"Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. 1990: Jeremy Irons as Sunny von Bülow – ""Reversal of Fortune"" 1991: Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter – ""The Silence of the Lambs"" 1992: Denzel Washington as Malcolm X – ""Malcolm X"" 1993: Anthony Hopkins as Mr. James Stevens – ""The Remains of the Day"" 1994: Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump"
"King Claudius, the main antagonist of William Shakespeare's play ""Hamlet"", Scar's villainy was additionally inspired by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. As the character's supervising animator, Deja based Scar's appearance on that of Irons himself, as well as the actor's Academy Award-winning performance as Claus von Bülow in ""Reversal of Fortune ""(1990). Before Irons was cast, the directors had considered offering the role to actors Tim Curry and Malcolm McDowell. As a character, Scar has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics, who greeted Irons's vocal performance with equal enthusiasm. However, Scar's violence, dark color palette and allegedly effeminate mannerisms were"
"Pierpont Morgan Library that buys drawings in her mother's name, the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund. The 1990 film ""Reversal of Fortune"" was based on Alan Dershowitz' books about the case against Claus von Bulow for the alleged murder attempt on his wife, Sunny, with Kristi Hundt as the older Cosima von Bülow and Kara Emerson as the young Cosima von Bülow. Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli Countess Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli (born 15 April 1967) is a British socialite and philanthropist of American, Danish and German ancestry and daughter of the lawyer Claus von Bülow and Sunny von Bülow. She"
"he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as ""Moonlighting"" (1982), ""Betrayal"" (1983), and ""The Mission"" (1986), he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller ""Dead Ringers"" (1988). In 1990, Irons portrayed accused attempted murderer Claus von Bülow in ""Reversal of Fortune"", and took home multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other notable films have included Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller ""Kafka"" (1991), the period drama ""The House of the Spirits"" (1993), the romantic drama ""M. Butterfly"" (1993), the voice of Scar in Disney's ""The Lion King"" (1994),"
"Cliff Sloan Clifford Sloan is the former Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure at the U.S. State Department. Previously, Sloan was the publisher of ""Slate"" magazine. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College. During his time at Harvard Law, Sloan assisted Alan Dershowitz with the famous Claus von Bülow murder case with his classmate and friend Eliot Spitzer. In the 1990 movie ""Reversal of Fortune"", about the case, Sloan and Spitzer are played by Felicity Huffman and Annabella Sciorra. After his time at Harvard Law, he served as a Supreme Court clerk for Supreme Court Justice John"
"the 1930s and became a very rich lady. She would later hang out in the Factory with Andy Warhol. SS 2014 'Andy' - Andy Warhol was an American pop artist, famous for a lot of things but mostly his silk prints. SS 2014 'Diana' - Diana Ross is an American singer. Pre-fall 14 'Sunny' - Sunny von Bülow, most famous today for having been in a coma for 28 years. She was an American heiress. Glenn Close played her in the film Reversal of Fortune. AW 2014 'Claus' - Claus von Bülow. Married to Sunny von Bülow. Born and bread"
"Sunny von Bülow Martha Sharp Crawford von Bülow, known as Sunny von Bülow (September 1, 1932 – December 6, 2008), was an American heiress and socialite. Her husband, Claus von Bülow (b. 1926), was convicted of attempting to murder her by insulin overdose, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. A second trial found him not guilty, after experts opined that there was no insulin injection and that her symptoms were attributable to over-use of prescription drugs. The story was dramatized in the book and movie, ""Reversal of Fortune"". Sunny von Bülow lived almost 28 years in a persistent vegetative"
"incompetent detective in ""Eat and Run"" (1986), the pistol-wielding psychopath stalking Jamie Lee Curtis in 1989's ""Blue Steel"", and the lead in Paul Mazursky's Oscar-nominated ""Enemies: A Love Story"" (1989). He starred as Jerry Lewis's character's son in the multi-episode ""Garment District Arc"" of the television crime series ""Wiseguy"" (1988). He portrayed two well-known attorneys in films based on actual events, playing defense attorney Alan Dershowitz in the drama ""Reversal of Fortune"" (1990), based on the trial of Claus von Bülow. and defense attorney Robert Shapiro in the television film ""American Tragedy"" (2000), the story of the O. J. Simpson"
"retrial. Dershowitz told the story of the case in his book, ""Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow case"" (1985), which was turned into a movie in 1990. Dershowitz was played by actor Ron Silver, and Dershowitz himself had a cameo role as a judge. Dershowitz, in his book ""Taking the Stand"", recounts that von Bülow had a dinner party after he was found not guilty at his trial. Dershowitz told him that he would not attend if it was a ""victory party"", and von Bülow assured him that it was only a dinner for ""several interesting friends"". Norman Mailer"
"an average score of 7.8 out of 10 from 33 reviews. Irons was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor, Schroeder was nominated for Best Director, and Kazan was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay award. Irons was also awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. In 2015, the 25th anniversary of ""Entertainment Weekly"", it named ""Reversal of Fortune"" on its list of the 25 best films of the past 25 years. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Reversal of Fortune Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 film adapted from"
"young cub to stay there and await his father's arrival alone, dubbing it ""a father and son ..."" thing""."" According to Hahn, ""The comedy in [Irons's] inflection comes from Scar sounding so disdainful he can barely summon the will to finish the sentence."" Irons's physical appearance and mannerisms served as inspiration for Scar's supervising animator Andreas Deja, namely his flicking his paw in disgust. Critics have cited physical similarities between Irons and Scar. In a reference to the role that earned Irons an Academy Award, Claus von Bülow in ""Reversal of Fortune ""(1990), the writers gave Scar one of von"
"Sunny von Bülow's medical condition in their book, ""Insulin Murders"" (London, Royal Society of Medicine Press 2007). ""The Suicide"" is the 32nd episode of the sitcom ""Seinfeld"". It is the 15th episode of the show's third season. Jerry's neighbor, Martin, attempts suicide and is in a coma. While Jerry is in the hospital room with Martin and Gina, Jerry states ... ""That's not too bad. It's not like a Sunny von Bülow coma. The doctor said he should snap out of it anytime."" The 1990 film ""Reversal of Fortune"" was based on Dershowitz's books about the case, with Glenn Close"
"of all by Louise Brooks' luminous cosmic performance"" of the character. Kazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ""Reversal of Fortune"" in 1990. In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan. Nicholas Kazan Nicholas Kazan (born September 15, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Kazan was born in New York. He is the son of director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Mary Day Thacher). Through his mother, Kazan is a direct descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony"
"of Claus von Bülow, but was thrilled with Irons' performance. The story is narrated by Sunny von Bülow, who is in a coma after falling into diabetic shock after a Christmas party. Her husband, the dissolute European aristocrat Claus von Bülow, is charged with attempting to murder the hypoglycemic Sunny by giving her an overdose of insulin. Claus' strained relationship with his wife and his cold and haughty personal demeanor led most people to conclude that he is guilty. In need of an innovative defense, Claus turns to law professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz is initially convinced of Claus' guilt, but"
"death from cardiopulmonary arrest on December 6, 2008, at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home in New York City. Her memorial service, given by her three children, took place on January 14, 2009, at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York which was the same church where the von Bülows married. Alan Dershowitz, Claus' attorney, wrote a book about the case, ""Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case"" (New York, Random House 1986 and London, Penguin Books 1991). Professor Vincent Marks, an insulin expert of the University of Surrey, England, and Caroline Richmond have a chapter on the science underpinning"
"is the author of a number of books about politics and the law, including ""Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case"" (1985), the basis of the 1990 film; ""Chutzpah"" (1991); ""Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case"" (1996); ""The Case for Israel"" (2003); ""Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights"" (2004); and ""The Case for Peace"" (2005). His two most recent works were both published in 2018: ""The Case Against Impeaching Trump"" and ""The Case Against BDS: Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott is Anti-Semitic."" Dershowitz has received some backlash from"
"Casey Siemaszko Kazimierz A. ""Casey"" Siemaszko (born March 17, 1961) is an American actor. His best known film roles are ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989) as 3-D, ""Stand By Me"" (1986) as Billy Tessio, ""Young Guns"" (1988) as Charlie Bowdre, alongside Burt Reynolds in ""Breaking In"" (1989), and as Curley in ""Of Mice and Men"" (1992). He also appears in ""Public Enemies"" (2009). Siemaszko was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Konstanty (died 1999), was a Polish-born Roman Catholic who was a fighter in the Polish Underground during World War II, and"
"In 1976, Dershowitz handled the successful appeal of Harry Reems, who had been convicted of distribution of obscenity resulting from his acting in the pornographic movie ""Deep Throat"". In public debates, Dershowitz commonly argues against censorship of pornography on First Amendment grounds, and maintains that consumption of pornography is not harmful. Dershowitz represented Claus von Bülow, a British socialite, at his appeal for the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny von Bülow, who went into a coma in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1980 (and later died in 2008). He had the conviction overturned, and von Bülow was acquitted in a"
"who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. His mother, Collette McAllister (1931-2008), was from the United Kingdom. Siemaszko narrated the 1998 feature, ""The Polish-Americans"". He is a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, as is his sister, actress Nina Siemaszko. He also has a brother, Corky Siemaszko, who previously worked as a reporter/writer for the New York ""Daily News"" and currently works as a reporter for NBC News. Casey Siemaszko Kazimierz A. ""Casey"" Siemaszko (born March 17, 1961) is an American actor. His best known film roles are ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back"
"Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in ""Mephisto"" (1981), ""Never Say Never Again"" (1983), ""Out of Africa"" (1985), ""Hanussen"" (1988), ""Burning Secret"" (1988), ""Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"" (1999), and ""The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich"" (2013). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke in the drama film ""Out of Africa"" (1985), Brandauer was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. Brandauer was born as Klaus"
"plays the older Hans in the 1970s as he prepares to travel to Germany for the first time since the 1930s. The film was shot on location in Berlin, New York and Stuttgart. ""Reunion"" was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. American lawyer Henry Strauss (Robards) is preparing to return to Germany for the first time since he left in 1933 following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He is seeking to renew an ""enchanting friendship"" of his youth with aristocrat Konradin Von Lohenburg (West). Strauss was the son of a Jewish doctor and the friends"
"(2008). Baranski has starred in numerous films, including ""9½ Weeks"" (1986), ""Legal Eagles"" (1986), ""Reversal of Fortune"" (1990), ""Addams Family Values"" (1993), ""Jeffrey"" (1995), ""The Birdcage"" (1996), ""Bulworth"" (1998), ""Cruel Intentions"" (1999), ""Bowfinger"" (1999), ""Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas"" (2000), ""Chicago"" (2002), ""Mamma Mia!"" (2008), ""The Bounty Hunter"" (2010), ""Into the Woods"" (2014), ""A Bad Moms Christmas"" (2017), and ""Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"" (2018). Baranski was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Virginia (née Mazurowski) and Lucien Baranski, who edited a Polish-language newspaper. She is of Polish descent, and her grandparents were actors in"
"Flashback (1990 film) Flashback is a 1990 American adventure comedy film starring Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland and Carol Kane. The film is written by David Loughery and directed by Franco Amurri. Huey Walker (Dennis Hopper), a hippie and a former New Left radical (in the vein of Abbie Hoffman) who has been on the run from the law for 20 years for something he did not do, disconnecting Spiro Agnew's train car in Spokane, Washington. John Buckner (Kiefer Sutherland) is an FBI agent who is set to transport Walker back to Spokane for trial. Their journey forces them to cross"
"and Claus von Bulow's potential involvement in it. Claus von Bülow Claus von Bülow (born Claus Cecil Borberg; 11 August 1926) is a Danish/British socialite. He was convicted for the attempted murder of his wife Sunny von Bülow (born Martha Sharp Crawford, 1932–2008) in 1979 which had left her in a coma from which she never recovered but that conviction in the first trial was reversed and he was found not guilty at his second trial. In the same trial he was also convicted for the attempted murder of his wife by administering an insulin overdose in 1980 which left"
"Leo Dal Cortivo Dr. Leo A. Dal Cortivo (September 16, 1928 – December 15, 2011), a forensic toxicologist was the Chief Toxicologist and Director of Forensic Science Laboratories in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, from 1960 through 1990. Dal Cortivo provided expert testimony regarding the ""Encrusted Needle"" in the Claus von Bulow appeal trail for the accused murder of his wife Sunny von Bulow. Alan Dershowitz referenced Dal Cortivo in his book ""Reversal of Fortune"" acknowledging his expert testimony and how it strengthened the defense's case Dal Cortivo was born and raised in New York City. He received a"
"Total Recall (1990 film) Total Recall is a 1990 American science-fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. The film is loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story ""We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"". The film tells the story of a construction worker who suddenly finds himself embroiled in espionage on Mars and unable to determine if the experiences are real or the result of memory implants. It was written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, Jon Povill, and Gary Goldman, and won a Special Achievement Academy"
"Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz (; born 22 March 1941) is a Swiss actor who has been a prominent figure in German language film and television for over fifty years. He has collaborated several times with filmmaker Wim Wenders, first as Jonathan Zimmerman in ""The American Friend"" (1977) and again as Damiel the Angel in both ""Wings of Desire"" (1987) and ""Faraway, So Close!"" (1993). Ganz is internationally renowned for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Academy Award-nominated film ""Downfall"" (2004). He has also had roles in several English language films, including ""The Boys From Brazil"" (1978), ""Strapless"" (1989), ""The Manchurian Candidate"""
"Charles B. Wessler Charles B. Wessler (born May 16, 1955) is an American film producer best known for his collaborations with the Farrelly brothers. Wessler was born in Los Angeles, California, to Ruth and Richard Wessler. Growing up he lived in Encino, London and Beverly Hills. He spent four years in Israel before returning to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Wessler's first job was as a production assistant on the film ""Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?"" He was a production assistant for George Lucas on ""The Empire Strikes Back"" and ""Return of"
"successful films, the drama ""The Lincoln Lawyer"", as well as the thrillers ""Drive"" and ""Contagion"". He voiced James Gordon in the animated film """" (2011). In 2012, he had supporting roles in ""John Carter"", """" as Vitaly the tiger, and ""Rock of Ages"", and a major role in the hostage drama ""Argo"". He also lent his voice to several episodes of the animated series ""Robot Chicken"". In 2012, he starred in the remake of the 1990 film ""Total Recall"", as Chancellor Vilos Cohaagen, the corrupted president of a fictional war-ravaged United Federation of Britain. In the same year, he made"
"multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). His other Executive Producing credits include: Zookeeper (2011) ; Brad Silberling's ""City of Angels"" (1998) starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; Rob Reiner's true-life drama ""Ghosts of Mississippi"" (1996) with Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods; ""The American President"" (1995), also for director Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening and Jon Turteltaub's ""Phenomenon"" (1996) starring John Travolta. He also served as a co-producer on the Barry Levinson films ""Toys"" (1992), the multiple Oscar-nominated ""Bugsy"" (1991) and as an associate producer on Barry Levinson's ""Avalon"" (1990). Raised in Scarsdale, New York,"
"August Diehl August Diehl (born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, primarily known to international audiences for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in ""Inglourious Basterds"" and Michael ""Mike"" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie ""Salt"", as well as for his leading role in the Academy Award-winning Austrian film ""The Counterfeiters"" (2007). He plays the title role in Raoul Peck's ""The Young Karl Marx"" (2017). Diehl was born in Berlin. His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer and his brother is a composer. His family was frequently moving around, while he grew up: the Diehls"
"cancer. Both were teenagers when they married, in 1963. They had one son, Christian. Brandauer married Natalie Krenn in 2007. Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in ""Mephisto"" (1981), ""Never Say Never Again"" (1983), ""Out of Africa"" (1985), ""Hanussen"" (1988), ""Burning Secret"" (1988), ""Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"" (1999), and ""The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich"" (2013). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke in the drama film ""Out of"
"circumstances and remote settings to assert power over others. It is widely believed that Conrad drew influence from these characters, as well as Stevenson's plot lines, when writing ""Heart of Darkness"". In the 1958 loose adaptation for the CBS television anthology series ""Playhouse 90"" Kurtz was played by Boris Karloff. This version uses the encounter between Marlow and Kurtz as its final act, and adds a backstory in which Marlow had been Kurtz's adopted son. Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed Vietnam War film ""Apocalypse Now"" (1979) centers on the protagonist's mission to find and kill the renegade Colonel Kurtz (played by"