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Chanté Adams
Chanté Adams (born December 16, 1994) is an American actress. She starred in the 2017 biopic ''Roxanne Roxanne'', for which she received the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance. Life and career Adams was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She began acting as a student at Cass Technical High School. She received her bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, after which she moved to New York to pursue an acting career. One month after moving to New York, Adams was invited to audition for the lead role in a biopic about rapper Roxanne Shanté. She was cast in the role and filming began eight days later. For her performance in ''Roxanne Roxanne'', Adams received the Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance at 2017 Sundance. Adams has appeared in the films ''Monsters and Men'' (2018), '' Bad Hair'' (2020), and '' The Photograph'' (2020). In 2021, Adams starred opposite Michael B. Jordan in the romantic drama '' A Journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Sundance Film Festival
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to January 29, 2017. The first lineup of competition films was announced November 30, 2016. Awards The following awards were presented: * Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – '' I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore'' by Macon Blair * Audience Award: Dramatic – '' Crown Heights'' by Matt Ruskin * Directing Award: Dramatic – Eliza Hittman for '' Beach Rats'' * Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – David Branson Smith and Matt Spicer for '' Ingrid Goes West'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance – Chanté Adams for ''Roxanne Roxanne'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Director – Maggie Betts for '' Novitiate'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography – Daniel Landin for '' The Yellow Birds'' * Grand Jury Prize: Documentary – '' Dina'' by Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini * Directing Award: Documentary – Peter Nicks for ''The Force'' * U.S. Documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on October 4, 2023 after its merger with MGM Holdings, which Amazon had acquired the year prior. Productions from this company, as of September 2023, are primarily distributed through movie theaters under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Amazon's own streaming media service, Amazon Prime Video. Alongside Amazon Prime Video, the company constitutes one half of Amazon's membership in the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which it joined on October 1, 2024. History Formation and early success (2010–2021) Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer Critics Circle Award
The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspapers, digital and national publications, and other media beyond Broadway. The awards were first presented during the 1949–50 theater season. History The Outer Critics Circle was founded as the Outer Circle during the Broadway season of 1949–50 by an assortment of theater critics led by John Gassner, a reviewer, essayist, dramaturg, and professor of theater. These critics were writing for academic publications, special interest journals, monthlies, quarterlies, and weekly publications outside the New York metro area, and were looking for a forum where they could discuss the theater in general, particularly the current New York season. The creation of the OCC was also a reaction to the New York Drama Critics Circle, which did not all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton Crew (play)
''Skeleton Crew'' is a play written by Dominique Morisseau about an auto factory on the brink of closure in 2008 Detroit, Michigan. It is the third part of Morisseau's Detroit Project, inspired by African-American playwrights, which also includes '' Paradise Blue'' and '' Detroit '67''. Productions ''Skeleton Crew'' ran Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2016 and subsequently at the Detroit Public Theatre in 2017. The Atlantic production was also directed by Santiago-Hudson. It ran on Broadway as a limited-run engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from December 2021 through February 2022 under the direction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson and starred Phylicia Rashad as Faye. It was one of a series of Broadway shows in the 2021–2022 season written by Black playwrights, and parallels were identified between the play's story and the Omicron surge under which its run fell. ''Skeleton Crew'' premiered in the United Kingdom at the Donmar Wareho ... [...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] |
A Man In Full (miniseries)
''A Man in Full'' is an American drama miniseries starring Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane, created and written by David E. Kelley, and directed by Regina King and Thomas Schlamme. The series consists of six episodes, and premiered on Netflix on May 2, 2024. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. Premise Business and political interests collide when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker defends his empire from those wanting to capitalize on his sudden bankruptcy and fall from grace. Cast and characters Main * Jeff Daniels as Charlie Croker * Diane Lane as Martha Croker * Tom Pelphrey as Raymond Peepgrass * Aml Ameen as Roger White * Chanté Adams as Jill Hensley * Jon Michael Hill as Conrad Hensley * Sarah Jones as Serena Croker * William Jackson Harper as Wes Jordan * Lucy Liu as Joyce Newman Recurring * Bill Camp as Harry Zale * Jerrika Hinton as Henrietta White * Eline Powell as Sirja * Christian Clemenson as Wismer Stroock * Evan Roe as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Canedy
Dana Canedy (born June 8, 1965) is an American journalist, author, editor, and publishing executive who worked at the ''New York Times'' for over 20 years, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001. She served as the first African American and first woman administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, a position she held from 2017 to 2020, and as the first African American to head a "major publishing imprint", as senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster's flagship eponymous imprint from 2020 to 2022. Canedy is currently the managing editor of ''Guardian US'', a position she has held since 2023. Early life Canedy was born in Indianapolis and grew up in Radcliff, Kentucky, near Fort Knox, in a military family. She graduated from the University of Kentucky and worked at ''The Palm Beach Post'' and ''The Plain Dealer'' before joining ''The New York Times'' in 1996. She was named a senior editor at ''The New York Times'' in 2006. Career She is co-author of the series "How Race Is Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyagers (film)
''Voyagers'' is a 2021 science fiction thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Neil Burger. It stars Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell, Chanté Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Renaux, Archie Madekwe, and Quintessa Swindell in their film debut, and follows a group of teenage astronauts sent on a multi-generational mission in the year 2063 to colonize a habitable exoplanet amidst runaway climate change and declining habitability on Earth, who descend into paranoia and social conflict after discovering that their personalities and emotions were being artificially suppressed. The film was theatrically released on April 9, 2021, by Lionsgate and was a box office bomb, grossing US$4.2 million against a $29 million production budget. Plot In 2063, astrophysicists on a climate-change-ravaged Earth find a habitable planet. A scouting mission is sent, although the roughly 86-year flight means that the launch crew astron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Girls Get High
''Good Girls Get High'' is a 2018 film directed by Laura Terruso and written by Terruso and Jennifer Nashorn Blankenship. It stars Abby Quinn, Stefanie Scott, Lauren Lapkus, Matt Besser, Isabelle Fuhrman, Danny Pudi, Chanté Adams, and Booboo Stewart. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on September 22, 2018, and became available on DirecTV on October 10, 2019, receiving a limited theatrical release beginning November 8. Plot Two ambitious high school seniors decide to experiment with drugs to impress their peers, leading them on a chaotic journey through a night that quickly escalates beyond their control. Cast * Abby Quinn as Sam * Stefanie Scott as Danielle *Lauren Lapkus as Patty *Matt Besser as Larry * Isabelle Fuhrman as Morgan *Danny Pudi as Mr. D *Chanté Adams as Ashanti *Booboo Stewart as Jeremy * Miles McKenna as Pizza Ken Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of based on critics. On Metacritic, the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly McCormack
Kelly McCormack (born January 13, 1991) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, musician and producer. As an actress she is best known for the Amazon Studios, Amazon series ''A League of Their Own (Amazon TV series), A League of Their Own'', the Syfy science fiction television series ''Killjoys (TV series), Killjoys'', and for her role as Betty Anne on the Crave (streaming service), Crave series ''Letterkenny (TV series), Letterkenny'', and as a filmmaker for the feature film ''Sugar Daddy (film), Sugar Daddy'' (2020). Kelly has worked in film, television, and on stage, and runs the production company Floyder Films. McCormack has written and starred in several Independent film, independent feature films that have screened at film festivals around the world, including ''Play the Film'' (2013), ''Barn Wedding'' (2015), and ''Sugar Daddy (film), Sugar Daddy'' (2020). She also starred in and produced the award-winning CBC Television, CBC mockumentary ''The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Colindrez
Roberta Colindrez (born May 28, 1986) is a Mexican-American actor and writer. She is best known for originating the role of Joan in the musical '' Fun Home''. Additionally, Colindrez is known for roles in the TV shows ''I Love Dick,'' '' Vida,'' and '' A League of Their Own'', as well as the films '' Ms. White Light'' (2019) and '' Cassandro'' (2023). Early life Colindrez was born on May 28, 1986 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. She has Argentinian and Honduran heritage. Colindrez migrated from Mexico to Houston when she was 5 years old. She lived in Houston for six years then moved to Austin, Texas when she was 10 years old. She first realized she wanted to become an actor at age 12, when she and her brother took a theater class together. She went to Westwood High School, and went on to the Texas State University where she graduated with bachelor's degree in acting. She later moved to New York City. While trying to find work as an actor, she also worked in restaurants and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
