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Ken Webster (director)
Ken Webster (born July 29, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American director and actor. He is the artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas. He has been nominated for 47 B. Iden Payne Awards and 24 Critics' Table Awards for acting, directing, and producing. He has received fourteen B. Iden Payne Awards, including a 2008 award for directing '' Dog Sees God'' and a 2007 award for directing ''The Pillowman'', a 2004 award for directing The Drawer Boy and a 2003 award for directing ''Quake'' at HPT. He also won the 2012 Critics' Table Award for Outstanding Direction for "The Aliens", 2007 Critics' Table Award for Outstanding Lead Acting for "St. Nicholas" and "Thom Pain (based on nothing)", and a 2003 Austin Critics’ Table award for directing ''Something Someone Someplace Else'' and '' Marion Bridge'' for HPT, and was awarded the 1999 Critics’ Table John Bustin Award for "conspicuous achievement." He was voted Best Director in the Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * Ken (album), ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer * Ken (film), ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film * Ken (magazine), ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine * Ken Masters, a main character in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise People * Ken (given name), a list of people named Ken * Ken (musician) (born 1968), guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel * Ken (South Korean singer) (born 1992), stage name of Lee Jae-hwan of the South Korean boy group VIXX * Felip (singer), member of SB19 who goes by stage name Ken Other uses * Kèn, a musical instrument from Vietnam * Ken (doll), a product by Mattel * Ken (unit), ''Ken'' (unit) (間), a Japanese unit of measurement and proportion * Ken River, a river in the Bundelkhand region, India * Ken sword, ''Ken'' sword (剣), a Japanese sword * Kensington railway station, Melbourne * Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, Polish National Board of Education * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Resurrection
is a two-part Japanese original video animation (OVA) directed by Yasunori Urata and produced by . Based on Futaro Yamada's novel ''Makai Tensho'', the OVA was released from February 1997 to March 1998. Though unrelated narratively, ADV Films marketed ''Ninja Resurrection'' as a ''Ninja Scroll'' sequel during its initial North American release. Plot The Tokugawa era is marked by the violent suppression of Christianity in Japan. After the failed Shimabara Rebellion, its leader Amakusa Shirō is assassinated by government forces. His restless spirit lingers, thirsting for vengeance against those who crushed his followers. The legendary swordsman Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi becomes entangled in this supernatural conflict when tasked with stopping Shirō's demonic resurrection. Years earlier, a young boy named Shirō miraculously survives being shot by anti-Christian soldiers, with the bullet striking a crucifix he carries. The villagers hail him as their messiah. A decade later d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildcat (DC Comics)
Wildcat is the name of several fictional characters, all DC Comics superheroes, the first and most famous being Wildcat (Ted Grant), Theodore "Ted" Grant, a long-time member of the Justice Society of America (JSA). A world-class heavyweight boxing, boxer, Grant became entangled inadvertently in the criminal underworld and developed a costumed identity to clear his name. Other characters have taken Grant's name and identity, including his goddaughter Wildcat (Yolanda Montez), Yolanda Montez, who served as a temporary replacement for him, and his son Thomas "Tom" Bronson, a metahuman werecat who is tutored by him as a second Wildcat and a JSA member in late-2000s stories. Ted Grant has made several appearances in DC media, such as the Arrow season 3, third season of ''Arrow'', in which he was portrayed by J. R. Ramirez, and the DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe streaming service show ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'', portrayed by Brian Stapf. Additionally, Yolanda Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gordon (character)
James W. "Jim" Gordon Sr. is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted in the first panel of ''Detective Comics'' #27 (May 1939), Batman's first appearance, making him the first List of Batman supporting characters, Batman supporting character ever to be introduced. As the police commissioner of Gotham City, Gordon shares Batman's deep commitment to ridding the city of crime. The character is typically portrayed as having full trust in Batman and is even somewhat dependent on him. In many Modern Age of Comic Books, modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante methods, but nevertheless believes that Gotham needs him. The two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. Gordon is the father or adoptive father (depending on the continuity (fiction), continuity) of Barbara Gordon, the second Batgirl and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Universe Online
''DC Universe Online'' (''DCUO'') is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game set in the fictional universe of DC Comics. Developed by Dimensional Ink Games and co-published by Daybreak Game Company and WB Games, the game was initially released in January 2011 for Windows and PlayStation 3. It would later release in November 2013 for PlayStation 4, April 2016 for Xbox One, August 2019 for Nintendo Switch, March 2024 for Playstation 5, and October 2024 for Xbox Series X/S. ''DC Universe Online'' is Arleen Sorkin's final performance, before her death on August 24, 2023. Gameplay The player creates a new, original character that interacts with the iconic heroes and villains of DC Comics. Players choose their character's faction (Hero or Villain), gender (male or female), body type (short, medium, tall, spry, athletic, large), personality (comical, flirty, powerful, primal, serious), movement mode (flight, acrobatics, speed or skimming), weapon, and power (fire, ice, ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
