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Fear (1990 Film)
''Fear'' is a 1990 American thriller/horror/suspense film. It is directed by Rockne S. O'Bannon and stars Ally Sheedy, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael O'Keefe, Lauren Hutton, Keone Young, Stan Shaw, Dean Goodman, Don Hood and Jonathan Prince. Plot Cayce Bridges (Ally Sheedy) is a psychic gifted in a form of psychometry that allows her to mentally link with murderers enabling police to catch them. That is until she encounters the mysterious and elusive ''Shadow Man'' (Pruitt Taylor Vince), who is not only similarly blessed in Telepathy, but is more powerful than she is. At a dinner party hosted by Cayce’s friend Jessica, Cayce telepathically picks up on the Shadow Man and he begins to take control of her body, making her stab the table with a knife. Cayce realizes that the Shadow Man is a more powerful psychic than she is, and so her boyfriend Jack teaches her to block him out. Cayce uses this to find out where the Shadow Man, but he threatens her and later kills Jessica while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockne S
Rockne was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1932 to 1933. The brand was named for University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and the automobiles were produced in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. US production Discussions between Studebaker and Knute Rockne began in 1928. Knute had for some time been appearing at Dealer gatherings to give the same sort of pep talk he gave his teams at Notre Dame. He was offered a high-visibility job by Studebaker president Albert Erskine, and signed a contract to be their Manager of Sales Promotions in February of 1931, perhaps planning to retire from coaching football. Erskine planned to end production of the company's lowest priced offering, his namesake Erskine (automobile), Erskine automobile, which was slow-selling and unduly expensive for its compact stature. When the Rockne prototype appeared, Erskine decided it would be a more than suitable replacement; larger, more po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formal Dinner
Dinner usually refers to what is in many Western cultures the biggest and most formal meal of the day. Historically, the largest meal used to be eaten around noon, midday, and called dinner. Especially among the elite, it gradually migrated to later in the day over the 16th to 19th centuries. The word has different meanings depending on culture, and may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of day. In particular, it is still sometimes used for a meal at noon or in the early afternoon on special occasions, such as a Christmas dinner. In hot climates, the main meal is more likely to be eaten in the evening, after the temperature has fallen. Etymology The word is from the Old French () , meaning "dine", from the stem of Gallo-Romance ''desjunare'' ("to break one's fast"), from Latin (which indicates the opposite of an action) + Late Latin ''ieiunare'' ("to fast"), from Latin ("fasting, hungry"). The Romanian language, Romanian word and the French retain this etymology and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN radio and WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commentary reached markets outside Chicago through family and corporate relationships at the New York ''Daily News'' and the '' Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Kogan
Rick Kogan (born September 13, 1951) is a Chicago newspaperman, a Chicago radio personality and a noted author. Early life and education A native of Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, Kogan is the son of longtime Chicago newspaperman Herman Kogan (1914–1989) and longtime Chicago literary and journalism fixture Marilew (Cavanagh) Kogan (1919–2007). His parents named him Rick and not Richard as a tribute to Riccardo's, a legendary Chicago restaurant and watering hole that now is known as Stefani's. On the night that Kogan was born, noted author, historian and broadcaster Studs Terkel came over and took Kogan's father, Herman, out for a celebratory drink. Kogan's first home was in an apartment on the second floor of an old graystone at 1444 N. State Parkway on Chicago's Gold Coast, a building that was demolished in 1959. When Kogan's brother Mark was born several years later, the family relocated to an apartment in Old Town. "Everything swirled around that crazy second-floo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Jones (film Critic)
Alan Jones is a film critic, broadcaster, and reporter primarily focused on movies in production, especially in the horror fantasy genre. His first assignment was on ''Star Wars'' in 1977, after which he became the London correspondent for ''Cinefantastique'' magazine from 1977 to 2002 and reviewed for the British magazine '' Starburst'' from 1980 until 2008. A film critic for ''Film Review'' and ''Radio Times'', he has made contributions to the ''Radio Times Guide to Films'', the ''Radio Times Guide to Science Fiction'', and ''Halliwell's Film Guide''. He has also been a film critic for BBC News 24, ''Front Row'' on BBC Radio 4, and Sky News programme Sunrise. He has worked for ''Empire'', ''Première,'' and ''Total Film''. An article of his in the latter coined the term for the Splat Pack. Famous connections Jones was close friends with Sid Vicious and his memories of Vicious formed the basis of director Alex Cox's screenplay '' Sid and Nancy.'' He has spoken about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in September 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company, it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. In September 2023 it became the first broadcast listings magazine to reach and then pass its centenary. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-duration issue has been published each December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parents (1989 Film)
''Parents'' is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis and Bryan Madorsky. Set in a 1950s California suburb, the film centers on a 10-year old boy (Madorsky), who suspects that his parents (Quaid and Hurt) are not what they seem. It was Balaban’s debut as a feature film director. Released by Vestron Pictures on January 27, 1989, the film received a mixed response from critics and fared poorly commercially. Randy Quaid’s performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead. Plot In 1958, the Laemle family - father Nick, mother Lily, and their 10-year old son Michael - move from Massachusetts to a Californian suburban neighborhood. As young Michael is very socially awkward and also has an overly active imagination, he has trouble making friends at school. He is also prone to strange and disturbing dreams, such as dreaming that he has jumped into bed, only for it to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime (also known as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American pay television, premium television broadcaster, television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Showtime's programming includes original programming, original television program, television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming media, streaming service, Art release#Film, theatrically released and independent film, independent Feature film, motion pictures, documentary film, documentaries, and occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, Television film, made-for-TV movies, and softcore pornography, softcore adult programming. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in the northern part of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Sibbett
Jane Moore Sibbett (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. Her most notable roles include Heddy Newman on the Fox television series '' Herman's Head'' and Carol Willick on the television series ''Friends''. Early life Sibbett was born on November 28, 1962, in Berkeley, California. She was the youngest of five children and was raised on Alameda Island, in the San Francisco Bay. Sibbett is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she became a member of the California Delta chapter of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Career Sibbett started her acting career as Jane Wilson on the NBC soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' in 1986–87, for which she was nominated for a Best Newcomer Soap Opera Digest Awards. In 1989, Sibbett won the role of Laurie Parr on the CBS comedy '' The Famous Teddy Z'', co-starring with Jon Cryer and Alex Rocco. The series lasted one season. In 1991, Sibbett was cast as status-conscio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta DuBois
Marta Estela DuBois (December 15, 1952 – May 8, 2018) was a Panamanian-American actress. DuBois had a steady career on episodes of numerous television series and films. She gained attention in a recurring role as wife of Thomas Magnum in ''Magnum, P.I.'', and may be best known as the female leadhomicide detective Roberta Hansenin the ''McBride'' franchise of 10 television films. Early years DuBois was born in David, Chiriquí, Panama. Career DuBois co-starred in the single season of the television series ''Tales of the Gold Monkey'', which ran from September 1982 through June 1983. DuBois had a recurring role on ''Magnum, P.I.'' and made guest appearances on series such as ''Hardcastle and McCormick''; ''Vega$''; ''The A-Team''; ''L.A. Law''; ''Silk Stalkings''; ''Martin (TV series)''; '' Matlock''; ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. She made her film debut with a supporting role in the 1979 drama ''Boulevard Nights''. She followed this with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Agar
John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films ''Sands of Iwo Jima'', '' Fort Apache'', and '' She Wore a Yellow Ribbon''. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as '' Tarantula!'', '' The Mole People'', '' The Brain from Planet Arous'', '' Revenge of the Creature'', '' Flesh and the Spur'' and '' Hand of Death''. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple. Agar's career suffered in the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche playing leading men in low-budget science fiction, Western, and horror movies in the 1950s and 1960s. John Wayne gave him several supporting roles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In later years he worked extensively in television. Early life Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John George Agar, a meat packer. His great aunt was Edna Gladney. He was educated at the Harvard School f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress. She had more than a hundred film and television credits from the late 1950s until 2000s. She married three times. Early life Merrill was born in New York City on December 29, 1923, but for many years, her date of birth was given as December 9, 1925. She was the only child of Post Cereals heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and her second husband, Wall Street stockbroker Edward Francis Hutton, founder of E. F. Hutton & Co. Merrill had two older half-sisters, Adelaide Brevoort Close (July 26, 1908 – December 31, 1998) and Eleanor Post Hutton (December 3, 1909 – November 27, 2006), by her mother's first marriage to Edward Bennett Close, grandfather of actress Glenn Close. Merrill was also first cousin—and first cousin once removed, respectively—to heiress Barbara Hutton and her son Lance Reventlow. Merrill graduated from Miss Porter's School, then attended George Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
