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Peter Deming
Peter Deming, (born December 13, 1957) is a Lebanese-born American cinematographer, known for his collaborations with directors like Sam Raimi, David Lynch, Wes Craven, and Jay Roach. He won the 2002 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for ''Mulholland Drive'', and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ... for his work on '' Twin Peaks: The Return''. Filmography Short film Feature film Television TV movies Awards and nominations References External linksPeter Demingat Movies.com * 1957 births American cinematographers Independent Spirit Award winners Living people People from Racine, Wisconsin Sundance Film Festival award winners {{US-cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Dead II
''Evil Dead II'' (also known in publicity materials as ''Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn'') is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi, who co-wrote it with Scott Spiegel. The second installment in the ''Evil Dead'' film series, it is considered both a remake and sequel (or "requel") to ''The Evil Dead'' (1981). It stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, who vacations with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods. He discovers an audio tape of recitations from a book of ancient texts, and when the recording is played, it unleashes a number of demons which possess and torment him. After the critical and commercial failure of '' Crimewave'' (1985), Raimi, producer Robert Tapert, and Campbell began work on a sequel to ''The Evil Dead'' at the insistence of their publicist Irvin Shapiro. Having endorsed the original film, author Stephen King brought the project to the attention of producer Dino De Laurentiis, with whom he had been making his directorial debut ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Party (film)
''House Party'' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Christopher Reid (entertainer), Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher Martin (entertainer), Christopher "Play" Martin of the Hip hop music, hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, B-Fine of Full Force, and Robin Harris (comedian), Robin Harris. It is the first installment in the House_Party_(franchise)#Films, ''House Party'' film series. The film was written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, based on his award-winning Harvard University student film. It was a commercial success, grossing $26 million against a $2.5 million budget. Upon its initial release, the film garnered critical acclaim and has since become a cult classic. The lead roles were originally written for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot At the very beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Quintano
Gene Quintano (born 1946 as Eugene Francis Quintano Jr.) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer and director. He is best known for writing sequels to the film ''Police Academy'' and directing the western '' Dollar for the Dead'' and action parody '' Loaded Weapon 1'', both starring Emilio Estevez. Career 3-D Films Quintano was a Xerox salesman who had his own office supply company and was interested in getting into filmmaking. He was partners in a publishing firm with Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of Spaghetti Westerns. Looking for an angle they decided to make a film in 3-D, believing many younger film goers would not be familiar with it. It resulted in ''Comin' at Ya!''. Quintano and his partners worked for four years on the film, experimenting and testing the technology. They raised money to make the films, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to Filmways.TRIO TAKES 3-D FILM TO MARKETs Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1981: b13. Quinta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Me? (1990 Film)
''Why Me?'' is a 1990 American caper comedy film directed by Gene Quintano and starring Christopher Lambert, Kim Greist, Christopher Lloyd, and J. T. Walsh. The screenplay is credited to Donald E. Westlake and Leonard Maas Jr. (a pseudonym of David Koepp), and is based on the fifth book in Westlake's series of John Dortmunder novels. Plot The Byzantine Fire, a sacred ruby on loan from Turkey to the United States for exhibition, no sooner arrives in Los Angeles than it is stolen by Eastern religious extremists and hidden inside the safe of a local jewelry store. When professional burglar and jewel thief Gus Cardinale ( Christopher Lambert) breaks into the store and inadvertently steals the Byzantine Fire, he finds himself being chased around Los Angeles by the LAPD, the entire Los Angeles criminal element (whom the police have been mercilessly harassing in order to find the thief), two less-than-competent CIA agents, Turkish government agents and a not-too-tightly wrappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martians Go Home (film)
''Martians Go Home'' is a 1990 comedy film starring Randy Quaid. It was directed by David Odell and written by Charles S. Haas based on the 1954 novel of the same name by science-fiction author Fredric Brown. Synopsis After years of pursuing a jazz career that never quite took shape, Mark Deveraux took several jobs writing TV Show themes and commercial jingles to earn a living; while very successful in acquiring steady work, he longs to write meaningful music. After winning out over several more experienced composers to score a sci-fi film, he spends a weekend in a cabin trying to develop a song that sounds like a 'universal greeting' based on the producer's instruction. Finally composing something that he believes is worthwhile, he calls his girlfriend, who is the producer for an internationally syndicated talk radio show, who accidentally broadcasts the song. The following day, while recovering from a hangover, Devereaux is visited by a Martian who claims that they heard t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Shayne
Linda Shayne is an American-Canadian dual citizen, film and television writer and director, and former film and television actress. Early life Linda Shayne was born in the United States. Shayne graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and her published work includes a journal article about ex-offenders from San Quentin Prison. She also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Career Shayne's feature film credits include '' Purple People Eater'' (writer, director, and producer), '' Flyin' Ryan'' (writer, director, and producer), ''Crystal Heart'' (writer), ''Little Ghost'' (director), and ''The Undercover Kid'' (director). Shayne wrote and directed the short suspense thriller ''Mirror Image'' (director) in 2019. Linda Shayne's TV credits include ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (director), and '' Starla and the Jewel Riders'' (writer). For Shayne's film, ''Mirror Image'', she won Best Directing at the Freedom Festival Intl. and Best Thriller at the Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple People Eater (film)
''Purple People Eater'' is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by Linda Shayne, and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut. Chubby Checker and Little Richard made musical guest appearances. The film was released on December 16, 1988. Plot In the town of Sunny Hills, 12-year-old Billy Johnson (Neil Patrick Harris) learns that his grandfather Sam (Ned Beatty) is supposed to watch Billy and his little sister Molly ( Thora Birch) while his parents are on an extended business trip in Europe. That night, Billy starts playing the novelty song, and a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple alien from outer space appears and lands on a nearby tree. When Billy whistles, the creature jumps down from the tree and befriends him, naming the alien “Purple”. The next day, Billy and Sam see Purple at the mall, Sam is amaze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Pickett
Rex Pickett (born July 9, 1952) is an American novelist and filmmaker best known for his novel ''Sideways'', which was adapted into a 2004 movie of the same name directed by Alexander Payne. Career Education and early career Pickett was born at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California, and grew up in San Diego. He attended the University of California, San Diego where he was a Special Projects major, specializing in contemporary literary and film criticism and creative writing. He graduated ''summa cum laude'', then moved to Los Angeles to attend the graduate program at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He dropped out in the early 1980s and, with his then-wife, Barbara Schock, wrote and directed two independent feature films, ''California Without End'' and '' From Hollywood to Deadwood''. ''California Without End'' was sold to Bavarian Radio Television, a German television station, and ''From Hollywood to Deadwood'' to Island Pictures. Pickett returned to writing, landing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Hollywood To Deadwood
''From Hollywood to Deadwood'' is a 1988 American crime mystery film written and directed by Rex Pickett and starring Scott Paulin, Jim Haynie and Barbara Schock. Plot Cast *Scott Paulin as Raymond Savage *Jim Haynie as Jack Haines *Barbara Schock as Lana Dark Reception TV Guide gave the film a mixed review: "Unfortunately, writer-director Rex Pickett (making his feature debut) lets the story drag in spots, and the perfunctory development of the relationship between Shock and Paulin's characters is one of several shaky stretches in the narrative. What does work in ''From Hollywood to Deadwood'' is the unique rapport between Paulin and Haynie's characters, detectives who turn out to be a would-be novelist and a crass but sympathetic ex-actor." Chris Willman of the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrows (1988 Film)
''Scarecrows'' is a 1988 American slasher film written, produced and directed by William Wesley. Its plot follows a group of mercenaries who hijacked a plane in California, and after making an emergency landing in a cornfield, find themselves stalked by murderous scarecrows possessed by spirits. Independently financed, ''Scarecrows'' was filmed in 1985 in Davie, Florida, and released direct-to-video several years later after its distributor, Manson International Pictures, went bankrupt. Plot Five paramilitary mercenaries and war criminals—Corbin, Curry, Jack, Roxanne, and Bert—steal three million dollars from Camp Pendleton and take two hostages: Al, a pilot, his teenaged daughter, Kellie, along with their dog Dax. As they fly toward Mexico, Bert steals the loot and parachutes into a dark field. Corbin and Jack parachute after him. Upon landing, Bert's parachute gets caught in a tree, and, after untangling himself, finds a scarecrow alongside several graves. In the distan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Beaird
David Hardin Beaird (August 19, 1952 – February 6, 2019) was an American film and stage director, screenwriter, and playwright. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Career In 1973, he was recipient of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the play '' The Hot l Baltimore'' at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In 1974 he founded the Wisdom Bridge Theatre which flourished after Robert Falls took the director's post in 1977. The theatre's name was inspired by a painting whose subtitle read: "The bridge to wisdom is the continual asking of questions." Beaird's first feature film '' Octavia'' (1982) was about a blind woman who is raped by a motorcycle gang. His next film '' The Party Animal'', a comedy, was released in 1984. In 1986, he came to wider prominence with the comedy '' My Chauffeur'' starring Deborah Foreman. In 1987, he shot the comedy '' Pass the Ammo'' and '' It Takes Two'' a year later. Beaird founded the Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
