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Blood Sisters (other)
''Blood Sisters'' is a 2005 novel by Barbara Keating and Stephanie Keating. Blood Sisters may also refer to: Film and television * ''Sisters'' (1972 film) or ''Blood Sisters'', a film by Brian De Palma * ''BloodSisters'' (1995 film), a documentary by Michelle Handelman * ''The Blood Sisters'' (TV series), a 2018 Filipino television series *Blood Sisters (2022 series), a Netflix original limited-series Literature *''Blood Sisters'', a 1981 novel by Valerie Miner *''Bloodsisters'', a 1982 novel by John A. Russo John A. Russo (born February 2, 1939), sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film ''Night of the Living Dead'', which he co-wrote wi ... *"Blood Sisters", a short story by Greg Egan in ''Hackers'' (anthology), a 1991 collection See also * Blood brother (other) * Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, a religious order * San Diego Blood Sisters [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Sisters
''Blood Sisters'' is a 2005 book by Barbara and Stephanie Keating. The book follows the lives of three girls through their early lives in Kenya to their later lives, each of which go into different directions. Synopsis The novel concerns the life stories of three girls: the Irish Sarah Mackay, an Afrikaner Hanna Van der Beer and British Camilla Broughton Smith. The book follows their journey from being brought up in Kenya, until their lives diverge and their hopes and dreams are destroyed, and their bond almost with it. Publication ''Blood Sisters'' was first published in paperback format in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2005 through Harvill Press. This was followed by an ebook publication in 2006 through Vintage. The novel has been translated to multiple languages that include German, Turkish, and Italian. Trilogy It is the first volume of the ''Langani Trilogy'', followed by ''A Durable Fire'' (2007, ) and ''In Borrowed Light'' (2011, ). Reception RTE's revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (1972 Film)
''Sisters'' (released as ''Blood Sisters'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1972 American psychological horror film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, and Charles Durning. A French Canadian model's separated conjoined twin is suspected of having committed a brutal murder witnessed by a newspaper reporter in Staten Island, New York City. Co-written by De Palma and Louisa Rose, the screenplay for the film was inspired by the Soviet conjoined twins Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and features narrative and visual references to several films by Alfred Hitchcock. Filmed on location in Staten Island, the film prominently features split-screen compositions (also present in subsequent De Palma films such as '' Carrie''), and was scored by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. Released in the spring of 1973, ''Sisters'' received praise from critics who noted its adept performances and use of homage. It marked the first thriller for De Palma, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BloodSisters (1995 Film)
''BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism'' is a 1995 American documentary film directed by Michelle Handelman. The film documents the lesbian BDSM and leather subculture scene in San Francisco in the mid-1990s. ''BloodSisters'' is noted as the subject of protests by the American Family Association in the context of their efforts to defund the National Endowment for the Arts, from which the film's distributor Women Make Movies received funding. Synopsis The film focuses on a group of self-identified leatherdykes active in San Francisco's BDSM scene in the mid-1990s. The film provides an overview of S&M practices and terminology, and depicts its subjects attending the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, the San Francisco International Ms. Leather pageant, and the New York City Pride March. Production Director Michelle Handelman moved to San Francisco in 1986, where she was introduced to the city's lesbian leather subculture by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blood Sisters (TV Series)
''The Blood Sisters'' is a 2018 Philippine drama television series directed by Jojo Saguin, starring Erich Gonzales in three characters: Erika, Carrie, and Agatha. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from February 12, 2018 to August 17, 2018, replacing ''Wildflower'' and was replaced by '' Meteor Garden''. Plot This fictional story follows the lives of triplets, separated as infants, and the complex events that bring them together. The main story line revolves around Erika Castillo, an exotic dancer in a club in Davao City. Her work as an entertainer helps provide for her son's medical bills, but her job exposes her to the seedy darkness and dangers of the business, and that is what happened one evening when she witnesses a waitress murder a syndicate member in the club's private dancing room. The killer, known only as Ana Cruz quickly disappears and the syndicate is eager to retrieve a ledger they think Erik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Sisters (2022 Series)
''Blood Sisters'' is a 2022 Nigerian thriller series produced by Netflix. The series, which has been described as the first Nigerian Netflix Original series, stars Ini Dima-Okojie and Nancy Isime in the lead, with Ramsey Noah, Kate Henshaw, Wale Ojo, Kehinde Bankole, Deyemi Okanlawon, Gabriel Afolayan, Tope Tedela among other cast members. The four-part series was released on 5 May 2022 and the release was born of the collaboration of Netflix and Mo Abudu through her media company, Ebonylife TV. ''Blood Sisters'' was directed by Biyi Bandele and Kenneth Gyang. Synopsis The crime thriller follows the story of two friends, Sarah ( Ini Dima-Okojie) and Kemi ( Nancy Isime), who became fugitives after Sarah's husband to be, Kola ( Deyemi Okanlawon), disappears mysteriously on their engagement day, the circumstances surrounding his disappearance became a mystery to the public until he (Kola) was declared dead few days after when his body was found in a shallow grave. This situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Miner
Valerie Miner (born in New York City) is an American novelist, journalist, and professor. A dual US/UK citizen, she lives in San Francisco and Mendocino, California with her partner. Biography Miner is the award-winning author of fifteen books. ''Bread and Salt'' is her fourth collection of stories. Her latest novel is ''Traveling with Spirits''. Other novels include ''After Eden'', ''Range of Light'', ''A Walking Fire'', ''Winter's Edge'', ''Blood Sisters'', ''All Good Women'', ''Movement: A Novel in Stories'' and ''Murder in the English Department''. Her short fiction books include ''Abundant Light'', ''The Night Singers'' and ''Trespassing''. Her collection of essays is ''Rumors from the Cauldron: Selected Essays, Reviews and Reportage''. In 2002, ''The Low Road: A Scottish Family Memoir'' was a finalist for the PEN USA Creative Non-Fiction Award. Her short fiction collections, ''Trespassing'' and ''Abundant Light'' were each finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards (1990 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackers (anthology)
''Hackers'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in 1996. It contains stories by science fiction and cyberpunk writers of the late 1980s and early 1990s about hackers. Contents "Burning Chrome" "Spirit of the Night" This story was written by Tom Maddox, and was first published in ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' in 1987. This is the story of a man whose wife is kidnapped during a business dealing about bio computers. The man then finds out that his wife's electronic records have disappeared. Bound by his wife's love, he plunges back to his hacker days to track his wife's abductor, and even enlists the help of his old college hacking master. Thinking originally that it was the company involved in the business deal, he blackmails them, but then finds out that something else may be behind the ordeal. "Blood Sisters" This story was written by Greg Egan, and was first published in '' Interzone 44 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Brother (other)
A blood brother is a male who swears loyalty to another male. Blood Brother, Blood Brothers, Bloodbrothers, or The Blood Brothers may also refer to: Film * ''Blood Brothers'' (1973 film), a Hong Kong film by Chang Cheh * ''Blood Brothers'' (1975 film), an East German film by Werner W. Wallroth * ''Bloodbrothers'' (1978 film), a film starring Richard Gere, based on a novel by Richard Price (see below) * ''Blood Brothers'' (1993 film), a made-for-television film featuring Richard Yearwood * ''Blood Brothers'' (1996 film), a documentary about a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band reunion * ''Blood Brothers'' (2004 film) (''Jiang Hu''), a Hong Kong gang film * ''Bloodbrothers'' (2005 film), a Swedish film starring Sofia Helin * ''Blood Brothers'' (2007 Chinese film), a Chinese film by Alexi Tan *'' The Warlords'' or ''The Blood Brothers'', a 2007 Chinese film * ''Blood Brothers'' (2007 Indian film), an AIDS-awareness film produced by the Bill Gates foundation * ''Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Adorers Of The Precious Blood
The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood are a contemplative and cloistered religious institute of the Catholic Church. They were founded in 1861 by Catherine Aurelia Caouette in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. History The ''Sœurs Adoratrices du Précieux-Sang'' was established as a cloistered, contemplative community in 1861 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The first subsequent foundation was that of Toronto in 1867. A monastery was opened in Montreal, Quebec in 1874. In 1925, Precious Blood Monastery in Edmonton, Alberta was established. With declining membership, the monastery closed in 2012, with two sisters going to the nursing home at Providence Centre, and the other four dispersing to monasteries in Calgary, Quebec and Portland, Maine. A Monastery of the Precious Blood opened in Portland, Oregon in 1891 and closed in 1992, the sisters dispersing to houses in the East. A house was opened in Havana, Cuba in 1902 and closed in 1960. A Monastery of the Precious Blood in Charlot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
