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Bob Sherman (actor)
Robert "Bob" Sherman (November 16, 1940 in Redwood City, California – August 30, 2004 in London) was an American-born dramaturge, playwright and film and television actor, best remembered for his role as CIA agent Jeff Ross in the British television series ''The Sandbaggers''. Select films *''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things'' (1972) - Ghoul *'' The Cherry Picker'' (1974) - James Burn III *''The Great Gatsby'' (1974) - Detective at Pool *'' Feelings'' (1975) - Michael *'' The Ritz'' (1976) - Patron (scenes deleted) *''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' (1976) - C.I.A. Agent *'' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) - Executive Officer (USS Wayne Crewman) *''First Monday in October'' (1981) - Senator #2 *''Ragtime'' (1981) - Policeman No. 10 *''Who Dares Wins'' (1982) - Hagen *'' Krypskyttere'' (1982) - Streufert, major *'' Sheena'' (1984) - Grizzard *''Haunters of the Deep'' (1984) - Mr. Roche *''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986) - Agent *'' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately south of San Francisco, and northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle, Electronic Arts, Evernote, Box, and Informatica. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and (44.34%) is water. A major watercourse draining much of Redwood City is Redwood Creek, to which several significant river deltas connect, the largest of which is Westpoint Slough. History The earliest known inhabitants of the area which was to become Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena (film)
''Sheena'', also known as ''Sheena: Queen of the Jungle'', is a 1984 superhero film based on a comic-book character that first appeared in the late 1930s, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. A hybrid of action-adventure, superhero film and soap opera–style drama, ''Sheena'' was shot on location in Kenya. It tells the tale of a heroine raised in the fictional African country of Tigora by the fictional Zambouli tribe. The film starred Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, and Trevor Thomas. It was directed by John Guillermin and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr., who had previously collaborated on the 1976 remake of ''King Kong''. Released by Columbia Pictures on 17 August 1984, ''Sheena'' bombed in theaters and was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Tanya Roberts), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Musical Score, but it did find some cult success on home video and DVD. Since then, it has been considered a cult film. Plot While investigating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFO (TV Series)
''UFO'' is a 1970 British science fiction television series about the covert efforts of a government defence organisation to prevent an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 for Grade's ITC Entertainment company. A single series of 26 episodes (including the pilot) was filmed over the course of more than a year; a five-month production break was caused by the closure of MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, where the show was initially made. Production then moved to Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. ''UFO'' was first broadcast in the UK and Canada in 1970, and in the US syndication over the next two years. It also has been rerun on UKTV channel Drama. The Andersons' live-action science fiction movie ''Doppelgänger'' (also known as ''Journey to the Far Side of the Sun'') is considered an immediate precursor to ''UFO'', which was their first entirely live-actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not For Hire
John E. Stith (born 1947 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American science fiction and mystery author, known for the scientific rigor he brings to adventure and mystery stories. ''Redshift Rendezvous'', a Nebula Award nominee, is a murder mystery set aboard a space ship traveling through hyperspace, where the speed of light is ten meters per second, so relativistic effects occur at running speed. The solution respects the laws of physics. ''Manhattan Transfer'', a novel about an alien abduction of the entire borough of Manhattan, was a Seiun Award nominee in Japan. Stith's Nick Naught is a detective with a sense of humor in a dystopian future. He first appeared in ''Analog Magazine'' and his exploits (''Naught for Hire'' and ''Naught Again'') have been reprinted in the collection, ''All For Naught''. Stith's other short fiction has appeared in ''Amazing Stories'', ''Nature'', and '' Dragon''. His work has been translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town
''Big Town'' is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had played in the film Five Star Final. Edward Pawley played the lead role longer, 1943–52, in plots that made the editor more of a hands-on crime-fighter. During the later Pawley years, Big Town was adapted to film and television series, and a comic book published by DC Comics. Radio The radio program aired from October 19, 1937, to June 25, 1952. It was produced by William N. Robson and Crane Wilbur, and written by Jerry McGill. Theme music was by Fran Frey. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the ''Illustrated Press'', from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's reporter sidekick "Lorelei," with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. The female lead evolved from the initial script's descriptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers
''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' is a 2004 television film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis's book of the same name. 1108 pagesPublished in the U.S. via Applause BooksA very comprehensive biography, with very comprehensive index. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers, Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe, Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland, John Lithgow as Blake Edwards, Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Rush won Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. It also won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Rush. Plot The film opens with Peter Sellers walking up to a director's chair. An unseen live audience applauds as Peter directs their gaze toward the movie o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellboy (2004 Film)
''Hellboy'' is a 2004 American superhero film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro from a story by Del Toro and Peter Briggs. It is based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel '' Hellboy: Seed of Destruction'' by Mike Mignola. Ron Perlman stars as Hellboy, alongside Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, and John Hurt in supporting roles. In the film, a demonic beast-turned superhero known as Hellboy secretly works to keep the world safe from paranormal threats with his team, the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. ''Hellboy'' was theatrically released on April 2, 2004 to positive reviews and grossed $99.8 million worldwide against a budget of $60–66 million. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'', released on July 11, 2008 by Universal Pictures, and a reboot, released on April 12, 2019 by Lionsgate. Plot In 1944, with the help of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starry Night (film)
''The Starry Night'' ( nl, De sterrennacht) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Widely regarded as Van Gogh's magnum opus, ''The Starry Night'' is one of the most recognizable paintings in Western art. The asylum In the aftermath of the 23 December 1888 breakdown that resulted in the self-mutilation of his left ear, Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole lunatic asylum on 8 May 1889. Housed in a former monastery, Saint-Paul-de-Mausole catered to the wealthy and was less than half full when Van Gogh arrived, allowing him to occupy not only a second-story bedroom but also a ground-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Games
''Spy Games'' (released in some countries as ''History Is Made at Night'') is a 1999 film directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, and starring Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, and Bruno Kirby. Written by Patrick Amos, the film is about a jaded CIA agent and a young and beautiful SVR agent fighting to save the world, their lives, and their secret love in post Cold War Helsinki. Filmed in Helsinki, Finland and New York City, the movie incorporates elements of romance, action, and thriller genres. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 1999. Plot Harry (Bill Pullman) is a seasoned CIA agent who is looking to forget his past and become his cover identity—a jazz club owner in Helsinki, Finland. Natasha (Irène Jacob) is a young, ambitious SVR (KGB) agent who is looking to secure a future for herself amidst the chaos of the new Russian Federation and her floundering intelligence agency. Originally assigned to spy on Harry, Natasha has fallen in love wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (film)
''RPM'' (also known as ''R.P.M.'') is a 1998 action film starring David Arquette, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Famke Janssen. It was shot in 1997 and first released on video in Germany on June 23, 1998. Plot Luke Delson (David Arquette) is a professional carjacker who is currently residing in Los Angeles. After a call, he decides to go to Nice, to track a car for an oil oligarch, Constantine Charkos. The car, named RPM, can apparently drive without any kind of power source. Charkos, afraid that the mass production of the car would destroy his oil empire, offers him 1 billion dollars to steal it. But with the police detective on his tail, Biggerman, the man who built RPM, and also his sister Claudia (Famke Janssen), who wants the money, on his tail, he will find it very difficult to steal the car. Along the way, he meets Charkos' girl (Emmanuelle Seigner), who wants her car back (which Luke has stolen, but Claudia took it), and she helps him steal the RPM in exchange for bringing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Souls
Lost Souls or The Lost Souls may refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Lost Souls'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film produced by Shaw Brothers * ''The Lost Souls'' (film), a 1991 Hong Kong film produced by Golden Harvest * ''Lost Souls'' (1998 film), an American television film directed by Jeff Woolnough * ''Lost Souls'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Janusz Kamiński * "Lost Souls" (''Arrow''), a 2015 television episode * "Lost Souls" (''Supergirl''), a 2021 television episode * "Lost Souls", a 1998 episode of ''Voltron: The Third Dimension'' * "Lost Souls" (''Torchwood''), a 2008 radio episode of the BBC TV series Games * ''Lost Souls'' (MUD), a text-based online role-playing game * ''Lost Souls'' (role-playing game), a 1991 pen and paper role-playing game * '' Dark Fall: Lost Souls'', the 2009 third installment in the ''Dark Fall'' adventure game series * '' Earth 2150: Lost Souls'', a 2002 expansion to the computer game ''Earth 2150'' Literature * ''Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company Business
''Company Business'' is a 1991 action film, written and directed by Nicholas Meyer and starring Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The film follows the exploits of Sam Boyd (Gene Hackman), a former operative for the CIA who is reactivated to escort Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko (Mikhail Baryshnikov), a captured KGB mole, to a prisoner exchange in recently reunited Berlin. Plot With the Cold War rapidly coming to an end, retired CIA operative Sam Boyd has taken up freelancing as a corporate spy for cosmetics giant Maxine Gray, only to find that his hands-on style of espionage is being rendered obsolete by the capabilities of younger computer hackers. Boyd is suddenly called back in to the CIA by his superior, Elliot Jaffe, for a seemingly straightforward prisoner exchange with the KGB overseen by Colonel Pierce Grissom. Jaffe and Grissom explain that they have to use Boyd instead of an active agent to keep the operation off-the-books, since the $2 million that the Russian side d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
