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Dar Dash
Dar Dash is an American actor. After receiving his degree at Arts Educational Schools, London, he starred in ''The Glass Cage'' at the Northampton Theatre Royal, where he made his stage debut. Early life Dash was born and raised in Fairfax, VA. His father is of Persians, Persian descent, and his mother is Cubans, Cuban with Spaniards, Spanish ancestry. Dash is the middle of five sons. Career As well as acting in numerous stage productions, Dash has also appeared in the AMC (TV channel), AMC Miniseries, ''The Prisoner''; the 2011 Raindance Film Festival nominated independent film, ''City Slacker''; in Ridley Scott's thriller, ''The Counselor''; and BBC's ''Jonathan Creek''. In 2014, Dash was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a short at the Action On Film International Film Festival for his performance in the internationally acclaimed short film, ''Warhol'', in which he co-starred alongside fellow American actor, Corey Johnson (actor), Corey Johnson. In October 2017, Dash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. The county is predominantly suburban in character with some urban and rural pockets. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,150,309, making it Virginia's most populous jurisdiction, with around 13% of the Commonwealth's population. The county is also the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, with around 20% of the MSA population, as well as the larger Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area, with around 13% of the CSA population. The county seat is Fairfax, although because it is an independent city under Virginia law, the city of Fairfax is not part of Fairfax County. Fairfax was the first U.S. county to reach a six-figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Safire
William Lewis Safire (; Safir; December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009Safire, William (1986). ''Take My Word for It: More on Language.'' Times Books. . p. 185.) was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He was a long-time syndicated political columnist for ''The New York Times'' and wrote the "On Language" column in ''The New York Times Magazine'' about popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics. Early life Safire was born William Lewis Safir in New York City, the son of Ida ( Panish) and Oliver Craus Safir. His family was Jewish and of Romanian origin on his father's side. Safire later added the "e" to his surname for pronunciation reasons, although some of his relatives continued to use the original spelling. Safire graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, a specialized public high school in New York City. He attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University but droppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of The Bronze Lamp
''The Curse of the Bronze Lamp'' (also published as ''Lord of the Sorcerers'') is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a locked room mystery The "locked-room" or "impossible crime" mystery is a type of crime seen in crime and detective fiction. The crime in question, typically murder ("locked-room murder"), is committed in circumstances under which it appeared impossible for the perpetr ... or, more properly, a subset of that category known as an "impossible crime", and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels. Plot summary Lady Helen Loring does not believe in the ancient Egyptian curse associated with an ancient artifact, a bronze lamp that is a gift from the Egyptian government. It comes from a tomb that Helen and her father, Lord Severn, helped excavate. In defiance of the dire predictions of an Egyptian soothsayer, she brings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner (2009 TV Miniseries)
''The Prisoner'' is a 2009 six-part television miniseries based on the 1960s TV series ''The Prisoner. ''The series concerned a man who awakens in a mysterious, picturesque, but escape-proof village, and stars Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen, Sir Ian McKellen, Ruth Wilson (actress), Ruth Wilson, and Hayley Atwell. It was co-produced by American cable network AMC (TV channel), AMC with British channel ITV (TV network), ITV, which now holds the rights to the original series. It received mixed reviews, with critics feeling that the remake was not as compelling as the original series. Plot The series begins with an unidentified man waking up in the middle of a desert and finding himself witness to the pursuit of an elderly man by mysterious guards. The old man dies soon after, but not before asking the younger man to "tell 'them' I got out." Soon, he arrives in an enigmatic community, referred to by its many residents as simply "The Village". Everyone he meets is nameless, but known inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings ''Campbell's Soup Cans'' (1962) and ''Marilyn Diptych'' (1962), the experimental films ''Empire (1964 film), Empire'' (1964) and ''Chelsea Girls'' (1966), and the multimedia events known as the ''Exploding Plastic Inevitable'' (1966–67). Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a Commercial art, commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several art gallery, galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Old Knives
''All the Old Knives'' is a 2022 American spy thriller film directed by Janus Metz Pedersen and written by Olen Steinhauer. It is based on Steinhauer's 2015 novel of the same name. The film stars Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Pryce and David Dawson. ''All the Old Knives'' was released by Amazon Studios in limited theaters across the United States, and on digital via Amazon Prime Video, on April 8, 2022. Plot In early 2020, CIA officer Henry Pelham is informed by his boss, Vick Wallinger, that the CIA has reopened the case of Turkish Alliance 127, a 2012 terrorist hijacking which ended in tragedy. Headquarters suspects there was a leak from the Vienna station, where Henry and Vick work. Henry is sent to interview Celia Harrison, who also worked at the Vienna station at the time of the hijacking. Henry and Celia were lovers, but she left him shortly after the event. Celia, now retired, lives in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California with her family. Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admission (2021 Film)
Admission may refer to: Arts and media * "Admissions" (''CSI: NY''), an episode of ''CSI: NY'' * ''Admissions'' (film), a 2011 short film starring James Cromwell * ''Admission'' (film), a 2013 comedy film * ''Admission'', a 2019 album by Florida sludge metal band Torche * ''Admission'' (novel), a 2020 novel by Julie Buxbaum Legal proceedings *Admission (law), a statement that may be used in court against the person making it *Acceptance of admissible evidence in court *The process of official inclusion in a state, the opposite of secession Status granted to a person *University and college admission * Admission to the bar, change in status allowing an applicant to become part of a profession Other uses *The process by which patients enter into inpatient care *Admittance, the inverse of impedance See also *Admissibility (other) *List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union A U.S. state, state of the United States is one of the 50 Federated state, constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Foster Jenkins (film)
''Florence Foster Jenkins'' is a 2016 biographical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin and Julia Kogan. It stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress known for her generosity and poor singing. Hugh Grant plays her manager and long-time companion, St. Clair Bayfield. Other cast members include Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Nina Arianda. Filming began in May 2015, and the premiere was held in London on 12 April 2016. The film was released on 6 May 2016 in the United Kingdom, 13 July in France and 12 August in the United States. At the 89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Costume Design and earned Streep her 20th nomination for Best Actress. It received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture. Plot In 1944, Florence Foster Jenkins is a New York City socialite heiress who founded the Verdi Club to celebrate her love of music. St. Clair Bayfield, a British Shakespearean actor, is her manager and lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counselor (film)
''The Counselor'' (known as ''The Counsellor'' in countries that use British English) is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy. It stars Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. The film deals with themes such as greed, mortality, love, and trust in the context of the Mexican drug trade. The extremely violent and bloodthirsty activities of drug cartels are depicted as the Counselor, a high-level lawyer, gets involved in a drug deal around the troubled Ciudad Juarez, Mexico/Texas border area. ''The Counselor'' was chosen as the closing film at the 2013 Morelia Film Festival and also played the Cork Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on October 25, 2013 and is dedicated to Scott's brother, Tony Scott, who died in 2012. It received mixed reviews and grossed $71 million worldwide against a budget of $25 million. Plot In Mexico, cocaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Peterman
Alexis Peterman is an English actress best known for her role as receptionist Lauren Porter in the BBC soap opera, ''Doctors''. Early life Peterman was born and raised in Edgbaston, Birmingham. From years two to 18, she attended Edgbaston High School for Girls. At 14, Peterman was scouted by London's Models 1 modeling agency, working with them until matriculating to drama school. Peterman is of Welsh and Polish Ashkenazi Jews, Jewish descent. Peterman's maternal great-grandmother was the Yiddish theatre actress, Becky Goldstein. "Born in Mlava, Poland, moved to England at the age of 12. She became an actress at the Pavilion later transferring to the Grand Palais. A specialist in archetypal 'Yiddishe mama' roles, she left the stage owing to ill health." Goldstein was married to the actor and playwright, Joseph Markovitch, who "joined the Pavilion Theatre as an actor and playwright. A prolific dramatist and lyricist, he wrote such plays as ''The Revolutionary'', ''Mendel Bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on 14 November 2017, and by Feral Interactive for macOS on 2 August 2018. It is the sequel to 2013's ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes'' and the third installment of the ''Lego Marvel'' franchise. With the core gameplay following the same style of past ''Lego'' titles, the game features the ability to manipulate time and a four-player competitive Super Hero battle mode. ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2''s storyline centers around superheroes from different eras and realities of the Marvel Universe as they fight against the time-travelling villain Kang the Conqueror in a battle across space and time. Gameplay ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The game features a similar gameplay to its predecessors and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
