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Taking Chance
''Taking Chance'' is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same name by Strobl, who also serves as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's portrayal won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, among others. ''Taking Chance'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009, and aired on HBO in the United States on February 21, 2009. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned 10 nominations, such as Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Bacon, and won one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie. Plot The movie is based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lt. Col Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place: Winners and nominations 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Editors with multiple awards ;4 awards * John A. Martinelli ;3 awards * Michael Brown * Eric A. Sears ;2 awards * Paul LaMastra * Jerrold L. Ludwig * Peter Zinner Editors with multiple nominations ;9 nominations * John A. Martinelli ;6 nominations * Paul LaMastra * Jerrold L. Ludwig ;5 nominations * James Galloway ;4 nominations * Michael Brown * Robert Florio * Les Green * Bud S. Isaacs * Skip Macdonald * Rita Roland * Eric A. Sears * Robert F. Shugrue * Peter Zinner ;3 nominations * John Bloom * Fred A. Chulack * C. Chi-Yoon Chung * Paul Dixo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948) is an American actor best known for playing Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons of the television series ''NYPD Blue'', winning an Emmy Award in 1998. Early life and education Clapp was born in North Conway, New Hampshire. He graduated from Williams College in 1971. At Williams College, he met frequent collaborators David Strathairn and John Sayles. Clapp also studied at The National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (Fall 1970). Career Clapp has appeared in numerous TV shows such as '' Check it Out!'' and ''Night Court'' as well as numerous stage plays. His film credits include '' Return of the Secaucus 7'' (1979), ''Running'' (1979), '' Matewan'' (1987), '' Eight Men Out'' (1988, as Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk), '' Termini Station'' (1989), '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), '' Rules of Engagement'' (2000), '' Sunshine State'' (2002), and '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) as United States Marine Corps Gen. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Boyd (actor)
Guy Boyd (born April 15, 1943) is an American actor, who has appeared in over 150 stage and screen productions since the late 1970s. He is best known to film audiences for his character roles. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in Robert Altman's adaptation of David Rabe's play '' Streamers'' (1983), and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor for ''Ticket to Heaven'' (1981). Life and career Boyd was born in Du Quoin, Illinois and raised there and in Chicago. He began his work as a stage actor in Off-Broadway and Broadway plays. In 1983, he was honored at the Venice Film Festival with the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his role in Robert Altman's adaptation of David Rabe's play '' Streamers'' (1983). He played Detective Jim McLean in ''Body Double'' (1984), and the pivotal role of Frank Hackman on two episodes of ''Miami Vice''. He had the regular role of Captain Stickland on the 1990s superhero series ''Black Scorpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956) is an American actress. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress for her work in the television miniseries ''Holocaust''. Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in '' Sixteen Candles''; she also starred in the title role of ''Lolita'' on Broadway. In 2012, she produced and starred in a film about Ruth Madoff titled ''Ruth Madoff Occupies Wall Street''. Early life and education Born Blanche Garfein in New York City, she is the daughter of actress Carroll Baker and director Jack Garfein. Her father is a Jew from Carpathian Ruthenia (born in Mukachevo), who survived the Holocaust; and her mother was a Roman Catholic who converted to Judaism. She also has a younger brother, Herschel Garfein. She spent her early life in Italy, where her mother had established a film career after leaving Hollywood in the mid-1960s. Baker attended the American Overseas School of Rome and then Wellesley C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Reese Art
Nicholas Reese Art (born January 13, 1999) is an American former child actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Syriana'' (2005) and '' The Nanny Diaries'' (2007), as well as the soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (2002–2008). Life and career Art was born in Milford, Connecticut on January 13, 1999, the son of Sharon and Richard Art. He began his career at the age of three, playing Zach Spaulding on the soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (2002–2008). He then appeared in the feature films ''Syriana'' (2005) and '' The Nanny Diaries'' (2007), the television series ''Cashmere Mafia'' (2008) and the television film ''Taking Chance'' (2009). His last film job was an uncredited role in ''Knight and Day ''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 American satirical action comedy film directed by James Mangold and starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The film was the second on-screen collaboration of Cruise and Diaz after '' Vanilla Sky'' (2001). The film fo ...'' (2010). Awards and nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubois, Wyoming
Dubois is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 971 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, but dropped to 911 in the 2020 census. The population nearly doubles in the summer with part-time residents. While the Town of Dubois includes within the Town Limits which constitutes a population density of 261 people per square mile, the 82513 ZIP Code ("Dubois, Wyoming") includes and has a total population of 1,549 which is a population density of about 1 person per square mile. For comparison, the Dubois ZIP Code is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. History The original residents of Dubois wanted to name the town ''Tibo'', after the Shoshone language word for "stranger" or "white man," which was the Natives' affectionate name for their Episcopal priest, Father John Roberts. However, the postal service found this name unacceptable, so Governor Joseph M. Carey named the town with the name Dubois after his frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force (USAF) base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. The 436th Airlift Wing is the host wing, and runs the busiest and largest air freight terminal in the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense. History 20th century Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941. It was converted to a U.S. Army Air Corps airfield just weeks after the December 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor. It was renamed Dover Army Airbase on April 8, 1943; *Dover Subbase on June 6, 1943, and Dover Army Airfield on February 2, 1944. With the establishment of the United States Air Force (USAF) on September 18, 1947, the facility was renamed Dover Air Force Base on January 13, 1948. World War II In March 1941, Dover Air Force Base was founded during World War II to meet the need of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq War
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist Iraq, Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict persisted Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), as an insurgency arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011), were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014, the US became re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present), Islamic State insurgency. The Iraq invasion was part of the Presidency of George W. Bush, Bush administration's broader war on terror, launched in response to the September 11 attacks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the Arab world, most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the Demographics of Iraq, country's population. Spanning an area of approximately , Baghdad is the capital of its Baghdad Governorate, governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub. Founded in 762 AD by Al-Mansur, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became its most notable development project. The city evolved into a cultural and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". For much of the Abbasid era, duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
