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NetForce (film)
''NetForce'' is a 1999 American made-for-television science fiction action drama film directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Lionel Chetwynd, and starring Scott Bakula. Based on the '' Tom Clancy's Net Force'' series of novels created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, it was broadcast on ABC in 1999. Plot In 2005, Alex Michaels is deputy head of a new division of the FBI called "Netforce" which investigates computer crime and polices the Internet. When his boss and mentor, Steve Day, is assassinated, the evidence points to Web pioneer and owner of the company Januscorp, Will Stiles, a character said to be Bill Gates' apprentice. Stiles is about to release a new web browser that may allow him to hack into any computer in the world and to gain control of the Internet. Michaels is appointed acting Commander of Netforce, and leads his people on the hunt for Stiles. Cast * Scott Bakula as Alex Michaels * Kris Kristofferson as Steve Day * Judge Reinhold as Will Stiles * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clancy's Net Force
''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' is a novel series, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and originally written by Steve Perry. The original series ceased publication in 2006. There was also a spin-off of young adult books called '' Net Force Explorers''. The series was rebooted in 2019 with the ''Dark Web'' novel by Jerome Preisler. General ''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' is aimed at an adult audience, while the related series Net Force Explorers (which follows the adventures of a teen auxiliary of the Net Force in 2025) is aimed at the older teen market. The initial ''Net Force'' concept was alluded to in the third '' Op-Center'' novel, '' Games of State''; given that ''Net Force'' was created by the same two men who created the ''Op-Center'' series, it can be assumed that they occur in the same universe. However, no direct connection has yet been drawn between the two. Main characters These characters are in most or all books: Original series The books in the ''Tom Clancy's N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing. The origins of the Internet date back to the development of packet switching and research commissioned by the United States Department of Defense in the 1960s to enable time-sharing of computers. The primary precursor network, the ARPANET, initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1970s to enable resource shari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as '' Us Weekly'', '' People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and '' The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising solicit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, DC
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, and its Greater Los Angeles, sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor. During a five-decade career, Vincent often portrayed mobsters. He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, appearing as Salvy in ''Raging Bull'' (1980), Billy Batts in ''Goodfellas'' (1990), and Frank Marino in ''Casino'' (1995).Staff reports (September 15, 2017) "Sopranos actor made a name playing gangsters" ''The Washington Post'', page BRetrieved September 17, 2017 On television, he played List of The Sopranos characters#Phil Leotardo, Phil Leotardo on the fifth and sixth seasons of the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (2004–2007). Vincent also voiced Salvatore Leone in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' video game series from 2001 to 2005. Early life Vincent, who was of Italian descent with roots in Sicily and Naples, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father, Frank Vincent Gattuso Sr., was an iron worker and businessman. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Candyman'' (1992), ''Barb Wire'' (1996), ''Air Force One'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), and '' Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime drama ''Heat'' (1995) after being cast in ''L.A. Takedown'' (1989), an earlier rendition of the film's script, although he played two different characters on the two different films. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller '' The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–03) and The CW action thriller '' Nikita'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama ''The Mentalist'' (2008–13) and Gregory on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror '' The Walking Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCH Pounder
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese-American actress. She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in ''The X-Files'', '' ER'', '' The Shield'', and ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. Pounder portrayed Dr. Angela Hicks in the medical drama series '' ER'' (1994–1997), Captain Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series '' The Shield'' (2002–2008), Irene Frederic in ''Warehouse 13'' (2009–2014), and District Attorney Tyne Patterson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2013–2014). From 2014 until the show's conclusion in 2021, she portrayed medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on the police drama series '' NCIS: New Orleans''. Pounder was also the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated show ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006), a role that she has reprised in later DC Comics media. In film, she appeared in '' All That Jazz'' (1979), '' Go Tell It on the Mountain '' (1984), '' Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), '' Bagdad Caf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Japanese: 田川 洋行, ''Tagawa Hiroyuki''; born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-born American actor, film producer, and martial artist. Often cast as villains, he is known for his film roles in ''The Last Emperor'' (1987), the James Bond film ''Licence to Kill'' (1989), ''Showdown in Little Tokyo'' (1991), ''American Me'' (1992), '' Rising Sun'' (1993), '' The Phantom'' (1996), ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' (1999), '' Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Planet of the Apes'' (also 2001), ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005), ''Tekken'' (2009), ''47 Ronin'' (2013), '' Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge'' (2014), and ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2017). He starred as Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi on the Amazon Prime television series '' The Man in the High Castle'' (2015–2018) and Hiroki Watanabe on the Netflix series ''Lost in Space'' (2018–2021). Tagawa is known for his role as the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in various works of the '' Mortal Kombat'' franchise: he first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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