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Knightfall (TV Series)
''Knightfall'' is a historical fiction drama television series created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner for the History Channel. Filmed in the Czech Republic and Croatia, it premiered on December 6, 2017, in the United States. On August 13, 2018, History renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 25, 2019. In May 2020, it was announced that the series had been cancelled. ''Knightfall'' recounts the success, fall, persecution, and suppression of the Knights Templar, as orchestrated by King Philip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The series focuses on the fictional Templar leader Landry du Lauzon, a brave warrior discouraged by the Templars' failures in the Holy Land, who is reinvigorated by news that the Holy Grail has resurfaced. Cast and characters Main * Tom Cullen as Landry de Lauzon, a senior brother of the Knights Templar and a veteran of the Crusades, who is a noble, courageous, and headstrong knight who began his service with the Templars as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, Film, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. The historical romance usually seeks to romanticize eras of the past. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert intentionally ahistorical or Speculative fiction, speculative elements into a novel. Works of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer. Early life and education Born to a Jewish family,Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family – J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 , ''"We're all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci"'' Pinkner graduated from Pikesville High School in in 1983, |
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] [Amazon] |
History (American TV Channel)
History (formerly and commonly known as the History Channel) is an American pay television network and the flagship channel of A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment segment. The network was originally focused on history-based, social/science documentaries as well as the news. During the late 2000s, the History Channel pivoted into reality television programming. In addition to this change in format, the network has been criticized by many scientists, historians, and skeptics for broadcasting pseudo-documentaries and pseudoscientific, unsubstantiated, sensational investigative programming. , the History Channel is available to approximately 63,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households. International localized versions of the History Channel are available, in various forms, in India, Canada, Europe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stillking Films
Stillking Films is a film production company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. The company offers a range of services in the film production industry, which includes location scouting, casting, equipment rental, and post-production. Over the years, STILLKING FILMS has worked on various high-profile projects, including feature films, commercials, and television series. Some notable works include the movies '' Casino Royale,'' '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' and ''Poor Things''. The company also focuses on producing television series and has recently been involved in projects like an American horror comedy series ''Wednesday'' for Netflix and a detective series set in a dark, futuristic Victorian city ''Carnival Row''. The company’s award-winning Music Video & TV commercial division encompasses many successful and critically acclaimed works including productions with Michael Bay, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Tarsem Singh, Michel Gondry, Luke Scott, Dave Meyers, John Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A&E Networks
A&E Television Networks, LLC, doing business as A+E Global Media (formerly A+E Networks) is an American multinational broadcasting company owned and operated as a 50–50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company through the General Entertainment Content unit of its Entertainment division. It owns several non-fiction and entertainment-based television brands, including A&E, History Channel, Lifetime, FYI and their associated sister channels, as well as holding stakes in, or licenses, their international branches. History A&E was formed from the merger of the Alpha Repertory Television Service and the Entertainment Channel, a premium cable channel, in 1984 with their respective owners keeping stakes in the new company. Thus A&E's shareholders were Hearst and ABC (from ARTS) and Radio City Music Hall ( Rockefeller Group) and RCA, then the parent of NBC (from Entertainment Channel). The company launched A&E, at the time known as the Arts & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Yatsko
Thomas Yatsko is an American cinematographer and television director, known for his work on television series like '' CSI: Miami'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', and ''Fringe''. Career In his capacity as a cinematographer, Yatsko has worked on the television series '' CSI: Miami'', '' E-Ring'', '' Alias'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', and ''Touch''. In late 2011 he signed with Global Artists Agency. ''Fringe'' Yatsko worked as director of photography on the FOX science-fiction ''Fringe'', alternating episodes with cinematographer David Moxness. Yatsko has recently taken to directing several ''Fringe'' episodes, including " White Tulip", " 6B", and " The Last Sam Weiss". ''The A.V. Club ''The A.V. Club'' is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was created in ...'' critic Noel Murray praised Yatsko's directional wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (). It was under protectorate of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of cultural attractions including Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petř ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ethan Reiff And Cyrus Voris
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris are American screenwriters and Television producer, producers. They are known for their work in both feature films and television. Career 1980s Reiff and Voris met while both were undergraduates at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Beginning in the late 1980s while still based in New York, they wrote - along with Mark Bishop - several scripts including ''Slayer'' and ''Demon Knight''.Tales from the Script, by Anthony C. Ferrante, ''Fangoria Magazine'', No. 140, March 1995 The latter became a popular spec script that saw considerable positive coverage in Hollywood for a number of years. 1990s The duo's first produced efforts came with rewrites on Rafal Zielinski's ''Under Surveillance'' (1991), Albert Pyun's ''Brainsmasher...A Love Story'' (1993), and the Dolph Lundgren vehicle ''Men of War (film), Men of War'' (1994). Demon Knight Their spec script ''Demon Knight'' continued to draw interest from various studios before it was officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rick Jacobson
Rick Jacobson is an American film director, television director and producer, and stage and television actor. Biography Jacobson graduated from the California Institute of the Arts film and television program. Jacobson's most recent work includes 2021's ''Don't Breathe 2'' (executive producer) and Netflix's 2022 romantic comedy, ''The Royal Treatment (film), The Royal Treatment'' (director). He has also directed ''Bitch Slap'' (2009) and ''Ash vs Evil Dead''. References External links *Rick Jacobson's professional website American expatriates in New Zealand Film directors from Los Angeles American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aaron Helbing
Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing are American sibling screenwriters who had formerly worked as a team. They are known for their work on the Starz series ''Spartacus'' and '' Black Sails'', and for The CW superhero drama ''The Flash''. They stopped writing together after Season 3 of ''The Flash'', splitting into separate careers. The Helbings are known for their ability to blend high-stakes drama with superhero tropes, often incorporating emotional depth into their characters while maintaining the action and spectacle expected from genre shows. Career In 1999, Todd first got his start on the drama ''Melrose Place'', where he served as an assistant production coordinator. He then had positions on such projects as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. He and his brother first worked together on the HBO series ''Carnivàle''; Todd as an assistant production coordinator, and Aaron as a writers assistant. Todd then spent 2009 as a script coordinator on ''Entourage'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
