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Trigger Street
Trigger Street Productions is an American entertainment production company formed by Kevin Spacey in 1997 and further developed by his business partner Dana Brunetti. The company's credits include '' Captain Phillips'', ''Shakespeare High'', ''Safe'', ''The Social Network'', '' 21'', '' Shrink'', '' Fanboys'', the Emmy-nominated ''Bernard and Doris'', Emmy-winning ''Recount'', ''Mini's First Time'', '' Beyond the Sea'', ''The United States of Leland'', '' The Big Kahuna'' and ''House of Cards'', as well as stage productions of ''The Iceman Cometh'' and ''Cobb''. Shortly after the company was formed, Trigger Street Productions had signed a deal with Fine Line Features in order to release films for a two-year period. In 2001, Trigger Street Productions was then signed to a contract with film financer Intermedia in order to finance future Trigger Street features, for a first-look deal, which resulted in the founder's involvement in producing ''K-PAX''. The name "Trigger Street" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe (2012 Film)
''Safe'' is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by Boaz Yakin, produced by Lawrence Bender, Dana Brunetti, and Joseph Zolfo, and starring Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke, and James Hong. In the film, Luke Wright, an ex-cop and former cage fighter, winds up protecting a gifted child being chased by the Russian mafia, Chinese triads, and corrupt NYPD officers. ''Safe'' was released by Lionsgate Films on April 27, 2012; it received mixed reviews from critics. The film grossed $40.6 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million. Plot Luke Wright, an ex-cop and cage fighter, unintentionally wins a fixed fight. Emile Docheski, the head of the Russian mafia, tells his son Vassily and his men to kill Wright's pregnant wife as punishment and then promise to kill anyone to whom he speaks regularly. Luke leaves his life behind, thus becoming a homeless tramp. Mei, a young mathematical prodigy in China, is kidnapped by men working for triad bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent 22 years with the Detroit Tigers and served as the team's player-manager (baseball), player-manager for the last six, and he finished his career with the History of the Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936, Cobb received the most votes of any player on the 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes (98.2%); no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992. In 1999, the ''Sporting News'' ranked Cobb third on its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players." Cobb is credited with setting 90 MLB records throughout his career. Cobb has won more List of Major League Baseball batting champions, batting tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iceman Cometh
''The Iceman Cometh'' is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. It has subsequently been adapted for the screen multiple times. The work tells the story of a number of alcoholic dead-enders who live together in a flop house above a saloon and what happens to them when the most outwardly "successful" of them embraces sobriety. ''New York Times'' theatre critic Brooks Atkinson, at the beginning of the telecast of Sidney Lumet's 1960 television adaptation of ''The Iceman Cometh'', called it, "a harsh and ruthless drama.... It is one of America's greatest plays," 14 years after it opened to mixed reviews on Broadway. Many years later, the 1999 Broadway revival, based on a 1998 London production starring Kevin Spacey as Hickey, was staged at the Brooks Atkinson Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Cards (U
A house of cards is a structure formed of playing cards, as a pastime. House of Cards may also refer to: Films * ''House of Cards'' (1917 film), a film by Alice Guy-Blaché * ''House of Cards'' (1943 film), a Spanish film directed by Jerónimo Mihura * ''House of Cards'' (1968 film), a film starring George Peppard, Inger Stevens and Orson Welles * ''House of Cards'' (1993 film), a film starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones Literature * ''House of Cards'', 1967 novel by Stanley Ellin * ''House of Cards'' (Cohan book), a 2009 non-fiction book by William D. Cohan * ''House of Cards'' (novel), a 1989 novel by Michael Dobbs * "House of Cards", a 2004–2005 comic book storyline in ''Astonishing X-Men: Gambit'' Music * ''House of Cards'' (album), a 2001 album by Saga * "House of Cards" (Mary Chapin Carpenter song) (1994) * House of Cards (Lynsey de Paul song) * "House of Cards" (Madina Lake song) (2007) * "House of Cards" (Radiohead song) (2007) * "House of Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Kahuna (film)
''The Big Kahuna'' is a 1999 American business comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by John Swanbeck, and produced by Kevin Spacey, who also starred in the lead role. The film is Film adaptation, adapted from the 1992 play ''Hospitality Suite (play), Hospitality Suite'', written by Roger Rueff, who also wrote the screenplay. John Swanbeck makes few attempts to lessen this film's resemblance to a stage performance: the majority of the film takes place in a single hotel room, and nearly every single line of dialogue is spoken by one of the three actors. The famous 1997 essay ''Wear Sunscreen'' is featured at the end of the film. Plot Larry Mann and Phil Cooper, two experienced marketing representatives for an industrial lubricants company, attend a trade convention in Wichita, Kansas, in the American Midwest. They are joined in their hospitality suite by Bob Walker, a young man from the company's research department. Larry and Phil are close friends with a long history together. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The United States Of Leland
''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge, starring Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Chris Klein, and Jena Malone. The film follows the eponymous Leland, a teenager who seemingly randomly murders a young boy, and his juvenile hall teacher's attempts to understand why he did it in the aftermath. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2003, and saw a limited theatrical release on April 2, 2004. Plot In a flashback, Leland P. Fitzgerald, an emotionally detached teenage boy, explains that he cannot remember the details of the day he killed Ryan Pollard, an intellectually disabled boy. The murder shocks Leland's quiet Arizona community, and he is arrested. The Pollard family, consisting of parents Harry and Karen, sisters Becky and Julie, and Julie's live-in boyfriend Allen, is devastated, while Leland's divorced parents, Marybeth and Albert, return home for his trial. In juvenile hall, Leland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Sea (2004 Film)
''Beyond the Sea'' is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film based on the life of singer-actor Bobby Darin. Starring in the lead role and using his own singing voice for the musical numbers, Kevin Spacey co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, which takes its title from Darin's song of the same title. ''Beyond the Sea'' depicts Darin's rise to success in both the music and film industry during the 1950s and 1960s as well as his marriage to Sandra Dee, portrayed by Kate Bosworth. As early as 1986, Barry Levinson intended to direct a film based on the life of Darin, and he began pre-production on the project in early 1997. When he eventually vacated the director's position, Spacey, along with Darin's son Dodd, acquired the film rights. Filming for ''Beyond the Sea'' took place from November 2003 to January 2004. It was released in December 2004 to mixed reviews from critics and bombed at the box office. Dodd Darin, Sandra Dee and former Darin manager Steve Blaune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini's First Time
''Mini's First Time'' is a 2006 satiric neo-noir black comedy film written and directed by Nick Guthe and produced by Trigger Street Productions. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2006, and had a limited release on July 14, 2006. It was released on DVD on October 24, 2006 by HBO Films. Plot Mini Drogues is a clever and adventurous high school senior who is bored with her life. She prizes her "unique experiences" (she calls them "firsts"). For excitement, and to add to her list of firsts, Mini decides to try being a call girl. Her first client, however, has a guilty conscience and cannot go through with the act, which disappoints Mini. Her second client is decidedly more exciting: her stepfather Martin. Martin is initially shocked when he learns of her identity (he initially blindfolded himself during intercourse per Mini's request), but soon a torrid love affair blossoms between them. In order to be together, Mini and Martin concoct a plan to have her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recount (film)
''Recount'' is a 2008 American political drama television film about Florida's vote recount during the 2000 United States presidential election. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, the film stars Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill, and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered on HBO on May 25, 2008. The film was nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 3 for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie (Roach), and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie (Baumgarten). It was also nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (for Dern). Plot ''Recount'' chronicles the 2000 U.S. presidential election, '' Bush v. Gore'' case between Governor of Texas George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. It begins with the election on November 7 and ends with the Supreme Court r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard And Doris
''Bernard and Doris'' is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi-fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 17, 2007 and was broadcast by HBO on February 9, 2008. It has been released on DVD. Plot In 1987, Doris Duke, considered the wealthiest woman in the world, hires Bernard Lafferty, who lists Elizabeth Taylor and Peggy Lee as former employers on his résumé, as her majordomo. He explains a six-month gap in his employment history was due to "health issues," a euphemism for time spent in rehab to deal with his addiction to alcohol. He assures Doris, who immediately suspects the truth, he is capable of performing his duties without any problems. As Bernard moves in, the viewer can quickly tell he is a little neurotic, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanboys (2009 Film)
''Fanboys'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Kyle Newman, and starring Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell. The story follows a group of ''Star Wars'' fans who head on a road trip to Skywalker Ranch to steal a rough cut of '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) for their dying friend. The Weinstein Company released it in the United States on February 6, 2009. Metacritic assessed the critical reception as "mixed". Rotten Tomatoes, another aggregator, said it received negative reviews and called it "undercooked ndsporadically funny". Plot In 1998, Eric Bottler reunites with his old high school buddies Linus, Hutch, Windows, and Zoe at a Halloween party. Now a car salesman at his father's dealership, Bottler finds that his friends have not matured since high school, though they all still share a love of ''Star Wars''. The gang anticipates the latest film, '' Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. Linus proposes Bottle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
