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El Jefe (Ash Vs Evil Dead)
"El Jefe" is the series premiere of the American comedy horror television series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'', which serves as a continuation of the ''Evil Dead'' trilogy, the first episodes of its first season. The episode was written by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Tom Spezialy, and directed by Sam Raimi. It originally aired on the premium channel Starz on October 31, 2015. The series is set 30 years after the events of the ''Evil Dead'' trilogy, and follows Ash Williams, who now works at the "Value Stop" as a simple stock boy. Having spent his life not doing anything remarkable since the events of the trilogy, Ash will have to renounce his routine existence and become a hero once more by taking up arms and facing the titular Evil Dead. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.437 million household viewers and gained a 0.13 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The series premiere received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Vs Evil Dead
''Ash vs Evil Dead'' is an American comedy horror television series developed by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Tom Spezialy for Starz. The series is set in the '' Evil Dead'' universe created by Raimi, with Bruce Campbell reprising his role as Ash Williams from the film series. Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, and Lucy Lawless also star. The series premiered on October 31, 2015. Three days before the series's premiere, Starz renewed it for a second season, which premiered on October 2, 2016. Starz renewed it for a third season, which premiered on February 25, 2018. The series was canceled after three seasons on April 29, 2018; however, in July 2022, Campbell confirmed that an animated revival was in active development. Premise The series is set approximately 30 years after the first three '' Evil Dead'' films and serves as a sequel to that trilogy. Ash Williams works at the "Value Stop" as a simple stock boy. Also working at the store is his friend Pablo and the object of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starz
Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay television network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched in 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, its programming consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. Starz operates six 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and a namesake over-the-top streaming platform that both acts as a TV Everywhere offering for Starz's linear television subscribers and is sold directly to streaming-only consumers. Starz is also sold independently of traditional and over-the-top multichannel video programming distributors a la carte through Apple TV Channels and Amazon Video Channels, which feature VOD library content and live feeds of Starz's linear television services (consisting of the primary channel's East and West Coast feeds and, for Amazon Vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Observer
''The New York Observer'' was a weekly newspaper established in 1987. In 2016, it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper ''Observer''. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. History The ''Observer'' was first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, as a weekly alternative newspaper by Arthur L. Carter, a former investment banker. The ''New York Observer'' had also been the title of an earlier weekly religious paper founded 164 years before by Sidney E. Morse in 1823. After almost two decades, in July 2006, the paper was purchased by the American real estate figure Jared Kushner, then only 25 years old. The paper began its life as a broadsheet, and was then printed in tabloid format every Wednesday, and currently has an exclusively online format on an internet website. It is headquartered at 1 Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan. Previous prominent writers for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Raimi By Gage Skidmore 2
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional characters * Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese ** Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages Religious or legendary figures * Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi * Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero * Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism * Sam, Shem in Islam Animals * Sam (army dog) (died 2000) * Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred * Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia * Sam (orangutan), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamanism
Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into the physical world for the purpose of healing, divination, or to aid human beings in some other way. Beliefs and practices categorized as shamanic have attracted the interest of scholars from a variety of disciplines, including anthropologists, archeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers, and psychologists. Hundreds of books and academic papers on the subject have been produced, with a peer-reviewed academic journal being devoted to the study of shamanism. Terminology Etymology The Modern English word ''shamanism'' derives from the Russian word , , which itself comes from the word from a Tungusic language – possibly from the southwestern dialect of the Evenki spoken by the Sym Evenki peoples, or from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana DeLorenzo
Dana Rose DeLorenzo is an American actress and former radio personality and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Kelly Maxwell in the Starz horror-comedy series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015–2018). Career DeLorenzo began acting as a child in radio commercials for a clothing store owned by her father. Her first paid acting job was performing in a weekly cabaret-style dinner show at 11 years old. She was also a cast member and dance captain in ''Tony n' Tina's Wedding'' in Chicago. DeLorenzo worked as a producer and portrayed Marissa Sanchez on the nationally syndicated radio show '' Mancow's Morning Madhouse'' for a number of years. She was a regular on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' in 2012 as Beth the CBS Executive. Personal life DeLorenzo is of Italian descent. DeLorenzo graduated from Chicago's DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Santiago
Raymond Santiago (born June 15, 1984 in South Bronx, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Early life Santiago graduated in 2002 from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Arts in New York City. Career Raymond Santiago played Jorge Villalobos in the film ''Meet the Fockers'', and had minor roles in 2005's '' Dirty Deeds'' and 2006's '' Accepted''. He also starred as Michelle Rodriguez's brother, Tiny Guzman in the 2000 film '' Girlfight'', as Lardo in 2009's '' Endless Bummer'' and as Alberto in '' Suburban Gothic''. He also played in the 2006 film '' The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang'' (also known as ''The Sasquatch Gang''), alongside Justin Long, and in '' American Son'' along Nick Cannon. He also appeared in the 2011 film ''In Time''. Santiago appeared in episodes of the television series ''My Name is Earl'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Law & Order: LA'' and ''Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Lawless
Lucille Frances Lawless (; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', as Number Three (Battlestar Galactica), D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' series, and List of Spartacus characters#Lucretia, Lucretia in the television series ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and associated series. Since 2019, she has starred as Alexa in the television series ''My Life Is Murder''. Lawless had recurring roles as Diane Lewis-Swanson on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' (2012–2014), and as Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg on the WGN America supernatural series ''Salem (TV series), Salem'' (2015). She also starred as Ruby on the Starz horror-comedy series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015–2018). Early life and education Lawless was born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert, New Zealand, Mount Albert to teacher Julie Rya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Marie Jones
Jill Marie Jones is an American actress and former professional dancer and cheerleader. Jones is best known for her role as Antoinette "Toni" Childs-Garrett on the UPN comedy series, '' Girlfriends'' (2000–2006). Jones has appeared in a number of films, and had the recurring role as Cynthia Irving on the Fox supernatural series, '' Sleepy Hollow'' (2013–15). From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Amanda Fisher in the Starz horror-comedy series, '' Ash vs Evil Dead''. Early life Jones was born in Dallas, Texas. After attending Duncanville High School, and Texas Woman's University, Jones was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader for two years, a Dallas Mavericks Dancer for one year, and toured with the United Service Organization (USO) and United States Department of Defense to Korea, Japan, Israel, and Egypt. She has also performed on ''Monday Night Football'' and "The Miss Texas Pageant." She started her career as a model, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan State Police
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the State police (United States), state police agency for the U.S. state of Michigan. The MSP is a full-service law enforcement agency, with its sworn members having full police powers statewide. The department was founded in 1917 as a wartime constabulary (originally named the Michigan State Troops Permanent Force) and eventually evolved into the modern agency that it is today. The department's entry-level members are called "Recruits", who eventually earn the title of "Trooper". Its headquarters is in Dimondale, Michigan. History The Michigan Department of State Police began as a temporary, wartime emergency force for the purpose of domestic security during World War I. On April 19, 1917, Governor Albert Sleeper created the Michigan State Troops Permanent Force, also known as the Michigan State Constabulary. With Colonel Roy C. Vandercook as the first commanding officer, this new force consisted of five Troops of mounted, dismounted and motori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known best for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead'' horror series, beginning with the short movie '' Within the Woods'' (1978). He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as '' Crimewave'' (1985), '' Maniac Cop'' (1988), '' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989), and '' Bubba Ho-Tep'' (2002). Campbell had the main roles of the television series '' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (1993–1994) and '' Jack of All Trades'' (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (1995–1999) and '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (1995–1999). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series ''Burn Notice'' (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series '' Ash vs. Evil Dead'' (2015–2018). He also appeared in '' The Escort'' (2015). Campbell directed, produced, and featured in the documentaries '' Fanal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
