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Mayfair Witches
''Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches'', or simply ''Mayfair Witches'', is an American supernatural thriller drama television series created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, based on the novel trilogy '' Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' by Anne Rice. The series stars Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding, Harry Hamlin as Cortland Mayfair, Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve, and Jack Huston as Lasher. It premiered on AMC on January 8, 2023, and is the second television series in Rice's Immortal Universe, following ''Interview with the Vampire''. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise Neurosurgeon Dr. Rowan Fielding learns she is the heiress to a dynasty of powerful witches haunted by a sinister spirit. Cast and characters Main * Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who learns that she is the heiress to the Mayfair dynasty * Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve, an agent of the Talamasca assigned to Rowan, and a combination of the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural Fiction
Supernatural fiction or supernaturalist fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world. Description In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres. The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story. The fantasy and supernatural fiction genres would often overlap and may be confused each for each other, though there exist some crucial differences between the two genres. Fantasy usually takes place in another world, where fantastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMC (TV Channel)
AMC is an American multinational basic cable television channel that is the flagship property of AMC Networks. The channel's programming primarily consists of theatrically released films, along with a limited amount of original programming. The channel's name originally stood for "American Movie Classics", but since 2002 the full name has been de-emphasized as a result of a major shift in its programming. As of July 2015, AMC was received by approximately 94,832,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service (81.5% of U.S. households with at least one television set). In March 2015, Dish Network's Sling TV announced it would soon begin making AMC channels available to cord cutters, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, Sundance TV, and We TV. History 1984–2002: Focus on classic films American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally known, debuted on October 1, 1984, as a premium channel by Rainbow Programming Services (a subsidiary of Cable ... [...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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vampire Chronicles
''The Vampire Chronicles'' is a series of gothic horror novels and a media franchise, created by American writer Anne Rice, that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century. Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". The homoerotic overtones of ''The Vampire Chronicles'' are also well-documented. As of November 2008, ''The Vampire Chronicles'' had sold 80 million copies worldwide. The first novel in the series, ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1976), was made into a 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Kirsten Dunst. ''The Queen of the Damned'' (1988) was adapted into a 2002 film of the same name, starring Stuart Townsend and Aaliyah and using some material from 1985's ''The Vampire Lestat''. In May 2020, AMC acquired the rights to both ''The Vampire Chronicles'' and '' Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' for developing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suleka Mathew
Suleka Mathew is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles on television series ''Claws'' (TNT) as Arlene Branch, ''Red Widow'' (ABC) as Dina Tomson, ''Men in Trees'' (ABC) as Sara Jackson, and ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' ( CBC) as Dr. Sunita Raman for which she was nominated 3 times for best actress at the ''Leo Awards''. Notable guest starring roles include ''The West Wing'' and '' Flashpoint''. Her favourite film roles include romantic comedies Touch of Pink which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the upcoming movie That's Amor (Netflix). She was born in Kerala, India, raised in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. In addition to film and television, Suleka has also done audio work, including narrating the Audie Award nominated book ''The Sad Truth About Happiness'' by Anne Giardini and ''The Management of Grief'' by Bharati Mukherjee. She was also a cast in Rohinton Mistry's '' A Fine Balance'' and Veronica Tenna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlayne Woodard
Charlaine "Charlayne" Woodard (born December 29, 1953) is an American playwright and actress. She is a two-time Obie Award winner as well as a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee. She was a series regular on the hit FX TV series Pose. She played the title role in the Showtime movieRun For The Dream, The Gail Devers’ Story Starring as Cindy in the ABC Movie Of The Week, Woodard was the 1st black Cinderella portrayed on TV or film. Currently, she’s in Marvel Studios' upcoming limited TV series Secret Invasion which is scheduled to premiere in early 2023. Career Woodard began her professional career in 1976 performing in the road company of Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope, written by Mickey Grant and directed by Vinette Carroll, the 1st black female director on Broadway. In 1977, she made her Broadway debut in the Revival of Hair, directed by Tom O’Horgan; played a supporting role in the movie version of Hair, directed by Milos Forman; starred as Cindy in the NBC Movie Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Richards
Jen Richards is a transgender American writer, actress, producer and activist. Life and career Richards was born in Mississippi and resides in North Carolina. She graduated from Shimer College with a BA in Philosophy, and studied at Oxford University. In 2015, she appeared as a supporting cast member of Caitlyn Jenner's reality show ''I Am Cait''. In 2016, she co-starred, co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced the web series '' Her Story'', which was nominated for an Emmy Award. Richards also co-produced the series ''More Than T'' and wrote the ''Trans 102'' series. Richards joined the cast of the television series '' Nashville'' in 2017. She became the first openly transgender person to appear on a CMT show, playing the first transgender character to appear on that network. Richards also appeared in the 2017 film ''Easy Living''. In June 2017, Richards wrote and appeared in a video open letter, presented by ScreenCrush Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabeth Gish
Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She has played roles in films ''Shag'', ''Hiding Out'', '' Mystic Pizza'', ''SLC Punk!'', ''The Last Supper'' and ''Double Jeopardy''. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on ''The X-Files'', Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on ''The West Wing'', Diane Gould on '' Halt and Catch Fire'', Eileen Caffee on '' Brotherhood'', Charlotte Millwright on '' The Bridge'' and Sheriff Althea Jarry on the seventh and final season of '' Sons of Anarchy''. Early life and education Gish was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Judy and Robert Gish. When she was two, her family moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she grew up with her brother Tim and her sister Robin. Her father was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa; her mother was an elementary school teacher. Gish went to Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she graduated in 1989. She attended Duke Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Gimpel
Erica Fawn Gimpel (born June 25, 1964) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her roles on television shows '' Fame'' as Coco Hernandez and on '' Profiler'' as Angel Brown. She is also known for her recurring roles on the television shows '' ER'' as Adele Newman and on ''Veronica Mars'' as Alicia Fennel. From 2018-2020, Gimpel had a recurring role as Trisha on the series ''God Friended Me''. Gimpel was a judge on RTÉ One's '' Fame: The Musical'', an Irish TV talent show seeking a boy and a girl to play Nick and Serena respectively in the Irish touring production of '' Fame''. In January 2010, Gimpel released her first CD, ''Spread your Wings and Fly''. Personal life Gimpel was born in Manhattan, New York in 1964. She graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts, a few months after she started filming her role as a student at the same school for the television show '' Fame''. She had toured the United States and Europe with her mother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy '' The Mindy Project'' in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her role as Gracie Leigh in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama '' Jericho'' and as Marianne Marie Beetle in '' Wonderfalls''. She has also appeared on ''Pushing Daisies'', and '' Mockingbird Lane''. In film, she is best known for her roles as Mother at Farm House in '' Rain Man'' (1988), Miss Kettlewell in '' Child's Play 2'' (1990), Helen in ''Speed'' (1994), Loretta in '' To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), Kitty Farmer in '' Donnie Darko'' (2001), Pageant Official Jenkins in '' Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), Carla Jean's Mother in '' No Country for Old Men'' (2007), and Peppy's maid in '' The Artist'' (2011). She starred in the films ''Flatliners'', ''Sordid Lives'', '' Dear Lemon Lima'', '' Bad Words'', '' Jackie'' (as Lady Bird Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as '' Us Weekly'', '' People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and '' The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising solicit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
