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21 Thunder
''21 Thunder'' is a Canadian television drama series which follows star players of an under-21 academy for the fictional Montreal Thunder soccer team in Montreal, Quebec. The series was created by Adrian Wills, Riley Adams, and Kenneth Hirsch in 2016. It features an ensemble cast that includes, among others, RJ Fetherstonhaugh, Colm Feore, Stephanie Bennett, Emmanuel Kabongo, and Conrad Pla. The series aired in Canada on CBC Television beginning July 31, 2017, to generally positive reviews. ''21 Thunder'' was released in all other countries worldwide on March 1, 2018 as a Netflix Original Series by Netflix although it was removed in March 2022. It received generally positive international reception. Background The creators of the show—Adrian Wills, Riley Adams, and Kenneth Hirsch—briefly considered focusing their series on basketball or hockey, before settling on soccer. Hirsch explained this decision in an interview with the ''Montreal Gazette'':We realized very quickl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refinery29
Refinery29 (R29) is an American multinational digital media and entertainment website focused on young women. It is owned by Vice Media. History Justin Stefano, Philippe von Borries, Piera Gelardi, and Christene Barberich co-founded Refinery29 in 2005 as a city guide, emphasizing fashion local to New York City. The name of the website alludes to the website distilling information into its essence. The company headquarters is located in the Financial District, Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Refinery29 has over 450 employees globally with offices in Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. In 2015, the company launched a UK edition at www.refinery29.uk and the following year in 2016, a German edition at www.refinery29.de. In 2016, Refinery29 announced it had raised $45 million in funding led by Turner. As of 2017, Refinery29 reaches an audience of over 500 million globally. On October 2, 2019, Vice Media (owned by Shane Smith (20%), The Walt Disney Company (16%), A&E Networks ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (magazine)
''Vanity Fair'' is a monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of ''Vanity Fair'' was published from 1913 to 1936. The imprint was revived in 1983 and currently includes five international editions of the magazine. As of 2018, the Editor-in-Chief is Radhika Jones. Vanity Fair is most recognized for its celebrity pictures and the occasional controversy that surrounds its more risqué images. Furthermore, the publication is known for its energetic writing, in-depth reporting, and social commentary. History ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' Condé Montrose Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ''Dress'' in 1913. He renamed the magazine ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' and published four issues in 1913. It continued to thrive into the 1920s. However, it became a casualty of the Great Depression and declining advertising revenues, although its circulation, at 90,000 copies, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Schneller
Johanna Schneller is an American-born Canadian film journalist and television personality, currently the host of the film talk show '' The Filmmakers'' on CBC Television. A freelance celebrity interviewer for such publications as '' Vanity Fair'', '' GQ'', ''Chatelaine'' and ''Toronto Life'', she is also the film columnist for ''The Globe and Mail'', and hosted TVOntario's weekly '' Saturday Night at the Movies'' for two seasons. She has also been a regular television columnist for the ''Toronto Star'' and the '' StarMetro'' chain. Schneller has lived in Toronto since 1994 with her husband, Canadian journalist Ian Brown Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the split in 1996, he began a solo career, re ..., and their two children, Hayley and Walker. References External links Johanna Schneller, ''The Globe and Mail'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doyle (critic)
John Doyle (born 1957) is a Canadian writer who is a television critic at ''The Globe and Mail''. Early life John Doyle was born in 1957 in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1980. Career Doyle was first hired by ''The Globe and Mail'' to write for ''Broadcast Week'', the paper's weekly television listings, as a columnist. In 2000, he was appointed the newspaper's daily television critic. Doyle also covers soccer for the paper. His writing on soccer has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', the ECW Press anthology ''Best Canadian Sports Writing'', and the soccer magazine ''Eight by Eight''. In 2005, Doyle published his first book, the memoir ''A Great Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age'' about his early life in deeply conservative rural Ireland, and the book ''The World is a Ball: The Joy, Madness, and Meaning of Soccer''. Doyle has covered multiple FIFA World Cup, Euro tournaments, and the FIFA Women's World Cup. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamela Mpumlwana
Thamela Mpumlwana is a Canadian actor.Candace Ganger"The Actor Who Plays Tyson On 'In The Dark' Has A Seriously Cool Mom" ''Romper'', April 4, 2019. He is most noted for his performance as Sheppard in the 2020 film ''Akilla's Escape'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. He previously voiced the role of Ramone in the first season of ''Peg + Cat'', and played Tyson Parker in the first season of '' In the Dark''.Daniel Fienberg"'In the Dark': TV Review" ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...'', April 4, 2019. References External links * 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male child actors Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Graham
Gabrielle Graham is a Canadian actress. She first appeared in the Amazon Prime series '' The Expanse'' (2017). Later that year, she went on to star as recurring role Fatima Gossa in the Netflix series ''21 Thunder''. She continued appearing in various films and television series, most notably in films as Parker in ''On the Basis of Sex'' (2018) and as Tabitha in '' In the Shadow of the Moon'' (2019). Career She had her breakthrough starring as main role Nia in the series '' Twenties'' (2020–present). That same year she also appeared in the sci-fi horror film '' Possessor'' (2020) as Holly, where she opened the film, and for which her performance was critically praised. She attended York University for acting and graduated in 2015. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Laferriere
Kimberly Laferrière is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC and the Canadian Film Center in Toronto. She has appeared in successful television series in both French and English in the US and Canada. Her recent work includes the role of Natasha in the popular TV series ''Fugueuse'' which was nominated for a Prix Gémeaux in 2018, as well as ABC’s '' In The Dark'', Netflix’s ''21 Thunder ''21 Thunder'' is a Canadian television drama series which follows star players of an under-21 academy for the fictional Montreal Thunder soccer team in Montreal, Quebec. The series was created by Adrian Wills, Riley Adams, and Kenneth Hirsch i ...'' and the ground breaking '' Féminin Féminin'' by Chloe Robichaud. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laferriere, Kimberly Living people Actresses from Quebec 1984 births Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses French Quebecers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Backo
Clark Backo is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her recurring role as Rosie, Wayne's love interest, in the television series ''Letterkenny''. She has also appeared in the television series '' Remedy'', ''Shoot the Messenger'', '' 21 Thunder'', ''Designated Survivor'', ''Wynonna Earp'', ''Supernatural'' and ''The Handmaid's Tale'', and in the film '' Happy Place''. She was an ACTRA Award nominee for Outstanding Performance (Female) at the ACTRA Toronto awards in 2021 for ''Happy Place''. In 2022, she co-starred in the Amazon feature film ''I Want You Back'', alongside Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood and Manny Jacinto. She is the daughter of musician Njacko Backo Njacko Backo is a musician, poet, writer, composer, performer, and choreographer from Cameroon. He was born in 1958 and raised in a very musical family. He spent most of his childhood in a village called Bazou in western Cameroon where he was intr .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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