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When A Stranger Calls (2006 Film)
''When a Stranger Calls'' is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg. Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen. It is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 film of the same name, which became a cult classic for its opening 23 minutes, which this remake extends to a feature-length film. The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2006. It was panned by critics but was a moderate box office success, grossing $67.1 million worldwide on a $15 million budget. Plot A local sheriff enters a home where multiple homicides occurred; an intruder killed three children A.J., Charlie & Katherine and their babysitter Stacy using his bare hands. Meanwhile, in Colorado, 125 miles away from the crime scene, 16-year-old Jill Johnson is babysitting for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon West
Simon Alexander West (born 17 July 1961) is an English film director and producer. He has primarily worked in the action genre, most notably as the director of the films ''Con Air'', ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', ''The Mechanic (2011 film), The Mechanic'', and ''The Expendables 2''. Outside of action, he also directed the films ''The General's Daughter (film), The General's Daughter'' and ''When a Stranger Calls (2006 film), When a Stranger Calls''. Before his film career, West directed music videos such as "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. Early life West was born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. He began his career as an assistant film editor with the BBC Film Department, where he worked on dramas and documentaries. He then left the BBC to work on commercials and music videos. His daughter Lillie West of the band Lala Lala described the experience being a filmmaker's daughter to Paper Magazine in a 2018 interview, "My dad is a filmmaker, and he has filmed pretty much eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Walton (director)
Fred Walton (born 1949) is an American film director and screenwriter. Among his films are '' When a Stranger Calls'', ''April Fool's Day'', '' The Rosary Murders'', '' I Saw What You Did'', '' When a Stranger Calls Back'' and '' The Stepford Husbands''. Born around 1950, Walton was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He graduated from Denison University, where he majored in theater. As of 2016, Walton resided in Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ..., where he has lived since the 1990s. Filmography Short film Feature film TV series TV movies References External links * 1949 births Denison University alumni Film directors from Maryland Living people American horror film directors {{US-film-director-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Herald (Utah)
The ''Daily Herald'' is a daily newspaper that covers news and community events in Utah County, central Utah. Much of the coverage focuses on the Provo-Orem metropolitan area in Utah Valley Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, Utah, Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains the cities of Provo, Utah, Provo, Orem, Utah, Orem, and their suburbs, including Alpine, Utah, A .... The ''Daily Herald'' is owned by Ogden Newspapers. The paper has a daily circulation of 32,000, with a Thursday circulation of 42,000 and a Sunday circulation of 36,000. It also owns nine community publications in Utah and Sanpete counties. Currently the Daily Herald resides in the Provo Towne Mall in 1200 Towne Center Blvd. STE1058 in Utah County. History The earliest predecessor of the ''Daily Herald'', the ''Provo Daily Times'', was founded in 1873. It was the first newspaper to be published in Provo, when Utah was still a frontier te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and convention, it is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of the broader ranging Thriller (genre), thriller narrative structure,Dictionary.com, definitionpsychological thriller (definition) Accessed November 3, 2013, "...a suspenseful movie or book emphasizing the psychology of its characters rather than the plot; this subgenre of thriller movie or book – Example: In a psychological thriller, the characters are exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one....", with similarities to Gothic fiction, Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental percep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including ''Once and Again'' (1999–2002). She expanded to films at the age of nine in ''Digging to China'' (1997) and garnered praise for her Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe-nominated role as a troubled teenager in the drama film ''Thirteen (2003 film), Thirteen'' (2003). After starring in several independent films, Wood appeared in more mainstream films, including ''The Wrestler (2008 film), The Wrestler'' (2008), ''Whatever Works'' (2009), and ''The Ides of March (2011 film), The Ides of March'' (2011). She returned to television in the recurring role of Sophie-Anne Leclerq on ''True Blood'' from 2009 to 2011. She appeared in the HBO miniseries ''Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MovieWeb
Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in August 2012 by Hassan and Sam Youssef in Montreal, Quebec. It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry, where it has sought to acquire producers of content in this space. In this way, it has become the parent company of several internet media publications including ''TheGamer'', ''Collider'', ''Comic Book Resources'', ''MovieWeb'', ''Screen Rant'', ''Game Rant'', XDA Developers, and MakeUseOf. According to ''TheWrap'', Valnet websites prioritise "mass quantity over quality" and " SEO bait" content. There have been complaints from writers about working conditions and the low pay offered by the company. History Students Matt Keezer, Stephane Manos, Sam and Hassan Youssef met through their common interest in competitive foosball, and started a business in online pornography in 2003, growing their successful enterprise under the Brazzers name. Keezer began Pornhub under the company Interhub separately from Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dianna Agron
Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. List of Dianna Agron performances, Her work spans screen and stage, and her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a Brit Award. Agron began acting in small theater productions in her youth, before making her screen debut in 2006. After early attention with recurring television roles, she had her breakthrough role, breakthrough with her starring role as Quinn Fabray in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox musical comedy drama series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (20092015). After her breakthrough success in ''Glee'', Agron began working more in film, first starring in the popular Young adult fiction, young adult adaptation ''I Am Number Four (film), I Am Number Four'' (2011) as List of Lorien Legacies characters#Sarah Hart, Sarah Hart before taking on films aimed at more diverse audiences, including the 2013 mob-comedy ''The Family (2013 film), The Family'' and 2015's ''Bare (film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Eastin
Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American actor, acting teacher and author. He has appeared in more than 300 television, film and stage roles throughout his career. Early life and education Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte. After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona, where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in ''Joe Kidd''. Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974. Career While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeline Carroll
Madeline Carroll (born March 18, 1996) is an American actress known for starring as Juli Baker in '' Flipped'', as Molly Johnson in ''Swing Vote'', as Farren in ''The Spy Next Door'', and as Willow O'Neil in '' The Magic of Belle Isle''. Early life Carroll was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother is a homemaker and her father is a contractor. She has three brothers: Ned, Jack and Dylan. She began modeling at the age of three. At the age of four, she was discovered by her theatrical agent 'Wendy' in a nail shop in Sherman Oaks. She began her career appearing in numerous commercials for companies such as Allstate, Chef Boyardee, Kmart, Mr. Clean, Subway, Super 8 Motels and Target Corporation. Career Her first appearance in a film was in the 2006 horror film ''When a Stranger Calls''. After minor roles in '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' and '' Resident Evil: Extinction'', in 2008 she got her first major role co-starring in ''Swing Vote'' alongside Kevin Cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the List of Theatre Communications Group member theatres, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, appearing in productions of ''The Tempest'' and ''Romeo and Juliet''. Following her role in ''Veronica Mars'' (20052006), her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film ''Mississippi Damned'' (2009) and Tyler Perry's ''For Colored Girls'' (2010). Thompson gained favorable notices for roles in the comedy-drama ''Dear White People'' (2014), and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama ''Selma (film), Selma'' (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing List of Rocky characters#Bianca Taylor, Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas ''Creed (film), Creed'' (2015), ''Creed II'' (2018) and ''Creed III'' (2023), and as Valkyrie (Marvel Cinemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Jennings Grant
Kate Jennings Grant (born March 23, 1970) is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of Broadway productions during her career, including ''Proof'', ''An American Daughter'', and ''Guys and Dolls''. She also has appeared in films such as '' United 93'' (2006) and '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008). Life and career Katherine Grant was born on March 23, 1970, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She attended the Juilliard School and the University of Pennsylvania. Shortly after graduating from Juilliard, she appeared in the 1996 US tour of the musical '' Applause'', as "Eve", with Stefanie Powers. She appeared Off-Broadway in ''Wonderland'' in 1999, ''Hard Feelings'' in 2000, '' Summer of '42'' in 2001, ''Radiant Baby'' in 2003, '' The Beard of Avon'' in 2003, ''Between Us'' in 2004, and ''The Marriage of Bette and Boo'' by Christopher Durang in 2008. Grant appeared on Broadway in ''An American Daughter'' as "Quincy Quince", and in ''Proof'' as "Claire", from July 2, 2002 - January 5, 2003, bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
