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Modesty Blaise (1982 Film)
''Modesty Blaise'' was a 1982 American-produced one-hour television pilot produced for the ABC Network and based upon the comic strip ''Modesty Blaise'', created by Peter O'Donnell. This was the second attempt at adapting the comic strip as a live-action production, following a 1966 film of the same title. It was written by Stephen Zito, directed by Reza Badigi, with Barney Rosenzweig as executive producer. The plot has a few elements taken from O'Donnell's first ''Modesty Blaise'' novel (which in turn had been a novelization of a practically unused screenplay that Peter O'Donnell had written for the first ''Modesty Blaise'' film) but is largely original. Whereas Modesty in the comic strip and novels was said to be of uncertain Eastern European ancestry (but adopted England as her homeland), and her companion Willie Garvin was a Cockney, the telefilm makes both characters American. Plot The plot, set in what appears to be Los Angeles, involves Modesty and Willie preventing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Badiyi
Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the title sequence montages for '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Get Smart'', and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Early life and education Badiyi was born April 17, 1930, in Arak in Pahlavi Iran. His parents were from Isfahan, Iran. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. He worked with the Audio Visual Department in Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and completed 24 documentary films, prior to leaving the country. Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955, in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University. He was invited by the United States Department of State to continue his studies in America after winning an international film award for ''Flood in Khuzestan''. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking. Career Badi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelization
A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book, or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent of home video, but continue to find commercial success as part of marketing campaigns for major films. They are often written by accomplished writers based on an early draft of the film's script and on a tight deadline. History and purpose Novelizations of films began to be produced in the 1910s and 1920s for silent films such as '' Les Vampires'' (1915–16) and '' London After Midnight'' (1927). One of the first films with spoken dialogue to be novelized was '' King Kong'' (1933). Film novelizations were especially profitable during the 1970s before home video became available, as they were then the only way to re-experience popular movies other than television airing or a rerelease in theaters. The novelizations of '' Star Wars'' (1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic music, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the New wave music, new wave movement of the late 1970s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Wave Music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop music, pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of Punk subculture, punk culture". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many contemporary popular music styles, including synth-pop, alternative dance and post-punk. The main new wave movement coincided with late 1970s punk and continued into the early 1980s. The common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, angular guitar riffs, jerky rhythms, the use of electronics, and a distinctive visual style in fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop and rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave" in the United States. Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Bremen
Leonard Bremen (November 13, 1915 – March 21, 1986) was an American actor. He was active in military-sponsored theatrical and radio productions during World War II and later appeared in numerous film and television roles throughout the mid-20th century. Early life and military service Bremen was born on November 13, 1915, in Brooklyn, New York. During World War II, he served as a private in the 381st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces. While stationed at Reno Army Air Base, he became involved in military entertainment programs produced by the Army’s Public Relations Office. Stage and radio work In 1943, Bremen played the lead role of "Joe" in ''Dear Ed'', a serialized military musical-comedy stage and radio production. The show was broadcast weekly on KOH radio and performed at the base theater. The production followed the humorous misadventures of military personnel and was part of the Army’s morale-building efforts. Bremen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Reenen
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Elias
In Greek mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's ''Iliad'', where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors. He is ultimately killed in single combat by the Greek hero Achilles, who later drags his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *'' seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds verything together. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. The name was in use during Mycenaean times, as evidenced by a servant with the name referred to in a Linear B tablet. In the tablet, the name is spelled , ''E-ko-to''. Moses I. Finley proposed that the Homeric hero was partly based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Rush
Sarah Kathleen Rush is an American actress, best known in television for her work in the original ''Battlestar Galactica''. She narrated and starred in the 2005 documentary '' The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania'', produced by Patricia Heaton and directed by David Hunt, who is Heaton's husband, which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award. Rush was herself crowned Coal Queen in 1972. Rush was born on September 20, 1955, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in Waynesburg in 1973. She is a member of the Actors Studio in Midtown Manhattan, New York, an acting student of Uta Hagen and Milton Katselas, and graduated with a BFA degree in theater summa cum laude from Pennsylvania State University. She was married to Fred Bova and they have a daughter, Amanda Grace Bova. Theater *''Our Town'' directed by Gower Champion and also starring Eddie Albert *''As You Like It'' directed by Sir Tony Richardson and also starring Stockard Channi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cioffi
Charles M. Cioffi (born October 31, 1935) is an American film and television actor best known as Lt. Matt Reardon in '' Get Christie Love!'' opposite co-star Teresa Graves. Career Born in New York City, he attended Michigan State University, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. His film roles include Lt. Vic Androzzi in '' Shaft'' (1971), Peter Cable in ''Klute'' (1971), and Pop in '' All the Right Moves'' (1983). Cioffi has appeared on ''Kojak'', ''Frasier'', '' Wings'', ''The X-Files'', '' Thirtysomething'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Cannon'', ''Bonanza'', and various other series, including ''The A-Team'' (1983) as Gianni Christian, and ''Days of Our Lives'', in which he played Ernesto Toscano. He appeared in several productions both on and off Broadway. He made an appearance on ''Law & Order'' as mob boss Frank Masucci. He voiced Chairman Prescott and Adam Fenix in the Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Seymour
Carolyn Seymour is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Abby Grant in the BBC series ''Survivors (1975 TV series), Survivors'' (1975) and Queen Myrrah in the ''Gears of War (series), Gears of War'' franchise. Career She was born Carolyn von Benckendorf in Buckinghamshire to an Estonian father of Russian descent and an Irish mother. One of her early television roles was as Jenny in the BBC drama series ''Take Three Girls'', and an early film appearance was as Zita in the film ''Steptoe and Son (film), Steptoe and Son'' (1972) alongside Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell. Her best-known movie role remains Grace Gurney in ''The Ruling Class (film), The Ruling Class'' (1972), opposite Peter O'Toole. She left ''Survivors'' at the end of its first series due to disagreements with the producers over the direction the show and her character were taking. She appeared in the ''Space: 1999'' episode "The Seance Spectre", and with Joan Collins in ''The Bitch (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Dirkson
Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War Businesses * Douglas Aircraft Company * Douglas (cosmetics), German cosmetics retail chain in Europe * Douglas Holding, former German company * Douglas (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer Peerage and Baronetage * Duke of Douglas * Earl of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Marquess of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Douglas baronets Peoples * Clan Douglas, a Scottish kindred * Dougla people, West Indians of both African and East Indian heritage Places Australia * Douglas, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville * Douglas, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia * Shire of Douglas, in northern Queensland Canada * Douglas, New Brunswick * Douglas Parish, New Brunswick * Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sab Shimono
, commonly known as Sab Shimono, is an American actor of Japanese descent. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like ''Mame'', '' Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'', and ''Pacific Overtures''. He has appeared in dozens of films and television shows in character roles, including '' Midway, Gung Ho, Presumed Innocent, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, The Shadow, Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack,'' and '' Southland Tales.'' Early life and education Shimono was born and raised in Sacramento, California, to restaurant owners Edith Mary (née Otani) and Masauchi Shimono. During World War II, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Shimono and his family were interned at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center and the Granada War Relocation Center. Shimono later played a character who had a similar experience in a 2023 TV episode. He attended Sacramento High School and graduated from University of California, Berkeley. Career S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
