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Macabre Pair Of Shorts
''Macabre Pair of Shorts'' is a 1996 horror anthology film directed by Scott Mabbutt. The film was produced by Magick Films and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It was the first credited film work of David Boreanaz. Production The soundtrack was composed by John Morgan. Reception A review on TV Guide states that with this film "Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz continue to push forward into the realm of the bizarre, surreal, and campy". DVD Talk finds that "This is an appalling attempt at horror humor, degrading every aspect of the genre it wants to mimic and mock." An independent reviewer calls the film "a Blend word, portmanteau within a portmanteau". References External links Film presentation on Troma's website. 1996 horror films American horror anthology films Troma Entertainment films {{1990s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production company, production and film distributor, distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz (producer), Michael Herz in 1974. They are the longest running independent film studio in the world. The company produces low-budget independent films, or "B movies", primarily of the Horror comedy, horror comedy genre, all geared exclusively to mature audiences. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, Graphic violence, gore, and Splatter film, splatter. Troma has produced, acquired, and distributed over 1,000 independent films since its creation. Films produced and distributed by Troma include ''The Toxic Avenger (1984 film), The Toxic Avenger'' (1984) and The Toxic Avenger (franchise), its sequels; ''Class of Nuke 'Em High'' (1986) and Class of Nuke 'Em High#Sequels, its sequels; ''Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.'' (1990); ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1996); ''Terror Firmer'' (1999); and ''Poultrygeist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boreanaz
David Paul Boreanaz (; born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Angel on The WB/UPN supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and its spinoff ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' (1999–2004); Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, a homicide investigator, on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television Police procedural, crime procedural comedy-drama series ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' (2005–2017); and United States Navy SEALs, United States Navy SEAL Master Chief Petty Officer List of SEAL Team characters#Jason Hayes, Jason Hayes in CBS/Paramount+ military drama series ''SEAL Team (TV series), SEAL Team'' (2017–2024). Early life David Paul Boreanaz was born in Buffalo, New York, where his father Dave Roberts (broadcaster), Dave Roberts (born David Thomas Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, an ... company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. In 2008, the company sold its founding product, the '' TV Guide'' magazine and the entire print magazine division, to a private buyout firm operated by Andrew Nikou, who then set up the print operation as TV Guide Magazine LLC. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become '' TV Guide'' magazine was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blend Word
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.Garner's Modern American Usage p. 644. English examples include '' smog'', coined by blending ''smoke'' and ''fog'', and '''', from ''motor'' ('' motorist'') and ''hotel''. A blend is similar to a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Horror Films
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane 1996 Air Africa crash, crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9–January 20, 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Prime Minister of Italy, Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Horror Anthology Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
