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Alan Brown (filmmaker)
Alan Brown is an American director and author active in the twenty-first century. Filmmaker Brown's first film, the half-hour narrative ''O Beautiful (2002 film), O Beautiful'', won the Future Filmmaker Award at the 2002 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, and was an official selection of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Singled out by critics as "powerful and ultimately beautiful", and "a rare piece of film making", it is available on the Strand Releasing DVD, ''Boys Life 4: Four Play, Boys Life 4''. Brown's feature debut, ''Book of Love (2004 film), Book of Love'', which stars Simon Baker, Frances O'Connor, Gregory Smith, and Bryce Dallas Howard, was praised by critics for its "creepy eroticism and sly intelligence", and as "a movie that feels about as real as it's possible to be". It premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and was broadcast on Showtime, the Sundance Channel, and Starz. His second feature film, ''Superheroes (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Beautiful (2002 Film)
O, or o, is the fifteenth Letter (alphabet), letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''o'' (pronounced ), plural English alphabet#Letter names, ''oes''. History Its graphic form has remained fairly constant from Phoenician alphabet, Phoenician times until today. The name of the Phoenician letter was ''Ayin, ʿeyn'', meaning "eye", and indeed its shape originates simply as a drawing of a human eye (possibly inspired by the corresponding Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian hieroglyph, cf. Proto-Sinaitic script). Its original sound value was that of a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the cognate Arabic alphabet, Arabic letter ع, ع ''ʿayn''. The use of this Phoenician letter for a vowel sound is due to the early Greek alphabets, which adopted the letter as Omicron, O " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Doyle (actor)
Matthew Finnen Doyle (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theater. He made his Broadway debut in 2007 in '' Spring Awakening'' as replacement for the role of Hanschen, and later had supporting roles in the Broadway productions of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' in 2009 and ''War Horse'' in 2011. He joined ''The Book of Mormon'' in 2012, replacing Nic Rouleau as Elder Price. Following a period of performing Off-Broadway and regionally, he joined the Broadway transfer of the gender-swapped production of ''Company'' in 2021 playing the role originated by Jonathan Bailey in the West End. For his performance, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. As singer-songwriter, Doyle performs in live shows and has released two EPs, namely, ''Daylight'' (2011) and ''Constant'' (2012). He released his first full-length album, ''Uncontrolled'' in 2016. Early life and education Doyle grew up in Weston, Connecticut, before moving to South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulbright Fellowship
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Via the program, competitively-selected American citizens including students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists, and artists may receive scholarships or grants to study, conduct research, teach, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States. The program was founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946 and is considered to be one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world. The program provides approximately 8,000 grants annually – roughly 1,600 to U.S. students, 1,200 to U.S. scholars, 4,000 to foreign students, 900 to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Endowment For The Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government by an act of the U.S. Congress, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 29, 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951). It is a sub-agency of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, along with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The NEA has its offices in Washington, D.C. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1995, as well as the Special Tony Award in 2016. In 1985, the NEA won an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its work with the American Film Institute in the identification, acquisition, restoration and preservation of historic films. In 2016 and again in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Hepburn's Neck (novel)
Audrey () is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Æðelþryð'', composed of the elements '' æðel'' "noble" and ''þryð'' "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Audrey (d. 679), also known by the historical form of her name as Saint Æthelthryth. The same name also survived into the modern period in its Anglo-Saxon form, as ''Etheldred'', e.g. Etheldred Benett (1776–1845). In the 17th century, the name of ''Saint Audrey'' gave rise to the adjective ''tawdry'' "cheap and pretentious; cheaply adorned". The lace necklaces sold to pilgrims to Saint Audrey fell out of fashion in the 17th century, and so tawdry was reinterpreted as meaning cheap or vulgar. As a consequence, use of the name declined, but it was revived in the 19th century. Popularity of the name in the United States peaked in the interbellum period, but it fell below rank 100 in popularity by 1940 and was not frequently given in the later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Bokaer
Jonah Bokaer (born October 1, 1981) is an American choreographer and media artist. He works on live performances in the United States and elsewhere, including choreography, digital media, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and social enterprise. Education Originally from Ithaca, New York, Bokaer trained in dance at Cornell University, and subsequently graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts as a North Carolina Academic Scholar (Contemporary Dance/Performance, 2000). Recruited for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company at the unprecedented age of 18, Bokaer pursued a parallel degree in Visual & Media Studies at The New School (2003–2007), where he received the Joan Kirnsner Memorial Award. Additional studies in media and performance occurred at Parsons The New School for Design, NYU Performance Studies, and through self-taught explorations into digital media and 3D animation: such studies led to the development of a rare, multi-disciplinary approach to choreogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Dances
''Five Dances'' is a 2013 film written and directed by Alan Brown and starring Ryan Steele, Reed Luplau, Catherine Miller, Kimiye Corwin, and Luke Murphy. Plot Chip, a young dancer who recently arrived in New York City, starts to train and practice with three other dancers and the ballet master; the dancing room where they practice is in SoHo. While patiently rehearsing each figure of the five dances making up the ballet, Chip has to choose between going back to his family home in the Midwest and starting his own career and personal life. Cast * Ryan Steele as Chip * Reed Luplau as Theo *Catherine Miller as Katie * Kimye Corwin as Cynthia *Luke Murphy as Anthony * Lulu Roche as Chip's mother (voice) Soundtrack * "252" – Gem Club * "Dog" – Scott Matthew * "Friends & Foes" – Scott Matthew * "Surgery" – Scott Matthew * "Sinking" – Scott Matthew * "Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria" – Johann Sebastian Bach * "Put Your Back N 2 It" – Perfume Genius The score soundt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hale Appleman
Hale Isaac Appleman is an American actor. He is known for playing Tobey Cobb in the 2007 film ''Teeth'' and Eliot in the television fantasy series '' The Magicians''. Early life Appleman was raised in Manhattan, New York. He spent four summers at the performing arts summer camp French Woods and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. After attending Carnegie Mellon for "a year and a month or two", he dropped out to film a role in a movie. Career Appleman's credits on stage include the revival of '' Streamers'' at the Roundabout Theater Company, Clifford Odets' '' Paradise Lost'' at the American Repertory Theater, and the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's '' Passion Play'' as Jesus. In 2011, he played Bob in ''Moonchildren'' at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, and can be heard on the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Sam Shepard's ''Buried Child''. Appleman was seen at The Old Globe Theater as Mercutio in '' The Last Goodbye''. Appleman played Zach on the NBC musical dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Numrich
Seth Numrich ( ; born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor. Early life Numrich was born in Minneapolis. He studied at The Juilliard School graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36 in acting. He was a teaching artist for "Artists Striving to End Poverty" STEPonline.orgfrom 2005 to 2012. Career Theatre A Juilliard School graduate in drama, Numrich has been part of Rising Phoenix Repertory from 2005 onwards and takes part in many other theater groups as well. Numrich made his Broadway debut as Lorenzo in the 2010 revival of ''The Merchant of Venice'' and has played the boxer Joe Bonaparte in '' Golden Boy'' and as Albert in ''War Horse'' both at the Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. He has also acted off Broadway like in ''Slipping'', ''Yosemite'' and ''Blind'' as part of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater program, in ''Too Much Memory'', ''Favorites'' and ''Break Your Face on My Hand'' with Rising Phoenix Repertory, ''On the Levee'' and ''Iphigen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Play
Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Larry Carlton left Fourplay and was replaced by Chuck Loeb, who died on July 31, 2017. During Loeb's illness, saxophonist Kirk Whalum joined the group for performances. The group has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B and pop to jazz, appealing to a broad mainstream audience. Their debut album, ''Fourplay'' (1991), sold over a million copies and remained at the number one position on the ''Billboard'' contemporary jazz chart for 33 weeks. Their next album, '' Between the Sheets'' (1993), reached number one, went gold, and received a Grammy Award nomination. In 1995, their third gold album, ''Elixir ELIXIR (the European life- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Hamlet'', is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the Title character, title characters are regarded as archetype, archetypal young lovers. ''Romeo and Juliet'' belongs to a tradition of tragic Romance (love), romances stretching back to Ancient history, antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as ''The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet'' by Arthur Brooke (poet), Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in ''Palace of Pleasure'' by William Painter (author), William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but expanded the plot by developing a number of supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Count Paris, Paris. Believed to have been written between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
