Michael Pressman
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Pressman (born July 1, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television. Some of the films he has directed are The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976), Doctor Detroit (1983), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996). For television, he has directed episodes of Picket Fences, The Practice, The Graudian, Boston Legal, The Closer, Law & Order, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy and other series. He is an alumni of Camp Rising Sun and studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 01, 1950
Deathday: N/A
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
1991-10-14
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
Overview: This short documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film adaptations of the popular comic book and animated series. Included are interviews with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as discuss the efforts that went into it.
Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-14
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Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2003-11-08
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Overview: Television director/producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their attempts to stage the play and work on their marriage keep running afoul, and everything's threatened by their difficult male lead, Alan Rosenberg. Michael's best hope, as a husband and producer, is to step into the character that Alan has abandoned.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-08
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991-03-22
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Overview: The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-22
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Detours
2016-04-20
Detours
Overview: A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her widowed dad, her mom's ashes in a coffee can, and a GPS with a mind of its own.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-20
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Mackendrick on Film
2004-01-01
Mackendrick on Film
Overview: Mackendrick on Film is an educational project constructed around the film teachings of legendary pedagogue Alexander Mackendrick. Taking as its starting point Mackendrick's body of written work contained in his book On Film-making: An introduction to the craft of the director, Mackendrick on Film is a structured 'illustrated lecture' that features never-before-seen footage of Mackendrick at work in the classrooms and studios of the California Institute of the Arts, new interviews with former students and colleagues, extracts from archived interviews with Mackendrick about his career as a teacher of cinema, rare photos, and a selection of his student handouts, storyboards and sketches.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Revenge of Al Capone
1989-02-26
The Revenge of Al Capone
Overview: After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-26
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The Sound Sleeper
1973-01-01
The Sound Sleeper
Overview: A woman has a late night tryst with a dark turn
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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