"The Rat Pack (film) The Rat Pack is a 1998 HBO television film about the Rat Pack. The movie stars Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna as Dean Martin, Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis, Jr., and Angus Macfadyen as Peter Lawford. Despite his membership in the Pack, Joey Bishop (played by Bobby Slayton) is given minimal screen time, while John F. Kennedy (played by William L. Petersen), depicted as an on-and-off friend of Sinatra's, is given a more central role. Also featured in supporting roles are Željko Ivanek as Bobby Kennedy, Veronica Cartwright as Rocky Cooper (wife of Gary"
"that are lensless and half-rimless. Many NBA players wear lensless glasses with thick plastic frames like horn-rimmed glasses during post-game interviews, geek chic that draws comparisons to Steve Urkel. Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, known for his red frames claimed to have started the trend when he entered the league in 2008 but LeBron James of the Miami Heat disagreed. James' teammate Dwyane Wade calls them ""nerd glasses."" After the Heat won Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals Wade took it a step farther by wearing flip-up sunglasses. Wade said he was, ""paying a little homage to"
"Frat Pack The ""Frat Pack"" is a nickname given to a group of comedy actors who have appeared together in many of the highest-grossing comedy movies since the mid-1990s. The group is usually considered to include Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn. The term was used by ""USA Today"" in a June 2004 story and was soon picked up by other media outlets. Before ""USA Today"" dubbed this group the ""Frat Pack"", ""Entertainment Weekly"" had referred to them as the ""Slacker Pack"", having earlier coined the term ""Frat Pack"" to describe actors Leonardo"
"The Glasses ""The Glasses"" is the 67th episode of the sitcom ""Seinfeld"". It is the third episode of the fifth season, and first aired on September 30, 1993. This is the first episode of ""Seinfeld"" written by Tom Gammill and Max Pross. This episode ends with the dedication ""In memory of our friend, John Oteri,"" who worked as a camera operator on the show. Rance Howard appears as the blind man in this episode. Rance is actor/director Ron Howard's father. Anna Gunn, who plays Jerry's girlfriend Amy, later went on to star in ""Breaking Bad"". George claims his eyeglasses were"
"of the 20th century, particularly a brief renaissance in the 1980s. In the 1980s, Rimways were often featured in movies to indicate that a character was an intellectual; Wilford Brimley wore a pair as scientist Blair in ""The Thing"", as did Corey Feldman while playing a child inventor in """". Paul Verhoeven chose a pair for Kurtwood Smith to wear as villain Clarence Boddicker in ""RoboCop"" specifically because the glasses' intellectual associations would clash with the character's violent personality, a contradiction that he believed recalled the similarly bespectacled Heinrich Himmler. Three-piece glasses rose in popularity in the early 21st century"
"Glass Eye (band) Glass Eye were an influential art rock group based in Austin, Texas, and were primarily active from 1983 to 1993. Popular in Austin, and on the college radio and tour circuit, the band's unusual and unique musical style, blending melodic hooks with dissonance and occasional tendencies for the avant-garde, delighted critics. Considered ""one of Austin's most popular and influential bands"", their commercial success never matched their critical acclaim. Through self-release, and being signed to Wrestler and Bar/None Records, they released four LPs, two EPs and one single, and when the band regrouped in 2006, they released their"
"This interview had a digitally edited background that was changed to four ""i""'s. Four eyes is a nickname for someone who wears glasses, and the only such player was Craig. Also, during the execution, a barrel that said 'N2O' was shown in the background, referring to Craig's birthday, November 20. Episode 7: In the Act 4 bumper, the words ""Roja Corbata"", Spanish for red tie, are hidden in the Mole thumbprint. Craig was wearing a red tie at the execution. It was revealed through additional footage on ABC's The Mole website that this tie was delivered to Craig from the"
"of sunglasses in the 1999 film Fight Club as the character Tyler Durden. In the 2000 film ""American Psycho"", the protagonist Patrick Bateman mentions that his yuppie colleague, Marcus Halberstram, has the same penchant for Oliver Peoples glasses as he does. Bateman and several of his colleagues are then depicted as each owning an identical pair of the same Peoples' frame. Frontman Bono, of U2, wore the Oliver Peoples ""Amp"" frame off stage during the 2001 Elevation Tour. He is currently wearing the Oliver People's ""The Row"" frame on and off stage during 2017 The Joshua Tree Tour and 2018"
"In 2005, ""Details Magazine"" called Judd Apatow, Adam McKay, and Todd Phillips ""The Frat Packagers"". A year later, Paul Rudd was called a Frat Pack member by the ""New York Post"" and other publications. Asked by an interviewer with ""The Advocate"" whether ""Knocked Up"" would usher him into the Frat Pack, Rudd said he was a ""pledge"" that hasn't ""been initiated yet into the brotherhood"". Years later, in a 2011 interview, Rudd acknowledged his association with the group by saying, ""As far as the Frat Pack concept goes, I'm happy to be included. I think the elder statesmen in it"
"was released January 5, 2018. Glass has a short cameo in the 2015 film about the Canterbury scene, """", and appears more extensively (over 26 minutes of performance footage, plus two interviews) in the companion disc ""Romantic Warriors III: Special Features DVD"", both from Zeitgeist Media. Glass (band) Glass is a progressive rock trio from the Pacific Northwest who play complex original instrumental symphonic jazz-rock. The group consists of Greg Sherman (born 1954) on keyboards, vibes & Mellotron, his brother Jeff Sherman (b. 1952) on bass guitar, guitar, bass pedals and keyboards, and their childhood friend Jerry Cook (b. 1953)"
"impaired dancer, Benjamin Yonattan, used Google Glass to overcome his chronic vision condition. In 2015, Yonattan performed on the reality television program ""America's Got Talent"". Concerns have been raised by various sources regarding the intrusion of privacy, and the etiquette and ethics of using the device in public and recording people without their permission. Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, claims that Glass could be seen as a way to become even more isolated in public, but the intent was quite the opposite: Brin views checking social media as a constant ""nervous tic,"" which is why Glass can notify the user of"
"the Academy Awards. However, Owen Wilson and Steve Carell are the only members to be nominated for an Academy Award, with Wilson nominated for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing ""The Royal Tenenbaums"" and Carell nominated for Best Actor for his performance in ""Foxcatcher"". Frat Pack The ""Frat Pack"" is a nickname given to a group of comedy actors who have appeared together in many of the highest-grossing comedy movies since the mid-1990s. The group is usually considered to include Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn. The term was used by ""USA Today"" in"
"fabricated anyway."" Initially, the core members included Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, all of whom were recognized by ""USA Today"" in an early feature. Later, John C. Reilly, David Koechner, and Steve Carell were also included in the Pack. The previous year, ""USA Today"" had listed Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Leslie Mann as the Frat Pack's ""Junior Varsity"". While hosting ""Saturday Night Live"" in September 2005, Carell indirectly claimed membership by mentioning Stiller, Vaughn, Ferrell, Owen Wilson, and Black, and saying he was ""one of those guys now""."
"Brat Pack (actors) The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented in the 1980s. First mentioned in a 1985 ""New York"" magazine article, it is now usually defined as the cast members of two specific films released in 1985—""The Breakfast Club"" and ""St. Elmo's Fire""—although other actors are sometimes included. The ""core"" members are considered to be Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The term ""Brat Pack"", a play on the Rat Pack from the 1950s and"
"show ""Damages"", the main character Patty Hewes, as portrayed by Glenn Close, wears the Oliver Peoples O'Malley sunglasses. As of July 2013, Close has auctioned off her signature glasses on eBay, in efforts to raise funds for her charity. Oliver Peoples collaborated with Zooey Deschanel on the 2009 campaign short film, Catch a Tuesday. Then-Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard wore Ashton in Red Tortoise Gradient, initially at the National Press Club, announcing the date for the 2013 Federal Election starting the longest election campaign (9 months) in Australia's history. Oliver Peoples Oliver Peoples is an American luxury eyewear brand established"
"""supporting individual voices in the arts."" Glass Eye Pix continues to nurture young talent, most recently producing the debut features of Robert Mocker (""Like Me"", starring Addison Timlin and Fessenden), Ana Asensio (""Most Beautiful Island""), and Jenn Wexler (""The Ranger""). Fessenden is currently completing his Frankenstein-themed feature, ""Depraved"", which he wrote, directed, and edited. Larry Fessenden Laurence T. Fessenden (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, producer, writer, director, film editor, and cinematographer. He is the founder of the New York based independent production shingle Glass Eye Pix. His writer/director credits include ""No Telling"" (written with Beck Underwood, 1991),"
"a group of actors larger, or more inclusive, than the currently understood meaning of the term ""Brat Pack"". For example, most of the cast members of ""The Outsiders"" were mentioned, including Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, and Ralph Macchio, none of whom starred in any other 1980s movies with any ""core"" Brat Packers, besides Patrick Swayze. Charlie Sheen appears in several lists – more for his family relationship to Brat Pack leader Emilio Estevez and his partying than for his collaborative film work with other members. James Spader and Robert Downey, Jr. have also been considered"
"effect of ""You look like a goddamn rat pack."" ""Rat Pack"" may also be a shortened version of ""Holmby Hills Rat Pack"", a reference to the home of Bogart and Bacall which served as a regular hangout. Visiting members included Errol Flynn, Ava Gardner, Nat King Cole, Robert Mitchum, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, Jerry Lewis and Cesar Romero. According to Stephen Bogart, the original members of the Holmby Hills Rat Pack were: Frank Sinatra (pack master), Judy Garland (first vice-president), Nicole Bassing (den mother), Sid Luft (cage master), Bogart (rat in charge of public"
"Noah Bennet Noah Bennet, also known as the man in horn-rimmed glasses (a.k.a. HRG) or simply Mr. Bennet, is a character from the NBC drama ""Heroes"" played by Jack Coleman. The role was initially recurring, but became regular as of the 11th episode. His first name was not revealed until ""How to Stop an Exploding Man"", the first-season finale. Along with his adoptive daughter Claire, Noah is the most frequently seen character in the series, and returned for the 2015-16 miniseries ""Heroes Reborn"". At first glance, Noah Bennet appears to be an ordinary businessman who works at the Primatech Paper"
"and in films in the early 1960s, including the movies ""Ocean's 11"", ""Sergeants 3"", and ""Robin and the 7 Hoods"" (in the last film, Bing Crosby replaced Lawford). Sinatra, Martin, and Davis were regarded as the group's lead members. The name ""The Rat Pack"" was first used to refer to a group of friends in New York. Several explanations have been offered for the famous name over the years. According to one version, the group's original ""Den Mother"", Lauren Bacall, after seeing her husband, Humphrey Bogart, and his friends return from a night in Las Vegas, said words to the"
"Bennet tells Peter Petrelli to call him ""Noah."" Ironically, likely in a nod to the character's inaccurate name, Bennet tries on an actual pair of horn-rimmed glasses in a flashback sequence at the end of ""Company Man"". He decides not to wear them when Claire describes them as ""grandpa glasses."" Claire subsequently selects the browline glasses (declaring that he now looks ""like my dad""), which he then wears from that point forward. In an interview with ""TV Guide"", Jack Coleman was asked ""were the horn-rimmed glasses your idea, or the writers?"" Coleman responded: Noah Bennet Noah Bennet, also known as"
"and tells them that he's proud of them before dying. Noah Bennet is initially introduced as ""the man in the horn-rimmed glasses,"" based on his distinctive eyewear. The glasses Coleman wears in most scenes are actually browline, not horn-rimmed, but none of the characters seem aware of the distinction. In the third episode, ""One Giant Leap"", his name was confirmed as ""Mr. Bennet"" and he has been occasionally referred to as such since. Still, ""Horn-Rimmed Glasses"" (or a variant of it) is the more often used name by the characters, albeit indirectly. For example, characters who don't know him personally"
"Groucho glasses Groucho glasses, also known as nose glasses or the beaglepuss, are a humorous novelty disguise which function as a caricature of the stage makeup used by the comedian Groucho Marx in his movies and vaudeville performances. They typically consist of black frames (either round or horn-rimmed) with attached features including bushy eyebrows, a large plastic nose, bushy moustache, and sometimes a plastic cigar. Considered one of the most iconic and widely used of all novelty items in the world, Groucho glasses were first marketed in the early 1940s and are instantly recognizable to people throughout the world. Groucho"
"Lennon glasses"", ""Round Metal"", or, occasionally, ""Granny Glasses"") were a type of psychedelic art wire-rim sunglasses that were often worn, usually for purely aesthetic reasons, by members of the 1960s counterculture. Pop icons such as Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, John Lennon, Jerry Garcia, Boy George, Liam Gallagher, Suggs, Ozzy Osbourne, Duckie (Jon Cryer) in ""Pretty in Pink"" and Jodie Foster's character in the film ""Taxi Driver"" all wore teashades. The original teashade design was made up of medium-sized, perfectly round lenses, supported by pads on the bridge of the nose and a thin wire frame. When teashades became popular in"
"another spate of violent attacks by the Mid-Ulster Brigade erupted. Wright's UVF gang called themselves ""The Brat Pack"". Wright is believed to have started dealing drugs in 1991, mainly in ecstasy. It was around this time that ""Sunday World"" journalists Martin O'Hagan and Jim Campbell coined the term ""Rat Pack"" for the Brigade. Unable at first to identify Wright by name for legal reasons, they christened him ""King Rat"". Eventually the newspaper named Wright as a drug lord and sectarian murderer. Wright was apparently enraged by the nickname and made numerous threats against O'Hagan and Campbell. The ""Sunday World""'s offices"
"A short scene revealing that Amy was in fact having an affair with Jeffrey was filmed but deleted before broadcast. The Glasses ""The Glasses"" is the 67th episode of the sitcom ""Seinfeld"". It is the third episode of the fifth season, and first aired on September 30, 1993. This is the first episode of ""Seinfeld"" written by Tom Gammill and Max Pross. This episode ends with the dedication ""In memory of our friend, John Oteri,"" who worked as a camera operator on the show. Rance Howard appears as the blind man in this episode. Rance is actor/director Ron Howard's father."
"to make the visor portion as well. One manufacturer, The Featherweight Eyeshade Company, described their eyeshade as ""healthful, color peculiarly restful to the eyes"". Green eyeshades are still on the market, typically sold as ""dealer's visors."" They retain a certain degree of popularity in the gambling community. Several individuals, including William Mahony, received patents for their eyeshade designs. The phrase ""green eye-shades"" can be applied to individuals who are excessively concerned with financial matters or small and insignificant details and is used even as recently as 2013 in U.S. Budget Committee Hearings. Popular comic book character, Gideon McDuck, a newspaper"
"as well as other standalone superhero films. Brat Pack (actors) The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented in the 1980s. First mentioned in a 1985 ""New York"" magazine article, it is now usually defined as the cast members of two specific films released in 1985—""The Breakfast Club"" and ""St. Elmo's Fire""—although other actors are sometimes included. The ""core"" members are considered to be Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The term ""Brat Pack"", a play on"
"group, she said, ""You all look like a pack of rats."" The nickname caught on, and they were called the Rat Pack, the name of its earlier incarnation led by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, who originally made the remark of the ""pack of rats"" about the group around her husband Bogart. The group around Sinatra made several movies together, including ""Ocean's 11"" (1960), ""Sergeants 3"" (1962), and ""Robin and the 7 Hoods"" (1964), and they performed onstage together in Las Vegas. Davis was a headliner at The Frontier Casino in Las Vegas, but he was required (as were all"
"Wack Pack The Wack Pack is the name given to an assortment of personalities heard throughout the history of ""The Howard Stern Show"", American entertainment talk radio show. As a parody of the Rat Pack or Brat Pack, they are considered part of what the radio show became notable for. Members tend to be unusual in some way such as being blatantly racist, mentally disabled, having a comical appearance, voice or ability. As of 2016, twenty four living individuals are designated ""Wack Packers"" (along with a number of deceased). Not every regular guest on or caller to the show is"
"Rusty Eye Rusty Eye is an American heavy metal trio, originally formed in Mexico City in 1995. In 2004 Rusty Eye relocated to Los Angeles, California. Rusty Eye has also been the backing band for the rock en español solo musician Sergio Arau since 2015. Rusty Eye was formed in 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico. The band's original lineup consisted of Mr. Rust (born Pablo Armando Salido Casanova) on bass and vocals, 'Dr. Eye' on guitars and vocals, Daniel Acosta on drums, and Ken Harrington on lead vocals. The quartet previously went by the name of 'Scarecrow' in 1993 and"
"which won him a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and Dr. Alfred Blalock in the Emmy-winning ""Something the Lord Made"" (2004). Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016 at age 69. His final film roles were as Lieutenant General Frank Benson in the thriller ""Eye in the Sky"" (2015), and the voice of Absolem, the caterpillar in ""Alice Through the Looking Glass"" (2016). Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was born into a working class family in Hammersmith, London, on 21 February 1946. He was the son of Margaret Doreen Rose (""née"" Bartlett),"
"formed the band Glass Eye. In the early fall of 1981, Flynn began playing with drummer Chris Ritter. They soon added bass player Chris Wilson and began playing shows in the Bay Area as a three piece, with Flynn on vocals. While this was happening, Sam McBride, the band's soon-to-be vocalist, was singing with future Fang drummer Greg Langston in the band Shut Up. In early 1982, Ritter was replaced with drummer Joel Fox, and at Fox's audition he brought along his friend McBride, who volunteered to be the band's singer. The line-up solidified as McBride (vocals), Chris Wilson (bass),"