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Cries From The Heart
''Cries from the Heart'' (also known as ''Touch of Truth'') is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert, who had co-starred together in two prior films. Plot Karen Barth (Gilbert) is the divorced mother of Michael (Pierce), a 7-year-old young autistic boy who is unable to speak or write. After an incident in which Michael wanders away from home to the local playground, Karen's ex-husband Roger realizes that Michael may need more specialized care than she can provide, and suggests Michael be enrolled in a special residential school. Reluctant to do so, Karen nonetheless agrees to visit the campus, where she meets with therapist Terry Wilson (Duke), who explains just how the program will be able to help Michael, which finally convinces Karen to enroll him, although she is put off by the school's requirement that she not visit for 6 weeks. Initially clashing with Terry's approach, Karen grudgingly come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Inman
Robert Anthony Inman (June 13, 1931 – November 20, 2006) was an American educator, journalist and author. Inman was the son of Verne Inman, M.D., former chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UCSF. He was born in San Francisco and attended Grattan School and Lowell High, achieving the highest honors. As he grew up, he worked summers as manager of the Headen Park Farm, a Santa Clara, California farm founded by his great-great grandfather, Benjamin F. Headen in 1852. The farm house is now the Inman-Headen Museum. Inman graduated from Stanford with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1952, and was awarded back-to-back Fulbright Scholarships in German Literature in Graz, Austria. During this time he met Joan Marshall (Stanford, '53) at a New Year’s gathering of Stanford friends in Vienna. They were married in Denver in 1958. After 21 years of marriage the couple was amicably divorced but remained good friends. Focused on writing all his life, Inman first authored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confession (law)
In the law of criminal evidence, a confession is a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person. Some secondary authorities, such as Black's Law Dictionary, define a confession in more narrow terms, ''e.g.'' as "a statement admitting or acknowledging all facts necessary for conviction of a crime," which would be distinct from a mere admission of certain facts that, if true, would still not, by themselves, satisfy all the elements of the offense. The equivalent in civil cases is a statement against interest. History This specific form of testimony, involving oneself, is used as a form of proof in judicial matters, since at least the Inquisition. The value of confessions, however, are discussed, and law generally request cross-checking them with objective facts and others forms of evidence (exhibits, testimonies from witnesses, etc.) in order to evaluate their truth value. Confessions were first developed in the Roman Catholic Church under the Sacrament of Penan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime Movie Network
LMN (also known previously as Lifetime Movies, and an initialism for Lifetime Movie Network) is an American pay television network owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Communications. LMN carries movies and exclusive shows aimed at women, especially made for television movies. Many, though not all, of the movies that air on the network are Lifetime originals that were first shown on the flagship Lifetime channel; in turn, the network also premieres original films that are later broadcast on Lifetime. Until they ended their involvement in television films in the early 2000s, the network's earliest programming consisted of movies originally meant for broadcast networks. As of February 2015, LMN is available to approximately 82,031,000 pay television households (70.5% of households with television) in the United States. An Australian version of the channel launched on September 1, 2020 through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime (TV Network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. , it is received by 93.8 million households in America. History Predecessors There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime, originally called BETA, was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services.(June 15, 1983Hearst-ABC, Viacom in Pact. New York Times.Lifetime Entertainment Services History . International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000. Hosted on Funding Universe.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2013.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), for which he received four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The role remains one of the longest running in television history. For his role as the corrupt Mayor in the political series ''Boss'' (2011-2012) he received a Golden Globe Award. In 2000 was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Grammer having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of '' Macbeth''. The following year he portrayed Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in '' Othello''. In 1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical '' Sunday in the Park with George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of May 2012, it is part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a 1923-founded marketing research firm. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. History The Nielsen TV Ratings have been produced in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Evans (actor)
Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series '' ER'', and more recently for his role as Detective II Johnson (Barrel) in Amazon's TV series '' Bosch.'' He has also appeared in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', ''Under Siege'', ''Teen Wolf'', ''Kuffs'', ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Black Dahlia'', '' Demolition Man'', ''The Frighteners'', '' Tiger Cruise'', ''View from the Top'' and ''Article 99'' among others. He voiced Thistle Jinn in the 2013 animated adventure film '' Epic''. He served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and was later cast as SFC Bob Pepper in the TV series ''China Beach'' which was set during the Vietnam War. Selected filmography *''Rhinestone'' (1984) – Rhinestone Heckler / Bettor *''Teen Wolf'' (1985) – Dragon Basketball Coach *''Modern Girls'' (1986) – Club Owner *''Near Dark'' (1987) – Plainclothes Officer *''Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Morrison
Shelley Morrison (born Rachel Mitrani; October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019) was an American actress. Morrison was known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC comedy ''Will & Grace'', which she played from 1999 to 2006. She was also a regular performer on the sitcom ''The Flying Nun'', playing Sister Sixto, a nun known mostly for mangling the English language, and she had a recurring role in the soap opera '' General Hospital'' in 1982. She was also the voice of Mrs. Portillo in the animated Disney show ''Handy Manny''. Early life Morrison was born in the South Bronx, the only daughter of Sephardic Jewish parents. She was initially raised in the Bronx, New York before moving to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old. Her mother, Hortense, was a homemaker, and her father, Maurice Mitrani, was a clothing manufacturer. Career Morrison studied acting at Los Angeles City College and landed early film roles in ''Divorce American Style'' and ''How to Save a M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Spears
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing ''Nomadland'' at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony in 2021. The film also won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA Award, and the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Spears also produced the critically acclaimed 2017 film '' Call Me by Your Name'', and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He directed the underground cult-favorite short film '' Ernest and Bertram'', which portrayed ''Sesame Street'' characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers in a loose parody of Lillian Hellman's '' The Children's Hour''. Spears also developed the television series '' Nightmare Café'' and ''John from Cincinnati''. Career In 2020, Spears founded his own production company, Cor Cordium. The company has multiple projects in development across film and television, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Aaron Brown
Roger Aaron Brown (born June 12, 1949) is an American character actor known for his role as Deputy Chief Joe Noland on the hit CBS drama television series ''The District'' from 2000 to 2004, and for his minor role in the 1988 science fiction film ''Alien Nation.'' Career Brown appears in the first two episodes of the TNT television series '' Saving Grace'' as the Chief of Detectives, as well as portraying Colonel Joseph Ntila in the 4th episode of the 6th season of ''House M.D.''. Brown has made a number of appearances in many films especially Caravan Pictures. He portrayed John Henry in Disney's ''Tall Tale'' (1995). Other roles include '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), '' Cobra'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Action Jackson'' (1988), ''Downtown'' (1990), and ''RoboCop 2'' (1990). He also provided the voice of Achilles Davenport in the 2012 video game, ''Assassin's Creed III''. He reprised the role, albeit as a much younger version of the character, in 2014's preq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Banes
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere. Banes won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Alison Porter Off-Broadway in ''Look Back in Anger'', and in 1984 was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Isn't it Romantic?''. She played Lady Croom in the 1995 American premiere of Tom Stoppard's play ''Arcadia''. In film, she appeared in ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Freedom Writers'' (2007), '' Gone Girl'' (2014), and as Hollis in ''A Cure for Wellness'' (2016). Early life Banes was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City. Career Stage Banes appeared on Broadway several times. She played Cassie in the Neil Simon play ''Rumors'' in 1988 with Christine Baranski, Margaret Lord in the musical ''High Society'' with Anna Kendrick in 1998, was in '' Accent on Youth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Flanagan
Markus Flanagan (born August 20, 1964) is an American actor. Career In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama '' Sunset Beat'' alongside George Clooney, Michael Deluise and Erik King. He was a series regular on NBC's ''Nurses'' for season two playing Luke, the rebel nurse. Flanagan co-starred in the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'' as Jeff Singer, the father of Emma Roberts' character, from 2004 to 2007. His other television credits include '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' Judging Amy'', '' Northern Exposure'' and '' Friends''. He also had a recurring role as Harry Dean on Fox's '' Melrose Place'' and is a recurring character on the Peabody award winning show ''Better Things''. He has appeared in over 125 television episodes with roles on; ''CSI'', ''CSI Miami'', ''NCIS,'' ''Major Crimes'', ''Bones'', ''Agents of Shield'', ''Will & Grace, Seinfeld, Veronica's Closet'', and many others. His film roles include '' Biloxi Blues'' direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
