown of his relationships and standing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys On The Side
''Boys on the Side '' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross (in his final film as a director) and written by Don Roos. It stars Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore. Real estate agent Robin finds Jane to share a ride in her car with Jane from New York to Los Angeles. They end up taking Jane's friend Holly with them for the trip west. The three vastly different strangers end up bonding closely on the cross-country road trip. The film received positive reviews and was a moderate box office success. Plot Jane, a musician who recently broke-up with her girlfriend and her band, decides to move from New York City to Los Angeles. She answers a newspaper ad for a co-driver to LA posted by Robin, a real estate agent who is also moving to California. Jane initially declines to join her on the road, but agrees after her car gets towed. Jane and Robin begin their journey, making a stop in Pittsburgh to see Jane's friend, Holly. Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
