"would laugh at her but does not really tell her about the massacre. Carrie and Margaret embrace. Margaret tells Carrie about the night of Carrie's conception. After having shared a bed platonically with her husband, they yielded to temptation one night and, after praying for strength, Carrie's father ""took"" Margaret, who enjoyed the experience. After the talk, they hug but Margaret, who has been hiding a knife during that, stabs her in the back with the knife non-fatally and Carrie's telekinesis pushes each other back leaving Carrie tumbling down the stairs. Margaret walks up to her and tells Carrie that"
"denying the allegation on the incident and refusing to give up her smartphone, thinking that the explicit video of Carrie is in there. Chris storms out, vowing revenge. Carrie learns that she has telekinesis, the ability to move things with her mind. She researches her abilities, learning to harness them. Sue Snell regrets teasing Carrie in the shower room and attempts to make amends by asking her boyfriend, Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the prom. Carrie accepts Tommy's invitation, and after school, goes into the town and buys red velvet fabric, and makes a dress at home. When she"
"Carrie (2013 film) Carrie is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and is the third film adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel of the same name. The film was produced by Kevin Misher, with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular character Carrie White, alongside Julianne Moore as Margaret White. The cast also features Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort and Alex Russell. The film is a modern re-imagining of King's novel about a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by"
"being refused prom tickets. After Chris' father, John Hargensen, a lawyer, unsuccessfully attempts to get her prom ban rescinded, Chris enlists her boyfriend, Billy Nolan, to get revenge on Carrie. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers she has telekinesis, the ability to move or control objects with her mind. After a telekinetic episode in class, Carrie goes home and practices her rediscovered talent. Sue, trying to atone for tormenting Carrie, asks her boyfriend, Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the prom. With some trepidation, Carrie agrees. When Carrie tells her mother about the prom invitation, Margaret forbids her to go. At last, Carrie"
"file a countersuit against Chris on behalf of Carrie White. As Carrie discovers her telekinetic powers, she recalls how they had surfaced throughout her life. She practices her powers in secret, developing them. She also finds that she has some telepathic ability. Meanwhile, Sue Snell, another popular girl who had earlier teased Carrie, begins to feel remorseful about her participation in the locker-room bullying. With the prom fast approaching, Sue convinces her boyfriend—Tommy Ross, one of the most popular boys in school—to ask Carrie to the prom. Carrie is suspicious, but accepts his offer. She makes a red velvet gown."
"their natural form, at will. They are more resilient than humans and have powers of both telekinesis and illusion. Their one weakness is cats, with whom they have a mutual hostility, which can not only see through their illusions, but can inflict severe to fatal wounds upon them with their claws. Charles can also turn himself and his car invisible. Charles and Mary live in a small Indiana town, having recently fled Bodega Bay, California after draining and killing a young girl there. Charles attends the local high school, and meets Tanya Robertson in his creative writing class. Charles feigns"
"Carrie (novel) Carrie is an epistolary novel by American author Stephen King. It was his first published novel, released on April 5, 1974, with an approximate first print-run of 30,000 copies. Set primarily in the then-future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous Carrie White, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who torment her. While in this process, she causes one of the worst local disasters the town has ever had. King has commented that he finds the work to be ""raw"" and ""with"
"Carrie (1952 film) Carrie is a 1952 feature film based on the novel ""Sister Carrie"" by Theodore Dreiser. Directed by William Wyler, the film stars Jennifer Jones in the title role and Laurence Olivier as Hurstwood. Eddie Albert played Charles Drouet. ""Carrie"" received two Academy Award nominations: Costume Design (Edith Head), and Best Art Direction (Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Emile Kuri). Around the turn of the century, Carrie Meeber (Jennifer Jones) leaves her family in a small rural town and heads to Chicago. On the train to Chicago, Charles Drouet (Eddie Albert) approaches her. Although Carrie is reluctant to speak"
"(see film web page at external links below). On January 9, 2015, the ""Hollywood Reporter"" broke the story that Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld would play the lead character. A slew of positive articles followed, sometimes noting the all-female production team and female screenwriter during a time when Hollywood movies are usually helmed by men. Steinfeld ultimately dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, and indie film star Bel Powley replaced her. Other big stars have been announced since that time, including Gabriel Byrne, starring as Carrie's father, and Nathan Lane as her therapist. The production staff provided movie updates on their"
"star Madelaine Petsch, who plays Cheryl Blossom as Carrie. The episode aired on April 18, 2018. Carrie White Carrietta N. ""Carrie"" White is the title character and protagonist of American author Stephen King's first published 1974 horror novel, ""Carrie"". In every adaptation and portrayal of ""Carrie"", she is portrayed as a high school outcast, loathed, taunted, scorned, insulted, slandered, confronted, and verbally and physically abused by students and her mother Margaret White, an abusive, and unstable religious fanatic. At the age of sixteen, she has her first menstrual period in the showers at school, accidentally bursting a light bulb with"
"telekinetic ability, and decides to use it for vengeance against her tormentors. First, she slams the doors leading to the gym from the lobby hard enough to break the pneumatic door closers and holds the doors tightly closed against the pressure of panicky students attempting to escape. Then, she turns on the sprinkler system in the gym. When the singer of the rock band hired for the occasion takes hold of a microphone to address the crowd, he is immediately electrocuted; observing this through a window in the gym doors, Carrie goes berserk, telekinetically causing the circuit box backstage to"
"Carrie (2002 film) Carrie is a 2002 American supernatural horror television film based on the novel ""Carrie"" by Stephen King. It is the second film adaptation and a re-imagining of the novel. The film was written by Bryan Fuller and directed by David Carson, starring Angela Bettis in the leading role. In the story, Carrie White, a shy girl who is harassed by her schoolmates, disappears and a series of flashbacks reveals what has happened to her. ""Carrie"" was produced by Trilogy Entertainment Group and MGM Television at the request of television network NBC. Filmed in Vancouver, it was commissioned"
"part. After berating Carrie, Margaret locks her in the ""prayer closet"" until it is time for bed. When Carrie is asked to the prom by Tommy Ross, Margaret initially forbids it, but Carrie insists on this last opportunity to fit in and reinforces her demand with her telekinetic power. Once Carrie makes her own dress, Margaret insists that they burn it and pray for forgiveness, disapproving of the fact that it shows cleavage. Carrie then uses her powers to push her mother out of the room. While waiting for Carrie to come home from the prom, Margaret loses all contact"
"Carrie Bradshaw character from the HBO comedy series ""Sex and the City""). She finds out that she is still dating Don, who is now the Mayor of New York City. However, it turns out that he's actually just having an affair with her. Of her forays into the romantic, her most successful was with Officer Don Orville, the first real example of martial authority she encountered on Earth. Their relationship lasted for half the series, ending when Sally discovered that Don's real passions lay in baking, as opposed to law enforcement, and she whipped him up into a force to"
"and students (including Norma, who is knocked unconscious), the principal is electrocuted, and Miss Collins is crushed to death. As the gym catches fire, Carrie calmly walks out and locks the remaining students inside with her powers. Chris and Billy attempt to run over Carrie as she walks home, but Carrie causes their car to flip and explode, killing them both. At home, Carrie is comforted by her mother, who strokes her daughter's hair as she tenderly comforts her in her arms. She reveals her guilt about having conceived Carrie through her only act of sexual intercourse with Carrie's drunken"
"conducting an unauthorized operation in Iraq, is put on probation and reassigned to the CIA's Counterterrorism Center in Langley, Virginia. In Iraq, Carrie was warned by an asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda. Carrie has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a fact that she conceals from the CIA. She surreptitiously receives medication for the disorder from her sister. Carrie's job grows complicated when her boss, Director of the Counterterrorism Center David Estes, calls Carrie and her colleagues in for an emergency briefing. Carrie learns that Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant who had"
"Carrie in the tub. With her last ounce of strength, Carrie stops her mother's heart. Sue finds Carrie near death and manages to revive Carrie with artificial respiration. At Sue's suggestion, Carrie fakes her own death and Sue sneaks Carrie out of town to Florida. As the two drive off, Carrie has a nightmarish vision of her mother. When Carrie wakes, she hallucinates that Chris is lunging at her. Noticing this, Sue asks her if she wants to stop for a moment, but Carrie tells her to keep driving. In May 2002, television network NBC commissioned a film adaptation of"
"Notable portrayals of psychokinetic and/or telekinetic characters include the Teleks in the 1952 novella ""Telek""; Carrie White in the Stephen King novel ""Carrie""; Ellen Burstyn in the 1980 healer-themed film ""Resurrection""; the Jedi and Sith in the ""Star Wars"" franchise; the Scanners in the 1981 film ""Scanners""; Matilda Wormwood in the 1988 children's novel ""Matilda""; three high school seniors in the 2012 film ""Chronicle""; and Eleven from the Netflix series ""Stranger Things"". Psychokinesis Psychokinesis (from Greek ψυχή ""mind"" and κίνησις ""movement""), or telekinesis (from τηλε- ""far off"" and κίνηση ""movement""), is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to influence"
"Carrie White in ""Carrie"", a made-for-TV remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 classic, and headlined Tobe Hooper's ""Toolbox Murders"", an in-name-only remake of an obscure 1970s horror film. She also starred in the crime thriller ""Scar"". She had a guest role on the TV show ""Dexter's"" fifth season as Emily Birch, the first victim of Jordan Chase. Angela Bettis Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973) is an American film and stage actress, film producer, and director best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel ""Carrie"", the title character in ""May"" (2002),"
"to transfer the consciousness of his comatose wife Carrie (Alexandra Roach) into his own brain. Carrie initially enjoyed sharing the sensations that Jack felt in the real world, particularly hugs with their toddler son Parker. However, shared consciousness began to take a toll on the couple, as Jack lacked privacy and Carrie had no agency in the real world. Haynes allowed Jack to put Carrie on ""pause"", infuriating her whenever he allowed her consciousness again. Jack met Emily (Yasha Jackson), and the two began dating, to Carrie's impotent fury. Emily pressured Jack to have Haynes transfer the consciousness of Carrie"
"Carrie bring a camera team to intervene its priest, Chan Lap-man (Cheng Pak-lun). Chan then tells Chi to go home. However, Chi was executed at midnight with his heart taken out. Cheuk-nam searches the churches and finds a pile of hearts, which turn out to be pig's hearts. At this time, Benny loses his job and Helen leaves him, leaving him depressed. At a disco, Karen (Eileen Yeow) flirts with Benny and brings him to the church, where Benny vows to sacrifice his soul for his wishes to come true. Afterwards, Benny was reinstated in his job and received a"
"Carrie's mother won't hear of her daughter doing anything so ""carnal"" as attending a school dance, as she believes that sex in any form is sinful—even after marriage. She also reveals that she knows about Carrie's telekinetic power, which she considers to be witchcraft. In their family, she says, the power manifests in alternate generations. Carrie, however, is tired of hearing that everything is a sin: she wants a normal life and sees the prom as a new beginning. The prom initially goes well for Carrie: Tommy's friends are welcoming, and Tommy finds that he is attracted to her. Chris"
"by Roboshobo, was inspired by the 1976 film ""Carrie"". The video shows the band as schoolchildren performing the song at a school talent show, with a boy playing Papa Emeritus III. As he sings the song, he is focused on a girl in the crowd with the two sharing a psychic connection of some kind. As the song climaxes, the principal tries to remove the boy from stage. The girl angrily rises to her feet and reveals ""Carrie-like"" psychic powers by mentally forcing the principal to release the boy, and then using her powers at random on the rest of"
"Carrie Mathison Carrie Anne Mathison, played by actress Claire Danes, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series ""Homeland"" on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Carrie is a CIA officer who, while on assignment in Iraq, learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda. After a U.S. Marine sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity, Mathison believes that he is the POW described to her. Carrie's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect."
"of Ashford Academy, where he is a member of its student council. He accidentally boards a truck used by Japanese resistance operatives. Within the truck is a capsule holding a witch known as C.C. (pronounced ""Cee Two""), who sacrifices herself to save him from the military forces trying to recapture her. When it seems as if her sacrifice was pointless, C.C. offers him the ""Power of the King"", the mythical power of Geass. The Geass manifests itself in him as the power of absolute obedience, which allows him to make people obey his orders without question. With his new power,"
"Carrie to reflect on her own experience of pregnancy and abortion. Critics argue that Carrie's shame when sharing this story with her boyfriend serves to ""undermine"" the hard-fought freedoms that allowed her choice with ""multiple critical perspectives toward the act"" Critics also note that, while the show is lauded as a champion of progressive feminism, its characters adhere to a strongly traditional view of female gender roles with a focus on appearance, glamour, and consumerism. The outfits the characters wear is as important as the storyline itself (and sometimes IS the storyline itself). A central message of the show is"
"(Claire Danes) attends a competency hearing, with apparently good chances of being released from the psychiatric hospital. Her release is denied, however, because of a directive from the U.S. Department of Justice labeling her a security risk. She calls her father and tells him to tell Saul that she will do anything he asks if he has her released. Shortly after, it is revealed that a Washington appellate judge granted Carrie's release, which prompts Saul to freeze her bank account, impound her car and put her under surveillance. When Carrie returns home, Franklin (Jason Butler Harner) is there waiting for"
"not going. Moved by Carrie's lack of self-esteem and her need for support, Miss Gardner assures her that things can change (""Unsuspecting Hearts""). Determined to do right by Carrie, Sue asks Tommy for help with a plan she's devised. Similarly, Chris, blaming Carrie for her humiliation, interrupts a make-out session with Billy to get his help in her plot for revenge (""Do Me A Favor""). Alone in the library, Carrie reads about telekinesis from a book. Concentrating intensely, she succeeds in moving chairs across the room without touching them, startling herself with this newfound power. In retrospect, the exploding light"
"to be Strong""). Getting ready for the prom, Carrie dreams about her date and, in a positive display of her special powers, she sends her dress, shoes, and hairbrush dancing through the air (""I'm Not Alone""). Margaret tries one more time to convince Carrie not to go to the prom (""Carrie (Reprise)""), but Carrie doesn't listen. She leaves for the prom with Tommy. Alone, Margaret plans to save Carrie from damnation the only way she can (""When There's No One""). Tommy and Carrie arrive at the prom (""Wotta Night"") and everyone is surprised at how beautiful Carrie is. Miss Gardner"
"a circle of regular customers. She has plenty of free time to cultivate her beloved flower garden, and is content with this life. However, though rather fond of such customers such as US Marshall Phil Yonne, who treat her ""like gentlemen"", she never felt love for anybody - until the seven-year-old Paul comes in to ask for a drink of water. Carrie becomes instantly and deeply attached to the clever, sensitive, warm-hearted boy who comes again and again on secret visits, deposits with her his box of ""treasures"" which his father tried to confiscate and lets her take care of"
"Carrie and Cory — live happily with their parents, Christopher and Corrine, in Pennsylvania. This changes when Christopher dies in a car crash, leaving the family devastated and heavily in debt. Four months later, Corrine announces they are going to go live with her wealthy parents in Virginia. She explains that she was estranged from her parents and changed her last name because of this. On arrival at Foxworth Hall, Corrine's grim, claustrophobic and cold-hearted mother, Olivia, takes the children to a small room in the attic. The next day, the children are given a list of rules and Olivia"
"to the President ""pro tempore"" of the Senate. He later petitions to the Supreme Court to declare her pre-emptive firing of the Cabinet members illegal. At the custody hearing, numerous witnesses testify against Carrie's competency as a mother. Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) takes the stand and then addresses Carrie directly; she argues that Carrie was born to do extraordinary things but is incapable of giving Franny the stable environment she needs. Maggie states that she does not believe Carrie's promise to give up her job. During a recess, Carrie agrees to give up the custody fight and accepts the visitation agreement,"
"mysterious girl called C.C. (C2), who saves Lelouch's life from the Britannian Royal Guard, by making a contract with him and granting Lelouch a power known as . This power, also known as the , allows him to command anyone to do whatever he wants, including bending their will to live, fight, or die on his behalf. This power can affect an individual just once and only through direct eye contact. Lelouch decides to use his Geass to find his mother's murderers, destroy the Britannian Empire, and create a better world where Nunnally can live happily. In the process, Lelouch"