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Raines (other)
''Raines'' is a seven-episode American police procedural television show starring Jeff Goldblum as a police detective who hallucinates the victims whose murders he is investigating. Created by Graham Yost, the series was short-lived, airing in spring 2007 and garnering mixed reviews. Premise Michael Raines (Goldblum) is a police detective who investigates murders. With the series premiere, Raines is returning to work after recovering from a shootout that killed his partner, Charlie Lincoln (Malik Yoba). Over the course of each episode, Raines involuntarily hallucinates the victims, whom he speaks to and uses as sounding boards for his case; as Raines learns more about the dead, the apparitions he sees change duly. Once Raines solves their murders, the hallucinations disappear. Creator and executive producer Graham Yost found the analogous premise of ''Raines'' in his own creative process: "I spend time alone in a room, thinking of characters and interacting with them. And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the Climax (narrative), narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsy, autopsies, gathering Evidence (law), evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallucination
A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the qualities of a real perception. Hallucinations are vivid, substantial, and are perceived to be located in external objective space. Hallucination is a combination of 2 conscious states of brain wakefulness and REM sleep. They are distinguishable from several related phenomena, such as dreaming ( REM sleep), which does not involve wakefulness; pseudohallucination, which does not mimic real perception, and is accurately perceived as unreal; illusion, which involves distorted or misinterpreted real perception; and mental imagery, which does not mimic real perception, and is under voluntary control. Hallucinations also differ from " delusional perceptions", in which a correctly sensed and interpreted stimulus (i.e., a real perception) is given some additional significance. Many hallucinations happen also during sleep paralyses. Hallucinations can occur in any sensory modality—visual, audito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Perry (American Actor)
Jeffrey Perry (born August 16, 1955) is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama '' My So-Called Life'', Thatcher Grey on the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', Cyrus Beene on the political drama series ''Scandal'', all for ABC, and as Inspector Harvey Leek on the CBS crime drama ''Nash Bridges''. Career Perry is a co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. He and schoolmates Gary Sinise and Terry Kinney started the company in one end of the cafeteria at Highland Park High School and later moved it to a small space in the Immaculate Conception Church in Highland Park. It has since grown into a notable national theater company whose alumni include John Malkovich, John Mahoney, and Joan Allen. Perry remains an executive artistic director along with co-founders Kinney and Sinise. After spending nearly two decades with Steppenwolf, Perry moved to Los Angeles in 1987 to pursue film and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey Trapping
Honey trapping is an investigative practice involving the use of romantic or sexual relationships for interpersonal, political (including state espionage), or monetary purpose. The ''honey pot or trap'' involves making contact with an individual who has information or resources required by a group or individual; the trapper will then seek to entice the target into a false relationship (which may or may not include actual physical involvement) in which they can glean information or influence over the target. The term "honey trap" is also used when dating sites are used to gain access to a victim. Private investigators are often employed to create a ''honey pot'' by wives, husbands, and other partners usually when an illicit romantic affair is suspected of the "target", or subject of the investigation. Occasionally, the term may be used for the practice of creating an affair for the purpose of taking incriminating photos for use in blackmail. A honey trap is used primarily to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Gardner
Ashley Gardner (born April 11, 1964) is a South African-born American actress. She provided the voices of Nancy Gribble and Didi Hill in the animated series ''King of the Hill''. Career She appeared in the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' in the episode " The Library" as Marion; and in the pilot of '' Madman of the People''. John Simon in his review of Keith Curran's 1991 play ''Walking the Dead'' , stated that Gardner "does wonders" as Veronica, a lesbian who has a sex change and becomes a man. She had previously appeared in Curran's ''Dalton's Back'' and co-starred in Timothy Mason's ''The Fiery Furnace''. Gardner has also appeared in the feature films '' Heart of Dixie'' (1989), ''Johnny Suede ''Johnny Suede'' is a 1991 American film the directorial debut of Tom DiCillo, and stars Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Calvin Levels and Nick Cave. Synopsis Johnny Suede is a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who aspires to be ...'' (1991) and '' He Said, She Said'' (1991) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Hurst
Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor, known for his roles as Gerry Bertier in ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), Sgt. Ernie Savage in ''We Were Soldiers'' (2002), Tom Clarke in '' Taken'' (2002), Opie Winston in the FX drama series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2012), Chick Hogan in '' Bates Motel'' (2015–2017), Li'l "Foster" Farrell in '' Outsiders'' (2016–2017), Beta in '' The Walking Dead'' (2019–2020), and Hector Bonner in ''Bosch'' (2019–2021). He portrayed the Norse god Thor in the 2022 video game '' God of War Ragnarök''. Early life Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candace Kaniecki, an acting coach, who currently runs the Candace Kaniecki (Herman) Acting School, and Rick Hurst, an actor best known for playing "Deputy Cletus Hogg" in the ''Dukes of Hazard''. He attended Santa Monica High School. He converted to Sikhism and his Sikh name is Gobind Seva Singh. Career Growing up in a Hollywood family, Hurst made a very ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Beckel
Graham Stuart Beckel (born December 22, 1949) is an American character actor. He is known for his guest appearances on television but has had roles in several major films as well. He is known for his roles as Franklin Ford in the drama film '' The Paper Chase'', and Dick Stensland in Curtis Hanson's '' L.A. Confidential''. He also played Jack Fisk on ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Hal Sanders on ''Heroes''. Beckel also appeared in ''The Astronaut Farmer'' as Frank, a customer at the diner. Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in ''Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her '' magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. ''Atlas Shrugged'' includes eleme ...'' (2011). He has a recurring role on the AMC TV show '' Halt & Catch Fire'' as Nathan Cardiff, owner of the show's fictional company "Cardiff Electric". He is the younger brother of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in more than 170 films and television series. Life and career Walter was born and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the son of a truck driver. He has a son and daughter. He is known for his portrayal of "sidekicks" and "henchmen" such as Bob the Goon in ''Batman'', Cookie in '' City Slickers'', and Malak in ''Conan the Destroyer''. He portrayed Frog Rothchild Jr. on the ABC sitcom '' Best of the West'' from 1981 to 1982. Walter has acted in six Jonathan Demme films: '' Something Wild'' (1986), '' Married to the Mob'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''Philadelphia'' (1993), '' Beloved'' (1998), and '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004). He has been directed by Danny DeVito in three films: '' Matilda'' (1996), '' Death to Smoochy'' (2002), and ''Duplex'' (2003). He acted with and was directed by Jack Nicholson in '' The Two Jakes'' (1990). He and Nicholson have appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escort Agency
An escort agency is a company that provides escorts for clients, usually for sexual services. The agency typically arranges a meeting between one of its escorts and the client at the customer's house or hotel room (outcall), or at the escort's residence (incall). Some agencies also provide escorts for longer durations, who may stay with the client or travel along on a holiday or business trip. While the escort agency is paid a fee for this booking and dispatch service, the customer must negotiate any additional fees or arrangements directly with the escort for any other services that are not provided by the agency involved, such as providing sexual services (regardless of the legality of these services). Business model Escort agencies claim that they are dispatching these individuals to provide a social or conversational service rather than a sexual service, since prostitution laws often forbid taking payment for sex or communicating for the purpose of arranging a contract fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Davalos
Alexa Davalos Dunas (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Her early role as Gwen Raiden on the fourth season of the TV series '' Angel'' (2002–03) was followed by some Hollywood films, including '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004), ''Feast of Love'' (2007), '' The Mist'' (2007), ''Defiance'' (2008) and '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010). She has also appeared on the television series ''Reunion'' (2005–06) and in Frank Darabont's '' Mob City'' (2013). She starred as Juliana Crain, the main character in the Amazon Studios series '' The Man in the High Castle'' (2015–2019). She also plays Special Agent Kristin Gaines in the CBS drama series '' FBI: Most Wanted'' (2021–present). Early life Davalos was born in Paris, France to American parents, photographer Jeff Dunas and actress Elyssa Davalos, daughter of actor Richard Davalos. Davalos spent most of her childhood in France and Italy, before settling in New York. She has stated "I tend to curse in French more often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, set design, casting, and directing. There are a variety of different producers on a television show. A traditional producer is one who manages a show's budget and maintains a schedule, but this is no longer the case in modern television. Types of television producers Different types of producers in the industry today include (in order of seniority): Showrunner : The showrunner is the "chief executive" in charge of everything related to the production of the show. It is the highest-ranking individual who is responsible for the production and daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |