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  Virgin River  is een Amerikaanse  romantische  dramaserie  , geproduceerd door Reel World Management, gefilmd in  Brits-Columbia  ,  Canada  , en gebaseerd op de  Virgin River-  romans van  Robyn Carr . - De laatste afleveringen bouwen toe naar een grotere climax. It Takes A Village lijkt een gemeenschaps-aflevering te worden, gevolgd door langere afleveringen waarin onder meer Doc's positie in de kliniek en nieuwe personages zoals rodeorijder Clay meer aandacht krijgen. Opvallend is dat aflevering 9, La Luna De Miel, met 53 minuten de langste is en zich deels in Mexico afspeelt; vermoedelijk een romantisch hoogtepunt voor Mel en Jack - ______________________ Review : Eindelijk alle 10 afleveringen van seizoen 7 bekeken en ik kan alleen maar zeggen: WOW!! Echt genoten van dit seizoen! Het schrijven was zoveel boeiender dan seizoen 6. Mijn gedachten: Love, Love, Love de toevoeging van Clay. De serie had echt een andere "leadin...

  Stella Stevens, born Estelle Eggleston (October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023) She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), The Nutty Professor (1963), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), The Silencers (1966), Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Stevens also appeared in numerous television series, miniseries, and movies, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960, 1988), Bonanza (1960), The Love Boat (1977, 1983), Hart to Hart (1979), Newhart (1983), Murder, She Wrote (1985), Magnum, P.I. (1986), Highlander: The Series (1995), and Twenty Good Years (2006). In 1960, she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. In addition, Stevens appeared in three Playboy pictorials, and was Playmate of the Month for January 1960. Stevens also appeared in several stage productions, including a touring production of an all-female version of Neil Si...

Julie Adams, born Betty May Adams (October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) Adams was an actress, primarily in television. She starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River and Creature from the Black Lagoon. She was also known for her roles as Paula Denning on Capitol and as Eve Simpson on Murder, She Wrote. In 1946, at the age of 19, she was crowned "Miss Little Rock" and then moved to Hollywood, California to pursue her acting career. Her first movie role was a minor part in Red, Hot and Blue (1949), followed by a leading role in the Lippert western The Dalton Gang (1949). Adams was featured as the bathing beauty Kay Lawrence in the science-fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Adams co-starred in 1950s films opposite some of Hollywood's top leading men, including with James Stewart in 1952's Bend of the River, with Rock Hudson in The Lawless Breed (1953) and One Desire (1955), with Tyrone Power in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), ...

  Beverley Owen (May 13, 1937 – February 21, 2019) She was a television actress, best known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster on the sitcom The Munsters before the role was taken over by Pat Priest. In 1956, Owen appeared in her first TV role in As the World Turns. Owen appeared on the shows The Doctors, Kraft Mystery Theatre, The Virginian, Wagon Train, and Another World, and in the feature film Bullet for a Badman, starring Audie Murphy, after which she got the role of Marilyn Munster on The Munsters. Owen left The Munsters after 13 episodes to marry Sesame Street writer and producer Jon Stone. They were married for eight years, and had two children. After her divorce in 1974 she continued to pursue her studies in early American history and earned a master's degree in 1989. In 1972, she played Dr. Paula McCrea for nine months in the soap opera Another World. Owen's daughter Polly confirmed that the actress died of ovarian cancer on February 21, 2019, at t...

  Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019) Woodward was an actor who is best known for his recurring role as Marvin "Punk" Anderson on the television soap opera Dallas and for his portrayal of Boss Godfrey, the sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. On another television series, Gunsmoke, he can be seen in 19 episodes, the most guest appearances of any actor on that long-running Western. He served in the Korean War as a lieutenant in special services . His acting debut came in the 1956 film "The Great Locomotive Chase". Besides "Cool Hand Luke", he went on to appear in other such films as "Gunpoint" (1966), "Firecreek" (1968), "The Sword of Ali Baba" (1968), "Final Chapter: Walking Tall" (1977), "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980), and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1985). He also made his television debut in 1956 on the series "Z...

In de nasleep van een verwoestende pestepidemie wordt een ongelijksoortige groep geconfronteerd met beperkte middelen en toenemende gevaren diep in de Russische wildernis. Seizoen 2 van To the Lake volgt een nieuwe groep jonge overlevenden, Taras, Alena, Aziz en Sonya, die geïsoleerd in de Karelische wildernis leven en worstelen om te overleven in een wereld na de pandemie. Wanneer ze Zhenya ontmoeten, een deserteur van de Russische speciale eenheden, lopen de spanningen op te midden van slinkende voorraden, schaars water en uitvallende elektriciteit. ______________________ Review: Ik heb van beide seizoenen genoten: een uitstekende cast die perfect bij hun rollen past. Het script is ijzersterk – je leeft echt mee met de personages. Dankzij het geweldige acteerwerk en de sterke dynamiek blijft de serie geboeid; er is geen moment van emotionele rust in het verhaal. In het tweede seizoen voel je echter de invloed van buitenlandse filmtechnieken – zelfs de muziek heeft motieven in de sti...

  Nathaniel Taylor (March 31, 1938- February 27, 2019) Taylor was a television actor, best known for his recurring role as Rollo Lawson in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son, a role he later reprised on its short-lived 1980-1981 spin-off Sanford. He later played the first version of Jim-Jam with Redd Foxx on the 1986 series The Redd Foxx Show. Later, he played Rerun's (Fred Berry) brother-in-law Ike in the sitcom What's Happening!!. Taylor also appeared in the films Trouble Man (1972), Willie Dynamite (1974), and Passing Through (1977). Taylor was married twice, and had seven children. According to his friend, entertainer/promoter Alonzo Williams, Taylor suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized on Saturday, and died at UCLA Medical Center on February 27th, 2019, age 80. He is interred at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.  

  Drie huisgenoten, ogenschijnlijk twintigers, proberen elk een geheim voor de buitenwereld verborgen te houden. Aidan (  Sam Witwer  ) is een 261 jaar oude vampier, Josh (  Sam Huntington  ) is een weerwolf en Sally (  Meaghan Rath  ) is een geest. De drie proberen elkaar te helpen bij het navigeren door de complexiteit van hun dubbelleven, terwijl ze tegelijkertijd hun eigen leven proberen te ontcijferen. ______________________________ Review: Ik kijk deze serie om de paar jaar opnieuw en elke keer ben ik weer verrast door hoe goed het verhaal is voor een zender als Syfy. Er zit voor ieder wat wils in: humor, drama, luchtig, duister, gek, sexy, eng, campy. Gecombineerd met het doordachte script en een geweldige cast, is het gewoon een ontzettend leuke tv-serie. Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington en Meaghan Rath – brachten Aiden, Josh en Sally tot leven (om het zo maar te zeggen) en zorgden ervoor dat we vier fantastische seizoenen lang met hen meeleefden. Me...

  Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) Born in London, England, during World War II to refugees escaping the Holocaust, Springer was raised in Queens, New York City. He attended Northwestern University School of Law, qualified as a lawyer, and first became actively involved in politics working for the campaign of Robert Kennedy in 1968. A Cincinnati City Council member, Springer served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978. He then worked as a local news anchor in Cincinnati where he won several Regional Emmy Awards for commentary. Springer was best known for hosting the tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He also debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015. From 2007 to 2008, he hosted America's Got Talent, and from 2019 until 2022, Springer hosted the courtroom show Judge Jerry. Springer appeared in an episode of Married... with Children as the host of a talk show called The Masculine Feminist, in which he advocated for women gett...

 Clark Kent wordt geboren op de planeet Krypton als Kal-El, zoon van Jor-el en Lara. De bevolking lijkt uit te sterven en de planeet dreigt vernietigd te worden. Om zijn bevolking te redden stuurt Jor-el zijn zoontje in een ruimteschip naar de aarde. Hier doet Clark een lange tijd over en hij is inmiddels dan ook 6 jaar als de aarde in zicht komt. Hij arriveert met duizenden meteorieten, afkomstig van zijn thuisplaneet, die kort na zijn vertrek is geëxplodeerd. Met de meteorietinslag belandt hij op aarde, waar hij zijn eerste heldendaad al voltooit: een omgekiepte jeep ligt in een krater en hij ontdekt twee mensen erin waarna hij zonder enige moeite de auto optilt en zo beide inzittenden, Jonathan & Martha Kent, hun leven redt. Zij vinden nergens ouders en besluiten het jongetje mee naar huis te nemen en uit te zoeken wie hij is. Hier slagen ze niet in en als de sheriff achterdochtig vraagt wie dat jongetje is, verzint Martha dat hij hun adoptiezoon Clark is. Jon...

Gavin MacLeod, born Allan George See (February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) MacLeod's career began in films in 1957. In 1965, he played opposite Peter Mann in The Sword of Ali Baba. He went on to play alongside Anthony Franciosa in A Man Called Gannon (1968), with Christopher George in The Thousand Plane Raid, and opposite Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, and Carroll O'Connor in Kelly's Heroes (1970). MacLeod achieved continuing television success co-starring opposite Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962–1964) as Joseph "Happy" Haines, and on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) as Murray Slaughter. He also starred on ABC's The Love Boat (1977–1986), in which he was cast as Merrill Stubing, the ship’s captain. MacLeod and his second wife were hosts on the Trinity Broadcasting Network for 17 years, primarily hosting a show about marriage called Back on Course. In the 2000s MacLeod guested on several TV series, including "Oz", “The King of Queens,” “J...

  Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE (July 20, 1938 – September 10, 2020) She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–68); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–17). She also enjoyed a career in theatre, including playing the title role in Medea, both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame in 1994 for services to drama. Rigg made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlena Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC miniseries Mother Love (1989), and an Emmy Awa...

  John Saxon, born Carmine Orrico (August 5, 1935-July 25, 2020) He was an actor and martial artist who has worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. Saxon is known for his work in westerns and horror movies, often playing police officers and detectives. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, playing in such movies as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961). During the 1970's and 1980's, he would establish himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law enforcement officials in horror movies such as Black Christmas (1974), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In addition to his roles in horror movies, Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie Enter the Dragon (1973), and has supporting roles in the westerns Death of a Gunfighter (1969) and Joe Kidd (1972), as well as the adven...

  Verhaal: De serie toont de periode vanaf de bruiloft tot de inhuldiging, inclusief de geboortes van de prinsessen en de toenemende druk van het koningshuis. We krijgen daarbij veel meer te zien van het turbulente leven van haar en de prins. Zo mogen we de beroemde traan tijdens hun huwelijk aanschouwen en leven we mee met de geboorte van de prinsessen Amalia, Alexia en Ariane. Daarnaast zien we wat de aanslag in Apeldoorn, het ski-ongeluk van Prins Friso en het aftreden van Koningin Beatrix met hen doet. Maar er zitten meer opvallende momenten in de serie, zoals Koninginnedag van 2002 in Meppel en Hoogeveen. Dat was Máxima’s allereerste keer bij het Nederlands nationale feest. Tot slot brengt dit seizoen de uiteindelijke huldiging in beeld, waarmee Beatrix het stokje doorgaf aan haar zoon. _________________ Review: Thematiek: De toon is iets zwaarder en "Hollandser". De serie schetst een intrigerend beeld van de offers die Máxima moet brengen; recensenten merken op dat het ...

  Janis Paige, born Donna Mae Tjaden (September 16, 1922 – June 2, 2024) With a career spanning nearly 60 years, she was one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Paige began singing in local amateur shows at the age of five. After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, where she became a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II, as well as posing as a pin-up model. This led to a film contract with Warner Bros., although she later left the studio to pursue live theatre work. She continued to alternate between film and theatre work for much of her career. Beginning in the mid-1950s, she also made numerous television appearances, as well as starring in her own sitcom It's Always Jan. Paige appeared on Broadway, and she was a huge hit in a 1951 comedy-mystery play Remains to Be Seen. She also toured successfully as a cabaret singer. Stardom came in 1954 with her role as Babe in the Broadway musical The Pajama Game. After si...

  Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) Coleman was an actor with roles in well over 60 films and television programs to his credit. He trained with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City from 1958 to 1960. His best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016). Coleman's television roles included the title characters of Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), as well as Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011). He won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Glo...

  Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) Fawcett began her career in 1968 in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on Harry O (1974–76), and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–78) with then husband, film and television star Lee Majors. She rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of Charlie's Angels. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies, as a battered wife in the 1984 film The Burning Bed and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film Small Sacrifices. Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations. In 1996...

  Nadat Cheryls driejarige verloving in een hartverscheurende breuk eindigt, wordt haar leven op zijn kop gezet wanneer haar tante haar een ontsnapping biedt van Chicago naar het Amishdorp Sugarcreek. Cheryl worstelt met het gevoel een vis op het droge te zijn en ontdekt een verontrustend geheim dat het kleine stadje in Ohio op zijn kop kan zetten. Terwijl Cheryl het mysterie probeert te ontrafelen, vindt ze een gemeenschap, een gevoel van thuishoren en de mogelijkheid van een nieuwe liefde. Zal Sugarcreek Cheryls nieuwe thuis worden?  De film, geproduceerd door American Cinema Inspires, is gebaseerd op de eerste twee boeken uit de Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries-serie, uitgegeven door Guideposts. De serie bestaat uit 30 boeken. _______________________ Review: Ik weet niet zeker of ik de eerste film geweldig vond, maar ik heb de serie gekeken. De verhaallijnen : oke maar niet spannend. Acteurs zijn niet geweldig in hun spel, cinema is oke en voor de rest slaapverwekkend, plus een h...