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150-666: Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. She had her first leading role in the horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006), and went on to star in films such as The Ward (2010), Drive Angry (2011), and London Fields (2018). She has also had supporting roles in films including Pineapple Express (2008), Never Back Down (2008), The Joneses (2009), The Rum Diary (2011), Paranoia (2013), Machete Kills (2013), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), and The Danish Girl (2015). From 2017 to 2023, Heard played Mera in

300-579: A November 2015 episode of the American automotive reality series Overhaulin' , in which her Mustang received a makeover. It also featured the cast pranking Heard at the behest of Depp. Heard played the female lead in London Fields , an adaptation of Martin Amis 's novel about a clairvoyant femme fatale who knows she will be murdered. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . Shortly after

450-676: A bunch of footage to try to rebuild a slightly different story line... I felt a little disappointed, but life goes on." Heard's first role after the trial was in the film In the Fire , directed by Conor Allyn . The film premiered at the Taormina Film Fest in June 2023. It was released in October 2023. Heard traveled to the Mexico–United States border with Amnesty International and worked with

600-595: A civil ceremony in February 2015. In April 2015, Heard and Depp breached Australia's biosecurity laws when they failed to declare in customs the two dogs accompanying them when they flew into Queensland , where Depp was working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales . In May 2015, the dogs were flown out of the country hours before a euthanasia deadline. Later in July of the same year, only Heard

750-494: A cult. In early 2011, Heard also appeared on the British television program Top Gear as a star in a reasonably priced car coming 33rd of 41 on their Cee'd leaderboard . Heard next starred in NBC 's The Playboy Club , a crime drama series about the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago . After poor reviews and ratings as well as protests from both feminists and conservative groups,

900-440: A distance necessary to her character. She also said that the shoot was very low-maintenance, saying, "Everyone has these expectations, whether they're subconscious or not, of the glamour and how much fun that you can have in L.A. and I went with those same expectations. This was my first shoot, my first leading role. I fly to my hometown, funnily enough, to film and I stand out in this field waiting for my hair and make-up. Instead of

1050-459: A former DC Studios president, and James Wan , the film's director, attributed the reduction of Heard's role to the sequel's intention to focus on the relationship between Momoa and Patrick Wilson 's characters. Following the release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom in 2023, several critics observed that, true to what Heard claimed in court, a number of her scenes seem to have been cut out from

1200-472: A great representation of all those girls who are insecure and uncomfortable with their sexuality and their power and yet they're strangely intrigued by it and tempted by it." Principal photography began on location in Austin, Texas , and nearby Bastrop in 2006, on a budget of $ 750,000. According to Amber Heard, she spent little time with the rest of the cast when filming wasn't taking place in order to maintain

1350-511: A group of popular high schoolers who invite an attractive outsider, Mandy Lane, to spend the weekend at a secluded ranch house, where they are followed by a merciless killer. Originally completed in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007, including the Toronto International Film Festival , Sitges Film Festival , South by Southwest , and London FrightFest Film Festival . It received

1500-421: A joke and storms off to a nearby barn, where Marlin performs oral sex on him. They have another argument and, after Jake walks back to the house, an unseen assailant knocks Marlin out and breaks her jaw with the barrel of a shotgun. Back at the house, Jake unsuccessfully attempts to woo Mandy. Anxious about Marlin, Jake then takes Red's shotgun and pickup truck to go search for her. He eventually finds her sitting by

1650-538: A knife and stabbing him to death. The rest of the group, drunk and high, fall asleep at the house along with Garth. The next morning, as the group leaves out the front door, Emmet shoots and wounds Garth. While Mandy tends to Garth, Red and Chloe try to run to Chloe's car. Emmet shoots Red and chases after Chloe. In Garth's shack, Mandy retrieves the keys to his truck and finds the bloodied knife that Emmet used to kill Bird. She goes outside to find Chloe being chased in her direction. Mandy embraces Chloe, but then stabs her in

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1800-507: A knife in a back shot that prevents us from anticipating such an outcome...  The twist is merely a millennial update of the ending in Friday the 13th (1980), with two significant differences: Mandy's sadism warrants no justification, and as the film's Final Girl, she is the audience's stand-in." The film had initially been conceived in 2003 when writer Jacob Forman, producer Chad Feehan, and production designer Tom Hammock were all students at

1950-683: A letter published in the December 2016 issue of Porter magazine, she spoke to "every woman who is suffering in silence", assuring them that they "may not see us, but we are there. Your sisters are everywhere... and we are with you." During The Economist ' s Pride and Prejudice event in March 2017, Heard highlighted the underrepresentation of LGBTQ characters in the Hollywood film industry . Referencing her own coming out story, she praised actresses that are candid about their sexuality and encouraged men in

2100-468: A limit imposed by Virginia state law. For Heard's counterclaim, the jury found that Waldman's first and third statements to the Daily Mail had not been proven to be defamatory, while finding that Waldman's second statement to the Daily Mail was false, defamatory and made with actual malice. As a result, Heard was awarded $ 2 million in compensatory damages and zero in punitive damages from Depp. During

2250-426: A month "as and for pendente lite spousal support based on [their] marital lifestyle". In response, Depp's counsel said "Amber is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse", but agreed with her request for a restraining order, saying Depp "nonetheless has every intention of staying away from Amber and will stipulate to mutual stay-away and personal conduct orders". A settlement amount for

2400-461: A more original approach. Still others, like Eddie Sullivan's and Charlie Schmidt's Radio Patrol and Will Gould's Red Barry , steered a middle course. One of the best post- Tracy procedural comics was Kerry Drake , written and created by Allen Saunders and illustrated by Alfred Andriola . It diverged from the metropolitan settings used in Tracy to tell the story of the titular Chief Investigator for

2550-627: A necessary decision made in the general interest . A report by Color of Change Hollywood and the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center revealed that police procedural shows were normalizing unjust practices such as illegal searches , surveillance , coercion , intimidation , violence , abuse , and racism . Criticisms have been raised against the genre for its unrealistic depiction of crime. Particularly, police procedurals have been accused of possessing an unrealistic preoccupation with incidents such as homicide and terrorism . In

2700-450: A one-sided depiction of police as the "good guys". The roots of the police procedural have been traced to at least the mid-1880s. Wilkie Collins 's novel The Moonstone (1868), a tale of a Scotland Yard detective investigating the theft of a valuable diamond, has been described as perhaps the earliest clear example of the genre. As detective fiction rose to worldwide popularity in the late 19th century and early 20th century, many of

2850-563: A pretty damn good teen thriller to boot." Other critics gave the film less flattering reviews, with The Guardian calling it "bogus and compromised: an unreconstructed horror romp in the guise of a nerdish intellectual." Slant Magazine said the film "flaunts its knowledge of classic genre fundamentals but fails to do anything very clever or surprising with them," and later compared its cinematography and aesthetic mood to The Virgin Suicides (1999). Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph called

3000-519: A remote lake. Upon closer look, he sees her mangled face, and is confronted by Emmet, seeking vengeance for the humiliation he has suffered. Emmet shoots Jake in the head and breaks Marlin's neck, killing both. Emmet drives back to the ranch in Red's truck and sees the rest of the group on the porch. He shoots fireworks at them. Bird gives chase, believing the driver to be Jake, playing a prank. Emmet confronts Bird and attacks him, eventually slashing his eyes with

3150-583: A role reserved for individuals who advocate for civil rights and civil liberties. Heard also served as a Human Rights Ambassador for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights . Heard was married to actor Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2016. Afterward, the pair accused each other of domestic abuse and engaged in two lengthy and high-profile defamation cases, the Depp v. NGN trial and

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3300-513: A rookie police officer learns to cope with the physical, emotional, and mental stresses of law enforcement during her first patrol assignment. With superheroes having long dominated the comic book market, there have been some recent attempts to integrate elements of the police procedural into the universe of costumed crime-fighters. Gotham Central , for example, depicts a group of police detectives operating in Batman 's Gotham City , and suggested that

3450-572: A similar British TV series, Fabian of the Yard , Creasey decided to try a more down-to-earth series of cop stories. Adopting the pseudonym "J.J. Marric", he wrote Gideon's Day , 1955, in which George Gideon , a high-ranking detective at Scotland Yard, spends a busy day supervising his subordinates' investigations into several unrelated crimes. This novel was the first in a series of more than twenty books which brought Creasey his best critical notices. One entry, Gideon's Fire , 1961, won an Edgar Award from

3600-561: A slightly fictionalized New York City, have been filmed in settings outside New York, even outside the US. Akira Kurosawa 's 1963 film, High and Low , based on McBain's King's Ransom (1959), is set in Yokohama . Without Apparent Motive (1972), set on the French Riviera , is based on McBain's Ten Plus One (1963). Claude Chabrol 's Les Liens de Sang (1978), based on Blood Relatives (1974),

3750-517: A strong focus on the lead character, but the novels have always included subordinate members of his staff as supporting characters. Simenon, who had been a journalist covering police investigations before creating Maigret, gave the appearance of an accurate depiction of law enforcement in Paris. Simenon influenced later European procedural writers, such as Sweden's Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö , and Baantjer . Perhaps ranking just behind McBain in importance to

3900-469: A theatrical release in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2008. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane received mixed reviews from critics, with some dismissing the film as "bogus and compromised", and others praising its exploitation film aesthetic and likening its cinematography to the early work of Terrence Malick and Tobe Hooper . Despite its international attention, the film remained unreleased in

4050-400: A weekend party at his father's remote ranch, and Mandy reluctantly accepts an invitation from Chloe, a popular but insecure cheerleader. Mandy accompanies Red and Chloe, along with several other classmates—including reserved football player Bird, and romantic couple Jake and Marlin—to Red's ranch. Upon arriving, they are introduced to Garth, the ranch hand . That night, Jake gets offended over

4200-536: A year, until early 2018. She later had a relationship with actress and cinematographer Bianca Butti from January 2020 to December 2021. In April 2021, Heard had her first child, a daughter, via surrogacy . As of June 2023, Heard resides in Madrid, Spain . Heard first met actor Johnny Depp in 2009 when she was cast in The Rum Diary opposite him. According to reports, the couple began dating in 2012 and were married in

4350-405: Is caused by the willful act(s) of Heard", hence New York Marine is "not liable" for the loss. After they both filed to appeal the verdict, Depp and Heard settled the case in December 2022, with Heard publicly stating that even if her appeal succeeds, she "simply cannot go through" a retrial, while maintaining that the settlement was "not an act of concession". Meanwhile, Depp's lawyers stated that

4500-403: Is considered to be a male-dominant genre which very often portrays the masculine hero dedicated to the professional realm. The introduction of women as protagonists is commonly attributed to either adding sexual appeal , introducing gendered issues like investigating sex crimes , or delving into the personal relationships of the characters. It also often portrays rape myths , such as that rape

4650-434: Is less to show how cops work on the job, than how the job works on cops. It is difficult to disentangle the early roots of the procedural from its forebear, the traditional detective novel, which often featured a police officer as protagonist. By and large, the better known novelists such as Ngaio Marsh produced work that falls more squarely into the province of the traditional or "cozy" detective novel. Nevertheless, some of

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4800-405: Is more often committed by strangers rather than a known acquaintance of the victim, that the majority of rape claims are false, and that rapes only happen to "bad girls". The portrayal of the criminal justice system also under-represents issues of race and institutional racism . A report by Color of Change Hollywood and the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center identified that in these shows there

4950-767: Is often cited as the first police procedural, by Anthony Boucher (mystery critic for the New York Times Book Review ) among others. Another early example is Hillary Waugh 's Last Seen Wearing... 1952. Even earlier examples from the 20th century, predating Treat, include the novels Vultures in the Dark , 1925, and The Borrowed Shield , 1925, by Richard Enright , retired New York City Police Commissioner , Harness Bull , 1937, and Homicide , 1937, by former Southern California police officer Leslie T. White , P.C. Richardson's First Case , 1933, by Sir Basil Thomson , former Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard , and

5100-872: Is set in Montreal . Even Fuzz (1972), based on the 1968 novel, though set in the US, moves the action to Boston . Two episodes of ABC's Columbo , set in Los Angeles, were based on McBain novels. A prolific author of police procedurals, whose work has fallen out of fashion in the years since her death, is Elizabeth Linington writing under her own name, as well as "Dell Shannon" and "Lesley Egan". Linington reserved her Dell Shannon pseudonym primarily for procedurals featuring LAPD Central Homicide Lieutenant Luis Mendoza (1960–86). Under her own name she wrote about Sergeant Ivor Maddox of LAPD's North Hollywood Station, and as Lesley Egan she wrote about suburban cop Vic Varallo. These novels are sometimes considered flawed, partly due to

5250-480: The 87th Precinct series beginning with Cop Hater , published in 1956. Hunter continued to write 87th Precinct novels almost until his death in 2005. Although these novels focus primarily on Detective Steve Carella, they encompass the work of many officers working alone and in teams, and Carella is not always present in any individual book. As if to illustrate the universality of the police procedural, many of McBain's 87th Precinct novels, despite their being set in

5400-771: The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival , followed by screenings at the Sitges Film Festival , South by Southwest , London FrightFest Film Festival , the IFI Horrorthon, at the Cinémathèque Française . Upon the film's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006, film executive Harvey Weinstein , "in characteristically aggressive deal-making mode," sought to purchase distribution rights after its screening ended around 1:30 am. By 5:00 am on September 11, 2006, an agreement

5550-497: The American Film Institute . "I actually started it as my thesis at AFI," Feehan told Twitch Film . "The writer, Jacob Forman and the production designer Tom Hammock and I did it as our thesis together at AFI. We started working on it in 2003, then graduated and got it financed and were able to hire our friends that we graduated with to make the movie. It was obviously quite a journey from 2003 to 2006 when we sold it to

5700-515: The Big Boy , was based on Ness's real-life nemesis Al Capone. Other members of Tracy's Rogues Gallery , like Boris Arson, Flattop Jones , and Maw Famon, were inspired, respectively, by John Dillinger , Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd , and Kate "Ma" Barker . Once Tracy was sold to the Chicago Tribune syndicate, Gould enrolled in a criminology class at Northwestern University , met with members of

5850-595: The Chicago Police Department , and did research at the department's crime lab, to make his depiction of law enforcement more authentic. Ultimately, he hired retired Chicago policeman Al Valanis, a pioneering forensic sketch artist, as both an artistic assistant and police technical advisor. The success of Tracy led to many more police strips. While some, like Norman Marsh's Dan Dunn were unabashedly slavish imitations of Tracy , others, like Dashiell Hammett 's and Alex Raymond 's Secret Agent X-9 , took

6000-612: The DC Extended Universe , including the films Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). She has also acted in television series such as The CW 's teen drama Hidden Palms (2007) and the Paramount+ fantasy series The Stand (2020–2021). In 2016, Heard became a volunteer with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the capacity of an ACLU Artist Ambassador,

6150-590: The Daily Mail in April 2020, where Waldman stated: The Depp-Heard trial took place in Fairfax County, Virginia between April 11 and June 1, 2022. The verdict was that for Depp's lawsuit, the jury found that all three statements from Heard's op-ed were false, defamed Depp, and were made with actual malice , so the jury awarded Depp $ 10 million in compensatory damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages from Heard. The punitive damages were reduced to $ 350,000 due to

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6300-493: The London Metropolitan Police . The West novels were, for the era, an unusually realistic look at Scotland Yard operations, but the plots were often wildly melodramatic, and, to get around thorny legal problems, Creasey gave West an "amateur detective" friend who was able to perform the extra-procedural acts that West, as a policeman, could not. In the mid-1950s, inspired by the success of television's Dragnet and

6450-500: The Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Novel. The Gideon series, more than any other source, helped establish the common procedural plot structure of threading several autonomous story lines through a single novel. Hillary Waugh , in 1952, wrote Last Seen Wearing ... , a commercial and critical success, exploring detailed and relentless police work. Ed McBain, the pseudonym of Evan Hunter , wrote dozens of novels in

6600-737: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the declaration's drafting, Heard gave a speech at HagueTalks' Imagine the World We Want event in October 2018. In April 2018, Heard joined the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) on a multi-specialty medical mission to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan as a goodwill ambassador . She henceforth partnered with SAMS to help finance treatment for children in

6750-453: The VoteRiders #IDCheck Challenge on social media. Heard publicly came out in 2010, but has stated, "I don't label myself one way or another – I have had successful relationships with men and now a woman. I love who I love; it's the person that matters." Heard was in a relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree from 2008 to 2012. Heard had her last name legally changed to van Ree during

6900-616: The objectification ". Raised Catholic , Heard began identifying as an atheist at the age of sixteen after her best friend died in a car crash. The following year, no longer comfortable in " conservative , God-fearin' Texas", Heard dropped out of her Catholic high school to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles . She eventually earned a diploma through a home-study course. Heard's earliest acting work included appearances in two music videos, Kenny Chesney 's " There Goes My Life " and Eisley 's "I Wasn't Prepared", and small supporting roles in

7050-558: The police procedural crime drama television series Criminal Minds . Heard received her first leading role in the unconventional slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane , which premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival , but was not released in Europe until 2008 and in the US until 2013 due to distribution problems. In 2007, Heard played the love interest of the main character in The CW 's teen drama Hidden Palms , which

7200-615: The "jury's unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp's favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place", and that the settlement would result in $ 1 million being paid to Depp by Heard's insurer, which "Depp is pledging and will donate to charities". All the Boys Love Mandy Lane All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American slasher film directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Amber Heard , Michael Welch , Whitney Able , and Anson Mount . The plot centers on

7350-446: The 14] have been proved to the civil standard ". The court rejected Depp's claim of a hoax, and accepted that the allegations Heard had made against Depp had damaged her career and activism. Depp's appeal to overturn the verdict was rejected in March 2021. In February 2019, Depp sued Heard for defamation over a December 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post . In the lawsuit, Depp alleged that the op-ed contained three defamatory statements,

7500-639: The 1960s , film scholar Kim Newman likened the film's teenage characters to the troubled youth in works by Richard Linklater or Larry Clark . All the Boys Love Mandy Lane was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United Kingdom in a Region 2 format on July 21, 2008, by Optimum Home Entertainment . It was released in North America on Blu-ray and DVD in Region 1 format on December 3, 2013, through Anchor Bay Entertainment . Although an official soundtrack

7650-508: The 2022 Depp v. Heard trial, the corporate designee of CHLA testified that as of 2021, Heard had given the organization $ 250,000. The ACLU's chief operating officer testified in December 2021 that the organization expected to receive the money over a 10-year period. To that time, a total of $ 1.3 million had been donated to the ACLU in Heard's name between 2016 and 2018. Heard testified that defending

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7800-535: The ACLU and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). In November 2016, she defended this pledge against an allegation from TMZ —despite Depp not having completed the payment to her—that she had not yet made the donations as pledged. CHLA included Heard in their "Honor Roll of Donors" list for the fiscal year 2017. Depp finished paying the full settlement to Heard in October 2018. On the Dutch talk show RTL Late Night in October 2018, Heard said she had donated $ 7 million to

7950-573: The ACLU and CHLA. As part of Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd , Heard stated in a 2020 testimony that the settlement's full amount was donated to charity. In January 2021, the Daily Mail reported an allegation made by Depp's lawyers that Heard had yet to complete her donations. In response to this claim, Heard's lawyer stated that Heard intended to "eventually fulfill her pledge" but had "been delayed in that goal because ... she has been forced to spend millions of dollars" following Depp's lawsuit. During

8100-514: The Darkness (2010)—or critically panned horror films— The Stepfather (2009), The Ward . Heard's first film release in 2011 was Drive Angry , a supernatural action thriller in which she was paired with Nicolas Cage . The film underperformed commercially, but film critic Roger Ebert wrote that she "does everything that can possibly be done" with her character, a waitress who becomes entangled in an undead man's mission to save his daughter from

8250-518: The District Attorney of a small-town jurisdiction. Later, following a personal tragedy, he leaves the DA's Office and joins his small city's police force in order to fight crime closer to the grass roots level. As both a DA's man and a city cop, he fights a string of flamboyant, Gould-ian criminals like "Stitches", "Bottleneck", and "Bulldozer". Other syndicated police strips include Zane Grey 's King of

8400-547: The Metropolitan Police. One semidocumentary, He Walked By Night (1948), released by Eagle-Lion Films , featured a young radio actor named Jack Webb in a supporting role. The success of the film, along with a suggestion from LAPD Detective Sergeant Marty Wynn, the film's technical advisor , gave Webb an idea for a radio drama that depicted police work in a similarly semi-documentary manner. The resulting series, Dragnet , which debuted on radio in 1949 and made

8550-457: The Mystery Writers of America in 1971. The books were translated from Swedish into 35 different languages, and have sold roughly ten million copies. Sjöwall and Wahlöö used black humour extensively in the series, and it is widely recognised as one of the finest police procedural series. Tony Hillerman , the author of 17 novels involving Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, wrote procedurals in which

8700-565: The National Murder Squad, and the realistic depiction, as well as criticism of the Swedish welfare state at the time whilst the tedium of the police procedural continues in the background, is something still widely used today, with authors such as Jo Nesbø and Stieg Larsson . The books gave rise to the Swedish noir scene, and The Laughing Policeman earned a "Best Novel" Edgar Award from

8850-510: The Netherlands, among others. At Comic-Con 2010, director Levine and star Heard appeared for a screening of the film, and hinted that a North American release was finally forthcoming, though they did not say when or who would be handling the release. In the spring of 2013, it was reported that The Weinstein Company had re-acquired distribution rights to the film. Several months later, the film

9000-483: The Royal Mounted , depicting police work in the contemporary Canadian Northwest, Lank Leonard's Mickey Finn , which emphasized the home life of a hard-working cop, and Dragnet , which adapted stories from the pioneering radio-TV series into comics. Early comic books with police themes tended to be reprints of syndicated newspaper strips like Tracy and Drake . Others adapted police stories from other mediums, like

9150-548: The United States for over seven years after it was completed; this was due to complications with its distributor, Senator Entertainment, which went bankrupt shortly after purchasing the film from The Weinstein Company . On March 8, 2013, it was announced that The Weinstein Company had re-acquired the rights to theatrically release the film in the United States. The film became available through video on demand in September 2013, and

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9300-570: The United States, plot points involving murder investigations appear at more frequent rates than those involving theft , substance abuse , or domestic violence , which citizens are more likely to personally experience. Police procedurals have additionally portrayed attempted terrorism incidents at unrealistically high rates since the September 11 attacks and the start of the war on terror , prompting accusations of racial profiling and fear-mongering . The manner in which crime has been portrayed in

9450-660: The Weinstein Company, and after that it's been pretty trying." Levine later told the Austin Chronicle that he and screenwriter Jacob Forman had drawn inspiration from Tobe Hooper 's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as well as the NBC television series Friday Night Lights and John Hughes films. According to Levine, he and cinematography Darren Genet had also drawn inspiration from The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Dazed and Confused (1993) when developing

9600-504: The action-thriller 3 Days to Kill . In 2015, Heard had a prominent role in the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL , playing the love interest of the film's protagonist, Channing Tatum . Heard also had a small supporting role in Tom Hooper 's period drama The Danish Girl (2015), and a starring role opposite James Franco and Ed Harris in the independent crime thriller The Adderall Diaries (2015). IndieWire stated that although Heard

9750-543: The arrest — a lesbian  — subsequently posted on Facebook to say, "I am so not homophobic or misogynistic! The arrest was made because an assault occurred (I witnessed it)." Heard was one of the victims of the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak, in which "more than 50 of [her] personal photos were stolen and released to the public" with Heard later both speaking and writing against such breaches of privacy. Following her divorce from Johnny Depp, Heard dated tech entrepreneur and Tesla CEO and shareholder Elon Musk for

9900-484: The author's far-right political viewpoint (she was a member of the John Birch Society ), but primarily because Miss Linington's books, notwithstanding the frequent comments she made about the depth of her research, were all seriously deficient in the single element most identified with the police procedural, technical accuracy. However, they have a certain charm in their depiction of a kinder, gentler California, where

10050-414: The bad kids trying to corrupt the last American virgin." Lemire also commented on the film's delayed release history, stating: "Its attempts at examining and subverting the well-worn conventions of the genre in the script from Jacob Forman might have seemed more novel seven years ago. But by now we've seen this approach executed much more effectively—and thrillingly." The Washington Post , however, praised

10200-582: The camp with thalassemia . In November 2018, she visited Smile Train 's programs in Mexico, during which she met with children with cleft lip and cleft palate , their families, and doctors. In February 2019, Heard joined SAMS' mission to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees living in poverty, during which she visited informal settlements in Beqaa Valley . She also partnered with SAMS in raising funds for psychosocial and educational programs and vocational training for

10350-457: The campaign as "paid rumors and paid campaigns on social media", and the film's co-producer, Peter Safran , confirmed that Heard would appear in the sequel. By the start of the 2022 Depp v. Heard trial in the US, the petition had reached 2 million signatures. Heard stated that she "'fought really hard to stay in the movie' but that 'they didn't want to include me in the film' and only shot a 'very pared-down version' of her part". Walter Hamada ,

10500-524: The caped crime-fighter is disliked by many Gotham detectives for treading on their toes. Meanwhile, Metropolis SCU tells the story of the Special Crimes Unit, an elite squad of cops in the police force serving Superman 's Metropolis . The use of police procedural elements in superhero comics can partly be attributed to the success of Kurt Busiek 's groundbreaking 1994 series Marvels , and his subsequent Astro City work, both of which examine

10650-636: The case had cost her more than $ 6 million in legal fees and that she planned to resume her donations when she could. In May 2019, Heard gave a speech on Capitol Hill in support of the SHIELD Act , discussing her experience with the nonconsensual leak of her private photos obtained via hacking as part of the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak . Heard wrote an op-ed in The New York Times in November 2019, deeming " revenge porn " an inappropriate label due to

10800-439: The center of the story, showing exclusively their vision of the world. This approach has been denounced as enforcing the idea that the life and views of policemen are more important than the ones of the communities being policed. In police procedurals, police officers are more often than not presented as the "good guys" or even close to superhuman, leading to a potentially biased narrative. Illegal practices are often presented as

10950-439: The chair, instead of the lights, I stand in the middle of a field and have, literally, a bucket of freshly-dug mud dumped on my head." Anson Mount recalled the film shoot as being "very well organized by the producers. All we had to do was show up to work and have a good time. It was a very aggressive production by what was then a very young company, Occupant." All the Boys Love Mandy Lane premiered on September 10, 2006, at

11100-518: The character requires. In 2019, Heard's performance in the film received a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress . In 2017, Heard appeared as part of an ensemble cast in Lake Bell 's indie comedy I Do... Until I Don't and joined the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) cast as Mera , a princess of an Atlantean kingdom, in the superhero film Justice League . She reprised

11250-467: The clunky way Mera is literally silenced in the movie... it's hard not to assume that someone important in the production considered her a liability and made a decision of profound, deeply disappointing cowardice: To treat her as radioactive." Echoing these sentiments, another critic wrote that "the fact that Heard's role is so sloppy and awkward suggests this wasn't the plan all along. It truly looks as if someone erased her actual role and then tossed her into

11400-422: The criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the narrative climax (the so-called whodunit ), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story . The police procedural genre has faced criticism for its inaccurate depictions of policing and crime, depictions of racism and sexism, and allegations that the genre is " copaganda ", or promotes

11550-531: The day of the massacre. Film scholars Cristelle Maury and David Roche, in their introduction to Women Who Kill: Gender and Sexuality in Film and Series of the Post-Feminist Era (2020), note that the film inverts the trope of the " final girl " by revealing her to be a "diabolical mastermind." Writing of the revelation, they note: "As Mandy beckons her, Chloe runs right into her friend's arms, impaling herself on

11700-582: The detectives in Powers were "normal" (unpowered) humans dealing with super-powered crime, Alan Moore and Gene Ha 's Top 10 mini-series, published by America's Best Comics in 2000–01, centered around the super-powered police force in a setting where powers are omnipresent. The comic detailed the lives and work of the police force of Neopolis, a city in which everyone, from the police and criminals to civilians, children and even pets, has super-powers, colourful costumes and secret identities. The police procedural

11850-618: The development of the police procedural. Dragnet marked a turn in the depiction of the police on screen. Instead of being corrupt laughingstocks, this was the first time police officers represented bravery and heroism . In their quest for authenticity, Dragnet 's producers used real police cars and officers in their scenes. However, this also meant that in exchange, the LAPD could vet scripts for authenticity. The LAPD vetted every scene, which would allow them to remove elements they did not agree with or did not wish to draw attention to. Over

12000-456: The development of the procedural as a distinct mystery subgenre is John Creasey , a prolific writer of many different kinds of crime fiction, from espionage to criminal protagonist. He was inspired to write a more realistic crime novel when his neighbor, a retired Scotland Yard detective, challenged Creasey to "write about us as we are". The result was Inspector West Takes Charge , 1940, the first of more than forty novels to feature Roger West of

12150-516: The divorce was arrived at in August 2016, and Heard pledged to donate the proceeds equally between the ACLU and CHLA. She dropped her request for a continued restraining order and she and Depp issued a joint statement saying that their "relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm." The final terms of

12300-423: The evidence, as he was a "fantastic actor" and "people feel they know him". An interviewer hypothesized that the jury had reviewed the evidence and had not believed Heard's testimony and Heard responded to this by questioning how the jury could have believed her by the time she got on the stand when they had already listened "to three-and-a-half weeks of testimony about how I was a non-credible person". The day after

12450-425: The fields, where they fall into a ditch filled with cattle carcasses. Mandy grabs a log and defends herself against Emmet's machete, eventually killing him. She returns to an injured Garth and they drive away from the ranch. Assuming she was also merely a victim of the carnage, Garth thanks Mandy for saving his life. A flashback shows the group back at a railroad track, where they took a break from their drive. While

12600-412: The film "arrestingly well shot for a low-budget horror," but noted that it had an " anorexic plot." The film continued to receive mixed reviews upon its theatrical release in the United States in October 2013. Nicholas Rapold of The New York Times praised the film, noting that "cinematographer Darren Genet draws from long shots of pursuits and a vaguely 1970s look, which wasn’t cutting-edge during

12750-480: The film a less favorable review, calling it "A slightly artsy attempt to revive the teen slasher movie [that] drifts awkwardly between popcorn entertainment and angsty mood piece." Christy Lemire of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "[With the opening scene], Levine promisingly sets a dark and disturbing tone. But the vast majority of the film, which takes place nine months later, is a rather standard depiction of

12900-702: The film held in limbo with other unreleased projects. In 2008, the film was screened at the Gérardmer Film Festival , Lyon L'Étrange Festival, and the Fantasia Film Festival , and received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2008, through Optimum Releasing . Between 2008 and 2010, it continued to open in various foreign markets, receiving theatrical releases in Germany and Austria (through Senator), as well as in Sweden, Mexico, Peru, and

13050-540: The film warranted a wide release: "I didn't feel that it was the right way to approach an artful film like this," he said. A test screening was undertaken in New Jersey , after which less than 30% of the audience reported a positive response, leaving the Weinsteins reluctant to give the film a wide release. Despite the poor test screening, Dimension Films slated the film for a U.S. release of July 20, 2007. However, due to

13200-462: The film's acting and thematics, writing: "Thoughtful viewers may detect thematic whiffs of Columbine , blended with Carrie that darken and complicate the film’s aroma of stale blood. Thoughtful viewers? What kind of teen slasher movie is this? Too dumb for the arthouse, but too smart for the mall multiplex, the movie satisfies, paradoxically, precisely because it doesn’t deliver on expectations." In his book Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since

13350-409: The film's depiction of teenagers. Lead performer Amber Heard said that when she received the script for the film in Los Angeles, she felt it was noticeably "different". In an interview, she said, "There are so many [scripts] you get where it feels like you're reading the same girl over and over again. And then I read this script and I thought it was truly different and that it could be done well. This

13500-413: The film's writing of its titular character is flawed, but it "evokes the rich landscapes of early Terrence Malick and the grimy grindhouse tales of the '70s, converging poetically into its heartmashing climax. This is a film where the blood and carnage doesn’t feel like corn syrup or CGI and each death grows in sadness, not quality." Bloody Disgusting called it "a solid entry into the slasher genre and

13650-404: The film. One critic writing for Business Insider stated that "[d]espite WB and Wan's claim, it's tough to believe there wasn't another version of the film where Mera teamed up with her husband to track down his brother and the trio confronted Black Manta." Another critic noted that "Heard, a steely highlight of Aquaman , here feels as though her scenes were all added in post" and that "[g]iven

13800-550: The film’s making but suits the real-time nostalgia of high school activities, even murderous ones," and Scott Weinberg of FEARnet said the film "[brings] a quietly artistic taste of teen-aged sexual politics to a subgenre that's generally disinterested in anything resembling brains, wit, or subtext." The Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review as well, calling it "a small, tightly coiled spellbinder," and praised Heard's performance, referring to it as her most "definitive [performance] to date." The New York Post gave

13950-535: The first of which was a headline: Depp also alleged that Heard had been the one who abused him, and that her allegations constituted a hoax against him. In August 2020, Heard filed a counterclaim against Depp, alleging that he had coordinated "a harassment campaign via Twitter and [by] orchestrating online petitions to get her fired from Aquaman and L'Oréal". Ultimately, Heard's counterclaim went to trial over three allegations that Depp had defamed her through statements made by his then-lawyer, Adam Waldman, published in

14100-400: The form, like Hillary Waugh , Ed McBain , and John Creasey started to appear regularly. In 1956, in his regular New York Times Book Review column, mystery critic Anthony Boucher , noting the growing popularity of crime fiction in which the main emphasis was the realistic depiction of police work, suggested that such stories constituted a distinct subgenre of the mystery, and, crediting

14250-402: The genre has been facing increased scrutiny. As a result, some television networks have been making an effort to address and correct the aforementioned criticism. In August 2020, it was announced that CBS writing staff would partner with 21CP Solutions, an advisory group on public safety and law enforcement , on the network's legal dramas and police procedurals. CBS producers stated that

14400-474: The horror fans' interest, but is not sufficiently original for mainstream audiences." On the website Metacritic , the film received a score of 44 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. It received a favorable review from The Globe and Mail , who wrote that it "displays an intelligence lacking in most teen slasher pics," and Film Threat called the film "a well-shot, [...] semi-cerebral horror film." eFilmCritic wrote that

14550-411: The independent dramas Her Smell and Gully . Her only project released in 2020 was The Stand , a miniseries based on Stephen King 's novel of the same name . She played Nadine Cross, a school teacher who is among the few survivors of an apocalyptic plague. It premiered on CBS All Access in December 2020, with the series finale airing in February 2021. In 2021, Heard reprised her role as Mera in

14700-466: The industry to help "challenge the status quo". In August 2017, Heard produced a short video for the publication, in which she spoke about the gender pay gap and underrepresentation of women in the industry . In 2018, Heard became an ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), aiding the organization's advocacy for justice in gender issues. In August 2016, Heard pledged to donate her $ 7 million divorce settlement with Johnny Depp to

14850-587: The lack of consent for the images' disclosure and emphasizing the importance of congressional legislation to protect privacy in light of state laws' failure. In the same month, Heard, together with Nico Tortorella and DC Comics , was awarded for "their activism and commitment to disenfranchised youth" by the Hetrick-Martin Institute . Prior to the 2020 United States presidential election , Heard appeared in an election ad created by artist Marilyn Minter in support of Planned Parenthood and participated in

15000-435: The lives of homicide detectives as they investigated superhero-related cases. Bendis's success has led both Marvel Comics and DC Comics to begin their own superhero-themed police procedurals ( District X and the aforementioned Gotham Central ), which focus on how the job of a police officer is affected by such tropes as secret identities, superhuman abilities, costumes, and the near-constant presence of vigilantes . While

15150-479: The marriage had she requested it. In June 2018, Depp brought a libel lawsuit in the United Kingdom against News Group Newspapers (NGN), the company publishing The Sun , which had labeled him a "wife beater" in an April 2018 article. Heard was a key witness for NGN during the highly publicized trial in July 2020. In November 2020, the presiding judge found that Depp had lost his claim and that "the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms Heard by Mr Depp [12 out of

15300-639: The martial arts drama Never Back Down . She also appeared as part of an ensemble cast in an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis 's novel The Informers (2008). The following year, Heard starred in The Joneses (2009) opposite David Duchovny and Demi Moore ; Variety wrote that Heard "more or less steals the show" from Moore. Outside a brief appearance in the box office hit Zombieland (2009), Heard's other films during this time were either independent films that received only limited theatrical release— ExTerminators (2009), The River Why (2010), And Soon

15450-510: The media has subsequently been linked with discrepancies both in popular perception of crime rates , as well as sentencing . In a 2005 study conducted on the German public , it was found that despite a decline in total offences between 1992 and 2003, "the German public believes or assumes, on balance, that crime has increased". It has been further posited that the distorted public perception arising from

15600-429: The movie at the last minute as an afterthought" and further added that this is consistent with "Heard's allegations of the film cutting her role from the original script". In a more recent interview, Dolph Lundgren confirmed these observations by noting that "the original script was great... I was a bigger part of it and Amber Heard was a bigger part of it" while also lamenting that "[t]he studio decided... to just reshoot

15750-557: The network aired to replace summer reruns of other series aimed at teenage audiences. That same year, Heard also appeared in the short movie Day 73 with Sarah , in the teen drama Remember the Daze , and in an episode of the Showtime series Californication . Heard gained mainstream recognition in 2008 with supporting roles in the Judd Apatow -produced stoner comedy Pineapple Express and

15900-554: The next few years, the number of novelists who picked up on the procedural trend following Dragnet 's example grew to include writers like Ben Benson, who wrote carefully researched novels about the Massachusetts State Police , retired police officer Maurice Procter , who wrote a series about North England cop Harry Martineau , and Jonathan Craig, who wrote short stories and novels about New York City police officers. Police novels by writers who would come to virtually define

16050-484: The organization on a bilingual campaign to raise awareness about US immigration policies. She supported the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ' Stand Up for Human Rights campaign. Heard was one of the speakers at the United Nations ' 9th Annual Social Good Summit in September 2018. In her talk, she highlighted the centrality of humans and significance of fairness and justice, as embodied in

16200-418: The party, Dylan bullies and humiliates Emmet, until Mandy intervenes. As revenge, Emmet convinces a drunken Dylan to jump from the roof into the pool, but Dylan fails to scale the pool and smashes his head on the concrete, which kills him. Nine months later, Mandy has since befriended many of Dylan's popular friends, while Emmet has been subjected to even more intense bullying. Their stoner classmate Red plans

16350-629: The pioneering and most popular characters, at least in the English-speaking world, were private investigators or amateurs. See C. Auguste Dupin , Sherlock Holmes , Sam Spade , Miss Marple and others. Hercule Poirot was described as a veteran of the Belgian police, but as a protagonist he worked independently. Only after World War II would police procedural fiction rival the popularity of PIs or amateur sleuths. Lawrence Treat 's 1945 novel V as in Victim

16500-507: The plodding nature of the investigators. For details see the PhD dissertation by Antony Stephenson (2019). The comic strip Dick Tracy is often pointed to as an early procedural. Tracy creator Chester Gould seemed to be trying to reflect the real world. Tracy himself, conceived by Gould as a "modern-day Sherlock Holmes ", was partly modeled on real-life law enforcer Eliot Ness. Tracy's first, and most frequently recurring, antagonist,

16650-566: The police were always "good guys" who solved all the crimes and respected the citizenry. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö planned and wrote the Martin Beck police procedural series of ten books between the 1960s and 1970s, set in Sweden . The series is particularly renowned for its extensive character development throughout the series. Beck himself is gradually promoted from detective in a newly nationalised Swedish police force to Chief Inspector of

16800-539: The popularity of a number of American films which dramatized and fictionalized actual crimes. Dubbed " semidocumentary films" by film critics, these motion pictures, often filmed on location, with the cooperation of the law enforcement agencies involved in the actual case, made a point of authentically depicting police work. Examples include The Naked City (1948), The Street with No Name (1948), T-Men (1947), He Walked by Night (1948), and Border Incident (1949). Films from other countries soon began following

16950-408: The prevalence of police procedurals has been a factor in influencing sentencing rates. Countries such as the US, UK and Germany—while experiencing declines in crime rates—reported increases in the volume and severity of incarceration . Alongside protests against police brutality in the United States and abroad, and debates on the role of entertainment in the portrayal of law enforcement in society,

17100-565: The procedures were those of the Navajo Tribal Police . Though not the first police officer to write procedurals, Joseph Wambaugh 's success has caused him to become the exemplar of cops who turn their professional experiences into fiction. The son of a Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , policeman, Wambaugh joined the Los Angeles Police Department after a stint of military duty. In 1970, his first novel, The New Centurions ,

17250-431: The radio-inspired anthology comic Gang Busters , Dell's 87th Precinct issues, which adapted McBain's novels, or The Untouchables , which adapted the fictionalized TV adventures of real-life policeman Eliot Ness. More recently, there have been attempts to depict police work with the kind of hard-edged realism seen in the novels of writers like Wambaugh, such as Marvel's four-issue mini-series Cops: The Job , in which

17400-476: The relationship and reverted to her birth name in 2014. In 2009, Heard was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , Washington , after allegedly hitting van Ree. Heard appeared the next day in King County District Court , Seattle but was not charged. The arrest was made public in 2016 during Heard's divorce proceedings from actor Johnny Depp . A statement

17550-458: The rest goof off, Mandy balances on the tracks and watches her future victims. Several film critics have drawn comparisons between the events in the film and those perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold , the teenagers responsible for the Columbine massacre —in particular, the character of Emmet, the film's antagonist, who in one scene is shown wearing a shirt similar to that worn by Harris on

17700-447: The role the following year in Aquaman , which co-starred Jason Momoa and marked Heard's first major role in a studio film. She cited Mera's trait of being "a strong, independent, self-possessed superhero in her own right" as one of the reasons for her attraction to the role as well as Mera's rejection of being called Aquawoman instead of by her own name. Aquaman received mixed reviews. It

17850-470: The screening, the film was pulled from release due to disagreements between its director and producers, and due to litigation. Heard was sued for $ 10 million for allegedly breaching performance and promotional obligations. The actress countersued, claiming the producers had violated a nudity rider in her contract. In September 2018, a settlement was reached, and the film was finally released. It received highly negative reviews, and Heard later stated that "it

18000-515: The semi-documentary trend. In France , there was Quai des orfevres (1947), released in the United States as Jenny Lamour . In Japanese cinema , there was Akira Kurosawa 's 1949 film Stray Dog , a serious police procedural film noir that was also a precursor to the buddy cop film genre. In the UK , there were films such as The Blue Lamp (1950) and The Long Arm (1956) set in London and depicting

18150-492: The series was canceled after only three episodes had aired. Heard's third role of 2011 was as the love interest of the main character, played by Johnny Depp , in the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary (2011). A commercial failure, grossing $ 30 million on a $ 45 million budget, the film received mixed reviews. In 2011, Heard appeared in an advertisement campaign for the fashion brand Guess . Heard next starred in

18300-545: The settlement were agreed upon by January 2017 with Depp being required to complete the payment of $ 7 million to Heard by February 2018, contribute $ 500,000 towards Heard's attorneys fees, and to give Heard custody of their two dogs, a horse, and two cars. Depp was to retain all his real estate assets and 42 vehicles and no spousal support would be paid by either party. In her 2022 testimony, Heard stated that because they had no pre-nuptial agreement, she would have been entitled to half of Depp's earnings of $ 65 million during

18450-473: The short story collection Policeman's Lot , 1933, by former Buckinghamshire High Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Henry Wade . The procedural became more prominent after World War II , and, while the contributions of novelists like Treat were significant, a large part of the impetus for the post-war development of the procedural as a distinct subgenre of the mystery was due, not to prose fiction, but to

18600-478: The stomach, revealing that she is in league with Emmet. As Chloe bleeds to death, Mandy and Emmet discuss the suicide pact they had planned. Mandy reveals she had no intention of going through with it, convinced that Emmet agreed to the murders only on the basis of winning her affection. Refusing to let her back down, Emmet prepares to shoot her, but Garth intervenes by wounding Emmet with his shotgun, prompting Emmet to stab him multiple times. Emmet chases Mandy into

18750-446: The subsequent financial failure of the studio's Grindhouse , among other horror films, the Weinstein Company instead sold the film to Senator Entertainment US. Senator, a German company who had acquired distribution rights for the film in Germany and Austria, had recently established a U.S. branch. An American release through Senator never materialized, however, after the company's U.S. branch went out of business in April 2009, leaving

18900-668: The success of Dragnet for the rise of this new form, coined the phrase "police procedural" to describe it. As police procedurals became increasingly popular, they maintained this image of heroic police officers who are willing to bend the rules to save the day, as well as the use of police consultants . This would allow Hollywood to form a friendly relationship with law enforcement who are also responsible for granting shooting permits. This, however, has garnered criticisms. French roman policier (fr) value induction over deduction, synthesis of character over analysis of crime. The Inspector Maigret novels of Georges Simenon feature

19050-480: The superhero film Zack Snyder's Justice League , a director's cut of the 2017 film, for which she had also filmed new scenes. Heard reprised her Mera role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), a sequel to Aquaman . An online petition to remove Heard from the film began following her ex-husband Depp's loss in his UK libel case and his replacement in the Fantastic Beasts films in 2020. Heard described

19200-414: The television series Jack & Bobby (2004), The Mountain (2004), and The O.C. (2005). She made her film debut in a minor role in the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), followed by brief supporting roles in films Drop Dead Sexy (2005), North Country (2005), Side FX (2005), Price to Pay (2006), Alpha Dog (2006), and Spin (2007), and a guest-starring spot in an episode of

19350-461: The thriller Paranoia (2013), the exploitation film Machete Kills (2013), and the satire Syrup (2013). That year also saw the US limited release of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane . Heard's performance in the film was deemed her "most definitive to date" by the Los Angeles Times and "psychologically interesting" by The Washington Post . In 2014, Heard appeared in a supporting role in

19500-476: The transition to television in 1951, has been called "the most famous procedural of all time" by mystery novelists William L. DeAndrea , Katherine V. Forrest and Max Allan Collins . The same year that Dragnet debuted on radio, Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright Sidney Kingsley 's stage play Detective Story opened on Broadway . This frank, carefully researched dramatization of a typical day in an NYPD precinct detective squad became another benchmark in

19650-407: The trial, online public sentiment was generally against Heard. Her testimony, which was widely ridiculed, was thought to be false. Heard said she was "harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day" and described online criticism of her testimony as "agonizing". After the trial, Heard said that she did not "blame" the jury for the verdict, that they possibly favored Depp because of his celebrity, not

19800-463: The typical superhero universe from the viewpoint of the common man who witnesses the great dramas from afar, participating in them tangentially at best. In the wake of Busiek's success, many other writers mimicked his approach, with mixed results – the narrative possibilities of someone who does not get involved in drama are limited. In 2000, however, Image Comics published the first issue of Brian Michael Bendis 's comic Powers , which followed

19950-481: The verdict was read, Heard's lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, told interviewers that Heard could not afford to pay the damages owed to Depp and would appeal the verdict. A month later, one of Heard's insurance providers, New York Marine, sued Heard in federal court, wanting to avoid paying up to $ 1 million for her legal defense fees in the Virginia case, arguing that the "jury's factual findings establish that Heard's liability

20100-584: The widely publicized Depp v. Heard trial, where she was found liable for defaming Depp. Amber Laura Heard was born on April 22, 1986, in Austin, Texas , the middle child of three daughters of internet researcher Patricia Paige ( née Parsons; 1956–2020) and construction company owner David Clinton Heard (born 1950). The family lived outside Austin. Heard's father trained horses in his free time, and she grew up riding horses, hunting, and fishing with him. She also participated in beauty pageants , although as an adult she has said that she could no longer "support

20250-472: The women and children in these settlements. In November 2016, Heard appeared in a public service announcement (PSA) on domestic violence for the #GirlGaze Project . In the PSA, she spoke about the importance of making it easier for violence against women (VAW) survivors to come forward and self-advocate. She also highlighted the importance of taking responsibility for how VAW is handled and discussed in society. In

20400-426: The work of authors less well known today, like Freeman Wills Crofts 's novels about Inspector French or some of the work of the prolific team of G.D.H. and Margaret Cole , might be considered as the antecedents of today's police procedural. British mystery novelist and critic Julian Symons , in his 1972 history of crime fiction, Bloody Murder , labeled these proto-procedurals "humdrums", because of their emphasis on

20550-572: Was "miscast" in The Adderrall Diaries , she "displays much potential and has succeeded in a bid to be taken more seriously". Her fourth role in 2015 was opposite Christopher Walken in the television film One More Time , which aired on Starz . For her role as a struggling singer-songwriter, she took singing lessons and learned to play piano and guitar. The Los Angeles Times called her performance "superb" and The Film Stage stated that Heard did an "admirable job". The actress also appeared in

20700-417: Was a commercial success, grossing over $ 1 billion. The Chicago Tribune ' s Michael Phillips and The Independent ' s Geoffrey Macnab respectively noted that Heard "lends a blasé air of early '50s B-movie cheese" and that she "camps it up entertainingly" as Mera. That same year, Heard was appointed global ambassador for cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris . In 2019, Heard had supporting roles in

20850-578: Was a movie that was really under the radar; no one was really talking about it. It didn't have much money and subsequently it didn't get much attention right off the bat." In conceiving her character, Heard stated that Mandy Lane "[represents] many, many real girls. Many real teenagers, especially in America. There are a lot of incidents of this kind of violence in school with the perpetrators being cute teenagers against their classmates. Their victims are their classmates and they're often their bullies.... [Mandy]'s

21000-503: Was a severe lack of portrayal of racial bias in the criminal procedure, discussion about criminal justice reform , and victims who are women of color. There is also little representation of people of color in the creation of these shows. The police procedural genre is becoming increasingly popular and has accounted for about 22% of all scripted shows on US broadcast network in the last 10 years. This prevalence implies that viewers are often facing TV series that place police officers at

21150-429: Was charged for this breach in the laws. By December 2015, the case had been adjourned four times with Heard having instructed her lawyers to enter not guilty pleas and stating that she was "looking forward" to fighting the charges. In the court case in April 2016, Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying quarantine documents, stating that she had made a mistake due to sleep deprivation. While criminal charges were dropped, she

21300-399: Was given a limited theatrical release on October 11, 2013, through a joint contract between Senator Entertainment and Weinstein's subsidiary label Radius-TWC . At a Texas high school, Mandy Lane blossoms over the summer, attracting her male classmates. One of them, Dylan, invites Mandy to a pool party at his house. She accepts with the provision that her best friend Emmet can come along. At

21450-447: Was not released, the film features the following songs: Police procedural As its name implies, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict law enforcement and its procedures, including police-related topics such as forensic science , autopsies , gathering evidence , search warrants , interrogation , and adherence to legal restrictions and procedures. While many police procedurals conceal

21600-421: Was one of the most difficult movies to film and it has proven to continue to be difficult ... I can't say I did [the character] justice". Jane Mulkerrins of The Daily Telegraph wrote that Heard provided "a decent enough turn as the enigmatic [Nicola Six]" that still could not save the adaptation, while Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com said that she "just does not project the kind of mystery and allure" that

21750-722: Was placed on a A$ 1,000 (US$ 752) one-month good behaviour bond for producing a false document; Heard and Depp released a video apologizing for their behavior and urging others to adhere to biosecurity laws. Heard filed for divorce from Depp in May 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order against him, releasing a statement saying that, "During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me. I endured excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him." She requested $ 50,000

21900-480: Was published. This followed three police officers through their training in the academy, their first few years on the street, culminating in the Watts riots of 1965. It was followed by such novels as The Blue Knight , 1971, The Choirboys , 1975, Hollywood Station , 2006, and acclaimed non-fiction books like The Onion Field , 1973, Lines and Shadows , 1984, and Fire Lover , 2002. Wambaugh has said that his main purpose

22050-406: Was reached, and a contract was signed later that morning, with The Weinstein Company officially purchasing global distribution rights for a reported $ 3.5 million. In the contract, Weinstein committed to giving the film a wide release in the United States under the Weinsteins' Dimension Films branch. Harvey Weinstein 's brother Bob Weinstein , who managed Dimension Films, reportedly did not feel

22200-597: Was released on demand in North American markets through The Weinstein Company subsidiary, Radius-TWC , on September 6, 2013, and given a limited theatrical release on October 11, 2013, in the United States—over seven years after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Upon its release in the United Kingdom in February 2008, the film grossed a total of US $ 400,851. It garnered an additional $ 482,500 in Germany upon its June 2008 release there. It

22350-538: Was released in various other countries over the course of 2008 and 2009, and by April 2010 had grossed an international total of $ 1,893,697, more than covering its $ 750,000 budget. The film received mixed reviews upon its initial festival screenings and subsequent European theatrical release in 2008. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , it holds an approval rating of 46% based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's critics consensus states, " Mandy Lane has enough wit and craft to spark

22500-478: Was then issued by Heard's publicist in which van Ree said that Heard had been "wrongfully" accused and that the incident had been "misinterpreted and over-sensationalized", while also recalling "hints of misogynistic attitudes toward us which later appeared to be homophobic when they found out we were domestic partners and not just 'friends'" and adding that she and Heard "shared 5 wonderful years together and remain close to this day". The female officer who conducted

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