Reborn (film)
''Reborn'' is an American horror film directed by Julian Richards, and written by Michael Mahin. It stars Barbara Crampton, Michael Pare, Chaz Bono, Monte Markham, Rae Dawn Chong, and Kayleigh Gilbert. Plot A hospital morgue experiences an electrical surge which shocks a stillborn baby, bringing her back to life. A disturbed attendant called Ken, who secretly takes photographs of corpses in the morgue, adopts the baby as his sister. Given the name Tess, the resurrected girl has the power to manipulate electricity. She is left unaware of the circumstances of her "birth", believing that she was abandoned by mistake rather than outright dead. On her 16th birthday, Tess discovers Ken's illicit photos, angering Ken, who attacks her. Tess's power awakens and she kills Ken. Tess then goes looking for her biological mother, actress turned drama coach Lena O'Neill. Reluctant to reveal her identity straight away, she tries to get closer to Lena by infiltrating her group of drama students ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julian Richards (director)
Julian Richards (born 31 July 1968) is a Welsh film director. He is associated with the Cool Cymru era of culture and arts in Wales. Biography Early life Julian Richards was born in Newport, South Wales, where his father owned DIY retail store Handiland. Inspired by his uncle Rex Richards Hollywood acting career, Julian decided to become a film director and produced several short films on super 8 mm including ''The Curse of Cormac'', ''Gang War'', ''Evil Inspirations'' and ''The Girl That Cried Wolf'' which was broadcast by the BBC in the "16 and Up Video Showcase". Education In Newport, Julian attended St Julian's Comprehensive School and Gwent College of Higher Education where he studied Art & Design Foundation. In 1985 he attended the film school at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art where he directed two Super 8 mm shorts "Time" and "Infanticide" and two 16 mm shorts ''Pirates'' and '' Queen Sacrifice''. ''Pirates'' won The Starting Out Award at the Ce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning career. Crampton made her television debut on the daytime drama ''Days of Our Lives'' (1983–84) before a supporting role as Leanna Love on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07). Later in her career, she would appear in television horror anthologies such as Syfy's '' Channel Zero: The Dream Door'' (2018), Hulu's '' Into the Dark'' (2019), and Shudder's '' Creepshow'' (2021). She made her film debut in ''Body Double'' (1984), but received recognition in the comedy horror film '' Re-Animator'' (1985) as Megan Halsey and the science fiction film '' From Beyond'' (1986) as Dr. Katherine McMichaels. Later defining roles are ''Chopping Mall'' (1986), '' Puppet Master'' (1989), ''Castle Freak'' (1995), ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Pare
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Chaz Bono
Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour''. Bono is a trans man. In 1995, while then identifying as a woman, and several years after being outed as lesbian by the tabloid press, Bono publicly self-identified as a lesbian in a cover story in a leading American gay monthly magazine, ''The Advocate''. Bono eventually went on to discuss the process of coming out to oneself and others in two books. ''Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming Out Process for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Families'' (1998) includes his coming-out account. The memoir ''The End of Innocence'' (2003) discusses his outing, music career, and partner Joan's death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Between 2008 and 2010, Bono underwent female-to-male gender transition. A two-part ''Entertainment Tonigh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monte Markham
Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series and on Broadway. Early life Markham was born in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur) and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., who was a merchant. He attended Palm Beach State College before graduating from the University of Georgia with a master's degree in theater. Markham also served 10 years as an officer in the United States Coast Guard during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.TV Cameos: Monte Markham, A Star Is Born–After a Little Delay '''', Vol 76, No. 90, dated 20 September 1967. Archived by < ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film '' Stony Island'', and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film '' Quest for Fire'', for which she received Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films '' Beat Street'' (1984), ''American Flyers'' (1985), '' The Color Purple'' (1985), ''Commando'' (1985), '' Soul Man'' (1986), '' The Principal'' (1987), '' Tales from the Darkside'' (1990), ''Time Runner'' (1993), and '' Boulevard'' (1994). She is the daughter of comedian and actor Tommy Chong. Early life Chong was born on February 28, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the first daughter of actor/comedian Tommy Chong. Her father is of Chinese and Scots-Irish descent and her birth mother, Gail Lewis, was of Black Canadian descent. Her sister Robbi Chong, by Maxine Sneed, is a model and actress. They have three younger half-brothers (one adopted) and a half-sister by their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kayleigh Gilbert
Kayleigh Gilbert is an South African actress. Early life Gilbert was born in Ermelo, South Africa. Education In 2012, Gilbert moved to Los Angeles, California. In March 2014, Gilbert graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Career In 2018, she played Tess, the "monstrous daughter" in ''Reborn''. Gilbert speaks Afrikaans and Zulu, as well as English. Filmography Film * 2014 ''Baptized by the Weekend'' - Lindsay Greer. * 2015 '' There Is Many Like Us'' - Production Manager, Rena. * 2016 ''Widows'' - Karen. * 2017 ''Break Night'' - Louly. * 2018 ''Reborn Reborn may refer to: Film *''Reborn'', a 2015 video produced by the Augustine Institute * ''Re:Born'' (film), a 2016 Japanese action film * ''Reborn'' (film), a 2018 American horror film Music *Reborn (band), a Moroccan death metal band Albums * ...'' - Tess Stern. * 2019 ''Spiral Farm'' - Horizon. Television series References External links * Kayleigh Gilbert at rottentomatoes.com {{ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Electrical Surge
In electrical engineering, spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients in voltage (voltage spikes), current (current spikes), or transferred energy (energy spikes) in an electrical circuit. Fast, short duration electrical transients (overvoltages) in the electric potential of a circuit are typically caused by * Lightning strikes * Power outages * Tripped circuit breakers * Short circuits * Power transitions in other large equipment on the same power line * Malfunctions caused by the power company * Electromagnetic pulses (EMP) with electromagnetic energy distributed typically up to the 100 kHz and 1 MHz frequency range. * Inductive spikes In the design of critical infrastructure and military hardware, one concern is of pulses produced by nuclear explosions, whose nuclear electromagnetic pulses distribute large energies in frequencies from 1 kHz into the gigahertz range through the atmosphere. The effect of a voltage spike is to produce a corresponding ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama Coach
An acting coach or drama coach is a teacher who trains performers – typically film, television, theatre, and musical theatre actors – and gives them advice and mentoring to enable them to improve their acting and dramatic performances, prepare for auditions and prepare better for roles. Qualifications and roles Acting coaches need to have a "talent...for reading people, all their utterances and body language."Eric Liu. "The People Whisperers:What a Hollywood acting coach taught me about teaching" in Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/teachings/2005/01/the_people_whisperers.html Acting coaches have been called "people whisperers", a reference to "horse whisperers" who help to train animals. Acting coach Ivana Chubbuck states that one of her roles is to ensure that "every actor...must know what the character's objective is in a scene—to win someone's love, respect, sympathy, whatever—and then must have a ruthlessness about achieving the objective." Chubbu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the " New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's '' The Wild Angels'' (1966). After that film's success, he directed his own film ''Targets'' (1968), which received critical acclaim. He gained widespread recognition and further acclaim for his coming-of-age drama '' The Last Picture Show'' (1971). The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including for the Best Picture, with Bogdanovich receiving nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman winning Oscars for their supporting roles. Following ''The Last Picture Show'', he directed the screwball comedy '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), a major box office success, and another critical and commercial success, '' Paper Moon'' (1973), which earned him a Golden Globe Award ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Paré
Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' Streets of Fire'' (1984), and '' The Philadelphia Experiment'' (1984), and on the series '' Starhunter'' (2000-2004). Early life Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan and Francis Paré, who owned print shops. He has six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry. His father died from leukemia when Paré was five, leaving his mother to raise the large family of children. Growing up Paré was a fan of James Dean, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Paul Newman, and Robert Mitchum, and felt he was "a kindred spirit" to them. He was working as a chef in New York City when he met talent agent Yvette Bikoff, who convinced him to try acting. In the early 1980s, he studied acting under Uta Hagen. He shot a series of television commercials in Japan. He also worked as a model. In August 1987, he a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Horror 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 previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |