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Pooka!
"Pooka!" is an episode of American horror anthology web television series '' Into the Dark'' that aired as the third episode of the show's first season. It originally premiered in the United States on December 7, 2018, on Hulu. The episode was directed by Nacho Vigalondo from a script written by Gerald Olson and stars Nyasha Hatendi, Latarsha Rose, Jon Daly, Dale Dickey, and Jonny Berryman. Plot Unemployed actor Wilson Clowes (Nyasha Hatendi), moves into a new apartment building to start a new life, befriending a fellow resident, an older woman named Red (Dale Dickey). He finds a vague audition announcement in a coffee shop and attends. After an unusual physical component, Wilson is offered the acting job by Finn (Jon Daly), the advertising director for a new Christmas toy called Pooka. A stuffed animal with large eyes, Pooka selectively repeats what it hears in either a "naughty" or "nice" voice, and Wilson's job will be to portray Pooka in a large, furry costume in both advertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Dark (TV Series)
''Into the Dark'' is an American horror anthology streaming television series produced for Hulu. The first season premiered on October 5, 2018, and consists of twelve feature-length episodes of television films. ''Into the Dark'' was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 4, 2019, and also consists of twelve episodes. The series is produced by the television branch of Blumhouse Productions, with founder Jason Blum executive producing every episode. Each episode features its own ensemble casts and director, with directors including Patrick Lussier, Nacho Vigalondo, Sophia Takal, Daniel Stamm, James Roday Rodriguez and Gigi Saul Guerrero contributing installments. ''Into the Dark'' was ordered in January 2018, and has been met with a positive response from critics upon its premiere. Each episode has starred different actors, including Tom Bateman, Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, Nyasha Hatendi, Suki Waterhouse, Matt Lauria, Jimmi Simpson, Keir O'Donnell, Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacho Vigalondo
Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977), better known as Nacho Vigalondo, is a Spanish filmmaker. Career Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival. He finished his first full-length feature film, '' Los Cronocrímenes'' (English title: ''Timecrimes''), in 2007, in which he also co-starred. Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion film '' Extraterrestre''. In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of Mark Millar's ''Supercrooks''. From 2012 to 2014 he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year, New You
"New Year, New You" is an episode of American horror anthology web television series '' Into the Dark'' that aired as the fourth episode of the show's first season. It originally premiered in the United States on December 28, 2018, on Hulu. The episode was directed by Sophia Takal from a script she co-wrote with Adam Gaines and it stars Suki Waterhouse, Carly Chaikin, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Melissa Bergland. Plot Alexis, a babysitter, and the child she cares for both watch a video featuring Danielle Williams, a popular social media influencer who receives her own streaming television show, "Get Well Danielle." Later, Alexis returns to her house to prepare for a New Year's Eve party while admiring how seemingly "perfect" Danielle's life is. Her high-school friends Kayla and Chloe arrive and they all catch up, discussing their friendship with Danielle before she became famous and the possibility that she may not show up. Later on, she does, though tension mounts between her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Hatendi
Nyasha Hatendi (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer. Early life and education Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ... in London. Filmography Films Television Video games Radio Performances Theatre Awards and nominations See also * List of African-American actors References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatendi, Nyasha 1981 births Living people People from Washington, D.C. Male actors from Washington, D.C. Alumni of Peterhouse Boys' School People educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latarsha Rose
Latarsha Rose is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Portia in the 2012 film ''The Hunger Games''. Background Rose is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Georgetown University. From the University, she performed in Theater productions for several years, before being chosen to be a part of Bravo TV’s ''The It Factor'', a show which followed her and eleven other hopefuls as they "tried to make it in the entertainment business". Career Rose had roles in shows such episodic series as ''Law & Order'', ''CSI: NY'', ''Bones'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''All My Children'', and '' The Cape'', as well as recurring roles in the shows '' Windfall'' and ''Swingtown''. In 2012, after almost quitting the business, Rose was offered a role in ''The Hunger Games'', as Portia, Peeta's stylist from the Capitol. Rose also starred in the upcoming BET television series ''Being Mary Jane'' as Dr. Lisa Hudson, as Mary Jane's best friend. When first cast in ''The Hunger Games' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Daly
Jon Daly, sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly or Jonathan Barney Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show''. In 2013 he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series ''Betas'', and also played Agent Filippo in ''Zoolander 2'' (2016). Early life and education Daly was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He first became involved in improv performing in Pittsburgh when he was 16 at a show called "Friday Night Improvs" at the University of Pittsburgh and continued performing while attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Career Daly has been a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) for over ten years where he performed in the improv group "Mother". He continues to perform at the theater's Los Angeles division. Some of his notable work at UCB was performing in the sketch groups such as Mother and Mr. A$$ and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Dickey
Diana Dale Dickey (born September 29, 1961) is an American character actress who has worked in theater, film, and television. She began her career on stage, performing in the 1989 Broadway version of ''The Merchant of Venice'', before appearing in popular revivals of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', ''Sweeney Todd'' and more off-Broadway and in regional theaters. She's the recipient of two Ovation Awards for her stage work in Los Angeles. Now known as a "consummate character actor," Dickey made her screen debut in 1995. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her breakthrough performance as Merab in the 2010 independent drama film ''Winter's Bone''. Over her career, she has appeared in more than 60 movies, most notably ''Changeling'' (2008), ''Super 8 (2011 film), Super 8'' (2011), ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), ''Regression (film), Regression'' (2015), ''Hell or High Water (film), Hell or High Water'' (2016), ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' (2018) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh & Blood (Into The Dark)
"Flesh & Blood" is an episode of American horror anthology web television series '' Into the Dark'' that aired as the second episode of the show's first season. It originally premiered in the United States on November 2, 2018, on Hulu. The episode was directed by Patrick Lussier from a script written by Louis Ackerman and stars Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, Tembi Locke and Meredith Salenger. Plot In a flashback sequence, the Tooms family - Henry, Rose and their teenage daughter Kimberly - are sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, sharing their thoughts about what they have to be thankful for. Nearly a year later in the present, Rose Tooms has been murdered and her killer has not been found. Henry (Dermot Mulroney) spends much of his time renovating their house, which Kimberly (Diana Silvers) cannot leave due to a severe case of agoraphobia. Kimberly is taking medication, she spends her time on an online agoraphobia support group, and she meets regularly in her home with a therapist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndie Greenwood
Lyndie Greenwood (born June 6, 1983) is a Canadian actress best known for her recurring role of Sonya on The CW's ''Nikita'' and being a series regular cast member of FOX's '' Sleepy Hollow,'' playing the role of Jenny Mills in 2013. In 2019, she joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Expanse'' in the recurring role of Dr. Elvi Okoye. Career Born and raised in Toronto, Greenwood studied dance in school and is also well-versed in martial arts. She attended several voice and musical theater schools in Canada. She began acting training at multiple schools including the Professional Actors Lab, Jason Fraser Studios, Etobicoke School of the Arts and also at University Settlement Drama Group. She attained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto in 2006. Her first role onscreen was in a low-budget Canadian movie ''Pinkville''. She made her television debut on an episode of '' The Listener''. She made many guest appearances on television such as ''Rooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the " Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other magazine pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Ray
Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He is a former host of ''The Nerdist Podcast'' and was the co-host of Comedy Central's ''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail''. Life and career Originally from Kailua, Hawaii on the island of Oahu, Ray played in local Hawaii rock/punk bands and later moved to Los Angeles. Once there he first pursued opportunities in punk rock, but later started to focus on writing and performing comedy. Beginnings Ray started his TV career as a writer's assistant for ''The Andy Milonakis Show'', as well as working as a writer and performer on Showtime's sketch comedy pilot ''The Offensive Show.'' He is also a frequent sketch and stand-up performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles and has made appearances on programs such as '' Saul of the Molemen'', ''Crossballs'', ''The Sarah Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Barrett (actor)
Malcolm Barrett (born April 22, 1980) is an American actor best known for playing time traveler Rufus Carlin in ''Timeless'' on NBC. Early life and education Barrett was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1998 with fellow actors Telly Leung and Billy Eichner. Career Barrett has appeared as a series regular on Fox's ''The Sketch Show'' and ''Luis''. Barrett played Dr. Lem Hewitt on the ABC television show, ''Better Off Ted'' and was a supporting character in the Academy Award-winning ''The Hurt Locker''. Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based ''Law & Order'' franchise. He was featured in an episode of ''The Sopranos'' and guest-starred in the pilot episode of ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', the series finale of ''The Office'' as one of Dunder/Mifflin's new employees, and in an episode of ''Monk'' as a lottery fanatic. He also had a small role in the movie ''Larry Crowne'', as a classmate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |