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Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951 in Bakersfield, California) is an Argentinean-American film and television director. Career Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick to direct an episode of ABC's short lived drama series '' Homefront''. Since then he has guest directed on a vast number of series including ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' ER'', ''Dollhouse'' and ''House''. In 1997, Alcalá made his theatrical film directing debut with the film '' Fire Down Below'' starring Steven Seagal. In 2007, Alcalá was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode Exodus, Part II Selected directing credits * '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' – 1 episode, 1994 * ''NYPD Blue'' – 1 episode, 1994 * '' ER'' – 12 episodes, 1994–2007 * ''Seduced and Betrayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994. Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county (by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The show was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch, and was inspired by Milch's relationship with Bill Clark (screenwriter), Bill Clark, a former member of the New York City Police Department who eventually became one of the show's producers. The series was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network, debuted on September 21, 1993‚ and aired its final episode on March 1, 2005. It was ABC's List of longest-running TV shows by category, longest-running primetime one-hour drama series until ''Grey's Anatomy'' surpassed it in 2016. ''NYPD Blue'' was met with critical acclaim, praised for its grittiness and realistic portrayal of the cast's personal and professional lives, though the show garnered controver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian (TV Series)
''The Guardian'' is an American drama television series created by David Hollander for CBS. It originally aired from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. In the United States, as of September 2018, it was being broadcast in re-runs on Heroes & Icons and Paramount+. ''The Guardian'' has aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 (April 2006) and, more recently, 5USA (May 2009) and Five (August 2009). In Turkey, the show aired on TNT and in Australia on Network Ten; as of 2011 re-runs are airing on the Nine Network following episodes of Simon Baker's 2008–2015 vehicle ''The Mentalist'', but before on free-to-air television, the show has also aired on Foxtel's defunct station TV1 (now TVH!TS) in 2003 during the Saturday Night's Crime Time Block before ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' Law & Order: SVU''. In India and Pakistan the show airs on Animax from June 2010 and AXN and FX. In Singapore, the show airs on AXN through Starhub Cable Television. In New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taken (TV Miniseries)
''Taken'', also known as ''Steven Spielberg Presents Taken'', is an American science fiction miniseries that first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from December 2 to 13, 2002. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it was written by Leslie Bohem, and directed by Breck Eisner, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, John Fawcett, Tobe Hooper, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Michael Katleman, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Bryan Spicer, Jeff Woolnough, and Thomas J. Wright. The executive producers were Leslie Bohem and Steven Spielberg. The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keyses, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash. As a result of the decades-long storyline, not a single actor or character appears in every episode of the series, though the voice of Dakota Fanning (who narrates as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashpoint (2002 Film)
Flashpoint or flash point may refer to: *Flash point, the lowest temperature at which a liquid forms a flammable vapor Arts and media Film * ''Flashpoint'' (1972 film), Australian film starring Serge Lazareff * ''Flashpoint'' (1984 film), starring Kris Kristofferson * ''Flashpoint'' (1998 film), adult film starring Jenna Jameson * ''Flash Point'' (film), 2007 film starring Donnie Yen and Louis Koo * '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'', 2013 superhero film * ''The Flash'', a superhero film currently in production with The Flash, and taking influence from the ''Flashpoint'' comic book storyline. Music * ''Flashpoint'' (album), 1991 album by the Rolling Stones * ''Flashpoint'' (soundtrack), 1984 album by Tangerine Dream * "Flashpoint", 1995 song by Fear Factory from ''Demanufacture'' * Flashpoint Music, Australian music publisher * Flashpoint (band), American jazz group Print * ''Flashpoint'' (Unstoppable), the fourth and last book in the Unstoppable series * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Watch
''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The show was set and taped in New York City, and with an ensemble cast of characters, the storylines centered on the lives of police officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), all working the same fictional precinct during the 3 pm to 11 pm shift – the 'third watch'. After the September 11 attacks hit New York in 2001, season three opened with the episode "In Their Own Words", which aired on October 15, 2001, and featured interviews with real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the attacks. The following episode was titled "September Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimstone (TV Series)
''Brimstone'' is an American television series that aired only one partial season on Fox, during the 1998–99 American television season. It features a dead police detective whose mission, as assigned by the Devil, is to return to Hell 113 souls who have escaped to Earth. Plot In 1983, Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone (Peter Horton) was a New York City Police detective whose wife, Rosalyn, was raped. He tracked down and arrested the offender, Gilbert Jax, who was cleared of the charges. Furious, Stone then murdered Jax. Two months later, Stone was killed in an unrelated incident and went to Hell for murdering Jax. Later in the show it was revealed that it was not the killing itself that condemned Stone to Hell, but the fact he took pleasure in it. Stone died the most decorated cop in NYC history. Fifteen years later, a breakout from Hell occurs, led by a 4000-year-old Canaanite priestess named Ashur Badaktu (Teri Polo). The Devil explains that, over the centuries, a few souls have escap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1998 Film)
''The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' is a 1998 American television crime thriller film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and starring Edward James Olmos. It is a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey), and is a remake of the 1974 film adaptation. It was followed by a 2009 remake. Premise Edward James Olmos plays Detective Anthony Piscotti, a New York City police officer. He is trying to crack the hijacking of a New York City Subway train where the antagonists are holding the passengers for ransom. Cast * Edward James Olmos as Detective Anthony Piscotti * Vincent D'Onofrio as Mr. Blue * Richard Schiff as Mr. Green * Donnie Wahlberg as Mr. Grey * Tara Rosling as Mr. Brown * Lisa Vidal as Barbara 'Babs' Cardoza * Kenneth Welsh as Caz Hollowitz * Lorraine Bracco as Detective Ray * Ben Cook as Older Boy On Subway * Bobby Boriello as Younger Boy On Subway * Bobby O'Neill as Homeboy On Subway (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League Of America (film)
''Justice League of America'' is a 1997 American superhero television film and an unsuccessful pilot produced by CBS and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá, based on a team of fictional DC Comics superheroes from the comic of the same name. The film aired on CBS on December 28, 1997. It centers on a female meteorologist who gains superpowers and is later inducted into the "Justice League", while the city of New Metro is held for ransom by a terrorist armed with a weather control device. The film is interjected with mock-interviews of members of the Justice League, speaking about life as a superhero in the past tense, preceding the events of the film. Plot The protagonist, Tori Olafsdotter, is a meteorologist working at the Eno Meteorological Institute who will later become Ice. The city of New Metro is faced with a tornado controlled by a terrorist calling himself the Weatherman. The Flash dissipates the tornado using his super speed while the other members of the JLA use t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Pursuits
Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * Deadly (Australian TV series), ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series), an Australian children's television cartoon series * Deadly (film), ''Deadly'' (film), a 1991 Australian film * Deadly (franchise), ''Deadly'' (franchise), a British wildlife TV documentary series * Deadly Awards, also known as The Deadlys, awards for excellence given to Indigenous Australians for achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community * Karla (film), ''Karla'' (film), a 2006 American movie originally titled ''Deadly'' Other uses * Alan Dedicoat (born 1954), BBC announcer nicknamed "Deadly" *Australian Aboriginal English#Deadly, Deadly, a word in Aboriginal Australian English meaning excellent, similar to "wicked" or "awesome" in English slang See also * Lethal (other) *Deadly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Above And Beyond
Above and Beyond may refer to: Film * ''Above and Beyond'' (1952 film), a 1952 film about World War II American pilot Paul Tibbets and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima * ''Above and Beyond'' (2014 film), a 2014 film about World War II veteran pilots who defended the nascent state of Israel in 1948 Music * Above & Beyond (band), an English trance music group formed in 2000 * ''Above & Beyond'' (album), a 1999 live album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard * "Above and Beyond" (song), a 1960 country music song written by Harlan Howard Other * ''Above and Beyond'' (miniseries), a 2006 Canadian mini series about World War II Atlantic ferry operations * ''above&beyond'' (magazine), a Canadian magazine *Above & Beyond Children's Museum The Above & Beyond Children's Museum is a children's museum in downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The museum has 3 floors of hands-on exhibits in over 10,000 feet of floor space. The museum is a member of the Association of Children's Museums. Hi ..., She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
