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Hamlet A.D.D.
''Hamlet A.D.D.'' is a 2014 American independent film and web series directed by Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant and produced by Special Entertainment. It re-imagines William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' as a bizarre and comical tour through the ages. The world premiere was held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA LA) in April 2014. This version of ''Hamlet'' is a comedy shot entirely in front of a green screen and features live-action characters in an animated world. The story begins in 1602 and leaps chronologically through time to the present, then into the distant future. Guest stars include Dustin Diamond (''Saved by the Bell''), Mark Metcalf (''Animal House''), Majel Barrett Roddenberry (''Star Trek''), Trace Beaulieu & Kevin Murphy (''Mystery Science Theater 3000''), Mark Borchardt & Mike Schank, in his final film role to come out in his lifetime, ('' American Movie''), Kumar Pallana ('' Rushmore'') in his final film role, Leslie Hall (''Yo Gabba Gab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Ciraldo
Bobby Ciraldo (born 12 October 1974 in Skokie, Illinois, Skokie, Illinois) is a filmmaker and web-based artist whose works include ''Hamlet A.D.D.'', ''William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet'', The City Paper, By Ron Wynn (February 11, 2009), "Shatner beaming down to Nashville Film Festival", accessed 02-19-2009 CNN Money (February 12, 2009), "Big Screen Entertainment Group and William Shatner to Walk the Red Carpet at Nashville International Film Festival", accessed 02-19-2009 The Tennessean, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Entertainment
Special Entertainment (formerly Fortress Productions) is a Milwaukee based media production company established in 2003 by Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant. MKE Online, By Lilledeshan Bose (November 15, 2007), "The who who behind the ''What What''", accessed 02-10-2009 In 2014 Special Entertainment released ''Hamlet A.D.D.'', a partially animated science fiction comedy based on Shakespeare's classic text. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art after a sneak peek was featured on a ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' box set. In 2013 Special Entertainment released the ''On Cinema Film Guide'' app, based on the ''On Cinema'' series which airs on Adult Swim. The comedic app features Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington reviewing over 17,000 films. In February 2012 the duo projected iconic images from the '' What What (In the Butt)'' video onto well-known buildings in Los Angeles to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the project. Documentation of the project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Gabba Gabba!
''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' is a Children's television series, children's Musical film, musical television series created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz (producer), Scott Schultz and developed by Kay Wilson Stallings. The series is about five costumed toys come-to-life and their friend DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson). It is co-produced by the Magic Store and Wildbrain Entertainment. Its first episode premiered on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2007, as a part of its Nick Jr. block. Its original run ended on November 12, 2015. A single topic is addressed in each episode (such as "Adventure", "Friends", or "Dance") through songs and short storylines. Additionally, the show teaches children life and social skills, such as sharing and trying different foods. It also encourages viewers to move along with and dance with the characters in the program. The show is noted for its indie-culture guest stars and bands, and for drawing visual inspiration from 8-bit video games and ''H.R. Pufnstuf'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushmore (film)
''Rushmore'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Wes Anderson about a teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their shared affection for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross ( Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features multiple songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Filming began in November 1997 around Houston, Texas, and lasted 50 days, until late January 1998. While the box office results were modest, the film had a positive reception among film critics. The film helped launch Schwartzman's career while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor in independent cinema. At the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards, Anderson won the Best Director award and Murray won Best Supporting Male award. Murray also earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Movie
''American Movie'' is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith, produced by Smith and Sarah Price, and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann. Filmed between September 1995 and August 1997, ''American Movie'' documents the making of ''Coven'', an independent short horror film directed by Mark Borchardt. Produced for the purpose of raising capital for ''Northwestern'', a feature film Borchardt intends to make, ''Coven'' suffers from numerous setbacks, including poor financing, a lack of planning, Borchardt's alcoholism, and the ineptitude of the friends and family he enlists as his production team. The documentary follows Borchardt's filmmaking process, interspersed with footage from both of Borchardt's developing projects. ''American Movie'' received positive reviews and won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. It has since become a cult film. Synopsis Mark Borchardt of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, dreams of being a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Schank
Mikel Joseph Schank (March 1, 1966 – October 13, 2022) was an American actor and musician. He was close friends with independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt and helped Borchardt make the 1997 short horror film ''Coven''. He appeared with Borchardt in the 1999 documentary film ''American Movie'', for which Schank also provided music. A resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Schank later appeared in the films ''Storytelling'' (2001) and ''Hamlet A.D.D.'' (2014), and made a cameo appearance as himself alongside Borchardt in a 2006 episode of ''Family Guy''. As a musician, Schank recorded three homemade CDs, including ''Dreams I Know—Yesternight'' (2009), which features Schank playing acoustic guitar along with drum loops, samples, and spoken recollections of his dreams. Schank died on October 13, 2022, at the age of 56. Career Schank began learning how to play guitar at the age of six. Schank is best known for his appearance in ''American Movie'', a 1999 American documentary film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel (American TV channel), The Comedy Channel for two seasons, then Comedy Central for five seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by Syfy, The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode Broadcast syndication, syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunding, crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'' to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Chief Medical Officer Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Norway Productions and Desilu Productions produced the series from September 1966 to December 1967. Paramount Television pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
