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Dream Productions
''Dream Productions'' is an American animated television miniseries produced by Pixar Animation Studios for the streaming service Disney+. Developed and created by Mike Jones, it is set between the events of ''Inside Out'' (2015) and ''Inside Out 2'' (2024), serving as an interquel. ''Dream Productions'' follows Paula Persimmon (Paula Pell) who teams with Xeni (Richard Ayoade) to create the next big tween-dream. Jones served as the series' showrunner. Jones was announced to be creating a series based on ''Inside Out'' at Pixar in June 2023. The series was being produced concurrently with the sequel film ''Inside Out 2''. Its title was unveiled in May 2024. Nami Melumad provided the score for all four episodes. The series run approximately 82 minutes long in total. ''Dream Productions'' premiered on Disney+ on December 11, 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Voice cast * Paula Pell as Paula Persimmon, an acclaimed dream director and the current head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Smith
Phyllis Smith (born July 10, 1951) is an American actress and casting associate. She is best known for playing Phyllis Vance in the television series ''The Office'' and her critically acclaimed voice role as Sadness in the film '' Inside Out''. She also starred as Betty Broderick-Allen on the critically-acclaimed Netflix series ''The OA''. Early life Smith was born in St. Louis in 1951. She is the second eldest of nine siblings. She graduated from Cleveland High School in 1968. Education Smith graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1972 with a degree in elementary education. In the 1970s and 1980s, she worked as a dancer, a cheerleader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, and a burlesque performer. She said that there was "no stripping, but I did wear feathers." She was forced to quit dancing after suffering a knee injury. Following this, Smith worked briefly as a telemarketer, lasting only three hours before resigning. She later worked in Hollywood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucid Dream
A lucid dream is a type of dream in which the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while dreaming. During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters, narrative, or environment; however, this is not actually necessary for a dream to be described as lucid. Lucid dreaming has been studied and reported for many years. Prominent figures from ancient to modern times have been fascinated by lucid dreams and have sought ways to better understand their causes and purpose. Many different theories have emerged as a result of scientific research on the subject and have even been shown in pop culture. Further developments in psychological research have pointed to ways in which this form of dreaming may be utilized as a form of sleep therapy. Etymology The term ''lucid dream'' was coined by Dutch author and psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden in his 1913 article ''A Study of Dreams'', though descriptions of dreamers being aware that they are dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of low consciousness, with performance of activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as benign as talking, sitting up in bed, walking to a bathroom, consuming food, and cleaning, or as hazardous as cooking, driving a motor vehicle, violent gestures and grabbing at hallucinated objects.Swanson, Jenifer, ed. "Sleepwalking". ''Sleep Disorders Sourcebook''. MI: Omnigraphics, 1999. 249–254, 351–352. Although sleepwalking cases generally consist of simple, repeated behaviors, there are occasionally reports of people performing complex behaviors while asleep, although their legitimacy is often disputed. Sleepwalkers often have little or no memory of the incident, as their consciousness has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Madison
Austin Madison (born 1984) is an American animator, artist, story artist, and voice actor who works at Pixar Animation Studios. Early life After graduating from Sheldon High School in 2002, he attended the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts; he graduated from there in 2006. Career Ever since his 2006 graduation, Madison has worked as an animator and story artist for Pixar. He has also served as a voice actor on short films, and as a voice actor in Mondo Media's Dick Figures. Madison has done animation work for many very popular and successful Pixar films. The most well-known titles that he has been involved with are: Incredibles 2 (2018), Toy Story 3 (2010), Up (2009), WALL-E (2008), and Ratatouille (2007). The most influential role he has had in his animation career was as the lead animator for the 2012 film Brave, which would go on to be the 13th-highest grossing film for that year. That film also won the Academy Award for Best Animate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie LaPointe
Valerie LaPointe (born August 4, 1981) is an American director and storyboard artist for Pixar Animation Studios. Early life LaPointe was born in Norfolk, Virginia. When she was in the third grade, she watched ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), and began drawing the character Ariel. "It really struck a chord and inspired me," LaPointe said, "I kind of became fixated on everything about it." At eight years old, she decided being an animator was her career goal. Her family moved to Kempsville. When she was 12, she wrote a letter addressed to Walt Disney Pictures with a pitch idea for a film. The studio mailed back, stating that they don't accept outside pitches, but they sent her an information packet detailing where to go to art school and what to study. In 1999, LaPointe enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). There, she produced a student film titled ''Night Life'', which used watercolor paintings. She graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree, majoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles in two of David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in ''Dune'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in '' The Hidden'' (1987), Ray Manzarek in ''The Doors'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), Zack Carey in '' Showgirls'' (1995) and the voice of Riley's father in ''Inside Out'' (2015). He has had prominent roles in television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2012), The Captain in ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2010–2014) and '' How I Met Your Father'' (2022), the Mayor of Portland in '' Portlandia'' (2011–2018), and Calvin Johnson in '' Agents of S.H.I.E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Lane
Diane Colleen Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress. Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at age 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film '' A Little Romance''. The two films that could have catapulted her to star status, '' Streets of Fire'' and '' The Cotton Club'', were both commercial and critical failures, and her career languished as a result. After taking a break, Lane returned to acting to appear in '' The Big Town'' and '' Lady Beware'', but did not make another big impression on a sizable audience until 1989's popular and critically acclaimed TV miniseries '' Lonesome Dove'', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. It was not until 1999 that Lane earned further recognition for her role in '' A Walk on the Moon'', and that was followed by her performance alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in the 2000 blockbuster '' The Perfect Storm''. She was especially lauded and honored for the 2002 film '' Unfaithful'', which earned he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Yang King
Matthew Yang King is an American television, film, stage and voice actor. He is known for recurring role appearances on '' Riverdale'', ''Powers'', '' 24'', ''Strong Medicine'', and ''Numbers''. He created the webseries ''World of Steam'' and has provided voiceover work for numerous television shows, video games, and commercials including Netflix's new Emmy award winning ''Love, Death & Robots'', Studio Ghibli's 25th Anniversary English dub of ''Only Yesterday'' with Daisy Ridley, the ''World of Warcraft'' franchise, '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'', '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', ''Fortnite'', '' Supah Ninjas'', and ''Marvel Heroes''. Early and personal life At age five, King began to play the violin, a skill that would lead to later roles on both stage and screen. At the age of eight, he began studying Aikido, which fostered a lifelong love of martial arts. He moved to Stamford, Connecticut at age one and later moved to Hartford where he attended Hall High School, but retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on '' Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the original voice of Spyro from '' Spyro the Dragon'', Shamless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliott Sampson and Tad Tucker on '' New Looney Tunes'', the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg on '' The Fairly OddParents'', Rocko and Spunky on '' Rocko's Modern Life'', Scooter on '' SpongeBob SquarePants'', Lazlo, Clam, and other characters on ''Camp Lazlo'', Rikochet in '' ¡Mucha Lucha!'', Grandpapi Rivera in ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters on '' The Casagrandes'', and Mr. Weed in ''Family Guy''. He is a weekly contributor on '' The Stephanie Miller Show''. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barista
A barista (; ; from the Italian/Spanish for "bartender") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. Etymology and inflection The word ''barista'' comes from Italian where it means a male or female " bartender" who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks. Prieto (2021) shows that the word ''barista'' has been documented since 1916 in both Spanish and Italian. The native plural in English and Spanish is ''baristas'', while in Italian the plural is ''baristi'' for masculine (literally meaning "barmen", "bartenders") or ''bariste'' for feminine (literally meaning "barmaids"). Application of the title While the title is not regulated, most coffee shops use the title to describe the preparer of coffee and operator of an espresso machine. Baristas generally operate a commercial espresso machine, and their role is preparing and pulling th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Holt
Lauren Elizabeth Holt (born March 12, 1991) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improv and sketch comedy troupe in Los Angeles. In 2020, Holt, alongside Andrew Dismukes and Punkie Johnson, was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' as a featured player, appearing during the show's 46th season between 2020 and 2021. Early life Holt is from Charlotte, North Carolina and is the daughter of Lyn Holt and Harris Holt, an artist and business owner. Holt graduated from Myers Park High School in 2009. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in studio art in 2013. Career Holt began her career after joining the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. With the UCB, Holt was a founding member of a musical improv troupe The Pickup. In 2015, she appeared in the music video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
