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Vanishing Act (1986 Film)
Vanishing Act(s) may refer to: Film * '' The Vanishing Act'', an unreleased Indian English-language documentary film * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1986 television film featuring Mike Farrell Literature * ''Vanishing Act'', a ''Sports Beat'' novel by John Feinstein * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1995 '' Jane Whitefield'' novel by Thomas Perry * '' Vanishing Acts'', a 2005 novel by Jodi Picoult Television episodes * "Vanishing Act" (''Bernard's Watch'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Blue Heelers'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Diagnosis: Murder'') * "Vanishing Act" (''ER'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Nash Bridges'') * "Vanishing Act" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Power Rangers: Turbo'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Xena: Warrior Princess'') * "Vanishing Act" an episode of '' Creepy Crawlers'' See also * Magic (illusion) Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, among others, is a performing art in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing Act
''The Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane'' is an unreleased English-language feature film from India inspired by the events surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to be directed by Rupesh Paul. Production The expected shooting duration is about 35 days in India, and 15 days in Los Angeles/Malaysia. With The Vanishing Act, Rupesh Paul wants to explore the new galore of technologies and their effect on the human brain, which have not been explored before. The film's trailer was shown at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival to seek co-producers for the film. The film reportedly has received offers for co-production from China and Malaysia. When asked, the director said he had rushed the teaser for the sake of Cannes, and afterwards issued an unconditional apology for the fictional love-triangle portrayed in the teaser, and the press was told that he wished a film to be released by September. A completed film is expected for as early as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Farrell
Michael Joseph Farrell Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as List of M*A*S*H characters#B.J. Hunnicutt, Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'' (1975–83). Farrell was a producer of ''Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998) starring Robin Williams, and starred in the television series ''Providence (American TV series), Providence'' (1999–2002). He is also an activist and public speaker for various political causes. Early life Farrell, one of four children, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Agnes Sarah Cosgrove and Michael Joseph Farrell. When he was two years old, his family moved from South St. Paul to Hollywood, California, where his father worked as a carpenter on film sets. Farrell attended West Hollywood Grammar School in the same class as fellow actor Natalie Wood, and graduated from Hollywood High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. After being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Feinstein
John Feinstein (born July 28, 1956) is an American sportswriter, author and sports commentator. Early life Feinstein was born to a Jewish family in New York City on July 28, 1956. His father was heavily involved in the arts having been the General Manager of the Washington National Opera from 1980 to 1995 and was also the first Executive Director of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Career Books Feinstein has written 44 books. His book ''A Season on the Brink'' chronicles a year in the life of the Indiana University basketball team and its coach, Bob Knight. In 1995, he published ''A Good Walk Spoiled'', about a year on the PGA Tour as told through the stories of 17 players. Feinstein has also written a sports-mystery series for young adults in which main characters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are reporting on major sporting events including the Final Four, US Open (tennis), Super Bowl, World Series, the Army–Navy Game, and the Summer Olympics. Film ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Whitefield (novel Series)
''Jane Whitefield'' is a crime and mystery novel series written by Thomas Perry. The series features Jane Whitefield, a Native American (Seneca) who has made a career out of helping people disappear. The series is usually narrated in third-person perspective. Perry weaves Native American history, stories, theology, and cultural practices into each novel. Plot In college, Jane helped a friend disappear to avoid arrest for draft evasion, and discovered she had a talent for it. She calls herself a "guide". Jane relies on both modern skills and her Native American heritage to guide her clients from their old lives into new, presumably safer, lives. Jane's clients are generally in danger, whether from abusive partners, criminals, or the law. Her services include both the practicaldocuments, transportation, money, and protection and the philosophicalhow to adjust to a new and strange life and how to become a new person. She teaches her clients to think "like a rabbit, not a dog". As sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Acts
''Vanishing Acts'' (2005) is the twelfth novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. The novel is set in rural New Hampshire, and the story focuses on Delia Hopkins, a missing persons' investigator, and her family, including her young daughter, Sophie, her widowed father, Andrew, and her search and rescue bloodhound, Greta. Plot Delia Hopkins is a missing persons' investigator, who lives in New Hampshire with her widowed father Andrew and her young daughter Sophie. Delia works with her own search-and-rescue bloodhound to find missing people. Delia is on the verge of marrying Eric, a friend since childhood. Suddenly, she learns that her father has been arrested for her kidnapping as a young child. Narrative style ''Vanishing Acts'' is narrated through the perspective of five characters, including Delia, Eric, Andrew, and Fitz. Additionally, each character's chapter is given a different font. In the alternating narrative technique each character takes turns narrating events t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Bernard's Watch)
This is the list of episodes of the British children's television drama series, ''Bernard's Watch ''Bernard's Watch'' (informally known as ''Bernard'' in the reboot series) is a British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seven ...''. Overview Original series Series 1 (1997) Series 2 (1998) Series 3 (1999) Series 4 (2000) Series 5 (2001) New series Series 1 (2004) Series 2 (2005) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard's Watch Episodes, List of Lists of British children's television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Blue Heelers)
The seventh season of the Australian police-drama ''Blue Heelers'' premiered on the Seven Network on 9 February 2000 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 pm. The 41-episode season concluded 22 November 2000. Cast Main cast * Jane Allsop as Constable Jo Parrish * Rupert Reid as Constable Jack Lawson (Blue Heelers), Jack Lawson * Paul Bishop (actor), Paul Bishop as Acting Sergeant / Senior Constable Ben Stewart (Blue Heelers), Ben Stewart * Julie Nihill as Chris Riley (Blue Heelers), Chris Riley * Martin Sacks as Detective, Senior Detective P. J. Hasham * Lisa McCune as Senior Constable#Police, Senior Constable Maggie Doyle * John Wood (actor, born 1946), John Wood as Sergeant#Police, Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon * Caroline Craig as Sergeant Teresa 'Tess' Gallagher, Tess Gallagher Recurring cast * Dennis Miller (Australian actor), Dennis Miller as Pat Doyle * Terry Serio as Mick Doyle * Mark Wilson as Benny Matthews * Marcus Eyre as Detective Paul Donald * Adam Palmer as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (ER)
The fifth season of the American fictional drama television series '' ER'' first aired on September 24, 1998, and concluded on May 20, 1999. The fifth season consists of 22 episodes. Plot Medical student Lucy Knight ( Kellie Martin) begins her studies in the ER. As she spends time learning the layout and staff of the ER, we learn of Dr. Anna Del Amico's departure. Carter is reminded of himself as he watches Knight learn and practice. The two have a large number of conflicts before they find a way to work together. Elizabeth Corday begins her surgical internship all over again in order to keep her job at the hospital, and ends her relationship with fellow surgeon Peter Benton. Benton finds out that his son is hearing impaired, and he considers a cochlear implant. Eventually, he decides against it. Kerry Weaver applies for a full-time chief of emergency medicine post, but the post goes to an East Coast doctor, Amanda Lee. Dr. Lee soon develops a more-than-professional interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Intent)
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Cane and Conoghan (editors), '' The New Oxford Companion to Law'', Oxford University Press, 2008 (), p. 263Google Books). though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. The most popular view is that crime is a category created by law; in other words, something is a crime if declared as such by the relevant and applicable law. One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society, or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law. The notion that acts such as murder, rape, and theft are to be prohibited exists worldwide. What precisely is a criminal offence is defined by the criminal law o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Nash Bridges)
Vanishing Act(s) may refer to: Film * '' The Vanishing Act'', an unreleased Indian English-language documentary film * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1986 television film featuring Mike Farrell Literature * ''Vanishing Act'', a ''Sports Beat'' novel by John Feinstein * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1995 '' Jane Whitefield'' novel by Thomas Perry * '' Vanishing Acts'', a 2005 novel by Jodi Picoult Television episodes * "Vanishing Act" (''Bernard's Watch'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Blue Heelers'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Diagnosis: Murder'') * "Vanishing Act" (''ER'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Nash Bridges'') * "Vanishing Act" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Power Rangers: Turbo'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Xena: Warrior Princess'') * "Vanishing Act" an episode of '' Creepy Crawlers'' See also * Magic (illusion) Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, among others, is a performing art in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (The Outer Limits)
This page is a list of the episodes of ''The Outer Limits'', a 1995 science fiction/dark fantasy television series. The series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2000, and on the Sci Fi Channel in its final year (2001–2002). Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1995) Season 2 (1996) Season 3 (1997) Season 4 (1998) Season 5 (1999) Season 6 (2000) Season 7 (2001–02) Story arcs and connected episodes Innobotics Corporation * s. 1 ep. 2 "Valerie 23" * s. 2 ep. 2 " Resurrection" * s. 4 ep. 15 "Mary 25" * s. 4 ep. 26 " In Our Own Image". It includes footage from s. 3 ep. 1 " Bits of Love", as well as footage from s. 3 ep. 7 " The Camp". These timelines do not match, though this is partially remedied by the android's statement that the footage from ''The Camp'' comes from a prison camp during the Second Balkan War. Major John Skokes/Earth Defence * s. 1 ep. 13 " Quality of Mercy" * s. 2 ep. 18 " The Light Brigade" Alien Infiltration * s. 1 ep. 20 "Birthright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
