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Cooties (film)
''Cooties'' is a 2014 American zombie comedy film directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay that was written by Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan and Leigh Whannell. It stars Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson, Jack McBrayer, Whannell, Nasim Pedrad, Brennan, and Jorge Garcia as a group of elementary school employees who fight to survive an outbreak among students that turn them into aggressive zombies when someone eats chicken nuggets that contain a virus. ''Cooties'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014, before it was released on September 18, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand by Lionsgate Premiere. The film received mixed or average reviews from critics. Plot In Fort Chicken, Illinois, a chicken infected with a mutant virus is killed and turned into a batch of badly made chicken nuggets containing the virus, which is then taken to Fort Chicken Elementary. A student, fourth-grader Shelly Linker, consumes one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. Wood made his film debut with a minor part in ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989) at the age of eight and achieved recognition in the early 1990s as a child actor with roles such as ''Avalon (1990 film), Avalon'' (1990), Forever Young (1992 film), ''Forever Young'' (1992), ''The Good Son (film), The Good Son'' (1993), and ''The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in the films ''North (1994 film), North'' (1994), ''The War (1994 film), The War'' (1994), ''Flipper (1996 film), Flipper'' (1996), ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'' (1997), ''Deep Impact (film), Deep Impact'' (1998), and ''The Faculty'' (1998). Wood achieved international fame in the early 2000s for playing the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003), based on the The Lord of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Release
__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. Background The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary '' Fear of a Black Hat''. He has appeared in popular films such as '' Child's Play 3'' (1991), '' Crimson Tide'' (1995), '' Sprung'' (1997), '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) and '' The Island'' (2005). Lawrence is best known for his role as Big Mike on the series ''Chuck''. He has made guest appearances on many television programs, most notably '' Heroes'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Dharma & Greg'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Touched by an Angel'', '' Malcolm & Eddie'', ''Men Behaving Badly'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' Good Luck Charlie'' and ''Martin.'' He is also featured on the radio series '' Adventures in Odyssey'' as "Ed Washington". Early life and education Lawrence grew up in Compton, California. He and his two siblings were raised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Jones (actor)
Matthew Lee Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad,'' Baxter on the CBS sitcom ''Mom'', and Ned Dorneget in '' NCIS''. He stars as Douglas Wheeler on the CBS sitcom '' Bob Hearts Abishola,'' and is also known for his voice roles as Gunther Magnuson in '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' (2010–2012), Hector Flanagan in '' Sanjay and Craig'' (2013–2016), Nuber in '' F Is for Family'' (2018–2020), Pig in '' Pig Goat Banana Cricket'' (2015–2018), and Wedge in the video game '' Final Fantasy VII Remake'' (2020). Early life Jones was born Matthew Lee Jones in Sacramento, California, and grew up in Pomona, one of ten children between his mother and stepfather. He eventually moved to Claremont and graduated from Claremont High School in 2000. During this time he started Ultimate Improv in Westwood, before auditioning for Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, where he per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Flannery
Kate Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. Following her early theatre work, Flannery had her screen breakthrough playing Meredith Palmer on the NBC series ''The Office'', which won her two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She went on to guest star on CBS shows '' Magnum P.I.'' and '' Young Sheldon''. She competed on the 28th season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and voiced Barb on the animated series ''Steven Universe''. Early life Flannery was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Tom and Joan Flannery, and was raised in the suburb Ardmore, Pennsylvania. She studied for two years at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia and then transferred to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has five sisters and a brother, and is three minutes younger than her twin sister, who is a social worker. Career A former member of The Second City's National Touring Company, Flannery is an original member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, where she appeared in ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Lily
Morgan Lily is an American actress and fashion model. She started modeling internationally at the age of four years and appeared in more than 21 television commercials and many photoshoots before her role in '' Henry Poole Is Here'' as Millie Stupek. Lily had supporting roles in '' He's Just Not That Into You'', and as Matthew Gray Gubler's daughter in ''Beautiful Girl''. Her most notable role has been as Lilly Curtis in the apocalyptic film ''2012''. She acted as young Julianna Baker in the film '' Flipped'' based on the novel with the same name by Wendelin van Draanen and as young Raven Darkhölme in '' X-Men: First Class''. Lily co-starred as Missy in the Hallmark Channel's film '' Love's Everlasting Courage''. Her most recent work includes '' Joe Bell'', where she starred alongside Mark Wahlberg. Career Lily began her acting career at an early age. Her early work includes the 2005 drama film ''Shards'' where she played Morgan, and a TV movie, ''Welcome to the Jungle Gym' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Roth
Cooper Jordan Roth (born September 27, 2000) is an American actor, known for his role as David in the ABC's situation comedy '' Back in the Game'', and as voice of B-Dawg in '' Super Buddies''. Early life and education Roth was born on September 27, 2000, in Manhattan Beach, California. He has studied film and TV production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Acting career Roth began his acting career at age 13, when he made his feature film debut in the superhero comedy film '' Super Buddies'', where he played the voice role of B-Dawg, which was released on August 27, 2013. Roth made his television debut in the sitcom series '' Back in the Game'', where he played the role of David Slingbaugh. In 2014, Roth played the role of Patriot in the zombie comedy film '' Cooties'' directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual Climate of Antarctica#Precipitation, precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the Lowest temperature recorded on Earth, lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Gun
A water gun (or water pistol, water blaster, or squirt gun) is a type of toy gun designed to shoot jets of water. Similar to water balloons, the primary purpose of the toy is to soak another person in a recreational game such as a water fight. Historically, water guns were made of metal and used rubber squeeze bulbs to load and propel water through a nozzle like a Pasteur pipette. While the oldest surviving example of a squirt gun dates to J.W. Wolff's June 30, 1896 patent, depictions of children using water-spraying devices date back to at least the 16th century. In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting ''Children's Games'' (1560), a child appears to be using a squirt toy to spray water, suggesting early forms of water guns. The oldest known reference to a squirt gun is dated thirty-five years prior to Wolff’s patent, with General William T. Sherman's 1861 quote regarding the effort to quell secession: "Why, you might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the Human gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal tract including the stomach and intestine. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy, and dehydration may also occur. This typically lasts less than two weeks. Although it is not related to influenza, in the U.S it is sometimes called the "stomach flu". Gastroenteritis is usually caused by viruses; however, gut bacteria, parasites, and fungus, fungi can also cause gastroenteritis. In children, rotavirus is the most common cause of severe disease. In adults, norovirus and ''Campylobacter'' are common causes. Eating improperly prepared food, drinking contaminated water or close contact with a person who is infected can #Transmission, spread the disease. Treatment is generally the same with or without a definitive diagnosis, so testing to confirm is usually not needed. For young children in impoverished countries, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. There may be other variations in the provision: for example, children in Australia, Hong Kong, and Spain change from the primary to secondary systems a year later at the age of 12, with the ISCED's first year of lower secondary being the last year of primary provision. In the United States, most local secondary education systems have separate middle schools and high schools. Middle schools are usually from grades 6–8 or 7–8, and high schools are typically from grades 9–12. In the United Kingdom, most state schools and privately funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 or between 11 and 18; some UK privat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Story
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare an audience. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore and religious traditions focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These manifested in stories of beings such as demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. Some early European horror-fiction were the Ancient Greeks and Anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
