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Crush (2022 Film)
''Crush'' is a 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Sammi Cohen (in their feature directorial debut) and written by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham. The film stars Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho in a story about a teenage girl joining her high-school track team to get closer to her crush, only to find herself falling in love with her crush's twin sister. ''Crush'' was released digitally on April 29, 2022, on Hulu. Plot Paige Evans is a student at Miller High School who has a passion for art and hopes to study at a summer program at her dream school, CalArts. She struggles with the prompt which is to describe her happiest moment; she considers her unrequited long-time lesbian crush on popular student Gabby Campos as a possible topic. Further complicating matters is ‘KingPun’, an anonymous artist who vandalizes the school with pun-based graffiti. Paige is widely suspected by students and school administration of being the culprit due to her inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammi Cohen
Sammi Cohen (born ) is an American film and television director. They directed the 2017 comedy series ''Hollywood Darlings'' for Pop TV, and the coming-of-age films ''Crush (2022 film), Crush'' (2022) and ''You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah'' (2023). Career Before becoming a director, Cohen worked as an Video editing, editor and visual effects supervisor on commercials and music videos. Cohen's directorial career began when they filmed comedy music videos of their friends at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Upright Citizens Brigade, and were then hired to direct original content for CollegeHumor. They were the director of ''Hollywood Darlings'' on Pop TV Pop TV is a Slovenian generalist television channel operated by Pro Plus d.o.o., a subsidiary of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which is in turn owned by Czech investment company PPF. History It was established by ProPlus, CME's Sl ..., and they directed series for YouTube Originals and Comedy Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian
A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. Relatively little in history was documented to describe female homosexuality, though the earliest mentions date to at least the 500s BC. When early sexologists in the late 19th century began to categorize and describe homosexual behavior, hampered by a lack of knowledge about homosexuality or women's sexuality, they distinguished lesbians as women who did not adhere to female gender roles. They classified them as mentally ill—a designation which has been reversed since the late 20th century in the global scientific community. Women in homosexual relationships in Europe and the United States responded to the discrimination and repression either by hiding their personal lives, or accepting the label of outcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whip Media
Whip Media Group is a private American company selling enterprise software for Digital distribution, content distribution, as well as TV- and film-related user data. It operates physical offices in the US, the UK, and the EU. Background Whip Media Group is the result of a merger of TV Time, a tracking platform for user data about TV shows and films, and Mediamorph, a data tracking and content distribution company operating in the video on demand market. It was founded following the former's acquisition of the latter in October 2019. As of its founding its CEO was Richard Rosenblatt. Whip Media Group also operates TheTVDB, a User-generated content, user-generated TV show database. As of January 2020 the company employed 155 people. Carol Hanley was named CEO in June 2023, replacing Richard Rosenblatt. Funding In January 2020 Whip Media raised $50 million from Eminence Capital and Raine Ventures, making the total amount of money raised by the company to $115 million at time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York (state), New York. Formally established in 1820, Syracuse was named after the classical Greece, Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, for its similar natural features. It has historically functioned as a major Intersection (road), crossroads, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then of the Rail transport in the United States, railway network. Today, the city is at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 81, 81 and Interstate 90, 90, and its Syracuse Hancock International Airport, airport is the largest in Central New York, a five-county region of over one million inhabitants. Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jes Tom
James Setsuo Tom (formerly Jes Tom, born ) is an American comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. His work explores themes including sex, gender identity, and Asian American representation. Early life and education Tom was born and raised in San Francisco, California. Tom’s grandfather is Japanese American activist Edison Uno. He enjoyed acting in high school, and later joined the improvisation team at Smith College. Tom graduated from Smith in 2013. In 2016, he completed a two-year acting program at the Maggie Flanagan Studio. Career In 2011, Tom started performing at open mics in San Francisco. In 2013, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. In 2021, Tom was named a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs comedy festival. In 2022, Tom's solo show, ''Less Lonely'', had its off-Broadway premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The show returned to off-Broadway in 2023 for a limited engagement at the Greenwich House Theater, presented by his frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiccan
Wicca (), also known as "The Craft", is a modern pagan, syncretic, Earth-centred religion. Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion, the path evolved from Western esotericism, developed in England during the first half of the 20th century, and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. Wicca draws upon ancient pagan and 20th-century Hermetic motifs for theological and ritual purposes. Doreen Valiente joined Gardner in the 1950s, further building Wicca's liturgical tradition of beliefs, principles, and practices, disseminated through published books as well as secret written and oral teachings passed along to initiates. Many variations of the religion have grown and evolved over time, associated with a number of diverse lineages, sects, and denominations, referred to as ''traditions'', each with its own organisational structure and level of centralisation. Given its broadly decentralised nature, disagre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Karen Walker in the NBC sitcom '' Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning twice, in 2000 and 2006. She also received nominations for numerous other accolades for her portrayal, including seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, winning three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2003, as well as receiving four Golden Globe Award nominations. From 2006 to 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show '' The Megan Mullally Show''. Since then, she has been a series regular on several television series, such as '' In the Motherhood'', '' Party Down'', ''Childrens Hospital'', and '' Breaking In''. She has also appeared in guest spots and recurring roles on other comedy series including, '' Happy Endings' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau (born July 24, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, producer, and podcast host. Early life Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father and a Jamaican mother. She attended college at Florida International University, where she pursued her dream of becoming an entertainment reporter and studied television production. Career After college, Buteau worked as a local TV news producer in New York City, often working the overnight shift. Her co-workers found her funny and suggested that she do standup comedy. It wasn’t until three days after the September 11 attacks in 2001 that Buteau finally performed comedy for the first time, having burned out on covering the news. After five years as a stand-up comedian, Buteau landed her first television spot on Comedy Central. In 2017, Buteau was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by ''Esquire''. In 2018, Buteau started hosting the ''Late Night Whenever!'' podcast, which was labeled as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (, ), is an English–American actor, comedian and writer. He was a List of The Daily Show correspondents, correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2017. Mandvi's other television work includes the HBO comedy series ''The Brink (TV series), The Brink'' and the CBS/Paramount+ psychological drama Evil (TV series), ''Evil''. His film roles include playing Mr. Aziz in ''Spider-Man 2'' and List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters#Major recurring characters, Commander Zhao in ''The Last Airbender (2010 film), The Last Airbender''. His stage work includes appearing on Broadway as Ali Hakim in ''Oklahoma!'' and in productions of ''Disgraced'' (2012), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. Early life Mandvi was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India, to a Gujarati language, Gujarati Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, Muslim family. His family moved to England, when he was a year old, settling in the West Yorkshire city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teala Dunn
Teala Dunn is an American actress and YouTuber. She was best known for voicing Tuck on '' Wonder Pets!'', She also played Lindsey Persons in the TBS sitcom '' Are We There Yet?'', replacing Aleisha Allen. Career Teala Dunn is known for her role as a YouTube vlogger, and she is also known for her recurring role as Juanita on the Nickelodeon television show, '' The Naked Brothers Band'', Kelsey on '' The Thundermans'', and as the voice of the turtle Tuck in '' Wonder Pets!.'' Dunn made a guest appearance in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. In film, she was seen in '' Phoebe in Wonderland'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. Dunn also appeared with Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama ''Desperate Housewives'' and her role as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne, a transgender woman, in the film ''Trans ... in '' Transamerica'', and was also hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Alvarez
Tyler Sage Alvarez (born October 25, 1997) is an American actor, known for his series leading role as Peter Maldonado in Netflix's mockumentary series ''American Vandal''. Early life Alvarez was born in New York City, to a first generation Cuban American father, and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother. His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital. He had one older brother, Niko, who died in October 2018. Alvarez's parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried. He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father, and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother. Alvarez was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, and at Jericho High School in Jericho, New York. He is fluent in Spanish. Career Alvarez's first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls commercial. In 2014, he began starring as Diego Rueda, a human w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
