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TriBeCa Productions
Tribeca Enterprises (former Tribeca Productions) is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca, which is where the company got its name. History The production company was founded in 1989 at the beginning of a revival of interest in the film production community in filming in New York City. Prior to the 1990s it made more economic sense for production companies to film urban scenes in cities such as Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver in Canada. Since the founding of Tribeca Productions other production facilities have moved into various neighborhoods in NYC and filming around the city and in the streets has again become commonplace. In 2003, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff moved Tribeca Productions to become a part of Tribeca Enterprises, which organizes the Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tribeca ( ), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Canal Street (Manhattan), Canal Street, West Side Highway, West Street, Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, and Chambers Street (Manhattan), Chambers Street. By the 2010s, a common marketing tactic was to extend Tribeca's southern boundary to either Vesey Street, Vesey or Murray Streets to increase the appeal of property listings. The neighborhood began as farmland, then was a residential neighborhood in the early 19th century, before becoming a mercantile area centered on produce, dry goods, and textiles, and then transitioning to artists and then actors, models, entrepreneurs, and other celebrities. The neighborhood is home to the Tribeca Festival, which was created in response to the September 11 attacks, to reinvigorate the neighborhood and downtow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're No Angels (1989 Film)
''We're No Angels'' is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. A remake of the 1955 film ''We're No Angels'', it stars Robert De Niro, Sean Penn and Demi Moore. It received mixed reviews and grossed $10.5 million on a $20 million budget. Plot In 1935, Great Depression-era convicts Ned and Jim, jailed on unspecified charges and abused by a ruthless warden, become escaped convicts when a vicious killer named Bobby escapes the electric chair. The two escape to a small upstate New York town near the Canada–US border, where they are mistaken for a pair of priests who are expected at the local monastery. They want to flee but cannot because misunderstandings and the warden's search party for Bobby make a trip across the bridge to Canada almost impossible. Ned and Jim continue to masquerade as priests, trusted and welcomed by Father Levesque. An opportunity presents itself in the form a procession to the church's sister church across the border. Each participating p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entropy (film)
''Entropy'' is a 1999 film directed by Phil Joanou, starring Stephen Dorff and featuring the Irish rock band U2. Plot A largely autobiographical film about director Phil Joanou Phil Joanou (born November 20, 1961) is an American director of film, music videos, and television programs. He is known for his collaborations with the rock band U2, for whom he directed music videos and their 1988 documentary film ''Rattle a ..., covering his early film career, his relationships, including a very short-lived marriage. Release The film has been re-released as "Adventures in Tinseltown" for streaming and is available on Tubi and Amazon Prime Video. References External links * * 1999 films 1999 drama films American drama films Films scored by George Fenton Films about film directors and producers Films directed by Phil Joanou Touchstone Pictures films American independent films Films produced by Elie Samaha 1999 independent films 1990s English-language films 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witness To The Mob
''Witness to the Mob'' is a television film which premiered on Sunday, May 10, and concluded on Monday, May 11, 1998. Plot Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in the ranks of the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the New York Cosa Nostra, culminating in his becoming underboss to John Gotti, his decision to betray Gotti by testifying in the fourth and final trial that saw him sentenced to life imprisonment and his life in the Witness Protection Program. Cast * Nicholas Turturro as Sammy Gravano * Tom Sizemore as John Gotti * Debi Mazar as Deborah Gravano * Abe Vigoda as Paul Castellano * Philip Baker Hall as Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello * Frank Vincent as Frank DeCicco * Lenny Venito as Sal DiMaggio *Johnny Williams as Angelo Ruggiero * Frankie Valli as Frank LoCascio * Michael Imperioli as Louie Milito * Vincent Pastore as Michael DeBatt * Peter McRobbie as George Pape (based on Gerard Pappa) * Nicholas Kepros a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wag The Dog
''Wag the Dog'' is a 1997 American black comedy political satire film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. Produced and directed by Barry Levinson, the film centers on a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Albania to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal. The screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet is loosely adapted from Larry Beinhart's 1993 novel '' American Hero''. The title of the film comes from the English-language idiom " the tail wagging the dog", used to indicate attention that is purposely being diverted from something of greater importance to something of lesser. ''Wag the Dog'' was released one month before the news broke of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and the bombing of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan by the Clinton administration in August 1998, which prompted the media to draw comparisons between the film and reality. The comparison was also made in December 1998, when the administration initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin's Room (film)
''Marvin's Room'' is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the 1990 play ''Marvin's Room'' by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however, Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production. It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon and Hal Scardino. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals. For her performance, Keaton received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Streep was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Plot Marvin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faithful (1996 Film)
''Faithful'' is a 1996 American comedy crime drama film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Cher, Chazz Palminteri and Ryan O'Neal. Palminteri wrote the screenplay, which is an adaptation of his stage play of the same name. ''Faithful'' tells the story of a woman, her husband and a hit man. The film was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. This is Mazursky's final theatrical film as director. Plot On her twentieth wedding anniversary, Maggie receives a diamond necklace and a price on her head; both from her husband, Jack. While waiting for the signal, all the way from Connecticut, to do the murder, the hitman Tony starts bonding with Maggie instead. Later, Jack shows up himself, complicating the entire situation. Cast Reception The film was received poorly at the box office, grossing just $2,104,439. It was a huge drop compared to Cher's previous starring role, ''Mermaids'', which grossed $35,419,397 in 1990. The film's opening weekend of just $967,956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panther (film)
''Panther'' is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peebles's novel ''Panther,'' produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature film to depict the Black Panther Party. Plot summary In this semi-fictionalized account of the origins of the Black Panthers, Vietnam veteran Judge (Kadeem Hardison) returns to his hometown of Oakland to find it beset by violence and police discrimination against African-Americans. Judge's friend Cy tells him about a vigilante group that's organizing against the police and introduces him to its leaders, Bobby (Courtney B. Vance) and Huey (Marcus Chong). Judge joins the movement but is soon beset by police pressure to inform against Huey. Cast Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 25% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)
''Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' is a 1994 science fiction horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Victor Frankenstein, with Robert De Niro portraying Frankenstein's monster (called The Creation in the film), and co-stars Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Richard Briers and Aidan Quinn. In some aspects, considered to be the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'', despite several differences and additions, the film follows a medical student named Victor Frankenstein who creates new life in the form of a monster composed of various corpses' body parts. ''Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' premiered at the London Film Festival and was released theatrically on November 4, 1994, by TriStar Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $112 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million, making it less successful than the previous F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bronx Tale
''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age crime film, crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale (play), 1989 one-man play. It tells the coming-of-age story of an Italian Americans, Italian-American boy, Calogero, who, after encountering a local American Mafia, Mafia boss, is torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his honest, hardworking father, as well as Ethnic conflict, racial tensions in his community. The Broadway theatre, Broadway production was converted to film with limited changes. De Niro, who first viewed the play in Los Angeles in 1990, acquired the rights from Palminteri, with the intent of making the play his directorial debut. The duo worked heavily together on the screenplay, with Palminteri aiming to retain many of the aspects of the original script, as it was based largely on his own childhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night We Never Met
''The Night We Never Met'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Warren Leight. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra and Kevin Anderson. Plot summary Upset with his current living arrangements, Sam rotates occupancy of a flat with slob Brian and painter Ellen. Each of them gets the apartment to themselves two days each week. Sam and Ellen never see each other, they just leave notes. When Sam and Brian swap their schedules without telling Ellen, she mistakenly believes Brian is the one she's falling in love with. Cast Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 56% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.8/10. Lawrence Cohn of '' Variety'' wrote, "A quintessential New York movie, ''The Night We Never Met'' takes a novel premise and develops it in fits and starts." Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TriBeCa (TV Series)
''TriBeCa'' (also known as ''Tribeca'') is a television drama anthology series created by David J. Burke and co-produced with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for TriBeCa Productions in 1993 that aired on the Fox Network. The series theme song, "Keep It Going," was performed by the alternative hip hop artist Me Phi Me. For his performance in the lead role of Martin McHenry in the season opener, "The Box," Laurence Fishburne won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Noted for attracting "actors, screenwriters and directors of uncommon quality," and set in New York City's lower Manhattan neighborhood of TriBeCa, the series was aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Guest stars included Eli Wallach, Kevin Spacey, Kathleen Quinlan, Melanie Mayron, Judith Malina, Carl Lumbly, Richard Lewis, Carol Kane, Richard Kiley, Dizzy Gillespie and Danny Aiello III. Directors and screenwriters included David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason, John Mankiewicz of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
