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Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act(s) may refer to: Film * ''The Vanishing Act'', an unreleased Indian English-language documentary film * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1986 television film featuring Mike Farrell Literature * ''Vanishing Act'', a ''Sports Beat'' novel by John Feinstein * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1995 ''Jane Whitefield (novel series), Jane Whitefield'' novel by Thomas Perry * ''Vanishing Acts'', a 2005 novel by Jodi Picoult Television * ''Vanishing Act'', the UK title of the Australian miniseries ''Underbelly: Vanishing Act'' Episodes of TV shows * Vanishing Act (Bernard's Watch), "Vanishing Act" (''Bernard's Watch'') * Vanishing Act (Blue Heelers), "Vanishing Act" (''Blue Heelers'') * Vanishing Act (Diagnosis: Murder), "Vanishing Act" (''Diagnosis: Murder'') * Vanishing Act (ER), "Vanishing Act" (''ER'') * Vanishing Act (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), "Vanishing Act" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * Vanishing Act (Nash Bridges), "Vanishing Act" (''Nash Bridges'') * Vanishing Act (The Outer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing Act
''The Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane'' is an unreleased English-language feature film from India inspired by the events surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to be directed by Rupesh Paul. Production The expected shooting duration is about 35 days in India, and 15 days in Los Angeles/Malaysia. With The Vanishing Act, Rupesh Paul wants to explore the new galore of technologies and their effect on the human brain, which have not been explored before. The film's trailer was shown at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival to seek co-producers for the film. The film reportedly has received offers for co-production from China and Malaysia. When asked, the director said he had rushed the teaser for the sake of Cannes, and afterwards issued an unconditional apology for the fictional love-triangle portrayed in the teaser, and the press was told that he wished a film to be released by September. A completed film is expected for as early as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Farrell
Michael Joseph Farrell Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series '' M*A*S*H'' (1975–83). In addition, Farrell was a producer of '' Patch Adams'' (1998) starring Robin Williams, and he starred in the television series '' Providence'' (1999–2002). Farrell is also an activist and public speaker for various political causes. He has been the President of Death Penalty Focus since 1994. He is a long-time opponent of the death penalty. In 2001, Farrell said of the work: “I’ve wept many times. But I keep finding people who inspire me—some of them on death row, and more of them in the trenches, in the courts, in religious circles, fighting against the death penalty.” Farrell has helped raise defense funds for inmates he believes are innocent. Early life Farrell, one of four children, was born in South St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Agnes Sarah Cosgrove and Michael Joseph Farrell. When he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Feinstein
John Feinstein ( ; July 28, 1955 – March 13, 2025) was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. Background Feinstein was born to a Jewish family in New York City on July 28, 1955. His father was heavily involved in the arts, having been the General Manager of the Washington National Opera from 1980 to 1995 as well as the first executive director of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Feinstein attended Duke University and graduated in 1977. John attended The McBurney School thru 9th grade where he was a standout swimmer and basketball player. In 10th grade John transferred to Columbia Grammar where he was a standout swimmer. After a marriage to Mary Clare Gibbons ended in divorce, Feinstein married Christine Bauch in 2010. He had two children from his first marriage and one from his second. Feinstein died from an apparent heart attack at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia, on March 13, 2025, at the age of 69. Career Books Feinstein wrote 44 books. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Whitefield (novel Series)
''Jane Whitefield'' is a Crime fiction, crime and Mystery fiction, mystery novel sequence, novel series written by Thomas Perry (author), Thomas Perry. The series features Jane Whitefield, a Native American (Seneca people, Seneca) who has made a career out of helping people disappear. The series is usually narrated in third-person perspective. Perry weaves Native American history, stories, theology, and cultural practices into each novel. Plot In college, Jane helped a friend disappear to avoid arrest for draft evasion, and discovered she had a talent for it. She calls herself a "guide". Jane relies on both modern skills and her Native American heritage to guide her clients from their old lives into new, presumably safer, lives. Jane's clients are generally in danger, whether from abusive partners, criminals, or the law. Her services include both the practicaldocuments, transportation, money, and protection and the philosophicalhow to adjust to a new and strange life and how to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Acts
''Vanishing Acts'' (2005) is the twelfth novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. The novel is set in rural New Hampshire, and the story focuses on Delia Hopkins, a missing persons' investigator, and her family, including her young daughter, Sophie, her widowed father, Andrew, and her search and rescue bloodhound, Greta. Plot Delia Hopkins is a missing persons' investigator, who lives in New Hampshire with her widowed father Andrew and her young daughter Sophie. Delia works with her own search-and-rescue bloodhound to find missing people. Delia is on the verge of marrying Eric, a friend since childhood. Suddenly, she learns that her father has been arrested for her kidnapping as a young child. Narrative style ''Vanishing Acts'' is narrated through the perspective of five characters, including Delia, Eric, Andrew, and Fitz. Additionally, each character's chapter is given a different font. In the alternating narrative technique each character takes turns narrating events t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act(s) may refer to: Film * ''The Vanishing Act'', an unreleased Indian English-language documentary film * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1986 television film featuring Mike Farrell Literature * ''Vanishing Act'', a ''Sports Beat'' novel by John Feinstein * ''Vanishing Act'', a 1995 '' Jane Whitefield'' novel by Thomas Perry * ''Vanishing Acts'', a 2005 novel by Jodi Picoult Television * ''Vanishing Act'', the UK title of the Australian miniseries '' Underbelly: Vanishing Act'' Episodes of TV shows * "Vanishing Act" (''Bernard's Watch'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Blue Heelers'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Diagnosis: Murder'') * "Vanishing Act" (''ER'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Nash Bridges'') * "Vanishing Act" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Power Rangers: Turbo'') * "Vanishing Act" (''Xena: Warrior Princess'') * "Vanishing Act" an episode of ''Creepy Crawlers'' See also * Magic (illusion) Magic, which encompas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Bernard's Watch)
This is the list of episodes of the British children's television drama series, ''Bernard's Watch ''Bernard's Watch'' (informally known as ''Bernard'' in the reboot series) is a British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seve ...''. Overview Original series Series 1 (1997) Series 2 (1998) Series 3 (1999) Series 4 (2000) Series 5 (2001) New series Series 1 (2004) Series 2 (2005) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard's Watch Episodes, List of Lists of British children's television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Blue Heelers)
The seventh season of the Australian police-drama ''Blue Heelers'' premiered on the Seven Network on 9 February 2000 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 pm. The 41-episode season concluded 22 November 2000. The main cast was the same as the previous season except without Tasma Walton as Dash McKinley, and introducing Caroline Craig as Tess Gallagher. This season was released on DVD in a two part set on 31 July 2008. Casting Main * John Wood as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon * Julie Nihill as Chris Riley * Martin Sacks as Senior Detective P. J. Hasham * Lisa McCune as Senior Constable Maggie Doyle * Paul Bishop as Acting Sergeant / Senior Constable Ben Stewart * Rupert Reid as Constable Jack Lawson * Jane Allsop as Constable Jo Parrish * Caroline Craig as Sergeant Tess Gallagher Recurring cast * Dennis Miller as Pat Doyle * Terry Serio as Mick Doyle * Mark Wilson as Benny Matthews * Marcus Eyre as Detective Paul Donald * Adam Palmer as Detective Doug Turnbull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (ER)
The fifth season of the American fictional drama television series '' ER'' first aired on September 24, 1998, and concluded on May 20, 1999. The fifth season consists of 22 episodes. Plot Medical student Lucy Knight (Kellie Martin) begins her studies in the ER. As she spends time learning the layout and staff of the ER, we learn of Dr. Anna Del Amico's departure. Carter is reminded of himself as he watches Knight learn and practice. The two have a large number of conflicts before they find a way to work together. Elizabeth Corday begins her surgical internship all over again in order to keep her job at the hospital, and ends her relationship with fellow surgeon Peter Benton. Benton finds out that his son is hearing impaired, and he considers a cochlear implant. Eventually, he decides against it. Kerry Weaver applies for a full-time chief of emergency medicine post, but the post goes to an East Coast doctor, Amanda Lee. Dr. Lee soon develops a more-than-professional interest in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Intent)
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Cane and Conoghan (editors), '' The New Oxford Companion to Law'', Oxford University Press, 2008 (), p. 263Google Books). though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. The most popular view is that crime is a category created by law; in other words, something is a crime if declared as such by the relevant and applicable law. One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society, or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law. The notion that acts such as murder, rape, and theft are to be prohibited exists worldwide. What precisely is a criminal offence is defined by the criminal law of each r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanishing Act (Nash Bridges)
The following is a complete episode list of 1990s and 2000s police procedural television series ''Nash Bridges''. In the United States the show aired on CBS from 1996 to 2001. There are a total of 122 episodes. ''Nash Bridges'' starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dom .... Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1996) Season 2 (1996–97) Season 3 (1997–98) Season 4 (1998–99) Season 5 (1999–2000) Season 6 (2000–01) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash Bridges Lists of American crime drama television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
