|
Susan Bluestein
Susan Bluestein (born May 27, 1946) is an American casting director and the widow of actor Brad Davis (actor), Brad Davis. Biography Born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, New York, Bluestein has spent much of her career casting television movies, including ''Jean Harris, The People vs. Jean Harris'', ''A Piano for Mrs. Cimino'', ''Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story'', and ''Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All''. She cast multiple episodes of the series ''Punky Brewster'', ''Providence (American TV series), Providence'' and ''JAG (TV series), JAG'' and has cast every episode of ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' and ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' since their premieres. Bluestein's casting credits for feature films include ''Crimes of the Heart (film), Crimes of the Heart'', ''Who's Harry Crumb?'', and ''Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey''. Her other projects include the 2008 BBC/HBO docudrama ''House of Saddam'' and ''Delhi-6, Dehli-6''. Awards In 1995, Bluestein won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises boroughs of New York City, five boroughs, each coextensive with List of counties in New York, a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global city, global center of financial center, finance and Economy of New York City, commerce, Culture of New York City, culture, high technology, technology, The Entertainment Capital of the World, entertainment and Media in New York City, media, Academy, academics, and List of cities by scientific output, scientific output, the The arts, arts and fashion capital, fashion, and, as hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Saddam
''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in four parts between 30 July and 20 August 2008. Episodes Part I A pre-title sequence is set in March 2003, showing Saddam Hussein watching the broadcast of U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum to leave Ba'athist Iraq within forty-eight hours. As the bombing of Baghdad commences, Saddam and his family flee the Republican Palace. 1979: Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein fears the increasing influence of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as Iraqi president Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr's proposed union with Syria. Saddam instigates the overthrow of President al-Bakr. After being appointed president, Saddam orders his maternal half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, to initiate a bloody purge of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Learning Curve (film)
''The Learning Curve'' is a 2001 American thriller film about two Los Angeles nightclub scenesters who team up as con artists. It explores themes of ruthless ambition and its consequences. The film was directed by Eric Schwab, and stars Carmine Giovinazzo, Norbert Weisser, and Monet Mazur. Plot Paul Cleveland ( Carmine Giovinazzo) fights off Georgia's (Monet Mazur) attacker. A strong bond develops between the two and the ambition of Cleveland begins to surface rapidly as he starts to participate in scams with Georgia to raise enough money to leave his job as a hospital orderly behind. When they try to scam Marshal (played by Vincent Ventresca) by staging a road accident using Georgia as a distracting female hitchhiker it seems that they have struck a very dangerous individual as he produces a gun and kidnaps them. Marshal is head of a record company and controls a very large financial empire and he takes Paul and Georgia to his offices where he eventually makes them an offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artios Award
The Casting Society, formerly known as the Casting Society of America (CSA), is a professional association of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and commercials in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, and the United States. The nonprofit organization was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982, and announced its name change from the Casting Society of America to the Casting Society on February 10, 2022. The society is not to be confused with an Trade union, industry union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represent most (though not all) of the major casting directors and associate casting directors in Hollywood. Members use the post-nominal letters "CSA" when credited for their work. Membership eligibility The following requirements must be met to join the CSA: *Sponsorship letters from at least two current members of the CSA. *Two years of screen or stage credit as Primary Casting Director. Casting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Thing Called Murder
''A Little Thing Called Murder'' is a 2006 comedy-drama television film starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson and directed by Richard Benjamin. Made by Stonemade Entertainment for Lifetime TV, the film was based on a true story of convicted murderer Santé Kimes, as told in the book ''Dead End'' by reporter Jeanne King. A 2001 made-for-TV film about Kimes titled '' Like Mother, Like Son'' starred Emmy winners Mary Tyler Moore as Santé and Jean Stapleton as Irene Silverman. Synopsis Sante Kimes is a con artist and thief who has been preparing her son Kenny since childhood to be her accomplice. Sante is living with a rich man, Ken Kimes, who is unwilling to marry her and makes no provision for Kenny in his will. The boy's mother becomes involved in robberies, arson and the murder of an elderly woman to enrich herself, with her son as her partner in crime. Cast * Judy Davis as Santé Kimes * Jonathan Jackson as Kenny Kimes * Chelcie Ross as Ken Kimes Sr. * Cynthia Stevens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu-239 (film)
''Pu-239'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Hollywood producer Scott Z. Burns in his feature directorial debut, which was based on the book ''PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies'' written by Ken Kalfus. The film was shown twice at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival under the title ''The Half Life of Timofey Berezin'' before being distributed by HBO Films under its original working title. Pu-239 is the chemical symbol for plutonium-239 (239Pu), the most readily fissile isotope of the element plutonium. Plot Timofey Berezin (Paddy Considine) works at a former top-secret, badly run and aged nuclear reprocessing facility plant in Skotoprigonyevsk-16, a former closed city and a naukograd. At the film's outset, he is exposed to radioactive contamination while selflessly trying to prevent a critical malfunction. The facility's managers tell him that his exposure was a survivable 100 rems, while accusing him of sabotage and suspending him without pay. Loya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dresden Files (TV Series)
''The Dresden Files'' is a dark fantasy television series based on the fantasy book series of the same name by Jim Butcher. The series follows private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden as portrayed by Paul Blackthorne, and recounts investigations into supernatural disturbances in modern-day Chicago. It premiered on January 21, 2007, on Sci Fi Channel in the United States and on Space in Canada. It was picked up by Sky One in the UK and began airing on February 14 the same year. The series ran for a single season of 12 episodes, and has since been released on DVD. After the show ended on April 15, Sci Fi Channel revealed on August 3 that ''The Dresden Files'' was canceled and the second season was not picked up. Cast and characters Casting was confirmed in November 2005 by Robert Hewitt Wolfe: Main cast * Paul Blackthorne as Harry Dresden, a reluctant hero, a professional wizard who often helps the police with cases involving "unusual" circumstances and others who see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana, second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States; the New Orleans metropolitan area with about 1 million residents is the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 59th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. New Orleans serves as a major port and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish. New Orleans is world-renowned for Music of New Orleans, its distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, unique dialects, and its annual celebrations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
