"Strong secured the role of Deco Cuffe, the lead singer of The Commitments. Robert Arkins was initially considered for the role of Deco before he was ultimately cast as Jimmy Rabbitte. Although his character does not have a singing part in the film, Arkins performs the song ""Treat Her Right"" during the opening credits. For the role of Joey ""the Lips"" Fagan, the eldest member of the band, Parker and La Frenais wanted veteran musician Van Morrison. Although his meeting with Parker did not go well, Morrison offered his songs for use in the film. Rory Gallagher was also considered"
"first album and ""confident enough to make suggestions"" about the style of the album: ""If I thought it needed to be more heavy, more rock, I said so"". Its US release date, October 4, 2004, was a week after Duff's seventeenth birthday. Three songs — ""Fly"", ""Someone's Watching over Me"" and ""Jericho"" — were used in ""Raise Your Voice"", a drama film released shortly after the album in which Duff starred as an aspiring singer who attends a prestigious performing arts summer school. Duff has described ""Fly"" as ""an uplifting song"" about ""how people are scared to open up and"
"Paramount Pictures stars playing themselves, including Robert Benchley, William Bendix, Eddie Bracken, Bing Crosby, Cass Daley, Brian Donlevy, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Dorothy Lamour. The film's plot involves a war-displaced record manufacturer whose staff—those not sent off to war—drown their sorrows at Duffy's on credit, while the company owner tries to find ways around the price controls and war attrition that threaten to put him out of business. Bing Crosby makes two appearances in the film, once to sing with a group, which includes Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Diana Lynn, Billy De Wolfe, Cass Daley"
"Andrew Strong Andrew Strong (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone (where his father lived while performing with showbands), and Naas, County Kildare. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film ""The Commitments"" based on the book by Roddy Doyle. In 1991 he was nominated for a Grammy Award as a member of The Commitments. Since then, Strong has released a number of albums, including a platinum disc, and toured with artists including The Rolling Stones, Elton John,"
"director's fee and the $700,000 advance to develop the project. The independent studio Franchise Pictures sought to finance the project once other elements were in place. Duffy approached Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus to play the brothers, and Willem Dafoe to play the FBI agent. Having found someone to back the film, filming began in Toronto, with the final scenes being filmed in Boston. The name of Duffy's band ""The Brood"" was changed to ""The Boondock Saints"", following the movie's release. The film featured two songs from the band: ""Holy Fool"", which played during Rocco's tavern shootout, and ""Pipes"","
"hoping of departing from the image she had developed during ""Lizzie McGuire"". The album, featuring prominent rock elements and drawing comparison to works from Avril Lavigne and Ashlee Simpson, debuted at number two on the ""Billboard"" 200 and went on to sell over 1.8 million copies in the United States. The album contained one single released as such in the United States, which failed to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Later in the year, Duff starred in the musical drama ""Raise Your Voice"". The film, however, was panned by just about everyone and unsuccessful at the box office. Several"
"le Moko"" and ""Un Carnet de Bal"" (both 1937) are incontestable summits. ""Pépé le Moko"", which plunges into the midst of the gangster underworld and which had the Casbah (Arab quarter) of Algiers for exotic backdrop, was the film which propelled Jean Gabin into the category of an international star. In 1938 Duvivier signed a contract with MGM and made his first American film, a biopic of Johann Strauss, ""The Great Waltz"". The next year, back in France, he made ""La Fin du Jour"", in which theatre actors in retirement struggle to see that their retirement home remains open. Michel"
"of killing him. The police now believe his story and investigate the publisher who goes to jail, where he finally finds success as a comedian, performing for the other inmates. Pupkin goes insane and is confined to a hospital. Gus reconciles with his wife and finally gets a job. In a minor role, Jean-Claude Van Damme appears as an imagined version of himself, when one character who idolises him as the ultimate 'Karate man', imagines a conversation where he acts as that character's conscience. Narco (film) Narco is a 2004 French film about Gus (played by Guillaume Canet) a narcoleptic,"
"an eclectic score by Jeff Danna and whiz lensing by Adam Kane. Other tech credits fire bull's-eyes."" Film critics have taken note of the film's extreme violence and ""slow-motion bloodletting"". In its original run, the film only earned $30,471 at five theaters. It later developed a cult following and has grossed about $50 million in domestic video sales. The documentary film ""Overnight"" was released in 2003, following the story of Troy Duffy during his negotiations with Miramax over ""The Boondock Saints"" script, as well as his band's struggles to secure a recording contract. Duffy's abrasive behavior strained his relationships with"
"""Heist"" (dir Scott Mann) starring Robert De Niro, Kate Bosworth and Dave Baustista, along with co-composer James Edward Barker. This was followed up with another Lionsgate thriller ""Precious Cargo"" (dir Max Adams) starring Bruce Willis. In May 2017 the record label Filmtrax released the compilation album ""Filmtracks; The Composer’s Collection"", featuring compositions by Despic along with Academy Award-winning composers Atticus Ross and Gustavo Santaolalla as well as Grammy winner Lorne Balfe. In June 2017 Despic signed with Hollywood composer agency Evolution Music Partners is a talent agency that represents an elite group of composers, songwriters and recording artists composing music"
"Should Be"", and released by Buena Vista Records. The song ""Santa Claus Lane"" had a music video featuring Duff performing on Disney's ""Movie Surfers"" to promote the film ""The Santa Clause 2"". ""Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)"" (featuring Lil' Romeo) also had a music video and a radio release, and was promoted heavily on Disney Channel. In a 2013 interview with the website Idolator, Duff expressed her dislike for ""Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)"" , saying that she ""honestly hate[s] that record — [and she has] blocked it out of [her] memory"". Duff also"
"third album, and made her acting debut in the film ""Patagonia"". She has since appeared in and contributed music to the film ""Legend"" (2015), playing American singer Timi Yuro. Duffy was born in Gwynedd, to an English father, John Duffy, who was born in Liverpool and brought up in Rock Ferry, Wirral; and a Welsh mother, Joyce Smith (née Williams), born in Gwynedd, Caernarfonshire, and brought up in Nefyn, near Pwllheli. She was partly raised in Nefyn with her twin sister, Katy Ann, and older sister Kelly Ann, who was born in 1980. Duffy's parents divorced when she was 10"
"for Carolco. Van Damme (as Luc Deveraux) Dolph Lundgren (as Sergeant Andrew Scott) and play U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War who are sent to secure a village against North Vietnamese forces. However they end up shooting each other dead after Devereaux discovers that Scott has gone insane and has resorted to mutilating the villagers and barbarically cutting off their ears, taking an innocent girl and boy hostage. They are later reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead soldiers and sent on a mission as GR operatives. At the 1992 Cannes Film"
"project rolling and convinced that it would eventually prove a major success, Duffy took the deal. Duffy approached actors Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus to play the Irish vigilante brothers and Willem Dafoe to play the FBI agent. Having found someone to back the film, filming began in Toronto, with the final scenes being filmed in Boston. The name of Duffy's band The Brood was changed to The Boondock Saints, following the movie's release. The film featured two songs from the band: ""Holy Fool"", which played during Rocco's tavern shootout, and ""Pipes"", which played during the credits. After shooting,"
"Dingo (film) Dingo is a 1991 Australian film directed by Rolf de Heer and written by Marc Rosenberg. They had previously worked together on Incident at Raven's Gate. The story traces the pilgrimage of John Anderson (played by Colin Friels), an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter Billy Cross (played by legendary trumpeter Miles Davis). In the film's opening sequence, Davis and his band unexpectedly land on a remote airstrip in the Australian outback and proceed to perform for the"
"work, and the dreaded Sandman, who hovers constantly at the shoulder of all film reviewers, paid me one of his visits."" The score was composed and orchestrated by Thomas Newman. In addition to Newman on piano, musicians included Steve Kujala (reeds); George Doering, Bill Bernstein, Rick Cox, (guitars); Harvey Mason (drums); and Mike Fisher (percussion). It was released by Varèse Sarabande, paired with Newman's work for the unrelated 1994 film ""Threesome"" (tracks 12-20). American Buffalo (film) American Buffalo is a 1996 British-American drama film directed by Michael Corrente and starring Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson, the only members"
"boasts two of cinema's greatest directors as part of the cast--Welles, doing his best as Ben Franklin, and De Sica."" La Fayette (film) La Fayette is a 1961 French-Italian biographical film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles. The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence. Allmovie wrote, ""the story of a Frenchman who fought to liberate the American colonies from British rule is colorfully brought to the screen...Orson Welles gives a memorable performance as Benjamin Franklin"" ; while ""TV"
"Dumbo (2019 film) Dumbo is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, with a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger. It is loosely inspired by Walt Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name, itself based on the novel by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl. The film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, and Alan Arkin. Plans of a live-action ""Dumbo"" remake were announced in 2014 and Burton was confirmed as director in March 2015. Much of the cast signed on in March 2017 and principal photography began in July of that year in the"
"Jay Della Valle Jay Della Valle (born August 19, 1979) best known for his documentary ""The Glorious Mustache Challenge"", and for his role as Sue in the Independent Feature Film, ""Mount Joy""- is an American filmmaker, recording artist, singer and songwriter. Della Valle was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He is of Italian, Irish, and Czech ancestry. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Wayne Valley High School. Della Valle currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. with his wife and 2 children. While attending New York University, Della Valle played with various bands including The Offbeats and Sex"
"as gypsy musicians. Future actress Rachel Ticotin was one of the gypsy dancers. Eric Roberts was nominated for a 1979 Golden Globe for ""Best Motion Picture Acting Debut – Male"" for his performance as Dave. The film deals with the criminal ways and turbulent lives of a group of modern-day Gypsies living in New York City. While on his deathbed their ""king"", Zharko Stepanowicz (Sterling Hayden), passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave (Eric Roberts). In spite of Dave's reluctance to become the Gypsies' new leader, Dave's father, Groffo (Judd Hirsch), resentful over not having been"
"Flanders in his last movie role. A not-yet-famous Jack Black has one line (""Reefer?"") as a disc jockey at a party. Co-stars Amber Benson and Eliza Dushku went on to play main roles on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", as did Lindsay Crouse. This is a story about the breakup of the family. In particular, it focuses on the lifestyle of three divorced men in the Los Angeles area, Dave Goldman (Matthew Modine), wrestling coach/driver's ed teacher Vic D'Amico (Randy Quaid), and real estate agent Donny Carson (Paul Reiser). The film is presented from their perspective and it"
"the musical business practice and obsession with the hobo campers' causes would threaten to break up his family and derail his music career which is gaining recognition. At the end, he decides to go to New York to sing for the people. Much of the film is based on Guthrie's attempt to humanize the desperate Okie Dust Bowl refugees in California during the Great Depression. with appearances by Arthur Krim of United Artists agreed to finance the film on the basis of Ashby's reputation, even before a star had signed on. Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson both turned down the"
"of the Bee Gees' ""Night Fever"" performed by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena. Disco (2008 film) Disco is a French film directed by Fabien Onteniente, which was released on 2 April 2008, with Franck Dubosc as ""Didier Travolta"" in the main role. The main subject of this movie is the rebirth of disco music at the mid-2000s in a town of France. The film is at first humorous, with a lot of clichés about ""Saturday Night Fever"", but it doesn't disparage the disco culture at any time. In fact, all the people involved in this film are fans of"
"a modest success with North American audiences, ""The Commitments"" has since gained cult status, and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. An image of four of the actors, in character, was featured on an Irish postage stamp as part of the ""Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary"" series issued by An Post; the image includes lead singer Deco Cuffe (Andrew Strong), along with the three ""Commitmentettes"" – Imelda Quirke (Angeline Ball), Natalie Murphy (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and Bernie McGloughlin (Bronagh Gallagher). In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film at number 38 on its list"
"International Film Festival in September 2017. Papillon (1973 film) Papillon is a 1973 historical period drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière. The film stars Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière (""Papillon"") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. Because it was filmed at remote locations, the film was quite expensive for the time ($12 million), but it earned more than twice that in its first year of release. The film's title is French for ""Butterfly,"" referring to Charrière's tattoo"
"the film was shopped at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the hopes of finding a distributor – every major studio in the US turned it down. After failing to find a distributor at Cannes, the film was eventually picked up by a small company for a limited theatrical release of five theaters in the US for a period of seven days. Duffy's story is featured in the documentary by filmmaker Jeff Santo entitled ""Off The Boulevard"". A more critical view of Duffy's rise and fall is told in ""Overnight"" (2003), a documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith."
"unidentified. Although positive reviews of the movie begin to spread via word-of-mouth and the film becomes a financial success, Duffy's contract with Franchise Films stipulates he cannot profit from the film's television, home media, or foreign sales. He eventually spends all of the money he earned from his film and record deals, his bar closes, and he is unable to secure any work in Hollywood within six years after the production of ""The Boondock Saints"". ""Overnight"" received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 78% fresh rating, based on 77 reviews. The consensus says, ""This absorbing but wince-inducing documentary"
"Duffy, director of The Boondock Saints. The film documents Duffy's clash with Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein and subsequent blacklisting in Hollywood. Premiering at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Overnight was theatrically released in North America, Australia, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Russia. The film received two thumbs up on ""At the Movies"" with Roger Ebert proclaiming it ""the best documentary about Hollywood I have seen"". Screen International recommended Overnight as ""a must-see for anyone in the film business and a necessary addition to any film school curriculum"". In an editorial in the same issue titled ""Let It Be A"
"a six-piece. The band's gig at the Green Man Festival serves as the backdrop to the film ""Memory & Desire — 30 Years in the Wilderness With Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time."" The documentary was filmed over six years by Douglas Arrowsmith, who included new and vintage Lilac footage. The film is accompanied by a Universal Records album of the same name, which compiles songs from Duffy's thirty years of music making. The Queen Elizabeth Hall concert is to be released as a live recording. ""No Sad Songs"" was released on Tapete Records in April 2015. A new Lilac"
"star making her first screen appearance since 1931. Quebec (1951 film) Quebec is a 1951 American historical drama film directed by George Templeton and written by Alan Le May. Set in 1837, it stars John Drew Barrymore in a fictional account of the Patriotes Rebellion. The popular uprising sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire, and happened around the same time as a similar revolt in Upper Canada, now Ontario. The film tells the tale of Mme. Stephanie Durossac, also known as Lafleur (played by Corinne Calvet), a fiery pro-independence leader, and Mark"
"destroy anybody who harms sharks. People enter into his strange world to exploit his abilities and his closeness with his shark ""friends"". They include an unethical shark research scientist and a morbidly obese strip club owner (Buffy Dee) who wants to use a shark in his dancers' acts. Stein uses the sharks to get revenge on anybody he considers a threat. He later loses the medallion and is then himself killed by the sharks. Mako: The Jaws of Death Mako: The Jaws of Death is a 1976 thriller film directed by William Grefe. The film is about a brooding loner"
"him ""cunt""), as well as producers such as Jerry Bruckheimer. When the film fails to go into production as quickly as Duffy would like, he threatens to leave William Morris in favor of a rival agency, and alienates both Weinstein and his own production team through his abrasive behavior. Ultimately, Duffy receives word of rumors that Weinstein, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, has had him blacklisted. Miramax puts the film in turnaround, conference calls are refused, and soon Duffy is without any film industry contacts at all. Duffy's musical efforts are equally ill-fated. Famed guitarist Jeff ""Skunk"""
"dangerous lifestyle. Willem Dafoe starred as the villain John Geiger, and Glenn Plummer (who played Reeves' carjacking victim) also cameos as the same character, this time driving a boat that Alex takes control of. The film is considered one of the worst sequels of all time, scoring only 3% (based on 64 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes. Speed (1994 film) Speed is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Jan de Bont in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, and Jeff Daniels. The film tells the story of"