Ex-nba player Darius Miles -- who made more than $60 Million in his career -- has lost all of his treasured belongings in a bankruptcy sale ... from his signed LeBron jersey to his waffle maker. As we previously reported, Miles filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last year -- and as part of the process, he was ordered to sell off his stuff to pay back creditors. The sale went down in Illinois. Here's how it went. --...
- 6/11/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sad news for ex-nba star Darius Miles ... who's in danger of losing a bunch of his prized possessions in his bankruptcy case -- including his signed LeBron James jersey. TMZ Sports has obtained court docs filed in Illinois where 35-year-old Miles -- who made more than $60 Million in the NBA -- filed for Chapter 7. Read more...
- 11/25/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Chris Evans is probably best-known for playing Johnny Storm in the "Fantastic Four" movies -- and he's about to become even better known now that he's been tapped to play the title role in "The First Avenger: Captain America."
So if you're not familiar with the Evans oeuvre, we thought we'd offer some highlights -- and lowlights -- from his career, starting with his best-known role.
"Fantastic Four" (2005) and "4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007): The other Marvel franchise Evans starred in gave back some of the good will Hollywood had earned with comic-book movies like "Spider-Man" (the first two, anyway) and "Batman Begins." The movies are a little goofy -- Ok, a lot goofy at times -- but they do feature lots of scenes with a shirtless Evans -- and judging by the number of "Chris Evans is hott!!!" videos on YouTube, people like that.
"Not Another Teen Movie...
So if you're not familiar with the Evans oeuvre, we thought we'd offer some highlights -- and lowlights -- from his career, starting with his best-known role.
"Fantastic Four" (2005) and "4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007): The other Marvel franchise Evans starred in gave back some of the good will Hollywood had earned with comic-book movies like "Spider-Man" (the first two, anyway) and "Batman Begins." The movies are a little goofy -- Ok, a lot goofy at times -- but they do feature lots of scenes with a shirtless Evans -- and judging by the number of "Chris Evans is hott!!!" videos on YouTube, people like that.
"Not Another Teen Movie...
- 3/23/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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January 30
Director-producer Brian Robbins' The Perfect Score is a high school comedy/drama that Paramount hopes will appeal to teenagers. If those teens are undiscriminating, the studio might have a fighting chance. The attractive cast includes Scarlett Johansson, though in a performance much more mundane than those in either Lost in Translation or Girl With a Pearl Earring.
Chris Evans (Not Another Teen Movie) is Kyle, a decent student whose quite unrealistic dream since childhood has been to study architecture at Cornell University. Kyle seems more likely to end up studying beer-guzzling at State, but he nonetheless is the ringleader of a scheme to break into the corporate headquarters of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J. He plans to steal the answers to the upcoming edition of the SAT, the bane of every college-bound high school senior.
Kyle fared poorly on the exam the first time. Best friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg)didn't do well either. Matty was hoping to score high enough to get into the University of Maryland, the college his (unseen) girlfriend attends. Brainy but sheltered Anna (Erika Christensen) is ranked second in their class, but she uncharacteristically froze on the test, thereby dashing any hope of getting into her first choice college, Brown University.
Francesca (Johansson) is a Goth rich kid whose father conveniently owns the office building that houses ETS. Desmond is a basketball prodigy who flirts with the idea of continuing his education at St. John's rather than turn pro. (Played by the NBA's Darius Miles, in his second film, the role somewhat mirrors Miles' real-life story.) Finally, Roy (Leonardo Nam) is the archetypal stoner who also happens to be a computer savant.
These six seniors carry out the break-in, though the entire enterprise seems to be more of a bonding experience than a purposeful crime. The characters in the screenplay by Mark Schwahn (creator of the WB Network's One Tree Hill, also for Tollin/Robbins), Marc Hyman and Jon Zack are barely fleshed out, though Kyle has a refreshing lack of swagger. Evans' conflicted adolescent actually seems real, as opposed to some of his co-stars, who resemble cardboard types. The few adults in the movie are relegated to the background -- no real surprise in an MTV Films production. The only other character of note is Kyle's older brother, Larry (Matthew Lillard, in patented grinning-underachiever-dude guise).
Robbins (Varsity Blues, Hardball) certainly knows his way around the youth market. If only this was half as entertaining as any episode of Dawson's Creek or The O.C. The story is flimsy, and when the dialogue touches on controversial issues regarding the SAT and its fairness, the slacker tone turns abruptly melodramatic.
Technically, the film resembles a TV show in its lighting, cartoon-like parents and thoroughly nondescript school and town. Not that we see much of these: There is a strange dearth of exterior, establishing, crowd or street shots. All of which creates a feeling that The Perfect Score was made cheaply and fast.
THE PERFECT SCORE
Paramount Pictures
Paramount in association with MTV Films and Spyglass EntertainmentA Roger Birnbaum, Tollin/Robbins Production
Credits:
Director: Brian Robbins
Screenwriters: Mark Schwahn, Marc Hyman, Jon Zack
Story: Marc Hyman, Jon Zack
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Brian Robbins, Mike Tollin
Executive producer: Donald J. Lee, Jr.
Director of photography: Clark Mathis
Production designer: Jaymes Hinkle
Costume designer: Melissa Toth
Music: John Murphy
Editor: Ned Bastille
Cast:
Anna: Erika Christensen
Kyle: Chris Evans
Matty: Bryan Greenberg
Francesca: Scarlett Johansson
Desmond: Darius Miles
Roy: Leonardo Nam
Desmond's Mother: Tyra Ferrell
Larry: Matthew Lillard
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
January 30
Director-producer Brian Robbins' The Perfect Score is a high school comedy/drama that Paramount hopes will appeal to teenagers. If those teens are undiscriminating, the studio might have a fighting chance. The attractive cast includes Scarlett Johansson, though in a performance much more mundane than those in either Lost in Translation or Girl With a Pearl Earring.
Chris Evans (Not Another Teen Movie) is Kyle, a decent student whose quite unrealistic dream since childhood has been to study architecture at Cornell University. Kyle seems more likely to end up studying beer-guzzling at State, but he nonetheless is the ringleader of a scheme to break into the corporate headquarters of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J. He plans to steal the answers to the upcoming edition of the SAT, the bane of every college-bound high school senior.
Kyle fared poorly on the exam the first time. Best friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg)didn't do well either. Matty was hoping to score high enough to get into the University of Maryland, the college his (unseen) girlfriend attends. Brainy but sheltered Anna (Erika Christensen) is ranked second in their class, but she uncharacteristically froze on the test, thereby dashing any hope of getting into her first choice college, Brown University.
Francesca (Johansson) is a Goth rich kid whose father conveniently owns the office building that houses ETS. Desmond is a basketball prodigy who flirts with the idea of continuing his education at St. John's rather than turn pro. (Played by the NBA's Darius Miles, in his second film, the role somewhat mirrors Miles' real-life story.) Finally, Roy (Leonardo Nam) is the archetypal stoner who also happens to be a computer savant.
These six seniors carry out the break-in, though the entire enterprise seems to be more of a bonding experience than a purposeful crime. The characters in the screenplay by Mark Schwahn (creator of the WB Network's One Tree Hill, also for Tollin/Robbins), Marc Hyman and Jon Zack are barely fleshed out, though Kyle has a refreshing lack of swagger. Evans' conflicted adolescent actually seems real, as opposed to some of his co-stars, who resemble cardboard types. The few adults in the movie are relegated to the background -- no real surprise in an MTV Films production. The only other character of note is Kyle's older brother, Larry (Matthew Lillard, in patented grinning-underachiever-dude guise).
Robbins (Varsity Blues, Hardball) certainly knows his way around the youth market. If only this was half as entertaining as any episode of Dawson's Creek or The O.C. The story is flimsy, and when the dialogue touches on controversial issues regarding the SAT and its fairness, the slacker tone turns abruptly melodramatic.
Technically, the film resembles a TV show in its lighting, cartoon-like parents and thoroughly nondescript school and town. Not that we see much of these: There is a strange dearth of exterior, establishing, crowd or street shots. All of which creates a feeling that The Perfect Score was made cheaply and fast.
THE PERFECT SCORE
Paramount Pictures
Paramount in association with MTV Films and Spyglass EntertainmentA Roger Birnbaum, Tollin/Robbins Production
Credits:
Director: Brian Robbins
Screenwriters: Mark Schwahn, Marc Hyman, Jon Zack
Story: Marc Hyman, Jon Zack
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Brian Robbins, Mike Tollin
Executive producer: Donald J. Lee, Jr.
Director of photography: Clark Mathis
Production designer: Jaymes Hinkle
Costume designer: Melissa Toth
Music: John Murphy
Editor: Ned Bastille
Cast:
Anna: Erika Christensen
Kyle: Chris Evans
Matty: Bryan Greenberg
Francesca: Scarlett Johansson
Desmond: Darius Miles
Roy: Leonardo Nam
Desmond's Mother: Tyra Ferrell
Larry: Matthew Lillard
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 2/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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