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Upgraded (film)
''Upgraded'' is a 2024 American romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Grégory Montel, Lena Olin and Marisa Tomei. The film is a modern-day retelling of the classic fairytale " Cinderella" and was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 9, 2024. The story concerns Ana Santos, an ignored-but-ambitious intern in the New York art world whose life and career take a turn when by happenstance she is upgraded to first class on a flight to London. Plot Ana is an ambitious intern, dreaming of a career in art while trying to impress her demanding boss, Claire. Because of the expensive cost of living in New York, Ana lives with her sister Vivian and Vivian's boyfriend Ronnie, who has been urging her to move out. After noticing a typo during an art auction and alerting her boss to the error, she is invited on a work trip to London as an assistant's assistant. Claire's assistants, Suzette and Renee, make numer ...
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Carlson Young
Carlson Elizabeth Young (born October 29, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Disney Channel's ''As the Bell Rings'', the film ''Premature'', Comedy Central's ''Key & Peele'', and as Brooke Maddox in the first two seasons of the MTV television series ''Scream''. Career Young made her directorial debut in 2018 with "The Blazing World", a short film inspired by Young's own dreams and the titular work by Margaret Cavendish. In 2020 it was announced that the concept would be turned into a feature-length film, directed by and starring Young, and soundtracked by Isom Innis. Young is set to continue the ''Saturn Returns'' trilogy with two subsequent films. In September 2020, Young directed the music video for "Catch & Release" by Peel (the project of Innis and Sean Cimino). Her next upcoming project is a middle school-set fantasy horror film ''Femina Nox'', to which she has written the manuscript and which she may also direct. Personal life Young is orig ...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular and is widely performed. Characters * Theseus—Duke of Athens * Hippolyta—Queen of the Amazons * Egeus—father of Hermia * Hermia—daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander * Lysander—in love with Hermia * Demetrius—suitor to Hermia * Helena—in love with Demetrius * Philostrate—Master of the Revels * Peter Quince—a carpenter * Nick Bottom—a weaver * Francis Flute—a bellows-mender * Tom Snout—a tinker * ...
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American Romantic Comedy Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ...
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Films Shot In The United Kingdom
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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2024 Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other ...
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Collider (website)
''Collider'' is an entertainment website and digital video production company, with a focus on the film industry, television series, and video games. ''Collider'' focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along with original features. The website primarily covers film and television news, with complementary film and television reviews and editorials. , ''Collider'' YouTube channel had 627,000 subscribers and over 550,000,000 cumulative views. Former extensions of the channel include ''Movie Talk'', ''Movie Trivia Schmoedown'', ''Heroes'', ''Jedi Council'', ''Behind the Scenes & Bloopers'', and ''Collider News''. The channel had also branched out and produced content for other outlets, such as ''Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns'' for go90. Extensions of the main YouTube channel include ''Collider'' Podcasts (including a period named under ''Collider'' Live), ''Collider'' Interviews (formerly ''Collider'' Quick), ''Collider'' Games (later renamed Revog and presumab ...
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Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born November 1993) is an Irish actress, best known for portraying Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' between 2018 and 2022. Early life Jackson was born in Derry in November 1993. She split her time growing up in Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal, where her parents ran a village pub. After obtaining GCSEs and A-Levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry, she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. Career Jackson's television debut came in 2016 when she landed the role of Sasha in Harlan Coben's '' The Five'', appearing in four episodes. In 2016, she also played Curley's wife in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre tour of John Steinbeck's ''Of Mice and Men''. She appeared briefly in the final episode of 2017 BBC One drama series '' Broken''. In 2018, she portrayed Shena Carney in a West End production of '' The Ferryman'' at the Gielgud Theatre. Jackson made her debut as Erin Quinn in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry ...
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Andrew Schulz
Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television producer and podcaster. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on MTV2's ''Guy Code'' (and its two spinoffs),MTV2's Guy Code
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the ''Flagrant'' podcast with Akaash Singh, and ''The Brilliant Idiots'' podcast. Schulz's first Netflix special, ''Schulz Saves America'', premiered on December 17, 2020.
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Aimee Carrero
Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988) is a Dominican-American actress. She is known for voicing Princess Elena on Disney Channel's ''Elena of Avalor'' and She-Ra, Adora/She-Ra in the Netflix series ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''. Her live action-roles include Sofia Rodriguez on the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform sitcom ''Young & Hungry'' and Angie on the Cartoon Network series ''Level Up (U.S. TV series), Level Up''. Early life and education Carrero was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican mother and a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican father and grew up in Miami, Florida. She is an alumna of Florida International University graduating in 2008 with a degree in international relations. Career In 2009, she appeared in the feature film ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. Carrero's television credits include ''The Mentalist'', ''Lincoln Heights (TV series), Lincoln Heights'', ''Men of a Certain Age'', ''The Middle (TV ser ...
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Fola Evans-Akingbola
Fola Evans-Akingbola () is a British actress. She is known for roles such as Maddie Bishop in the Freeform series ''Siren'' and American Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington in the 2023 Netflix series ''The Night Agent''. Early life and education Evans-Akingbola was born in London, to an English anthropologist mother, Gillian Evans, and Nigerian musician father Sola Akingbola (of the band Jamiroquai). She was raised in Bermondsey with her sister and educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich, graduating in 2012. She received acting training at the National Youth Theatre and Identity School of Acting. Career Before acting professionally, Evans-Akingbola worked as a model. Her first acting credits were for the BBC series ''Youngers'' and ''Holby City''. While appearing on a third BBC series, '' Death in Paradise'', Evans-Akingbola was cast in the popular HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' as the (unnamed) second wife of Khal Moro during series 6 in 2016. Since 2018, she has b ...
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Rachel Matthews
Rachel Lynn Matthews (born October 25, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for starring in the film ''Happy Death Day'' and its sequel, ''Happy Death Day 2U''. Early life and career A native of Los Angeles, Matthews was born in 1993, the eldest daughter of actress Leslie Landon and Brian Matthews. She became interested in acting at an early age by watching Shirley Temple movies, leading to tap and voice classes, and ultimately joining a local theater program at the age of 10. Matthews continued to pursue the stage life by studying acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In college, Matthews became friends with fellow actress Camila Mendes, who would become her roommate upon returning to Los Angeles, and musician Maggie Rogers, who would feature both in her music video "Give a Little". In 2017, Matthews had her film debut in ''Happy Death Day'', directed by her uncle Christopher B. Landon, Christopher Landon, playing sorority house president Danielle Bousem ...
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Anthony Head
Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006), and Uther Pendragon in ''Merlin'' (2008–2012), as well as voicing Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's ''Cabin Pressure''. Early life Head was born in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and his mother was actress Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019); they married in 1944 in Watford. His older brother is actor/singer Murray Head. Both brothers have played the part of Freddie Trumper in the musical ''C ...
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