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Jeff Szusterman
Jeff Szusterman (born February 6, 1969) is a New Zealand voice, film and television actor known for playing Master Xandred on ''Power Rangers Samurai''. He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1995 with a Diploma in Acting. He is Jewish, of Polish-Ukrainian descent. In the 2022 comedy series, ''Kid Sister'', he plays the New Zealand Jewish patriarch figure. Along with his on-screen wife Amanda Billing, the pair were praised by ''Stuff'' for their scene-stealing roles. Along with his wife, actress Jacque Drew, Szusterman runs a theatre company called "Still Water Rising". Among the plays he's directed are ''My First Time'' at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin, ''Mojo'', and ''A History of the American Film''. At the 25th annual Drammy Awards in 2001, Szusterman won 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' for his work in ''Not About Heroes?''. Szusterman is on the board of the perfomers union Equity New Zealand. Filmography * ''Return to Treasure Island'' (1996) as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shirt
''The Shirt'' is a 2000 New Zealand film directed by John Laing. Synopsis Two Wellington junkies Marty and Gina are living a dysfunctional family life. The police suspect that Marty knows about a murder in Mt Victoria. Cast Production There was an earlier short 12 minute version made in 1998. Reviews Censored in New Zealand as "R18; Restricted for persons 18 years and over". The shirt was screened at the Twenty-Ninth Wellington Film Festival Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ... in 2000. The earlier 1998 short version was screened at the festival in 1999. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirt, The 2000 films 2000 in New Zealand 2000s New Zealand films 2000s English-language films Films set in New Zealand Films shot in New Zealand Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gulf (TV Series)
''The Gulf'' is a New Zealand-set crime drama series, first broadcast on the Three network on 26 August 2019. The series, described as New Zealand's answer to "scandi-noir", follows troubled investigator DSS Jess Savage, played by Kate Elliott, who solves cases on her home of Waiheke Island, all whilst trying to piece together the events surrounding the death of her husband in a seemingly routine car crash. The title refers to the Hauraki Gulf which separates the island from the mainland. Following a successful debut run in 2019, the series was commissioned for a second run in early 2020, premiering on March 1, 2021. Outside of New Zealand, the series has been sold to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Sundance Now. The series also broadcast on Alibi in the UK, with the first series airing from February 26, 2020, with each two-part story combined into one single broadcast. The second series premiered on December 15, 2021. Cast * Kate Elliott as Detective S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah (2019 Miniseries)
''Jonah'' is a 2019 biographical two-part miniseries that chronicles the life, career and death of former All Blacks winger, Jonah Lomu, especially revolving around 1994-1996, the rapid rise and fall of his rugby career. It is directed by Danny Mulherson, and stars Tongan-Kiwi actor Mosese Veaila as the protagonist, and Craig Hall former All Blacks and current Warriors team doctor, Dr. John Mayhew, and Kelson Henderson stars as Phil Kingsley Jones, Lomu's former manager. It aired on TV Three on August 18 and 19, 2019, and is also available On Demand for one year. It is the first feature-film-length miniseries to feature Tongan dialogues. Plot Part 1 The story begins in 1996 after Lomu's meteoric rise to the sporting world, where footages of Jonah Lomu trampling Mike Catt marked his first major moment that launched him to international super-stardom. It helped him move his partner, Tanya Rutter, from South Africa to New Zealand, who later became his first wife. Howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns Akimbo
''Guns Akimbo'' is a 2019 action comedy film written and directed by Jason Lei Howden. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Grant Bowler, Edwin Wright, Rhys Darby, Milo Cawthorne, Richard Knowles, and Mark Rowley. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in New Zealand on 5 March 2020 by Madman Entertainment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing theatres worldwide, the film became available digitally on-demand less than three weeks after it was released theatrically. Plot In an alternative near future, an underground fight club and a criminal organization known as Skizm has achieved massive popularity by live-streaming real death matches between criminals and psychos. Ordinary computer programmer Miles Lee Harris, who gets his kicks by trolling online trolls, logs into Skizm’s forum to insult viewers who turn murder into entertainment. Riktor, the criminal kingpin and psychopath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Boy (New Zealand TV Series)
''Golden Boy'' is a New Zealand comedy television series. Premise The series follows aspiring journalist Mitch, sister of star rugby player Tama – with whom their small hometown is obsessed. Cast and characters * Hayley Sproull as Mitch * Kimberley Crossman as Lisa * Rima Te Wiata as Susan * Dean O'Gorman as Aussie Dave * James Rolleston as Tama * Erana James as Kahu * Alison Bruce as Carol * Rawiri Paratene Peter David Broughton , generally known as Rawiri Paratene, is a New Zealand stage and screen actor, director and writer. He is known for his acting roles in ''Whale Rider'' (2002) and '' The Insatiable Moon'' (2010). Biography Paratene was bor ... as Bertie Series overview Episodes References External links * * English-language television shows 2019 New Zealand television series debuts New Zealand television sitcoms Television shows funded by NZ on Air Television shows set in New Zealand Three (TV channel) original programming {{NewZealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Vs Evil Dead
Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash is the non-gaseous, non-liquid residue after complete combustion. Ashes as the end product of incomplete combustion are mostly mineral, but usually still contain an amount of combustible organic or other oxidizable residues. The best-known type of ash is wood ash, as a product of wood combustion in campfires, fireplaces, etc. The darker the wood ashes, the higher the content of remaining charcoal from incomplete combustion. The ashes are of different types. Some ashes contain natural compounds that make soil fertile. Others have chemical compounds that can be toxic but may break up in soil from chemical changes and microorganism activity. Like soap, ash is also a disinfecting agent (alkaline). The World Health Organization recommends as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6 Days (2017 Film)
''6 Days'' is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Toa Fraser and written by Glenn Standring. A British-New Zealand production, it is based on the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London and stars Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong and Martin Shaw. The siege situation is presented from three perspectives: that of negotiator Max Vernon (Mark Strong), SAS leader Rusty Firmin (Jamie Bell) and BBC news reporter Kate Adie (Abbie Cornish). The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews and was subsequently streamed by Netflix. Plot On Day 1, 30 April 1980, six Iranian Arabs storm the Iranian Embassy located at 16 Princes Gate, Kensington in London and hold at least 26 hostages. Notable persons have been summoned by the incident, including SAS members led by Lance Corporal Rusty Firmin, BBC reporter Kate Adie, and Chief Inspector Max Vernon of the Metropolitan Police. The authorities receive a call from the terrorists' leader, Salim, demanding the release of 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Rangers Dino Charge
''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' is the twenty-second season of the long-running television program ''Power Rangers''. Using footage, costumes and props from Japanese 37th Super Sentai Series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'', it is the first season to be distributed by Saban Brands Entertainment Group, after the formation of two new units within the company called Saban Brands Lifestyle Group and Saban Brands Entertainment Group on December 11, 2014. The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 7, 2015, ending on December 12. It also went broadcast on Pop in 2018. Broadcast from May 25, 2015 and June 9, 2015 on M6. The second season, and twenty-third overall, is called ''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'' and premiered on January 30, 2016, ending on December 12, 2016. Plot summary Season 1: ''Dino Charge'' Sixty-five million years ago, a dinosauroid alien named Keeper was pursued through the galaxy by Sledge, an intergalactic bounty hunter be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of The Seeker
''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series for first-run syndication with Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle, and Kenneth Biller serving as executive producers. The show premiered on November 1, 2008 and ran for two seasons before its cancellation in 2010. The series follows the journeys of a long-awaited "Seeker of Truth" named Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), a Confessor named Kahlan Amnell (Bridget Regan), a wizard named Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Bruce Spence), and a Mord-Sith named Cara ( Tabrett Bethell) as they defend the people of their realm against tyranny and destruction. While the names and places are the same, the story in the television series is different from that in the books. Plot The story takes place in the world created by author Terry Goodkind in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
''The Jaquie Brown Diaries'' is a satirical New Zealand sitcom in which real-life television personality Jaquie Brown plays a fictionalised, over-ambitious, status-obsessed version of herself. The series was created by Gerard Johnstone, Jaquie Brown and Hayley Cunningham and premiered 25 July 2008 on TV3. The US cable television channel Logo began broadcasting the series' episodes to date 12 June 2010. Themes The show highlights the unglamorous reality of being a celebrity in New Zealand. It depicts fame as a game that can never be won. Jaquie's character is far from perfect. She's insecure, petulant and selfish, which makes her ultimately more human and relatable as a result. Development Jaquie Brown and writer/director Gerard Johnstone first worked together on New Zealand music channel C4. In 2005 Brown left the station to become the quirky news reporter on Campbell Live. After hearing Jaquie's anxieties about her career, the pitfalls of being a minor celebrity, and bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cult
The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/ gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine". Since its initial formation in 1983, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are also the band's two songwriters. The Cult's debut studio album ''Dreamtime'' was released in 1984 to moderate success, with its lead single "Spiritwalker" reaching No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second studio album, ''Love'' (1985), was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
