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Cat Taber
Catherine Anne Taber (born December 30, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Padmé Amidala in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Lori Loud on ''The Loud House''. Biography In 2000, Taber made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil Moon Frye and Wil Wheaton in the coming of age dramedy ''The Girls' Room'', where she and Frye play college roommates with contrasting lifestyles. Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' in 2003, where she played Mission Vao. She voiced Penelo in ''Final Fantasy XII'', for which she was nominated for a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for Supporting Role in a Drama in 2006. She was the voice of Padmé Amidala in the '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' animated film and television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2014. Although she auditioned for the part, she credits her video game roles in the Star Wars universe as helping her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmé Amidala
Padmé Amidala Naberrie is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by Natalie Portman. First indirectly mentioned in ''Return of the Jedi'', she is introduced in ''The Phantom Menace'' as the teenage Queen of Naboo, and after her reign, becomes a senator and an anti-war activist in the Galactic Senate. She secretly marries Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight, then later dies while giving birth to twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Anakin's fear of losing Padmé serves as the catalyst in driving him to the dark side of the Force and becoming Darth Vader. Critical reception to Padmé was mixed; some praised the personal and political motives of the character, while others criticized the regression to a plot device for Anakin's fall to the dark side. Portman's performance received mixed reviews as well, though some have blamed the performance on Lucas' direction and script. Despite the mixed reaction to the character's portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vette (Star Wars)
Ce'na, better known by her alias Vette, is a fictional character in BioWare's massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''Star Wars: The Old Republic''. The starting Party (role-playing games), companion for players who select the Sith Warrior class, Vette is a List_of_Star_Wars_species_(P–T)#Twi'lek, Twi'lek, a humanoid species within the ''Star Wars''s universe known for the twin tentacular appendages that protrude from the back of their heads. As the player character's slave, Vette comes with a shock collar that the player may either remove, or utilize to torture her. She is voiced by Catherine Taber. Vette's character has received a mixed response. While she is popular with players and her characterization is generally well received, the moral implications of the player character abusing her via the shock collar has been met with criticism and controversy. Concept and design Vette is developed as a selectable companion character from the player's pool of allies in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Mode
''Minecraft: Story Mode'' is an episodic point-and-click video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on Mojang Studios' sandbox video game ''Minecraft''. The first five episodes were released between October 2015 through March 2016 and an additional three episodes were released as downloadable content in mid-2016. A second season consisting of five episodes was released in 2017. The game follows the same episodic format as other Telltale Games titles, such as '' The Walking Dead'', ''The Wolf Among Us'', ''Tales from the Borderlands'', and ''Game of Thrones''. The story revolves around a player-created character named Jesse, originally an everyman, who later becomes a hero together with their friends. During the first four episodes, Jesse and their friends attempt to reassemble an old group of heroes known as the Order of the Stone to save the Overworld from the destructive Wither Storm. The rest of the first season follows Jesse and their friends, now the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Paramount Global#Kids & Family Entertainment, networks division's Kids and Family Group. Its programming is primarily aimed at children aged 2–17, along with a broader family audience through its block programming, program blocks. The channel began life as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977 as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. The channel, now named Nickelodeon, launched to a new countrywide audience on April 1, 1979, with ''Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Throughout history, Nickelodeon has introduced several sister channels and programming blocks. Nick Jr. (TV programming block), Nick Jr. is a pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. In 2017, it was the sixth-wealthiest town per capita in Connecticut, the wealthiest U.S. state per capita. Officially recognized as a parish in 1726, Wilton today is a residential community with open lands, historic architecture such as the Round House, and many colonial homes. Many residents commute to nearby cities such as Stamford or New York City. Wilton is home to many global corporations such as ASML, Breitling SA, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Melissa & Doug, and formerly Deloitte. It is also home to AIG Financial Products, whose collapse played a pivotal role in the financial crisis of 2007–2008.Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of Risk ''< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation (magazine)
''Animation Magazine'' is an American print magazine and website covering the animation industry and education, as well as visual effects Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota .... The print magazine is published 10 times a year in the United States. History and profile ''Animation Magazine'' was founded in August 1987 by Terry Thoren, inspired by the success of the newspaper ''Animation News'', which had been distributed over the previous six months to help promote Thoren's short-film compilations, Tournees of Animation. The print edition is published 10 times a year in the United States. Editorial covers all forms of animation: 2D animation, 3D for animation and visual effects, and stop-motion. A digital version www.animationmagazine.net was created in 2006. The compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food Day
Food Day in the United States is celebrated annually on October 24 and often throughout the month. The celebration was started in 1975 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in an attempt to create an event similar to Earth Day. Food Day in the U.S. was created to raise awareness about the increasing industrialization of American agriculture, rising food prices, hunger, and the American diet and health crisis. Food Day in the U.S. only lasted until 1977, until 2011, when CSPI revived the National Food Day campaign. The Food Day initiative is now run by Food Day.org within CSPI. Food Day is still focused on raising awareness and changing behaviors related to food in the U.S. Issues of concern include: nutrition education, food rescue, sustainable agriculture, hunger, farm animal welfare, and farm and food service worker rights. Food Day in the U.S. is typically celebrated by nationwide and local events to educate people about the food system and/or to gain suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Humane Society Of The United States
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is an American nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scope. It uses strategies that are beyond the abilities of local organizations. It works on issues including pets, wildlife, farm animals, horses and other equines, and animals used in research, testing and education.Simon M. Shane. (January 14, 2014Interview with Wayne Pacelle, president of HSUS Egg-Cite.com. As of 2001, the group's major campaigns targeted factory farming, animal blood sports, the fur trade, puppy mills, and wildlife abuse. The HSUS is based in Washington, D.C., and was founded in 1954 by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser and Oliver M Evans. In 2013, the ''Chronicle of Philanthropy'' ranked HSUS as the 136th largest charity in the US in its Philanthropy 400 listing.October 16, 2011Lists from the Philanthropy 400 ''The Chronicle of Philanthropy''. Its reported reven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring its plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and Morph. After some experimental computer-animated short films during the late 1990s, beginning with ''Owzat'' (1997), Aardman entered the computer animation market with ''Flushed Away'' (2006). As of February 2020, it had earned $1.1 billion worldwide, with an average $134.7 million per film. Aardman's films have been consistently very well received, and their stop-motion films are among the highest-grossing produced, with their 2000 debut, ''Chicken Run'', being their top-grossing film, as well as the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time. History 1972–1996 Aardman was founded in 1972 as a low-budget project by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pig's Tail
''A Pig's Tail'' is a 2012 British-American 5-minute stop motion animated short film directed by Sarah Cox, written by Matthew Walker, produced by Jason Bartholemew, Gutleben Christine and Heather Wright and created by Aardman Animations for The Humane Society of the United States. Plot Ginger imagines a future for her family that is much nicer than the dark and smelly intensive Pig Farm where they all live. Cast * Catherine Taber as Ginger * Sophie Angelson as Mama Pig * Heidi Lynch as Mean Piglet * James Arnold Taylor James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969), also known by his initials JAT, is an American voice actor, writer, producer and podcaster. He is known for portraying Ratchet in the '' Ratchet & Clank'' franchise, the main character Tidus in '' Final ... as The Farmer * Kaia Rose as Nice Piglet External links * * * * * 2012 films British animated short films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{short-animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Detours
''Star Wars Detours'' is an unaired American CGI-animated comedy series. It is differentiated from the other '' Star Wars'' animated series in that it is a parody of the franchise. It offers a comedic take on what happened between the prequel trilogy (''Episodes I–III'') and the original trilogy (''Episodes IV–VI''). The series was produced by Lucasfilm Animation in collaboration with '' Robot Chicken'' creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Although 39 episodes of the show have been produced, their release has been on hold since 2013, following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm. Cast and crew Voice actors that were involved in the show included Dee Bradley Baker, Abraham Benrubi, Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Nat Faxon, Seth Green as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jennifer Hale, Zachary Levi, Joel McHale, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano, Andy Richter as Zuckuss, Cree Summer, Catherine Taber as Princess Leia, Billy Dee Williams as La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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