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Michael Hemschoot
Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot (born 1972, Aurora, Colorado) is a director, animator and has held a variety of roles as a visual effects artist in major Hollywood films. Since 1996, Hemschoot has worked on films such as ''Mars Attacks!'', '' What Dreams May Come'', ''The Matrix'', ''Hollow Man'', '' Black Hawk Down'', '' Minority Report'' and ''National Treasure''. He was lead animator on the films ''Bless the Child'' and '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', which was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 76th Academy Awards. Currently, he is CEO at the animation studio he founded, Worker Studio, and is also a partner in the live action production company, Travelin' Productions. Early life and education Hemschoot was raised in Parker, Colorado, but moved to California, where he attended California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in the early 1990s and graduated from their Character Animation program in 1995. Career Teaching and early films He has worked with vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Colorado
Aurora (, ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Arapahoe, Adams County, Colorado, Adams, and Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas List of counties in Colorado, counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. Aurora is the List of municipalities in Colorado, third-most-populous city in the State of Colorado and the List of United States cities by population, 51st-most-populous city in the United States. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area, and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. History Before European settlement, the land that now makes up Aurora was the territory of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker, Colorado
Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous (the community of Highlands Ranch, with a population of over 100,000, is an unincorporated CDP). In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver metropolitan area. The population was 58,512 at the 2020 census. Parker is now the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado. History Native Americans The first known people to live in the area were ancient and Plains Woodland peoples. Utes, Arapaho, and Cheyenne were in the area by the 1800s. They were all hunter-gatherers who established seasonal camps to acquire food. A nearby rock shelter, Franktown Cave, shows evidence of habitation beginning in the early Archaic period about 6400 BC and continuing through each of the intervening cultural period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern United States
The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is List of regions of the United States, census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern United States, Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th-century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and the Parallel 36°30′ north, 36°30′ parallel.The South . ''Britannica''. Retrieved June 5, 2021. Within the South are different subregions such as the Southeastern United States, Southeast, South Central United States, South Central, Upland South, Upper South, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of America, Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by U.S. state, states that had Secession in the United States, seceded from the Union. The Origins of the American Civil War, central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether Slavery in the United States, slavery should be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prohibited from doing so, which many believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Decades of controversy over slavery came to a head when Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 presidential election. Seven Southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The ABCs Of Death
''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, including Nacho Vigalondo, Kaare Andrews, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Ben Wheatley, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Ti West, and Angela Bettis. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. In 2013, it was released on VOD January 31 and in theaters March 8. The end credits of the film feature Australian band Skyhooks' 1974 song "Horror Movie". The film's financial success launched the titular film series, including a second film in 2014, and a spin-off film in 2016. Background The film is divided into 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Rock Film Festival
The Little Rock Film Festival (LRFF) was an annual film festival held in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas each spring. Based in the historic River Market District, home to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, the Little Rock Film Festival has showcased the best in Narrative, Documentary, and Short films from around the World. It hosts parties, panels, workshops, and youth programs for aspiring filmmakers. The LRFF devotes screenings and programs specifically for Southern and Arkansas films. In 2010, citing prize money, distribution opportunity, and a chance to be a part of a large event, MovieMaker Magazine included the Little Rock Film Festival on its annual list of The Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee. History Founded in 2005 by Little Rock natives and documentary filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud, along with Owen Brainard and Jamie Moses to promote the film industry in Arkansas, the first three years of the Little Rock Film Festival screened more than 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress and director. Adams starred in ''Chasing Amy'', for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and played smaller roles in other Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films. Career Adams was born to Karen Bonner and Lyle Adams in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She has two older siblings and grew up going to Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock. She began her film career in 1977 with a small role in '' Exorcist II: The Heretic''. After that she began to find larger roles. In 1991, she appeared in "Top of the Heap", the 100th episode of '' Married... with Children'', and then starred in its short-lived spinoff. In 1993, Adams landed her first major film role as Simone in Richard Linklater's '' Dazed and Confused''. In the same year, she appeared in the ''Saturday Night Live'' spinoff film '' Coneheads'' as one of Connie Conehead's friends. Two years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Earl Brown
William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny, the cameraman in the film '' Scream'' (1996), Warren in the film ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), Dan Dority on the HBO series ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006), and the voice and motion capture of Bill in the video game ''The Last of Us'' (2013). He has appeared in films such as ''Backdraft'', '' The Master'', ''Being John Malkovich'', '' The Sessions'', ''Vanilla Sky'', ''The Lone Ranger'', and ''Bloodworth'' (which he also wrote and produced), as well as series such as ''Seinfeld'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''The X-Files'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''Preacher'', '' Bates Motel'', ''True Detective'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Chicago Fire'', ''Psych'', and ''The Mandalorian''. Early life Brown was born in Golden Pond, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from Murray St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Bridgers
Sean MacKenzie Bridgers (born March 15, 1968) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, known for his role as Johnny Burns on the HBO series '' Deadwood'' and as Trey Willis on the SundanceTV original series '' Rectify''. In addition to many roles in television and film since 1991, Bridgers received acclaim and awards for the independent film ''Paradise Falls'', which he wrote and produced. He received praise for his lead role in Lucky McKee's horror film '' The Woman'' and another Modernciné film, '' Jug Face'', as well as notable roles in '' Sweet Home Alabama'' and '' Nell''. He played Old Nick in the 2015 film ''Room''. Personal life Bridgers was born in 1968 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Ben and Sue Ellen Bridgers. Ben was the tribal attorney for the Cherokee Indian tribe and published a memoir and books of poetry. Sue Ellen Bridgers is a novelist with seven published novels. He graduated from St. Andrew's-Sewanee School and Western Carolina University. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky High (2005 Film)
''Sky High'' is a 2005 American superhero comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, and written by Paul Hernandez, and ''Kim Possible'' creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle. The film stars Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kurt Russell. It follows Will Stronghold (Angarano), the son of two superheroes, who is enrolled in an airborne high school for teenage superheroes. As his dormant superpowers manifest, he struggles to maintain his relationships with his old friends, learns of a threat from a mysterious supervillain, and searches for the girl of his dreams. The film was theatrically released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on July 29, 2005, and grossed $86.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $35 million. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences during its original theatrical run and has since been recognized as a cult film. Plot Will Stronghold lives with his superhero parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman & Robin (film)
''Batman & Robin'' is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.' initial ''Batman'' film series, a sequel to '' Batman Forever'' (1995), and the only film in the series made without the involvement of Tim Burton in any capacity. Directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman, it stars George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman (replacing Val Kilmer) and Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson / Robin, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone. The film follows the eponymous characters as they attempt to prevent Mr. Freeze (Schwarzenegger) and Poison Ivy (Thurman) from taking over the world, while at the same time struggling to keep their partnership together. Warner Bros. fast-tracked development for ''Batman & Robin'' following the box office success of ''Batman Forever''. Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
