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Bonnie Piesse
Bonnie Piesse (born 10 August 1983) is an Australian actress and singer. Her breakthrough role was playing a trapeze artist in the Australian children's television series ''High Flyers'' at the age of 15. After this she was scouted by George Lucas to play a young Beru Lars in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), a role she reprised in the Disney+ series ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2022). She also had recurring roles on ''Blue Heelers'', ''Horace and Tina'', '' Stingers'', and '' Last Man Standing''. Early life Piesse attended the Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School in Australia where she developed a love for the performing arts and honed her skills as a singer/songwriter. Between 2000 and 2002, Bonnie won the 'Ranges Songsmith Award' and 'Apollo Bay Young Performers Competition' for songs she'd written and she was one of only a handful of '' VCE'' performing arts students from around Victoria to be selected to perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Apple Convention
Now in its 28th year, the Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in comics, 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church (Manhattan), St. Paul the Apostle Church.Johnston, Rich"Big Apple Comic Con Moves to New Yorker Hotel With a Christmas Convention For December 14th,"''Bleeding Cool'' (November 26, 2019). Having grown out of the church, between 1999 to 2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with a large three-day "national" convention held in November, at the Metropolitan Pavilion and later at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. The show was sold to Wizard Entertainment in 2009 but was reacquired 2014 by Big Apple CC Corp (owned in part by Mr.Carbonaro) in 2014. Mr. Carbonaro says Wizard could not produce a successful show in NYC. Over the course of its history, the convention has been known as the Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in the original film trilogy as the main protagonist and also appears in the sequel trilogy. Raised as a poor moisture farmer on the desert planet Tatooine, Luke joins the Rebel Alliance and becomes a major figure in its struggle against the Galactic Empire. Training as a Jedi Knight under Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, he eventually confronts his father, the Sith Lord Darth Vader, in two pivotal duels. Years later, Luke trains his nephew Ben Solo and mentors the scavenger Rey. Luke is the twin brother of Leia Organa. Mark Hamill portrays Luke in all the films of the original and sequel trilogies, as well as in the television series '' The Mandalorian'' and '' The Book of Boba Fett''. Hamill won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Luke in '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983) and '' The Last Jedi'' (2017). He was also nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kaz
Eric Justin Kaz (born 21 January 1946) is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, ''Never Goin' Back to Georgia'' and ''Gulf Coast Bound''. Kaz has had many songwriting accolades and awards from ASCAP and CMA, top-ten hits in pop and R&B, number one country hits by George Strait and many others, as well as adult contemporary hits, including the number one hit song 'That's What Love is All About' by Michael Bolton. He also was a member of the band American Flyer along with Craig Fuller of Pure Prairie League, Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Doug Yule of The Velvet Underground for two albums released on the United Artists label in the late 1970s. Biography Music Although Eric Kaz never achieved great commercial success as a performer, he has consistently been in the spotlight as a songwriter through the decades. Among his most popular compositions are: * "Love Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter who wrote the Eagles song " Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-wrote " Already Gone", "The Girl from Yesterday", "Somebody" and "It's Your World Now". Career During the Eagles' breakup period (1980–1994) he co-wrote with Glenn Frey producing "You Belong to the City", " Smuggler's Blues", " The One You Love", "I Found Somebody", "Sexy Girl" and " True Love". Tempchin wrote "Slow Dancing". The song was first recorded in 1976 by the short-lived group Funky Kings, of which Tempchin and Jules Shear were members at the time. In 1977, the song became a top-10 pop hit for Johnny Rivers titled as " Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing)", and in 1979 it was a top-10 country hit for Johnny Duncan. Tempchin has also toured extensively as a solo artist over the years, opening for Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Dave Mason, Poco, Dolly Parton, Karla Bonoff, Chicago, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Timothy B. Schmit, Barry McGuire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Garay
Val Garay (born May 9, 1942) is an American recording engineer and record producer who has worked with Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Kim Carnes, The Motels, Neil Diamond and others. Garay also co-founded Los Angeles recording studio Record One. Career Garay, the son of well-known Latin singer Joaquin Garay and grandson Joaquin Garay III grew up in Burlingame, California, where he graduated from Burlingame High School. A songwriter and guitarist, Garay left behind studies at Stanford University School of Medicine to pursue a career as a professional musician. In the mid-1970s, Garay's manager, Michael J. Gruber, introduced him to engineer and producer David Hassinger, founder of The Sound Factory recording studio in Hollywood. Garay was soon engineering recording sessions at The Sound Factory and working with Peter Asher, on albums like Linda Ronstadt's '' Heart Like a Wheel'', James Taylor's '' JT'', and Bonnie Raitt's '' The Glow''. In January 1980, Garay opened his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in the way a person thinks and feels, and an increase in the fight-or-flight response. These symptoms last for more than a month after the event and can include triggers such as misophonia. Young children are less likely to show distress, but instead may express their memories through play. Most people who experience traumatic events do not develop PTSD. People who experience interpersonal violence such as rape, other sexual assaults, being kidnapped, stalking, physical abuse by an intimate partner, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle (magazine)
''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide Lifestyle magazine, magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and Lifestyle (social sciences), lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest fashion and lifestyle publications", with 45 international editions totalling 33 million readers and receiving 100 million unique monthly visitors on its 55 digital platforms. It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff. The magazine's readership has grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. ''Elle'' editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. ''Elle''s international expansion began with ''Elle UK'' and ''Elle USA'' launches in 1985. Previous magazine editors include Jean-Dominique Bauby for ''Elle France'' and Roberta Myers, the longest-serving editor-in-chief at ''Elle USA''. :fr:Véronique Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Chow
Deborah Chow is a Canadian filmmaker, television director and screenwriter known for her independent films and her work on ''Star Wars'' television. Two of her first short films, ''Daypass'' (2002) and ''The Hill'' (2004) have both won awards at various international film festivals. Her first feature film was '' The High Cost of Living'' (2010), which she both wrote and directed. Chow has directed various projects for television, including the 2014 TV movie adaption of V. C. Andrews' Gothic novel ''Flowers in the Attic'' and episodes of the series ''Copper'', ''Murdoch Mysteries'', ''Reign'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', and ''Mr. Robot''. Chow is also a director on the first season of the ''Star Wars'' series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019) and directed all six episodes of ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2022) for Disney+. Early life Chow is the half-Chinese daughter of parents who emigrated from Australia to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she grew up. Her Chinese father was an ardent movie fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Navia
Melissa C. Navia (born August 24, 1984) is an American actress known for playing helmsman Erica Ortegas in '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' (2022present). In 2013, Navia won the award for best actress at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival for her role as Dawn in the sci-fi movie ''The Paragon Cortex''. In 2015, she had a recurring role in the TV series ''Common Charges''. In 2017, she had a guest role as Elena Gabriel, an astronaut bound for a life on Mars, in Showtime's series '' Billions''. In 2018, she had a recurring role as Moana in AMC AMC may refer to: Film and television * AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain * AMC Networks, an American entertainment company ** AMC (TV channel) ** AMC+, streaming service ** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company *** ...'s series '' Dietland''. Personal life Her partner, Brian Bannon, died in 2021, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia. Awards and nominations Filmography Film Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Eterne (2011 Film)
''Love Eterne'' is a 2011 romantic comedy film written and directed by Joseph Villapaz, and starring Melissa Navia and James Gill. It takes place in New York City. It received two Awards of Merits and an Honorable Mention at film festivals. Plot Medina (Melissa Navia) gets up after hearing a voice in her dreams. She prepares to go out, has a coffee, and does a quick breath relaxation exercise. Her friend, Sidonia (Bonnie Piesse), arrives and finds Medina, who is looking at herself in the mirror with a sad expression. Sidonia tries to lighten the moment, and reminds Medina that her friends and family are waiting for her. Medina gets herself together and they head off to the funeral service for Medina's fiancé. Medina is with her friend Tesla (Romy Valentina), who tells her she is love with Medina's brother, Enzo (Francesco Plazza), and is thinking of getting engaged. Medina is a bit surprised, but congratulates her. They try to visit an art exhibit, but the female security guard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
