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Universal Channel (Turkish TV Channel)
Universal Channel was a Turkish pay television network, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal. The network was launched in Turkey in December 2009 on D-Smart and in February 2010 on Teledünya. From March 1, 2011, the Channel is also available in its HD version exclusively on D-Smart Platform. Universal TV broadcasts TV series and movies produced by Universal Studios, Warner Bros. International Television, 20th Century Studios and Paramount Pictures. It has aired many series for first time on Turkish TV, such as ''Law & Order'', '' Flashpoint'' and '' Trauma''. Also part of the programming are non-scripted shows such as ''Flipping Out'' and ''Million Dollar Listing''. It aired series exclusively produced by Universal Studios for the first time in Turkey, such as ''Rookie Blue'', ''Haven'', '' Shattered'', and ''Fairly Legal.'' The network also showed many Hollywood blockbusters of various genres not only from Universal Pictures but also from o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and Trade name, doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Show business, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is mostly involved in the media and entertainment industry, named for its two most significant divisions: the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)—one of the United States' Big Three (television networks), Big Three television networks—and Universal Pictures, one of the Major film studios, major Hollywood film studios. It also has a significant presence in broadcasting through a portfolio of domestic and international properties, including USA Network, USA, Syfy, Bravo (American TV network), Bravo, Oxygen (TV network), Oxygen, E!, Telemundo, Golf Channel, CNBC, Universo (TV channel), Universo, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashpoint (TV Series)
''Flashpoint'' is a Canadian police procedural television series created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern for CTV, CBS and Ion Television. The series starred Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio, and Enrico Colantoni. The series premiered on CTV in Canada on July 11, 2008. In the United States, the first three seasons and part of the fourth were aired on CBS from July 11, 2008, until August 19, 2011. The show then aired on Ion Television starting on October 18, 2011, with the eighth episode of the fourth season. Internationally, the series was distributed by Alchemy Television and Tele München Group. On January 25, 2011, it was announced that Ion Television had acquired all rights to the show held by CBS, including the option to continue production. On May 1, 2012, the producers announced that the fifth season would be the last of the series. The series finale aired on December 13, 2012. Reruns of the show begin airing on the H&I Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars Attacks!
''Mars Attacks!'' is a 1996 American science fiction film, science fiction black comedy, black comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card Mars Attacks, series of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Jack Nicholson (in a dual role), Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Pam Grier, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie (actress), Lisa Marie, and Sylvia Sidney in her final film role. Alex Cox had tried to make a ''Mars Attacks'' film in the 1980s before Burton and Gems began development in 1993. When Gems turned in his first draft in 1994, Warner Bros. commissioned rewrites from Gems, Burton, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski in an attempt to lower the budget to $60 million. The final production budget came to $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Wild West
''Wild Wild West'' is a 1999 American steampunk Western film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on a story conceived by Jim and John Thomas. Loosely adapted from ''The Wild Wild West'', a 1960s television series created by Michael Garrison, it is the only production in the franchise since the television film ''More Wild Wild West'' (1980). The film stars Will Smith (who previously collaborated with Sonnenfeld on ''Men in Black'' two years earlier in 1997) and Kevin Kline as two U.S. Secret Service agents who work together to protect U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (Kline in a dual role) and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats during the American Old West. The film features a supporting cast consisting of Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek and Ted Levine, as well as an orchestral film score by Western film score veteran Elmer Bernstein and extensive visual effects courte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick (film)
''Maverick'' is a 1994 American Western comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner. The screenplay by William Goldman, based on the 1957–1962 television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins and originally starring Garner, stars Gibson as Bret Maverick, a card player and con artist who collects money to enter a high-stakes poker game. He is joined in his adventure by Annabelle Bransford (Foster), another con artist, and Marshal Zane Cooper (Garner), a lawman. The supporting cast features Graham Greene, James Coburn, and Alfred Molina, and many cameo appearances by Western film actors, country music stars, and other actors. ''Maverick'' was filmed from August to December 1993. Released theatrically by Warner Bros. on May 20, 1994, the film was both a critical and commercial success, grossing $183 million worldwide. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Plot In the American Old West, ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Jam
''Space Jam'' is a 1996 American live-action animated sports comedy film directed by Joe Pytka and written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, and Herschel Weingrod. The first film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation, it stars basketball player Michael Jordan as himself; the live-action cast also includes Wayne Knight and Theresa Randle while Billy West and Danny DeVito headline the voice cast. The film follows Jordan as he is brought out of retirement by the ''Looney Tunes'' characters to help them win a basketball match against invading aliens intent on enslaving them as amusement park attractions. ''Space Jam'' premiered in Los Angeles on November 10, 1996, and was released theatrically in the United States on November 15, by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided over its premise of combining Jordan and his profession with the ''Looney Tunes'' characters, while the technic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockbuster (entertainment)
A blockbuster is a work of entertainment—typically used to describe a feature film produced by a major film studios, but also other media—that is highly popular and financially successful. The term has also come to refer to any large-budget production ''intended'' for "blockbuster" status, aimed at mass markets with associated merchandising, sometimes on a scale that meant the financial fortunes of a film studio or a distributor could depend on it. Etymology The term began to appear in the American press in the early 1940s, referring to the blockbuster bombs, aerial munitions capable of destroying a whole block of buildings. Its first known use in reference to films was in May 1943, when advertisements in '' Variety'' and '' Motion Picture Herald'' described the RKO film, '' Bombardier'', as "The block-buster of all action-thrill-service shows!" Another trade advertisement in 1944 boasted that the war documentary, '' With the Marines at Tarawa'', "hits the heart like a two t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of The United States
The cinema of the United States, primarily associated with major film studios collectively referred to as Hollywood, has significantly influenced the global film industry since the early 20th century. Classical Hollywood cinema, a filmmaking style developed in the 1910s, continues to shape many American films today. While French filmmakers Auguste and Louis Lumière are often credited with modern cinema's origins, American filmmaking quickly rose to global dominance. As of 2017, more than 600 English-language films were released annually in the U.S., making it the fourth-largest producer of films, trailing only India, Japan, and China. Although the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce English-language films, they are not directly part of the Hollywood system. Due to this global reach, Hollywood is frequently regarded as a transnational cinema with some films released in multiple language versions, such as Spanish and French. Contemporary Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairly Legal
''Fairly Legal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series which aired on USA Network from January 20, 2011, to June 15, 2012. The series starred Sarah Shahi, Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams, Baron Vaughn, and Ryan Johnson. USA Network canceled the show on November 1, 2012, after two seasons, due to low ratings. Overview ''Fairly Legal'' stars Sarah Shahi as Kate Reed, a young woman who changes her profession from lawyer to mediator and works at the San Francisco law firm her father started. As the series opens, Kate's father has just died, leaving his young widow Lauren in charge as Kate and the firm adjust to the loss. Kate and Lauren, who are approximately the same age, generally engage in comical banter while attempting to work together, and the development of their relationship is a central focus of the series. According to Shahi, the characters "take a couple steps forward and then take gigantic leaps back". She has also stated that their history divides the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shattered (2010 TV Series)
''Shattered'' is a Canadian police procedural series created by Rick Drew. The main character (played by Callum Keith Rennie) is a tough, smart homicide detective in Vancouver who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. His wife Ella is played by Molly Parker. In the first moments of the series, Ben is bonded in blood to his determined, beautiful partner Amy Lynch. While they work to solve the murder cases that cross their desk daily, Ben copes with the fascinating complexities of his secret disorder, and the uncertainty of never knowing which alternate personality will surface, or when. Other regular characters of the series are Sergeant Pam ‘TC’ Garrett, John ‘Hall’ Holland a young, handsome and ambitious detective, and Terry Rhodes, Ben’s best friend and ex-partner. Plot In an interview with Rennie in 2008, the show's plot was described as a police procedural drama, following the adventures of an ex-cop, Kyle L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haven (TV Series)
''Haven'' is a supernatural drama television series developed by Jim Dunn and Sam Ernst, loosely based on the Stephen King novel ''The Colorado Kid'' (2005). The series, which deals with strange events in a fictional town in Maine named Haven, was filmed on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, and is an American-Canadian co-production. It stars Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Nicholas Campbell and Eric Balfour, whose characters struggle to help townspeople with supernatural afflictions and protect the town from the effects of those afflictions. The series premiered on July 9, 2010, on Syfy, and concluded on December 17, 2015. In August 2015, Syfy canceled the series after five seasons. Premise When FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker ( Emily Rose) is dispatched to the small town of Haven, Maine, on a routine case, she finds herself becoming increasingly involved in the return of "The Troubles", a plague of supernatural afflictions that have occurred in the town at least twice before. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rookie Blue
''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police procedural television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, and aired on Global in Canada and ABC in the United States. On July 17, 2013, Global and ABC jointly announced that ''Rookie Blue ''was renewed for a fifth season. Originally intended to be a single season consisting of 22 episodes (up from the usual 13), the season was split in two. Season 5 premiered on May 19, 2014, on Global, on June 19 on ABC, and on July 20 on Universal Channel in the UK. The second 11 episodes aired in 2015 and were later re-branded as season 6. The final episode of Season 6 aired that July. On October 16, 2015, it was announced that ''Rookie Blue'' had completed its run after six seasons and would not be returning. Plot There's something really primal about the idea of being a rookie—it hits that horrible, eternal sense of feeling l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
