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Murder In A Small Town
''Murder in a Small Town'' is 1999 American television mystery crime thriller film produced and broadcast by A&E. The period film stars Gene Wilder as Larry "Cash" Carter, a stage director, theater manager, former actor, and unofficial consulting detective for the police department in 1930s Stamford, Connecticut. Wilder also co-wrote the film, which was the first A&E Original Movie. High ratings led A&E to plan a Cash Carter franchise. However, only one sequel, ''The Lady in Question'' (1999), was produced. Plot The film opens with a series of arguments involving local millionaire Sidney Lassiter. First, Sidney threatens to remove his son Albert from his will if Albert doesn't leave his current lover. His wife Martha then reveals that she knows that Sidney is unfaithful, and unsuccessfully tries to seduce him. Sidney then argues with his secretary, Kate Faxton, who wants him to reconcile with Albert. After the argument with Ms. Faxton, Mr. Lassiter meets with Larry 'Cash' Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Piece
Period may refer to: Common uses * Period (punctuation) * Era, a length or span of time *Menstruation, commonly referred to as a "period" Arts, entertainment, and media * Period (music), a concept in musical composition * Periodic sentence (or rhetorical period), a concept in grammar and literary style. * Period, a descriptor for a historical or period drama * Period, a timeframe in which a particular style of antique furniture or some other work of art was produced, such as the "Edwardian period" * '' Period (Another American Lie)'', a 1987 album by B.A.L.L. * ''Period'' (Kesha album), an upcoming album by Kesha * ''Period'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by City Girls * ''Period'', the final book in Dennis Cooper's George Miles cycle of novels * '' Periods.'', a comedy film series Mathematics * In a repeating decimal, the length of the repetend * Period of a function, length or duration after which a function repeats itself * Period (algebraic geometry), numbers that can be ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV Series)
''Sherlock Holmes'' is the overall title given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by the British television company ITV Granada, Granada Television between 24 April 1984 and 11 April 1994. Of the 60 Holmes stories written by Doyle, 43 were adapted in the series, spanning 36 one-hour episodes and five feature-length specials. Episode 35 "The Eligible Bachelor" has material from both "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" and "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger", while episode 40 incorporates the plot lines of both "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" and "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs". The series was broadcast on the ITV (TV network), ITV network in the UK and starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Watson was played by David Burke (British actor), David Burke in the first series (''Adventures'') and by Edward Hardwicke from the second series (''Return'') onwards. Plot In the late Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes is the world's only consulting detective. His pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Bass (actor)
Ben Bass (born August 14, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the Global police television series ''Rookie Blue,'' which also aired on ABC. Life and career At age 7, Bass moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently. He started his television career by appearing in the show ''21 Jump Street'', and started his stage career when he appeared in ''Angry Housewives''. He was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for best supporting actor in ''Angry Housewives''. Also, he originated the stage role of the young Elvis Presley in ''Are You Lonesome Tonight'' at The Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island."Paying tribute to the King" by John Mackie, ''Vancouver Sun'' (15 Aug, 1987) Retrieved from Following that, he attended Theatre School at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. After retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Edison
Matthew Edison (born 22 August 1975) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in ''Fortunate Son'', '' The Detail,'' and ''Nero Wolfe'', and as Cameron Coleman in the web series '' Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman'' and '' The Boys''. Early life and education A great-great-great-grandnephew of Thomas Edison, Edison was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He graduated from Canterbury High School and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. Career He has appeared in the television series '' At The Hotel'' and '' A Nero Wolfe Mystery'', and in various television movies. Edison was nominated for a Dora Award for the role of Hal in ''Proof'' in Toronto at The Canadian Stage Company, and for his original play ''The Domino Heart'', produced at Tarragon Theatre Extra Space in 2003. In 2021, Edison starred in '' Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman'', a web series A web series (also known as webseries, short-form series, and web show) is a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Rota
Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in '' Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and as systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the Fox series '' 24''. He also co-starred as Emilio Solano in '' Jane the Virgin''. Early life Rota was born in London, England, to Italian parents, Rina, who worked in the restaurant business, and Dante Rota, a chef. He grew up in Osterley with two sisters and one brother. Through his life he has lived in many places of the world, including Hong Kong (where he attended Island School), the Bahamas and the U.K before his family settled in Toronto. Rota worked in the culinary industry for many years, operating and owning several restaurants in Toronto until he decided to pursue an acting career. According to his interview in the book ''Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita'', he said of this decision: "To turn around and tell everyone at the tender age of 30, 'Now I'm going to be an act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fox (actor)
Charles James David Fox (March 24, 1941 – November 13, 2021), known professionally as David Fox, was a Canadian actor.David Fox at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.David Fox obituary, Graham A Giddy Funeral Home Biography Fox was born in in 1941. He was best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in '''', and for a variety of r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terri Hawkes
Terri Hawkes (born ) is a Canadian actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, '' Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', Adrienne in ''Beverly Hills 90210'', Wendy Masters in ''General Hospital'', and for being the second English dub voice actress of the title character of the Japanese anime ''Sailor Moon''. She is the daughter of politician Jim Hawkes. Hawkes' other voice acting roles include Baby Hugs Bear in ''The Care Bears Movie'', and reprised the role in Nelvana's ''Care Bears'' TV show, where she also voiced Shreeky (No Heart's niece). Hawkes also had a role playing Monika Barnes in the early episodes of '' Traders'', and also was the voice of a 3D sphere in Max Maven's ''The MAXimum Dimension''. Hawkes also worked as a voice director for the children's animated series ''Flying Rhino Junior High'', and the English version of the 1996 Canadian Horror film '' Karmina'' and was an assistant voice director for ''Sailor Moon''. She also wrote the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Ebon Moss-Bachrach () (born March 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his role as restaurant manager Richie Jerimovich in the comedy-drama series '' The Bear'' (2022–present), for which he was twice awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in addition to two Golden Globe Award nominations. Moss-Bachrach has had major television roles on '' Girls'' (2014–2017) and '' NOS4A2'' (2019–2020), and appeared in the first season of '' Star Wars: Andor'' (2022). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrayed David "Micro" Lieberman in the first season of '' The Punisher'' (2017) and will portray Ben Grimm / The Thing in the film '' The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' (2025). Early life and education Ebon Moss-Bachrach was born on March 19, 1977 in New York City, the son of Renee Moss and Eric Bachrach, who run a music school in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was born in Germany to Jewish-American parents. Moss-Bachr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Semite
Antisemitism or Jew-hatred is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who harbours it is called an antisemite. Whether antisemitism is considered a form of racism depends on the school of thought. Antisemitic tendencies may be motivated primarily by negative sentiment towards Jews as a people or negative sentiment towards Jews with regard to Judaism. In the former case, usually known as racial antisemitism, a person's hostility is driven by the belief that Jews constitute a distinct race with inherent traits or characteristics that are repulsive or inferior to the preferred traits or characteristics within that person's society. In the latter case, known as religious antisemitism, a person's hostility is driven by their religion's perception of Jews and Judaism, typically encompassing doctrines of supersession that expect or demand Jews to turn away from Judaism and submit to the religion presenting itself as Judaism's successor faith—thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Western Connecticut Planning Region, and Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven in population as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is in the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area (specifically, the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area). As of 2023, Stamford is home to eight Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 companies and numerous divisions of large corporations. This gives it the largest financial centre, financial district i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Piece
Period may refer to: Common uses * Period (punctuation) * Era, a length or span of time *Menstruation, commonly referred to as a "period" Arts, entertainment, and media * Period (music), a concept in musical composition * Periodic sentence (or rhetorical period), a concept in grammar and literary style. * Period, a descriptor for a historical or period drama * Period, a timeframe in which a particular style of antique furniture or some other work of art was produced, such as the "Edwardian period" * '' Period (Another American Lie)'', a 1987 album by B.A.L.L. * ''Period'' (Kesha album), an upcoming album by Kesha * ''Period'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by City Girls * ''Period'', the final book in Dennis Cooper's George Miles cycle of novels * '' Periods.'', a comedy film series Mathematics * In a repeating decimal, the length of the repetend * Period of a function, length or duration after which a function repeats itself * Period (algebraic geometry), numbers that can be ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
