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Shiner or The Shiner may refer to: Entertainment and media * ''Shiner'' (2000 film), a 2000 film with Michael Caine * ''Shiner'' (2004 film), a 2004 film by Christian Calson *”The Shiner” is a Season 3 episode of American animated televisions series ''Recess'' * Shiner (band), a band from Kansas City * Shiners, the fireflies in '' The Underland Chronicles'' * Shiner (comics), fictional character in the UK comic ''Whizzer and Chips'' * ''Shining With The Shiner'' and ''Shiner Slattery'', books by John A. Lee in which Edmond Slattery (see below) is a central character Food and drink * Shiner beer, a brand of beer brewed in the Spoetzl Brewery of Shiner, Texas * Shiner, slang for moonshine, a high-proof corn-based alcohol spirit People * Shiner (surname) * "The Shiner", the nickname of early New Zealand itinerant worker Edmond Slattery Places * Shiner, Texas Other * Shiner (fish), common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish * Shiner (Ottawa), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (2000 Film)
''Shiner'' is a 2000 crime film written by Scott Cherry and directed by John Irvin and starring Michael Caine and Martin Landau. It was shot in London. Plot The story centers on Billy "Shiner" Simpson a boxing promoter banned from legitimate fights until he finds a promising start in his son Eddie. The night of the fight sees Eddie killed, and Simpson suspects rival Frank Spedding. Billy seeks revenge, only to grow mad as his suspicions draw closer to home. Cast * Michael Caine as Billy "Shiner" Simpson * Martin Landau as Frank Spedding * Frances Barber as Georgie * Frank Harper as Jeff "Stoney" Stone * Andy Serkis as Mel * Matthew Marsden as Eddie "Golden Boy" Simpson * Kenneth Cranham as Gibson "Gibbo" Reception Jane Crowther of the BBC said, "A Lear-like construction serves well to show the gradual unraveling of a ruthlessly ambitious man trading on familial loyalty and past glory.""Shiner Review" 13 September 2001 http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/09/05/shiner_2001_review.s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (2004 Film)
''Shiner'' is a 2004 film written and directed by Christian Calson and starring Scott Stepp, Derris Nile, Nicholas T. King, David Zelina, Carolyn Crotty, Seth Harrington, Conny Van Dyke Plot ''Shiner'' explores three relationships in which some form of abuse is not only involved but savored. The central story involves Tony and Danny, two friends whose relationship changes once Danny discovers that he becomes sexually satisfied when Tony physically abuses him. Another storyline involves Tim, an out of work boxer who is being stalking, stalked by Bob, a shy loner who still lives at home with his mother. Third is Reg and Linda, who discover their sex life improves when they hit each other during the act. Cast * Scott Stepp as Tony * Derris Nile as Danny * Ryan Soteres as Charles * Carolyn Crotty as Linda * Seth Harrington as Reg * David Zelina as Tim * Nicholas King as Bob * Conny Van Dyke as Bob's mother Reviews * "The homoerotic subtext many found in "Fight Club" is spelled out in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Recess Episodes
'' Recess'' is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited as "Paul and Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. ''Recess'' first aired on ABC from 1997 through to 2001, and reruns aired on Disney Channel in the United States. The show premiered on September 13, 1997, on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning, with the first season spanning 26 episodes. The second season premiered on September 12, 1998. Disney brought the show back for a third season of 16 episodes which began on September 11, 1999, while the fourth season premiered at the same time, but airing on UPN as part of ''Disney's One Too Disney's One Too (later known as Disney's Animation Weekdays) was an American two-hour Sunday-to-Friday children's programming block that aired on UPN (and sometimes in syndication) from September 6, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (band)
Shiner is an American post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri that was active from 1992 to 2003. Since 2012 Shiner has been playing several shows a year. The band's new record ''Schadenfreude'' was released May 8, 2020, with touring to follow that was since cancelled due to COVID-19. History The group formed in 1992, and quickly found wide exposure, releasing a vinyl EP in 1993 and touring with acts such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Chore, Jawbox, Season to Risk, The Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys.Biography Allmusic.com The group released their first LP, '' Splay'' (recorded at Steve Albini's Chicago studio) in 1996,Band Info Third Gear Scratch. Accessed August 18, 2007. and a second album, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underland Chronicles
''The Underland Chronicles'' is a series of five epic fantasy novels by Suzanne Collins, first published between 2003 and 2007. It tells the story of a boy named Gregor and his adventures in the "Underland,” a subterranean world located under New York City. The Underland is inhabited by humans who traveled below hundreds of years ago, along with various giant versions of creatures like bats, cockroaches, and rats. According to the author, the series involves many topics relating to war, including biological warfare, genocide, and military intelligence. While not as well known as the author's subsequent ''Hunger Games'' trilogy, it has been reviewed favorably by many critics. Books ''Gregor the Overlander'' Gregor and his two-year-old sister Boots fall through a vent in their apartment basement and find themselves in a strange place called the Underland, inhabited by giant animals and pale humans. The Underlanders name Gregor "the warrior" and Boots the "princess" of a proph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (comics)
Shiner was a British comic strip drawn by Mike Lacey. It was published in the magazine ''Whizzer and Chips'', where the character first appeared in the second issue in 1969. ''Whizzer and Chips'' characters were divided into "Whizz-kids" and "Chip-ites", reflecting respectively the two sections of the comic. Shiner was the leader of the "Chip-ites". He was an amateur boxer, constantly getting into trouble with his mother, who disapproved of his activity. Shiner usually ended up getting a black eye A periorbital hematoma, commonly called a black eye or a shiner (associated with boxing or stick sports such as hockey), is bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than to the eye. The name refers to the dark-colo ... in each issue, hence his name (in 20th-century British English, shiner has a colloquial meaning of "black eye"). British comic strips British comics characters Fictional boxers Boxing comics Comics characters introduced in 1969 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoetzl Brewery
Spoetzl Brewery (originally Shiner Brewing Association) is a brewery located in Shiner, Texas, United States. It produces a diverse line of Shiner beers, including their flagship Shiner Bock, a dark lager that is now distributed throughout the US. The brewery is owned by the Gambrinus Company, a family-owned company based in San Antonio, which also owns Trumer Brewery in Berkeley, California. History The Spoetzl Brewery started in 1909.Gambrinus Gambrinus company website; accessed June 2016 It was originally named The Shiner Brewing Association (SBA) and was founded by and immigrants who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonshine
Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial distilleries have begun producing their own novelty versions of moonshine, including many flavored varieties. Terminology Different languages and countries have their own terms for moonshine (see ''Moonshine by country''). In English, moonshine is also known as ''mountain dew'', ''choop'', ''hooch'' (abbreviation of ''hoochinoo'', name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit), ''homebrew'', ''mulekick'', ''shine'', ''white lightning'', ''white/corn liquor'', ''white/corn whiskey'', ''pass around'', ''firewater, bootleg''. Fractional crystallization The ethanol may be concentrated in fermented beverages by means of freezing. For example, the name ''applejack'' derives from the traditional method of producing the drink, ''wikt:jack#Verb, jacki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner (surname)
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Shiner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Shiner (other), multiple people *Dick Shiner (born 1942), American football player * Esther Shiner (1924–1987), Canadian politician *Lewis Shiner (born 1950), American writer * Margot Shiner (1923–1998), German-British gastroenterologist and medical researcher *Michael Shiner (1805–1880), American slave and diarist *Phil Shiner (born 1956), British former lawyer *Ronald Shiner (1903–1966), British stand-up comedian and comedic actor *Roy Shiner (1924–1988), English footballer See also *Scheiner Scheiner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Artuš Scheiner, Czech painter and illustrator *Christoph Scheiner, Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (born c. 1573) *David Scheiner (born 1938), American physician and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Slattery
Edmond (Ned) Slattery (1839 – 11 August 1927), known as "The Shiner", was a notable New Zealand swagger and rural labourer. He was born in County Clare, Ireland in about 1839. He emigrated to Australia in 1869 and worked on the goldfields. In the early 1870's he came to new Zealand where his main area of living was Canterbury, Southland and Otago. He was famous at tricking publicans (and others) for drinks and such stories concerning "The Shiner" are numerous. He was known as a great "Character" and his arrival in towns was often noted in local newspapers. He was well known for dancing the Irish Jig in competitions at the New Year in Oamaru. Despite being a swagger he kept up a dignified attire and was a regular Catholic church-goer. He died in a charity home in Dunedin in 1927. References Further reading *''Shining With The Shiner'' (1950) and ''Shiner Slattery'' (1964) both written by John A Lee. 1830s births 1927 deaths Irish emigrants to New Zealand (befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiner, Texas
Shiner is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. The town was named after Henry B. Shiner, who donated for a railroad right-of-way. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,127. Shiner was founded by German and Czech emigrants. History In 1885, a post office called Half Moon was opened at a trading post near the present site of Shiner. In 1887, Henry B. Shiner donated 250 acres for a depot and right-of-way for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, which bypassed Half Moon and was built through Henry B. Shiner's donated land. The town grew around these transportation facilities. The town initially called itself "New Half Moon", but in 1888, the town's name was changed to Shiner and the town was incorporated in 1890. Czech and German immigrants soon became the dominant ethnic groups, and Shiner developed a cohesive Czech community that still heavily influences the town's culture. Ranching was an important part of the town's history. Historically notable f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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