"by a fashion photographer who helped her get work in commercials and other small parts, and organized her first film audition in 1980 for the role of Emmeline in ""The Blue Lagoon"" (1980), which she lost to the younger Brooke Shields. At that time she changed her last name to Preston. Her first prominent film roles came in 1985, firstly as Marilyn McCauley in romantic comedy teen flick ""Mischief"" and then as the beautiful but shallow Deborah Ann Fimple in another teen romantic comedy, ""Secret Admirer"". Other notable roles included ""SpaceCamp"" (1986), ""Twins"" (1988) with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito,"
"Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito (based on"
"writing competition, asking entrants to attempt to prove that ""Junior"" could be considered the greatest movie of all time. He obsessively started collecting copies of the movie in November 2005, and eventually collected 24 copies. In February 2008, despite ""Sunday Herald"" covering the story, the competition received fewer entries than there were prizes offered. Junior (1994 film) Junior is a 1994 American comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. The film was released in the United States on November 23, 1994. The film follows Alex Hesse, an Austrian-American scientist who"
"Vampire in Venice Vampire in Venice (Original title: Nosferatu a Venezia), also known as Nosferatu in Venice and Prince of the Night, is a 1988 Italian horror film directed by Augusto Caminito and starring Klaus Kinski, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence and Barbara De Rossi. Kinski had previously played a vampire in Werner Herzog's ""Nosferatu the Vampyre"". Donald Pleasence had previously played Dr. John Seward in ""Dracula"", and Christopher Plummer later went on to play another vampire hunter, Abraham Van Helsing, in the film ""Dracula 2000"". The film proved unsuccessful at the Italian box-office and received limited release abroad. Professor Paris"
"in 1987. Her first high-profile starring role came in the Corey Haim/Corey Feldman vehicle ""License to Drive"" (1988), as a popular girl named Mercedes Lane, who serves as the love interest of Haim's character. Her efforts won her a Young Artist Award nomination in the ""Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy"" category. Her strict parents forbade her to accept a role in the black comedy ""Heathers"" (1988), which had an expletive-rich script. The same year, she had an uncredited appearance as Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger's mother in ""Twins"" (during the laboratory conception flashback). In 1989,"
"direct the film himself when director Mario Caiano resigned after being insulted on the set by Kinski. Kinski claimed in his autobiography, ""All I Need Is Love"", that he ended up directing himself in certain scenes. Vampire in Venice Vampire in Venice (Original title: Nosferatu a Venezia), also known as Nosferatu in Venice and Prince of the Night, is a 1988 Italian horror film directed by Augusto Caminito and starring Klaus Kinski, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence and Barbara De Rossi. Kinski had previously played a vampire in Werner Herzog's ""Nosferatu the Vampyre"". Donald Pleasence had previously played Dr. John Seward"
"Martin Scorsese. He was acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller ""Blood Diamond"", the neo-noir crime drama ""The Departed"" (both 2006), the espionage thriller ""Body of Lies"" (2008), the drama ""Revolutionary Road"" (2008), the psychological thriller ""Shutter Island"" (2010), the science fiction thriller ""Inception"" (2010), the biographical film ""J. Edgar"" (2011), the western ""Django Unchained"" (2012), and the period drama ""The Great Gatsby"" (2013). DiCaprio's portrayals of Howard Hughes in ""The Aviator"" (2004) and Hugh Glass in ""The Revenant"" (2015) won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. His performance as Jordan Belfort"
"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy-fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Company and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The plot revolves around a recently deceased young couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) who become ghosts haunting their former home, and an obnoxious, devious demon named Betelgeuse (pronounced and occasionally spelled Beetlejuice in the movie) (portrayed by Michael Keaton) from the Netherworld who tries to scare away the new inhabitants (Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, and Winona Ryder) permanently. After the success of ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"", Burton was sent several scripts and became disheartened by their lack"
"Junior (1994 film) Junior is a 1994 American comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. The film was released in the United States on November 23, 1994. The film follows Alex Hesse, an Austrian-American scientist who agrees to undergo a male pregnancy as part of a scientific experiment. Despite the film's lukewarm reception, Schwarzenegger and Thompson received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances. The film's theme song, Patty Smyth's ""Look What Love Has Done"" was also recognized, going on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original"
"next film, the comedy drama ""True Lies"" (1994), was a popular spy film and saw Schwarzenegger reunited with James Cameron. That same year, the comedy ""Junior"" was released, the last of Schwarzenegger's three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and again co-starring Danny DeVito. This film brought him his second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. It was followed by the action thriller ""Eraser"" (1996), the Christmas comedy ""Jingle All The Way"" (1996), and the comic book-based ""Batman & Robin"" (1997), in which he played the villain Mr. Freeze. This was his final film"
"(1989) and ""Jungle Fever"" (1991) (in the latter, he played the abusive patriarch of an Italian family). One of his notable appearances in foreign film was in Juan José Jusid's ""Made in Argentina"", in which he played Vito, a wealthy Manhattan businessman who befriends the substance abuse counselor who treated his son. Vincent was often cast as a gangster. For example, in Scorsese's film ""Goodfellas"" (1990), he played Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crime family; he also played a role in Scorsese's film ""Casino"" (1995) as Frank Marino (based on real-life gangster Frank Cullotta), the sidekick of"
"Beverly Hills Vamp Beverly Hills Vamp is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Eddie Deezen and Britt Ekland. Three nerds, Kyle (Eddie Deezen), Brock (Tim Conway Jr.) & Russell (Tom Shell), want to make a movie, so they take their script to Brock's uncle Aaron Pendleton (Jay Richardson), a ""famous"" movie director in Hollywood. While Uncle Aaron is reading the script, the boys do a little sightseeing. First stop is a call girl service in Beverly Hills where they meet Madame Cassandra (Britt Ekland) and her girls; Jessica (Debra Lamb), Claudia (Jillian Kesner) and"
"Joe Flaherty and Corey Haim (Columbia/Tri-Star); ""Demon House"", starring Amelia Kinkaide (Republic Pictures); ""Silent Hunter"", starring Miles O'Keefe and Fred Williamson (New Line Cinema); ""Equinox"", starring Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle and Marisa Tomei (Columbia/Tri-Star). Video and TV releases include: ""Dangerous Dreams"", ""A Touch of Murder"", ""With Friends Like These"", and the syndicated TV series ""Unknown Dimensions"" and ""Dementia"", as well as ""Les Transistors"" (a France/Canada co-production) Claudio Castravelli Claudio Castravelli is a Canadian motion picture producer. He is independently producing the Walter Hill directed crime thriller ""St. Vincent"" alongside Jon Turtle starring Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton and Giovanni"
"Toby Leonard Moore Toby Leonard Moore (born April 26, 1981) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Victor in the film ""John Wick"", as James Wesley in the Netflix series ""Daredevil"", and Bryan Connerty in the Showtime series ""Billions"". Moore was born on April 26, 1981 in Sydney, and moved with his family to Hobart, Tasmania at the age of 11 where he attended St Virgil's College. He is the son of actress and voice artist Robyn Moore, and wanted to be an actor from a young age, doing some work in the Hobart theatre scene and"
"films (""Raging Bull"" and ""Casino""), Pesci broke the same rib, 15 years apart. Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best"
"Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama ""Rocket Science"" (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of ""Jersey Boys"" (2014). Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1960s. His mother is of German descent. He recalls humble beginnings and a prideful work ethic gained from watching his"
"Dead Heat (1988 film) Dead Heat is a 1988 American action comedy horror film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo and Vincent Price. The B movie is about an LAPD police officer who is murdered while attempting to arrest zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies, and decides to get revenge with the help of his former partner. Detectives Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are called to the scene of a rather violent jewelry store robbery. The robbers take on a squadron of police"
"Camhe then produced ""Tiny Tears"" in 2014; the documentary deals with the AIDS crisis of orphaned children in Thailand. Camhe lives in the New York City area. Beverly Camhe Beverly Camhe is an American producer for theater and film. She is best known for producing ""Junior"" in 1994 with Universal Studios, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito and Emma Thompson and ""The Package"" with Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones. Camhe completed her Bachelor's in Philosophy from Boston University. She went on to complete the PhD Program in Cinema Studies at New York University. Camhe"
"destroy the machine completely, leaving the room pondering about the afterlife and reincarnation; Doug's fond wish of being reincarnated as a girl's bicycle seat intriguing the both of them. Roger says finally, ""This could be the end of a beautiful friendship."" The movie gained a negative reception, earning a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 14%. However, it has become a cult movie among fans of B-films and horror-comedy films. Dead Heat (1988 film) Dead Heat is a 1988 American action comedy horror film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo and Vincent Price. The B movie is"
"been in the television series ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"" as Frank Reynolds since 2006. He and wife Rhea Perlman founded the production company Jersey Films in 1992, which produced over a dozen films, including ""Pulp Fiction"" (1994), ""Erin Brockovich"" (2000), and ""Garden State"" (2004). Danny DeVito filmography The following is the filmography for American actor, producer, and director Danny DeVito. He has appeared in the films ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975), ""Car Wash"" (1976), ""Terms of Endearment"" (1983), ""Romancing the Stone"" (1984) and its sequel ""The Jewel of the Nile"" (1985), ""Ruthless People"" (1986), ""Throw Momma from"
"Romeo.Juliet Romeo.Juliet is the title of a 1990 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It was made by American producer, director and cinematographer, Armando Acosta (also credited as Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta) in conjunction with Moonseed Productions using the feral cats of Venice, New York City, and Ghent as actors, with the voices dubbed by some of the greats of the English theatre including Ben Kingsley, Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Powell, Francesca Annis, Victor Spinetti, Quentin Crisp, and John Hurt. The score of the film features Serge Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet Ballet' as"
"car that needs to crash and explode. Troma produced or acquired early films featuring several rising talents, such as Carmen Electra (""""), Billy Bob Thornton (""Chopper Chicks in Zombietown""), Vanna White (""Graduation Day""), Kevin Costner (""Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.""), J. J. Abrams (""Nightbeast""), Samuel L. Jackson (""Def by Temptation""), Marisa Tomei (""The Toxic Avenger""), Michael Jai White (""The Toxic Avenger Part II""), Vincent D'Onofrio (""The First Turn-On!""), David Boreanaz (""Macabre Pair of Shorts""), Paul Sorvino (""Cry Uncle!""), James Gunn (""Tromeo and Juliet""), Trey Parker and Matt Stone (""Cannibal! The Musical""), before they were discovered. Another Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone,"
"Vietnamese-Canadian drug trafficking gang called ""United Nations""; one of his assailants was eventually arrested in India. In December 19, 2017, pornographic actress Dana DeArmond accused Vogt-Roberts and T.J. Miller of sexual harassment after filming for Comedy Central's ""Mash Up"", alleging that Vogt-Roberts kissed her without her consent. ""Destiny 2"" (2017)""PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds"" (2018) Jordan Vogt-Roberts Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts (born September 22, 1984) is an American film and television director. His feature directorial debut, ""The Kings of Summer"", screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, and also at the 2013 Cleveland International Film"
"Inherent Vice (film) Inherent Vice is a 2014 American neo-noir comedy-drama crime film and the seventh feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Jeannie Berlin, Maya Rudolph, Michael K. Williams and Martin Short. The film follows Larry ""Doc"" Sportello, a stoner hippie and private investigator in 1970, who is embroiled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld while investigating three cases interrelated by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend"
"they get advice (and props) from Father Ferraro (Robert Quarry) and, one by one, Kyle destroys the vampires...except for Brock and Molly. ""Beverly Hills Vamp"" received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences. Rotten Tomatoes has no approval rating as of today, but the Want-To-See score is currently 14%. Beverly Hills Vamp Beverly Hills Vamp is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Eddie Deezen and Britt Ekland. Three nerds, Kyle (Eddie Deezen), Brock (Tim Conway Jr.) & Russell (Tom Shell), want to make a movie, so they take their script to Brock's uncle"
"Resources, a mineral exploration company focused on ethical and sustainable mining in Sierra Leone. In August 2012, Wright's conflict-free mining philosophy was highlighted in a video by the Enough Project. Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his Tony- and Emmy-winning role as Belize in the Broadway production and HBO miniseries ""Angels in America"". He starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in ""Basquiat"", Felix Leiter in the James Bond films ""Casino Royale"" and ""Quantum of Solace"", Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"", and Beetee in ""The Hunger Games"" films. Wright"
"Divergent (film) Divergent is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in ""The Divergent Series"" and was produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian and post-apocalyptic Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions"
"teacher Sonia Moore. After numerous stage productions Off-Broadway, Hughes made his feature film debut in Robert Celestino's ""True Convictions"" (1991). Following his first appearance in ""True Convictions"", Hughes has starred in such films as: ""Bad Boys"" (1995) opposite Will Smith, ""Lonely in America"" (1991), ""The Funeral"" (1996) opposite Benicio del Toro and Christopher Walken, ""Layin' Low"" (1996), ""Mr. Vincent"" (1997) (for which he won mass critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for his role as John Vincent), ""Urban Jungle"" (1999), ""Robbers"" (2000), ""Anacardium"" (2001) (for which he won ""Best Actor"" at the New York Independent Film Festival), and Steven"
"Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 American romantic crime film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann, co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli, and co-written by Craig Pearce. It is an adaptation and modernization of William Shakespeare's tragedy ""Romeo and Juliet"". The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet, who instantly fall in love when Romeo crashes a party and meets her, despite being members of feuding families. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, and Diane Venora star in supporting roles."
"Robert Celestino Robert John Celestino is an American film producer, screenwriter, editor and film director. He is best known for his films such as ""Mr. Vincent"" and ""Yonkers Joe"". ""Mr. Vincent"" premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Critics' Award for best film at the Scermi di Amore Film Festival and the Best Dramatic Feature Award at the Long Island Film Festival. In 2008 Celestino wrote and directed ""Yonkers Joe"" which stars Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache and Michael Lerner. The film tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one"
"with singer Ashlee Simpson from June 2011 to November 2012. As of May 21, 2018, he was engaged to actress Genesis Rodriguez. Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama ""Rocket Science"" (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of ""Jersey Boys"" (2014). Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the U.S. in"
"Quentin Tarantino – ""Django Unchained"" Tony Kushner – ""Lincoln"" Wreck-It Ralph Skyfall Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond Jennifer Lawrence – ""The Hunger Games"" as Katniss Everdeen Silver Linings Playbook Bradley Cooper – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Patrizio ""Pat"" Solitano, Jr. Jennifer Lawrence – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Tiffany Maxwell Looper ""Amour"" • Austria / France / Germany Searching for Sugar Man Sarah Greenwood (Production Designer) and Katie Spencer (Set Decorator) – ""Anna Karenina"" Claudio Miranda – ""Life of Pi"" Jacqueline Durran – ""Anna Karenina"" William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor – ""Zero Dark Thirty"" Cloud Atlas John Williams –"
"Tin Men Tin Men is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Barry Levinson, produced by Mark Johnson, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, and Barbara Hershey. It is the second of Levinson's four ""Baltimore Films"" set in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: ""Diner"" (1982), ""Tin Men"" (1987), ""Avalon"" (1990), and ""Liberty Heights"" (1999). Ernest Tilley and Bill ""BB"" Babowsky are rival door-to-door aluminum siding salesmen in Baltimore, Maryland in 1963, an era when ""tin men,"" as they're called, will do almost anything — legal or illegal — to close a sale."