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American Cinema Editors Award For Best Edited Miniseries Or Motion Picture For Television
The American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television is one of the annual awards given by the American Cinema Editors. It has evolved throughout the history of the American Cinema Editors Awards, narrowing it's eligibility field numerous times. * From 1972 to 1992, the award Best Edited Television Special was presented. * In 1978, the category Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series started to be presented alongside the television special category. The award was presented until 2003. * In 1993, the television special award was renamed and split into Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television and Best Edited Motion Picture for Commercial Television. From 1996 to 1998, the categories were renamed Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Commercial Television and Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television. In 1999, they went back to the names from 1993 until 2003. * From 2004 to 2008, both the categories for miniseries a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal letters "ACE". The organization's "Eddie Awards" are routinely covered in trade magazines such as ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and ''Variety''. The society is not an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. (specifically the Motion Picture Editors Guild or MPEG), to which an editor might also belong. The current President of ACE is Kevin Tent, who was elected in 2020. Membership Eligibility for active membership may be obtained by the following prerequisites: * Nomination or win of ACE Eddie award and/or * Desire to be a member * Sponsorship by at least two active members * Minimum of 72 months' (6 years) editing experience on Features and/or Television * Interview by the Membership Committee * Approval by the Board of Directors * Acceptanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In Television
The year 1974 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events of that year. Events *January 6 – CIII-DT, CKGN-TV begins broadcasting in Brantford, Ontario. *January 31 – CBS airs a multi-Emmy-winning adaptation of Ernest J. Gaines' novel ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'', which follows the 110-year life of a former slave from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Cicely Tyson portrays the title role. *February 1 – KITC (now KIVI-TV) begins broadcasting in Boise, Idaho, Boise, Idaho. *February 2 – The Filipino government television station DWGT-TV, GTV 4 (now known as the People's Television Network) begins operations, under the Presidential Communications Office, National Media Production Center. *February 8 – After 20 years, ''The Secret Storm'' airs its 5195th and final episode on CBS Daytime. The show is replaced ten days later by ''Tattletales'', a game show hosted by Bert Convy. *March 11 – The childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White House Years
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Television
For 1977 in television, see: * 1977 in American television *1977 in Australian television *1977 in Austrian television * 1977 in Belgian television *1977 in Brazilian television * 1977 in British television *1977 in Canadian television * 1977 in Croatian television * 1977 in Danish television * 1977 in Dutch television * 1977 in Estonian television * 1977 in French television * 1977 in Irish television * 1977 in Japanese television *1977 in New Zealand television This is a list of New Zealand television-related events in 1977. Events *'' The Governor'', a six-part historical TV miniseries on Sir George Grey, screened in September and October. *A television series about sheepdog trials ''A Dog's Show'' s ... * 1977 in Scottish television * 1977 in Singapore television * 1977 in South African television {{Media set index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory At Entebbe
''Victory at Entebbe'' is a 1976 American made-for-television action-drama film for broadcast on ABC, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film starred Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Dreyfuss, and Kirk Douglas. Julius Harris portrayed Idi Amin, following the fatal heart attack suffered by the actor originally cast in the role, Godfrey Cambridge. The film was theatrically released in Europe. ''Victory at Entebbe'' is based on the actual event Operation Entebbe, the raid on Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda and the freeing of Israeli hostages on July 4, 1976. It was the first of three films made in the 1970s based on the Entebbe Raid. The other two, '' Raid on Entebbe'' (1977) and '' Operation Thunderbolt'' (1977) soon followed. A fourth film, ''Entebbe'' (titled ''7 Days in Entebbe'' in the U.S.) was released over four decades later in 2018. Plot On June 27, 1976, four terrorists belonging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Hours At Munich
''21 Hours at Munich'' is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book ''The Blood of Israel'' by Serge Groussard, and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976. Despite its TV origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It has been nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Plot A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. Cast * William Holden as Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber * Shirley Knight as Anneliese Graes * Franco Nero as Issa * Anthony Quayle as General Zvi Zamir * Richard Basehart as Chancellor Willy Brandt * Noel Willman as Interior Minister Bruno Merk * Georg Marischka as Genscher * Else Quecke as Golda Meir * Michael Degen as Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil (1976 Film)
'' Sybil'' is a 1976 two-part, -hour American television film starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward. It is based on the book of the same name, and was broadcast on NBC on November 14–15, 1976. Plot After suffering a small breakdown in front of her students (and then being forced to hear a neighbor play Chopin's Étude in A Minor, "Winter Wind", incessantly), Sybil Dorsett is given a neurological examination by Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, a psychiatrist. She admits to having blackouts and fears that they are getting worse. Dr. Wilbur theorizes that the incidents are a kind of hysteria, all related to a deeper problem. She asks Sybil to return at a later date for more counseling. Sybil says she will have to ask her father. Sybil's father, Willard Dorsett, and her stepmother, Freida, are in New York on a visit. Sybil meets them at a cafeteria for lunch. She explains to her father that the problems she used to have as a young girl have returned and that she wants to see a psychi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor And Franklin (miniseries)
''Eleanor and Franklin'' is a 1976 American television miniseries starring Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt which was broadcast on ABC on January 11 and 12, 1976. It is the first part in a two-part "biopic" miniseries (with a later sequel telecast the following year) based on Joseph P. Lash's biography and history from 1971, '' Eleanor and Franklin'', based on their correspondence and recently opened archives. Joseph Lash was Eleanor's personal secretary and confidant. He wrote several books on the Roosevelts including some on both Eleanor and Franklin individually and was also a controversial activist in his own right in leftist, liberal politics, social and labor issues of the era. Directed by Daniel Petrie, the film follows the lives of President Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor told in flashback from her perspective after her husband's death, from the time they were children as cousins who met briefly, their courtship and marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Television
For 1976 in television, see: *1976 in American television * 1976 in Australian television *1976 in Austrian television * 1976 in Belgian television * 1976 in Brazilian television * 1976 in British television *1976 in Canadian television * 1976 in Croatian television * 1976 in Danish television * 1976 in Dutch television * 1976 in Estonian television * 1976 in French television * 1976 in Irish television * 1976 in Japanese television * 1976 in New Zealand television * 1976 in Scottish television *1976 in Singapore television Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ... * 1976 in South African television {{Media set index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night That Panicked America
'' The Night That Panicked America'' is an American television film, made-for-television drama (film and television), drama film that was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network on October 31, 1975. The telefilm dramatizes events surrounding Orson Welles' famous - and infamous - The War of the Worlds (radio), ''War of the Worlds'' radio broadcast (based on the 1898 The War of the Worlds, novel of the same name by English author H. G. Wells) of October 30, 1938, which had led some Americans to believe that an invasion by Martian (War of the Worlds), Martians was occurring in the area near Grovers Mill, New Jersey, Grover's Mill in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Welles broadcast and the reaction to it had been earlier dramatized on television as ''The Night America Trembled'', a live presentation that aired September 9, 1957, on ''Studio One (US TV series), Studio One''. Plot ''The Night That Panicked America'' tells the story of the 1938 broadcast from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Among The Ruins (film)
''Love Among the Ruins'' is a 1975 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier which premiered on ABC on March 6, 1975. Plot The story is set in 1911, at the end of the Edwardian period. Jessica Medlicott is an aging grande dame, formerly an actress of the London theatre, accused of having met, courted, promised marriage to, and then jilted and abandoned her suitor. The much-younger ex-fiancé then files suit, seeking £50,000 in damages for the breach of promise by her. She retains the greatest barrister in the empire, Sir Arthur Granville-Jones, to defend her. He is incidentally also a man she seduced and abandoned 40 years earlier, but who has remained hopelessly in love with her ever since. Cast * Katharine Hepburn as Jessica Medlicott * Laurence Olivier as Sir Arthur Granville-Jones * Colin Blakely as J. F. Devine * Richard Pearson as Druce * Joan Sims as Fanny Pratt * Leigh Lawson as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Television
The year 1975 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events which happened that year. Events *January 3 **The original ''Jeopardy!'' ends its run after almost 11 years and 2,753 episodes on NBC **Also on NBC, the biggest prize in American daytime television game shows at the time is won on ''Jackpot'', $38,750, split between two contestants *January 6 **'' Another World'' becomes the first American soap opera to start airing hour-long telecasts **''Wheel of Fortune'' airs its first episode on NBC's daytime schedule with host Chuck Woolery and assistant Susan Stafford **The ORTF is split-up into 7 companies: TF1, Antenne 2, FR3, INA, SFP, Radio France & TDF *January 11 – On ''All in the Family'', a tearful Edith says goodbye to her neighbor, Louise Jefferson as ''The Jeffersons'' moved on up to their own sitcom *March 1 - It's "C-Day" in Australia. Full-time color television production takes effect today *March 4 – The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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