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White Hot (film)
''White Hot'' is a 1988 American crime drama film directed by Robby Benson, starring Benson and Tawny Kitaen. Plot Scott, young man, short of money, is persuaded into looking after the business of a local drug dealer Butchie for a week or two. Up until then, the guy had been an honest and clean of drugs, but when he spends his days surrounded by riches and drugs, he cannot resist... and neither can his addict wife. Cast Release The film opened at a theatre in Nashville, Tennessee on 3 February 1989. It was released on video the following month. Reception Mike Mayo of ''The Roanoke Times'' praised the "excellent" supporting cast and the "realistic" script. However, he criticised the ending, writing that it "undercuts the body of the film." Mike Pearson of the ''Scripps Howard News Service'' wrote that the film "covers such familiar terrain that it's scarcely satisfying." The ''Video Librarian'' gave the film a negative review but praised Aiello's performance. Mike McInally of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawny Kitaen
Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen ( ; August 5, 1961 – May 7, 2021) was an American actress. She began her career as a television actress, appearing in the television films '' Malibu'' (1983) and '' California Girls'' (1985). She also starred in the comedies ''The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' and ''Bachelor Party'' (both 1984), and the horror film '' Witchboard'' (1986). Kitaen garnered widespread recognition for her appearances in a number of music videos, including Ratt's "Back for More" (1984) and Whitesnake's " Still of the Night", " Is This Love" and " Here I Go Again" (all 1987). In the 2000s, Kitaen began appearing on reality television series, including '' The Surreal Life'' (2006) and '' Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'' (2008), the latter of which documented Kitaen's issues with substance abuse. Early life Julie Ellen Kitaen was born in San Diego, California on August 5, 1961. She was the eldest of three children born to Linda Kitaen (née Taylor), a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terri Hawkes
Terri Hawkes (born ) is a Canadian actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, '' Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', Adrienne in ''Beverly Hills 90210'', Wendy Masters in ''General Hospital'', and for being the second English dub voice actress of the title character of the Japanese anime ''Sailor Moon''. She is the daughter of politician Jim Hawkes. Hawkes' other voice acting roles include Baby Hugs Bear in ''The Care Bears Movie'', and reprised the role in Nelvana's ''Care Bears'' TV show, where she also voiced Shreeky (No Heart's niece). Hawkes also had a role playing Monika Barnes in the early episodes of '' Traders'', and also was the voice of a 3D sphere in Max Maven's ''The MAXimum Dimension''. Hawkes also worked as a voice director for the children's animated series ''Flying Rhino Junior High'', and the English version of the 1996 Canadian Horror film '' Karmina'' and was an assistant voice director for ''Sailor Moon''. She also wrote the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format, and reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. For much of the 20th century, the paper operated out of the historic art deco Daily News Building with its large globe in the lobby. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier ''New York Daily News (19th century), New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Daily News Enterprises. This company is owned by Alden Global Capital and was formed when Alden, which also owns news media publisher Digital First Media, purchased then-owner Tribune Publishing in May 2021 and then separated the ''Daily News'' from Tribune to form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missoulian
The ''Missoulian'' is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana, United States. The newspaper has been owned by Lee Enterprises since 1959. The ''Missoulian'' is the largest published newspaper in Western Montana, and is distributed throughout the city of Missoula, and most of Western Montana. History Early years The ''Missoulian'' was established as the ''Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer'' on September 15, 1870, by the Magee Brothers and I. H. Morrison, under the Montana Publishing Company. Though strictly conservative politically, the paper was never intended to advance any particular "clique or party". Slightly less than a year after removing "Cedar Creek" from the name, the paper's name was trimmed to simply ''The Pioneer'' in November 1871, with W. J. McCormick, a prominent Montana politician and father of future Congressman Washington J. McCormick, as publisher. It served as a Democratic paper that was devoted to reporting on the development of western Montana. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redding Record Searchlight
The ''Redding Record Searchlight'' is a newspaper serving Redding, California. It has a daily print circulation of under 15,000 and has between 100,000 and 400,000 unique visitors per month to its news website, Redding.com. History On October 17, 1938, the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group published the first edition of the ''Redding Record''. By 1952, after a series of acquisitions of other regional newspapers, the paper had become the region's dominant daily newspaper, operating under the name ''Redding Record Searchlight''. In April 2016, as part of Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media Group, the ''Record Searchlight'' became part of the ''USA Today ''USA Today'' (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headq ...'' network. In May 2024, the newspaper announced it will switch from carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roanoke Times
''The Roanoke Times'' is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It is published by Lee Enterprises. In addition to its headquarters in Roanoke, it maintains a bureau in Christiansburg, covering the eastern New River Valley and Virginia Tech. According to the 2011 Scarborough “Ranker Report,” ''The Roanoke Times'' ranks fifth in the country in terms of percentage of adults reading a newspaper on weekdays in that newspaper's coverage area. History The ''Roanoke Daily Times'' began publication in 1886. The paper's original owner, M. H. Claytor, eventually added a companion evening newspaper, ''The Roanoke Evening News''. In 1909, he sold the paper to a group headed by banker J. B. Fishburn. The Fishburn group bought the ''Roanoke Evening World'' in 1913, merging it with the ''Evening News'' and changing its name to the ''Roanoke World-News''. At the same time, Times-World Corporation was formed as the owner of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burlington Free Press
''The Burlington Free Press'' (sometimes referred to as "BFP" or "the Free Press") is a digital and print community news organization based in Burlington, Vermont, and owned by Gannett. It is one of the official "newspapers of record" for the State of Vermont. It was founded on June 15, 1827, as a weekly paper and turned daily in 1848 in response to the invention of the telegraph. Today, the ''Burlington Free Press'' is part of the USA Today Network and offers local news coverage both in print and online. Current format The Burlington Free Press print product is a "tall tab" newspaper that contains specialized sections that cover business, arts & entertainment, sports, food and local history. As a part of the USA Today Network, the Free Press also includes a daily inserted section from ''USA TODAY'' that covers national politics, entertainment and sports. Coverage area The Burlington Free Press mainly reports on stories that occur in Chittenden County with a focus on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Nashville had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 21st-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in Southeastern United States, the Southeast. The city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, home to 2.1 million people, and is among the fastest growing cities in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Rey
Maria Antonia Rey (October 12, 1927 – February 21, 2019) was a Cuban-born American actress. Life and career Born in Camajuaní and educated in Havana, Rey was the only child of Emilia Rey and dentist Antonio Francesch. Due to her father's premature death, she was given her mother's surname at birth. Over the course of her adolescence, Rey acquired two stepbrothers following her mother's remarriage, to banker Rafael Rangel. Rey married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961. Rey's Broadway credits include ''The Rose Tattoo'' (1995), ''The Ritz'' (1975), ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1973), ''42 Seconds from Broadway'' (1973), ''The Engagement Baby'' (1970), ''Camino Real'' (1970), ''Mike Downstairs'' (1968), and ''Bajour'' (1964). Rey is better known for her cameos in various movies like '' Kiss Me, Guido'' (1997), ''Jacob's Ladder'' and '' King of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Starr (actor)
Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on ''The Young and the Restless'' and '' Ed'', and made appearances in the films '' Goodfellas'', ''Dumb and Dumber'' and '' Billy Bathgate''. Early life Michael Starr was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Flushing. He is of Irish and Polish descent. His brother is actor Beau Starr. Career Starr has featured in notable films such as '' Goodfellas'', '' Uncle Buck'', '' The Bodyguard'', ''Ed Wood'', '' Miller's Crossing'', '' Jersey Girl'', ''Cabin Boy'', ''Dumb and Dumber ''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey and ...'', '' The Last Dragon'' and '' The Ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lisi
Joe Lisi (born September 9, 1950), also credited as Joe Lissi, is an American television actor. He appeared in the NBC television show ''Third Watch'' as NYPD Lieutenant Swersky from 2000 to 2005. He also appeared on the NBC television show '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Craig Lennon, a parole officer and briefly appeared in the 1995 comedy/crime film '' The Jerky Boys: The Movie'' as a construction worker. Life and career Lisi was born and raised in New York City, New York. His father was Sicilian (from Giarre, Sicily) and his mother was of Irish descent. He spent 24 years in the New York Police Department (NYPD), retiring with the rank of captain. While already employed by the police department (1969), Joe Lisi enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He was honorably discharged as a corporal. Lisi took his first acting lesson at age 29 and made his Broadway debut (''Take Me Out'', 2003 Tony Winner, Best Play) at age 52. He studied theatre at HB Studio in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (, ; November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor known for his portrayal of the character Hector Salamanca in ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2011) and '' Better Call Saul'' (2016–2022). His performance in ''Breaking Bad'' was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2012. Margolis regularly performed in the films of director Darren Aronofsky, appearing in his first six films beginning with '' Pi'' (1998). He was also known for playing Alberto "The Shadow" in '' Scarface'' (1983), Jimmy in '' The Equalizer'' (1985–1989), Mr. Shickadance in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994), Antonio Nappa in '' Oz'' (1999–2003), Mr. Morrison in '' Short Eyes'' (1977) and the New Priest in '' Immortals'' (2011). He started acting in his teens. Early life Margolis was born on November 26, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Jewish parents Fanya (née Fried) and Isidore Margolis. Margolis was briefly a student at Temple University before dropping out and movin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
