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Spoiler Alert (film)
''Spoiler Alert'' is a 2022 American romantic comedy-drama film based on the 2017 memoir '' Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies'' by Michael Ausiello, directed by Michael Showalter and written by David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage. The film stars Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, and Sally Field. ''Spoiler Alert'' was released in the United States by Focus Features on December 2, 2022. Plot In 2001, Michael Ausiello, a writer for '' TV Guide'', is brought to a gay nightclub by his best friend in Manhattan. There, he meets photographer Kit Cowan, and the two instantly connect. As they begin dating, Michael struggles with his insecurities of not being attractive enough for Kit, previously being overweight. Kit reveals that he had an affair. They both admit their fears of being in a long-term relationship since neither of them had been in one before, but they decide to continue dating. During their first Christmas together, Kit gives Michael his own closet space at his apartment. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's '' The State'', which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the ''Wet Hot American Summer'' franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed '' The Baxter'' (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks. Both films featured many of his co-stars from ''The State'', and so do several of his other projects. Showalter is also a co-creator, co-producer, actor, and writer for the TV series '' Search Party''. He directed the 2017 critically acclaimed feature film '' The Big Sick''. Early life Showalter was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Elaine Showalter (née Cottler), an author, feminist literary critic, and professor of English, and English Showalter, a Yale-educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuroendocrine Tumor
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine ( hormonal) and nervous systems. They most commonly occur in the intestine, where they are often called carcinoid tumors, but they are also found in the pancreas, lung, and the rest of the body. Although there are many kinds of NETs, they are treated as a group of tissue because the cells of these neoplasms share common features, such as looking similar, having special secretory granules, and often producing biogenic amines and polypeptide hormones. Classification WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) classification scheme places neuroendocrine tumors into three main categories, which emphasize the tumor grade rather than the anatomical origin: * well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours, further subdivided into tumors with benign and those with uncertain behavior * well-differentiated (low grade) neuroendocrine carcinomas with low-grade malignant behavior * poorly differentiated (high gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Artios Awards
The 38th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America, honoring the best originality, creativity and the contribution of casting to the overall quality of a film, television series, short film, short-form series and theatre production, were held on March 9, 2023, simultaneously at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and Edison Ballroom in New York, being the first time in two years that the ceremony was an in-person event. The nominations for the television, short-form project, and theatre categories were announced on October 17, 2022. The nominees for the film categories were announced on January 10, 2023. Yvette Nicole Brown and Amber Ruffin both hosted the event simultaneously. The latter hosted in New York while the former hosted in Los Angeles; Brown previously hosted the first virtual awards ceremony in 2021 and was on hand to emcee the organization's first in-person gala in two years. Simone Bär, who was selected last year to receive the 2023 European Cape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting Society Of America
The Casting Society, formerly known as Casting Society of America (CSA), was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982 as a professional society of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and commercials in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, and the United States. The nonprofit organization announced the name change from Casting Society of America to Casting Society on February 10, 2022. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represent most (though not all) of the major casting directors and associate casting directors in Hollywood. Members use the post-nominal letters "CSA" when credited for their work. Membership eligibility The following requirements must be met in order to join the CSA: *Sponsorship letters from at least two current members of the CSA. *Two years of screen or stage credit as Primary Casting Director. Casting directors who are also pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GLAAD Media Award For Outstanding Film – Streaming Or TV
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards also recognize achievements in other branches of the media and arts, including theatre, music, journalism and advertising. Honorees are selected by a process involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award voters and volunteers and are evaluated using four criteria: "Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Cultural Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. Results are then certified by a "Review Panel" who determine the final list of recipients based on voting results and their own "expert opinions". The 1st GLAAD Media Awards ceremony honoring the 1989 season was held in 1990, and rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th GLAAD Media Awards
The 34th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2023 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards by GLAAD honoring 2022 films, television shows, video games, musicians and works of journalism that fairly, accurately and inclusively represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community. As in previous years, the awards were presented in two groups at two separate ceremonies, which for this awards edition took place on March 30, 2023 in Los Angeles and on May 13, 2023 in New York City. The eligibility period for the 34th GLAAD Media Awards ran from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 and the nominations were announced on January 18, 2023 by ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' stars Sasha Colby and Salina EsTittes on the GLAAD YouTube channel. Category changes For the 34th ceremony, GLAAD announced the introduction of two new categories: Outstanding Podcast and Outstanding Live TV Journalism - Segment or Special. They also revealed changes to the Outstanding Reality Program category, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards also recognize achievements in other branches of the media and arts, including theatre, music, journalism and advertising. Honorees are selected by a process involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award voters and volunteers and are evaluated using four criteria: "Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Cultural Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. Results are then certified by a "Review Panel" who determine the final list of recipients based on voting results and their own "expert opinions". The 1st GLAAD Media Awards ceremony honoring the 1989 season was held in 1990, and rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PostTrak
PostTrak is a U.S.-based service that surveys film audiences for film studios. History The service conducts surveys in the top 20 markets in the U.S. and Canada with the use of polling cards and electronic kiosks. A PostTrak report for a film aggregates the demographic make-up, opinions about the film, impression of the film's marketing, when tickets were purchased, and plans to buy or rent the film on home media. The service was designed by Kevin Goetz, the founder and CEO of Screen Engine. The service was launched in 2013 by Screen Engine and Rentrak; the latter provides box office data to studios. PostTrak focuses on wide releases and polls audiences across 20 markets in the U.S. and Canada, where past services focused on three or four markets. Most of the six major studios have subscribed to the service, as well as several distributors. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote in 2013 that the polling firm CinemaScore had monopolized the film industry for three decades but receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video On Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of over-the-air programming was the most common form of media distribution. As Internet and IPTV technologies continued to develop in the 1990s, consumers began to gravitate towards non-traditional modes of content consumption, which culminated in the arrival of VOD on televisions and personal computers. Unlike broadcast television, VOD systems initially required each user to have an Internet connection with considerable bandwidth to access each system's content. In 2000, the Fraunhofer Institute IIS developed the JPEG2000 codec, which enabled the distribution of movies via Digital Cinema Packages. This technology has since expanded its services from feature-film productions to include broadcast television programmes and has led to lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Summers
Tara Summers (born 19 December 1979) is an English actress. Summers was educated at Heathfield St Mary's School, in Berkshire. She later attended Brown University, where she graduated with a B.A. in history in 2001. Her grandmother was Fritzi Gordon, an Austrian-born WBF World Grand Master bridge player with four world titles. Summers has written and starred in a one-woman theatrical show, ''Gypsy of Chelsea''. The play is the story of her childhood, charting her mother's turbulent journey from cocaine addiction to recovery. She has appeared in several films, including '' Factory Girl'' in 2006. In 2007 and 2008, Summers starred on TV as Katie Lloyd on ''Boston Legal''. Summers was the director in the video for Snow Patrol's 2011 single "Called Out in the Dark". She also appeared in the first half of the first season of The CW's mystery drama series '' Ringer''. In 2014, she appeared as Leanne Zander in the Fox dramedy series ''Rake Rake may refer to: * Rake (stock charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffery Self
Jeffery Self (born February 19, 1987) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Early life Self is a native of Georgia, who grew up in the South. After attending middle school, Self persuaded his parents to let him be homeschooled to avoid dealing in high school with the fact that he was gay. Career Self has appeared in many television shows as a recurring, featured or guest actor. He and Cole Escola starred in the sketch comedy series '' Jeffery & Cole Casserole'', which aired on Logo TV for two seasons. He has also appeared in ''Desperate Housewives'', '' 90210'', ''Hot In Cleveland'', ''Torchwood'', '' Shameless'', ''Difficult People'', and as Liz Lemon's cousin Randy Lemon on NBC's ''30 Rock''. He is the author of two humor books: ''Fifty Shades Of Gay'' and ''Straight People: A Spotters Guide'', as well as the young adult novels ''A Very Very Bad Thing'' and ''Drag Teen.'' He co-wrote, produced, and starred in the indie horror/comedy cult hit ''You're Killing Me''. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
