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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television series, The Shield. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas, and his family moved to South Central Los Angeles when he was four. His father, Forest Whitaker, Jr., was an insurance salesman and the son of novelist Forest Whitaker, Sr. His mother, Laura Francis (née Smith), was a special education teacher who put herself through college and earned two Masters degrees while raising her children. Whitaker has two younger brothers, Kenn and Damon, and an older sister, Deborah.
As a teenager, Whitaker commuted from Carson to wealthy Palisades High School on LA's West Side. There, he was all-league defensive tackle on the football team quarterbacked by Jay Schroeder, a future NFL player. While in high school, he also took voice lessons, performed in musicals, and caught the "acting bug"; his first role as an actor was the lead in Dylan Thomas' play, Under Milk Wood. Whitaker graduated from "Pali High" in 1979.
Actors: Richard Bird (actor), Eric Spade Rivas (editor), Eric Spade Rivas (actor), Eric Spade Rivas (director), Sarah Schoofs (actress), Bob Van Lindt (actor), Alessa Aichinger (actress), Shobit Manchanda (actor), Mark A. Ortiz (actor), James Farley (actor), Andrew Ayala (actor), Sara Jecko (actress), Laura Kiser (actor), Apache Ramos (actor), Antonio Nigro (actor),
Plot: New film From Diamond Minds- A film director on the set of coney island ready to shoot a remake of the 1979 cult classic the Warriors ' and who is in a repressed love situation with his production assistant. Is stuck on set after the bus being manned by Manuel Acevedo with all the warriors are on it crashes on the FDR drive. The director and girl are left in coney island to finally open up about feelings long withheld. When her jealous tattoo filled ex gets wind of the situation he starts a beef between the director of the film and the Outlaw biker community by spray painting the clubhouse of a biker club with the Warriors insignia leading them to the film maker. The ex arrives with his own crew to get the director as well. Action romance and the warriors. The use of real Outlaw bikers in film is a novelty. They usually keep to them selves. But with Mark Ortiz a seasoned Biker who helped get them into film this really makes a good comical wild ride thats similar to the Original Warriors in some ways. Film that started out trying to be the Warriors becomes the Warriors. Coney Island Film Festival Winner 2012 "Best Made in Coney"
Keywords: independent-film, remakeActors: Kristian Day (producer), Kristian Day (writer), Kristian Day (director), Kristian Day (editor), Patrick Boltinghouse (actor), Patrick Boltinghouse (writer),
Plot: The second short film collaboration between director Kristian Day and make up artist Patrick Boltinghouse. In this film, Patrick Boltinghouse plays a 'bird man' who dances his way to capital hill. The film premiered at Kristian Day's "4 Rooms" Exhibit at Finders Creepers on February 5th, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (producer), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Philip Pugh (writer), Philip Pugh (producer), Philip Pugh (director), Philip Pugh (editor), Michael Baughan (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Tantoo Cardinal (actress), Heather Rae (producer), Russell Friedenberg (actor), Russell Friedenberg (writer), Cody Lightning (actor), Randy Redroad (director), Kimberly Guerrero (actress), John Trudell (actor), Evan Adams (actor), Yvonne Russo (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ron Howard (producer), Brian Grazer (producer), Evan Rachel Wood (actress), Ray McKinnon (actor), Elisabeth Moss (actress), Cate Blanchett (actress), Tommy Lee Jones (actor), Max Perlich (actor), Aaron Eckhart (actor), Val Kilmer (actor), Tommy Lee Jones (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Rance Howard (actor), Julie Weiss (costume designer), James Horner (composer),
Plot: In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th-century, ambush, apache, arson, barn, based-on-novel, beaten-to-death, beating, binocularsActors: Sarah Kolberg (miscellaneous crew), Tony Billoni (actor), Eddy Dobosiewicz (actor), Constance McEwen Caldwell (actress), John Di Sciullo (producer), James Gillan (writer),
Plot: Fellow beatniks and late-night-movie hosts Maxwell Truth, Bird, and Zelda wax philosophical at the Hungry Ear Coffeehouse, with the main topic of conversation being tonight's movie. Movie offerings range from B-movie schlock to forgotten classics and highbrow foreign films.
Keywords: b-movie, beatnik, coffeehouse, late-night-tv-show, local-television, midnight-movie, movie-host, philosophical-conversationActors: Frank Gorshin (actor), Keith MacKechnie (actor), Brian Patrick Clarke (actor), Brenda Pickleman (actress), Elizabeth Gorcey (actress), Sean Hoessli (miscellaneous crew), Cosie Costa (actor), Eric Straton (writer), Eric Straton (director), Nanette Sorensen (producer), Brad Knopf (miscellaneous crew), Dean Jones (actor), Christopher John Capen (miscellaneous crew), Larry Horowitz (producer), Bird (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: Shari Lewis (actress), Winston Sharples (composer), Howard Post (director), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Irving Dressler (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Dr. Seuss (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Dr. Seuss (writer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Frank Tashlin (director), Phil Eastman (writer),
Plot: The lazy, goldbricking Snafu is asleep, when he is suddenly awakened by the morning bugle call. He doesn't want to get up, so the "Goldbrick fairy" appears. The fairy sings to him several things to do to avoid completing any of his duties. After many successful sleazy attempts to avoid work, the fairy pulls off his disguise and reveals he is actually an enemy Japanese, who fooled him and sabotaged his army's entire defense.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, ephemeral-film, grave, private-snafu, propaganda, trainingActors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Robert C. Bruce (actor), Tedd Pierce (actor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Carl W. Stalling (composer),
Plot: A series of typical Avery spot gags set around wild animals. A dainty deer drinks very loudly and rudely from a lake. A pack rat swaps an egg and an acorn, then back again ("monotonous, isn't it?"). A flock of ducks lands; a hunter fires; all fly away, except one with an American flag on its side. A termite fells a huge tree. A cowboy rides across the plains well, no; his horse is just slapping itself with the front hooves. A coyote calls to its mate: "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel contradicts the narrator, saying he's really thirsty. A wild dog: because of the lumbermen.
Keywords: american-flag, breaking-the-fourth-wall, camel, cartoon-coyote, cartoon-deer, cartoon-duck, cartoon-horse, cowboy, coyote, duck-shootingI am a bird
With pretty peppered wings
And green across my throat
Or maybe it’s more
Like emerald from the sea
Caught in a storm
Wings tired and torn
I sheltered in a tree
And everything did dance
As if the world was mad
Then came a groan
Like tendons and bones
Were torn and cracked and split
The tallest of them all
The river caught its fall
He was a man
With heavy gentle hands
He used to feed me grains
Pecking from his palm
He'd fill my head with praise
Then like a grub
Becomes beautiful
He disappeared and then
Came back as a bear
Oh, I never saw
Magic before
I know I will again
But until then
I'll wait my one
Until the day you come
Now he’s a fish
And I can't be with
Him so I'll wait instead
Where the river ends
I know that we’ll meet there
So now all I do
Is wait here for you
At this great oceans edge
I know that you’ll be
A bird the next time