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Choose Love (film)
''Choose Love'' is a 2023 interactive romantic comedy film on streaming service Netflix. Viewers make choices for the main character Cami, played by Laura Marano, as she questions her relationship with her partner Paul when two other men enter her life. It was released on August 31, 2023 and was made unavailable on December 1, 2024. It received a generally negative reception. Description Cami's happy relationship with her boyfriend Paul is disrupted when two other men enter her life: her first partner Jack and British rock star Rex. Viewers are given choices for Cami to make, which affect the future of the story. For example, on the first such occasion, Cami is getting a tarot card reading, and the audience is to choose whether she wants to hear the 'good news' or 'bad news' first. The choices are sometimes initiated by Cami's breaking the fourth wall to directly address the audience. The film is designed such that, after making a choice and seeing the result, the audience may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josann McGibbon
Josann McGibbon is an American screenwriter who previously teamed with Sara Parriott in one of the longest writing partnerships in Hollywood; they were a team for 33 years from 1986 to 2019. Biography The team's first major success as screenwriter, screenwriters was the early Brad Pitt film, ''The Favor (1994 film), The Favor''. Their biggest hits since then include ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' and ''Runaway Bride (1999 film), Runaway Bride''. In 2007, McGibbon and Parriott co-wrote and produced the hit Debra Messing miniseries, ''The Starter Wife (miniseries), The Starter Wife''. ''The Starter Wife'' received 10 Emmy nominations in 2007, including one for best screenwriting, and they won an Emmy Award. It was also nominated for Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards, and was then produced as a series, also on USA Network. McGibbon and Parriott wrote and co-produced the Disney Channel movie, ''Descendants (2015 film), Descendants'' which was directed by Kenny Ortega and prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Person
In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a person who is single is an individual not in a committed relationship, married, or part of a civil union. Reasons people remain single People may be or remain single for a variety of reasons, including (but not limited to) one or several of the following: * Celibacy or sexual abstinence * Aromanticism * Asexuality * Asociality * Financial duress * Their mental health * Pursuing educational or professional advancement * Lack of suitable partners * Changes in perceptions of the necessity of marriage * In some cases, single people may be uninterested in marriage, domestic partnership, or other types of committed relationships. * Traumatic experiences including domestic violence, dysfunctional family, rape and/or sexual assault * The increasing trend of marrying later in life and cohabitation * Those with a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as those on the autism spectrum, can find it difficult to initiate, develop, and/o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Arc
A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of a plot in a novel or story. It can also mean an extended or continuing narrative, storyline in episode, episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, board games, video games, and films with each episode following a dramatic arc. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story arc is common in sitcoms, and even more so in soap operas. In a traditional Hollywood film, the story arc usually follows a three-act structure. Webcomics are more likely to use story arcs than comic strip, newspaper comics, as most webcomics have readable archives online that a newcomer to the strip can read in order to understand what is going on. Although story arcs have existed for decades, one of the first appearances of the term was in 1973 by ''Time Magazine'' for a synopsis of the movie ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'': "He ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decider (website)
The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates three online sites: NYPost.com; PageSix.com, a gossip site; and Decider.com, an entertainment site. The newspaper was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist Party, Federalist and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who was appointed the nation's first United States Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington. The newspaper became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century, under the name ''New York Evening Post'' (originally ''New-York Evening Post''). Its most notable 19th-century editor was William Cullen Bryant. In the mid-20th century, the newspaper was owned by Dorothy Schiff, who developed the tabloid format that has been used since by the newspaper. In 1976, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp bought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliché
A cliché ( or ; ) is a saying, idea, or element of an artistic work that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning, novelty, or literal and figurative language, figurative or artistic power, even to the point of now being bland or uninteresting. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an Phraseme#Clichés, expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage. The term, which is typically pejorative, is often used in modern culture for an action or idea that is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Clichés may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and facts. Clichés often are employed for comedy, comedic effect, typically in fiction. Most phrases now considered clichéd originally were regarded as striking but have lost their force through overuse. The French poet Gérard de Nerval once said, "The first man who compared woman to a rose was a poet, the second, an imbecile." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimmick
A gimmick is a novel device or idea designed primarily to attract attention or increase appeal, often with little intrinsic value. When applied to retail marketing, it is a unique or quirky feature designed to make a product or service "stand out" from its competitors. Product gimmicks are sometimes considered mere novelties, and tangential to the product's functioning. Gimmicks are occasionally viewed negatively, but some seemingly trivial gimmicks of the past have evolved into useful, permanent features. In Video game, video games, the term is also sometimes used to describe unusual features or playstyles, especially if they are unnecessary or obnoxious. Etymology The origin of the term "gimmick" is uncertain. Etymology, Etymologists suggest that the term emerged in the United States in the early 20th century. The ''Oxford Dictionary'' suggests that it may have originally been a slang term for something that a Confidence trick, con artist or Magic (illusion), magician manipul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. ''The Independent'' won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023. History 1980s Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330. It was produced by Newspaper Publishing plc and created by Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds. All three partners were former journalists at ''The Daily Telegraph'' who had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Zealand Herald
''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily ''Herald'' had declined to 100,073 copies on average by September 2019. The ''Herald''s publications include a daily paper; the ''Weekend Herald'', a weekly Saturday paper; and the ''Herald on Sunday'', which has 365,000 readers nationwide. The ''Herald on Sunday'' is the most widely read Sunday paper in New Zealand. The paper's website, nzherald.co.nz, is viewed 2.2 million times a week and was named Voyager Media Awards' News Website of the Year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2023, the ''Weekend Herald'' was awarded Weekly Newspaper of the Year and the publication's mobile application was the News App of the Year. Its main circulation area is the Auckland R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Strang
Blair Strang (born 15 March 1972) is a New Zealand Māori actor. He is most noted for playing ambulance driver Rangi Heremaia on New Zealand's longest-running soap opera, ''Shortland Street'', between 1995 and 2001 and Brian King on ''Nothing Trivial'' from 2011 to 2014. Early life Born to a Pākehā father of Scottish descent and a Māori mother, he attended Saint Kentigern College, Pakuranga, where he was Head Prefect. Filmography * '' Falling Inn Love'' – Anaaki * ''Nothing Trivial'' – Brian King * '' Kaitangata Twitch'' – Sebastian Cardwell * ''Shortland Street'' – Rangi Heremaia * ''Go Girls'' – Joseph * '' Doves of War'' – Joe Matich * ''Orange Roughies'' – D.S. Sean Parkes * '' So You Wanna Be a Popstar?'' – a singer * '' Power Rangers S.P.D.'' – Bork (voice) * '' Maiden Voyage: Ocean Hijack'' – Enrique * ''Deceit'' – Karl * '' Mataku'' – Uncle Eru (Season 1 Episode 3: Going to War) * '' Best Bits'' – Himself * '' Happy Birthday 2 You'' – Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Smart
Megan Smart is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Smart grew up in Brisbane. She graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2016. She has Lebanese heritage and used Megan Hajjar, her mother’s maiden name, professionally for a spell from 2019. Career She made her screen debut in the 2017 film ''Breath'', winning the role after her first professional audition. She also appeared in '' Love Child''. She played a serial killer named Charlotte in the ABC television series Harrow. She played troublemaker Anna Hennessy in Screentime and Channel Seven’s ''The Secret Daughter'' in which she appeared with Jessica Mauboy. She also had a role in '' Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway''. In the 2019 film ''The Naked Wanderer'', she played the former girlfriend of the lead character In 2020, she played Jaiwara, a Lebanese Muslim woman who has a romance with a musician, in the film ''Measure for Measure'', which also starred Hugo Weaving, and was a retell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
