genre medicine man 
Medicine Man ( originally titled The Stand ) is a 1992 film directed by American ___MASK55___ director John McTiernan . The film stars Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco , and features an acclaimed score by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith . The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American ___MASK9___ ( though recipients do not need to be U . S . citizens ). The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 , culminating each December in a star - studded gala celebrating the Honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House . A composer ( Latin " compn "; literally " one who puts together ") is a person who creates or writes ___MASK15___ , which can be ___MASK83___ ( for a singer or choir ), instrumental ___MASK15___ ( e . g ., for solo piano , string quartet , wind quintet or orchestra ) or ___MASK15___ which combines both instruments and voices ( e . g ., opera or art song , which is a singer accompanied by a pianist ). The core meaning of the term refers to individuals who have contributed to the tradition of Western classical ___MASK15___ through creation of works expressed in written musical notation ( e . g ., sheet ___MASK15___ scores ). Lorraine Bracco ( born October 2 , 1954 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her performances as ___MASK77___ . Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series " The Sopranos ", and as Karen Friedman Hill in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film " Goodfellas ", for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She also appeared as Angela Rizzoli on the TNT series " Rizzoli & Isles ". Jerrald King " Jerry " Goldsmith ( February 10 , 1929July 21 , 2004 ) was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and ___MASK47___ scoring . He composed scores for such noteworthy films as " The Sand Pebbles ", " Logan ' s Run ", " Planet of the Apes ", " Patton ", " Papillon ", " Chinatown ", " The Wind and the Lion ", " The Omen ", " The Boys from Brazil ", " Capricorn One ", " Alien ", " Poltergeist ", " The Secret of NIMH ", " Gremlins ", " Hoosiers ", " Total Recall ", " Basic Instinct ", " Rudy ", " Air Force One ", " L . A . Confidential ", " Mulan ", " The Mummy ", three " Rambo " films , and five " Star Trek " films . The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American animated ___MASK34___ ___MASK61___ ___MASK96___ directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut . It is an adaptation of Robert C . O ' Brien ' s 1971 children ' s novel " Mrs . Frisby and the Rats of NIMH ". The film was produced by Aurora Pictures and released by United Artists and features the voices of Elizabeth Hartman , Dom DeLuise , Arthur Malet , Derek Jacobi , Hermione Baddeley , John Carradine , Peter Strauss , and Paul Shenar . The " Mrs . Frisby " name in the novel had to be changed to " Mrs . Brisby " during production due to trademark concerns with Frisbee discs . It was followed in 1998 by a direct - to - video sequel called "", which was made without Bluth ' s involvement or input . A CGI / live action reboot is currently in the works . Hoosiers is a 1986 ___MASK24___ written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh . It tells the story of a small - town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship . It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship . Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American ___MASK3___ and the third in the " Die Hard " film series . It was co - produced and directed by John McTiernan ( who directed " Die Hard "), written by Jonathan Hensleigh , and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane , Samuel L . Jackson as McClane ' s reluctant partner Zeus Carver , and Jeremy Irons as Simon Peter Gruber . It was released on May 19 , 1995 , five years after " Die Hard 2 ", becoming the highest - grossing film at the worldwide box - office that year , but received mixed reviews . It was followed by " Live Free or Die Hard " and " A Good Day to Die Hard " in 2007 and 2013 , respectively . Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American biographical ___MASK60___ directed by Martin Scorsese . It is a ___MASK4___ of the 1986 non - ___MASK91___ book " Wiseguy " by Nicholas Pileggi , who co - wrote the ___MASK29___ with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill ( the first - person narrator in the film ) and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 MGM ___MASK96___ in Panavision and Metrocolor , produced by Herb Jaffe and Phil Rawlins , written and directed by John Milius , that stars Sean Connery , Candice Bergen , Brian Keith , and John Huston . The film was loosely based on the real - life Perdicaris incident of 1904 . The film was distributed in the U . S . by United Artists and overseas by Columbia Pictures . Home Box Office ( ___MASK6___ ) is an American premium cable and satellite ___MASK47___ network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office , Inc . Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original ___MASK47___ series , along with made - for - cable movies and documentaries , boxing matches , and occasional stand - up comedy and concert specials . Capricorn One is a 1977 ___MASK71___ conspiracy thriller film about a Mars landing hoax . It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade ' s ITC Entertainment . It stars Elliott Gould with James Brolin , Sam Waterston and O . J . Simpson as the astronauts . Sir Thomas Sean Connery ( born 25 August 1930 ) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award , two BAFTA Awards ( one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award ) and three Golden Globes ( including the Cecil B . DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award ). He was knighted by Elizabeth II in July 2000 after receiving Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999 . Star Trek is an American ___MASK93___ fiction entertainment franchise based on the ___MASK47___ series created by Gene Roddenberry . The first ___MASK47___ series , simply called " Star Trek " and now referred to as "", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the ___MASK47___ network NBC . It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain ___MASK66___ T . Kirk ( William Shatner ) and his crew aboard the starship USS " Enterprise ", a space exploration vessel , built by the interstellar federal republic United Federation of Planets in the twenty - third century . The " Star Trek " canon of the franchise include " The Original Series ", an animated series , four ___MASK47___ series , its film franchise and an upcoming ___MASK47___ series scheduled to debut in 2017 . Karen Friedman Hill ( born January 16 , 1946 ) is an American socialite , known for her involvement in the mafia through her husband Henry Hill , who was an associate of the Lucchese ___MASK42___ ___MASK45___ . The events of their life were chronicled in the 1990 film " Goodfellas " and several books . Last ___MASK55___ Hero is a 1993 American ___MASK59___ ___MASK39___ ___MASK3___ directed and produced by John McTiernan . It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés , containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film . Die Hard is a 1988 American ___MASK3___ directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E . de Souza and Jeb Stuart . It follows off - duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane ( Bruce Willis ) as he takes on a group of highly organized criminals led by Hans Gruber ( Alan Rickman ), who perform a heist in a Los Angeles skyscraper under the guise of a terrorist attack using hostages , including McClane ' s wife Holly ( Bonnie Bedelia ), to keep the police at bay . Gremlins is a 1984 American ___MASK20___ ___MASK51___ film directed by Joe Dante and released by Warner Bros . The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet , which then spawns other creatures who transform into small , destructive , evil monsters . This story was continued with a sequel , "", released in 1990 . Unlike the lighter sequel , " Gremlins " opts for more black ___MASK20___ , balanced against a Christmastime setting . Both films were the center of large merchandising campaigns . The Omen is a 1976 American - British ___MASK44___ ___MASK51___ film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer . The film stars Gregory Peck , Lee Remick , David Warner , Harvey Spencer Stephens , Billie Whitelaw , Patrick Troughton , Martin Benson , and Leo McKern . The first installment in " The Omen " series , the film concerns a young child substituted at birth by American Ambassador Robert Thorn unbeknownst to his wife , after their own son is stillborn . They are surrounded by mysterious and ominous deaths , unaware that the child is the Antichrist . The Sopranos is an American ___MASK42___ ___MASK61___ television series created by David Chase . Revolving around the fictional character and family of New Jersey - based Italian American mobster Tony Soprano ( ___MASK66___ Gandolfini ), the show portrays the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and his criminal organization . These are often highlighted during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi ( Lorraine Bracco ). The series features Tony ' s family members , mafia colleagues and rivals , in prominent roles and story arcs , most notably his wife Carmela ( Edie Falco ) and protégé Christopher Moltisanti ( Michael Imperioli ). John Campbell McTiernan , Jr . ( born January 8 , 1951 ) is an American filmmaker . He is best known for his ___MASK55___ films , especially " Predator " ( 1987 ), " Die Hard " ( 1988 ), and " The Hunt for Red October " ( 1990 ). His later well - known films include the ___MASK55___ - comedy - ___MASK34___ film " Last Action Hero " ( 1993 ), the ___MASK3___ ___MASK26___ " Die Hard with a Vengeance " ( 1995 ), and the heist film - remake " The Thomas Crown Affair " ( 1999 ). Martin Charles Scorsese ( born November 17 , 1942 ) is an American director , producer , screenwriter , actor , and film historian , whose career spans more than 53 years . Scorsese ' s body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian - American identity , Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption , faith , machismo , modern ___MASK42___ , and gang conflict . Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity . Jennifer Melfi , is a fictional character on the ___MASK6___ TV series " The Sopranos ". She is the psychiatrist of Mafia boss Tony Soprano . She is portrayed by Lorraine Bracco . ___MASK25___ Instinct is a 1992 ___MASK36___ film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas , and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone . The film follows a police detective , Nick Curran ( Douglas ), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star . During the investigation Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect , Catherine Tramell ( Stone ), an enigmatic writer .