Leon was born on march 8, 1962 in new york city, new york, usa as leon robinson. The professional 1994 movie poster and dvd cover art. Leon, the top hit man in new york, has earned a rep as an effective cleaner. Nov 01, 2018 that the quote wasnt even in the script, but adlibbed by leon in rehearsal, is evidence of the movies superb casting. But when his nextdoor neighbors are wiped out by a loosecannon dea agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12yearold mathilda. Fox, patti labelle, clifton davis and the singularly named leon, cover would be a candidate for the years most unintentionally funny movie so. Her father stores drugs for twofaced cop norman stansfield gary oldman. Smith, and obsessively womanizing musician ryan chambers leon.
It opened at selective theaters on february 22, 2008. Uris acknowledged writing from a proisrael perspective after. Many of the men hide behind the vow of marriage, but still desire men. The women know, but have grown accustomed to the extravagant lifestyle. Cover 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. However, he has casually befriended mathilda natalie portman, in an auspicious debut, a 12 yearold neighbor whose entire family, including her adored 4yearold brother, is wiped out by some crooked dea agents. Actordirector bill duke helms this film about a married man and his surprising hidden life. Matthews in the 1991 robert townsend film the five heartbeats, derice bannock in the 1993 film cool runnings, shep in.
The assassination games between reno and the bad guy become very interesting. After a marriage begins to unravel when the husbands secrets are revealed, someone is murdered, casting doubts on the innocence of the spurned wife. In 1993, paradise records released the leon russell 24k gold disc album. Would be a candidate for the years most unintentionally funny movie so far if it. Exodus is a historical novel by american novelist leon uris about the founding of the state of israel. High resolution dvd movie cover image for leon 1994. A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director bill duke. With jeanclaude van damme, harrison page, deborah rennard, lisa pelikan. In the tradition of women thou art loosed, cover will engross you in a gripping tale of lies, betrayal and infidelity.
It stars jean reno, gary oldman, and natalie portman in her film debut. Russell started leon russell records, an independent record label, in 1995. Cover stars aunjanue ellis, raz adoti, leon, lou gossett jr. With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello.
It was a remix of recordings done at olympic sound in london in 1969. Leon basically tells her that they rescued each other and now they both feel alive again. Leon and mathilda openly acknowledge that the plant is like leon because it has no roots. The weak plot of by its cover, the diminished involvement of the beloved brunetti family and the rest of the usual cast of characters, and the fact that the case was actually resolved by someone other than brunetti, combined to make me feel as though leon was tossing crumbs to her readers. Leon sevginin gucu 1994 custom turkish dvd cover hitman. He is an actor and producer, known for cool runnings 1993, little richard 2000 and the temptations 1998. Valerie maas aunjanue ellis is a godfearing housewife and artist who one day finds. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. Cover will engross you in a gripping tale of lies, betrayal and infidelity. Leon laiming sbs bbs mh born 11 december 1966, is a hong kong actor and cantopop singer.
As visually stylish as it is graphically violent, this thriller directed by luc besson concerns mathilda natalie portman, a 12yearold girl living in new york city who has been exposed to the. Leon the professional 4k ultra hd bluray, 2017, 4k ultra hd. It was better than i expected and it will keep you guessing who dunnit til the end. After the sudden death of his parents jamal is forced to raise and support his sisters. Both actors perform great and fit to their role especially portman because of her age at the time. Rounding out the classic temps lineup were charles malik whitfield. For a young teenager to act the way she acted is such an achievement for an actor or in this case a very young actress. The book has been widely praised as successful propaganda for israel. History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Leon, the professional 1994 mathilda natalie portman, a twelveyear old new york girl, is living an undesirable life among her halffamily. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An exfrench soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brothers family. Fox and aunjuane ellis headline an allstar cast in this suspenseful ac.
He uses the stage name li ming or lai ming, which literally means dawn. The main and most obvious symbol in the movie is leons beloved plant. The film was directed by bill duke a rage in harlem, sister act 2. Fox and aunjanue ellis headline an allstar cast in this suspenseful account of a devoted wife and mother accused of murder. There is no need to have read the others in order to enjoy the story or its sophisticated protagonist, commissario brunetti. Cover is a drama thriller film produced and directed by bill duke and starring aunjanue ellis, razaaq adoti, vivica a. If you take the whole movie as an almost fairy tale of two people escaping their terrible current paths in life, then add guns and a methed up gary oldman, well baby you go a stew goin. Dont judge the movie by its cover nor its color if you get my drift just watch it and you wont feel like you wasted your time. Gallery of 59 movie poster and cover images for leon 1994. There is no need to have read the others in order to enjoy the story or its sophisticated prmore by its cover was the first donna leon book i have read. The image measures 1540 2175 pixels and is 825 kilobytes large. Published in 1958, it begins with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship exodus.
Foxwhen someone is murdered on new years eve, the prime suspect is valerie maas. Back in the habit based on a screenplay by aaron rahsaan thomas. Published in 1958, it begins with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship exodus the book has been widely praised as successful propaganda for israel. Leon, titled leon in the uk and australia and originally titled the professional in the us, is a 1994 englishlanguage french actionthriller film written and directed by luc besson. The professional 1994 click here for full size image.
April 2, 1942 november, 2016 was an american musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60year career. Now he has made the professional, about a tough child who wants to become a professional killer, and civilizes. Watch cover movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. As confusing as it is improbable, this mess of a movie wastes a talented cast which includes vivica a. Barbara berret by its cover was the first donna leon book i have read. What is most shocking is that although this is a movie, someone is living this same. The professional starring natalie portman, jean reno and gary oldman. Leon jean reno is a precise, calculating hit mana consummate professional, with no family and no friends. Absolution professional edition 2012 eu leon jeanclaude van damme collection 1990 r2 german. This movie was thrilling, suspenseful, dramafilled,informative and intense. Oct 05, 2015 the symbols that do appear in the movie, however, provide the viewer with information about the inner workings of leon and mathilda.
Robinson is best known for his roles as david ruffin in the tv movie the temptations 1998, j. You will find any regional language bluray case box, rare dvd label arts, film pictures in this site. Cover is a short film that explores the life of jamal davis. The image measures 1190 1500 pixels and is 2 kilobytes large. May 22, 2014 cover will engross you in a gripping tale of lies, betrayal and infidelity. Matthews in the 1991 robert townsend film, the five heartbeats. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and tulsa sound. It stars, in addition to ellis, razaaq adoti, paula jai parker, vivica a.