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Bella Mafia
''Bella Mafia'' is a 1997 American television film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas and Dennis Farina. Redgrave was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. It is based on the book ''Bella Mafia'' written in 1991 by English author Lynda La Plante. Plot Lynda La Plante (who also created ''Widows'') scripted this TV miniseries about the family life surrounding a Mafia don. Sicilian magnate Don Roberto Luciano (Dennis Farina) and his wife Graziella (Vanessa Redgrave) live comfortably at Villa Rosa in Palermo, Italy. Their son Michael ( Michael Hayden) has an affair with Sophia (Nastassja Kinski), leaving her pregnant but unmarried. After Don Roberto refuses to traffic drugs, angry U.S. mob boss Carolla (Tony Lo Bianco) retaliates by having his son Michael killed. While at a convent, Sophia is given a hard blow when another pregnant woman tells her of his death; she almost immediately gives bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh; 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the ''Prime Suspect'' television crime series. Early life Lynda La Plante was born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1943 in Newton, Lancashire. La Plante's older sister Dail was killed in a road accident, at the age of five, before she was born. Raised in Liverpool, La Plante trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After finishing her studies, using the stage name Lynda Marchal, she appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a variety of productions, as well as popular television series including ''Z-Cars'', ''Educating Marmalade'', ''The Sweeney'', '' The Professionals'', and '' Bergerac''. As an actress she is perhaps best remembered as the hay-fever suffering ghost Tamara Novek in the BBC children's series ''Rentaghost''. In 1974, La Plante took her first scriptwriting job on the ITV children's series ''The Kids from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Lo Bianco
Anthony LoBianco (born October 19, 1936) is an Italian-American film, stage, and television actor. Born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City, Lo Bianco began his career in theater, and appeared in several Broadway productions throughout the 1960s. He transitioned to film in the 1970s, starring in the New Hollywood crime films ''The Honeymoon Killers'' (1970), '' The French Connection'' (1971), and ''The Seven-Ups'' (1973). He won an Obie Award for his 1975 role in an Off-Broadway production of ''Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh'', and subsequently earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor for his role as Eddie in the 1983 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge''. In addition to film and theater, Lo Bianco appeared as a guest-star on numerous television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on '' Police Story'' (1974–1976), Franco Zeffirelli's miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and ''Marco P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Films
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1997 Television Films
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Motion Picture Sound Editors
Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an American honorary society of motion picture sound editors founded in 1953. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the soundtracks, and improve the professional relationship of its members. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Mark Lanza. The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in film credits with the post-nominal letters "MPSE". Membership requirements The following are required for the membership application: * A three-year list of credits as one (or more) of the following: ** Sound editor ** Sound designer ** Dialogue editor ** ADR editor ** Sound effects editor ** Foley artist ** Music editor * Two active MPSE member sponsors * One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member Golden Reel Awards Since 1983, The Golden Reel Awards are an annual ceremony de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting Society Of America
The Casting Society, formerly known as Casting Society of America (CSA), was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982 as a Professional association, professional society of about 1,200 Casting (performing arts), casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and commercials in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, and the United States. The nonprofit organization announced the name change from Casting Society of America to Casting Society on February 10, 2022. The society is not to be confused with an Trade union, industry union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represent most (though not all) of the major casting directors and associate casting directors in Hollywood. Members use the post-nominal letters "CSA" when credited for their work. Membership eligibility The following requirements must be met in order to join the CSA: *Sponsorship letters from at least two current members of the CSA. *Two years of screen or stage credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of the HFPA. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is normally held every January and has been a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards, although the Golden Globes' relevance has been declining in recent years. The eligibility period for the Golden Globes corresponds to the calendar year (from January 1 through December 31). History The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets. One of the organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the Academy Awards to honor film achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitra Arliss
Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012) was an American actress. Early life and education Of Greek descent, she was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932. She attended Miami University. Career Arliss's acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She first gained attention after appearing in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play '' Indians'' (1970) in which she played Teskanjavila, a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent. She also appeared on Broadway as Eurydice in ''Antigone'' (1971) and as Catherine Petkoff in ''Arms and the Man'' (1985). Her films included ''The Sting'' (1973), in which she portrayed Salino, a murderess for hire, ''Xanadu'', ''Firefox'', and ''Bless the Child.'' Her acting on television included ''Bella Mia'' and ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' and episodes of ''Dallas'' and ''Quincy, M. E.'' Voice-over work She voiced Anastasia Hardy in the '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' episodes "The Sins Of The Fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Portnow
Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is an American actor known for such films and television series as ''Good Morning, Vietnam'', ''Barton Fink'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Seven'', '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'', ''The Spirit'', ''Law Abiding Citizen'', '' Private Parts'', ''Fallen Arches'', '' Double Down'', ''Poolhall Junkies'', ''Spring Break '83'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''The Nanny'', '' Trumbo'', '' Oldboy'', '' Find Me Guilty'', ''Underdogs'' and '' Boston Legal''. Early life and education Portnow was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree as a speech and theater major from Brooklyn College. Career Portnow was named one of the "Actors We Love" from the actors' trade newspaper ''Back Stage West'' with the newspaper saying "Portnow knows exactly how to hook an audience with every character". 1990s Portnow played the role of defense attorney Harold "Mel" Melvoin on the Emmy-winning HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus
Oedipus (, ; grc-gre, Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy '' Oedipus Rex'', which is followed in the narrative sequence by ''Oedipus at Colonus'' and then ''Antigone''. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe. In the best-known version of the myth, Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. Laius wished to thwart the prophecy, so he sent a shepherd-servant to leave Oedipus to die on a mountainside. However, the shepherd took pity on the baby and passed him to another shepherd who gave Oedipus to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David O'Donnell
David John O'Donnell (born in Nelson in 1956) is a theatre director, actor and academic based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has been a full professor at Victoria University of Wellington since 2019. Education O'Donnell has a diploma in Acting from Toi Whakaari/New Zealand Drama School (1979), where his contemporaries included Lani Tupu and Simon Phillips. He is a graduate of both Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Otago, where he was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (PGrad Dip) and an MA. His 1999 Master's thesis was titled ''Re-staging history: historiographic drama from New Zealand and Australia''. Work O'Donnell began his academic career as an assistant lecturer in Theatre Studies at Allen Hall, Otago University (1992 -1998), and has taught at Victoria University of Wellington since 1999, where he is now a full professor in the School of English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies and Art History. He has won several Excellence in Teaching Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's ''The Wild Angels'' (1966). After that film's success, he directed his own film ''Targets'' (1968), which received critical acclaim. He gained widespread recognition and further acclaim for his coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971). The film received eight Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations, including for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, with Bogdanovich receiving nominations for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman winning Academy Awards, Oscars for their supporting roles. Following ''The Last Picture Show'', he directed the screwball comedy ''What's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
