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Strange Angel
''Strange Angel'' is an American historical drama streaming television series that premiered on June 14, 2018, on CBS All Access. The series is based on the biography of Thelemic magician and scientist Jack Parsons. ''Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons'' by George Pendle and was created by Mark Heyman, who also executive produces and writes for the show. On October 29, 2018, it was announced that CBS All Access had renewed the series for a second season that premiered on June 13, 2019. In November 2019, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise ''Strange Angel'' follows " Jack Parsons, a brilliant and ambitious blue-collar worker of 1930s Los Angeles who started as a janitor at a chemical factory but had fantastical dreams that led him to birth the unknown discipline of American rocketry. Along the way, he fell into a mysterious world that included sex magic rituals at night, and he became a disciple of occultist Aleister Crowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's '' The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS All Access
Paramount+ is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media Networks and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks), and Paramount Pictures, while also including original series and films, live streaming Broadcasting of sports events, sports coverage, and in the U.S., live streaming of local CBS broadcast stations. The service was first launched in the United States on October 28, 2014, as CBS All Access; the service initially focused on the live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. The service began to expand into original programming in 2016, beginning with Spin-off (media), spin-offs of CBS programs such as ''Big Brother: Over the Top, Big Brother,'' ''The Good Fight'', and the new ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mustillo
Louis Mustillo (born May 28, 1958) is an American actor who is best known as playing Vincent “Vince” Moranto on ''Mike & Molly'' from 2010 to 2016. Life and career Mustillo was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he was a contemporary of the Canadian actor, Elias Koteas, and Illeana Douglas. According to the American Academy's 1983 graduation program, Mustillo and Douglas graduated from the Academy's two year program in a ceremony held at NYC's Winter Garden Theatre on April 26, 1983. They were not asked back to the school's third year, known as The Production Company year. He has guest starred in more than 50 episodes of television, including an early appearance as a controversial comic on ''Night Court'', and has appeared in over 20 films. He was a series regular on '' Man of the People'' with James Garner. He also played Russell Topps for two seasons on DreamWorks first hour-long drama, ''High Incident''. He had a recurring role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Zabrecky
Robert Zabrecky (born June 2, 1968, in Burbank, California) is an American actor, author, magician, and songwriter. His career began as a musician while being the front man for the band Possum Dixon. In the later years of his career, he has found success as a magician, actor, and author. Life and career Zabrecky was born and raised in Burbank, California. From 1989 to 1999 he was the singer-songwriter and bassist for the Los Angeles group Possum Dixon. The band, originally hailing from Silver Lake, released three albums during the 1990s. During the mid-1990s, he began practicing magic and has since become a magician at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. In the mid-2000s he began a career in acting and has since landed roles in films and television programs. Actor In 2017, Zabrecky landed a supporting role in the supernatural drama, ''A Ghost Story''. His film credits also include a supporting role in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut '' Lost River'', playing the master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Feldman
Amara Zaragoza (born December 5, 1980), known by her stage name Tamara Feldman, is an American actress. Career Feldman is known for playing Marybeth Dunston in the horror film ''Hatchet'' (2006) and for her roles in the television series ''Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...'' (2002), ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'' (2006), ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2009), ''Gossip Girl'' (2008–2012) and ''The Mob Doctor'' (2012–2013). She was replaced by Danielle Harris as Marybeth Dunston in ''Hatchet II'', ''Hatchet III'' and ''Victor Crowley (film), Victor Crowley''. She was featured in the music video of Nsync's 2000 hit "This I Promise You". She is shown as one of the couples sitting at a table towards the end of the video as well as walking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gaston
Michael Gaston is an American film and television actor. He played agent Quinn on the show ''Prison Break'', Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series ''Jericho'', and appeared in the first episode of ''The Sopranos'' as Alex Mahaffey, a compulsive gambler in trouble with Tony. He had a recurring role in ''The Mentalist'' as CBI Director Gale Bertram. Career Gaston portrayed General Tommy Franks in '' W.'' He has appeared in more than twenty films, including '' Bridge of Spies'', '' Sudden Death'', ''Ransom'', ''Cop Land'', '' Thirteen Days'', ''The Crucible'', ''Double Jeopardy'', ''High Crimes'', ''Sugar'' and '' Body of Lies'' and ''Bless the Child''. He has had roles in numerous TV dramas, including ''The Sopranos'', ''The West Wing'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Fringe'', ''The Practice'', and '' 24''. Gaston has had various on and off Broadway roles, including ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (on Broadway), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Pearlman
Zachary Michael Pearlman (born May 19, 1988) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zack in ''The Virginity Hit''. He has co-starred in short-lived television comedies such as MTV's ''The Inbetweeners'' and on the Fox sitcom ''Mulaney''. Early life Pearlman was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the son of Susan (née Weldon) and Mark Pearlman. He is the third child in the family. He has two older siblings Aaron and Allie as well as a younger sister Hannah. Pearlman is of Jewish descent. He is a 2006 graduate of Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Growing up he was very active in local Ann Arbor, Michigan comedy and theatre. Career Pearlman's acting career began after he submitted an entry for a contest with the website Funny or Die and was given the opportunity to audition for a role in the film ''The Virginity Hit''. Pearlman landed a lead role in the film, which was released in September 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magus
Magi (; singular magus ; from Latin ''magus'', cf. fa, مغ ) were priests in Zoroastrianism and the earlier religions of the western Iranians. The earliest known use of the word ''magi'' is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius the Great, known as the Behistun Inscription. Old Persian texts, predating the Hellenistic period, refer to a magus as a Zurvanic, and presumably Zoroastrian, priest. Pervasive throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia until late antiquity and beyond, ''mágos'' (μάγος) was influenced by (and eventually displaced) Greek '' goēs'' (γόης), the older word for a practitioner of magic, to include astronomy/astrology, alchemy, and other forms of esoteric knowledge. This association was in turn the product of the Hellenistic fascination for Pseudo-Zoroaster, who was perceived by the Greeks to be the Chaldean founder of the Magi and inventor of both astrology and magic, a meaning that still survives in the modern-day words "ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. Born to a wealthy family in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Crowley rejected his parents' fundamentalist Christian Plymouth Brethren faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. He was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he focused his attentions on mountaineering and poetry, resulting in several publications. Some biographers allege that here he was recruited into a British intelligence agency, further suggesting that he remained a spy throughout his life. In 1898, he joined the esoteric Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, where he was trained i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons (rocket Engineer)
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets. Born in Los Angeles, Parsons was raised by a wealthy family on Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. Inspired by science fiction literature, he developed an interest in rocketry in his childhood and in 1928 began amateur rocket experiments with school friend Edward S. Forman. He dropped out of Pasadena Junior College and Stanford University due to financial difficulties during the Great Depression, and in 1934 he united with Forman and graduate Frank Malina to form the Caltech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American Aerospace engineering, rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelema, Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet, Aerojet Engineering Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a Castability, castable, Composite material, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both Liquid-fuel rocket, liquid-fuel and Solid-fuel rocket, solid-fuel rockets. Born in Los Angeles, Parsons was raised by a wealthy family on Orange Grove Boulevard (Pasadena), Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena, California, Pasadena. Inspired by science fiction literature, he developed an interest in rocketry in his childhood and in 1928 began Amateur rocketry, amateur rocket experiments with school friend Edward S. Forman. He dropped out of Pasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
