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Matthew Diamond
Matthew Diamond (born November 26, 1951) is an American film and television director, producer and choreographer best known for directing '' Dancemaker''. Life and career Matthew Diamond was born in New York City, the son of Irwin and Pearl (née Ziffer) Diamond. He graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in 1972 and attended the School of Performing Arts in New York City. He began his career as a dancer with the Louis Falco Dance Company from 1970–74, Jennifer Muller and the Works from 1975–76 and the Batsheva Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1978. He was choreographer for the Bat–Dor Dance Company, and co-founded the dance company Diamond where he served as cofounder (with Maria Loffredo), artistic director, and choreographer from 1979–83. He also served as opera director for Children's Free Opera in 1983. He also choreographed for dance companies including The Washington Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company and Bat-Dor Dance Company of Israel. Diamond's choreo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Located near the southern tip of New York State, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. Over 58 million people live within 250 miles of Manhattan, which serves as New York City’s economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and the city’s historical birthplace. Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, is considered a safe haven for global real estate investors, and hosts the United Nations headquarters. New York City is the headquarters of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco International Film Festival
The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. In 2009, it served around 82,000 patrons, with screenings held in San Francisco and Berkeley."San Francisco Film Festival Bucks Economic Trends to Set New Records for Revenue and Attendance." sffs.org. 7 May 2009. San Francisco Film Society. 29 June 2009 In March 2014, Noah Cowan, former executive director of the Toronto International Film Festival, became executive director of the SFFS and SFIFF, replacing Ted Hope. Prior to Hope, the festival was briefly headed by Bingham Ray, who served as SFFS executive director until his death after only ten weeks on the job in January 2012. Graham Leggat became the executive director of the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Schoolbreak Special
''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from December 1978 to January 1996. The series began under the title ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'', and was changed during the 1984–85 season. The concept was similar to ABC's '' Afterschool Special''. List of specials ''Afternoon Playhouse'' specials Under its original name, the ''Afternoon Playhouse'' aired a handful of made-for-TV films, the most notable of which was the 1983 release of ''Revenge of the Nerd''. The TV special was often mistaken for the film of a similar name which premiered one year later in 1984. Season 1 (1978) Season 2 (1979–80) Season 3 (1981) Season 4 (1981–82) Season 5 (1982–83) Schoolbreak Specials Season 1 (January 24 – June 12, 1984) Season 2 (October 16, 1984 – April 23, 1985) Season 3 (October 22, 1985 – April 1, 1986) Season 4 (September 10, 1986 – June 21, 1987) Season 5 (October 20, 1987 – April 19, 1988) Season 6 (Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linc's
''Linc's'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Tim Reid and Susan Fales-Hill. The series starred Steven Williams, Pam Grier and Golden Brooks, and was set in a bar in Washington, D.C. It aired on Showtime for two seasons from August 1998 to February 2000. After its cancellation, it was briefly syndicated on Showtime's former sister network BET. Cast Main * Steven Williams as Russell A. "Linc" Lincoln, the owner of Linc's Bar & Grill. He is a widowed Republican and post-Vietnam Army veteran. *Golden Brooks as CeCe Jennings, an outspoken waitress at Linc's and a single mother *Joe Inscoe as Harlan Hubbard IV, Chief of Staff for the Republican Senator of Mississippi *Pam Grier as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop, the firm, charismatic head of the National Organization for Children *Georg Stanford Brown as Johnnie B. Goode, a money-hungry D.C. lobbyist Recurring *Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Winston Iwelu, a Nigerian cab driver *Daphne Maxwell Reid as Eartha, a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parkers
''The Parkers'' is an American television sitcom aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of UPN's ''Moesha'', ''The Parkers'' features the mother-daughter team of Nikki (played by Mo'Nique) and Kim Parker (played by Countess Vaughn). Premise This comedy series centers around a low-income mother and daughter who both attend Santa Monica College. Nikki Parker, who was forced to drop out of high school nearly 20 years earlier when she discovered she was pregnant. As the time arrived for her daughter to go to college, she decided to go as well as a way to get an experience and education that was taken from her so many years earlier. Through a series of hilarious situations, Nikki has to adjust to the fact her daughter is growing up, while Kim realizes that Nikki has a lot more going on other than being a mother. Cast and characters Main * Kim Parker (Countess Vaughn): A ditzy college student and Nikki's daughter. Although she can be shal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Baby (TV Series)
''Oh Baby'' is an American sitcom series that ran on Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime from August 26, 1998, to March 4, 2000, and from 1999 to 2003 on Canada's W Network. The series was produced by Mandalay Television for Columbia TriStar Television. ''Oh Baby'' was based on the real-life experience of the show's executive producer Susan Beavers. The show's theme song was performed by Jimmy Beavers, Susan's brother. GetTV announced at 6:30 PM on September 12, 2021, that ''Oh Baby'' will enter reruns and will aired on Mondays to Fridays on November 1, 2021. Plot The series follows Tracy Calloway, a single working woman who decides to have a child through artificial insemination, a decision that was spurred by an increase in working mothers at her workplace. Using a fourth wall technique, she tells the audience watching about the joy and sorrows of being a single mother while showing videos of her and her family and friends in her life. As Tracy successfully goes through with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrubs (TV Series)
''Scrubs'' (stylized as '' crubs') is an American sitcom created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which is a teaching hospital. The title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking person because at the beginning of the series, most of the main characters are medical interns. The series was noted for its fast-paced slapstick and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, John "J.D." Dorian, played by Zach Braff. The main cast for all but its last season consisted of Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes. The series featured multiple guest appearances by film actors, such as Brendan Fraser, Heather Graham, Michael J. Fox and Colin Farrell. Although season eight's "My Finale" was conceived and filmed as a series finale, the show was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's So Raven
''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Symoné), a teenager with hidden psychic abilities. Episodes show Raven experiencing vision (spirituality), visions of future events; she must also deal with the social and personal issues of her youth. Raven often misinterprets the events she foresees, and intervenes to prevent a vision from coming true or to protect her friends and families. She uses her skills in fashion design to create elaborate disguises she wears during these schemes. Raven's secret is shared with her best friends Eddie Thomas (Orlando Brown (actor), Orlando Brown) and Chelsea Daniels (Anneliese van der Pol), along with her brother Cory (Kyle Massey) and parents Tanya (T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh) and Victor (Rondell Sheridan). The series explores supernatural elements, fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. ''Gilmore Girls'' ran for seven seasons, the final season moving to The CW and ending its run on May 15, 2007. ''Gilmore Girls'' received critical acclaim for its witty dialogue, cross-generational appeal, and effective mix of humor and drama. It was a success for The WB, peaking during season five as the network's second-most-popular show. The series has been in daily syndication since 2004, while a growing following has led to its status as a 2000s American cult classic. Since going off the air in 2007, ''Gilmore Girls'' has been cited in '' TV (The Book)'' and ''Time'' magazine as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time. In 2016, the main cast and Sherman-Palladino returned for the four-part minise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Boys
''My Boys'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS. The show deals with a sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois, played by Jordana Spiro, and the men in her life, including her brother and her best friend. The show was canceled by TBS on September 14, 2010 after four seasons. Overview PJ Franklin (Jordana Spiro) is a professional sportswriter looking for love within her world, which is dominated by her group of male friends. Her "boys" are her family, which sometimes hinders PJ's dating life, as the men she tries to date do not know how to react to her unconventional interests and the all-important men in her life. Her tomboyish, upfront approach to relationships tends to intimidate potential suitors, which leads her only female friend to advise her to dress and act more feminine. Being "one of the guys" can mean a lot of great things: poker games, pick-up softball games, watching sports or just hanging out at a favorite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Help Me Help You (TV Series)
''Help Me Help You'' is an American sitcom television series created by Jennifer Konner and Alexandra Rushfield that premiered on ABC on September 26, 2006 to December 12, 2006. It was a comedy about a collection of eccentric individuals in group psychotherapy with a respected therapist, who may quite possibly have more problems than his patients. The series was pulled from the schedule on December 14, 2006, and ABC canceled the series after one season on May 15, 2007. Cast Main *Ted Danson as Dr. Bill Hoffman, a brilliant therapist with a huge ego and a failed marriage. *Jere Burns as Michael, a high-powered executive with anger issues, in court-ordered therapy. *Darlene Hunt as Darlene, a woman with constant need of approval, secretly in an affair with Michael but obsessed with Dr. Hoffman. *Charlie Finn as Dave, a man who tried to kill himself in his office because no one likes him. *Suzy Nakamura as Inger, a deeply lonely woman with a complete lack of social skills. *Jim Rash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men In Trees
''Men in Trees'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships. The premise showed at least superficial similarities to the HBO television series ''Sex and the City'' (on which series creator Jenny Bicks was a co-executive producer), which also featured a romantically oriented female writer. The protagonist's apparent "fish-out-of-water" feeling in a remote, small Alaskan town can be likened to CBS's '' Northern Exposure''. The protagonists in both series were New Yorkers thrust into small town Alaskan societies. Filming for the series was based in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Five episodes of the first production season, which had not yet been shown on ABC, debuted in New Zealand on the TV2 network in June and July 2007. The five carryover episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
