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Patricio Valladares
Patricio Valladares (born 17 July 1982, in Chillán, Chile) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter and comic book writer, best known for his work in horror films, who mixes elements of both arthouse and grindhouse, with an emphasis on modern extreme violence, action and some gore. He is also involved in comics and short movies, and frequently injects black humor or homages to grindhouse movies, along with artistic cinematography, somewhat intellectual dialogue and the occasional surrealism. His serial killers tend to make repeat appearances in his movies. Directing career Known for his work in genre cinema Valladares has directed numerous features throughout the years. In 2011, he directed the '' En las Afueras de la Ciudad'' (also known as ''Hidden in the Woods''), based a true story. Based a true story, the film made its world appearance at '' Fantasia Film Festival'' before touring the globe with appearances at '' FrightFest Film Festival'' and among others. Epic Pictures G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London FrightFest Film Festival
FrightFest, also known as Arrow Video FrightFest is an annual film festival held in London and Glasgow. The festival holds three major events each year: a festival running five days over the UK late August Bank Holiday weekend, a Halloween event held in London in late October, and a festival in Glasgow held around February as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The first event was held in London in 2000 and the first Glasgow festival was held in 2006. As its name indicates FrightFest primary focus is on the horror film genre, however, the event regularly features documentaries, science fiction and thriller films. History Paul McEvoy has stated that his initial idea for FrightFest "came from my love and admiration for the seminal 'Shock Around The Clock' events of the 1980s organised by Stefan Jaworszyn and Alan Jones." He then reached out to Ian Rattray, journalist Alan Jones, film and television PR person and Greg Day, with whom he founded and ran the event. Question and Answe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden In The Woods (2014 Film)
''Hidden in the Woods'' is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Patricio Valladares and starring Michael Biehn. The film also stars Jennifer Blanc and William Forsythe. It is a remake of Valladares' 2012 film of the same name. Biehn and Blanc serve as producers of the film. Plot Hidden in the Woods tells the story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to worse when the girls must answer to their Uncle Costello, a psychotic drug kingpin, who shows up looking for his missing merchandise which is hidden in the woods Cast *Michael Biehn as Oscar Crooker *Jeannine Kaspar as Ana * Electra Avellan as Anny *Chris Browning as Jed James * William Forsythe as Uncle Costello Production The film was shot in Texas. Reception Luiz H.C. of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a mixed review and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden In The Woods (2012 Film)
''Hidden in the Woods'' ( es, En las afueras de la ciudad) is a 2012 Chilean splatter film directed by Patricio Valladares and co-written by Andrea Cavaletto and Valladares. It features a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Chilean comedians, including Siboney Lo, Carolina Escobar, Daniel Antivilo, José Hernandez, Domingo Guzman, Daniel Candia and Nicole Perez. An English-language remake with the same name, also directed by Valladares, was released in 2014. Plot Ana and Anny, along with their deformed brother/son, live in the desolate southern Chilean countryside, having been sheltered from society by their drug dealer father their entire lives. One day, the police arrive to investigate, and after a violent altercation, the siblings are forced to flee. They are also pursued by their father's crazed drug kingpin boss, Uncle Costello, who believes the sisters know the location of his valuable supply. Costello sends a group of trained killers after them, but they s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhill (2016 Film)
''Downhill'' is a 2016 Chilean thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ... film directed by Patricio Valladares and written by Barry Keating and Valladares. Plot After his best friend dies in a racing accident, biking star Joe agrees to go back on the wheels for an exhibition in Chile. On a test run with his girlfriend Stephanie, they stumble upon a badly injured man dying from a mysterious virus. That’s the start of a very bad day for them as they become the target of relentless killers ready to do anything to keep their secret to go out of the mountains. Cast * Natalie Burn as Stephanie * Bryce Draper as Joe * Eyal Meyer as Charlie * Ariel Levy as Pablo * Ignacia Allamand as Magdalena * Luke Massy as Alpha Hunter * Andrés Gómez as Skynny Hunter * Vittor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghosts Of Garip
''The Ghosts of Garip'' (also known as ''Kanlı Girdap'' & ''Vlad's Legacy'') directed by Patricio Valladares, is a Turkish Film. Gianni Capaldi and Selma Ergeç star in this found footage horror film. Film was released on 11 July 2016 in Turkey. Plot Filmmaker John Gillespie and his crew travel to Turkey to document the legend of Vlad The Impaler, only to find themselves caught up in a centuries-old conspiracy in a village nestled on the outskirts of Istanbul. Cast *Selma Ergeç as Nina *Gianni Capaldi as John *Selim Bayraktar as Ali *Natalia Guslistaya as Bella *Guillermo Iván as Carlos *Larry Wade Carrell Larry Wade Carrell (born January 11, 1971) is an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his Horror film, horror movie ''Jacob'' (2011). The film earned 16 awards worldwide including the Platinum Remi Award for Best Picture at the ... as Brad *Laia Gonzàlez as Ana References External links * 2016 films Films directed by Patricio Valladares Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightworld (2016 Film)
''Nightworld'' is a Bulgarian psychological horror thriller directed by Patricio Valladares and starring Robert Englund and Jason London. It is the first feature film produced by Open Frames, a subsidiary of Global Group. Plot After he is forced to kill a teenager in self-defense, former LAPD police officer Brett Irlam retires to Bulgaria. There, he meets Ana and marries her. Her suicide sends him into a depression that worries his friend Alex, who suggests he take a security job in Sofia. Brett agrees when recurring nightmares of Ana's death keep him from moving on. The job turns out to be at a historic building well known by the locals. Its manager, Martin, reveals few details before hiring Brett. The job has only one major responsibility: watching CCTV footage of cameras in a locked warehouse. Martin explains that nobody has ever reported activity, but Brett must contact help immediately if he sees anything. The job is initially very quiet. Though he occasionally hears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre, and made his film debut in '' Buster and Billie'' in 1974. After supporting roles in films in the 1970s such as ''Stay Hungry'', '' A Star Is Born'', and ''Big Wednesday'', Englund had his breakthrough as the resistance fighter Willie in the miniseries '' V'' in 1983. Following his performance in the original ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' in 1984, he became closely associated with the horror film genre, and is widely-regarded as one of its iconic actors. Early life Englund was born on June 6, 1947, in Glendale, California, the son of Janis (née MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer who helped develop the Lockheed U-2 airplane. He is of part S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightworld (film)
''Nightworld'' is a Bulgarian psychological horror thriller directed by Patricio Valladares and starring Robert Englund and Jason London. It is the first feature film produced by Open Frames, a subsidiary of Global Group. Plot After he is forced to kill a teenager in self-defense, former LAPD police officer Brett Irlam retires to Bulgaria. There, he meets Ana and marries her. Her suicide sends him into a depression that worries his friend Alex, who suggests he take a security job in Sofia. Brett agrees when recurring nightmares of Ana's death keep him from moving on. The job turns out to be at a historic building well known by the locals. Its manager, Martin, reveals few details before hiring Brett. The job has only one major responsibility: watching CCTV Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constanza Piccoli
Constanza as a place may refer to: * Constanza, Dominican Republic * Constanța, Romania Constanza may also refer to: * '' R v Constanza'' (The Crown against Gaetano Constanza), an English legal case in 1997 * José Constanza (born 1983), Dominican baseball player * Constanza Alonso (born 1986), Argentine politician See also * Constance (other), especially members of the Spanish-speaking nobility, born 'Constanza' * Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart ( née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had ... (1762–1842), wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Costanza (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simón Pesutic
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
