Hip hop poker music video featuring Pro Hoe Zak, Raw, Alexander Neil and Holly Rae. The video also features poker pros Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan and Layne Flack.

Directed by Jeff Probst
Produced by Brad Van Arragon, Katy Wallin, Shawn Williamson
Written by Jeff Probst, from a story by Jim Gulian
Starring Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster
Music by Rob King, B. C. Smith
Cinematography Francis Kenny
Editing by Brian Berdan
Distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment, Silverline Pictures
Release date June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) (Seattle)
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Finder’s Fee is an American film directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay. The story is based on an actual event that occurred to Probst.

Plot

The film takes place over the course of a single evening. Tepper, played by Erik Palladino, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contacts the owner of the wallet by telephone, and then later discovers that the wallet contains the winning ticket in a $6 million lottery.

Complications arise when Tepper’s friends come over for their regular poker night. One of the conditions of the game is that everyone purchase a ticket for the lottery, to be thrown into the pot. The game is played as a freezeout, with the winner collecting all the tickets and any prizes they may be worth. When the owner of the wallet, played by James Earl Jones, arrives, he realizes that the winning ticket is in the pot, and stays to play in the game.

Cast

Awards

Finder’s Fee won the Golden Space Needle Award, given to the audience’s choice for Best Picture at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival.

Jeff Probst won the Best Screenplay (Feature Film) at the 2001 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.

James Earl Jones won Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie at the 2003 DVDX Awards.

Links

• Finder’s Fee at the Internet Movie Database

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Directed by: Gil Cates Jr
Produced by: Michael Arata, Steve Austin, Albert J. Salzer
Written by: Gil Cates Jr, Mark Weinstock
Starring: Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Vincent Van Patten, Michael Sexton, with Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth
Music by: Peter Rafelson
Cinematography: Tom Harting
Editing by: Jonathan Cates
Distributed by: MGM Pictures (USA), Seven Arts Pictures (non-USA)
Release date: 2008
Running time: 85 min
Country: United States
Language: English

Deal is a 2008 drama film starring film actor Burt Reynolds, with Bret Harrison, and Shannon Elizabeth. It tells the story of a former poker player (Reynolds) who tutors a younger player (Harrison). The film’s climax is a fictional World Poker Tour championship.

World Poker Tour commentators Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel play themselves. A number of other professional poker players and poker-playing celebrities, including Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker and Isabelle Mercier are in the cast.

Cast

Bret Harrison as Alex Stillman
Burt Reynolds as Tommy Vinson
Shannon Elizabeth as Michelle
Charles Durning as Charlie Adler
Jennifer Tilly as Karen ‘Razor’ Jones
Maria Mason as Helen Vinson
Gary Grubbs as Mr. Stillman
Caroline McKinley as Mrs. Stillman
Brandon Olive as Ben Thomas
Jon Eyez as Mike ‘Double Diamond’ Jackson
J.D. Evermore as Tex Button
Courtney Friel as Herself
Phil Laak as Himself
Antonio Esfandiari as Himself
Vincent Van Patten as Himself
Scott Lazar as Himself
Chris Moneymaker as Himself
Greg Raymer as Himself
Isabelle Mercier as Herself
Mike Sexton as Himself

Production

The World Poker Tour set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.

During the production, Charles Durning treated the cast and crew to a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans and recounted his own World War II experience at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded and taken prisoner.

Reception

The film received extremely negative reviews by getting 0% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews. Metacritic rated it 35% based on 9 reviews.

Box office performance

With a 5 million dollar budget, the movie opened taking $35,281 from 50 theaters ($705 average). As of May 11, it has grossed $61,626 domestically.

The Filmwatchers of America (FOA) have ranked this particular film as the worst movie ever made and ever to be made.

Links

• Official site
• Deal at the Internet Movie Database
• Deal at Rotten Tomatoes
• Deal at Metacritic
• Deal at Box Office Mojo
• Deal at Allmovie

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Released September 23, 2008
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008, Record Plant Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)^[1]
Genre Electropop
Length 3:59
Label Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope, Cherrytree
Writer(s) Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat^[2]
Producer RedOne

“Poker Face” is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album’s second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world. The song is an uptempo dance-pop song in the key of A flat minor, following in the footsteps of her previous single “Just Dance” but has a darker musical tone. The main idea behind the song is bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her rock n’ roll boyfriends. Lyrically “Poker Face” is about sex and gambling.

“Poker Face” was well-received by most critics, who praised the robotic hook and the chorus. The song attained worldwide success, topping the charts in twenty countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many European countries. “Poker Face” is also the most downloaded song in the British chart history. It is among the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 9.8 million copies. The accompanying music video for the song portrays Gaga singing it in various costumes and playing strip poker in a getaway villa.

Gaga performed the song for the eighth season of the television show American Idol as well as the Fame Ball and Monster Ball tours. The live performances included an electronic version and an acoustic version, which she played on the piano. It was nominated for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.^[3] Rolling Stone ranked it number ninety-six on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade.^[4]

References

Links

• “Poker Face, official music video”. MTV.

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