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Wisegal
''Wisegal'' is a 2008 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and starring Alyssa Milano, James Caan and Jason Gedrick. The film premiered on Lifetime on March 15, 2008. Plot ''The story is narrated by an adult Nino Montanari, who reminisces on his family history...'' Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1976: Angie resists abandoning baby daughter Patty on a cathedral doorstep and decides to raise her alone in the streets, surviving by their wits. Years later, a teenaged Patty meets and marries kind policeman Dante Montanari, and the couple have two sons: Joey and Nino. Dante eventually dies of cancer, and the hospital bills have now left the surviving family without any money. Patty must now make ends meet. She quickly befriends local funeral director Frank Russo, with whom she has a romantic relationship, and Frank's boss Salvatore “Sal” Palmeri, with whom she has a business relationship. Frank uses his persistent and persuasive charms to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Caan
James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks' ''El Dorado (1966 film), El Dorado'' (1966), Robert Altman's ''Countdown (1967 film), Countdown'' (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Rain People'' (1969), Caan gained acclaim for his portrayal of Brian Piccolo in the 1971 television movie ''Brian's Song'', for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. Caan received Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' (1998–2006), Billie Cunningham in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2007–2008), Savannah "Savi" Davis in '' Mistresses'' (2013–2014), Renata Murphy in '' Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later'' (2017), and Coralee Armstrong in '' Insatiable'' (2018–2019). As an activist, Milano is known for her role in the #MeToo movement in October 2017. Early life Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on December 19, 1972, the daughter of fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film music editor Thomas M. Milano. She and her family left Bensonhurst after a neighborhood shooting, relocating to Great Kills, Staten Island. She is of Italian descent and has a brother named Cory, who is a dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Melchiorri
Anthony Melchiorri (born May 24, 1965) is a hospitality expert and television personality. He is the creator, co-executive producer, and host of the Travel Channel's hotel turnaround show ''Hotel Impossible''. Early life and education Melchiorri was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in its Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Career Melchiorri's first job in the hospitality industry was at the Embassy Suites as a night auditor in Overland Park, Kansas. Ten months later he became a night manager at New York City's Plaza Hotel. Over the next four years he worked his way up to the position of Director of Front Office Operations. After an 11-year-old girl came into the Plaza and asked him, "Mister, where's Eloise?", he and Randee Glick created the hotel's '' Eloise'' tour. He was appointed general manager of the Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side of New York City. Under his direction the Lucerne was selected as the New York Times Travel Guide's Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Ciccoritti
Jerry Ciccoritti (born August 5, 1956) is a Canadian director. Biography Ciccoritti co-produced, co-wrote, and directed the low-budget horror film '' Psycho Girls'' (1985). Several other genre films followed, eventually leading to work in episodic television and television movies. Ciccoritti was instrumental in developing the TV series ''Catwalk'' (1992) and '' Straight Up'' (1996) and began a secondary career as a director of big-budget television movies and miniseries with ''Net Worth'' (1995), a drama about hockey player Ted Lindsay's battles with the National Hockey League on behalf of his fellow players. Another popular film of Ciccoritti's that deals with Canadian history is '' Trudeau''. Films His credits include the theatrical films '' The Life Before This'', ''Blood'', ''The Resurrection of Tony Gitone'', and ''Paris, France''. Television films include ''The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton'', ''Net Worth'', ''Lives of the Saints'', '' Shania: A Life in Eight Albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Gedrick
Jason Michael Gedrick is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the television series '' Murder One'' and ''Boomtown'', and the motion picture ''Iron Eagle'' as Doug Masters. He starred in the 2001 film '' Summer Catch'' as Mike Dunne, the older brother of the main character Ryan. Early life Jason Michael Gedrick was born Jason Gedroic in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Polish descent. Acting career After changing his surname to the homonymous "Gedrick", he began his career as an extra in films such as '' Bad Boys'' (1983) and '' Risky Business'' (1983). He had roles in '' The Heavenly Kid'' (1985), ''Iron Eagle'' (1986), and ''Promised Land'' (1987) with director Michael Hoffman, '' Iron Eagle II'' (1988 in an uncredited role for the first few minutes of the movie), '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), the cult classic '' Rooftops'' (1989), ''Backdraft'' (1991), and '' Crossing the Bridge'' (1992). Gedrick then appeared in television series such as ''Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frizzell (composer)
John Frizzell (born 1966) is an American film and television composer, known for his work with Mike Judge. He scored Judge's films ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'', ''Office Space'' and '' Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'' (2022), and he supplied the music for Judge's television sitcom ''King of the Hill''. Frizzell also gained notice for his score to '' Crime of the Century'' in 1996, followed by ''Dante's Peak'' and ''Alien Resurrection'' in 1997. Film scores 1995 * '' Whose Daughter Is She?'' * '' It Was Him or Us'' 1996 * ''Deadly Pursuits'' * '' Undertow'' * '' Red Ribbon Blues'' * ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' * '' The Rich Man's Wife'' * '' Crime of the Century'' * '' The Empty Mirror'' 1997 * ''Opposite Corners'' * ''Dante's Peak'' * ''Alien Resurrection'' 1998 * '' Mafia!'' (as Gianni Frizzelli) * '' I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' 1999 * ''Office Space'' * '' Teaching Mrs. Tingle'' * '' The White River Kid'' 2000 * '' Beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Hogan
Gabriel Hogan (born May 17, 1973) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his continuing role on the hit cable television firefighter comedy series ''Tacoma FD'', CBC/Up TV/Netflix’s '' Heartland'' and the drama ''Condor''. Background Hogan was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in the Yorkville neighbourhood. He is the middle sibling of three children. His parents, Michael and Susan Hogan, along with his older sister Jennie Rebecca Hogan (b.1971) and younger brother Charlie Hogan (b.1983), are also actors. He is married to actress Inga Cadranel; they have one son, Ryder, and a daughter, Summer Rose. Career Television Hogan's highest profile roles to date have been in television. He is featured as Peter Morris on the western ranch show '' Heartland'', and also Ike Crystal in the truTV comedy ''Tacoma FD'' the cancellation of which was announced in early 2024 after four seasons. His other television credits include the series ''Prince of Peoria'', ''Condor'', ''Playm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Wright
Janet Wright (March 8, 1945 – November 14, 2016) was an English-born Canadian actress and theatre director. She was best known for her role as Emma Leroy on the Canadian sitcom, ''Corner Gas''. She performed in many film and television shows, and she also acted in, and directed, dozens of theatre productions in Saskatoon, Vancouver, and at the Stratford Festival. Early life and education Wright was born in Farnborough, Hampshire, England.J. Kelly Nestruck"Janet Wright played wise-cracking matriarch on Corner Gas" ''The Globe and Mail''. November 14, 2016. Wright grew up as the eldest of four siblings (the others being Susan, John, and Anne) who have all participated in Canadian theatre. Career Wright, along with her sister Susan, co-founded the Persephone Theatre company in Saskatoon in 1974. Wright's first husband, Brian Richmond, became the theatre's director. Wright later worked at the Vancouver Arts Club Theatre where she appeared in and directed more than 40 productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Crime Drama Films
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2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. '' The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while '' Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to '' The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's '' WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of '' Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting '' The Incredible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About The American Mafia
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American Crime Drama Films
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