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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Winning Time season 2, episode 6!

Jay Mohr plays Tom Collins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's agent, in Winning Time season 2, episode 6, which could turn into a bigger role in the show's future. Jay Mohr is connected to the Buss family in real life, as he is married to the real Jeanie Buss, adding external relevance to his cameo on Winning Time season 2.

The real-life Buss family makes their first cameo on Winning Time season 2, episode 6 as comedian Jay Mohr joins the series’ cast. Since Winning Time picks up when Jerry Buss buys the Los Angeles Lakers, the owner’s family plays a major role in the series, including his daughter Jeanie Buss, who is still integral to the team's dynasty today. Considering Winning Time’s twist-filled drama of the Lakers’ 1980s domination takes some creative liberties, the HBO show has had mixed reception from the real people depicted.

Every year there is that one (or two) particular performance that makes you exclaim- what fine acting! While Hollywood's big studios can come up with the most expensive sets and CGI effects and put one of their top filmmakers for the next big summer blockbuster, there is always that independent filmmaker who will come up with what really matters - an unforgettable movie with equally unforgettable performances - Ryan Gosling's Dan Dune, the idealistic history teacher and crack addict, in Half Nelson is a fine example. Of course, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's tragic but defiant portrayal of Neil, the teenage hustler in Mysterious Skin also comes to mind. James McAvoy's naive, adventurous and sympathetic Dr. Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland and Brian Jackson, the working class student in Starter for 10 are two other examples of such enduring performances.

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Every year there is that one (or two) particular performance that makes you exclaim- what fine acting! While Hollywood's big studios can come up with the most expensive sets and CGI effects and put one of their top filmmakers for the next big summer blockbuster, there is always that independent filmmaker who will come up with what really matters - an unforgettable movie with equally unforgettable performances - Ryan Gosling's Dan Dune, the idealistic history teacher and crack addict, in Half Nelson is a fine example. Of course, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's tragic but defiant portrayal of Neil, the teenage hustler in Mysterious Skin also comes to mind. James McAvoy's naive, adventurous and sympathetic Dr. Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland and Brian Jackson, the working class student in Starter for 10 are two other examples of such enduring performances.

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Every year there is that one (or two) particular performance that makes you exclaim- what fine acting! While Hollywood's big studios can come up with the most expensive sets and CGI effects and put one of their top filmmakers for the next big summer blockbuster, there is always that independent filmmaker who will come up with what really matters - an unforgettable movie with equally unforgettable performances - Ryan Gosling's Dan Dune, the idealistic history teacher and crack addict, in Half Nelson is a fine example. Of course, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's tragic but defiant portrayal of Neil, the teenage hustler in Mysterious Skin also comes to mind. James McAvoy's naive, adventurous and sympathetic Dr. Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland and Brian Jackson, the working class student in Starter for 10 are two other examples of such enduring performances.

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Director Kari Skogland talks to Iftn ahead of the release of the new thriller 'Fifty Dead Men Walking'. The Canadian helmer chats about why she was attracted to the story of real life Ira infiltrator Martin McGartland and her experience of filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The film's title 'Fifty Dead Men Walking' refers to the fifty men that Martin McGartland, played by Brit actor Jim Strugess (21, The Other Boyelyn Girl), is thought to have saved during the Troubles during the late 1980's. McGartland was recruited by a British Special Branch Officer (Sir Ben Kingsley - Gandhi, Schindler's List) to spy on the Ira and subsequently spoiled numerous murder plans against the British army. After being discovered, McGartland has since had to live his life on the run. The distinguished cast features supporting international talents; Kevin Zegers (Transamerica), Natalie Press (My Summer of Love), Rose McGowan...

Here’s the trailer for the British film “Fifty Dead Men Walking” from Kari Skogland (”Riverworld”, “Chicks with Sticks”), starring Jim Sturgess as a British intelligence mole in 1980s Northern Ireland, and Ben Kingsley as his government handler. Rose McGowan is also in there somewhere, although I don’t think I saw her in the trailer. The film is based on the biography of Martin McGartland, which means it’s a true story. Inspired by Martin McGartlands incredible autobiography, Fifty Dead Men Walking is the stunning new action thriller by Kari Skogland about a secret agent working undercover for British security services in Northern Ireland in the late eighties. Over the course of four years, until his betrayal and subsequent discovery, it was estimated that McGartland was responsible for saving the lives of up to fifty men. Starring Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press, Rose McGowan, Tom Collins,...