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Abby Quinn
Abby Quinn (born ) is an American actress. She is known for her role in the 2023 M. Night Shyamalan horror film ''Knock at the Cabin''. Early life and education Quinn was born in Bloomfield, Michigan. Her parents divorced when she was young. She has played the guitar since she was 7 years old. Quinn attended Detroit Country Day School. She started a bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, before dropping out to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Career Quinn played Ali Jacobs in the 2017 comedy film ''Landline'' in her first major film role. She was drawn to the film's portrayal of divorce, as it was different from her own experience. The film was well-received by critics, with Ann Hornaday of ''The Washington Post'' writing, " ennySlate and Quinn are completely believable as sisters who occupy a space between twinlike closeness and alienation." In 2018, Quinn starred as Josephine Cavallo in the film ''Radium Girls'', alongside Joey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Bloomfield Township is located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 44,253. Established in 1827, it is the oldest township of Oakland County. In 2014, Bloomfield Township was ranked the most expensive community in which to live in the state of Michigan with a median home price of $224,977. Communities The Township has no incorporated villages and multiple unincorporated communities: *Bloomfield Village is located between Quarton Road on the north, Maple Road on the south, Lahser Road on the west and Glenhurst and Westwood on the east. The non-governmental Bloomfield Village Association provides police and fire services to the community in concert with those provided by Bloomfield Township. It also provides other community-specific services. *Charing Cross is located at Kensington and Charing Crossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winner (Better Call Saul)
"Winner" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'', the spinoff series of ''Breaking Bad''. The episode aired on October 8, 2018, on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries. In the episode, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) attempts to convince an appeals panel of the New Mexico Bar Association that he should be reinstated as a lawyer, after the original hearing panel's chairman informed him he was "insincere" in expressing regret over sabotaging his brother Chuck's (Michael McKean) legal work. After Werner Ziegler (Rainer Bock) escapes from the high-security construction site owned by Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), Gus' fixer, Mike Ehrmantraut ( Jonathan Banks), attempts to locate him and bring him back. Mike races against the simultaneous search of Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), who wants to obtain information from Ziegler about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journey Is The Destination
Daniel Robert Eldon (18 September 1970 – 12 July 1993) was a British-American photojournalist, artist and activist killed in Somalia while working as a Reuters photojournalist. His journals were published posthumously in four volumes by Chronicle Books, including ''The Journey Is the Destination'', ''The Art of Life'', and ''Safari as a Way of Life''. Early life Eldon was born in London on 18 September 1970, the son of Kathy and Mike Eldon. His father was an Israel-born British citizen of Jewish descent, and his mother was an American Protestant of German and Irish descent. He had one younger sister, Amy. When Eldon was seven years old, his family moved to Nairobi, Kenya. His parents later divorced. In Kenya, Eldon initially attended a British school, before transferring to the International School of Kenya. The family was living in Kenya in 1982, during an attempted coup in the country. 12-year-old Eldon arrived back in Kenya from a summer holiday several days after the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sisterhood Of Night
''The Sisterhood of Night'' is a 2014 American mystery thriller film directed by Caryn Waechter from a screenplay by Marilyn Fu, based on a 1994 short story by Steven Millhauser. The film premiered at the 2014 Woodstock Film Festival. It was released in select theaters and through video on demand on April 10, 2015, by Freestyle Releasing. Plot In Kingston, New York, Emily Parris decides to get back at classmate, Mary Warren, for ruining her school play audition. While Mary holds her audition, Emily steals her phone and publishes all of Mary's texts on her blog. Mary retaliates by calling Emily a "blog whore" in front of the whole school, which lands both girls a meeting with the guidance counselor, Gordy Gambhir, in his office. Later that night, Mary writes on Facebook that she will be taking a "vow of silence" and deletes her social media accounts. She forms the idea to create a "Sisterhood", and recruits classmates Catherine Huang and Lavinia Hall as its first members. Togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hechinger
Fred Hechinger (; born on December 2, 1999) is an American actor. He began his career with supporting roles in such films as the coming-of-age film '' Eighth Grade'' (2018), the period drama ''News of the World'' (2020), and the psychological thriller '' The Woman in the Window'' (2021). Also in 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror '' The Fear Street Trilogy'' and the first season of the HBO anthology series ''The White Lotus''. Hechinger portrayed Seth Warshavsky in the miniseries ''Pam & Tommy'' (2022). In 2024, he starred in the comedy film '' Thelma'' and the drama film '' Nickel Boys'', and portrayed Caracalla in the historical action film ''Gladiator II''. Early life Hechinger was born in New York City to parents Sarah Rozen and Paul Hechinger. His grandfather was ''The New York Times'' education editor Fred M. Hechinger. He grew up on the Upper West Side and attended Saint Ann's School, where his classmates included fellow actors Lucas Hedges and Maya Hawke. Hechin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bryk
William Nicholas Bryk (born October 31, 1999) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, perhaps best known as co-director with Finn Wolfhard of the 2023 film '' Hell of a Summer''. Life and career The son of actor Greg Bryk, he has had acting roles including the films '' Night Shifts'', '' Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' and '' When You Finish Saving the World'', and a recurring role as Billy Clanton in the fourth season of '' Wynonna Earp''. His older brother, Dempsey Bryk, is also an actor. Bryk and Wolfhard first met in Toronto's Kensington Market, having a brief conversation about their shared love of the comedy web series ''Jake and Amir'', but did not meet again until they were both cast in ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' more than a year later.Nigel Smith"Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk: From 'Immediate' Friends to First-Time Filmmakers" ''People'', September 13, 2023. They have since worked together on several occasions, including ''Night Shifts'', ''When You Finish Saving the World'', ''Hell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn Wolfhard
Finn Michael Wolfhard (born December 23, 2002) is a Canadian actor, musician, and film director. He is known for playing Mike Wheeler on the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present). He also played Richie Tozier in the horror film '' It'' (2017) and its sequel ''It Chapter Two'' (2019), and Trevor Spengler in the supernatural comedy '' Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021) and its sequel '' Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' (2024). Wolfhard has also directed the comedy short film '' Night Shifts'' (2020) as well as the feature '' Hell of a Summer'' (2023). As a musician, he was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Calpurnia, and has been a member of The Aubreys since 2020. Early life Wolfhard was born on December 23, 2002, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a family of French, German, and Jewish descent. He attended Catholic school. His father, Eric Wolfhard, is a researcher on Indigenous land claims in Canada. He has an older brother, actor Nick Wolfhard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
D'Pharaoh Miskwaatez Loescher McKay Woon-A-Tai (born September 19, 2001) is a Canadian actor of Oji-Cree descent. He is best known for his role as Indigenous teenager Bear Smallhill in the FX on Hulu comedy-drama series ''Reservation Dogs'' (2021–2023), for which he received several accolades, including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Early life Woon-A-Tai and his fraternal twin Mi'De Xxavier were born in Toronto. Born D'Pharaoh Miskwaatez Loescher McKay Woon-A-Tai, his name reflects his Oji-Cree, Guyanese, and German heritage. A black belt in Shotokan karate, he is the grandson of the notable Shotokan instructor Frank Woon-A-Tai on his mother's side. His paternal grandfather was Dr. Alex McKay, an Anishinaabemowin language professor at the University of Toronto's Indigenous Studies department. Woon-A-Tai and his family visited their paternal family in the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation. Career Woon-A-Tai beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Of A Summer
''Hell of a Summer'' is a 2023 comedy horror film written and directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk. It stars Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Bryk, Wolfhard, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, and Adam Pally. The film follows a group of counselors at a summer camp who are targeted by a mysterious, devil-masked killer. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was released by Neon on April 4, 2025. Plot Owners of Camp Pineway, John and Kathy, are relaxing by the campgrounds lakeside one night. John is murdered when an acoustic guitar is shoved into his mouth, while Kathy has a knife inserted into her skull. The killer, an individual donning a devil mask, slips away into the night. Eleven counselors arrive at the campgrounds a day early to ensure opening operations go smoothly. Among them is 24-year-old Jason Hochberg, a frequent returner and admirer of the camp who is repeatedly nitpicked for his age. Jason is given te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Horror
Comedy horror (also called horror comedy) is a literary, television and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has been described as having three types: "black comedy, parody and spoof." Comedy horror can also parody or subtly spoof horror clichés as its main source of humour or use those elements to take a story in a different direction. Examples of comedy horror films include ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' (1948), ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), the '' Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present), '' Gremlins'' (1984), '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004) and '' The Cabin in the Woods'' (2011). In literature Horror and comedy have been associated with each other since the early days of horror novels. Author Bruce G. Hallenbeck cites the 1820 short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving as "the first great comedy horror story". The story made readers "laugh one moment and scream the next" and its premise was bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He played the roles of Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom ''My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 film ''Diner (1982 film), Diner'', and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in the Beverly Hills Cop (franchise), ''Beverly Hills Cop'' franchise. He has gained recognition for his roles as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' and Sam Owens (character), Dr. Sam Owens in the Netflix series ''Stranger Things''. Reiser portrayed Carter Burke in James Cameron's ''Aliens (film), Aliens''. He appeared in the second and third seasons of ''The Kominsky Method'' as Martin, Mindy Kominsky's boyfriend. Reiser is ranked 77th on Comedy Central's 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time". The name of his production company, Nuance Productions, is inspired by one of his lines in the film ''Diner'', where his character explains his discomfort wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame portraying newlywed Jamie Buchman in the sitcom '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress. Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as a single mother in the romantic comedy film '' As Good as It Gets'' (1997), and established a film career by starring in ''Twister'' (1996), '' Cast Away'' (2000), '' What Women Want'' (2000), and ''Pay It Forward'' (2000). Hunt made her directorial film debut with '' Then She Found Me'' (2007). For her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in '' The Sessions'' (2012), she gained a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include '' Bobby'' (2006), '' Soul Surfer'' (2011), and '' The Miracle Season'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
