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Froylán Gutierrez
Froylán Gutierrez (born April 27, 1998) is an American actor and singer, known for playing Nolan Holloway in ''Teen Wolf'' and Jamie Henson in '' Cruel Summer''. He is also known for his part as Ryan in the first instalment of an intended standalone trilogy, '' The Strangers: Chapter 1''. Gutierrez released his first single, "Sideswipe", in 2018. Early life and education Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He is of Caxcan (indigenous Mexican) descent through his father and grew up bilingual by learning both English and Spanish. After an agent saw him in a Dallas Children's Theater play, he began submitting audition tapes in 2015. He also experienced racist bullying and was part of a performance group at Planned Parenthood, where he worked on peer-to-peer outreach with other adolescents. "Growing up, I was surrounded by these very macho boys that would bully me," he explained. "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and WonderCon Los Angeles in 2016."WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow" CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012). The convention returned to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2017 after a one-year stint in Los Angeles due to construction at the Anaheim Convention Center. The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (comics), John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center. In 2003, it moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day At A Time (2017 TV Series)
''One Day at a Time'' is an American sitcom based on the One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), 1975 series of the same title. Executive producer Norman Lear's company, Act III Communications, Act III Productions, approached Sony Pictures Television with the idea of reimagining the original series with a Latino family. Lear had previously executive produced the original series. The series was developed by Gloria Calderon Kellett, Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce, with Lear and his producing partner Brent Miller (producer), Brent Miller as executive producers. The series features an ensemble cast starring Justina Machado, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz (American actor), Marcel Ruiz, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rita Moreno. The show revolves around a Cuban-American family living in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park, Los Angeles, Echo Park, focusing on a single mother who is an Army veteran dealing with PTSD, her kids and her Cuban Americans, Cuban mother. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (1993 Film)
''Hocus Pocus'' is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches ( Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy ( Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night. The film was released in North America on July 16, 1993, by Walt Disney Pictures. Upon its original release, it received mixed reviews from critics and was initially a box-office bomb, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. However, largely through many annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family, Fox Family and The Family Channel) all throughout the month of October, ''Hocus Pocus'' has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home media sales of the film every Halloween season. The annual celebration of Halloween ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus 2
''Hocus Pocus 2'' is a 2022 American fantasy comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1993 film ''Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hocus Pocus'' and the second installment in the ''Hocus Pocus (franchise), Hocus Pocus'' franchise. The film stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones (actor), Doug Jones reprising their roles. Sam Richardson (actor), Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak (actress), Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Tony Hale, and Hannah Waddingham join the cast. Filming took place from October 2021 to January 2022 in Rhode Island, replacing Salem, Massachusetts. It was released on Disney+ on September 30, 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It earned three nominations at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Television Movie. A third film is in development, with Anne Fletcher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collider (website)
Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in August 2012 by Hassan and Sam Youssef in Montreal, Quebec. It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry, where it has sought to acquire producers of content in this space. In this way, it has become the parent company of several internet media publications including ''TheGamer'', ''Collider'', ''Comic Book Resources'', ''MovieWeb'', ''Screen Rant'', ''Game Rant'', XDA Developers, and MakeUseOf. According to ''TheWrap'', Valnet websites prioritise "mass quantity over quality" and " SEO bait" content. There have been complaints from writers about working conditions and the low pay offered by the company. History Students Matt Keezer, Stephane Manos, Sam and Hassan Youssef met through their common interest in competitive foosball, and started a business in online pornography in 2003, growing their successful enterprise under the Brazzers name. Keezer began Pornhub under the company Interhub separately from Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Initiation (2020 Film)
Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an ''initiate''. Characteristics William Ian Miller notes the role of ritual humiliation in comic ordering and testing. Mircea Eliade discussed initiation as a principal religious act by classical or traditional societies. He defined initiation as "a basic change in existential condition", which liberates man from profane time and history. "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slasher Film
A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer or a group of killers stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a generic term for any horror film involving murder, film analysts cite an established set of characteristics which set slasher films apart from other horror subgenres, such as monster movies, splatter films, Supernatural horror film, supernatural and psychological horror films.Petridis, Sotiris (2014).A Historical Approach to the Slasher Film. Film International 12 (1): 76–84. Critics cite psychological horror films such as ''Peeping Tom (1960 film), Peeping Tom'' (1960) and ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'' (1960) and the Italian ''giallo'' films as early influences.Mark D. Eckel (2014). "When the Lights Go Down". p. 167. WestBow Press. The genre hit its peak between 1978 and 1984 in an era referred to as the "Golden Age" of slasher films. Notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeform (TV Channel)
Freeform is an American basic cable channel owned and operated by ABC Family Worldwide, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of the Walt Disney Company. Freeform primarily broadcasts programming geared towards young adults—with some skewing toward young women—in the 18–34 age range, a target demographic designated by the channel as "becomers". Its programming includes contemporary off-network syndicated reruns and original series, feature films, and made-for-TV original movies. Movies are also shown during seasonal programming blocks, like 31 Nights of Halloween, 30 Days of Disney, and 25 Days of Christmas. Since the network was launched on April 29, 1977, it has undergone various changes to its programming format and naming under 4 different owners. The network was originally founded as a religious channel, the CBN Satellite Service—an extension of televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. It evolved into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light As A Feather (TV Series)
''Light as a Feather'' is an American Supernatural fiction, supernatural Thriller (genre)#Television, thriller television series, based on the book of the same name by Zoe Aarsen, that premiered on October 12, 2018, on Hulu. The series was created by R. Lee Fleming Jr. and stars Liana Liberato, Haley Ramm, Ajiona Alexus, Brianne Tju, Peyton List (actress, born 1998), Peyton List, Jordan Rodrigues, Dylan Sprayberry, Brent Rivera, Dorian Brown Pham, Robyn Lively, Katelyn Nacon, Kira Kosarin, Froy Gutierrez, Adriyan Rae, and Alex Wasabi. On July 26, 2019, the first part of the second season, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Hulu. The second part of the second season was released on Hulu on October 4, 2019. Premise ''Light as a Feather'' follows "five teen girls as they deal with the supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of "light as a feather, stiff as a board". When the girls start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, the survivors must figure out w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulu
Hulu (, ) is an American Subscription business model, subscription streaming media service owned by Disney Streaming, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment segment of the Walt Disney Company. It was launched on October 29, 2007, initially as a joint venture between News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox) and NBCUniversal, NBC Universal, which was later Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, bought by Comcast. Many companies like AT&T's WarnerMedia, Providence Equity, and the Walt Disney Company bought stakes in the service. Hulu served as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from the respective Television broadcaster, television broadcasting by its owners. In 2010, Hulu launched a subscription service, initially branded as "Hulu Plus," which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and un-delayed access to new episodes. In 2017, the company launched Hulu with Live TV—an Over-the-top media service, over-the-top streaming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What If It's Us
''What If It's Us'' is a young adult romantic comedy novel series written by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, published by HarperTeen and Simon and Schuster. The series consists of two books: ''What If It's Us'' (2019) and ''Here's To Us'' (2021). ''What If It's Us'' focuses on Arthur and Ben, two teenage boys who meet each other by chance at a post office and fall for each other. The novel is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of each protagonist. ''Here's To Us'' follows Arthur and Ben's chance reunion in New York several years after the ending of the first book. ''What If It's Us'' marked the first time Albertalli and Silvera collaborated after being friends for many years. The audiobook is read by American actors Noah Galvin (Arthur) and Froy Gutierrez (Ben). Plot summary On a coffee run for his NYC office, Arthur notices a cute boy and follows him into a nearby Post Office, where he overhears the boy discuss the breakup box he's mailing to his ex- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
