|
Adam Beach
Adam Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Victor Joseph in '' Smoke Signals''; Frank Fencepost in '' Dance Me Outside''; Tommy on ''Walker, Texas Ranger''; Kickin' Wing in '' Joe Dirt''; U.S. Marine Corporal Ira Hayes in '' Flags of Our Fathers''; Private Ben Yahzee in '' Windtalkers''; Dr. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) in '' Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee''; NYPD Detective Chester Lake in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; and Officer Jim Chee in the film adaptations of '' Skinwalkers'', '' Coyote Waits'' and '' A Thief of Time''. He starred in the Canadian 2012–2014 series '' Arctic Air'' and played Slipknot in the 2016 film ''Suicide Squad''. He also performed as Squanto in Disney's historical drama film '' Squanto: A Warrior's Tale''. Most recently he has starred in '' Hostiles'' (2017) as Black Hawk and the Netflix original film '' Juanita'' (2019) as Jess Gardiner and Edward Nappo in Jane Campion's ''The Power of the Dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinwalkers (2002 Film)
''Skinwalkers'' is a 2002 mystery television film based on the novel of the same name by Tony Hillerman, one of his series of mysteries set against contemporary Navajo life in the Southwest. It features an all-Native cast, with Adam Beach and Wes Studi playing officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. It was produced as part of the PBS ''Mystery!'' series, filmed on the Navajo reservation and directed by Chris Eyre. The film was the highest rated program of 2002 on PBS. It is the first of three television films based on the same series of books, the other two being adaptations of '' A Thief of Time'' and '' Coyote Waits''. It was repackaged in 2016 with the two following films as ''Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries'' on Netflix. Plot Joe Leaphorn (Wes Studi), a seasoned cop accustomed to the city ways of Phoenix, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque, has returned to the Navajo reservation. His wife Emma (Sheila Tousey) is recovering from cancer and feels rejuvenated by the landscape and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saulteaux
The Saulteaux (pronounced , or in imitation of the French pronunciation , also written Salteaux, Saulteau and Ojibwa ethnonyms, other variants), otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. They are a branch of the Ojibwe who pushed west. They formed a mixed culture of Woodland Indians, woodlands and Plains Indian, plains Indigenous customs and traditions. Ethnic classification The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe Indigenous peoples in Canada, Nations within Canada. They are sometimes called the Anihšināpē (Anishinaabe). ''Saulteaux'' is a French language, French term meaning 'waters ("eaux") - fall ("sault")', and by extension "People of the rapids/water falls", referring to their former location in the area of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on the St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario) which connects Lake Superior with Lake Huron. They are prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashern, Manitoba
Ashern is a local urban district located in the Municipality of West Interlake in Manitoba's Interlake Region. Today, the community supports the agriculture (mostly beef in addition to a few private pork and chicken farms), fishing, mineral extraction, recreation and tourism industries. The community of Ashern is the largest community in the municipality and is a regional service centre to a trading area of approximately 8,000 people. History The Canadian National Railway arrived in this area in 1911, and a fourth-class CPR station was built in 1920. Ashern was named after A. S. Hern, a timekeeper of the firm that constructed the railway that served the Western Interlake. The Ashern School District was established in February 1911, originally as number 1556 but later being reformed as number 1880 in April 1917, when the former number was reused for the Beatty School District. In 1919, the Ashern Presbyterian Church was constructed, later becoming the Ashern United Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of The Dog (film)
''The Power of the Dog'' is a 2021 Western psychological drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Set in Montana but shot mostly in rural Otago, New Zealand, the film is an international co-production between New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. ''The Power of the Dog'' premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2021, where Campion won the Silver Lion for Best Direction. The film had a limited theatrical release in November 2021, and was released to stream worldwide on Netflix on 1 December 2021. ''The Power of the Dog'' was acclaimed by critics, who praised Campion's direction and screenplay, and the cinematography, score, and four lead performances. It was widely regarded as one of the best films of 2021, appearing on many top-ten lists, and received many accolades, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Campion
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for which she has received two Academy Awards (including Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for the latter), two BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Campion was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours (New Zealand), 2016 New Year Honours, for services to film. Campion is a groundbreaking female director, the only woman to be nominated twice for Academy Award for Best Director (winning once), and the first female filmmaker to receive the Palme d'Or (for ''The Piano'', which also won her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay). She made history at the 94th Academy Awards when she won Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for ''The Power of the Dog'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanita (2019 Film)
''Juanita'' is a 2019 American drama film directed by Clark Johnson and adapted from a screenplay by Roderick M. Spencer, based upon the novel ''Dancing on the Edge of the Roof'' by Sheila Williams. Starring Alfre Woodard and Adam Beach, with Ashlie Atkinson, Sam Hennings, Blair Underwood, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson in supporting roles, it was released on March 8, 2019, by Netflix. Plot Fed up with her life, a Columbus, Ohio woman leaves behind her adult children and her dead-end job taking care of patients at a nursing home and takes a Greyhound bus to Butte, Montana, where she reinvents herself and meets an interesting cast of characters at a French-cuisine restaurant. Cast Production In April 2017, it was announced Woodard, Beach, Blair Underwood, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Marcus Henderson, Ashlie Atkinson, Tsulan Cooper, and Kat Smith, had joined the cast of the film, with Johnson directing from a screenplay by Roderick M. Spencer, based upon the novel by Shei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostiles (film)
''Hostiles'' is a 2017 American Western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. It stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, and Ben Foster; Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jonathan Majors, and Timothée Chalamet appear in supporting roles. It follows a U.S. Army cavalry officer in 1892 who must escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their home in Montana. The film had its world premiere on September 2, 2017, at the Telluride Film Festival. It had a limited release in the United States by Entertainment Studios beginning December 22, 2017, before going wide on January 26, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but grossed just $35 million worldwide. Plot In the New Mexico Territory in 1892, settler Rosalee Quaid and her family are attacked by a Comanche war party, who kill her husband and three children. Rosalee escapes by hiding un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Warrior's Tale
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squanto
Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 Old Style, O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Patuxet tribe had lived on the western coast of Cape Cod Bay, but were wiped out by an epidemic, traditionally assumed to be smallpox Massachusetts smallpox epidemic, brought by previous European explorers; however, recent findings suggest that the disease was Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection transmitted to humans typically via "dirty water" or soil contaminated with the waste product of infected, often domestic animals. Tisquantum was kidnapped by English explorer and slaver Captain Thomas Hunt, who trafficked him to Spain, where he sold him in the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Squad (2016 Film)
''Suicide Squad'' is a 2016 American superhero film based on the the supervillain/anti-hero team. It is the third installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was written and directed by David Ayer and stars an ensemble cast including Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, and Cara Delevingne. In the film, a secret government agency led by Amanda Waller recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions and save the world from a powerful threat in exchange for reduced sentences. By February 2009, a Suicide Squad film was in development at Warner Bros. Ayer signed on to write and direct in September 2014, and by October the casting process had begun. Principal photography began in Toronto on April 13, 2015, with additional filming in Chicago, and ended in August that year. ''Suicide Squad'' premiered in New York City on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slipknot (comics)
Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) is a supervillain, published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan, the character made his first appearance in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #28 (October 1984). Adam Beach portrays Slipknot in the DC Extended Universe film ''Suicide Squad''. Fictional character biography Slipknot is a former chemical developer and enemy of Firestorm who is skilled in wielding ropes and developed a special chemical to make them indestructible. Slipknot later joins the Suicide Squad and helps battle the Manhunters during the ''Millennium'' event. However, he loses his left arm after its explosive implant detonates. In subsequent appearances in ''Identity Crisis'', ''Infinite Crisis'', and ''Final Crisis'', Slipknot obtains a bionic arm before being killed by the Tattooed Man. In ''The New 52'' continuity reboot, Slipknot is resurrected and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains. Slipknot II An unidentified, second incarnation of Slipknot appears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
