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Fireworks Entertainment
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Foundation date 1 january 1996
Fireworks Entertainment was an independent studio founded by Jay Firestone in 1996 to produce, distribute and finance television shows and feature films. Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global in May 1998, and was later sold to ContentFilm (production company of The Cooler), a British company, in April 2005. Over the years Fireworks has amassed a significant catalogue of television shows and movies (Under the Fireworks Pictures label)
From March 14, 2011 Fireworks International became Content Television under the umbrella Content Media Corporation PLC.
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(2001)Filmography of Fireworks Entertainment (14 films)
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Interstate 60 (2002)
, 1h52Directed by Bob Gale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox, Wayne Robson
The movie begins with two college students in a bar, talking about a thesis statement for an upcoming paper. One of them makes an argument that America is unique in that it has no real mythological character for granting wishes, such as a genie or leprechaun. The two men are soon joined in conversation by an old man at the bar claiming that America does, named O.W. Grant; the son of a leprechaun and a Cheyenne Indian.
Slap Her... She's French (2002)
, 1h32Directed by Melanie Mayron
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Teen movie
Actors Piper Perabo, Jane McGregor, Trent Ford, Brandon Mychal Smith, Alexandra Adi, Nicki Aycox
High school student Starla Grady is the popular head cheerleader and pageant queen of the small town of Splendona, Texas. She hosts a French foreign exchange student, an orphan named Genevieve Le Plouff. After winning the affections of Starla's parents, friends, and boyfriend, Genevieve soon begins to take over Starla's life.
Me Without You (2001)
, 1h47Directed by Sandra Goldbacher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Anna Friel, Anna Popplewell, Michelle Williams, Kyle MacLachlan, Oliver Milburn, Trudie Styler
This drama charts the development of the friendship between two very different girls (Holly and Marina) from their teenage years during the late 1970s to the present day.
An American Rhapsody (2001)
, 1h46Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman, Emmy Rossum, Larisa Oleynik
In 1950, a Hungarian couple, Peter and Margit, are forced to flee from their oppressive Communist country for the USA with their eldest daughter Maria. Unfortunately, they are forced to leave behind their infant daughter, Suzanne, who is raised by a kind foster couple. Five years later, Peter and Margit arrange for the American Red Cross to bring Suzanne to their new home in Los Angeles. There, the perplexed young girl is forced to accept her sudden change in home and country, which leads to a troubled upbringing. At age 15, Suzanne, rebellious and unsure of herself, tries to come to terms with her roots and decides to travel back to Budapest, Hungary, to unravel her past and to find her true identity.
Hardball (2001)
, 1h46Directed by Brian Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Baseball films, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, D. B. Sweeney, Michael B. Jordan, Bryan Hearne, John Hawkes
Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) is a gambler who secretly bets $6,000 on his (dead) father's account and is now severely in debt with two bookies. In order to repay the debts, he is told by a corporate friend that he must coach a baseball team of troubled fifth grade kids from Chicago's ABLA housing projects in exchange for $500 each week, for ten weeks.
The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
, 1h46Directed by George Hickenlooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Andy García, Mick Jagger, Olivia Williams, Julianna Margulies, Michael Des Barres, James Coburn
After one book that ended up in the remainder bins, novelist Byron Tiller's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife. Desperate for any kind of income, he meets Luther Fox, an Englishman who runs an exclusive escort service called Elysian Fields, and is offered a job.
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Allen, Portia DeGeneres, RuPaul, Billy Connolly
The film is told primarily in flashback, as the film first follows a hitman, Critical Jim (Tim Allen), who follows and holds at gunpoint a man he believes is Cletis Tout - but who actually is Finch (Christian Slater). Because Critical Jim is so fond of film noir and other classic films (such as Casablanca and Breakfast at Tiffany's), he's willing to listen to Finch as he tells his story, imagining it as a film in progress. Finch obliges, explaining how he got to be mistaken for Cletis Tout.
Rat Race (2001)
, 1h52Directed by Jerry Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Road movies
Actors John Cleese, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Whoopi Goldberg
Donald Sinclair (John Cleese), the eccentric owner of The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, devises a new game to entertain the high rollers who visit his hotel. Six special tokens are placed in the casino's slot machines, and the winners are gathered together and told that $2 million in cash is hidden in a duffel bag in a train station locker in Silver City, New Mexico, 563 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Each team is given a key to the locker and told to race across the desert to the train station and claim the money. Unbeknownst to the competitors, Sinclair's wealthy patrons are placing bets on who will win.
Better Than Sex (2000)
, 1h35Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors David Wenham, Susie Porter, Catherine McClements, Imelda Corcoran, Tammy MacIntosh, Mark Priestley
Josh and Cin meet at a party in Sydney three days before he is due to return to London. Originally planning just to spend the night, Josh decides to stay at her flat until he has to leave for the airport. The two gradually grow closer, feeling a strong connection. However, when Cin's friend Sam comes over and flirts with Josh, they end up quarreling and he leaves. Once Josh cools down he relents and returns to Cin. Having both agreed that they were just having fun, he leaves to catch his plane the next day. At the last minute, he decides not to go and returns to Cin's flat only to find that she has followed him to London, not knowing he missed the flight. Josh can not find a flight for three days, but once he reaches London they are reunited and Cin decides to move there to be with him.
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Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
, 1h28Directed by Peter Sollett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte, Melonie Diaz, Silvestre Rasuk
Victor is a teenager growing up in the Lower East Side of New York. He is a cocky young man, very sure of himself in his love life. He lives in a small apartment with his strict grandmother, bratty sister Vicki, and his younger brother Nino, who is just coming into his own sexuality and looks up to his girl-crazy brother highly.
The Believer (2001)
, 1h42Directed by Henry Bean
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism, Films about religion, Skinheads, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Theresa Russell, Glenn Fitzgerald, Summer Phoenix, Garret Dillahunt
Daniel Balint is a former Jewish yeshiva student, brilliant but troubled, who is now a fanatically violent Neo-Nazi in New York in his early 20s. As a child, he often challenged his teachers with unorthodox interpretations of scripture. He once argued that the Binding of Isaac was not about Abraham's faith but God's power: that God did not want Abraham to accomplish a particular task but instead asks unquestioning obedience, which Abraham refuses to give. He concluded that God is a bully.
Greenfingers (2001)
, 1h31Directed by Joel Hershman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Environmental films, Prison films
Actors Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Lucy Punch, David Kelly, Natasha Little, Warren Clarke
When Colin Briggs is placed in an experimental program to finish off his prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. After his wise, elderly roommate Fergus introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. Teaming up with his fellow inmates, Colin gets the attention of celebrated gardener Georgina Woodhouse. Soon, the unexpected gardeners are preparing to compete for the Hampton Court Flower Show. When Colin meets Georgina's beautiful daughter Primrose, he discovers another reason to fight for his freedom: true love.
Better Than Sex (2000)
, 1h35Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors David Wenham, Susie Porter, Catherine McClements, Imelda Corcoran, Tammy MacIntosh, Mark Priestley
Josh and Cin meet at a party in Sydney three days before he is due to return to London. Originally planning just to spend the night, Josh decides to stay at her flat until he has to leave for the airport. The two gradually grow closer, feeling a strong connection. However, when Cin's friend Sam comes over and flirts with Josh, they end up quarreling and he leaves. Once Josh cools down he relents and returns to Cin. Having both agreed that they were just having fun, he leaves to catch his plane the next day. At the last minute, he decides not to go and returns to Cin's flat only to find that she has followed him to London, not knowing he missed the flight. Josh can not find a flight for three days, but once he reaches London they are reunited and Cin decides to move there to be with him.
Alone (1999)
, 1h41Directed by Benito Zambrano
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Actors María Galiana, Ana Fernández, Paco Tous, José Manuel Seda