Robert Halmi Sr.

On July 30, 2014, shortly after completing this autobiography, Robert Halmi, the prolific producer of television movies and miniseries, died at the age of 90. Hailed by Variety as "A Gulliver Among TV Movie Producers," he had a hand in more than 200 long-form narrative television projects from 1989's Lonesome Dove, starring Robert Duvall, to 2000's "Don Quixote" starring John Lithgow. Filled with so much of the marquee talent of the past century,...

On September 11, 2001, the American people watched the terrible events unfold. But what happened behind the scenes, in the private quarters of Washington-the decisions, the deliberations, the strategies, the dread, the incomprehension-offers a revealing perspective on a defining moment in American history that will open your eyes.

In this chilling telling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel of terror, Dr. Henry Jekyll is a respected physician whose experiments with man's dark side has unleashed a serial killer named Edward Hyde. Jekyll may have found a compassionate ally in attorney Claire Wheaton, but neither realizes the terrifying lengths Hyde will go to, to gain control.

The legends of the Native American nations come to life in this groundbreaking new miniseries from legendary executive producer Robert Halmi Sr. (ARABIAN NIGHTS, MERLIN). Two generations-a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy-embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.

Grandpa and Shane trek across the open vistas and distant Black Hills of South Dakota en route to the All Nations ceremony. Along this peaceful terrain, and under the calm of the moon, it's also the perfect time for Grandpa to tell his stories as they were told to him, perhaps for the last time.

Accompanying two priests to the East to ostensibly convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Venetian trader Marco Polo eventually pushes bravely forth alone toward a fabled heartland. Accepted as an envoy into Khan's court, Marco Polo advances as a Mongol grandee where for twenty extraordinary years he is marooned on the far side of the world. What he eventually brings back with him to the West is a chronicle that changed history.

The inspired prequel to Peter Pan continues, sweeping in time from the turbulent seas of the pirates of the Caribbean to the back alleys of a vividly rendered Dickensian London to a world of pure imagination.

In the magical world of Earthsea, the Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony between humans and dragons for centuries. But when the Amulet is broken and a piece of it disappears, it's up to a neophyte wizard to restore balance and stop a nefarious king from conquering Earthsea's islands. A richly imagined epic based on Ursula K. Le Guin's multiple award-winning classic tale. Stars Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Sebastian Roche, Danny Glover, Isabella...

In the magical world of Earthsea, the Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony between humans and dragons for centuries. But when the Amulet is broken and a piece of it disappears, it's up to a neophyte wizard to restore balance and stop a nefarious king from conquering Earthsea's islands. A richly imagined epic based on Ursula K. Le Guin's multiple award-winning classic tale. Stars Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Sebastian Roche, Danny Glover, Isabella...

This is Terry Pratchett's ingenious overture to the outlandish and now-legendary Discworld. Incompetent wizard Rincewind involuntarily becomes guide to the Discworld's first ever tourist, naïve optimist Twoflower and his magical wooden luggage. Together, in the ultimate package holiday, the trio battle wizards, elude druid mercenaries, ride dragons but can Rincewind defeat his nemesis Trymon and save Discworld from ultimate destruction?