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Lovecraft Country (TV Series)
''Lovecraft Country'' is an American black horror historical fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series developed by Misha Green based on and serving as a continuation of Lovecraft Country (novel), the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff. Starring Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors, it premiered on August 16, 2020, on HBO. The series is produced by Monkeypaw Productions, Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. Television. The series is about a young black man who travels across the Racial segregation in the United States, segregated United States in the 1950s in search of his missing father, learning of dark secrets plaguing a town on which famous horror writer H. P. Lovecraft supposedly based the location of many of his fictional tales. In 2021, while a second season, ''Lovecraft Country: Supremacy'', was in development, HBO cancelled the series. Premise ''Lovecraft Country'' follows "Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Horror
Black horror (also known as racial horror and horror noir) is a Horror fiction, horror subgenre that focuses on African-American characters and narratives. This genre typically has Black creators who often use social and political commentary to explore themes of racism and other lived experiences of Black Americans along with common horror themes and tropes. Early entries in the genre include the Spencer Williams Jr. film ''Son of Ingagi'' (1940), and George A. Romero's film ''Night of the Living Dead'' ''(1968)'', which is considered one of the first Black horror films featuring Black actor Duane Jones as its lead. Blaxploitation horror films of the 1970s, namely ''Blacula'' (1972), and the vampire film ''Ganja & Hess'' (1973) became prominent examples of the genre in the 1970s. Other examples appeared during the 1990s, notably the 1992 Bernard Rose (director), Bernard Rose film ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'' and the 1995 anthology film ''Tales from the Hood'', which was direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to prominence as a vocalist and bassist for the R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, which he formed with his brother D'Wayne and cousin Timothy Christian Riley in 1986. Originally, the band went by "Tony, Toni, Toné" as a joke, until they realized it "had a nice ring to it". Along with his groupwork and solo career, he has produced and written songs for other R&B artists, including Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Total, Earth, Wind & Fire, Joss Stone, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend. After touring with Prince, Sheila E. and Sheena Easton as a bassist in the mid-1980s, Saadiq co-founded Tony! Toni! Tone!. He went on to release four albums—'' Who!'' (1988), '' The Revival'' (1990), '' Sons of Soul'' (1993), and '' House of Music'' (1996)� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Horror
Black horror (also known as racial horror and horror noir) is a Horror fiction, horror subgenre that focuses on African-American characters and narratives. This genre typically has Black creators who often use social and political commentary to explore themes of racism and other lived experiences of Black Americans along with common horror themes and tropes. Early entries in the genre include the Spencer Williams Jr. film ''Son of Ingagi'' (1940), and George A. Romero's film ''Night of the Living Dead'' ''(1968)'', which is considered one of the first Black horror films featuring Black actor Duane Jones as its lead. Blaxploitation horror films of the 1970s, namely ''Blacula'' (1972), and the vampire film ''Ganja & Hess'' (1973) became prominent examples of the genre in the 1970s. Other examples appeared during the 1990s, notably the 1992 Bernard Rose (director), Bernard Rose film ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'' and the 1995 anthology film ''Tales from the Hood'', which was direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Robot
Bad Robot is an American film and television production company founded on May 27, 1999, and led by Katie McGrath and J. J. Abrams as Co-CEO. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series '' Alias'', '' Lost'', ''Fringe'', ''Person of Interest'', ''Revolution,'' and ''Westworld'' alongside the feature-length films ''Cloverfield'', ''Star Trek'', '' Super 8'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'', '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'', ''Star Wars Episodes VII'' and '' IX'', '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'', ''Star Trek Beyond'', ''The Cloverfield Paradox'', '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout,'' and ''Overlord''. History Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by J. J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced '' Lost'' in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkeypaw Productions
Monkeypaw Productions is an American film and television production company founded by Jordan Peele in 2012. It is known for producing horror films, such as ''Get Out'', '' Us'', '' Candyman'', '' Nope'', and '' Wendell & Wild'', as well as other films, such as '' Keanu'' and '' Monkey Man.'' On October 1, 2019, the company signed a 5-year exclusivity deal with Universal Pictures. Overview In 2012, Jordan Peele launched Monkeypaw Productions and released the comedy series '' Key & Peele'' on January 31 on Comedy Central. After the series ended in 2015, Peele and Keegan-Michael Key wrote the script for the action comedy film '' Keanu'' which was released on April 29, 2016, by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures. On September 21, 2015, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his directorial debut feature film ''Get Out'', a social horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams which was released on February 24, 2017, by Universal Pictures. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-camera
In filmmaking, television production and video production, the single-camera setup or single-camera mode of production (also known as portable single crew, portable single camera or single-cam) is a method in which all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the Classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera methods are commonly used. Description In this setup, all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera, or multiple cameras pointed in one direction, which are moved and reset to get a new angle. If a scene cuts back and forth between actor A and actor B, the director will first point the camera toward A and run part or all of the scene from this angle, then move the camera to point at B, relight, and then run the scene through from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McLachlan (cinematographer)
Robert McLachlan is a Canadian cinematographer. A successful cyclist in his youth, McLachlan quit the sport to take up cinematography, and entered the field after studying at Simon Fraser University, McLachlan was mentored by Richard Leiterman. His professional career began with documentary work for Greenpeace, before he became involved in both television and feature films; his work has subsequently earned him several industry awards and award nominations. McLachlan, who was inspired by both his father's photography and his own appreciation for the films ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and '' Walkabout'' to choose his career path, would go on to find recognition as the chief cinematographer for the television series ''Millennium'', for which he was scouted specifically. McLachlan's style on this series led to several industry awards and briefly became popular in the medium, as well as leading him directly to future work on ''Game of Thrones''. He founded the documentary pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Sackheim
Daniel Sackheim (born in 1962) is an American television and film director, producer, and photographer. Sackheim has produced and directed for ''The X-Files'', ''Law & Order'', ''House'' and ''NYPD Blue''. He also directed '' The Walking Dead,'' ''The Americans,'' and '' Ozark'', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He has won a Primetime Emmy Award as a director and been nominated twice for his work as a producer and director. Sackheim directed the third and fourth episodes of the sixth season of ''Game of Thrones''. Life and career Daniel Sackheim was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, the son of screenwriter William Sackheim and his wife JoAnne (née Cohen).Los Angeles Times: "JoAnne Sackheim July 11, 1924 - May 15, 2014 May 15, 2014 His brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stephenson
Benjamin Stephenson is a television executive, formerly controller of drama at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and currently Head of Television at Bad Robot in the United States. Education Stephenson attended The Hewett School in Norwich before studying at Manchester University, where he gained a first-class degree in drama. Television In 1999 Stephenson worked at Granada as a script editor on the television series '' Heartbeat''. He later worked in the same role for '' London's Burning'' and '' Blood Strangers''. Stephenson worked at Channel 4 for over two years, on shows such as ''No Angels''. He next moved to Shed Productions, and Tiger Aspect. While at Shed, he served as producer on the military drama '' Bombshell'', commissioned by ITV but never shown in the UK. It was screened in New Zealand in 2006. Stephenson joined the BBC in 2004 working as Head of Development for Independent Drama, later becoming Head of Development for Fiction. In 2008 Stephenson t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Knoller
David Knoller is a television producer, director and writer who has worked on several TV series including ''Carnivàle'', '' Power'', ''Big Love'', ''Freaks and Geeks'', '' Lovecraft Country'' and '' The Changeling''. Early life and education David Knoller grew up in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge. Career Knoller has worked on several TV series, including ''Carnivàle'', '' Power'', ''Big Love'', ''Freaks and Geeks'', Alan Ball's '' Here and Now'' and is the executive producer of the HBO series pilot '' Lovecraft Country''. He received both a CableACE and NAACP Image Award for Best Dramatic Special for the period film ''America's Dream'', along with Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for ''Big Love''. Personal life Knoller is married to Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Demange
Yann Demange (born 1977) is a French film and television director of French and Algerian descent, who grew up in London. After directing the well-received television series '' Dead Set'' (2008) and ''Top Boy'' (2011), he made his directorial film debut with the critically acclaimed independent film '' '71'' (2014), for which he received the British Independent Film Award for Best Director. Biography Born in Paris to a French mother and an Algerian father, Demange moved to London with his mother and two older half-brothers when he was two years old, initially to the south of the city, then the west. His parents split up shortly after the family moved to London, and between the ages of four and twelve, Demange was raised in two four-year placements in foster care in Essex, one with a French-speaking family and the other with a white Cockney family. He was originally given the first name Mounir, however one of his half-brothers convinced his mother to change it so he could avoid dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
