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A Season For Miracles
''A Season for Miracles'' is a 1999 American made-for-television Christmas drama film based on a novel of the same name by Marilyn Pappano. Directed by Michael Pressman, it originally aired as a ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' presentation on CBS on December 12, 1999. Plot summary Emilie Thompson (Carla Gugino) is forced to take charge of her nephew J.T. (Evan Sabara) and niece Alanna (Mae Whitman) when their drug-addicted mother (Laura Dern) overdoses and the children are threatened with foster care. Fleeing the authorities, the trio come across the sleepy town of Bethlehem, Rhode Island, just before Christmas. Even though the authorities have been temporarily left behind, Emilie will need a miracle to keep her family together. A versatile guardian angel (Patty Duke), who assumes a variety of earthly guises, helps, along with the small town-folk who are surprisingly friendly. One "coincidence" after another gives the struggling family a chance at happiness. Cast * Carla Gugino as Emil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Pressman
Michael Pressman is an American film and television producer and director. Early life A native of Manhattan, Pressman was born into a theatrical family. His mother, Sasha, a modern dancer, was an original member of Martha Graham's renowned first dance troupe. His father, David Pressman, was a well-known theatrical and television director who helped launch Boston University’s distinguished school of theater and helmed Broadway plays, including ''The Disenchanted'', Jason Robards' first Broadway appearance; and the original '' Actor’s Studio'' Anthology Series in the late 1940’s, for which he discovered and cast an unknown Grace Kelly. David Pressman’s pioneer career in live television in the early 1950’s was suddenly derailed when he was targeted by Senator Joseph McCarthy during his blacklisting of alleged communist sympathizers. Unable to work in television for close to 15 years, he survived the blacklist by teaching. When the Blacklist itself derailed in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Sabara
''The Batman'' is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Michael Goguen, Marcus McNaughton, Duane Capizzi, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the series first aired on Kids' WB on September 11, 2004, then Cartoon Network on April 2, 2005. The show would become exclusive to the former network for its third, fourth, and fifth seasons in early 2006. ''The Batman'' won six Daytime Emmy Awards over the course of its run. Many elements from previous Batman storylines were borrowed and adapted, such as those from the comic books, Batman in film, film series and the animated shows like ''Batman: The Animated Series'' from the DC animated universe, DC Animated Universe, but it remained strictly within its own distinct continuity. ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' artist Jeff Matsuda served as art director and provided the character designs. The production team altered the appearances of many of the comic books' supervillains for the show, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Rhode Island
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Angels
This is a list of films where angels appear. Angels * ''The Christmas Angel'' (1904) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) * ''The Green Pastures'' (1936) * '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941) * ''I Married an Angel'' (1942) * ''A Guy Named Joe'' (1943) * '' Cabin in the Sky'' (1943) * ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' (1945) * '' That's the Spirit'' (1945) * '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) * ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) * '' Down to Earth'' (1947) * '' Heaven Only Knows'' (1947) * ''The Bishop's Wife'' (1947) * '' For Heavens Sake'' (1950) * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) * ''Forever, Darling'' (1956) * ''Carousel'' (1956) * ''The Story of Mankind'' (1957) * '' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966) * ''It Happened One Christmas ''It Happened One Christmas'' is a 1977 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy- comedy-drama film directed by Donald Wrye, starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. It originally premiered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Christmas Drama Films
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1990s Christmas Drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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1999 Television Films
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Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and miniseries (mainly in the romance genre), original and acquired television series, and lifestyle programs. As of February 2015, Hallmark Channel was available to approximately 85,439,000 pay television households (73.4% of households with television) in the United States. Despite largely being an apolitical brand, Hallmark Channel has garnered a following among politically conservative viewers in suburban and rural areas who, according to Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Steven Malanga in a ''Los Angeles Times'' op-ed, feel the network and its original programming feed their desire to "express traditional family values and also to steer away from political themes and stories that denigrate religion." Their biggest conservative- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films About Angels
This is a list of films where angels appear. Angels * ''The Christmas Angel'' (1904) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) * ''The Green Pastures'' (1936) * '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941) * ''I Married an Angel'' (1942) * ''A Guy Named Joe'' (1943) * '' Cabin in the Sky'' (1943) * ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' (1945) * '' That's the Spirit'' (1945) * '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) * ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) * '' Down to Earth'' (1947) * '' Heaven Only Knows'' (1947) * ''The Bishop's Wife'' (1947) * '' For Heavens Sake'' (1950) * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) * '' Forever, Darling'' (1956) * ''Carousel'' (1956) * ''The Story of Mankind'' (1957) * '' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966) * ''It Happened One Christmas (1977) * '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) * ''Christmas Mountain'' (1981) * '' Two Of A Kind'' (1983) * ''One Magic Christmas'' (1985) * ''Date with an Angel'' (1987) * ''Made in Heaven'' (1987) * ''Wings of Desire'' (1987) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Christmas Films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Theatrical Christmas-themed films which received a theatrical release. File:It's a Wonderful Life.png, ''It's a Wonderful Life'' File:Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944.jpg, ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944 File:IngridBergmanTheBellsofSaintMarysTrailerScreenshot1945.jpg, Ingrid Bergman, '' The Bells of Saint Marys'', 1945 File:The Bishop's Wife (1948 poster).jpg, ''The Bishop's Wife'', 1948 ''A Christmas Carol'' adaptations ''The Nutcracker'' adaptations Christmas action films Christmas horror films Christmas Thriller films Short films Made-for-television and direct-to-video These are films that were made for television (including streamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Collins (actor)
Paul Collins (born 25 July 1937) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as John Darling in the 1953 Walt Disney Pictures animated film ''Peter Pan''. Filmography Film *''Challenge to Lassie'' (1949) - Tenement Child (uncredited) *''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' (1950) - Arthur (uncredited) *''Lorna Doone'' (1951) - Charleworth as a Child (uncredited) *''Peter Pan'' (1953) - John Darling (voice) *''Midnight Lace'' (1960) - Kevin (uncredited) *''Without A Trace'' (1983) - Reporter *'' Funny About Love'' (1990) - Bill Hatcher *''Guilty by Suspicion'' (1991) - Bernard *''The Marrying Man'' (1991) - Butler *''Defenseless'' (1991) - Campaign Worker *'' For Richer, For Poorer'' (1992, TV Movie) - Stuart *''Dave'' (1993) - Secretary of Treasury *''Executive Decision'' (1996) - Nelson *''Mother'' (1996) - Lawyer *''Dead Man on Campus'' (1998) - Professor Durkheim *''Instinct'' (1999) - Tom Hanley *'' The Breed'' (2001) - Calmet *'' XXX: State of the Union'' (2005) - NSA Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
