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Chris Hutchison
Chris Hutchison is an American stage actor, director, teacher and voice actor. The 2011 season is his fifth year as a company member at the Alley Theatre in Houston. Career Hutchison holds a B.A. in English from Lafayette College, where he sometimes teaches, and an M.F.A. from the University of Washington. He also teaches acting at the University of Houston. Theater Off Broadway *''The Second Man'' (2000)(Keen Company) *''Museum'' (2002) (Keen Company) *''The Hasty Heart'' (2004) (Keen Company) Alley Theater During his five years at the Alley Theater, Hutchison has performed in over twenty productions, including ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (Mervyn), ''Mauritius'' (Dennis), ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (Padraic), ''Death on the Nile'' (Simon Mostyn), ''Subject to Fits'' (Ippolit), ''Proof'' (Hal), and ''A Christmas Carol'' (Bob Cratchit). Filmography Live action *''Kill the Poor'' (2003) (Joel) *'' Ed'', episode " Charity Cases" (2001) (Bruce Kapler) Anime Hutchison also do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alley Theatre
The Alley Theatre is a Tony Award-winning theatre company in Houston, Texas. It is the oldest professional theatre company in Texas and the third oldest resident theatre in the United States. Alley Theatre productions have played on Broadway at Lincoln Center, toured more than 40 American cities, and played internationally in Berlin, Paris, and St. Petersburg. History Under the leadership of Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914–1980), the Alley Theatre was founded in 1947 in a "former dance studio with an opening on Main Street. A brick corridor led from Main to the back of the studio, hence the name Alley Theatre." In 1948, early paying members scouted Houston for a new location for the Alley, finally landing on an abandoned fan factory on Berry Avenue. The Alley re-opened on February 8, 1949, with a production of Lillian Helmann's '' The Children’s Hour''. In 1954, Ms. Vance brought in Albert Dekker to guest-star in ''Death of a Salesman''. The Alley then became a fully pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animated Series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinland Saga (manga)
is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. The series is published by Kodansha, and was first serialized in the boys youth-targeted manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' before moving to the monthly manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'', aimed at young adult men. As of May 2022, its chapters have been collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Vinland Saga'' has been licensed for English-language publication by Kodansha USA. The title, ''Vinland Saga'', would evoke associations to Vinland as described in two Norse sagas. ''Vinland Saga'', however, begins in Dane-controlled England at the start of the 11th century, and features the Danish invaders of England, commonly known as Vikings. The story combines a dramatization of King Cnut the Great's historical rise to power with a revenge plot centered on the historical explorer Thorfinn, the son of a murdered ex-warrior who serves under a group of mercenaries responsible for the deed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un-Go
is a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which aired on Fuji TV's noitamina program block between October 13, 2011 and December 22, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi's novel , the series is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Shō Aikawa, who had earlier worked together on ''Fullmetal Alchemist''. Featuring character designs from Pako and Yun Kōga, the music for the series is composed by NARASAKI, with the opening theme being "How to Go" by School Food Punishment and the ending theme being "Fantasy" by LAMA. ''Un-Go'' was simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll and Anime on Demand. A prequel film, , ran in Japanese theatres for two weeks from November 19, 2011. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series, along with episode 0, in North America, while Siren Visual has licensed the series in Australia and Kazé has licensed the series in the United Kingdom. Plot ''Un-Go'' is set in a dystopian future Japan. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Garden
''Red Garden'' (stylized as ''RED GARDEN'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural murders happening throughout the vicinity of a fictional depiction of New York City. An OVA sequel called ''Dead Girls'' was released in Japan, on August 8, 2007. A manga of the same title began serialization in the seinen manga magazine ''Comic Birz'' on August 30, 2006. The first tankōbon was released on February 24, 2007. ''Red Garden'' employs a technique often used by animated productions outside Japan, but rarely used in Japanese animation. The characters' dialogue is animated after the work of the voice cast, synchronizing the animation with the voice actors' voices. The synchronization is particularly evident in scenes where characters are singing (occurring in some of the earlier episodes). ''Red Garden'' was licensed for releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needless
''Needless'' (stylized as ''NEEDLESS'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kami Imai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from October 2003 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from July to December 2009. The anime was licensed for English release in North America by Sentai Filmworks. Synopsis This anime is set in the year 2130 (the beginning date remains unclear), 50 years after World War III. The war has left a crater where Tokyo once stood, a place now filled with contaminated rubble. This spot, known as "The Black Spot", has no electrical power (with the exception being the Simeon building) and is seen as a dark spherical patch from outer space and one of many Black Spots across Japan. The Black Spot eventually becomes populated by outcasts, some of whom, as a result of the contamination, gain various powers called "fragme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of The Dark King
is a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The story centers on the ''Fist of the North Star'' antagonist Raoh and depicts his rise to power as the conqueror of a post-apocalyptic world prior to and during the events of the original work. The story of ''Legends of the Dark King'' also incorporates elements introduced in the '' Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior'' movie series, including Raoh's childhood friends of Reina and Souga, who help him establish his army. The manga was adapted into a 13-episode anime series produced by Satelight and aired on Tokyo MX and other stations in late 2008. The anime has been licensed for North America by Sentai Filmworks under the title ''Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story'' and distributed by Section23 Films, The complete series was released on a DVD s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiba (anime)
, a Japanese anime series produced by Madhouse and Aniplex, began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2006. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina with Upper Deck Japan, a trading card game company, as the main sponsor. The anime has been licensed by Upper Deck USA and produced by ADV Films for North American distribution. The series is more violent than other trading-card-game-tie-in animations with many characters being killed. According to an interview with the March 2006 issue of ''Animage'', Hiroshi Kōjina, the director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that carry favor to children". The producer also commented that ''Kiba'' is not the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. ''Kiba'' aired on Toonami Jetstream Toonami Jetstream was an ad-supported online broadband streaming service and a remake of Toonami's previous video streaming service Toonami Reactor provided by Cartoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere
''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' is a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. The series is set in the distant future when Japan has been conquered by other countries and divided up into feudal territories. The series is part of a six-stage (particularly the fourth one, called "Genesis") chronicle universe, with Minoru's other light novels (including ''Owari no Chronicle'', the series pre-prequel) encompassing the other five. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Sunrise aired between October and December 2011. A 13-episode second season aired between July and September 2012. Both seasons have been licensed and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks in North America and Manga Entertainment in the UK. A video game adaptation for the PlayStation Portable titled ''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Portable'' was developed by Tenky, and was released in Japan on April 25, 2013. Plot In the far future, humans abandon a devastat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiiro No Kakera
, is a Japanese visual novel created by Idea Factory directed at the female market, known as an otome game. Released on July 6, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, the protagonist is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it. A thirteen episode anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Japan between April 1, 2012 and June 24, 2012 and was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A second season, , aired between October 1, 2012 and December 23, 2012. Some characters from this property are featured in the PSP game '' B's LOG Party'', released on May 20, 2010. Gameplay Plot Tamaki Kasuga is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and the supernatural dangers surrounding it. While walking along the hillsides waiting for the person who her grandmother sent to fetch Tamaki to the village, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halo Legends
''Halo Legends'' is a collection of 7 short films set in the ''Halo'' universe. Financed by the franchise's overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese anime production houses: Bee Train, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation. Shinji Aramaki, creator and director of '' Appleseed'' and ''Appleseed Ex Machina'', serves as the project's creative advisor. Warner Bros. released ''Legends'' on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 16, 2010. The idea for an anime compilation existed for years before there was momentum for the project. 343 creative director Frank O'Connor produced story outlines or finished scripts that the production houses animated in a variety of styles. Development To oversee development of the entire ''Halo'' franchise, Microsoft created an internal division, 343 Industries, to manage the ''Halo'' brand. Frank O'Connor, 343's creative director, said that such a move was vital: "If you look at how George Luca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guin Saga
is a best-selling heroic fantasy novel series by the Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto, in continuous publication since 1979. A record 100 volumes were originally planned, but the final total stands at 147 volumes and 26 side-story novels, with the last seventeen volumes (+ five side stories) published posthumously. She was working on the 130th volume of ''Guin Saga'' up until May 23, 2009, after which point she became too ill to write. After the 100th book in the series was published in 2005, an event to celebrate this was held in Tokyo, with 600 attending. ''Guin Saga'' is the longest single-writer's work in the world, with total sales of 30million copies. The main story of ''Guin Saga'' resumed on November 8, 2013, four years after the passing of the original author. Yū Godai published Volume 131 ''Parro no Ankoku'' on that date, followed by Yume Yohino's Volume 132 ''Cylon no Banka'' in December 2013. Plot overview The story centers around a mysterious warrior named Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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