Born December 22, 1992 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Shioli won the 11th Japan Bishojo Contest in 2006. This award honors the most beautiful young girl in Japan. Her first role came the following year when she was a member of the cast of 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei 8, which was a TBD TV school drama. Two years later she achieved a main character role for the serial Tsugumi Nitobe in 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe. In that year she also appeared in her first movie, Guardian Angel. Her appearance in Back Pages garnered her the 85th Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress in 2010.
Sci-fi fans really have a commitment to the characters even as much as the actors do. There’s a synergy between making television and who gets to watch it.
I think horror films in the past maybe touched on social themes having to do with whatever era in which they were made, but in the end, it’s definitely an escapist form of entertainment.
I would love to do something in the thriller category. Not so much horror, but I would love to do a full-on psychological thriller. That would be really interesting. A period piece would also be fantastic.
I remember, as a child, loving it when my mom laughed, but I was definitely not a class clown.
FRIENDS — “The One with the Tiny T-Shirt” Episode 19 — Pictured: (l-r) Dina Meyer as Kate Miller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani (Photo by Gary Null/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Born December 22 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Trained for three years, with Ron Stetson, at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
Grew up in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York.
Nickname assigned to her by childhood friend: Melon Seed.
I’m definitely bigger than a Rihanna. Pop stars nowadays are all perfect Barbie-doll bodies, and they talk about how they keep their bodies up with hard work, so in my eyes, it’s good to have a regular, average body type in the charts. Since my father is a musician as well, he taught me growing up that if you can play jazz, you can learn all instruments and write on them. He wanted me to be a songwriter that can do anything in any genre. I’m all about doing every genre.
I’m from a little island off of Massachusetts, Nantucket. It’s hard getting into the music business from there, but my parents took me to songwriting festivals because I would write and produce my own music.
I don’t read books. I read ‘On the Road’ in high school, and that was awesome, so I guess that’s my favorite book. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ even though I didn’t read it, that’s the greatest story. SparkNotes came in when I was in high school, and that was the greatest invention.
Water. It’s one of our most precious resources and I know I am guilty of taking it for granted. To be able to have a hot shower, brush my teeth, have good drinking water and natural springs or lakes to swim in. It’s priceless.
Over ⅓ of U.S. lakes are contaminated by toxic Blue-Green Algae and an invasive species called Zebra Mussels. I honestly had no idea it was this many lakes until watching The Value of Water. This candid documentary by Carter Considine centers around Spirit Lake in Iowa. Not only is it a visually stunning film but it’s really educational and fascinating.
For instance, I was unaware that the usual way contaminated lakes are treated is with copper sulfate and herbicides. Which is really harsh for the wildlife and the environment, but it’s just as dangerous to leave the lakes untreated since you can’t drink, swim or fish in the water. If you want to let your dog “Fluffy” off leash to play and he stops to take a drink of lake water? Needless to say, it’s bye-bye Fluffy.
Here’s the wonderful part…The residents of Spirit Lake, political representatives of Iowa and nearby townspeople have all gotten together with scientists and found a way to cleanly prevent the algae from growing and to stop the spread of the Zebra Mussels. It’s really ingenious and the beautiful thing is that everyone was on board to do their part.
Each interview was impactful and educational. I really enjoyed how these simple solutions could help improve and clean our fresh water lakes, preserving them to future generations.
A man in bed, after failing to fall asleep, is forcefully kept awake by String Head – an entity made of string that psychologically tortures him by wrapping him in a cocoon made from the deepest, darkest thoughts of his mind.
Review by Julie Sheppard:
String Head is a nightmarish, evocative short — the quote off the top, “Somewhere in the night a human being is drowning”, truly captures the film’s haunting visuals, as a man finds himself sinking into a nighttime world between ruthless insomnia and fearsome dreams. These dreams seem to haunt him about his past life — a life full of regret, anger, loss and disappointment.
The lead performer is brilliant, twisting and turning in frustration and angst. The red string creature does a convincing job playing a harsh figure of control and judgment, with its taunting finger and fist.
Well-selected props are central to the film. Items hanging down from the blood-coloured strings, such as a forlorn stuffed toy and an old sports trophy, seem to indicate his childhood long ago and a swinging racy red bra perhaps represents a wild past life. These images are surrounded by terrifying, echoing breaths, ominous whispers and powerful minor-key piano, adding to the lead’s portrayal of extreme emotions.
The tone shifts with soulful vocals and folksy guitar (along with footage of a retreating woman and a smashed couple’s photo) and seems to highlight his remorse surrounding a heartbreaking, failed relationship. The film is relatable to anyone, except for those lucky few with a fully clear conscience, where icons of our past come creeping into our subconscious dream state.
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