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Martin Shakar
Martin Shakar (born January 1, 1940) is an American theatre, film and television actor. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to an Armenian/Assyrian family from Adıyaman, Turkey and lives in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors Studio, Shakar has played in a number of Broadway Martin Shakar Theatre Credits, Retrieved 2011-04-08 and off-Broadway productions. He has appeared four times each in the television shows '' The Equalizer (1985 TV series), The Equalizer'' and '''', but each instance was a different character. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (1976), '' Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), '' Grease'' (1978), and ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and went on to star in films including ''Get Shorty'' (1995), '' Broken Arrow'' (1996), ''Phenomenon'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997), ''A Civil Action'' (1998), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Hairspray'' (2007), and '' Bolt'' (2008). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty'' and has received a total of six nominations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home
''The Dark Secret of Harvest Home'' is a 1978 American television horror- thriller miniseries, produced by Universal Television and directed by Leo Penn, that aired January 23–24, 1978 on NBC. The screenplay was based on the 1973 novel '' Harvest Home'' by Tom Tryon and is largely faithful to the original material. Cast * Bette Davis as Widow Fortune * David Ackroyd as Nick Constantine * Joanna Miles as Beth Constantine * Rosanna Arquette as Kate Constantine * René Auberjonois as Jack Stump * John Calvin as Justin Hooke * Norman Lloyd as Amys Penrose * Stephen Joyce as Robert Dodd * Linda Marsh as Maggie Dodd * Michael Durrell as Ty Barth * Steve Gustafson as Jimmy Minerva * Michael O'Keefe as Worthy Pettinger * Grayce Grant as Mrs. Pettinger (Worthy's mother) * Martin Shakar as David Adwell * Laurie Prange as Sophie Hooke * Lina Raymond as Tamar Penrose * Tracey Gold as Missy Penrose * Bill Balhatchet and Kathleen Howland as Fred and Asia Minerva Release The miniserie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan's Hope
''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Origins In late 1974, ABC Daytime approached Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, the head writers of CBS' ''Love of Life,'' about creating a new soap opera similar to ''General Hospital''. Labine and Mayer added a large Irish-American family — the Ryans — to what ABC was calling ''City Hospital''. Another of the show's working titles was ''A Rage to Love'', but that was soon changed.Schemering, Christopher, ''Soap Opera Encyclopedia'', 1987, Ballantine Books Patriarch Johnny Ryan ( Bernard Barrow) owned a bar, Ryan's, across from fictional Riverside Hospital in New York City. His wife, Maeve (Helen Gallagher), assisted him in his duties, as did their children: Frank, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Current (film)
''Against the Current'' is a 2009 American drama film released by Ambush Entertainment directed by Peter Callahan and starring Joseph Fiennes, Pell James, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Martin Shakar, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Mary Tyler Moore (in her final film role). Plot Paul Thompson (Joseph Fiennes) is a writer who lost his wife and child a few years back. He and his best friend, Jeff (Justin Kirk), have talked about swimming the length of the Hudson River since they were kids. Paul asks Jeff to come along with him on his trip to finally swim the river. Jeff agrees and brings along one of his friends, Liz (Elizabeth Reaser). Paul is determined to reach the end of the river by a certain date, August 28. Jeff and Liz have no idea the importance of the date Paul has chosen until they realize that the date they are supposed to finish the swim is the anniversary of his family's death. Paul tells them that on that date, he is planning on killing himself. Paul's confession causes J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown Girls
''Uptown Girls'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film directed by Boaz Yakin, from a screenplay by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs. It stars Brittany Murphy as a 22-year-old living a charmed life as the daughter of a famous rock and roll musician. Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison and Jesse Spencer also feature in the film. Plot Molly Gunn is a fun-loving, free-spirited young woman who lives off the ample trust fund of her late rock legend father, Tommy Gunn. Molly falls for singer Neal Fox when he plays at her birthday party thrown by her best friends, Huey and Ingrid. They share a night of passion, but he leaves in the morning, saying that he cannot stay in Molly's life. Adding to her misfortune, she discovers that her father's accountant embezzled all her money, leaving her penniless and homeless. She moves in with Ingrid, who tells her that in order to stay with her, she must find a job. Molly b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Kitchen (1998 Film)
''Hell's Kitchen'' is a 1998 film starring Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, and Johnny Whitworth. The film was written and directed by Tony Cinciripini. The film had a budget of $6,000,000 but grossed only $4,322 on its opening weekend. Plot summary When a robbery goes awry, the bandits end up accidentally killing one of their own. Johnny, one of the robbers, goes to jail for five years. His ex-girlfriend, Gloria, holds him responsible for the death of her brother, the one killed during the robbery. Upon Johnny's release, she wants her new boyfriend to kill him. Only trouble is, the boyfriend knows it wasn't Johnny's fault, and can't bring himself to kill him. Meanwhile, Johnny tries to turn his life around by becoming a boxer and training under a former heavyweight contender. Cast * Rosanna Arquette as Liz, Gloria and Hayden's mother * William Forsythe as Lou, Johnny's trainer and a former heavyweight contender * Angelina Jolie as Gloria, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Price Above Rubies
''A Price Above Rubies'' is a 1998 British-American drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Renée Zellweger. The story centers on a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by her community. Reviews of the film itself were mixed, though there were generally positive reviews of Zellweger's performance. The title derives from a Jewish Sabbath tradition. The acrostic Sabbath chant ''The Woman of Valor'' (eishet chayil) begins with the verse "... Who can find a woman of valor, her price is far above rubies ... ," which in turn is excerpted from ''The Book of Proverbs''. This chant traditionally is a prelude to the weekly toast (kiddush) which begins the Sabbath meal. Plot summary Sonia is a young Brooklyn woman who has just given birth to her first child. She is married, through an arranged marriage, to Mendel, a devout Hasidic Jew who is too repressed and immersed in his studies to give his wife the attention she craves. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh (1994 Film)
''Fresh'' is a 1994 American crime drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin in his directorial debut, also produced by Randy Ostrow and Lawrence Bender. It was scored by Stewart Copeland, a member of The Police. The story revolves around a preteen boy named Michael, nicknamed Fresh (portrayed by Sean Nelson), who runs drugs for gangsters. Inspired by the chess lessons of his father, an alcoholic speed-chess master (Samuel L. Jackson), Fresh devises and executes a brilliant plan to extricate himself and his drug-addicted sister (N'Bushe Wright) from their hopeless lives.Berry & Berry (2007), p. 128. Marketed as a hip hop 'hood film, ''Fresh'' went relatively unnoticed by the public, but won critical acclaim. Critics praised the film for offering a realistic glimpse of life in New York City's projects during the crack epidemic. "There's shocking resonance to the notion of a grade-school boy who's become a criminal out of sheer pragmatism," wrote ''Entertainment'' ''Weekly'''s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signs Of Life (1989 Film)
''Signs of Life'', also known as ''One for Sorrow, Two for Joy'', is a film by American director John David Coles, released May 5, 1989. It stars Beau Bridges, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Arthur Kennedy (in his last film appearance). Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker (in her film debut), Will Patton, and Kate Reid also are featured. Plot ''Signs of Life'' is the story of a Maine man who is losing his boat and his business. Cast * Beau Bridges as John Alder * Vincent D'Onofrio as Daryl Monahan * Arthur Kennedy as Owen Coughlin * Kevin J. O'Connor as Eddie Johnson * Will Patton as Owen's Dad * Kate Reid as Mrs. Wrangway * Georgia Engel as Betty * Kathy Bates as Mary Beth Alder * Mary-Louise Parker as Charlotte Production ''Signs of Life'' was filmed in various small-town locations in Maine, with the exception of an underwater sequence filmed at Mystic Marine Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. Reception The film earned director Coles a Deauville Film Festival The Deauville Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion U
An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a territory; forcing the partition of a country; altering the established government or gaining concessions from said government; or a combination thereof. An invasion can be the cause of a war, be a part of a larger strategy to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself. Due to the large scale of the operations associated with invasions, they are usually strategic in planning and execution. History Archaeological evidence indicates that invasions have been frequent occurrences since prehistory. In antiquity, before radio communications and fast transportation, the only way for a military to ensure adequate reinforcements was to move armies as one massive force. This, by its very nature, led to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Brooklyn Bridge
''Over the Brooklyn Bridge'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Menahem Golan, written by Arnold Somkin, and starring Elliott Gould. It has the working title of ''My Darling Shiksa'', referring to a Shiksa, a woman outside of the Jewish faith. The film depicts a Jewish man being forced to break up with his gentile girlfriend. Plot Alby Sherman is a Jewish man whose father died when he was young. He and his mother run a luncheonette in Brooklyn, but Alby has negotiated the purchase of an upscale restaurant in Manhattan, a project he cannot finance on his own. He asks his wealthy Uncle Benjamin to lend him the money. His uncle imposes only one requirement: he will lend Alby the money, but only if he leaves his "shiksa" (gentile) girlfriend. Cast * Elliott Gould as Alby Sherman * Margaux Hemingway as Elizabeth Anderson * Sid Caesar as Uncle Benjamin * Burt Young as Phil * Shelley Winters as Becky Sherman * Carol Kane as Cheryl * Sarah Michelle Gellar as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
