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Ralf D. Bode
Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 – February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer best known for his work on '' Coal Miner's Daughter''. Biography Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army. Bode did the cinematography for films such as '' Saturday Night Fever'', '' Gorky Park'', ''The Accused'', ''Uncle Buck'' and ''Don Juan DeMarco''. He was an uncredited second unit director for ''Rocky'' (1976), and is credited with shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He received an Academy Award nomination for his cinematography on ''Coal Miner's Daughter''. He was nominated for two Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Cinematography category: in 1994 for ''Gypsy'' and in 2000 for ''Anni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin, Germany
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dressed To Kill (1980 Film)
''Dressed to Kill'' is a 1980 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, and Keith Gordon, the film depicts the events leading up to the murder of a New York City housewife (Dickinson) before following a prostitute (Allen) who witnesses the crime. It contains several direct references to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film '' Psycho''. Released in July 1980, ''Dressed to Kill'' was a box office success in the United States, grossing over $30 million. It received largely favorable reviews, and critic David Denby of ''New York'' magazine proclaimed it "the first great American movie of the '80s." Dickinson won the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her performance. Allen received both a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year, as well as an inaugural first-year Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. Plot Sexually frustrated housewife Kate Miller is attending therapy sessions with New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Kids (film)
''Rich Kids'' is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Trini Alvarado and Jeremy Levy. It was nominated for two Young Artist Awards at the 1st Youth in Film Awards, held in 1979. Premise Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents' lives and their own adolescent feelings. Cast * Trini Alvarado as Franny Phillips * Jeremy Levy as Jamie Harris * Kathryn Walker as Madeline Phillips * John Lithgow as Paul Phillips * Terry Kiser as Ralph Harris * David Selby as Steve Sloan * Paul Dooley as Simon Peterfreund * Roberta Maxwell as Barbara Peterfreund * Beatrice Winde as Corine This was the first film for both Alvarado and Levy, who were top-billed: a rare distinction for actors making their film debut. (Alvarado went onto a long career in films and television, but "Rich Kids" was Levy's first and only film: afterwards, he dropped out of acting and later became a physics professor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Dancing In The Big City
''Slow Dancing in the Big City'' is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Paul Sorvino and Anne Ditchburn. This was the first film made by Avildsen after 1976's ''Rocky'' won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. Plot Lou Friedlander is a popular columnist for the '' New York Daily News'', writing about the people of bustling New York City while befriending a street boy named Marty. His life changes dramatically upon falling in love with neighbor Sarah Gantz, a young ballerina who had just discovered she is stricken with a debilitating condition that will eventually force her to quit dancing. Cast * Paul Sorvino as Lou Friedlander * Anne Ditchburn as Sarah Gantz * Nicolas Coster as David Fillmore * Anita Dangler as Franny * Thaao Penghlis as Christopher * Linda Selman as Barbara Bass * Hector Mercado as Roger Lucas * Dick Carballo as George Washington Monroe * Jack Ramage as Doctor Foster * Adam Gifford as Marty Olivera * Bren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody Killed Her Husband
''Somebody Killed Her Husband'' is a 1978 American comedy–mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges. Also in the cast were John Wood, Tammy Grimes and John Glover. Plot The film is set in Manhattan, New York City. The plot concerns the efforts of a woman (Fawcett) and her lover (Bridges) to find the murderer of her husband before they are accused of it themselves. The story's climax occurs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Reginald Rose's screenplay was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. Strewn throughout this story are clues that implicate real elements of the late President Richard Nixon's activities regarding Watergate and are followed by Bridges' and Fawcett's characters throughout the movie to find out who killed her husband. Cast * Farrah Fawcett – Jenny Moore (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) * Jeff Bridges – Jerry Green * John Wood – Ernest Van Santen * Tammy Grimes – Audrey Van Santen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Gods
''Secrets of the Gods'' (re-released in theatres under the title ''The Force Beyond'' in 1977) is a 1977 American satirical documentary film directed by William Sachs. The movie covers investigations of a wide variety of paranormal subjects and mysteries including UFO abductions and the possible existence of the creature known as "Bigfoot". The film mentions two mysterious disappearances that of a Tennessee farmer named David Lang in 1880 and a young English boy named Oliver Thomas in 1909. Subsequent investigations have proven that both of these incidents were fictional "urban legends". Cast * Donn Davison (hosted by) * Rosko (narrated by) * Orson Welles (archive footage, as himself) Quotes See also * List of American films of 1976 * List of American films of 1978 A list of American films released in 1978. ''The Deer Hunter'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1978. '' Superman'' was the highest-grossing film of 1978. __TOC__ A-B C-G H-L M-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fore Play
''Fore Play'' is a 1975 comedy anthology film co-directed by Bruce Malmuth, Robert McCarty, Ralph Rosenblum, and future Academy Award-winner John G. Avildsen. Plot Within a frame story in which a doctor talks about sex, the film is split into three segments: the first involves a man buying an animate sex doll and his many failed attempts to bed it. In the second story, a man suffering from writer's block finds his muse by undressing various women. Finally, the third story involves the President of the United States, whose daughter is kidnapped and will be killed unless the president and his wife have sex on national television. Cast * Zero Mostel as President/Don Pasquale * Estelle Parsons as 1st Lady/Barmaid * Pat Paulsen as Norman * Jerry Orbach as Jerry Lorsey * George S. Irving as Reverend/Muse * Carmen Álvarez as Anytime Annie * Fred Baur as Secret Service/Mafia * Irwin Corey as Professor Irwin Corey * Thayer David as General * Paul Dooley as Salesman * Andrew Dunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Is No 13
''There Is No 13'' is a 1974 American surrealist drama film directed by William Sachs and starring Mark Damon. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. Premise During the Vietnam War, a soldier remembers the 12 women he has been with. But, there is no 13. Cast * Mark Damon as George Thomas * Margaret Markov as Number Eleven * Harvey Lembeck as Older George * Jean Jennings as Number Twelve * Lee Moore as Dr. Honneycutt * Reuben Schafer as Mr. A. * Bonnie Inch as Rosie Reception When the film screened at Berlin International Film Festival, it polarized the audiences due to it being American, dealing with the Vietnam war. During the screening, there were protests, with some people shouting and someone turning the light in the auditorium on and off a few times. A judge told Sachs that the film should have won a Golden Bear award "because it was the only unusual film" at the festival, and that it didn't only because the jury was worried about the public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stoolie
''The Stoolie'' is a 1972 comedy thriller film co-directed by John G. Avildsen and George Silano and starring comedian Jackie Mason. Production The film was produced under the working title ''Roger of Miami Beach''. See also * List of American films of 1972 This is a list of American films released in 1972. ''Cabaret'' won 8 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Actress. ''The Godfather'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. __TOC__ A–C D–G H–M N–S T–Z See also * ... External links * 1972 films 1970s crime comedy films American comedy thriller films American crime comedy films Films directed by John G. Avildsen Films set in Miami Films set in New Jersey Films shot in Miami Films shot in New Jersey Embassy Pictures films 1972 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ... [...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 subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (1999 Film)
''Annie'' is a 1999 American made-for-television musical- comedy-drama film from ''The Wonderful World of Disney'', adapted from the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the 1924 '' Little Orphan Annie'' comic strip by Harold Gray. It is the first remake and the second film adaptation of the musical following the 1982 theatrical film starring Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, and Albert Finney. It was directed by Rob Marshall, written by Irene Mecchi, and produced by Walt Disney Television, Columbia TriStar Television, Storyline Entertainment, and Chris Montan Productions. ''Annie'' marks the first film collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and Columbia Pictures since Columbia distributed Disney's ''Silly Symphony'' film series as well as the '' Mickey Mouse'' cartoon series from 1929 to 1932. It stars Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber, Andrea McAr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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