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Mi Vida Loca (also known as My Crazy Life) is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Allison Anders.It centers on the plight of cholas (the female counterparts to cholos) growing up in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles, who face the struggles of friendship, romantic entanglements, motherhood, and gang membership.
Dangerous Minds is a 1995 American drama film directed by John N. Smith, written by Ronald Bass, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.It is based on the 1992 autobiography My Posse Don't Do Homework by retired U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, who in 1989 took up a teaching position at Carlmont High School in Belmont, California, where most of her students were African-American and ...
In May 1914, Tommy met a Romani girl called Zelda. Later, Zelda became pregnant with Thomas' child. Thomas was sent away to fight in WWI and never saw Zelda again. In early 1915, Zelda gave birth to their son, who was born with hazel eyes and named him Erasmus. She told Erasmus that his father was the Duke of the Saxon Shore. As a result ...
Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a main character in Seasons 1-4 and a recurring antagonist throughout the 4 seasons. He is a powerful and intelligent New York gangster who enters into business with Nucky and is based on the real-life historical figure of the same name.
Bella Mafia is a 1997 American television film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas and Dennis Farina.Redgrave was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.
The Gangster (Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell) - Gangster No. 1; Benito García (Adal Ramones) - Saving Private Perez; Fernando "El Jefe" Garcia - Close Range; Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits) - Running Scared; Hideaki Goto (Kenichi Endo) - The Raid 2; Moe Greene - The Godfather; Manny "Papi" Greco (Edward James Olmos) - 2 Guns
Gangster received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Ranaut's performance. Raja Sen of Rediff awarded the film 3.5 stars (out of 5) and stated that ‘‘Ranaut is a remarkable find, the actress comes across with great conviction.
In 2016, when reviewing proto-punk band Death Valley Girls' album Glow in the Dark, Consequence of Sound critic Ben Kaye wrote, "Pretty much all you need to know about Death Valley Girls can be summed up by the line from the 1975 sexploitation film Switchblade Sisters that became the band's unofficial slogan: 'Everybody's gotta be in a gang.'." [7]