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Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Jean-Pierre Dorléac is an American costume designer whose work has appeared in film, television, theater, variety, opera and burlesque. He was nominated at the 53rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Costumes for his work on the film '' Somewhere in Time''. Additionally he was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, winning twice for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''The Lot''. He was also nominated for '' Quantum Leap'' five time, along with '' Mae West'', '' Lily Dale'', '' The Bastard'' and '' Tales of the Gold Monkey.'' He is also known for films '' The Blue Lagoon'', '' Heart and Souls'', and ''Beaver'' among many others. Examples of his work have been exhibited worldwide: LACMA displayed his costumes for the exhibition and book ''Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film'' as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, La Palais de la Civilization, Montreal, Canada, and La Place Vendome, Paris, France. He has worked throughout the world, principally in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Academy Awards
The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PST / 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, EST. The ceremony was scheduled to take place originally on the previous day but was postponed due to the Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 20 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company, ABC, was produced by Norman Jewison and directed by Marty Pasetta. Comedian and talk show host Johnny Carson hosted the show for the third consecutive time. Two weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 15, the Academy Scientific and Technical Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga Of A Star World
"Saga of a Star World" (or "Battlestar Galactica") is the pilot for the American science fiction television series of ''Battlestar Galactica'' which was produced in 1978 by Glen A. Larson. A re-edit of the episode was released theatrically as ''Battlestar Galactica'' in Canada before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs. Later, the standalone film edit was also released in the United States. Synopsis ''Battlestar Galactica'' is set in a distant star system, in an age described as "the seventh millennium of time". Twelve colonies of humans, living on different worlds, have been fighting a 1,000 year war against the robotic race of Cylons, who seek to exterminate all of humanity. The Cylons have unexpectedly sued for peace, through the diplomatic agency of a human, Count Baltar. The human leaders, called the Council of the Twelve (with one representative from each colony), and the commanders of their military fleet are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosemary Clooney Story
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rooster (film)
''Rooster'' is a 1982 television film, made-for-television film starring Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams and Pat McCormick (actor), Pat McCormick who were reunited after their pairing in the ''Smokey and the Bandit'' movies. ''Rooster'' is an unsold television pilot written and produced by Glen A. Larson for 20th Century Fox Television and broadcast as a two-hour movie on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on August 19, 1982 and was rebroadcast on July 24, 1983. Plot summary A physically small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a physically large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case. Cast * Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams as Rooster Steele * Pat McCormick (actor), Pat McCormick as Sweets McBride * J. D. Cannon as Chief Willard T. Coburn * Ed Lauter as Jack Claggert * Jill St. John as Joanna Van Eegan * Delta Burke as Laura DeVega * Kathrine Baumann as Amy Hammond * Charlie Callas as Francis A. Melville * Henry Darrow as Dr. Sanche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae West (film)
''Mae West'' (also known as ''The Mae West Story'') is a 1982 television film about the life of the comedian actress and writer Mae West. It was directed by Lee Philips, starring Ann Jillian as West and featuruing James Brolin, Piper Laurie, and Roddy McDowall in supporting roles. Release and reception The film originally aired on ABC on May 2, 1982, and was the third most-viewed prime time television program in the United States for the week of April 26–May 2, 1982. In 2010s, it was released digitally on platforms like Amazon Freevee and Google Play Movies. At the 34th Primetime Emmy Awards, the film received four nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Ann Jillian, Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special for Lee Philips, Outstanding Costume Design for a Special for Jean-Pierre Dorléac, and Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for Richard Blair. Jillian was also nominated to a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twirl (film)
Twirl may refer to: * TWIRL, The Weizmann Institute Relation Locator, a hypothetical hardware device * Twirl (chocolate bar), a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury * ''Twirl'' (film), a 1981 movie about baton twirlers starring Erin Moran *Earl Williams (basketball player) (born 1951), American-Israeli basketball player * Angular impulse, the change in angular momentum or the angular analog of impulse See also * Twirling Twirling is a form of object manipulation where an object is twirled by one or two hands, the fingers or by other parts of the body. Twirling practice manipulates the object in circular or near circular patterns. It can also be done indirectly by ... * Spin (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Susann's Valley Of The Dolls
''Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls'' is an American television drama miniseries that aired on CBS in October 1981. The first two hours were broadcast on October 19, followed by three hours on October 20 during prime time; CBS originally intended it to last a total of four hours, but requests by the filmmakers for an further hour were granted in September. The teleplay is adapted from the 1966 novel '' Valley of the Dolls'' by Jacqueline Susann. The miniseries was directed by Walter Grauman, with Susann's husband Irving Mansfield as executive producer. Plot Cast * Catherine Hicks as Ann Wells * Lisa Hartman as Neely O'Hara * Veronica Hamel as Jennifer North * David Birney as Lyon Burke * Jean Simmons as Helen Lawson * James Coburn as Henry Bellamy * Gary Collins as Kevin Gilmore * Bert Convy as Tony Polar * Britt Ekland as Francoise * Denise Nicholas as Connie * Steve Inwood as Teddi Casablanca * Carol Lawrence as Miriam * Camilla Sparv as Vivienne Moray * Kathleen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebels (1979 Film)
''The Rebels'' is a historical novel written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975, the second in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to narrate the story of the nascent United States of America during the time of the American Revolution. While the novel continues the story of Philip Kent, started in '' The Bastard'', a large portion focuses on Judson Fletcher, a newly introduced character, as a different rebel. In 1979, the novel was made into a television film by Operation Prime Time. Plot summary Judson Fletcher, a drunkard and a womanizer, lives with his father on Sermon Hill, a large tobacco plantation on the Rappahannock River in northern Virginia. Fletcher romantically pursues Peggy Ashford McLean, the wife of his friend Seth McLean. During a great rebellion of slaves, Peggy is raped and Seth is killed. When Judson defends the slaves, his father An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Enemy Hands (film)
''In Enemy Hands'' is a 2004 American submarine film directed by Tony Giglio and starring William H. Macy, Til Schweiger, Thomas Kretschmann, Scott Caan and Lauren Holly. The film follows an American submarine crew getting captured by a German submarine crew and taken prisoner aboard their U-boat. Plot The movie begins with old film footage of World War II with a narrator explaining that Germany produced hundreds of U-boats to control the Atlantic. In 1942, groups of U-boats known as wolfpacks sank over a thousand Allied ships. The Germans began winning the war and if they continued to succeed in destroying the Allies, the Germans will conquer all of Europe. In 1943, Roosevelt and Churchill declared that stopping the U-boats was their main priority. With new technology and the United States committed to the war, the Allies begin destroying the U-boats and bringing an end to the wolfpacks. In June 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Randall Sullivan (Caan) talks about his upcoming mission with Adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking To The Waterline
''Walking to the Waterline'' is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Matt Mulhern and starring Matt Mulhern, Alan Ruck, Matthew Broderick, and Hallie Foote. The film premiered at the Florida Film Festival on June 13, 1998. The film aired in heavy rotation on IFC. Premise Once a successful television sitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on the Jersey Shore to sell it following his father's death. While there, he interacts with his agent Michael Woods, his childhood friend Duane Hopwood, and tour guide Lucy Bammer, with whom he drifts into a casual affair while his wife and children wait for him to return home. Cast * Matt Mulhern as Francis McGowan *Alan Ruck as Duane Hopwood *Matthew Broderick as Michael Woods * Hallie Foote as Lucy Bammer *Jon Cypher as Fred Blumquist *Hal Holbrook as Man on the Beach *Beverly Archer as Pam Whitman *Michael Boatman as Marshall Production ''Walking to the Waterline'' was Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Only Thrill
''The Only Thrill'' is a 1997 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard. Plot In Lockhart, Texas, circa 1966, Reece McHenry, whose wife is in a coma, owns a clothing store. He hires widow Carol Fritzsimmons as a seamstress in the shop and they soon begin an affair. Reece is unable to commit to the relationship due to the circumstances of his wife. His son, Tom, meantime, has taken up with Carol's daughter, Katherine, but Katherine has commitment issues similar to those of Tom's father. Events transpire causing the two McHenry men to lose the women in their lives. Carol must move to Canada to be with an ill sister and cannot persuade Reece to come with her. Katherine's dream is to become an actress, and when she finally gets an opportunity, she leaves Tom to burn her oats. Thirty years later, when the Fritzsimmons women return, both men and women must cope with their lifelong regrets. Cast *Diane Keaton as Carol Fritzsimmons *Sam Shepard as Reece McHe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing Time (film)
''The Killing Time'' is a 1987 American thriller film directed by Rick King, starring Beau Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland. It was Sutherland's first role as a central character in an American film. It also features Kiefer's first wife, Camelia Kath. Plot summary A stranger (Kiefer Sutherland) shoots a man named Brian Mars and buries him on the side of a road. Then he assumes his identity and moves to a small town in California to start a job as a deputy sheriff. His motives are unclear, but he has nightmares of being a child and finding his father's dead body hanging on a rope. Meanwhile, Deputy Sam Wayburn (Beau Bridges) is having an affair with Laura Winslow (Camelia Kath). Her husband is a cruel, powerful, and wealthy man named Jake Winslow (Wayne Rogers). After Laura gets beaten and raped by her husband, she and Sam decide they want him dead. After Sam discovers that "Brian" owns an unregistered gun, they decide to kill Jake with Brian's gun and frame Brian for the murd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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