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Steve Buscemi Filmography
Steve Buscemi is an American actor who first gained notice for his role as a man living with AIDS in the film ''Parting Glances'' (1986). His breakout role in film was in his role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's '' Reservoir Dogs'' (1992). Since then, Buscemi has starred in dozens of feature films, including ''Desperado'' (1995), '' Con Air'' (1997), '' Armageddon'' (1998), ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), '' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams'' (2002), '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' (2003), ''Fargo'' (1996), ''Igor'' (2008), '' Grown Ups'' (2010), '' Hotel Transylvania'' (2012), ''Monsters University'' (2013), '' The Ridiculous 6'' (2015), and '' The Death of Stalin'' (2017). In television, Buscemi has hosted two episodes of '' Saturday Night Live'', and has frequently starred as Tony Blundetto in '' The Sopranos'', Lenny Wosniak in ''30 Rock'', as the lead role in ''Boardwalk Empire'', and as the host of the web television series, ''Park Bench with Steve Buscemi ''Park Bench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Buscemi (Berlin Film Festival 2009) 2
Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronounce his name or instead. ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. Buscemi is known for his work as an acclaimed character actor. His early credits consist of major roles in independent film productions such as the AIDS drama ''Parting Glances'' (1986), ''Mystery Train (film), Mystery Train'' (1989), ''In the Soup'' (1992), and his breakout role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992). Buscemi has appeared in independent and mainstream films including ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), ''Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' (1995), ''Escape from L.A.'' (1996), ''Con Air'' (1997), ''28 Days (film), 28 Days'' (2000), ''Domestic Disturbance'' (2001), ''The Island (2005 film), The Island'' (2005), ''Youth in Revolt ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ridiculous 6
''The Ridiculous 6'' is a 2015 American Western action comedy film directed by Frank Coraci and written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, and starring Sandler, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, Taylor Lautner, Rob Schneider, and Luke Wilson. As Happy Madison Productions' first Western film, the plot follows six men who discover that they share the same bank-robbing father (Nick Nolte) and thereafter set out to reunite with him. Released worldwide on Netflix on December 11, 2015, the film was panned by critics and is one of the few films to receive an approval rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Plot In the Old West, Tommy ( Adam Sandler), known as "White Knife" by the American Indian tribe who raised him after his mother was murdered, is to marry a member of the tribe named Smoking Fox ( Julia Jones) as arranged by his adoptive father Chief Screaming Eagle (Saginaw Grant). Following a run-in with Will Patch (Will Forte) and his Left-Eye Gang who claimed to have removed their right eye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart (1987 Film)
''Heart'' is a 1987 American sports drama film directed by James Lemmo (in his directorial debut), from a screenplay by Lemmo and Randy Jurgensen, who also produced the film. It stars Brad Davis, Jesse Doran, Steve Buscemi, Frank Adu, Sam Gray, Billy Costello, and Frances Fisher. Plot A punch-drunk boxer is set up as an easy win for an up-and-coming young boxer in this melodrama. The highlight of the film is the performance of Steve Buscemi as the oily, mob-connected fight promoter Nicky. Eddie ( Brad Davis) is the addle-brained boxer Nicky hangs out to dry for quick money. Cast * Brad Davis as Eddie * Frances Fisher as Jeannie * Steve Buscemi as Nicky * Frank Adu as Buddy * Jesse Doran as Diddy * Sam Gray as Leo * Billy Costello as Manuella * Saoul Mamby as First Opponent * Daniel O'Shea as Joey * Joseph Dolphin as Ames * F.L. Schmidlapp as Freddie * Robert Mathias as Tino * Lance Davis as Jerry * Peter Carew as Matty * Anthony Bishop as Mr. Arturo * Lisa Ellex as Rosa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
''Kiss Daddy Goodnight'' is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Peter Ily Huemer. It stars Uma Thurman in her film debut, and Steve Buscemi in a small role. Plot Laura is a model who obtains additional income by picking up men, slipping them a mickey, and robbing them. She has a friendship with her neighbor William Tilden. Sid tracks Laura down in search of her ex Johnny, with whom he wishes to start a band. Cast * Uma Thurman as Laura * Paul Dillon as Sid * Paul Richards as William Tilden * Steve Buscemi as Johnny * Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch (born November 4, 1961) is an American author, comedic actress, television host most recognizable from her stint as hostess on ''Dinner and a Movie on TBS','' and activist associated with environmental issues and secular huma ... as Sue References External links * * * 1987 films 1987 independent films 1980s psychological thriller films American independent films American neo-noir f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Picnic
''No Picnic'' is a film written and directed by Philip Hartman. It was filmed in black and white at New York in 1985 and was released the next year, in the Sundance Film Festival, where it won Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic. Described as "a cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrified New York", the film captures the East Village of the 1980s. Providing the soundtrack are such performers as "The Raunch Hands", Lenny Kaye, Charles Mingus, Fela Kuti, Richard Hell and "Student Teachers". It stars Richard Hell, Judith Malina, Luis Guzmán and Steve Buscemi. Plot Failed musician Macabee "Mac" Cohen (David Brisbin) makes his living servicing jukeboxes in the neighborhood, while in the search for the woman of his dreams. The obvious gentrification around is distressing and highlights his ill-fated life. His frustration increases when faced with individuals who remind him of his former aspirations. Cast * David Brisbin as Macabee "Mac" Cohen * Clare Bauman as The Fan * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepwalk (film)
''Sleepwalk'' is a 1986 American fantasy drama film directed by Sara Driver and starring Suzanne Fletcher. It is Driver's directorial debut.page 70 Jim Jarmusch served as one of the two cinematographers of the film. Plot The film opens in an apartment of some kind where a bound mysterious Chinese text, perhaps an ancient Chinese manuscript, hangs in an altar. An unidentified woman opens the altar, removes the first page of the text, rolls it up and leaves with it. Another figure, this time an African American man, enters and does the same thing, again leaving the rest of bound text behind in the shadowy apartment. Nicole, a casually dressed young woman, works as a Chinese language translator at a small production company of some kind with a grumpy middle aged boss who also mans the phones and acts as a receptionist. She enters characters in to a typesetting device as a handful of her co-workers are seen grappling with other forms of technology as part of their jobs. Nicole� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way It Is (film)
''The Way It Is'' (also known as ''The Way It Is or Eurydice in the Avenues'') is a 1985 American film directed by Eric Mitchell. It marked Steve Buscemi and Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo (born 1961) is an American actor and director. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' Arizona Dream'' (1993), '' The House of the Spirits'' (1993), '' Palookaville'' (1995), and '' The Funeral'' (1996). His lead roles incl ...'s film debuts. Premise A group of actors are rehearsing for a play when the lead actress in the play turns up dead. References External links * 1985 films American independent films American black-and-white films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{indie-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Bench With Steve Buscemi
''Park Bench with Steve Buscemi'' is an American web series talk show created, directed and hosted by actor Steve Buscemi, distributed by digital network AOL. The series premiered on May 15, 2014. In each episode, Buscemi interviews a famous friend, former co-worker or everyday person in New York City. Production The show was conceived when Buscemi met Gino Orlando, his sidekick on the series, while directing promotional shorts for Vampire Weekend. "When we saw the footage," Buscemi said, "Geo was so natural and just a great sidekick, if you will, that I said to my producing partner and our producing team, 'I think I can build a whole show out of Geo and I on park benches.'" His brother Michael Buscemi appears as a rival talk show host. Each season was shot digitally in five days, in interior and exterior locations. The titular bench is a prop brought to each filming location, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Julian Schnabel's home and various bars and restaurants in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Web Television
Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as TV shows, as streaming media delivered over the Internet. Streaming television stands in contrast to dedicated terrestrial television delivered by over-the-air aerial systems, cable television, and/or satellite television systems. History Up until the 1990s, it was not thought possible that a television programme could be squeezed into the limited telecommunication bandwidth of a copper telephone cable to provide a streaming service of acceptable quality, as the required bandwidth of a digital television signal was around 200Mbit/s, which was 2,000 times greater than the bandwidth of a speech signal over a copper telephone wire. Streaming services were only made possible as a result of two major technological developments: MPEG ( motion-compensated DCT) video compression and asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) data transmission. The first worldwide live-streaming event was a radio live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boardwalk Empire
''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson. Winter, a Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer, created the show, inspired by Nelson Johnson's 2002 non-fiction book ''Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City'', about the historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson. The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced at a cost of $18 million. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes. The series premiered on September 19, 2010, and its five-season run of 56 episodes ended on October 26, 2014. ''Boardwalk Empire'' received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its visual style and basis on historical figures, as well as for Buscemi's lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nucky Thompson
Enoch Malachi "Nucky" Thompson is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO TV series ''Boardwalk Empire'', portrayed by Steve Buscemi. Nucky is loosely based on former Atlantic City, New Jersey political figure Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson. Nucky is employed as treasurer of Atlantic County, but in effect controls the region as a political boss. He is a corrupt and powerful politician who leads a double life as a gangster, and continuously struggles to meet his interests on both fronts. Charming and intelligent, he is adored by the people of Atlantic City, especially its poor and immigrant inhabitants, for his numerous acts of charity. However, in private he has a tight grip on the city's politics and vice. Throughout the series he is portrayed as a Machiavellian politician who makes his henchmen do the dirty work, while showing a more humane side to his friends and family. However, by the end of season 2 he is shown becoming more ruthless in order to compete in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Rock
''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC. The series's name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, where the NBC Studios are located and where ''Saturday Night Live'' is written, produced, and performed. The series was produced by Lorne Michaels's Broadway Video (which also produces ''Saturday Night Live'') and Fey's Little Stranger, in association with NBCUniversal. ''30 Rock'' episodes were produced in a single-camera setup (with the exception of the two live episodes that were produced in the multiple-camera setup) and were filmed in New York. The pilot episode premiered on October 11, 2006, and seven seasons followed. The series stars Fey with a supporting cast that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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