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Carolina Bartczak
Carolina Bartczak (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Magda Gurzsky, the wife of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, in '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' and as Maura Mackenzie in the CBC film ''An Audience of Chairs''. Early life Carolina Bartczak was born in Germany after her parents escaped the martial law in Poland. She eventually emigrated to Canada with her family and grew up in Kitchener, Ontario. She studied biochemistry at the University of Toronto and worked as a travel writer/photographer in southern Croatia. She turned to acting in 2009 and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Carolina Bartczak has dual citizenship between Canada and Poland and speaks French and Polish fluently. Career Carolina Bartczak's first role was playing the voice of Alfred Hedgehog in the cartoon '' The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog''. Her first on screen role was playing a high maintenance mother opposite Brendan Gleeson, and Neil Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehrden
Gehrden () is a town in the Hanover (district), district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister. Notable people * Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist, * Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823–1883), industrialist. * Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director * Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress, screenwriter and director. * Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club * Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau (Germany), Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1 * Carolina Bartczak (born 1985), a Canadian actress of Polish descent. Sport * Werner Lueg (1931–2014), athlete, bronze medallist in the 1500m at the 1952 Summer Olympics * Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper * Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist * Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. Paul Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recognition in the 1990s after appearing in the television soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''; he received praise for his performances in the teen comedy '' She's All That'' and the comedy-drama '' Varsity Blues'' (both 1999), and rose to international fame by starring in '' The Fast and the Furious'' (2001). He also starred in the commercially successful road thriller '' Joy Ride'' (2001), becoming an action star. He followed this with the box-office disappointments '' Into the Blue'' (2005) and '' Running Scared'' (2006), although he earned praise for his performance in the survival drama ''Eight Below'' and for his portrayal of Hank Hansen in '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (both 2006). Outside of these, Walker largely appeared in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan B (2023 TV Series)
''Plan B'' is a Canadian television drama series, that premiered on CBC Television on February 27, 2023.Greg David"CBC UNVEILS 2022-23 PROGRAMMING SLATE" ''TV, eh?'', June 1, 2022. An adaptation of the French-language Quebec series ', which premiered on Ici Radio-Canada Télé in 2017, the series is an anthology centred on a mysterious agency that allows people to travel back in time to change their lives, with each season telling a different self-contained story. Premise The first season follows Phillip, a man who is offered the opportunity to go back in time to make different choices in life to salvage his relationship with his girlfriend Evelyn (Karine Vanasse) and his career after a major personal setback. The second season follows Mia Coleman, a police officer who wants to change her actions after her intervention in a domestic dispute between Paul (Vincent Leclerc) and Keri (Sarah Booth) Whitman goes disastrously wrong. The second season of the English series is adapted fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate
Lions Gate, Lion Gate or similar terms may refer to: Gates *Lion Gate at Mycenae in Greece *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the ancient Hittite city of Hattusa, now in Turkey *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the gardens of Hampton Court Palace in London *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to Kew Gardens in London *Lions Gate ( Porta Leoni), Roman gate in Verona * Lions' Gate, also called St. Stephen's Gate, Old City of Jerusalem *Porte des Lions, monumental passageway in the Louvre Palace Entertainment *Lionsgate Studios, a media company **Lionsgate Films, the film studio division **Lionsgate Television, the television studio division ** Lionsgate Canada, Canadian subsidiary that acquires and produces film and television series ** Starz Entertainment, the original parent company that did business as Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation Places *Lions Gate Bridge, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; a bridge * Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonfall (film)
''Moonfall'' is a 2022 Science fiction film, science fiction disaster film co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich. It stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley (English actor), John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland. It follows two former astronauts alongside a conspiracy theorist who discover the hidden truth about the Moon when it suddenly leaves its orbit. Shot in Montreal on a $138–146 million budget, it is one of the most expensive independently produced films ever made. The film was theatrically released in North America and the UK on February 4, 2022, by Lionsgate Films, Lionsgate and Entertainment Film Distributors respectively. It grossed $67.3 million worldwide, making back less than half of the film’s budget before marketing and distribution costs, and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot In 2011, astronauts Brian Harper, Jocinda "Jo" Fowler, and newcomer Alan Marcus are on a Spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German-American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are English-language Cinema of the United States, Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the List of highest-grossing directors, 17th-highest-grossing Hollywood director of all time. Emmerich began his work in the film industry by directing the film ''The Noah's Ark Principle'' (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He has subsequently directed the films ''Universal Soldier (1992 film), Universal Soldier'' (1992), ''Stargate (film), Stargate'' (1994), ''Independence Day (1996 film), Independence Day'' (1996), ''Godzilla (1998 film), Godzilla'' (1998), ''The Patriot (2000 film), The Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peña
Michael Peña (; ; born January 13, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including '' Crash'' (2004), '' World Trade Center'' (2006), '' Shooter'' (2007), '' Observe and Report'' (2009), '' Tower Heist'' (2011), '' Battle: Los Angeles'' (2011), '' End of Watch'' (2012), and '' Gangster Squad'' (2013). He has also acted in films such as '' American Hustle'' (2013), '' The Martian'' (2015), '' Ant-Man'' (2015) and its sequel '' Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), and ''Extinction'' (2018). Peña had the title role in '' Cesar Chavez'' (2014), played DEA agent Kiki Camarena in season one of the Netflix series '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018), and CIA agent Domingo Chavez in season 4 of the Prime Video series '' Jack Ryan'' (2023). He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in ''End of Watch.'' Early life Peña was born on January 13, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Nicolasa, a social worker, and Eleuterio Peñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Plummer
Charlie Faulkner Plummer (born May 24, 1999) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in short films and made his feature film debut in David Chase's drama '' Not Fade Away'' (2012) before landing a lead role in ''King Jack'' (2015). In 2017, he gained wider recognition for playing John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott's thriller ''All the Money in the World'' and a troubled teenager in Andrew Haigh's drama '' Lean on Pete''. His performance in the latter earned him the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor. On television, Plummer made his first prominent appearances on the dramas ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2011–2013) and '' Granite Flats'' (2013–2015)''.'' He has since starred in the Hulu miniseries ''Looking for Alaska'' (2019) and portrayed a young Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Showtime series '' The First Lady'' (2022). Early life Plummer was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, to theatre actress Maia Guest and writer-producer John Christian Plummer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Wilson (American Actor)
Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in ''The Full Monty (musical), The Full Monty'' (2000–2001) and ''Oklahoma!'' (2002). He co-starred in the HBO miniseries ''Angels in America (miniseries), Angels in America'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Wilson appeared in films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film), The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004), ''Hard Candy (film), Hard Candy'' (2005), ''Little Children (film), Little Children'' (2006), ''Watchmen (2009 film), Watchmen'' (2009), and ''The A-Team (film), The A-Team'' (2010). He gained wider recognition for his starring role in the Insidious (film series), ''Insidious'' film series (2010–2023) and as Ed Warren in the Conjuring Universe, ''The Conjuring'' universe (2013–present), both horror franchises. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry ( ; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of 1986 and also placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy ''Boomerang'' (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in ''The Flintstones'' (1994) and ''Bulworth'' (1998) as well as the television film '' Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Berry established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s. For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first woman of color. Berry took on high-profile roles such as Storm in four installments of the ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Clark
Joan Clark ( MacDonald; 12 October 1934 – 11 April 2023) was a Canadian fiction author. Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Clark spent her youth in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. She attended Acadia University for its drama program, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with an English major in 1957. She has worked as a teacher. Clark moved to Alberta in the early 1960s with her engineer husband and attended the University of Alberta before moving to Calgary in1965. There she started to write stories. She lived in Alberta for two decades. In 1975, she and Edna Alford started the literary journal ''Dandelion'' in that province. In 1976, she studied with W. O. Mitchell at the Banff Centre. Clark also served as president of the Writers' Guild of Alberta. She eventually returned to Atlantic Canada in 1985, settling in St. John's, Newfoundland. There she was a founding member of the Writers Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. Clark served on the jury of the 2001 Giller Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Audience Of Chairs
''An Audience of Chairs'' is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Deanne Foley and written by Rosemary House. It is adapted from the book by Joan Clark. It stars Carolina Bartczak as Maura, a beautiful woman suffering from mental illness. The film was theatrically released on March 6, 2019. Plot Set in 1997, in Tors Cove, Newfoundland, Maura Mackenzie and her two daughters, Bonnie and Brianna Fraser, arrive at their summer home for a two-week vacation. Maura's husband, and the girls’ father, Duncan Fraser, is an ambitious reporter travelling through Russia on a political scoop. Maura is a talented and up-and-coming pianist who plans for a two-week rest before her American tour audition. Maura receives a phone call from Duncan telling her that he has decided to stay in Russia for the entirety of the summer to pursue his story, forcing Maura to stay in Newfoundland for the rest of the summer, thereby missing her audition. This causes her to fall into a depression, pounding on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
