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Amerika (miniseries)
''Amerika'' is an American television miniseries that was 1987 in television, broadcast in 1987 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The miniseries inspired a novelization entitled ''Amerika: The Triumph of the American Spirit''. ''Amerika'' starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. ''Amerika'' was about life in the United States after a coup d'état, bloodless takeover engineered by the Soviet Union.Lometti, Guy "Amerika", in Horace Newcomb, ''Encyclopedia of Television''. London, Routledge, 2005. (pp. 104–105) Not wanting to depict the actual takeover, ABC Entertainment president, Brandon Stoddard, set the miniseries ten years after the event, focusing on the demoralized U.S. people a decade after the Soviet conquest. The intent, he later explained, was to explore the U.S. spirit under such conditions, not to portray the conflict of the Soviet coup. Described in promotional mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Wrye
Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 1978 film ''Ice Castles''. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Filmography *1966: ''Destination Safety'' (TV documentary) *1968: ''Men From Boys: The First Eight Weeks'' (TV documentary) *1968: ''California'' (TV documentary) *1969: '' An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer'' (documentary) *1971: '' The Numbers Start with the River'' (documentary) *1973: '' The Man Who Could Talk to Kids'' (TV movie) *1974: '' Born Innocent'' (TV movie) *1975: ''Death Be Not Proud'' (TV movie) *1975: ''The Entertainer'' (TV movie) *1977: ''It Happened One Christmas'' (TV movie) *1978: ''Ice Castles'' *1981: '' Fire on the Mountain'' (TV movie) *1982: '' Divorce Wars: A Love Story'' (TV movie) *1983: ''The Face of Rage'' (TV movie) *1983: ''Heart of Steel'' (TV movie) *1984: '' The House of God'' *1987: '' Amerika'' (TV miniserie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Gosnell
Raja Raymond Gosnell (born December 9, 1958) is an American filmmaker and editor. He is best known for directing comedies including ''Never Been Kissed'', ''Big Momma's House'', and ''Scooby-Doo''. As well as family films including ''Home Alone 3'' and '' Yours, Mine & Ours'' Early life Gosnell is named after his father's friend Raja Mohideen. He was born in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 1958. Career Gosnell's career started in 1980 when he worked with director Robert Altman as an assistant editor on ''Popeye''. His first solo credit as an editor was on the film ''The Silence''. Afterward, Gosnell would serve as editor on a number of films, including ''Teen Wolf Too'', '' Pretty Woman'', and '' Rookie of the Year''. He is also known for his collaboration with director Chris Columbus, for whom he edited the films ''Home Alone'', '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'', and ''Mrs. Doubtfire''. Gosnell made his directorial debut with ''Home Alone 3'' after learning wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
