|
Farhad Mann
Farhad Mann ( fa, فرهاد من) is an American director, screenwriter of film, television and commercials, and owner of the production company FMPI. Mann has directed episodes for television series such as ''Beauty & the Beast'', '' The Listener'', ''Murdoch Mysteries'', and ''Aaron Stone'', as well as many television films. Notable feature films he has directed include '' Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace'' (which he also wrote) for New Line Cinema, and '' Fighting for Freedom''. The pilot episode of '' Max Headroom'' (" Blipverts") that he directed for ABC won several Emmys. The next pilot he directed, ''Nick Knight'', was developed by CBS into the long-running ''Forever Knight''. Mann directed the TV movie adaption of Dean Koontz's novel'', The Face of Fear''. He most recently directed the TV movies ''A Mother's Crime'', ''The Past Never Dies'', and ''A Killer In My Home''. Mann is also the creator and owner of the Los Angeles-based commercial production company FMPI, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ArtCenter College Of Design
Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California. History ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School. In 1935, Fred R. Archer founded the photography department, and Ansel Adams was a guest instructor in the late 1930s. During and after World War II, ArtCenter ran a technical illustration program in conjunction with the California Institute of Technology. In 1947, the post-war boom in students caused the school to expand to a larger location in the building of the former Cumnock School for Girls in the Hancock Park neighborhood, while still maintaining a presence at its original downtown location. The school began granting Bachelor's and Master's degrees in arts in 1949, and was fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 1955. In 1965, the school changed its name to Art Center College of Design. The school expanded its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime is an American pay television, premium television television network, network owned by Paramount Media Networks, and is the flagship property of the namesake parent company, Showtime Networks, a part of Paramount Media Networks. Showtime's programming primarily includes Art release#Film, theatrically released Feature film, motion pictures and Original series, original television program, television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, and Television film, made-for-TV movies. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and two proprietary streaming media, streaming platforms, the TV Everywhere offering Showtime Anytime (which is included as part of a subscription to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ReGenesis
''ReGenesis'' is a Canadian science-fiction television series produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2008, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC (North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission), a fictional organization with a lab based in the city of Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bioterrorism, mysterious diseases, or radical changes in the environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström (played by Peter Outerbridge), the chief scientist, and molecular biologist. Through this character, the show often addresses topical social, political, and ethical issues related to the science at hand. The series was originally broadcast on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Diary
''Devil's Diary'' is a Canadian horror television film directed by Farhad Mann and written by John Benjamin Martin.Devil’s Diary - Full Cast & Crew at www.tvguide.com It stars , , Deanna Casaluce, , and |
Painkiller Jane (TV Series)
''Painkiller Jane'' is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the title character. The show was canceled after one season of 22 episodes. Plot The series stars Loken as Jane Vasco. She begins as a DEA agent, where in the course of her work she encounters Andre McBride ( Rob Stewart), who is the leader of a team of agents working for an unspecified government agency. The team is based in a disused subway station named ''Deckard Street''. She is forced to join the team after she probes too far into their operations. It is then revealed that the team's mission is to identify and neutralize "neurological aberrants" ("neuros") – human mutants with supernormal mental powers. Dialogue in the pilot states there are dozens of variations, and the reasons neuros use their abilities vary. It is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His And Her Christmas
''His and Her Christmas'' is a 2005 television film directed by Farhad Mann and starring Dina Meyer and David Sutcliffe.[''His_and_Her_Christmas''as_Rotten_Tomatoes_It_first_aired_on_December_19,_2005,_on_Lifetime_(TV_network).html" ;"title="Rotten_Tomatoes.html" ;"title="'His and Her Christmas''">[''His and Her Christmas''as Rotten Tomatoes">'His and Her Christmas''">[''His and Her Christmas''as Rotten Tomatoes It first aired on December 19, 2005, on Lifetime (TV network)">Lifetime. Plot The film features the rivalry between two San Francisco Bay Area newspapers and their main writers, both of whom are single with their friends and family constantly trying to set them up with that special someone. Tom Lane is the star columnist for the fictional ''San Francisco Sun'', a newspaper owned by a media conglomerate. The ''Sun'' owners are thinking about increasing Tom's exposure by producing a new television show around him. Meanwhile, Liz Madison is the advice columnist for the ''Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Medicine
''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cameos on the series, and by Tammy Ader. It starred Rosa Blasi, Janine Turner, and Patricia Richardson. It was the highest-rated original drama on basic cable in 2001. Overview ''Strong Medicine'' brings together the worlds of two completely different doctors, Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado, and Dr. Dana Stowe. Lu is a single mother running a free clinic in the inner-city. Dana is a Harvard graduate and top female health specialist. The two come together when Dr. Lydia Emerson wants to combine Rittenhouse Hospital's practice with Lu's financially failing clinic to provide the best care for the patients of both doctors. The staff and its visitors tend to be racially, politically, and economically diverse. A core class/politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Blades
''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in 17th-century France, the show follows the adventures of four musketeers. Cast * d'Artagnan, son of the legendary d'Artagnan in Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' * Jacqueline, alias Jacques, a woman disguised as a man while on the run for murder * Siroc, an inventor * Ramon, a poet Other main characters include musketeer leader Captain Duval, Queen Anne, Cardinal Mazarin, and a fifteen-year-old Louis XIV. The latter three characters were based on historical figures. Cast *Tobias Mehler as d'Artagnan *Karen Cliche as Jacqueline Roget/Jacques Leponte * Mark Hildreth as Siroc *Zak Santiago as Ramon Montalvo Francisco de la Cruz *Bruce Boxleitner as Captain Martin Duvall *Robert Sheehan as King Louis XIV *Michael Ironsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (TV Series)
''Wild Card'' (also known as ''Zoe Busiek: Wild Card'') is a comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005. Synopsis Zoe Busiek is a former Las Vegas blackjack dealer whose life takes an unexpected turn when her sister dies in a car accident and she has to take care of her sister's three children, teenaged Taylor, preteen Cliff, and little kid Hannah. When the insurance company denies the family a financial settlement Zoe takes matters into her own hands, which leads her to a new career as an insurance fraud investigator with handsome former criminal Dan Lennox and serious but sweet Sophia Mason becoming her partners. Each episode is centered on a particular case as well as Zoe's family life. Sophia later becomes the boss. She leaves the show in the second season, along with Marcos, and is replaced by M. Pearl McGuire, who becomes Zoe's and Dan's new boss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1-800-Missing
''Missing'' (originally titled ''1-800-Missing'') is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the ''1-800-WHERE-R-YOU'' book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006. Synopsis The series is centred on Jess Mastriani, played by Caterina Scorsone, a woman in her twenties who receives psychic abilities after being hit by lightning. She is employed by a special FBI Task Force because she has visions which, once interpreted, contain clues that will help her find missing people. The series initially starred Gloria Reuben as Brooke Haslett, Jess's skeptical partner. Other stars of the series during its first season included Justina Machado as Sunny Estrada, and Dean McDermott as Alan Coyle. Alberta Watson appeared in the pilot as Jess' mother, however; the part was later recast and Watson did not appear on the show again. In the second season, significant changes, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diagnosis Murder
''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyke's real-life son Barry. The series began as a spin-off of ''Jake and the Fatman'' (Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in episode 4.19 "It Never Entered My Mind"), became a series of three television films, and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993. Joyce Burditt wrote the episode in ''Jake and the Fatman'' and is listed here as the creator of the spin off series. The series struggled at first and was almost cancelled at the end of the second season, but it returned as a midseason replacement in the third season, and was regularly renewed thereafter. 178 episodes were made and aired in the show's eight seasons on the CBS network in the United States and two more TV movies aired after the series' c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Knight (film)
''Nick Knight'' is a 1989 American television film about Nick Knight, a centuries-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Los Angeles. Originally meant to be a pilot episode for a television series, it was not picked up at the time. However, in 1992, CBS picked up the series but produced the show in Canada as ''Forever Knight'', re-filming the pilot (with the same plot) and using a completely different cast, except for John Kapelos. Cast * Rick Springfield as Nick Knight * John Kapelos as Don Schanke * Robert Harper as Dr. Jack Brittington * Richard Fancy as Capt. Brunetti * Laura Johnson as Dr. Alyce Hunter * Craig Richard Nelson as Fenner * Fran Ryan as Jeannie * Cec Verrell as Janette * Jack Murdock as Topper * Michael Nader as Lacroix * Irene Miracle as The Nurse * Gregory Wagrowski as Detective Jessell * Davis Roberts as Dr. Dave * Al Fann as Dedrick See also *Vampire film *List of vampire television series List of television series about vampires, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
