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Jen Soska
Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska (born April 29, 1983), also known as The Soska Sisters or The Twisted Twins, are Canadian twin sisters who collaborate as film directors, producers and screenwriters. They are known for directing often violent and visceral horror movies such as '' Dead Hooker in a Trunk'', ''See No Evil 2'' and '' American Mary''. Biography Jen and Sylvia Soska were born on April 29 in Canada. The twins graduated from Argyle Secondary School. Their love of horror began at an early age, when their mother gave in to their constant begging to watch '' Poltergeist''. They decided to work in the horror movie field soon after, initially trying to become actresses and working as extras, but were unhappy with the stereotypical twin roles they were being offered. ''Dead Hooker in a Trunk'' Jen and Sylvia briefly attended film school and wrote and directed '' Dead Hooker in a Trunk'' as a final project. The film was shot for $2,500 and released by IFC. It received an overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan Risk
Tristan Risk, also known as Little Miss Risk, is a Canadian film actress, known for her roles in horror films such as ''American Mary'', '' Ayla'', and ''Aliens Ate My Homework''. In 2014 Risk penned the script for the short film ''Happily Ever Evil'', in which she also starred, and in February 2016 she made her directorial debut with a short film she created as part of Women in Horror Month. She has since directed Parlour Tricks and Reptile House, which she both wrote. Prior to becoming a screen actress Risk predominantly performed as a burlesque dancer, pin-up model, and a stage actress. Risk was given the GenreBlast Film Festival Les Femmes Du Genre award in 2016. Filmography Feature film *''Darkest Hour'' (2005, as Therese) *''American Mary'' (2012, as Beatress Johnson) *''To Jennifer'' (2013, as Flight Attendant, voice) *''The Editor'' (2014, as Veronica) *'' The ABCs of Death 2'' (2014, as Yumi, segment "T") *''House of Manson'' (2014, as Abigail Folger) *''Bring Us Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poltergeist (film Series)
''Poltergeist'' is an American horror film franchise distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts, led by a demon known as the Beast, that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. The original film was co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg. The ''Poltergeist'' films collected a total of approximately $132 million at the United States box office. Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released a " revisionist" reboot of the series"MGM, Fox 2000 To Co-Finance & Distribute ‘Poltergeist’; Production To Start This Fall" '' |
Rabid (2019 Film)
''Rabid'' is a 2019 Canadian body horror film directed and co-written by Jen and Sylvia Soska and starring Laura Vandervoort, Ben Hollingsworth, and Phil Brooks. It is a remake of the 1977 film of the same name directed by David Cronenberg. ''Rabid'' premiered at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 26, 2019. Plot After a young woman, Rose, suffers a disfiguring accident, she undergoes an experimental stem-cell treatment that leads to unintended consequences. She starts to have hallucinations and imagines killing people. Cast * Laura Vandervoort as Rose Miller * Ben Hollingsworth as Brad, a fashion photographer * Ted Atherton as Dr. William Burroughs * Hanneke Talbot as Chelsea, Rose's best friend * Mackenzie Gray as Gunter, a fashion designer * Stephen McHattie as Dr. Michael Keloid * Phil Brooks as Billy * AJ Mendez as Kira * Kevin Hanchard as Dr. Riley * Greg Bryk as the Director * Stephen Huszar as Dominic Production In February 2016, Jen and Sylvia Soska wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Cain
Dean George Cain ( Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Cain was the host of '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and appeared in the sports drama series '' Hit the Floor''. Early life Dean George Tanaka was born on July 31, 1966, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to Roger Tanaka, a U.S. serviceman, and actress Sharon Thomas. Through his biological father, Cain is of partly Japanese descent, with the rest of his ancestry being Welsh, Irish and French Canadian. Cain has said of his biological father, whom he never met: "He's not the kind of man I want to be. He was an unfaithful husband and not much of a father." Soon after Dean's birth, his mother, pursuing an acting career, moved him and his older brother Roger to Los Angeles. In 1969, Sharon later married film director Christopher Cain, who adopted Dean and Roger. The couple moved to Malibu, California, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendetta (2015 Film)
''Vendetta'' is a 2015 American vigilante action film directed by the Soska sisters starring Dean Cain, Paul Wight (aka The Big Show), and Michael Eklund. It is the first film in the ''Action Six-Pack'' series. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on June 12, 2015. Plot When his pregnant wife is violently killed by a criminal that he put away, Mason, a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect. Cast *Dean Cain as Mason Danvers *Michael Eklund as Warden Snyder *Kyra Zagorsky as Jocelyn Danvers * Ben Hollingsworth as Joel Gainer *Paul Wight as Victor Abbot *Aleks Paunovic as Griffin *Adrian Holmes as Drexel * Jonathan Walker as Lester *Juan Riedinger as Booker *Uros Certic as Marco *Matthew MacCaull as Ben *Paul Anthony as Daddy Mak Production Vendetta was filmed in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ''Vendetta'' was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Studios
WWE Studios Inc. (formerly known as WWE Films) is an American film studio owned by the professional wrestling promotion WWE. WWE Studios movies frequently mix well-known actors and actresses in lead roles with WWE wrestlers, and teams with existing production and distribution companies to deliver the product at a cheaper cost for both parties. History Before the formation of WWE Studios, the WWF had produced the 1989 film ''No Holds Barred'' featuring Hulk Hogan under the Shane Distribution Company banner, a precursor to today's company. WWE Studios released the film on DVD in 2012. WWE Studios was formed in 2002 as WWE Films, and was seen as "a natural extension of the entertainment business" that they already featured in the weekly '' Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' television programs. Joel Simon was named as President of the WWE Films and Jed Blaugrund as vice president. WWE announced the first three film projects in January 2005; '' The Condemned'', starring Steve Austin, '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABCs Of Death 2
''ABCs of Death 2'' is a 2014 American comedy horror anthology film produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League. It contains 26 different shorts, each by different directors spanning various countries. It is a sequel to the 2012 film '' The ABCs of Death''. Directors featured include Jim Hosking, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, the Soska sisters, Julian Barrett, Rodney Ascher, Kristina Buožytė, Larry Fessenden, Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales, Bill Plympton, and Vincenzo Natali. The film received a much more positive response than its predecessor. A second sequel, '' ABCs of Death 2.5'', was released in late 2016. Plot Like the first film, the sequel is divided into 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of death range from accidents to murders. A contest was held for the role of the 26th director. The winner w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicBook
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. " Comic Cuts" was a British comic published from 1890 to 1953. It was preceded by " Ally Sloper's Half Holiday" (1884) which is notable for its use of sequential cartoons to unfold narrative. These British comics existed alongside of the popular lurid " Penny dreadfuls" (such as "Spring-heeled Jack"), boys' " Story papers" and the humorous Punch (magazine) which was the first to use the term "cartoon" in its modern sense of a humorous drawing. The interweaving of drawings and the written word had been pioneered by, among others, William Blake (1757 - 1857) in works such as Blake's "The Descent Of Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing a small role in the television series ''MacGyver''. She gained fame for the role of Ginger Fitzgerald in the films '' Ginger Snaps'', '' Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'', and '' Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning''. In 2014 Katharine Isabelle was awarded the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Mason in the Canadian body horror film ''American Mary''. Personal life Katharine Isabelle Murray was born on November 2, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents are Graeme Murray, a production designer who has won two Emmy Awards for work on ''The X-Files'', and Gail Johnson Murray, a writer and producer. Her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather are from Scotland. Her paternal half-brother is Joshua Murray, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North America. Past festivals 2006 The 1st Edition of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival took place October 20-24, 2006. The inaugural festival was held at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 2006 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Official Feature Film Selections include 13 films from around the world, and 15 short films from Canada. Some of the films screened at the festival included '' Special'', directed by Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmorewhere, the J-horror film '' Retribution'' from cult director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the North American premiere of the Thai action-horror film '' Vengeance'', and '' Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'', which won the festival's first Audience Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film4 FrightFest
FrightFest, also known as Arrow Video FrightFest is an annual film festival held in London and Glasgow. The festival holds three major events each year: a festival running five days over the UK late August Bank Holiday weekend, a Halloween event held in London in late October, and a festival in Glasgow held around February as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The first event was held in London in 2000 and the first Glasgow festival was held in 2006. As its name indicates FrightFest primary focus is on the horror film genre, however, the event regularly features documentaries, science fiction and thriller films. History Paul McEvoy has stated that his initial idea for FrightFest "came from my love and admiration for the seminal 'Shock Around The Clock' events of the 1980s organised by Stefan Jaworszyn and Alan Jones." He then reached out to Ian Rattray, journalist Alan Jones, film and television PR person and Greg Day, with whom he founded and ran the event. Question and Answer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Gallardo (actor)
Carlos Gallardo (born June 22, 1966) is a Mexican actor, producer, occasional screenwriter and director. Gallardo frequently collaborates with his friend, director Robert Rodriguez. Life and career Gallardo was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, to a Mexican father and an Irish mother. Gallardo's first taste of fame came with the feature film ''El Mariachi'', a critically acclaimed film renowned for costing US$7,000 to make. The film won the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, and won Gallardo an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, an accolade he shared with Rodriguez. He also was credited as unit production manager and for special effects in ''El Mariachi''. Following ''El Mariachi'', Gallardo went on to be co-producer of the Robert Rodriguez-directed ''Mexico Trilogy'' sequels, ''Desperado'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''. Both films featured Antonio Banderas in the role of El Mariachi, in place of Gallardo, though Gallardo had a minor role in ''Desperado'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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