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Poppy De Villeneuve
Poppy de Villeneuve (born May 22, 1979) is a British director and photographer. Early life Poppy was born in Hampstead, London and grew up in the countryside of West Sussex in England. She is the youngest child of model Janet de Villeneuve (née Griswold) and manager/photographer Justin de Villeneuve (born Nigel Davies) and the sister of illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve. Career Photography De Villeneuve graduated from London College of Communication, University of Arts London in 2002 with a BA in Photography. She started working for the Saturday and Sunday Telegraph Magazines and the Guardian weekend magazine. Other clients include British and American Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, British Esquire, Dazed and Confused, Monocle, Art Review, and Modern Painter. She photographed John Waters for the cover of Modern Painter in September 2009. In 2008, de Villeneuve photographed real people in forty cities across America for German outerwear company Wellensteyn. This project was made into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q'orianka Kilcher
Q'orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (; born February 11, 1990) is an American actress, singer, and activist. Her best known film roles are Pocahontas in Terrence Malick's 2005 film ''The New World'', and Kaʻiulani in ''Princess Kaiulani'' (2009). In 2020 she starred in a recurring role on the Paramount Network show, Yellowstone. Early life Kilcher was born in Schweigmatt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. Her name ''Q'orianka'' means "Golden Eagle" in Quechua. Her father is of Quechua– Huachipaeri background from Peru, while her mother, Saskia Kilcher, is an American human rights activist of Swiss-German origin. When Kilcher was two, she and her mother moved to Kapaʻa, Hawaii, US, where her brother Kainoa was born. Her father, from whom she is estranged, was absent for much of her life. Growing up in Hawaii, Kilcher was inspired by the local culture and started hula dancing at the age of five. She also trained in Tahitian dance and West African, as well as ballet, hip hop an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Film Directors
This is a list of film directors and television directors who were born in the United Kingdom, or lived and/or worked in the UK for a significant part of their career. Some Irish, American and European directors who have spent large portions of their career working in the UK are included on this list. A * Babar Ahmed * Lewis Allen *Lindsay Anderson * Michael Anderson *Michael Apted * Andrea Arnold *Amma Asante *Anthony Asquith * Richard Attenborough * Paul WS Anderson * Jane Arden * Michael Armstrong *Richard Ayoade B *Roy Ward Baker * Leedham Bantock *Geoffrey Barkas *Sacha Bennett * Daniel Birt *Terry Bishop *Farren Blackburn *Keith Boak * John Boorman *John Boulting *Danny Boyle *Kenneth Branagh *Alan Bridges *Adrian Brunel *Paul Bryers *Clio Barnard * Jack Bond *Peter Brook C *Danny Cannon * Ben Caron *Henry Cass *Peter Cattaneo * Charlie Chaplin * Alan Clarke * Noel Clarke *Jack Clayton *Alex Cox *Charles Crichton *Richard Curtis *Alex Chandon * Elaine Constantine *Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partizan Midi-Minuit
Partizan Midi-Minuit is a French company, which produced videos such as the multi-award-winning '' Cog'' television advertisement for the Honda Accord, the 2004 ads for 7-Up, featuring Fido Dido, music video for U2's "Vertigo". and the 2016 film '' Moonwalkers''. The company was founded by Georges Bermann in 1986, exclusively producing music videos. The UK office opened in 1991 and they have since expanded into offices in New York, Los Angeles, the Middle East, Sao Paulo and Berlin. The company is notable for signing Michel Gondry, who helped make the company popular with the release of his Grammy-nominated music video for "Human Behaviour" by Björk in 1993. Several more of Gondry's videos were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, although Partizan received its first Grammy in 2005, with "Vertigo" by U2, directed by Alex and Martin. Other directors who've worked with Partizan include Warren Fu, Hiro Murai, Ace Norton, Gil Green, Chris Robinson, Philip Andelman, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Copeland
Joan Maxine Kupchik ( Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022), known professionally as Joan Copeland, was an American actress. She was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940s, appearing in theatre in New York City, where, shortly thereafter, she would become one of the first members admitted to the newly formed Actors Studio. She moved into television and film during the 1950s while still maintaining an active stage career. She is best known for her performances in the 1977 Broadway revival of '' Pal Joey'' and her award-winning performance in the 1981 play '' The American Clock''. She also played a number of prominent roles on various soap operas throughout her career, including Andrea Whiting on ''Search for Tomorrow'' and Gwendolyn Lord Abbott on '' One Life to Live''. She voiced Tanana in ''Brother Bear''. Personal life Miller was born to a middle-class Jewish family in New York City. Her father, Isidore, was a woman's cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Kazan
Maya Kazan (; born November 24, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Eleanor Gallinger on the television series'' The Knick'' (2014–2015). Personal life Kazan is the daughter of screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, and the granddaughter of film director Elia Kazan and playwright Molly Kazan. Her sister is actress Zoe Kazan. Career Theater In 2012, Kazan starred as Lucrece in Pierre Corneille's '' The Liar'', written by David Ives at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. In 2013, she played the role of Laura in Michael Rabe's play ''The Future Is Not What It Was'' at the Walkerspace theater in New York. In 2014, she took on the role of the adult Perdita in William Shakespeare's ''The Winter's Tale'' at the Old Globe Theater. In a February 2014 ''Los Angeles Times'' review, critic Charles McNulty wrote: "Kazan doesn't yet possess a strong stage voice, but she has everything else that's needed to make us fall in love with Perdit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Strong (actor)
Jeremy Strong (born December 25, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Kendall Roy in the HBO television series '' Succession'' (2018–present), for which he has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2020 and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2022. ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Strong started his acting career at Yale College. After briefly studying at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago he acted in various plays at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. His first off-Broadway performance was in John Patrick Shanley's '' Defiance'' in 2006. His Broadway debut came portraying Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich in 2008 revival of '' A Man for All Seasons''. That same year Strong made his film debut in '' Humboldt County''. Strong has since appeared in a number of acclaimed film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Van Booy
Simon Van Booy (born 1975) is an Anglo-American writer, currently living in the United States. His short story collection, ''Love Begins in Winter'', won the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Fiction Simon Van Booy has written three collections of short stories. His first collection, ''The Secret Lives of People in Love'', was shortlisted for the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise, while his second collection, ''Love Begins in Winter'', won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. His third collection, ''Tales of Accidental Genius'', was released in 2015. Van Booy's first novel, ''Everything Beautiful Began After'', was released in 2011, and was nominated for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Award for Fiction, while his second novel, ''The Illusion of Separateness'', was released in 2013. He released a third novel titled ''Father's Day'' in 2016. Van Booy's fourth novel, ''Night Came with Many Stars'', was released in 2021. NPR Books review Jason S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgans Hotel Group
Morgans Hotel Group (NASDAQ: $MHG) was a global, publicly-traded hotel company founded by Ian Schrager, inventors of the boutique hotel category with the 1984 opening of Morgans Hotel in New York City. MHG was listed on the NASDAQ exchange for over a decade. History 1984-2006: Ian Schrager's Morgans Hotel: World's first boutique hotel In 1984, Studio 54 cofounder, Ian Schrager and his business partner Rubell opened their first hotel, Morgans Hotel, named after John Pierpont (JP) Morgan's Morgan Library & Museum next-door. Designed by Andrée Putman, the instant hit introduced the boutique hotel category, becoming a "worldwide phenomenon." It has triple-arched entrances that remain today. Royalton Hotel & Paramount Hotel: Lobby socializing Following the success of Morgans Hotel, they opened the well-received Royalton Hotel and Paramount Hotel, both designed by Philippe Starck. With these properties, Schrager introduced "lobby socializing" where the hotel lobby became a new kind o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompidou Centre
The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil, and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (Public Information Library), a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the centre is known locally as Beaubourg (). It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASVOFF
ASVOFF, or ''A Shaded View on Fashion Film'', is a fashion film festival founded by journalist Diane Pernet. Since its 2008 debut at the Jeu de Paume National Gallery, it is a three-day festival event showcasing feature films, documentaries, conferences, performances and installations. Participants thus far have included the likes of Mike Figgis, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Erwin Olaf, Nobuyoshi Araki, Wing Shya, Steven Klein, Chris Cunningham, Chloë Sevigny, Ruth Hogben, Georgie Greville, Elisha Smith-Leverock, Waris Ahluwalla, Maison Yves Saint Laurent, Nick Knight, Johan Renck, Jerry Schatzberg, William Klein, Tim Yip, Larry Clark, Ellen Von Unwerth, Bruce Weber, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Indrani, Rossy de Palma and Michael Nyman. The festival's main venue, save for one year where it was hosted in Nu Boyana Film Studios, is Paris, but since its beginnings, it participates in fashion movements and events the world over, hosted by institutions such as the Bilba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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