"nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ""Glengarry Glen Ross"", making Pacino the first male actor ever to receive two acting nominations for two movies in the same year, and to win for the lead role. Pacino starred alongside Sean Penn in the crime drama ""Carlito's Way"" in 1993, in which he portrayed a gangster released from prison with the help of his lawyer (Penn) and vows to go straight. Pacino starred in Michael Mann's ""Heat"" (1995), in which he and Robert De Niro appeared on-screen together for the first time (though both Pacino and De Niro starred in ""The Godfather"
"Richard Roma Richard Roma is a fictional character from David Mamet's 1982 play ""Glengarry Glen Ross"" and its 1992 film adaptation. Roma has been portrayed by a range of actors, including Joe Mantegna, Al Pacino and Liev Schreiber, although the role was originated by Jack Shepherd. Actors portraying Roma have seen multiple stage award wins and nominations—both Mantegna and Schreiber received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for their depictions, while Shepherd earned a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal. In film, Pacino received nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting"
"Jackie Brown Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel ""Rum Punch"". It is the only film that Tarantino has adapted from a previous work, and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films ""Coffy"" (1973) and ""Foxy Brown"" (1974), both of which also starred Grier in the title roles. The film's supporting cast includes Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. It was Tarantino's third film"
"in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. The disc was the result of a new licensing deal with Miramax and Lionsgate. Jackie Brown Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel ""Rum Punch"". It is the only film that Tarantino has adapted from a previous work, and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films ""Coffy"" (1973) and ""Foxy Brown"" (1974), both of which also starred Grier"
"the recurring character Gil Gunderson on ""The Simpsons"". The character borrows many of the mannerisms of Levene, and is often portrayed as an unsuccessful salesman. Glengarry Glen Ross (film) Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American drama film adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, and directed by James Foley. The film depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to ""motivate"" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired."
"""Salome"" (1992) with Al Pacino at the Circle in the Square Theatre; ""Titus Andronicus"" (1994) with the Theatre for a New Audience, directed by Julie Taymor; ""Macbeth"" (1994) at the Classic Stage Company, directed by Jack Stehlin; and ""Arms and the Man"" (1995) in Hartford, Connecticut, directed by Mark Lamos. He appeared in a supporting role in the Daniel Day-Lewis-starring historical epic ""The Last of the Mohicans"", which was released in the United States on 25 September 1992. On American television, he appeared in ""Loving"" (1992), ""South Beach"" (1993), ""New York Undercover"" (1996), ""Swift Justice"" (1996), and ""Liberty!"" (1997). In"
"Alan Di Fiore Alan Di Fiore (sometimes Alan DiFiore) is a Canadian screenwriter and producer of film and television, best known for his work on ""Grimm"" and the thriller film ""Money Monster"", starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell. DiFiore co-founded Pagliacci's Restaurant, located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with his friend, Howard Siegel. His mother was the creator of most of Pagliacci's Restaurant's outstanding menu items. DiFiore has worked extensively across film and television since the early 1990s. His numerous television credits include the CTV movie ""The Life"" and ""Milgaard"", which won eight Geminis; the mini-series ""Vendetta"" and"
"generation of young fans. During the rest of the decade, they would star together in ""Grumpier Old Men"", ""Out to Sea"", and the widely panned ""The Odd Couple II"". In 1996, Lemmon was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear award at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, Lemmon was a guest voice on ""The Simpsons"" episode ""The Twisted World of Marge Simpson,"" playing the character Frank Ormand, owner of the pretzel business that Marge Simpson franchised. The recurring ""Simpsons"" character Gil Gunderson, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is an ongoing parody of Lemmon's character in ""Glengarry Glen Ross"". At the"
"family reunion, Levi's health begins to fail and he passes on a sentimental request that he be given a 'Viking Funeral' after his death. With his adult children consumed by their own personal worries, the grandchildren honors Levi's last wishes. Rocket Gibraltar Rocket Gibraltar is a 1988 American drama film released directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey and Macaulay Culkin in his film debut. Levi Rockwell is a retired, widowed Hollywood screenwriter and patriarch who reunites his entire family at his Long Island estate"
"""Unforgiven"" 1. Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)<br> 2. ""The Match Factory Girl"" (""Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö"")<br> 3. ""The Best Intentions"" (""Den goda viljan"") 1. American Dream<br> 2. ""Brother's Keeper""<br> 3. ""A Brief History of Time"" 1992 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 27th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1993, honored the best filmmaking of 1992. 1. Unforgiven<br> 2. ""The Crying Game""<br> 3. ""The Player"" 1. Clint Eastwood – ""Unforgiven""<br> 2. Robert Altman – ""The Player""<br> 3. Neil Jordan – ""The Crying Game"" 1. Stephen Rea – ""The Crying Game""<br> 2."
"Grumpy Old Men (film) Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the sequel, ""Grumpier Old Men"" (1995). The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. This was the sixth film starring both Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and their first on screen pairing since 1981's ""Buddy Buddy"", and was released on December 25, 1993. Widower retirees John Gustafson (Lemmon), a former high"
"haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg. As the film continues, these lost souls come together to create bonds of love, loss, and loneliness and in the end, discover forgiveness and overcome abandonment. The soundtrack of the series by Thomas Newman was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Cary Brokaw, executive producer of the series, worked for over ten years to bring the 1991 stage production to television, having first read it in 1989, before its first production. In 1993, Al Pacino committed to playing the role"
"Huw Higginson Huw Higginson (born 21 February 1964) is an English actor, best known for playing PC George Garfield in ""The Bill"" from 1989 to 1999. Higginson has also appeared in ""Heartbeat"", ""EastEnders"", ""Casualty"", ""By Any Means"" and ""Jessica"". He appeared as Mr Cunningham in two stories of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" entitled ""The Day of the Clown"" and ""The Mark of the Berserker"". After relocating to Australia in 2014, Higginson has appeared in numerous Australian television programs and stage productions. Some of the roles he has played since moving to Australia include General Birdwood in ""Deadline Gallipoli"", Malcolm Hammill"
"weeks of rehearsal in Los Angeles. There is also a novel version of ""Save the Tiger"", by Shagan: the title comes from a campaign to save tigers from extinction to which Stoner contributes. The movie failed financially at the box office, but critics and viewers who saw it liked the performance of Lemmon as Stoner. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 12 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. Save the Tiger Save the Tiger is a 1973 drama film about moral conflict in contemporary America directed by John G."
"Mike Novick in the last eight episodes of Season 4 of ""24"". He appeared in the 1992 James Foley and David Mamet film ""Glengarry Glen Ross"" as the Detective. He appeared in the scene where Al Pacino was having an argument with Kevin Spacey about the ""six-thousand dollars"" owed to him. Ciccolella was also seen in the episode of Nickelodeon's ""The Adventures of Pete & Pete"" titled ""Tool and Die,"" where he plays the shop class teacher Mr Slurm, whose missing left hand stirred nothing but hearsay and rumors. Mr. Ciccolella did not reprise his role as Mr. Slurm in"
"received numerous award nominations. Al Pacino won Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance as Kevorkian. It received largely positive reviews and currently has a 90% rating at the aggregate film review website ""Rotten Tomatoes"". Prompted by the plight of David Rivlin, a quadriplegic who litigated to be removed from his respirator so he can die, the sight of a dying woman in a hospital bed, and the memory of his mother Satenig's death over two decades earlier, Dr. Jack Kevorkian builds his first ""death machine"". out of parts bought at a flea market. He"
"the '50s, with also rock music from the '90s. True Romance True Romance is a 1993 American romantic crime film directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. The film stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette with an ensemble cast including James Gandolfini, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Walken. At a Detroit theater showing kung fu films, Alabama Whitman strikes up a conversation with Elvis Presley fanatic Clarence Worley. They later have sex at Clarence's apartment in downtown Detroit. Alabama tearfully confesses that she is a call girl hired by Clarence's boss as a"
"Gladiator (1992 film) Gladiator is a 1992 American sports drama film directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghetto. While being exploited by a boxing promoter, the two teens become friends. Tommy Riley and his father have just moved to start a new life. Tommy's father has accumulated many gambling debts"
"Glengarry Glen Ross (film) Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American drama film adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, and directed by James Foley. The film depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to ""motivate"" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. It was filmed in New York City. Like the play, the film is notorious for its use of profanity, leading the cast to refer to"
"cover of ""We Will Rock You"" was a minor hit on the ""Billboard"" 200, peaking at #83. The soundtrack also contained the last appearance by the rap group, 3rd Bass. Jerry Goldsmith's unused score was released by Intrada Records in 2013, but none of Brad Fiedel's retained score appears on the 1992 album. Gladiator (1992 film) Gladiator is a 1992 American sports drama film directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to"
"Awards and won two: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Al Pacino and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special for Adam Mazer. Pacino also won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. You Don't Know Jack (film) You Don't Know Jack is a 2010 made-for-television biopic written by Adam Mazer and directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Al Pacino, John Goodman, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon, and Brenda Vaccaro. The film dramatizes the efforts of former Oakland County, Michigan pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Pacino) to help the terminally ill and"
"placed Scott's statue in inconspicuous spot behind the fountain. A famous scene from the 1973 drama ""Scarecrow"", starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino was filmed here. In the scene shortly after learning of the death of his estranged son (though falsified by the mother), Pacino's character Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi, happily plays with a group of children before, upon uncovering a deep emotional truth, he snatches one of them up and begins to ascend the fountain. He is left catatonic in a hospital following the incident. The fountain is also featured briefly in Anthony Mann's 1947 film noir ""T-Men"", photographed"
"Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ""A Pistol for Ringo"" (1965), Captain Montgomery Brown/'Ringo' in Tessari's ""The Return of Ringo"" (1965), the title character in Michele Lupo's ""Arizona Colt"" (1966), Scott Mary in Tonino Valerii's ""Day of Anger"" (1967) and Michael ""California"" Random in Lupo's ""California"" (1977). Born in Rome, Gemma first worked as a stuntman, then was offered real acting parts by director Duccio Tessari, starting with the"
"Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ""A Pistol for Ringo"" (1965), Captain Montgomery Brown/'Ringo' in Tessari's ""The Return of Ringo"" (1965), the title character in Michele Lupo's ""Arizona Colt"" (1966), Scott Mary in Tonino Valerii's ""Day of Anger"" (1967) and Michael ""California"" Random in Lupo's ""California"" (1977). Born in Rome, Gemma first worked as a stuntman, then was offered real acting parts by director Duccio Tessari, starting with the"
"as drug and sexual abuse as well as anti-social alienated youth in Midwestern America. In retrospection to the confronting nature of the film, Sevigny cited it as one of her favorite projects: ""Young people love that movie. It's been stolen from every Blockbuster in America. It's become a cult film"". The film was dedicated to Sevigny's father, who died prior to the film's release. After ""Gummo"", Sevigny starred in the neo-noir thriller ""Palmetto"" (1998), playing a young Florida kidnapee alongside Woody Harrelson. She then had a leading role as a Hampshire College graduate in the sardonic period piece ""The Last"
"Jack Lemmon was voted Best Actor by the National Board of Review. Al Pacino was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor but did not win. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role but lost to Gene Hackman for ""Unforgiven""; the same year he was nominated and won the Best Actor Oscar for ""Scent of a Woman"". ""Empire"" magazine voted the film the 470th greatest film in their ""500 Greatest Movies of All Time"" list. Lemmon's portrayal of Shelley Levene was a major source of inspiration in the creation of"
"Mr Ratchett, Michelle Pfeiffer as Mrs Hubbard, Penélope Cruz as Pilar Estravados (a Hispanic version of Greta Ohlsson, the name coming from a character in ""Hercule Poirot's Christmas""), Dame Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff, Sir Derek Jacobi as Masterman, Leslie Odom Jr. as Dr Arbuthnot, Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham, Lucy Boynton as Countess Andrenyi, Tom Bateman as Monsieur Bouc, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Biniamino Marquez (a Cuban version of Antonio Foscarelli), Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen, Marwan Kenzari as Pierre Michel, Sergei Polunin as Count Andrenyi, Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman, and Olivia Colman as Hildegarde Schmidt. Greta Ohlsson is"
"Harry"" (Jason Alexander)<br> 1994: ""Oleanna"" (Kyra Sedgwick) <br> 1994: ""Marvin's Room"" (Mary Steenburgen, Jane Cecil, Tim Monsion)<br> 1995: ""Staccato"" (Eugene Robert Glazer, Cameron Watson, Sarah MacDonnell, Anthony Russell, Edith Fields)<br> 1995: ""Why We Have a Body"" (Amy Resnick, K. K. Dodds, Shareen Mitchell)<br> 1995: ""Fatty"" <br> 1995: ""Twist of Fate"" (Lisa Raggio, Dan Gerrity, Tia Texada)<br> 1996: ""The Apple Doesn't Fall Far Drom The Tree"" (Directed by Leonard Nimoy --opened Feb 22)<br> 1996: ""Kindertransport"" (Holland Taylor, Kala Savage, Jane Kaczmarek, Elizabeth Hoffman)<br> 1996 ""All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"" (Beth Howland, Robert Mandan, David Naughton, Michael"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"and disappointing. Following is a list of awards that ""2:22"" or its cast have won or for which they have been nominated. 2:22 (2008 film) 2:22 is a 2008 Canadian low-budget crime thriller directed by Phillip Guzman and starring Mick Rossi, Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, and Jorge A. Jiminez. Gully Mercer (Mick Rossi) leads a group of pro-league criminals (Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, Jorge A. Jiminez, and Val Kilmer) in the city of Toronto. They plan a seemingly ""foolproof"" heist for a lazy high-class hotel on New Year's Eve, set to take place at exactly 2:22 A.M. But when things"
"and ""My Hero"". Huw Higginson Huw Higginson (born 21 February 1964) is an English actor, best known for playing PC George Garfield in ""The Bill"" from 1989 to 1999. Higginson has also appeared in ""Heartbeat"", ""EastEnders"", ""Casualty"", ""By Any Means"" and ""Jessica"". He appeared as Mr Cunningham in two stories of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" entitled ""The Day of the Clown"" and ""The Mark of the Berserker"". After relocating to Australia in 2014, Higginson has appeared in numerous Australian television programs and stage productions. Some of the roles he has played since moving to Australia include General Birdwood in ""Deadline"
"2:22 (2008 film) 2:22 is a 2008 Canadian low-budget crime thriller directed by Phillip Guzman and starring Mick Rossi, Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, and Jorge A. Jiminez. Gully Mercer (Mick Rossi) leads a group of pro-league criminals (Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, Jorge A. Jiminez, and Val Kilmer) in the city of Toronto. They plan a seemingly ""foolproof"" heist for a lazy high-class hotel on New Year's Eve, set to take place at exactly 2:22 A.M. But when things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit. Steve Power of DVD Verdict gave a mostly positive review"
"""Dennis the Menace"" (1993). His partnership with Jack Lemmon became one of the most successful pairings in Hollywood. They became lifelong friends after making ""The Fortune Cookie"" and would make a total of 10 movies together—11 counting ""Kotch"", in which Lemmon has a cameo as a sleeping bus passenger. Apart from their many comedies, the two appeared (although they did not share any scenes) in the Oliver Stone drama, ""JFK"" (1991). Matthau and Lemmon reunited for the comedy ""Grumpy Old Men"" (1993), co-starring Ann-Margret, and its sequel, ""Grumpier Old Men"" (1995), also co-starring Sophia Loren. This led to further pairings"