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Red Butterfly
''Red Butterfly'' is a postmodern romantic tragedy written & directed by Jon Alston and starring Diogo Morgado, Christine Evangelista, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Laurence Mason, and Byrdie Bell. ''Red Butterfly'' is an original screenplay written by Jon Alston. It is an independently produced feature with subject matter not typical of independent feature film. Alston claims the film's primary audience to be "regular folk who like heavy entertainment." The story is inspired by the works of both Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell; it explores the consequences of the unchecked human ego. "Vice is Tragedy" is a theme that Alston claims to have had significance to him upon personal reflection of his time in the NFL. The film premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival and is slated to for domestic and international release in the fall of 2015. Cast * Diogo Morgado as Tonio Vega Jr. * Christine Evangelista as Cleo (Simo) McKenna * Wilson Jermaine Heredia as TC (Simo) * Laurence Maso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Morgado
Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (born 17 January 1981), is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel epic mini-series ''The Bible'' and in the film '' Son of God''. Career Already a household name in his native Portugal and one of ''GQ''s "Men of the Year", Morgado's career spans top television, film and stage productions, including a lead role in the No. 1 rated Portuguese television series and International Emmy winner ''Laços de Sangue.'' Morgado began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of top rated television series ''Terra Mãe'' (1998), ''Diário de Maria'' (1998), followed by ''A Lenda da Garça'' (2000) and ''A Febre do Ouro Negro'' (2000). His performance as Miguel in the 2000 telefilm ''Amo-Te, Teresa'' earned Morgado high regard as one of the most promising actors of his generation and the TV movie is still one of the highest rated ever in Portugal. Morgado has worked consistently in Portuguese telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Evangelista
Christine Evangelista (born October 27, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Sherry in the AMC zombie apocalypse horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', along with her later reprising her role in the spin-off series '' Fear the Walking Dead'' and her main role as Megan Morrison in the E! drama television series '' The Arrangement''. Life and career Evangelista was born in New York City and graduated from the Herbert Berghof School of Acting. In New York, Evangelista performed in several off-Broadway shows and made appearances in television episodes of ''Law & Order'', '' White Collar'', ''Royal Pains'', ''The Good Wife'', '' Blue Bloods'', and ''666 Park Avenue''. She moved to a regular role in the single season of the Spike TV series ''The Kill Point'' in 2007. In 2013, Evangelista starred as a series regular in the short-lived ABC drama series, '' Lucky 7'', followed with a recurring role as Allison Rafferty in the NBC series '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born December 2, 1971) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the Broadway musical ''Rent'', for which he won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Heredia also originated the role at London's Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End theatre district and in the 2005 film adaptation. Life and career Heredia was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic – a seamstress mother and a building superintendent father. He has appeared in several films, including his portrayal of Cha-Cha, the drag queen, in 1999's '' Flawless'', where he worked opposite former ''Rent'' castmate Daphne Rubin-Vega. The film also stars Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Heredia also appeared in the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Nocturne". Along with five other principal members of the original Broadway cast, Heredia appeared in the film release of ''Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Mason
Laurence Mason is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Lord Nikon in the 1995 film ''Hackers (film), Hackers'', Sammy Norino on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox drama ''Prison Break'', Luis Sarria in the film ''Ali (film), Ali'', Halpern White on the FX (TV channel), FX crime drama ''The Shield'', and Earl Briggs, the chauffeur in the film ''The Lincoln Lawyer (film), The Lincoln Lawyer''. Career Mason performed in a number of productions at the Harold Clurman Theatre and the Nuyorican Poets Café, including appearing in commercials, hip hop music videos, voice over work and a stint on One Life to Live. His first feature film was ''True Romance'' (under Tony Scott). Soon after, he landed a role in ''The Crow (1994 film), The Crow'' with the late Brandon Lee and ''Hackers'' along with Angelina Jolie. He has had recurring roles on ''The Shield'' and ''Prison Break''. Filmography Television Video games References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrdie Bell
Byrdie Bell (born Evelyn Byrd Bell on March 13, 1985) is an American actress and model. Early life, education, and family Evelyn Byrd Bell was born in Chicago. She attended Greenwich Country Day School in Greenwich, Connecticut and the United Nations International School in New York City. After studying at HB Studio in New York City and the British American Drama Academy in London, Bell graduated from the Stella Adler Conservatory program. Bell is a descendant of Colonel William Byrd II, the founder of Richmond, Virginia. Her mother, Evelyn Lorentzen Bell, is the great granddaughter of Øivind Lorentzen whose son, Erling, is related through marriage to the Norwegian royal family. Her father Ted Bell was the Vice Chairman of the Board and Creative Director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. Career In 2009, Bell was hired as an actor on ''HaAh HaGadol 2'', the Israeli version of the reality show '' Big Brother'' in a strategic attempt to confuse t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmodern
Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of modernism, opposition to epistemic certainty or stability of meaning, and emphasis on ideology as a means of maintaining political power. Claims to objective fact are dismissed as naïve realism, with attention drawn to the conditional nature of knowledge claims within particular historical, political, and cultural discourses. The postmodern outlook is characterized by self-referentiality, epistemological relativism, moral relativism, pluralism, irony, irreverence, and eclecticism; it rejects the "universal validity" of binary oppositions, stable identity, hierarchy, and categorization. Initially emerging from a mode of literary criticism, postmodernism developed in the mid-twentieth century as a rejection of modernism and has been observed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain hatawakens pleasure", for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. From its origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, from which there survives only a fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Alston
Jon Alston (born June 4, 1983) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and former National Football League (NFL) linebacker. He has written and produced on critically acclaimed shows such as ''S.W.A.T.'' and '' All American''. His first feature-length film, '' Red Butterfly'', debuted at the 23rd Annual St. Louis International Film Festival. His sophomore film, ''Augustus,'' has received 24 wins and five nominations since its debut in 2020, notably winning the Directorial Discovery Grand Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Prior to filmmaking, Alston earned a football scholarship to Stanford University which led to a career in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft, ultimately spending five seasons in the NFL as a linebacker. Alston additionally played for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; he retired in 2011. Alston later graduated from Stanford University with a degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
