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Joel S. Rice
Joel S. Rice is an American actor and film producer. He made his film debut in the slasher film ''Final Exam'' (1981), and appeared in several television productions before later pursuing a career as a producer. He has produced over ninety television films, beginning 1993. Rice has been married since 1988 and has two daughters, Hannah Mae (born 1998) and Sarah Rose (born 2001). Career Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Rice relocated to Los Angeles, California after obtaining a lead role in the horror film ''Final Exam'' (1981). He later became a social worker after leaving the entertainment industry, but returned to the film business as an executive producer, producing the television films ''Bonds of Love'' and '' Cries from the Heart'', starring Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert. He is well known for producing Hallmark movies and series. His breakout project was the mini series Tut for Spike network, which starred Ben Kingsley and Avan Jogia. He has executive-produced over 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is " greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time Around (film)
''This Time Around'' is a made-for-television movie starring Carly Pope, Sara Rue and Brian Austin Green. It aired on the ABC Family Channel on June 22, 2003. Plot In 8th grade, Melissa Rochester is a shy, geeky girl who has a huge crush on Drew Hesler, the most popular boy in her junior high school. When her missing notebook, with her doodles of hers and Drew's name together, is handed in to the school reception, it is passed around and falls in the hands of Drew and the popular group. They decide to play a prank on Melissa and leave a note in her locker from Drew who tells her to come up to him at lunch and wait to be asked out. Ecstatic after reading the note, and encouraged by her best friend Gabby, Melissa approaches Drew during lunch, but Drew and his friends humiliate her by telling her it was a joke in front of the whole school, prompting Melissa to run away. We are told later in the movie that both Melissa and Gabby transferred to a Catholic high school instead of the reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bounty Hunters (U
A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives for a monetary reward. Bounty hunter(s) may also refer to: TV and film * ''The Bounty Hunter'' (1954 film), a Western film starring Randolph Scott * ''The Bounty Hunter'' (2010 film), a comedy film starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston * ''Bounty Killer'' (film), a 2013 action film starring Matthew Marsden and Kristanna Loken * '' Dog the Bounty Hunter'', a reality television show * ''Bounty Hunters'' (American TV series), an American animated television series * ''Bounty Hunters'' (British TV series), a British comedy-drama series * "The Bounty Hunter" (''K-9''), an episode of ''K-9'' * "The Bounty Hunter" (''My Name Is Earl''), a first-season episode of ''My Name Is Earl'' * "Bounty Hunters" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''), a second-season episode of ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars" * ''Bounty Hunters'' (1996 film), an American-Canadian film * Bounty Hunters (2005 film), an American TV movie * ''Bounty Hunters'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperately Seeking Santa
''Desperately Seeking Santa'' is a television movie starring Laura Vandervoort and Nick Zano. It premiered on ABC Family on November 27, 2011 in their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by Craig Pryce. It was filmed under the title ''Hunky Santa''. Plot Jennifer Walker, PR manager for an aging shopping mall, runs a contest to replace the traditional mall Santa Claus with a "hunky Santa". But complications ensue when she falls in love with contest winner (and struggling restaurateur) David Moretti. Cast *Laura Vandervoort as Jennifer Walker *Nick Zano as David Moretti *Paula Brancati as Marissa Marlet * John Bregar as Neal McCormick *Patrick Garrow as Edgar Hillridge *Natalie Krill as Brittany *Gerry Mendicino as Mr. Moretti *Katie Griffin as Sonia Moretti *Lisa Berry Lisa Berry (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, seen regularly on television with appearances in '' The Colony'', '' Northpole: Open for Christmas'', '' Combat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Is Simon Miller?
''Who Is Simon Miller?'' is a 2011 American spy family television film directed by Paolo Barzman and starring Robyn Lively, Loren Dean, Skyler Day, Drew Koles, and Christine Baranski. It is the seventh film in the wheel series ''Family Movie Night'' Plot Simon Miller (Loren Dean) outwardly appears to be a geologist who must frequently take business trips, which has strained the relationship with his family, including his wife Meredith (Robyn Lively) and teenage children Sarah (Skyler Day) and Kevin (Drew Koles). When Simon suddenly does not return from his latest trip, they go looking for him. They receive assistance from Amanda (Christine Baranski), another covert operative who initially seems to be a friend, but appears to have her own motives. Production Originally titled ''Passport'', ''Who Is Simon Miller?'' was filmed in Montreal starting in March 2010. It was directed by Paolo Barzman and written by Sheryl J. Anderson, marking her film screenwriting debut. One of the prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyberbully (2011 Film)
''Cyberbully'' (stylized as ''cyberbu//y'') is a teen drama television film that premiered on ABC Family (now Freeform) on July 17, 2011. The channel collaborated with '' Seventeen'' magazine to make the film, stating that they hoped it would "delete digital drama" in a press release. The film tells the story of a teenage girl who is bullied online. The film was released on DVD on February 7, 2012. Plot Taylor Hillridge is a teenage girl who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her single mother, Kris, and her younger brother, Eric. She is close friends with two other girls, Samantha Caldone and Cheyenne Mortenson. Earlier, Taylor made a seemingly innocuous comment to one of her classmates, Lindsay Fordyce, to which Lindsay took great offense. For her 17th birthday, Taylor is given a computer by her mother. At first, Taylor is excited by the independence of going online without her mother always watching her. Meanwhile, her crush, Scott, asks her to the dance, to which she sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reviving Ophelia (film)
''Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls'' is a 1994 book written by Mary Pipher. This book takes a look at the effects of societal pressures on American adolescent girls, and utilizes many case studies from the author's experience as a therapist. The book has been described as a "call to arms" and highlights the increased levels of sexism and violence that affect young females. Pipher asserts that whilst the feminist movement has aided adult women to become empowered, teenagers have been neglected and require intensive support due to their undeveloped maturity. A television film of the same name, featuring Nick Thurston and Rebecca Williams, aired on the Lifetime network. ''Reviving Ophelia 25th Anniversary Edition: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls'' is a revised and updated book co-written with Dr. Pipher's daughter Sara Gilliam. Summary and case studies ''Reviving Ophelia'' is divided into sections by theme. Introduction This section introduces Piphe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jensen Project
''The Jensen Project'' is the second in the Family Movie Night TV movies series produced by Procter & Gamble and Walmart aimed at families. The movie featured embedded marketing for the Kinect, a motion sensor add-on to the Xbox 360, several months before the product's launch. The movie featured the Moller Skycar, a vertical take-off and landing aircraft or "flying car". Plot After a 16-year absence from the Jensen Project, a secret community of scientists conducting advanced underground experiments to resolve the world's problems, Matt ( Brady Smith) and Claire Thompson ( Kellie Martin) are asked to come back and stop Edwin Jensen ( David Andrews) from using nanobots to take over other people. To create these nanobots, Edwin needs a molecular assembler, which he steals. With the help of Kendrick James ( LeVar Burton), Ginny ( Mylène Dinh-Robic) and Ingrid Jensen ( Patricia Richardson), Matt and Claire use chemical traces of gold and silicon to track down the location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Mountain
''Secrets of the Mountain'' is the first TV film in ''Family Movie Night'', a series of commercial made-for-TV movies produced by Procter & Gamble and Walmart aimed at families. Movies in the series feature embedded marketing of the producers' products. P&G Productions supposedly budgeted $4.5 million to make the TV film. Plot A mountain cabin is inherited by a single mother and her three children from an eccentric uncle. The story's theme was that a family needs to pull together in tough times to move ahead. Cast * Paige Turco: Dana James * Barry Bostwick: Henry Beecham * Shawn Christian: Tom Kent * Adelaide Kane: Jade Ann James * Crawford Wilson: Jake James * Kayla Carlson: Maddie James * Andreas Apergis: Nigel Fowler * Frank Schorpion: Colin James * Allison Graham: Brandi James History Dante Amodeo of Jacksonville Beach was approached at a book signing for his young adult mystery novel, ''Saban and the Ancient'' (2006) by a local TV producer for family friendly scripts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking A Chance On Love (film)
''Taking a Chance on Love'' (also known as ''The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love'') is a 2009 American-Canadian made-for-television romance film and a sequel to the hit Hallmark Channel movie '' The Note''. The film was written by Douglas Barr. Angela Hunt, author of the novel ''The Note'', did a novelization of Barr's script. The film aired on Hallmark Channel on January 31, 2009. Plot Peyton MacGruder (Genie Francis) is still learning how to be a parent after reuniting with Christine, the daughter she gave up for adoption 18 years earlier. She's also trying to manage her new relationship with King (Ted McGinley), but things get even more complicated when he asks her to marry him. Peyton is hesitant to take a chance at the happiness she deserves, but a note from a reader of her "Heart Healer" column leads to a new friendship that will teach her there's a time to be cautious and a time to follow your heart. Cast * Genie Francis as Peyton McGruder * Ted McGinley as Kingston "Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christmas Choir
''The Christmas Choir'' is a 2008 American-Canadian made-for-television Christmas drama film written by Donald Martin and directed by Peter Svatek, and based upon a true story of a man who volunteered to work at a homeless shelter and started a choir with its residents. The film first aired on December 9, 2008 on Hallmark Channel. The film was Michael Sarrazin's final screen role. The film was inspired by the true story of Pierre Anthian and the Montreal Accueil Bonneau Choir. Plot Peter Brockman (Jason Gedrick) is a successful accountant and engaged to be married. Then, nineteen days before Christmas, his life is turned upside down when his fiancée Jill (Cindy Sampson) dumps him, telling him he is an emotionally detached workaholic. While drinking a soda at a lounge, he has a chance encounter with Bob (Tyrone Benskin), a blues pianist and singer, who is working there solely for tips. The two talk about their mutual love of music, and of Peter's childhood dream of becoming a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Note (film)
''The Note'' is a 2007 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Douglas Barr and starring Genie Francis and Ted McGinley. The movie aired on Hallmark Channel on December 8, 2007. It is based on the novel by Angela Hunt. It was filmed on location in Hamilton, Ontario. Plot summary Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder (Genie Francis) finds a note addressed simply to 'T', washed up on shore. It appears to be from the victim of a recent plane crash, and carries a message of hope and forgiveness from a father to his child. MacGruder's readership is down on her column (called "Heart Healer"), and the paper is going to dump it unless she starts to write from the heart. Inspired, MacGruder decides to find the intended recipient of the note, all the while logging her journey through her article. As the mystery unfolds, the note affects each person she contacts significantly. Cast *Genie Francis as Peyton MacGruder *Ted McGinley as Kingston "King" Danville * Rick R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
