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Armand Mastroianni
Armand Mastroianni (born August 1, 1948) is an American film director and producer. Biography Armand Mastroianni's directorial debut was the 1980 horror film '' He Knows You're Alone'' which was also the screen debut of actor Tom Hanks. He has directed some studio films such as '' The Celestine Prophecy'', the bulk of his career has mainly been focused on directing television films, such as "The Ring," "First Daughter," '' One of Her Own'', and Robin Cook's "Invasion," and television dramas, such as "Dark Shadows" and "Nightmare Cafe." He is currently producing and directing material for his production company. Filmography Film * '' He Knows You're Alone'' (1980) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1982) * ''The Supernaturals'' (1986) * ''Distortions'' (1987) * '' Cameron's Closet'' (1988) * ''Double Revenge'' (1988) * '' The Celestine Prophecy'' (2006) TV series TV movies * ''Perfect Crimes'' (1991) * ''When No One Would Listen'' (1992) * ''Les audacieux'' (1993) * '' Desperate Justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Series
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Run (1999 Film)
''Final Run'' is a 1999 television film, starring Robert Urich. It was written by Michael Braverman and directed by Armand Mastroianni. The film was originally aired on CBS on October 10, 1999. ''Final Run'' is a sequel for '' Final Descent''. Plot The Grand Royale is a luxury train, which is completely controlled by a computerized system. However, an accidental drink spill on a circuit board by the train pilot causes cascading failures and soon it becomes a runaway. With the train being out of control, old-fashioned Glen "Lucky" Singer (Robert Urich) has to save the day and slow down the train otherwise a disaster will happen and the train will be destroyed. International titles *''Katastrophe beim Express'' (Germany) *''Disaster Express: Rēru-jō no Kyōfu'' (ディザスター・エクスプレス - レール上の恐怖) (Japan) Cast * Robert Urich as Captain Glen 'Lucky' Singer * Patricia Kalember as Connie Phipps-Singer * John de Lancie as George Bouchard * Cathy Lee Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Daughter (1999 Film)
''First Daughter'' is a 1999 American action thriller television film directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It stars Mariel Hemingway as a United States Secret Service agent who must rescue the daughter of the President from domestic terrorists. Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant, and Diamond Dallas Page also star, with Monica Keena playing the title character. It aired on TBS Superstation on August 15, 1999. The film was followed by two sequels, '' First Target'' (2000) and '' First Shot'' (2002). Plot A domestic terrorist group make an unsuccessful attempt on the life of US President Jonathan Hayes and the group's leader, Michael Smith, is subsequently captured. Some members of the group manage to evade capture and continue with terrorist activities. Eight weeks later, believing the threat is past, the President organizes an outdoors activity trip for his teenage daughter, Jess, who has grown tired of the public life and constant Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Error (TV Movie)
''Fatal Error'' is a 1999 TBS TV-movie starring Janine Turner and Antonio Sabàto Jr. based on Ben Mezrich's 1998 novel ''Reaper''. It also stars Robert Wagner, Malcolm Stewart and Catherine Lough Haggquist. Reception David Kronke of ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...'' said, "TBS' maiden entry into original filmmaking, "Fatal Error," is a diverting enough cautionary technophobic thriller pointedly commenting on the ossifying effects of addiction to TV and computers, even if the filmmakers don't exploit the satire particularly well." Earl Cressey of ''DVD Talk'' said, "Fatal Error starts off fairly decent, but soon delves into the regular rut of most made for TV films: it becomes predictable and clichéd. It almost seems like ''The X-Files'' gone bad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virus (1995 Film)
''Virus'' is a 1995 television film starring Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane, Stephen Caffrey, Dakin Matthews, Kurt Fuller, Barry Corbin and William Atherton. It was directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Robin Cook and Roger Young, based on Cook's 1987 novel ''Outbreak''. The film was also released on DVD under the title ''Formula for Death''. Plot This is based on the medical fiction novel ''Outbreak'' by Robin Cook. Cast * Nicollette Sheridan as Marissa Blumenthal * William Devane as Dr. Harbuck * Stephen Caffrey as Tad * Dakin Matthews as Dr. Dubcheck * Kurt Fuller as Dr. Williams * Barry Corbin as Dr. Clayman * William Atherton as Dr. Reginald Holloway * Joe Minjanes as Dr. Newman Reception Todd Everett of ''Variety'' wrote, "In reducing the hazard to the level of personal melodrama, both the feature and the telepic trivialize the real-life menace, which is plenty scary on its own." John J. O'Connor of ''The New York Times'' called the story inane and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Justice
''A Mother's Revenge'' (aka ''Desperate Justice'') is a 1993 American film starring Lesley Ann Warren, Bruce Davison, and Shirley Knight. The teleplay adaptation was written by John Bensink. It was based on the novel (published:1989) of the same name by Richard Speight from Nashville, Tennessee (father of American actor Richard Speight, Jr.). The original novel may have been based on true story, as Speight was a Tennessean criminal attorney. According to Barnes & Noble author information, "He (Speight) taught trial law at Vanderbilt University for 14 years, and was a Writer in Residence at Belmont University for five years." Plot Carol Sanders is a happily married housewife living in Arizona with her husband Bill, and two daughters, 17-year-old Jill and 12-year-old Wendy. One afternoon, due to being caught up at work, Carol asks Jill to pick Wendy up from school. Jill forgets and hurries to collect Wendy much later; while she waits, Wendy is raped and severely beaten by Frank Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Zone (TV Series)
''The Dead Zone'', also known as ''Stephen King's The Dead Zone'' (in the USA) is a science fiction Drama (film and television), drama television series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone), Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. The show, credited as "based on characters" from Stephen King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone (novel), of the same name, first aired in 2002, and was produced by Lionsgate Television and Paramount Network Television (later CBS Paramount Network Television) for the USA Network. The show was originally commissioned for UPN, but the network dropped the show and it was picked up by USA. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for its first five seasons. The sixth and last season was billed as "The season that changes everything" and production was moved to Montreal. ''The Dead Zone'' was expected to be renewed for a seventh season, but due to financial concerns and fear of low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touched By An Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese as her supervisor Tess. Throughout the series, Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. From season three onward, they are frequently joined by Andrew ( John Dye), the Angel of Death (who first appeared as a recurring character in season two). Plot The episodes of the series generally revolved around the "cases" of Monica ( Roma Downey), an angel recently promoted from the "search and rescue" division, who works under the guidance of Tess (Della Reese), a sarcastic boss who is sometimes hard on her junior colleague, but is more of a surrogate mother than a supervisor. Monic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshman Dorm
''Freshman Dorm'' is an American drama television series which debuted in the summer of 1992 and aired 5 episodes on CBS. It is based on the young adult fiction series of the same name written by Linda Alper Cooney. Plot The series followed the lives of three dormmates, Molly, K.C. and Lulu, who live in a co-ed dormitory at the fictional Western Pacific University in southern California. Cast *Paige French as Louise "Lulu" Victoria Abercrombie: a pretty, spoiled rich girl from New York City who used anything to get what she wanted *Robyn Lively as Molly Flynn: a theater major from Milwaukee, who had aspirations of becoming an actress *Arlene Taylor as K.C. Richards (''née'' Kamala Consuelo Ricardo): a lower-class Hispanic girl from Los Angeles on financial aid who is ashamed of her background *Matthew Fox as Danny Foley: Molly's boyfriend who is on athletic scholarship *Casper Van Dien as Zack Taylor: a free-spirited surfer with little interest in his studies *Kevin Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mann & Machine
''Mann & Machine'' is an American science fiction/police drama television series that aired for nine episodes on NBC from April 5 to July 14, 1992. Synopsis Created by Dick Wolf and Robert De Laurentis, the series starred Yancy Butler as Sgt. Eve Edison, a beautiful police officer who is also a sophisticated gynoid capable of learning and emotion. She is partnered with Det. Bobby Mann ( David Andrews), a human officer who disdains robots. Rounding out the regular cast was S. Epatha Merkerson as Capt. Claghorn, Mann and Edison's superior officer. The series focused on Mann and Edison's criminal investigations in Los Angeles twenty years in the future. An ongoing subplot of the series focused on Eve's continuing education about what makes humans tick, and her ever-growing capacity for emotion, highlighted by the penultimate episode "Billion Dollar Baby" in which Eve is placed in charge of caring for an infant, activating unexpected maternal feelings. Although Butler received goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare Cafe
''Nightmare Cafe'' is an American science-fiction television series that aired on NBC for an abridged first season from January to April 1992. While the overall tone of the program was that of a mystical fantasy, it frequently incorporated elements of dark humor, horror, and even outright comedy. A total of six episodes were produced before low ratings led to its cancellation. The series has subsequently been shown on the Syfy, Sci Fi Channel as part of their Series Collection. The series began showing on NBC Universal's horror and suspense-themed cable channel, Chiller (TV channel), Chiller in March 2009. Overview ''Nightmare Cafe'' broadly concerns the inhabitants of the titular otherworldly café: mysterious proprietor Blackie, sarcasm, sarcastic but good-hearted cook Frank, and insecure yet gutsy waitress Fay. During the show's limited run, the origins of the café were never revealed, but it has the power to materialize in any location, and seems to be Sentience, sentient o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
