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Hatred (2015 Film)
Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is known for writing and directing the film ''Friend of the World'' (2020), writing and performing in the film ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023), and appearing in the films '' South of 8'' (2016), ''Thane of East County'' (2015) and '' We All Die Alone'' (2021). Life and career While pursuing a degree in theatre arts at San Diego State University, Butler directed a production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's play ''The Last Days of Judas Iscariot''. After graduating, Butler performed at New Village Arts Theatre in the West Coast premieres of The House Theatre of Chicago's ''The Nutcracker'' and Sarah Ruhl's ''Stage Kiss''. He was also cast in ''Return to the Forbidden Planet'' at New Village Arts and played KJ in Ion Theatre's production of Annie Baker's '' The Aliens''. During this time, Butler acted in the feature films '' South of 8'' and ''Thane of East County'' before wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in the United States. San Diego is the county seat, seat of San Diego County. It is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, extensive List of beaches in San Diego County, beaches and List of parks in San Diego, parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a wireless, electronics, List of hospitals in San Diego, healthcare, and biotechnology development center. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego has been referred to as the ''Birthplace of California'', as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California, 200 years later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Theatre Of Chicago
The House Theatre of Chicago was a non-profit, ensemble theatre company in Chicago, IL. The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from the British American Drama Academy and Southern Methodist University with the mission of exploring the ideas of Community and Storytelling in order to create a unique theatrical experience for audience members. In its lifetime, The House received a total of 70 Joseph Jefferson Awards and nominations. In 2007, The House became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award. While they emerged from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic with new leadership and a new direction, the theatre company exited the Chicago theatre scene in 2022. History The House staged its first show, ''Death and Harry Houdini'' at the Live Bait Theatre in the Fall of 2001. Artistic Director Nathan Allen wrote and directed the show which starred company membeDennis Watkinsin the title role. The team followed with the critically acclaimed hit, ''The Terribl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacksaw (film)
''Hacksaw'' is a 2020 found footage horror slasher film written and directed by Anthony Leone in his feature film debut. The film stars Amy Cay, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess and Cortney Palm. Plot A traveling young couple on a road trip venture into an abandoned building where a serial killer once tortured their victims. Cast Production The feature film directorial debut for Leone, who was also cinematographer, editor, writer and producer. Leone gave thanks credit to Tobe Hooper and Dennis Hopper, noting influence of the film came from ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' and ''Easy Rider''. The film was shot in San Diego at Gray Area Multimedia with only practical effects and most of the time, a three person crew. Release ''Hacksaw'' premiered on February 15, 2020, at Monsters of Horror International Film Festival. It was distributed on video on demand by Midnight Releasing on January 5, 2021. Reception The film won Best Slasher Film at Monsters of Horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assumption (film)
''Assumption'' is a 2017 Science fiction film, science fiction Horror film, horror short film written and directed by Anthony Leone (filmmaker), Anthony Leone. It stars Cortney Palm, Brian Patrick Butler and Kylie Young. Premise The film follows a man trapped and isolated in a cargo elevator. Cast Production The film is Leone's first short film and was made in San Diego, California. Release The film screened at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in 2017. Reception Emilie Black at Cinema Crazed complimented the acting, visuals, character development, and use of purgatory, but said it was slow, uneven, and too long. Catherine Dunn at The Independent Horror Society said it's a "chilling, horrific and brilliantly executed ''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day''" but listed Continuity (fiction), continuity issues and questioned the use of nudity in film. References External links * * {{TV Guide movie, id=2000346356 Trailer at Film Shortage 2017 films 2017 short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Hour
''The Phantom Hour'' is a 2016 comedy horror short film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler. The film stars Luke Pensabene, Raye Richards and Connor Sullivan and premiered September 8, 2016 at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival. Plot In a mysterious location, a vampire and his chef have a surprise for their dinner guests. Cast * Luke Pensabene as Nikolai * Raye Richards as Anna * Connor Sullivan as Jeff * Morgan K. Reynolds as Denise * Dakota Ringer as Bernardo * Brian Patrick Butler as Bryce Production Butler said the film was influenced by Mel Brooks and German expressionist silent films. Release ''The Phantom Hour'' held a screening at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival on September 8, 2016. On February 17, 2017 it was shown at San Diego Film Week. The film went on to The International Horror Hotel in Cleveland on June 17, 2017. Reception Brian Shaer at Film Threat scored it 7 out of 10, calling it a "chuckle-worthy diversion" and a "painless and fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Films
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film organizations may use different definitions, however; the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for example, currently defines a short film as 45 minutes or less in the case of documentaries, and 59 minutes or less in the case of scripted narrative films (it is not made clear whether this includes closing credits). In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Reader
The ''San Diego Reader'' is an alternative press newspaper in San Diego County, California. Published weekly since October 1972, the ''Reader'' is distributed free on Wednesday and Thursday via street boxes and cooperating retail outlets. History Founder Jim Holman, a navy veteran, worked for the ''Chicago Reader'' before starting up in San Diego. The initial press run of the ''San Diego Reader'' was 20,000 copies that cost $400 to print. In 1989, it was printing 131,000 copies a week and in 2015, the circulation was 90,000. In 1988, the ''Reader'' moved into a former restaurant in Little Italy Little Italy is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an Urban area, urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian cul ... and moved to offices in Golden Hill in 2012. In a 1989 story about the paper, the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that it had developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aliens (play)
''The Aliens'' is a play by Annie Baker. The play is set in Vermont, as are three of Baker's other plays, '' Body Awareness,'' '' Circle Mirror Transformation'', and ''Nocturama''. ''The Aliens'' premiered Off-Broadway in 2010 and won the Obie Award for Best New American Play, with Baker's ''Circle Mirror Transformation''. Productions ''The Aliens'' premiered Off-Broadway at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater on April 22, 2010 and closed on May 23, 2010. Directed by Sam Gold, the cast featured Michael Chernus, Dane DeHaan and Erin Gann.Hernandez, Ernio"Annie Baker's Aliens Land Off-Broadway at Rattlestick April 14" playbill.com, April 14, 2010 The play had a reading in April 2009 at the play-reading series, Out Loud by Ars Nova. The play premiered in London at the Bush Theatre in September 2010.Taylor, Paul''Independent'', 23 September 2010 Among United States regional productions, the play ran in Boston at Company One in October 2010, as part of the "Shirley, VT. Play Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Baker
Annie Baker (born April 1981) is an American playwright and film director. She is known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''The Flick'' (2013). She has written a string of plays which are set in the fictional town of Shirley: '' Body Awareness'' (2008), '' Circle Mirror Transformation'' (2009), '' The Aliens'' (2010), and '' Nocturama'' (2014). She made her feature film directorial debut with the A24 coming-of-age drama '' Janet Planet'' (2023). Early life and education Baker's family lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when Baker was born, but soon moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, where she grew up and where her father, Conn Nugent, was an administrator for the Five Colleges consortium and her mother Linda Baker was a psychology doctoral student. Baker’s father is Irish Catholic, and her mother is Jewish. Her brother is author Benjamin Baker Nugent. Baker graduated from the Department of Dramatic Writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She earned her Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and WGN-TV, WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted Conservatism in the United States, American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To The Forbidden Planet
''Return to the Forbidden Planet'' is a jukebox musical by Bob Carlton based on the 1956 science fiction film '' Forbidden Planet'', which, in turn, is loosely based on Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest''. The show features a score of 1950s and 1960s rock and roll classics and dialogue largely adapted from well-known passages from Shakespeare. Often billed as "Shakespeare's forgotten rock and roll masterpiece", ''Return to the Forbidden Planet'' has been performed all over the world since its premiere in London in the 1980s. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical for both 1989 and 1990. Conceived for a cast of actor-musicians, the space ship sets conceals keyboards and drums. The campy sci-fi setting consists of silvered space suits and the robot, Ariel, is performed by an actor on roller skates, with a costume reminiscent of the original movie's Robby the Robot. There is a part for narrator (known as "the newsreader") on pre-recorded video, who has been performed by ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The San Diego Union Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' and the ''San Diego Evening Tribune''. The name changed to ''U-T San Diego'' in 2012 but was changed again to ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' in 2015. In 2015, the newspaper was acquired by Tribune Publishing. In February 2018, it was announced to be sold, along with the ''Los Angeles Times'', to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities. The sale was completed on June 18, 2018. In July 2023, Soon-Shiong sold the paper to Digital First Media, a company owned by Alden Global Capital. History Predecessors The predecessor newspapers of the ''Union-Tribune'' were: * ''San Diego Herald'', founded 1851 and closed April 7, 1860; John Judson Ames was its first editor and prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
