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Urbania (film)
''Urbania'' is a 2000 independent drama film based on the play '' Urban Folk Tales''. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, then played the Toronto International Film Festival, the Seattle Film Festival, and a number of LGBT film festivals, winning a total of 6 "Best Film" awards. It was released by Lionsgate and was named "One of the Year's Best Films" in over 35 publications including the ''Los Angeles Times'', '' Time Out'', the ''Chicago Tribune'', and the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Plot ''Urbania'' follows Charlie (Dan Futterman) through a sleepless night. After an unsuccessful bout of masturbation to the sound of his upstairs neighbors having sex, he prowls the streets looking for a man he saw several months earlier. The implication is that he's had a one night stand with the man, cheating on his boyfriend Chris (Matt Keeslar). This is reinforced by several phone calls Charlie places, leaving messages on Chris' answering machine. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Shear
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John (given name), John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes. Notable people *Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player *Jon Anderson (born 1944 as John Roy Anderson), English musician and singer, with Yes (band), Yes *Jon Batiste (born 1986), American musician *H. Jon Benjamin (born 1966, whose first given name is Harry), American actor, comedian, and producer *Jon Bellion, American singer-songwriter and rapper *Jon Bon Jovi, professional name of Joh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |