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Rod Hardy
Rod Hardy (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television and film director. Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia. His first feature film, ''Thirst'', won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival. Having honed his directing and producing skills in Australia, primarily on the TV series, '' E Street'' from 1989 to 1991 of which he was the co-executive producer, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to launch his American career. His first assignment was to direct '' Lies and Lullabies'' the traumatic life story of pregnant cocaine addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. The movie was awarded the Scott Newman Award (founded by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in memory of their son) that is presented annually to the production that best illustrates the degradation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Hardy
Robert Hardy, Jr. is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. With partner Will Packer, he founded the production company Rainforest Films in 1994. Hardy's film credits include ''The Gospel'', ''Trois'', and '' Trois 2: Pandora's Box''. His television credits include '' ER'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Arrow'', and '' The Game''. Film career Hardy shot his first substantive video on camcorder, ''G-Man'', while a high school senior at the George School. He shot his first work on film, ''Chocolate City'', while at Florida A&M University, for which he earned the university's Bernard Hendricks Student Leadership Award. The success of ''Chocolate City'' helped Hardy and his film partner Will Packer launch Rainforest Films. Hardy's next film, the erotic thriller ''Trois'', saw him as director, co-writer, and self-distributor. ''Trois'' became the fastest Independent African-American film to pass the mark. A critically acclaimed sequel, '' Trois 2: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV Series)
''Battlestar Galactica'' (''BSG'') is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick as a re-imagining of the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series created by Glen A. Larson. The pilot for the series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours in two parts) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel, which was then followed by four regular seasons, ending its run on March 20, 2009. The cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park. The series received critical acclaim at the time and since, including a Peabody Award, the Television Critics Association's Program of the Year Award, a placement inside ''Time''s 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time and 19 Emmy nominations for its writing, directing, costume design, visual effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1997 Village Roadshow Film)
''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' is a 1997 two-part television miniseries produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, based on the 1870 novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'' by Jules Verne. It was written by Brian Nelson and directed by Rod Hardy. Plot The ''Nautilus'' has been sinking and damaging ships and is at first thought to be a giant narwhal. The USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', with marine biologist Pierre Aronnax, harpooner Ned Land and escaped slave Cabe Attucks aboard, is sent to pursue and destroy the threat. After the ship is attacked by the ''Nautilus'', Pierre, Ned and Cabe are knocked overboard and are picked up by the ''Nautilus''. With the three men presumed dead, the ''Abraham Lincoln'' makes it back to port and is repaired. Pierre's widowed father, Thierry Aronnax, joins the naval party. Thierry, also a marine biologist, has always been hateful and bitter toward his son because the boy's mother died while giving birth to him and because the elder Aronnax' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Unfinished Affair
''An Unfinished Affair'' is a 1996 American television film directed by Rod Hardy and starring Jennie Garth, Tim Matheson, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Peter Facinelli. The film originally premiered on ABC and is now frequently aired on Lifetime. Plot In , Alex Connor () is a college teacher whose wife Cynthia () is in remission from |
Buffalo Girls (1995 Film)
''Buffalo Girls'' is a 1995 American Western television miniseries adapted from the 1990 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry. Directed by Rod Hardy, it starred Anjelica Huston and Melanie Griffith, with Gabriel Byrne and Peter Coyote. It was nominated for two Golden Globe and several Emmy awards, and won one for sound mixing. This miniseries was first aired on the CBS network over two consecutive nights during the spring of 1995. Synopsis A story of the fading Wild West is told from Calamity Jane's point of view, with overlaid narrative to her eldest daughter about Jane's adventures. Cast * Anjelica Huston as Calamity Jane * Melanie Griffith as Dora DuFran * Sam Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok * Gabriel Byrne as Ted Blue * Peter Coyote as Buffalo Bill Cody * Tracey Walter as Jim Ragg * Jack Palance as Bartle Bone * Charlayne Woodard as Doosie * Reba McEntire as Annie Oakley * Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as No Ears * Liev Schreiber as Ogden * Russell Means as Sitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yearling (1994 Film)
''The Yearling'' is a 1994 American made-for-television coming-of-age drama film based on the 1938 novel ''The Yearling'' by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It was produced by RHI Entertainment, sponsored by Kraft General Foods and broadcast on CBS on April 24, 1994. It is also a remake of the 1946 theatrical film ''The Yearling'' starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. Premise A young, impoverished 12-year-old boy named Jody Baxter (Wil Horneff), the lone surviving child of four, lives on a farm in 1870s Florida Everglades shortly after the American Civil War. Jody develops a lasting bond with an orphaned deer named Flag. Cast * Peter Strauss as Ezra "Penny" Baxter * Jean Smart as Ora Baxter * Philip Seymour Hoffman as Buck * Wil Horneff as Jody Baxter * Jarred Blancard as Fodder-Wing * Brad Greenquist as Lem Forrester * Mary Nell Santcroc as Ma Forrester * Richard Hamilton as Pa Forrester * Scott Sowers as Boyle * Ed Grady as Doc Wilson * Susan F. Allen as Lyla * Kerry Wallum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Kate
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * µ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Love And Hate (1993 Film)
''Between Love and Hate'' is a 1993 American television movie directed by Rod Hardy. Background ''Between Love and Hate'' was the ninth TV movie Lucci appeared in. Her role, a seductive married mother, was compared by several reviewers to Erica Kane, her famous role on the soap opera ''All My Children''. Lucci said she took the role because of the "page-turner" script. Plot Matt, a 19-year-old swimming coach at a country club, who is a virgin, has an affair with Vivian, a married mother in her forties whose daughter is taking classes with him. When her husband Justin finds out about the affair after finding the couple's love letters, Vivian is forced to end it, upsetting Matt. This results in a chain of reactions from photocopying of love letters leading up to Matt shooting her dead. Cast *Susan Lucci.....Vivian Conrad *Barry Bostwick.....Justin Conrad *Patrick Van Horn.....Matt Templeton Critical reception The ''Chicago Tribune'' was somewhat positive on the film, writing that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Diablo
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil Mexico * Río Bec, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico * Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico United States * Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York, US * Rio, Florida, a census-designated place in Martin County, US * Rio, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Spalding County, US * Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County, US * Rio, Virginia, a community in Albemarle County, US * Rio, West Virginia, a village in Hampshire County, US * Rio, Wisconsin, a village in Columbia County, US * El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Vega Baja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of The Heart
''Shadows of the Heart'' is a 1990 Australian mini series. It was shot on Kangaroo Island, South Australia between 22 January and 17 March 1990.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p233 Plot A female doctor, Kate Munro (Byrnes) moves to (fictitious) Gannet Island off the South Australian coast in 1927. Conflict between traditional religious values and modern scientific medicine ensues as she forms a relationship with two men who are brothers, one a grazier (Graham) and one a priest (Ehlers). Cast * Josephine Byrnes ... Dr. Kate Munro * Jerome Ehlers ... Father Michael Hanlon * Marcus Graham ... Vic Hanlon * Jason Donovan ... Alex Fargo * Robyn Nevin ... Mrs. Hanlon * Barry Otto ... Charles Munro * Harold Hopkins ... Willy Carter * Nadine Garner ... Lanty Fargo * Michael Caton ... Frank Barrett * Colleen Hewett ... Emily Fargo References External links''Shadows of the Heart''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka Stockade (miniseries)
''Eureka Stockade'' is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192 It reunited the producer, writer and star of ''A Town Like Alice''. Cast * Bryan Brown as Peter Lalor * Bill Hunter as Timothy Hayes * Carol Burns as Anastasia Hayes * Amy Madigan as Sarah Jamieson * Tom Burlinson as Father Smythe * Brett Cullen as Charles Ross * Penelope Stewart as Alicia Dunne *Stephen Hayes as Johan Gregorious *Rod Mullinar as Frederick Vern *Tim Hughes as Sgt. Major Tyler *Roger L. Howell as Raffaello Carboni *Edwin Hodgeman as Commissioner Rede *David Ravenswood as Sir Charles Hotham *Fred Steele as John Joseph *Simon Chilvers as Bishop Goold *John Murphy as Father Downing *Tommy Dysart as Tom Kennedy *Peter Crossley as Johnstone *Sam Petersen as Johnny Hayes *Reg Evans as Goodenough *Luke Gallagher as 'Starry' Hayes *Troy Ellis as William Hayes *Melissa Crawford as Annie Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |