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Keith Bunin
Keith Bunin (born c. 1971)Veronica Rueckert ''Wisconsin State Journal'', October 23, 2003 . is an American dramatist and screenwriter. His plays include ''The Credeaux Canvas'', Alvin Klein"3 Youths, Adrift in Life and a Play" ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2002. ''The World Over'', and ''The Busy World is Hushed'', all of which have been produced by Playwrights Horizons. Life and career Bunin was born in Poughkeepsie, New York.Robert Vaughan"Keith Bunin's ''Busy World''" ''At Play'' (Dramatists Play Service), no. 13, Fall/Winter 2008, pp. 6-7. The son of "a half-Jewish father nda Catholic mother," he was first "raised in the Episcopal Church,"Everett Evans"Main Street Theater production explores faith" ''Houston Chronicle'', September 25, 2007. then attended Oakwood Friends School, a Quaker prep school. He ascribes his religious viewpoints, as manifested in works such as ''The Busy World is Hushed'', to this "polyglot religious" upbringing. He moved to New York to attend fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin State Journal
The ''Wisconsin State Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Lee Enterprises. The newspaper, the second largest in Wisconsin, is primarily distributed in a 19 county region in south-central Wisconsin. As of September 2018, the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' had an average weekday circulation of 51,303 and an average Sunday circulation of 64,820. The ''State Journal'' is the state's official newspaper of record, and statutes and laws passed are regarded as official seven days after the publication of a state legal notice. The State Journal's editorial board earned the newsroom's first Pulitzer finalist honor in 2008 for its "persistent, high-spirited campaign against abuses in the governor's veto power." The state's constitution was amended after the innovative, multi-media editorial campaign and the governor's veto power was limited. The staff of the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master's Degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. A master's degree normally requires previous study at the bachelor's degree, bachelor's level, either as a separate degree or as part of an integrated course. Within the area studied, master's graduates are expected to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of and applied topics; high order skills in |
Living People
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1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black List (survey)
The Black List is an annual survey of the "most-liked" motion picture screenplays not yet produced. It has been published every year since 2005 on the second Friday of December by Franklin Leonard, a development executive who subsequently worked at Universal Pictures and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment. The website states that these are not necessarily "the best" screenplays, but rather "the most liked", since it is based on a survey of studio and production company executives. Of the more than 1,000 screenplays ''The Black List'' has included since 2005, 440 have been produced as theatrical films, including '' Argo'', '' American Hustle'', '' Juno'', ''The King's Speech'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Spotlight'', '' The Revenant'', ''The Descendants'', and '' Hell or High Water''. The produced films have together grossed over $30 billion, and been nominated for 241 Academy Awards and 205 Golden Globe Awards, winning 50 and 40 respectively. As of the 92nd Academy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—typically lowlifes, eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical productions, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. Hoffman was drawn to theater in his youth after attending a stage production of Arthur Miller's '' All My Sons'' at age 12. He studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and began his screen career in a 1991 episode of ''Law & Order'', starting to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in '' Scent of a Woman'' (1992), ''Twister'' (1996), '' Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Patch Adams'' (1998), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), ''Magnolia'' (1999), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), ''Almost Famous'' (2000), and '' Along Came Polly'' (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hill (writer)
Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels ''Heart-Shaped Box'' (2007), ''Horns'' (2010), '' NOS4A2'' (2013), and '' The Fireman'' (2016); the short story collections '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (2005) and '' Strange Weather'' (2017); and the comic book series ''Locke & Key'' (2008–2013). He has won awards including Bram Stoker Awards, British Fantasy Awards, and an Eisner Award. King is the son of authors Tabitha and Stephen King, and the brother of writer Owen King. Early life Joe Hill was born in 1972 to authors Tabitha King (née Spruce) and Stephen King. He was born and grew up in Bangor, Maine. His younger brother Owen King is also a writer. He has an older sister, Naomi King. At age 9, he appeared in the 1982 film ''Creepshow'', directed by George A. Romero, which co-starred and was written by his father. Career Hill chose to use an abbreviated form of his middle name for his pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horns (novel)
''Horns'' is a 2010 dark fantasy novel by Joe Hill and is the author's second published novel. The novel also incorporates elements of contemporary fantasy, crime fiction, and Gothic fiction. It employs the third-person omniscient, nonlinear narrative in telling the story of Ig Perrish, who—in the aftermath of his girlfriend Merrin Williams' mysterious rape and murder—awakes one morning to find horns growing from his head and diabolical powers at his command. Plot summary The novel consists of fifty chapters grouped into five sections of ten chapters each, named as follows: Hell Twenty-six-year-old Ignatius "Ig" Perrish wakes up one morning after a drunken night (in the woods containing an old foundry, near where his girlfriend's corpse was discovered) to find that he has sprouted bony, sensitive horns from his temples. Ig is the second son of a renowned musician and the younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, Terry Perrish. Ig had position and security wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horns (film)
''Horns'' is a 2013 dark fantasy, Mystery film, mystery, Comedy film, comedy, Horror film, horror, and Thriller film, thriller film directed by Alexandre Aja from a screenplay written by Keith Bunin, based on the Horns (novel), 2010 novel of the same name by Joe Hill (writer), Joe Hill. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as a young man falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, who uses his newly discovered paranormal abilities to uncover the real killer. ''Horns'' premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 31, 2014. Plot Ignatius "Ig" Perrish is the prime suspect when his girlfriend, Merrin Williams, is raped and murdered. Despite his declarations of innocence, he is shunned by the community. He visits his parents and brother, Terry, to hide from the press. After a vigil led by Merrin's father, who believes Ig to be guilty, Ig gets drunk, urinates on Merrin's memorial, and spends the night with a female fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Treatment (U
''In Treatment'' is an American drama television series for HBO, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, based on the Israeli series ''BeTipul'' ( he, בטיפול), created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman. The series is about a psychotherapist, 50-something Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist at the end of the week. The program, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, debuted on January 28, 2008, as a five-night-a-week series. Its executive producer and principal director was Paris Barclay, who directed 35 episodes, the most of any director on the series, and the only one to direct episodes in all three seasons. The program's format, script and opening theme are based on, and are often verbatim translations of ''BeTipul''. HBO Canada aired the program simultaneously with HBO in the U.S. Season 1 earned numerous honors, including Emmy, Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards. The series was renewed for a second seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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