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True Lies (TV Series)
''True Lies'' is an American Action (genre), action television series created by Matt Nix, based on the 1994 True Lies, film of the same name by James Cameron, itself based on the 1991 French film ''La Totale!'' by Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël, and Didier Kaminka. It premiered on March 1, 2023 and ended on May 17, 2023 on CBS. In May 2023, the series was canceled after one season. Premise The series revolves around a suburban housewife who discovers her computer consultant husband is a skilled international spy, which leads them to saving the world and their marriage. Cast Main * Steve Howey (actor), Steve Howey as Harry Tasker * Ginger Gonzaga as Helen Tasker * Mike O'Gorman as Luther Tenet * Erica Hernandez as Maria Ruiz * Annabella Didion as Dana Tasker * Lucas Jaye as Jake Tasker * Omar Miller as Albert "Gib" Gibson Jr. Guest * Carlo Rota as Francois * Andy Martin as Mikkel Rand * Beverly D'Angelo as Director Susan Trilby * Andrea Laing as Cherry * Deneen Tyler as Mrs. Mye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (genre)
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and Mystery fiction, mysteries. This kind of story utilizes Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a Thriller (genre), thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting Action (narrative), action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His early film work includes Chip Sutphin in ''Serial Mom'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in ''Hackers'' (1995), Stu Macher in ''Scream'' (1996), Stevo in ''SLC Punk!'' (1998), Brock Hudson in ''She's All That'' (1999), and Billy Brubaker in ''Summer Catch'' (2001). He played Shaggy Rogers in ''Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and its sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), and in animation, he has been the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. Lillard's later film roles include Jerry Conlaine in ''Without a Paddle'' (2004), Dez Howard in ''The Groomsmen'' (2006), Joey in '' Home Run Showdown'' (2012), and Jack Rusoe in ''Return to Nim's Island'' (2013). While much of his work is comedic in nature, Lillard has also given dramatic performances in movies such as ''The Descendants'' (2011), ''Trouble with the Curve'' (2012), ''Match'' (2014), and '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Echevarria
René Echevarria is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked on a number of television series, including '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Dark Angel'' and ''Castle''. He created ''The 4400'' for USA Network, ''Carnival Row'' for Amazon, and was show runner on ''Terra Nova (TV series), Terra Nova''. Early life, family and education René Echevarria was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has a Cuban-American background. He attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School. Before attending university, he was expecting to follow his father into medicine. However, while attending from Duke University, he joined a production of ''Cats (musical), Cats'' and decided to go into the theatrical arts. He graduated from Duke in 1984, having majored in history. Career Early years After graduating college, Echevarria travelled to New York to start work in theatre. He started work at the Circle Repertory Company, and became assistant director on a production of a play, ''Darts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Angel (American TV Series)
''Dark Angel'' is an American science fiction drama television series that premiered on the Fox network on October 3, 2000. Created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee, it stars Jessica Alba in her breakthrough role. Set in 2019, the series chronicles the life of Max Guevara (Alba), a runaway genetically enhanced supersoldier who escapes from a covert military facility as a child. In a dystopian near-future Seattle, she tries to lead a normal life while eluding capture by government agents and searching for her brothers and sisters scattered in the aftermath of their escape. ''Dark Angel'' was the first and only series produced by the company Cameron/Eglee Productions, and was filmed in Vancouver at Lions Gate Studios. The high-budget pilot episode marked Cameron's television debut and was heavily promoted by Fox, reaching 17.4 million viewers. The first season, which was shown on Tuesday nights in the U.S., received mainly positive reviews and won several awards, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina L
Valentina may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film * ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film Television * ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela * Valentina (2013 telenovela), an upcoming 2013 Chilean telenovela by TVN * ''Valentina'' (TV series), an Italian television series Comics * Valentina (Philippine comics), a supervillainess in the Filipino comic book ''Darna'' * ''Valentina'' (comics), an Italian comic book by Guido Crepax * Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a fictional espionage agent in the Marvel Comics universe Music * ''Valentina'' (album), a 2012 album by English band The Wedding Present * "Valentina", a song about Valentina Tereshkova by Public Service Broadcasting from the 2015 album ''The Race for Space'' Names * Valentina (given name), a female given name * Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), the first and youngest woman to have flown in space * Elizabeth Miklosi (born 1983), a.k.a. "V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lou Belli
Mary Lou Belli is an American television director and author. Career Belli attended Penn State where she received a Bachelor's degree. For many years she acted in musical theatre and soap operas in New York City, followed by a Los Angeles career producing and directing theatre with over 75 play productions to her name. Belli made her television directorial debut on episode of '' Charles in Charge'' in 1988. Her other television credits include, '' Major Dad'', ''USA High'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''One World'', ''The Hughleys'', '' One on One'', '' Abby'', ''Eve'', '' Girlfriends'', ''Monk'', ''Living with Fran'', '' The Game'', ''Reed Between the Lines'' and ''Wizards of Waverly Place''. Belli has co-authored of two books: ''The Sitcom Career Book'' (2004) with director Phil Ramuno and foreword by actor Henry Winkler and ''The Sitcom Career Book and Acting for Young Actors'' (2006) with actress Dinah Lenney and foreword by actor Jason Ritter. She has also been a judge for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoti Vaishnav
Minoti Vaishnav (born November 19, 1987) is an Indian–born American screenwriter, songwriter, and entertainment producer. Born in Mumbai , she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19, leaving her family back in India. At 22 she produced her first album "The Fictional Truth", with her first single "Psychologist" getting several thousands of downloads online. In 2012 she graduated from California State University Northridge and released her second album "Secret Garden" in 2013. In spite of not being signed to a label, the music video for her single "So Will You" went semi-viral on YouTube with over 100,000 views and her songs have played on radio stations across the U.S, U.K, Canada, Singapore and Denmark. In 2015, she released her third album "Mix It Up". On the film and television front, Minoti worked for the International Documentary Association and on HBO's Emmy nominated documentary ''American Winter'' (2013). She wrote and produced projects such as ''R.I.P'' (2011), ''3 Orbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Karas
Jay Karas is an American film and television director and producer. Career Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing episodes of ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Raising Hope'', ''Awkward'', '' The Fosters'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and ''Workaholics''. In 2014, Karas made his feature film directing debut with the film ''Break Point'', starring Jeremy Sisto and David Walton. Karas's episode of ''Dice'' was one of ''The Hollywood Reporter'''s "Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016" and Teachers made ''Vanity Fair'''s "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should Watch Right Now". Filmography Television Comedy Advertising Karas has directed spots for brands including Ford, Target, Coke Zero, and Fandango, as well campaigns for ABC, Disney, E!, A&E, and TBS, including Conan's launch campaigns and the viral "Desk Wash" spot. Music video Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barrett (director)
David McCoy Barrett is an American television director and producer. Career Barrett comes from a background of extreme sports. He began his career as a stuntman and transitioned to second unit directing. He co-created the CW television series ''The Mountain'' (2004), a patriarchal family drama loosely based on his upbringing as a struggling motocross racer at Mammoth Mountain. In 2012, he directed his first feature film '' Fire With Fire'' starring Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Since his television debut, Barrett has directed over forty-one television series and seventy-seven episodes.) Personal life Barrett grew up in the small town of Bishop, California, immersed in extreme sports and the outdoors. Grandson of Dave and Roma McCoy, founders of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, David ranked competitively in motocross, alpine skiing, and snowboarding. His brother, Stanton Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. His father, Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Mastro
Anna Mastro is an American film director, music video director and television producer. A native of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, Mastro graduated from the University of Washington at the age of nineteen. She became a protege to director McG, working as his assistant on the Wonderland Sound and Vision productions ''Fastlane (TV series), Fastlane'', ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' and ''The O.C.''. As a television producer, she worked on the reality series ''Pussycat Dolls Present''. As a music video director, she directed videos for the artists Train (band), Train, Leona Lewis, Alex Band, Carbon Leaf, Kristen Kelly, Victoria Justice and The Pussycat Dolls. In 2008, she directed the short film ''Matter'' starring Amanda Righetti. In 2011, she directed the short film ''Bench Seat'' starring Cassie Scerbo and written by Neil LaBute. The film earned a Short Grand Prix nomination at the Warsaw International Film Festival. In 2012, she directed the ''Gossip Girl'' epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan McNeill
Robert Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964) is an American director, producer, and actor. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He has also served as an executive producer and frequent director of the television series ''Chuck'', ''Resident Alien'', ''The Gifted'', and ''Turner & Hooch''. Personal life McNeill and his first wife, Carol, had three children together before their 2015 divorce. In 2005, McNeill directed his then teenaged daughter, Taylor, when she had a small role in the episode " The Pleiades" of the series '' Summerland''. His son Kyle is a singer songwriter. McNeill married Rebecca Jayne Sims in Vancouver, Canada, on March 7, 2021. Career Acting McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at Juilliard School in New York City. He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
