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Andy Wolk
Andy Wolk is an American television and theatre director. His television credits include '' Tales of the Crypt'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Arli$$'', ''The Practice'', ''The Division'', ''Medium'', ''Ugly Betty'', and ''Criminal Minds'', as well as a number of television films. Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura, a theatre company based in Jamestown, New York, that were performed during the 1970s at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The first, ''Oracles'', is based in Greek mythology and was produced in 1973. The second, ''Maldoror'', is based on Comte de Lautreaumont's ''Les Chants de Maldoror'' and was produced in 1974. Camera Obscura also took ''Oracles'' on tour in Europe in 1973 and ''Maldoror'' on tour in Europe in 1974. He has also directed theatre, including plays at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1989, Wolk won a Writers Guild of America Award for writing the ''Great Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Crypt (TV Series)
''Tales from the Crypt'', sometimes titled ''HBO's Tales from the Crypt'', is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989, to July 19, 1996, on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. It was executive produced by Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill and David Giler (the Crypt Partners). The first two seasons were produced by William Teitler. Beginning the show's third season, HBO and the Crypt Partners hired Gilbert Adler and A L Katz to take over the show. Adler and Katz ran Crypt through to its conclusion five seasons and 69 episodes later. The show's title is based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or other EC Comics of the time (''The Haunt of Fear'', '' The Vault of Horror'', ''Crime SuspenStories'', ''Shock SuspenStories'', and ''Two-Fisted Tales''). The series is hosted by the Cryptkeeper, a wisecracking corpse performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluff City Law
''Bluff City Law'' is an American legal drama television series created by Dean Georgaris and Michael Aguilar that aired on NBC from September 23 to November 25, 2019. In June 2020, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Set in Memphis, Tennessee, the series depicts a law firm led by attorney Elijah Strait (played by Jimmy Smits) and his daughter, Sydney. The firm handles controversial civil rights cases. This is Smits' third role portraying a lawyer in an NBC network prime-time series, the previous programs being ''L.A. Law'' and ''Outlaw''. Cast Main *Jimmy Smits as Elijah Strait, a civil rights lawyer regarded as one of the most accomplished litigators of his generation. *Caitlin McGee as Sydney Strait, Elijah's daughter and a former corporate attorney. She returns to her father's firm despite lingering tensions stemming from her departure three years earlier. *Barry Sloane as Jake Reilly, a senior partner at Strait & Associates. *Michael Luwoye as Anthony Little, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Stranger's Heart
''A Stranger's Heart'' (working title ''Brokenhearted'') is a Hallmark Channel made-for-TV movie that premiered on May 5, 2007. Plot summary Callie Morgan (Samantha Mathis), a workaholic magazine editor who prides herself on having no emotional attachments in her life, changes practically overnight when she undergoes a life-saving heart transplant operation. Not only does Callie find herself strangely drawn to a young girl who happens to be the heart donor's orphaned daughter, but she also finds unlikely romance with another patient who also recently received a new heart. She soon discovers that the man, named Jasper Cates (Peter Dobson), received the heart from her donor's husband. Cast * Samantha Mathis as Callie Morgan * Peter Dobson as Jasper Cates * Mary Matilyn Mouser as Sarah 'Cricket' Cummings * Gina Hecht as Darlene * Kevin Kilner as Doc Jackson * Raynor Scheine as Frank * Amanda Carlin as Rose * Thomas Kopache as Duds (Callie's father) * June Squibb as Aunt Cass * W. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza My Heart (film)
''Pizza My Heart'' is a 2005 film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Shiri Appleby, Michael Badalucco, and Eyal Podell. The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family. It tells the story of a son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners who fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families. It is a modern retelling of ''Romeo and Juliet'' set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey. Cast (in alphabetical order) The Prestolanis * Shiri Appleby as Gina Prestolani * Michael Badalucco as Lou Prestolani * Joanna Canton as Annette Prestolani * Ann Mahoney as Prestolani Cousin * Natalia Nogulich as Mary Prestolani The Montebellos * Eyal Podell as Joe Montebello *Rob Boltin as Nicky Montebello * Gina Hecht as Gloria Montebello * Dan Hedaya as Vinnie Montebello The others * Gary Desroche as Customer * Matthew Dufour as Festival Patron * Wayne Ferrara as Uncle Nat * Larry Gamell Jr. as Firefighter * Anthony Gangi as Fair Patron/Romantic Couple * Vanessa Guild as Custome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Angels Come To Town
''When Angels Come to Town '' is a 2004 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Tammy Blanchard, Peter Falk, and Katey Sagal. It first aired on CBS. The film is a second sequel to the 2001 television film ''A Town Without Christmas''.Stanley, Allesandra"Time for the March of the Holiday Specials" ''The New York Times'', November 26, 2004 Plot The angel Max (Peter Falk) is sent to Maine to help out a family during the Christmas season. Max goes to a Christmas store and leaves behind a box. The attending counter girl, Sally (Tammy Blanchard) goes after him but Max has disappeared. Sally is a kindhearted young woman who is trying to gain custody of her younger brother Jimmy (Alexander Conti) so he doesn't go into the foster system. Because Max has diverted from his mission of delivering the box to its rightful owner by inadvertently helping the wrong family, his supervisor Jo (Katey Sagal) arrives to chastise him and guide him to the Hoffman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding John Christmas
''Finding John Christmas'' is a 2003 American made-for-television fantasy drama film that first aired on CBS. The film is a sequel to the 2001 television movie '' A Town Without Christmas''. Plot When a photojournalist (David Cubitt) in the fictional Bay City photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger "John Christmas". After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister (Valerie Bertinelli) becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is in fact her long-lost brother Hank (William Russ), a former firefighter. With the town's help, Kathleen and Noah set about to find the stranger's true identity with the help of Max ( Peter Falk), a Christmas angel. Filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada, the film featured a scene of a burning school based on the real Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago, Illinois in 1958. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christmas Shoes (film)
''The Christmas Shoes'' is a 2002 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the song and novel of the same name which was broadcast on CBS on December 1, 2002. It was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the first part in a trilogy of films, followed by ''The Christmas Blessing'' (2005) and '' The Christmas Hope'' (2009). Plot The film has several intertwined plot lines: Workaholic lawyer Robert Layton and the impact of his job on his marriage to Kate and his relationship with his daughter Lily. Maggie Andrews, her terminal illness, her husband Jack and young son Nathan. Robert's mother Ellen, and her friendly neighbor Dalton a teacher at Nathan and Lily's school. Summary The story opens with Robert (Rob Lowe) visiting the cemetery before Christmas. He sees a younger man wearing a Boston Red Sox Cap visiting a grave. We flash back... Robert sees a pair of red shoes has fallen out of a delivery truck. Robert returns the shoes to Tom Wilson's (Jeremy Akerman) st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Town Without Christmas
''A Town Without Christmas'' is an American made-for-television drama film. It was broadcast on CBS on December 16, 2001. The film was the first of a trilogy with subsequent sequels, '' Finding John Christmas'' (2003) and ''When Angels Come to Town'' (2004) also being aired on CBS. Peter Falk returned to play the role of the angel Max for both sequels. Plot Chris, a young boy in the Pacific Northwest town of Seacliff, Washington, goes missing. Before he disappears, he writes a letter to Santa Claus, wishing that he would no longer exist in order to not trouble his divorcing parents. Concerned that Chris is in danger of taking his own life, locals set out to find the missing child. Among them are struggling writer David Reynolds (Rick Roberts), jaded big-city reporter M.J. Jensen (Patricia Heaton), and Max (Peter Falk), a kind yet mysterious elderly man (who is actually an angel in disguise; the character is featured in two later movies). Cast * Patricia Heaton as M.J. Jensen * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliberate Intent
''Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors'' is a book written under the pseudonym Rex Feral and published by Paladin Press in 1983. Paladin Press owner Peder Lund claimed, in an interview with ''60 Minutes'', that the book started life as a detailed crime novel written by a Florida housewife, and that the format was later changed to appeal to Paladin's reader base accustomed to the publisher's non-fiction books on military, survivalist, weapons and similar topics. The book portrays itself as a how-to manual on starting a career as a hit man, fulfilling contracts. However, after a number of lawsuits claiming that the book was used as a handbook in several murders, the publication of the book was stopped. It marked "the first time in American publishing history that a publisher has been held liable for a crime committed by a reader." Description The book is written as if by an actual experienced assassin, as a how-to manual on contract killing; however, in 1998 the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traces Of Red
''Traces of Red'' is a 1992 neo noir erotic thriller film, directed by Andy Wolk and starring James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco and Tony Goldwyn. The film was released theatrically by The Samuel Goldwyn Company on November 13, 1992. After the limited theatrical release in the United States, the film became a surprise hit in the United States Home Video market; the film made 224.8% more revenue on home video than it did in theaters.GEORGE T. CHRONIS and LISA ROBINSON, "Hallmark Launches Its Own Home Video Label Forms Hallmark Home Entertainment division with Steven Beeks as president", '' Video Store Magazine'', January 1, 1995 Lorraine Bracco used body double for the nude scene. Her performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress. Plot The film begins with Jack Dobson, a homicide detective from Palm Beach, flat on his back with a bullet in his chest. It is then told in flashback form, leading up to the events that led him to this fate. Jack has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Justice (film)
''Criminal Justice'' is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Andy Wolk. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Anthony LaPaglia, Rosie Perez, Jennifer Grey, Tony Todd and Saundra McClain. The film premiered on HBO on September 8, 1990. Plot A young prostitute is robbed in the vestibule of a building after having bought drugs and in the encounter suffers a deep and disfiguring slash to her face. The detectives called to the crime scene, take the injured victim to the police station where she is handed photographs of some felons on their records. She identifies the perpetrator of the crime in the photograph. The police arrest the suspect and after the victim again identifies her assailant in the police line-up, the perpetrator is charged with aggravated robbery. At the arraignment, his bail is set at an unaffordable amount. Despite having to remain in custody, he denies any wrongdoing to his keen legal-aid lawyer. On account of his repeated claims of innocence, he refuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |