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Christina Chong
Christina Chong (born 18 September 1983) is an English actress. She has appeared in several notable roles in film and television, including '' Monroe'', ''Line of Duty'', '' Halo: Nightfall'', ''Black Mirror'', ''Doctor Who'', and '' 24: Live Another Day''. She plays the role of La'an Noonien-Singh in the Paramount+ original series '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' (2022present). Early life and education Chong was born in Enfield, the daughter of a Chinese father and an English mother. She was first raised together with her five siblings in Broxbourne. Later, after the separation of her parents, she moved with her mother and siblings to Longridge, her mother's hometown. According to her own recollection, Chong and her siblings were the only mixed-race children attending the local school. Chong started dancing at the age of four and attended the Sutcliffe School of Dance in Longridge. Aged 14, she gained a place at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Kings And Prophets
''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television drama based on the Biblical Books of Samuel that premiered on ABC. The series follows an ensemble of characters including Saul and David, the successive kings of Israel, their families, and their political rivals. ''Of Kings and Prophets'' is filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in late 2015. However, due to creative changes; it was moved to mid-season in the 2015-16 television season, and premiered on March 8, 2016. Due to low ratings; ABC canceled the series after airing two episodes. As of February 2018, all nine episodes were available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu and YouTube. Cast Main characters *Ray Winstone as Saul, the king of Israel. *Olly Rix as David, a shepherd and the future king of Israel. *Simone Kessell as Ahinoam, the queen of Israel and Saul's wife. * James Floyd as Ishbaal, the younger son of Saul and Ahinoam. *Haaz Sleiman as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Strasberg Theatre And Film Institute
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, also known as Lee Strasberg Way, in New York, New York. The school has a secondary campus located in Los Angeles, California. For more than 40 years, the Institute has held a partnership with New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The Institute is under the artistic direction of Anna Strasberg, Lee Strasberg's widow. Students at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute learn method acting, an acting technique created and developed by Strasberg. History In 1931, Lee Strasberg co-founded the Group Theatre, hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective," alongside fellow directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford. In 1951, he became director of the Actors Studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitechapel (TV Series)
''Whitechapel'' is a British police procedural, produced by Carnival Films and distributed by BBC Worldwide, in which detectives in London's Whitechapel district deal with murders which replicated historical crimes. The first series was broadcast in the UK on 2 February 2009 and depicted the search for a modern copycat killer replicating the murders of Jack the Ripper. A second series was commissioned by ITV in September 2009 with the focus on the Kray twins. The first episode of this second series was broadcast on 11 October 2010. A third series was commissioned by ITV in March 2011, which was extended to six episodes as three two-part stories. The first and second series were broadcast in the United States on six consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning 26 October 2011 on the BBC America cable network. The third was broadcast in the US starting on Wednesday 28 March 2012, also on BBC America. On 24 September 2012, ITV renewed ''Whitechapel'' for a fourth and final series co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom & Jerry (2021 Film)
''Tom & Jerry'' (marketed as ''Tom & Jerry: The Movie'') is a 2021 American live-action/computer-animated slapstick comedy film based on the titular cartoon characters of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second theatrical film based on the characters, following '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992), and the third to animate them in the contemporary real world with humans, following ''Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) and ''Dangerous When Wet'' (1953), like the original cartoons. The film's story follows Tom enlisted to catch Jerry, before his presence ruins New York City's fanciest hotel and its planned wedding. The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda, Jordan Bolger, Patsy Ferran, and Ken Jeong in live-action roles, with Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, and Lil Rel Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Eve (2015 Film)
''Christmas Eve'' is a 2015 American Christmas comedy film, directed by Mitch Davis, written by Davis and Tyler McKellar, and produced by Davis and Larry King. The film features a large ensemble cast led by Patrick Stewart, James Roday, Julianna Guill, Jon Heder, Cheryl Hines, and Gary Cole. Set in New York City, the film tells the stories of various characters as they become trapped in six different elevators on the titular evening. Cast * Patrick Stewart as Harris * James Roday as B * Julianna Guill as Ann * Jon Heder as James Harris * Cheryl Hines as Dawn * Gary Cole as Dr. Roberts * Christina Chong as Karen * Max Casella as Randy * Juliet Aubrey as Marta * David Bamber as Walt * Jenny Oaks Baker as Mandy * Steve John Shepherd as Glen (as Steven John Shepherd) * Lex Shrapnel as Tim * Jaclyn Hales as Lila * Clara Perez as Amelia Reception ''Christmas Eve'' was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of , based on reviews, an average rating of . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy (2010 Film)
''Legacy'' (also known as ''Legacy: Black Ops'')) is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by Black Camel Pictures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars Idris Elba from ''The Wire'' (who was also executive producer with Amrit Walia), William Hope, Eamonn Walker and Richard Brake among others. Plot synopsis The story follows Malcolm Gray (Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the repercussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell (Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the White House. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems. Cast *Idris Elba as Malcolm Gray * William Hope as Mark Star *Eamonn Walker as Darnell Gray Jr *Monique Gabriela Curnen as Valentina Gray *Richard Brake as Scott O'Keefe *Clarke Peters as Ola Adenu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical Wedding (film)
''Chemical Wedding'' (released in the U.S. as ''Crowley'') is a British science-fantasy horror film produced by Bill and Ben Productions in conjunction with the London-based Focus Films. It is directed by Julian Doyle. The story is based on an original screenplay by Bruce Dickinson, front man of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson released a solo album entitled '' The Chemical Wedding'' in 1998, which, despite sharing the title and title track from the film's soundtrack, is otherwise unrelated. Plot Upon entering a virtual reality machine, Professor Oliver Haddo, a modern Cambridge scholar, becomes possessed by the spirit of infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, as the machine's program has been corrupted by a former follower of Crowley's. Resurrected 50 years after his death, Crowley begins his occult practices anew, seeking a new "scarlet bride" whom he can marry in an occult ceremony, which will increase his power. Cast *Simon Callow as Professor Oliver Haddo/Aleister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Noonien Singh
Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise, who first appeared as the main antagonist in the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode "Space Seed" (1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán, who reprised his role in the 1982 film '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. In the 2013 film ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', he is portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch. Khan had controlled more than a quarter of the Earth during the Eugenics Wars of the 1990s. After being revived from suspended animation in 2267 by the crew of the Starship ''Enterprise'', Khan attempts to capture the starship, but is thwarted by James T. Kirk and exiled on Ceti Alpha V to create a new society with his people. In ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', set fifteen years after "Space Seed", Khan escapes his exile and sets out to exact revenge upon Kirk. In ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', set in the alternate continuity established in ''Star Trek'' (2009), Khan is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Force Awakens
''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens'') is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983), it is the seventh film in the "Skywalker Saga". Set thirty years after ''Return of the Jedi'', ''The Force Awakens'' follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Han Solo's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. The ensemble cast includes Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow. The film was announced after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. The film is the first ''Star Wars'' film to not extensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion (TV Series)
''Dominion'' is an American apocalyptic fantasy television series created by Vaun Wilmott. It is loosely based on the 2010 film ''Legion'', written by Peter Schink and Scott Stewart. In December 2013, Syfy ordered a pilot episode and the series premiered on the American cable television network Syfy on June 19, 2014. The show was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Stewart served as series executive producer, as well as director of the pilot episode, written by Wilmott. In the series, angels are in combat with mankind, which fights back from a reduced civilization. It was renewed for a 13-episode second season on September 25, 2014, which premiered on July 9, 2015, and concluded on October 1, 2015. On October 13, 2015, Syfy cancelled ''Dominion'' after two seasons. Synopsis God vanishes and in his absence the archangel Gabriel and his army of lower angels wage war against mankind, believing them to be the cause of God's absence. Although most higher angels remain neutral, Gabriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SyFy
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of January 2016, Syfy is available to 92.4 million households in America. History In 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, communications attorneys and cable TV entrepreneurs Mitchell Rubenstein and his wife and business partner Laurie Silvers devised the concept for the Sci-Fi Channel, and signed up 8 of the top 10 cable TV operators as well as licensing exclusive rights to the British TV series ''Doctor Who'' (which shifted over from PBS to Sci-Fi Channel), ''Dark Shadows'', and the cult series ''The Prisoner''. In 1992, the channel was sold by Rubenstein and Silvers to USA Networks, then a joint venture between Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Good Man Goes To War
"A Good Man Goes to War" is the seventh episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and was first broadcast on BBC One on 4 June 2011. It served as a mid-series finale. The episode was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Peter Hoar. The episode follows the cliffhanger of "The Almost People", which reveals Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) had been operating a Flesh duplicate of herself and is in fact held in a remote location and about to give birth. Alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy's husband, Rory (Arthur Darvill), muster an army of allies and set out to find both Amy and her child, a girl named Melody Pond. The episode reveals the recurring character River Song (Alex Kingston) is Amy and Rory's child. River's identity was kept in top secrecy, and only a few members of the cast and crew were issued the correct ending of the script. The beginning of the episode contained many different locations which were chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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