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Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an award-winning American actor. His film roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Alan Parker's Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, football star turned spy Alec McCall in Funky Monkey and the oversexed Sullivan Groff in Weeds.
Modine, the youngest of seven children, was born in Loma Linda, California, the son of Dolores (née Warner), a bookkeeper, and Mark Alexander Modine, who managed drive-in theaters.
His first film role was in John Sayles' Baby It's You. His performance caught the eye of director Harold Becker, who cast him in Vision Quest (Crazy for You) based on the novel by Terry Davis. He appeared in the sex comedy Private School, co-starring Phoebe Cates and Betsy Russell. The director Robert Altman propelled Modine to international stardom with his film adaptation of David Rabe's play Streamers. Modine and his fellow castmates won an unprecedented Best Actor prize from the Venice Film Festival for the tragic story of young American soldiers about to be shipped to Vietnam. Modine played Mel Gibson's brother in Mrs. Soffel and starred with Nicolas Cage in Alan Parker's Birdy. The film was awarded a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Actors: Petr Hapka (composer), Miroslav Donutil (actor), Simona Stasová (actress), Jan Budar (actor), Ondrej Vetchý (actor), Stanislav Zindulka (actor), Jan Skopecek (actor), Ljuba Skorepová (actress), Jan Kuzelka (actor), Marián Labuda (actor), Martin Dejdar (actor), Petr Nározný (actor), Vilma Cibulková (actress), Jaromír Dulava (actor), Tatiana Vilhelmová (actress),
Genres: Family, Fantasy,Actors: Daniel Lam (producer), Ekin Cheng (actor), Nicholas Tse (actor), Danny Pang (producer), Simon Yam (actor), Oxide Pang Chun (producer), Aaron Kwok (actor), Suet Lam (actor), Danny Pang (director), Oxide Pang Chun (director), Charlene Choi (actress), Patrick Tam (actor), Tak-bun Wong (actor), Danny Arroyo (actor), Curran Pang (editor),
Plot: Based on the comic book series "Fung Wan" and directed by The Pang Brothers comes the incredible story of two friends, Wind and Cloud, who find themselves up against a very powerful warlord intending to invade their country. In order to protect their land these two friends seek the help of the all-powerful master. Through extensive training Wind and Cloud expose themselves to the "evil" ways to increase their powers of element. When the intensive battle begins their friendship will be tested when one finds it hard to be righteous and easy to be evil.
Keywords: number-in-title, part-of-trilogy, roman-numeral-in-title, second-in-trilogy, second-part, sequelActors: Tommy Wai (composer), Gordon Chan (writer), Wai Chiu Chung (editor), Gordon Chan (director), Ronald Cheng (actor), Ronald Cheng (actor), Dante Lam (director), Timmy Hung (actor), Abe Kwong (writer), Chi Chung Lam (actor), Chi Chung Lam (actor), Catherine Hun (producer), Philip Ng (actor), Michelle Ye (actress), Ho Leung Lau (writer),
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Tom Kenny (actor), Tom Kenny (actor), Tom Kenny (actor), David Koechner (actor), David Koechner (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Roger Moore (actor), Kenan Thompson (actor), Miranda Cosgrove (actress),
Genres: Animation, Drama, Family,Actors: Claudio Costa (editor), Claudio Costa (writer), Claudio Costa (producer), Claudio Costa (writer), Claudio Costa (director), Claudio Costa (producer), Alessandro Parrello (actor), Paolo Rossi (composer), Eugenio Masciari (actor), Paolo Rossi (actor), Ilaria Stivali (actress), Paulina Plazas (actress), Federico Mancini (actor), Antonello Avallone (actor), Alberto Giraldi (composer),
Plot: Flavio is a teenager that want to became an actor. His friend Mirco, follow him in a stage for an independent film directed by Melandri, an artist that from 15 years don't find job in the poor movie Italian industries. The producer is Mr Salvati, a man that had found an Ministerial help for to make this film. Melandri hates Salvati, because Salvati is an Hard-core films producer and his idea for to make successful films is simple, "people want to see big dicks, and big buttocks", and than, want his girlfriend, Sabrina, in the film. It's a pity that Sabrina is an hard-core actress without talent. Melandri wants to die! In this contest, Flavio arrive in the production for the stage. He follows the advice of his friend Mirco, says to Melandri that is a biggest director in the world, and that has seen all his films...but Melandri asks him "and which do you prefer?" Flavio doesn't answer and Melandri get out him from the office, but when Flavio open the door, Melandri see Mirco and asks him to do a stage. Mirco is natural and simple. Melandri take him for to play the principal character. Flavio want to die! From this day Flavio try with every way to enter in the cast of the film, with the help of his friend, but Salvati hire him like grip, but without salary. While Flavio learn the movie industries raw rules, Mirco falls in love of an young assistant set decorator, Benedetta. Before the begin of the film, Melandri asks to Salvati to do some scene in hard core style, "for Sabrina is not a problem", says, so he can edit two films, one for hard-core market and another one for normal circuit. The battle begin...
Keywords: actor, art, audition, b-movie, cecchi-gori, clown, cube, digit-in-title, director, film-in-filmActors: Michael Wong (actor), Tony Leung Hung-Wah (director), Tony Leung Hung-Wah (writer), Siu-Hung Leung (producer), Kathy Chow (actress), Kwok-Wing Yip (miscellaneous crew), Kwok-Wing Yip (actor), Nelson Cheung (costume designer), Jason Chu (actor), Kwok-Kit Lam (actor), Wang Hung Ng (editor), Gabriel Harrison (actor), Stephen Au (actor), Chi Wah Leung (composer), Chi Fai Chow (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Oscar Wilde (writer), David Mead (producer), David Mead (actor), David Mead (writer), David Mead (actor), David Mead (director), Mark Zimmerman (actor), Chris Strahan (producer), Chris Strahan (director), Arden Mead (actor), Larry Neeb (producer), Mary Ann Williamson (actress), Bob Ravenscroft (composer), Jeff Rice (miscellaneous crew), Annie Wischmeyer (actress),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Radoslav Brzobohatý (actor), Michal Dlouhý (actor), Martin Ruzek (actor), Ivana Chýlková (actress), Jana Hlavácová (actress), Boris Rösner (actor), Ludvík Ráza (director), Bozena Nemcová (writer), Zora Jandová (actress), Monika Kobrová (actress), Monika Kobrová (actress), Pavel Aujezdský (writer), Igor Ondrícek (actor), Lukás Kantor (actor), Alena Hachlová (editor),
Plot: The story of the film is based on the classical tale about seven naughty sons, whom their mother cursed in anger and thus turned into ravens. When their youngest sister grew up, she decides to find her brothers and to free them. However, she falls in love with a young Prince.
Keywords: fairy-taleActors: Junyi Shen (actor), Min Tian (actress), Hongwu Wang (actor), Gang Luo (actor), Aiqun Yi (director),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: Ekin Cheng (actor), Shin'ichi Chiba (actor), Takeshi Kaneshiro (actor), Aaron Kwok (actor), Yiu-Cheung Lai (actor), Kien Shih (actor), Damian Lau (actor), Kristy Yang (actress), Judy Ongg (actress), Raymond Lee (director), Wing-Shing Ma (writer), Akira Inoue (composer), Shui Chung Yuet (director),
Plot: Lord Conquer is a great and mighty warlord who wants to take over the world. To do so, he must defeat another warrior named Saintly Edge; but the battle is prophesized to take place in ten years. Lord Conquer's servant, Buddah of Mud, says that he can make himself invincible by then if he can make two certain children into his disciples. Those children are Wind and Cloud. This show tracks down their journeys, their past and what happens when they face the truth about Lord Conquer.
Keywords: anime, chinese-mythology, martial-arts, shaolin, supernaturalI'm walking in the darkness, I'm trying to unwind
just the kind of peace, I need to soothe my mind
I'm tired of all the noise, tired of all the pain
escape in the night, just to face another day
I'm talking to the wind
I can feel the calm, the pressure starts to go
and I can feel the life, it now begins to flow
there's something round the corner, there's something in the air
a cool, cool chill but I really don't care
I'm talking to the wind
showers, under moonlight, try to rain on the parade
don't fight the feelings, try to drain them out
wash them away and they'll end without a doubt
I'm talking to the wind
nothing's going to stop me cause I'm heading for the sky
release the tension, it's good to be alive
don't try to mimic me, don't try to bring me down
cause I've found a way to soar above the clouds