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John Kretchmer
John T. Kretchmer is an American film and television director and television producer. Biography Throughout his career, he has amassed a number of television credits, namely ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', '' Angel'', ''Charmed'', '' The Twilight Zone'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', '' Special Unit 2'' (also a producer), '' Dark Angel'', ''Psych'', ''Burn Notice'', '' Veronica Mars'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Moonlight'', ''Army Wives'', ''White Collar'', ''Forever'', '' Nancy Drew'', '' Walker'', '' The Winchesters'' and other series. Prior to a career in television, Kretchmer worked as an assistant director on a number of films such as '' The In-Laws'' (1979), ''Baby Boom'' (1987), '' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988) and ''Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Wives
''Army Wives'' is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The show had the largest series premiere in Lifetime's 23-year history, and the largest viewership in the 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm time slot since December 2007 for Lifetime. It received favorable reviews and several award nominations, and won five ASCAP Awards and one Gracie Allen Award. On September 21, 2012, the show was picked up for a thirteen-episode seventh season to air in 2013. In November 2012, it was confirmed that season 6 main cast members Catherine Bell, Wendy Davis, Terry Serpico, Brian McNamara, Kelli Williams, Alyssa Diaz, and Joseph Julian Soria would return as regulars. Kim Delaney's character, who did not appear in the final episodes of the sixth season, was written out. Season seven premiered in the United States on March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Television Producers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Directors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurassic Park (film)
''Jurassic Park'' is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen. It is the first installment in the '' Jurassic Park'' franchise, and the first film in the ''Jurassic Park'' original trilogy, and is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton and a screenplay written by Crichton and David Koepp. The film is set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off Central America's Pacific Coast near Costa Rica. There, wealthy businessman John Hammond and a team of genetic scientists have created a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park's power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors and Hammond's grandchildren struggle to survive and escape the perilous island. Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of Universa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Files Of Police Squad!
''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (also known as simply ''The Naked Gun'') is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by David Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin. Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson also star in supporting roles. The film features fast-paced slapstick comedy, including many visual and verbal puns and gags. The film is based on the character portrayed by Nielsen in the television series '' Police Squad!'', and is also a continuation of the latter. The core creative team behind ''Police Squad!'' and the film series includes the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker as well as Pat Proft in varying combinations. Released on December 2, 1988, ''The Naked Gun'' was a critical and commercial success, which led to two sequels: '' The Naked Gun : The Smell of Fear'' (1991) and '' Naked Gun : The Final Insu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Boom (film)
''Baby Boom'' is a 1987 American Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film directed by Charles Shyer, written by Nancy Meyers and Shyer, and produced by Meyers and Bruce A. Block for United Artists. It stars Diane Keaton as a yuppie who discovers that a long-lost cousin has died, leaving her a fourteen-month-old baby girl as inheritance. The film received generally favorable reviews and was a modest box-office success during its original run, eventually grossing $26 million. The film spawned a Baby Boom (American TV series), television series of the same name (1988–1989) and was nominated for two 45th Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awards. Plot J. C. Wiatt is a driven Manhattan management consultant (nicknamed the "Tiger Lady") committed to her demanding and high-profile job. She lives with her boyfriend Steven Buchner, an investment banker. They both are happily focused on their careers and have no interest in having children. Notified that a distant cousin has died and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The In-Laws (1979 Film)
''The In-Laws'' is a 1979 American action comedy film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk, written by Andrew Bergman and directed by Arthur Hiller on various locations, including Mexico, which served as the film's representation of the fictional Central American setting. A remake was made in 2003. Plot An armored truck of the U.S. Treasury is robbed. The thieves ignore the millions of dollars in cash, taking only the engraving plates being transported in the truck, which are then delivered to an oddly-dressed man waiting on a nearby rooftop. The daughter of mild-mannered Manhattan dentist Sheldon "Shelly" Kornpett and the son of businessman Vince Ricardo are engaged to be married. At an introductory dinner Shelly meets his new in-law, Vince, the man from the rooftop. Sheldon finds Vince suspicious for several reasons, including, during the dinner, when Vince tells a crazy story of a nine-month "consulting" trip to 1954 Guatemala. Vince's son and wife seem oblivious and used to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winchesters
''The Winchesters'' is an American dark fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series developed by Robbie Thompson and is a Spin-off (media), spinoff from and prequel to ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural''. The series premiered on October 11, 2022, on The CW. Synopsis Set in the 1970s, Dean Winchester narrates the story of how his parents, John Winchester (Supernatural), John Winchester and Mary Winchester (Supernatural), Mary Campbell, met, fell in love, and fought monsters together while in search for their missing fathers. Cast and characters Main * Meg Donnelly as Mary Winchester (Supernatural), Mary Campbell * Drake Rodger as John Winchester (Supernatural), John Winchester * Nida Khurshid as Latika Desai, a young hunter-in-training * Jojo Fleites as Carlos Cervantez, a confident fighter against demons * Demetria McKinney as Ada Monroe, a bookstore owner who takes interest in the occult * Bianca Kajlich as Millie Winchester, John's mother Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker (TV Series)
''Walker'' is an American action crime drama television series developed by Anna Fricke for The CW. It is a reboot of the 1990s western drama television series ''Walker, Texas Ranger''. The series was ordered straight to series in 2020, with Jared Padalecki playing the titular role. It premiered on January 21, 2021. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 28, 2021. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on October 6, 2022. Cast and characters Main * Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, a legendary Texas Ranger who just returned home after a lengthy undercover assignment ** Mason Thames as Young Walker (season 2) ** Colin Ford as Corporal Cordell Walker (season 3) * Lindsey Morgan as Micki Ramirez (seasons 1–2), Cordell's new partner in the Texas Rangers * Molly Hagan as Abeline Walker, Cordell and Liam's mother * Keegan Allen as Liam Walker, Cordell's brother and an assistant DA for the City of Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
