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The Warrior Class
''The Warrior Class'' is a 2007 film directed by Alan Hruska and starring Anson Mount and Erica Leerhsen. Even though it was finished in 2004, it was not released on DVD until February 6, 2007. Plot Rookie lawyer Alec Brno (Mount) has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss (Weber). When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's beautiful, but drug-addicted wife ( Leerhsen), who is also his key witness, Alec soon realizes that all the legal savvy in the world can not protect him from the dangerous reality of mob violence. In a system where criminals often walk free, sometimes courtroom warriors must take the battle for justice into their own hands. Cast * Anson Mount... Alec Brno *Erica Leerhsen... Annie Sullivan * Robert Vaughn... Braddock * Jake Weber... Phil Anwat * Jamey Sheridan... Macalister *Dan Hedaya Daniel G. Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anson Mount
Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series '' Hell on Wheels'', as Jim Steele on the NBC series ''Conviction'' (2006), as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise (appearing in ''Inhumans'' and '' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness''), and as Captain Christopher "Chris" Pike in the ''Star Trek'' television series ''Discovery'', ''Short Treks'' (2019), and '' Strange New Worlds'' (2022present). He also starred opposite Britney Spears in the coming-of-age film '' Crossroads'' (2002). He is a member of the board of directors of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Early life Mount's father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to ''Playboy'' magazine. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer. From his father's first marriage, Mount has an older brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Leerhsen
Erica Lei Leerhsen (born February 14, 1976) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her leading part in the moderately successful horror sequel '' Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2'' (2000). Her work led her to take on a recurring role in the first season of ''The Guardian'' and star in the horror hit '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003). She has since appeared in numerous films of that genre, including '' Wrong Turn 2: Dead End'' (2007), '' Lonely Joe'' (2009) and '' The Butterfly Room'' (2012). She has also acted in the Woody Allen films ''Hollywood Ending'' (2002), '' Anything Else'' (2003) and '' Magic in the Moonlight'' (2014) as well as in Allen's play ''A Second-Hand Memory'' (2004). Early life Leerhsen was born in New York City, and was raised in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, along with her two younger sisters, Debbie and Nora. Their father, Charles Leerhsen, is a longtime editor of celebrity publication ''Us Weekly''. She attended St. Augustine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Weber
Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor, known in film for his role as Michael in '' Dawn of the Dead'' and for his role as Drew in ''Meet Joe Black''. On television, he is best-known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the long running drama series ''Medium''. In 2001 and 2002, Weber was a series regular in HBO's '' The Mind of the Married Man'' and made guest appearances on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' NYPD Blue''. As of autumn 2016, Weber joined the cast, in a recurring role, of ABC's '' Secrets and Lies'' in its second season. After a recurring role on Fox's ''The Following'', Weber has had series regular roles on '' Hell on Wheels'' and ''Homeland''. Early life Weber was born in London, England, to Susan Ann Caroline (née Coriat), a British socialite, and husband Thomas Evelyn "Tommy" Weber (originally Thomas Ejnar Arkner), a racing driver who also came from a wealthy family. His father was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Vaughn
Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His television roles include the spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''; the detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series '' The Protectors''; Morgan Wendell in the 1978–1979 miniseries '' Centennial''; General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of the 1980s series '' The A-Team''; and grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller in the British television drama series ''Hustle'' (2004–2012), for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Milton Fanshaw from January until February 2012. In film, he portrayed the gunman Lee in ''The Magnificent Seven'' with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen, Major Paul Krueger in '' The Bridge at Remagen'' with George Segal and Ben Gazzara, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of '' Demon Seed'', Walter Chalmers in '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamey Sheridan
James Patrick Sheridan (born July 12, 1951) is an American actor known for playing a wide range of roles in theater, film, and television. He's best known for Randall Flagg in ''The Stand'' (1994), Captain James Deakins on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001-2006), and Robert Queen on ''Arrow'' (2012-2019). He was also a principal actor in the movie, The Lost Child, year 2000, which starred Mercedes Ruehl. Career Sheridan's acting career has encompassed theater, television, and feature film productions. Born in Pasadena, California, to a family of actors, he earned a Tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the revival of Arthur Miller's ''All My Sons''. After several TV movie appearances, Sheridan landed a starring role as lawyer Jack Shannon on '' Shannon's Deal'', which ran for one season in 1990. His later television roles include Dr. John Sutton on ''Chicago Hope'' (from 1995 to 1996). An avid football player in his youth, Sheridan studied acting at UC Santa B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hedaya
Daniel G. Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' True Confessions'' (1981), '' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', '' Tightrope'', '' Blood Simple'' (all 1984), ''Commando'' (1985), '' Wise Guys'' (1986), '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''The Addams Family'' (1991), '' Rookie of the Year'' (1993), '' Boiling Point'' (1993), '' Clueless'' (1995), '' The First Wives Club'', ''Daylight'', '' Marvin's Room'' (all 1996), ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), '' A Civil Action'', '' A Night at the Roxbury'' (both 1998), '' The Hurricane'', ''Dick'' (both 1999), ''Shaft'', '' The Crew'' (both 2000), ''Swimfan'' (2002), '' Robots'', and ''Strangers with Candy'' (both 2005). Life and career Hedaya was born in New York City, to a Sephardic Jewish family from Aleppo, Syria. Hedaya was raised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracie Thoms
Tracie Nicole Thoms is an Emmy-nominated American television, film, and stage actress and singer. She is known for her roles in '' Rent'', '' Cold Case'', '' The Devil Wears Prada'', '' Death Proof'', and the short-lived Fox television series '' Wonderfalls''. Early life and education Thoms was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of Donald H. Thoms, a VP of Programming at PBS and television director, and wife Mariana Davis. She has a younger brother, Austin. She started studying acting at age 10 and later on attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University in 1997. She then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of ''Group 30'' (1997–2001), which also included actors Lee Pace and Anthony Mackie. Career Thoms is known for her role of Mahandra McGinty in the television show '' Wonderfalls''. She also played the part of Sasha in the US version of the T.V. series '' As If'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Drama Films
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American Drama Films
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2000s English-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
