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Escape To Witch Mountain (1995 Film)
''Escape to Witch Mountain'' is a 1995 American Fantasy film, fantasy-adventure film, adventure television film written and directed by Peter Rader. It is a remake of the Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film), 1975 film of the same name. The film was announced by American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in September 1994, as the third of four Disney film remakes to air on the channel, the other three being ''The Shaggy Dog (1994 film), The Shaggy Dog'', ''The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 film), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'', and ''Freaky Friday (1995 film), Freaky Friday''. The film was produced by Walt Disney Television and premiered on ABC on April 29, 1995, as an ABC Family Movie. Plot On the outskirts of a small town there is a rock formation called Witch Mountain rumored to possess mysterious powers. A young waitress, Zoe Moon, witnesses infant twin children Anna and Danny appear behind the diner in a pillar of purple light, causing her to faint from shock. When a local h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkvilla
Pinkvilla is an Indian entertainment and lifestyle platform. As of June 2022, Pinkvilla has over 50,000,000 visitors on its website and app. Overview Pinkvilla covers entertainment and lifestyle stories. Its coverage extends to Hindi cinema, Bollywood, Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, Cinema of South India, South Cinema, and Cinema of Korea, Korean entertainment as well as fashion, food, travel, health, and many others. Comscore revealed that Pinkvilla was the top entertainment portal in India for March 2019. History Launched in May 2007, Pinkvilla was founded by Nandini Shenoy, who formerly worked at Microsoft as a software engineer. The site initially operated solely from the US with no connections to Indian media. Nandini formed a network of photographers to work with Pinkvilla, allowing the platform to gain readers in 2009 when some photos of Sonam Kapoor went viral. In 2013, Pinkvilla formed its first editorial team in Mumbai, setting up its first office in 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Film
The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in that the genre required a setting that was both remote in time and space to the film audience and that it contained a positive hero who tries to make right in their world. Some critics such as Taves limit the genre to naturalistic settings, while Yvonne Tasker found that would limit films such as '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) from the genre. Tasker found that most films in the genre featured narratives located within a fantasy world of exoticized setting, which are often driven by quests for characters seeking mythical objects or treasure hunting. The genre is closely associated with the action film, and is sometimes used interchangeably or in tandem with that genre. The setting and visuals are key elements of adventure films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Witch Mountain
''Beyond Witch Mountain'' is a 1982 American science fantasy television film directed by Robert Day (director), Robert Day. It is a sequel to ''Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film), Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975) and is the third installment in the Witch Mountain (franchise), ''Witch Mountain'' franchise. While most parts were recast, including Tia and Tony, Eddie Albert returned to play Jason O'Day from the original 1975 film. ''Beyond Witch Mountain'' aired on CBS as episode 19 of List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes (seasons 1–29)#Season 28 (1981–1982), season 28 of ''Walt Disney anthology television series, Walt Disney'' on February 20, 1982. While the siblings Tia and Tony are teenagers in the original sequel film ''Return from Witch Mountain'' (1978), the characters in ''Beyond Witch Mountain'' are younger, closer in age to their depiction in the first film, ''Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film), Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975). Plot Tia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return From Witch Mountain
''Return from Witch Mountain'' is a 1978 American science fiction–adventure film and a sequel to '' Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975) and the second film in the ''Witch Mountain'' franchise. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was written by Malcolm Marmorstein and is based on characters created by Alexander Key, who also wrote the novelization of the film for Disney. Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards, and Denver Pyle reprise their roles as Tony, Tia, and Uncle Bené—humanoid extraterrestrials with special powers including telepathy and telekinesis. The two main villains are played by Bette Davis as Letha Wedge, a greedy woman using the last of her money to finance the scientific experiments of Dr. Victor Gannon, played by Christopher Lee. It was the final film of actor Jack Soo, who died of cancer in January 1979. The film was released on March 10, 1978. In September 1978, the film was re-released to theaters on a double bill with ''Escape to Witch Mountain'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe (; born Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theater since the late 1960s. He is best known for portraying firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972–1977 NBC series '' Emergency!'' Tighe was cast in his first major film as an extra in 1967's ''The Graduate''. After being under contract with Paramount and Universal, Tighe's career took a turn from bit parts and extra work when he was cast as Roy DeSoto on ''Emergency!'' Following ''Emergency!'', Tighe went on to make numerous guest appearances in television shows such as ''Ellery Queen'', '' Cos'', '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'', and '' The Six Million Dollar Man''. Aside from ''The Graduate'', some of Tighe's film credits include '' Road House'', '' City of Hope'', '' What's Eating Gilbert Grape'', and ''Jade''. Tighe won a 1994 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in '' I Love a Man in Uniform''. In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gibson
James Bateman (September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009), known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the protagonist Wilbur in the animated feature '' Charlotte's Web'' (1973), portrayed country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'' (1975), the Illinois Nazi leader in '' The Blues Brothers'' (1980), and appeared in '' The 'Burbs'' (1989). His later film roles included starring in '' The Luck of the Irish'' (2001) and smaller parts in '' Magnolia'' (1999) and as Father O'Neil in '' Wedding Crashers'' (2005). His final major acting role was as Judge Clark Brown on the television show '' Boston Legal'', from 2004 to 2008. Early life Gibson was born September 21, 1935, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., he served as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, winning an Obie Award, and gained recognition for her role in '' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993). On television, she is known for her roles in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (1995–96), the ABC shows '' Grace Under Fire'' (1997–98) and '' Men in Trees'' (2006–08), The CW series ''Supernatural'' (2012–14), and the Disney Channel series '' Andi Mack'' (2017–19). In animation, Tom has voiced Amy Wong in ''Futurama'', Dana Tan on '' Batman Beyond'', Jinx and Gizmo in ''Teen Titans'' and ''Teen Titans Go!'', Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone on ''King of the Hill'', Numbuh 3 in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', and Mrs. Maybank and Dr. Jamanpour on '' Hamster and Gretel''. Early life Tom was born in the Chicago suburb Highland Park, Illinois, on August 4, 1961, the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr. She has a brother, Chip. Her parents were born in Chicago, and their grandparents cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Moody
Emmalyn Paulette Moody (born February 17, 1945), known professionally as Lynne Moody, is an American film and television actress. Beginning her career in the early 1970s, Moody is best known her roles as Tracy Curtis–Taylor in the ABC television sitcom '' That's My Mama'' (1974–1975), Irene Harvey in '' Roots'' (1977), '' Roots: The Next Generations'' (1979), and Patricia Williams in '' Knots Landing'' (1988–1990). Biography Early life and education Born in Detroit, Michigan, Moody was raised in Evanston, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Moody's mother was a social worker, her father was a physician at a Chicago-area hospital. For high school, Moody attended Evanston Township High School, graduating in 1963. Moody worked as a stewardess prior to relocating to Los Angeles for her acting career. Career In 1970, Moody moved to Los Angeles where she was initially hired to work as a playboy bunny at a Playboy Club. While working at the Playboy Club, Moody stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranium
Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium radioactive decay, radioactively decays, usually by emitting an alpha particle. The half-life of this decay varies between 159,200 and 4.5 billion years for different isotopes of uranium, isotopes, making them useful for dating the age of the Earth. The most common isotopes in natural uranium are uranium-238 (which has 146 neutrons and accounts for over 99% of uranium on Earth) and uranium-235 (which has 143 neutrons). Uranium has the highest atomic weight of the primordial nuclide, primordially occurring elements. Its density is about 70% higher than that of lead and slightly lower than that of gold or tungsten. It occurs naturally in low concentrations of a few Parts-per notation#Parts-per expressions, parts per million in soil, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Magnate
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Etymology and history The term '' magnate'' derives from the Latin word (plural of ), meaning 'great man' or 'great nobleman'. The term ''mogul'' is an English corruption of , Persian or Arabic for 'Mongol'. It alludes to emperors of the Mughal Empire in Early Modern India, who possessed great power and storied riches capable of producing wonders of opulence, such as the Taj Mahal. The term ''tycoon'' derives from the Japanese word , which means 'great lord', used as a title for the . The word entered the English language in 1857 with the return of Commodore Perry to the United States. US President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as ''the Tycoon'' by his aides John Nicolay and John Hay. The ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
