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Mrs. Fletcher
''Mrs. Fletcher'' is an American comedy miniseries based on the 2017 novel of the same name written by Tom Perrotta. The series stars Kathryn Hahn and was given a series order by HBO. The pilot was written by Perrotta and directed by Nicole Holofcener. On August 16, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 27, 2019. In advance of its broadcast premiere, several episodes of the series received a preview screening in the Primetime program of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Premise ''Mrs. Fletcher'' is a coming of age story of Mrs. Eve Fletcher (Hahn) and her son Brendan (White). Eve is a divorcée and is undergoing a mid-life crisis. She decides she no longer wants to be her old self when her son Brendan goes to college as a freshman. She experiences sexual reawakening and sexual fulfillment that eluded her in her younger years by bonding with a younger man and his friends. Brendan also undergoes his own sexual troubles as he navigates the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle - from 1948 to 1956. The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Robespierre
Gillian Robespierre (born June 29, 1978) is an American director and writer, known for writing and directing the films ''Obvious Child'' and ''Landline''. Early life Robespierre was born to a Jewish family and raised in New York City. In 2005 she graduated from the School of Visual Arts, where she majored in Film and Video. Career Robespierre began her career working as a production assistant on big budget features like '' American Gangster''. She also worked for the Directors Guild of America until 2014. In 2009, Robespierre co-wrote (with Anna Bean and Karen Maine) and directed the short film ''Obvious Child'', about a young woman who is impregnated after a one-night stand and decides to have an abortion. Robespierre approached Jenny Slate to star in the lead role after seeing her perform at a comedy club. Robespierre later expanded the short into her 2014 feature film debut ''Obvious Child'' with Slate once again playing the lead role. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus from Sleater-Kinney, she formed the group Wild Flag. During this period, Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches alongside ''Saturday Night Live'' alumnus Fred Armisen which were developed into the satirical comedy TV series ''Portlandia''. The series went on to win Emmy and Peabody Awards. Sleater-Kinney eventually reunited; as of 2015, Brownstein was touring with the band as well as in support of her new memoir. Early life Brownstein was born in Seattle, Washington, and was raised in Redmond, Washington. Her mother was a housewife and a teacher, and her father was a corporate lawyer. They divorced when Carrie was 14, and she was raised by her father. Brownstein has a younger sister. Her family is Jewish. She att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Melt With You
"I Melt with You" is a song by the British new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was the second single from their 1982 album '' After the Snow''. It became the band's most successful single, largely in the United States, where it was featured in the film ''Valley Girl'' and on MTV. It reached number seven on ''Billboard''s Mainstream Rock chart in 1983 and a re-release reached number 76 on its Hot 100 chart in 1990 (after reaching number 78 in 1983). Background Modern English formed in 1979 in Colchester, Essex, England. The group signed with 4AD, a British independent record label, in 1980. The band's vocalist, Robbie Grey, described England at the time of the song's writing to be a bleak place, due to an ongoing economic downturn: "There was no money. There'd be no power—you'd be at home with candles." These conditions and his fears of a nuclear war inspired "I Melt with You". The song depicts a couple making love while an atomic bomb is dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesl Tommy
Liesl Tommy () is a South African-American director. Primarily known for her stage work, Tommy became the first woman of color to be nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, for directing the Broadway production of Danai Gurira's ''Eclipsed'' (2017). She made her feature film directorial debut with the biopic ''Respect'', based on the life of singer Aretha Franklin, starring Jennifer Hudson and released in August 2021. Early life Tommy was born in Cape Town, South Africa, during apartheid and experienced racial segregation because she was a non-white citizen. The family lived in the Factreton township. Her father was a high-school teacher and politically active against the apartheid regime. In 1985, when the South African government declared a state of emergency, Tommy's family emigrated to the USA where her father had studied Urban Planning at MIT on a Fulbright scholarship in the 1970s. They moved to Boston when Tommy was 15 years old. She attended Newton North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google
Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" and one of the world's most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection, and technological advantages in the area of artificial intelligence. Its parent company Alphabet is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California. Together they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showbuzz Daily
Mitch Metcalf (born ) is an American television analyst and former scheduling executive for NBC. He studied politics and economics at Princeton University. He worked for Frank N. Magid Associates and Research Communications before joining ABC in 1990. The network promoted him to director of West Coast research in January 1995, and later senior vice president of research. NBC hired Metcalf in September 1999 as senior vice president of program research on the West Coast. He became program planning and scheduling chief in November 2000. Metcalf was promoted to executive vice president of programming planning and scheduling in 2005. He left the company in March 2011 after Robert Greenblatt became NBC chairman. Later that year, together with Mitch Salem, he cofounded the website ''Showbuzz Daily'', dedicated to box office A box office or ticket office is a place where ticket (admission), tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hamilton (actor)
Joshua Cole Hamilton (born June 9, 1969) is an American actor. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in hit indie film '' Eighth Grade''. Early life and career Hamilton was born in New York City, the son of actors Sandra Kingsbury and Dan Hamilton. His former stepmother was actress Stephanie Braxton. His Broadway credits include '' Proof'' and ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2007, Lincoln Center). Hamilton performed in ''The Cherry Orchard'' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in January and February 2009, alongside Ethan Hawke, who was his co-star in the 1993 film ''Alive''. In November 2010, it was announced that both Hamilton (who will play Tom) and Dane Cook (who will play Carter) would star in Neil Labute's '' Fat Pig''. This marked Labute's Broadway directorial debut. In 2011 Hamilton starred as Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Hamilton has also performed on PRI's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Raymond
William Joseph Raymond (born September 9, 1938) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, theater and radio drama since the 1960s. Career He is featured in the second and fifth seasons of the HBO drama ''The Wire'' as "The Greek", the mysterious head of an international criminal organization. Other TV appearances include ''Miami Vice'', ''Law & Order'', ''Third Watch'', '' Ed'' and ''As the World Turns''. Raymond co-stars as Dr. Carroll on ''The Cobblestone Corridor'', premiering on October 16 on CPTV. In 2015, Raymond played Grand Albert in the kids TV show, ''Super Wings''. Film His film credits include ''Eight Men Out'', ''Michael Clayton'', ''C.H.U.D.'', ''The Crow'', ''Quick Change'', ''How I Got into College'', ''My New Gun'', ''12 Monkeys'', and ''Dogville''. Raymond played Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax in Steven Spielberg's ''Lincoln''. in 2014, he played the lead role in the ghost film ''Foreclosure'', opposite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones (born July 21, 1989) is an American-British actress, singer, and producer, who originated the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Broadway stage musical ''Hamilton''. In 2020, Cephas Jones won a Primetime Emmy for portraying Tyisha in '' #freerayshawn''. Early life Jones is the daughter of actor Ron Cephas Jones and British-born jazz singer Kim Lesley. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and Berklee College of Music, and graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 2011. Jones was born in London, England but grew up in Midwood, Brooklyn, where she still lived as of 2015. Career Jones has made small appearances in multiple independent films, including ''Titus'' (2013) and ''Fairfield'' (2014). She has also appeared in episodes of '' Blue Bloods,'' ''Unforgettable'', and '' Mrs. Fletcher.'' In 2015, she originated the roles of Maria Reynolds and Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Wilson
Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedienne, and screenwriter. She starred as Penny Hartz in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'' for which she was twice nominated to the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and has since starred in comedies such as Showtime's ''Black Monday'', Apple TV's '' The Shrink Next Door'', Hulu's ''The Hotwives'' and '' Marry Me'' on NBC. Other notable work includes supporting roles in films such as '' Gone Girl'', ''Julie & Julia'', and ''The Meddler'', recurring in the HBO series ''Mrs. Fletcher'', the Amazon comedy '' One Mississippi'', and the Netflix series ''Atypical'', and her 2013 Sundance film ''Ass Backwards'', which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner June Diane Raphael. Wilson co-hosts (alongside Danielle Schneider) the Earwolf podcast ''Bitch Sesh''. Wilson made her first major television appearances with a two-season stint as a cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
