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The Strangers (film Series)
''The Strangers'' film series consists of American psychological horror films. Based on an original story by Bryan Bertino, the plot centers around three masked psycho-sociopathic home invaders that prey on the innocent owners. Though the first film was marketed as "based on a true story", this was a slight misdirect as the filmmaker stated that he wrote the concept from a series of break-in burglaries that took place in his neighborhood when he was growing up, as well as borrowing elements from the Manson Family Tate murders. Continuing this marketing technique, a "based on a true story" tag was also included at the beginning of the sequels. The first film was initially met with mixed critical reception upon its release, The film made a world wide theatrical gross of $20,997,985 against a $9,000,000 production budget. Following the announcement of a new film, some critics had since described the original as a cult classic. Conversely, its sequel was met with mixed reception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Bertino
Bryan Michael Bertino (born October 17, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the writer/director of '' The Strangers'' (2008), as well as writing its sequel, '' The Strangers: Prey at Night'' (2018), with Ben Ketai. Early life and education Bertino was born in Crowley, Texas. He studied cinematography at the University of Texas at Austin. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a gaffer, and wrote screenplays in his spare time. Career Bertino submitted '' The Strangers'' for a Nicholl Fellowship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which reached the quarterfinals. However, he was able to get a meeting with Vertigo Entertainment. Bertino quit his job days before the script was sold to Universal Studios. Mark Romanek wanted to direct ''The Strangers'' but demanded a $40 million budget. After speaking with Andrew Rona at Rogue Pictures, Bertino was asked to direct ''The Strangers'' despite a lack of directorial experience. Filmography ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Lee
Roy Lee (born March 23, 1969) is an American film and television producer. His production company, Vertigo Entertainment, has a first-look deal with Lionsgate. Early life Lee was born in 1969 at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, to Korean parents. His father, a doctor, and his mother, had been in the United States for just three years and were still acclimating. Lee's mother, a devout Christian, nurtured hopes that he would become a minister. During his undergraduate studies at George Washington University, Lee interned at the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. After graduating GWU, Lee attended law school at American University Washington College of Law where he prepared for a career in corporate law. Career In 1996, after graduating law school at American University and working at Fried Frank for eight months, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a "tracker" at a production company called Alphaville. Trackers monitor spec material and dealma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survival
Survival or survivorship, the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing, particularly when this is done despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The concept can be applied to humans and other living things (or, hypothetically, any sentient being), to a physical object, and to abstract things such as beliefs or ideas. Living things generally have a self-preservation instinct to survive, while objects intended for use in harsh conditions are designed for survivability. Meaning The word, "survival", derives from the Late Latin '' supervivere'', literally meaning "to outlive". Most commonly, "the term 'survival' means physical survival — that is, a struggle to avoid physical extermination". For example, Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection incorporates the concept of the survival of the fittest in the struggle for existence. Darwin defines the biological concept of fitness as reproductive success, so in Darwinian terms the phrase i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege
A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block provision of supplies and reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as "investment"). This is typically coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the use of deception or treachery to bypass defenses. Failing a military outcome, sieges can often be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer House
A summer house or summerhouse is a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden or park, often designed to provide cool shady places of relaxation or retreat from the summer heat. It can also refer to a second residence, usually located in the country, that provides a cool and relaxing home to live in during the summer, such as a vacation property. In the Nordic countries Especially in the Nordic countries, sommerhus ( Danish), sommarstuga ( Swedish), hytte ( Norwegian), sumarbústaður or sumarhús ( Icelandic) or kesämökki ( Finnish) is a summer residence (as a second home). It can be a larger dwelling like a cottage rather than a simple shelter. ''Sommarhus'' (in or ''lantställe''), in Norwegian ''hytte'', is a popular holiday home or summer cottage, often near the sea or in an attractive area of the countryside. Most are tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Isolation
Social isolation is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society. It differs from loneliness, which reflects temporary and involuntary lack of contact with other humans in the world. Social isolation can be an issue for individuals of any age, though symptoms may differ by age group. Social isolation has similar characteristics in both temporary instances and for those with a historical lifelong isolation cycle. All types of social isolation can include staying home for lengthy periods of time, having no communication with family, acquaintances or friends, and/or willfully avoiding any contact with other humans when those opportunities do arise. Effects True social isolation over years and decades can be a chronic condition affecting all aspects of a person's existence. Social isolation can lead to feelings of loneliness, fear of others, or negative self-esteem. Lack of consistent human contact can also cause conflict with (periphera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Reception
A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple ''receive'' society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple. Hosts provide their choice of food and drink, although a wedding cake is popular. Entertaining guests after a wedding ceremony is traditional in most societies, and can last anywhere from half an hour to many hours or even days. Most wedding receptions are made in the evening for dinner; however, the couple may opt for a luncheon, brunch, or even afternoon tea. Ultimately the married couple chooses the details and location of the reception. In some cultures, separate wedding celebrations are held for the bride's and groom's families. Before receptions – a social event that is structured around a receiving line, and usually held in the afternoon, with only light refreshments – became popular, wedding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Milburn
Christopher Milburn is an English actor and producer. He appeared in ''Casualty'', as well the last two series of ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as the title character's handsome colleague, Dave Inchcape. He transitioned into film producing in the mid 1990s, debuting with the 1997 comedy ''Caught In The Act''. He has since worked on both British and American productions, including '' An American Haunting'' and '' The Hurricane Heist''. He has collaborated several times with filmmaker Courtney Solomon. Filmography (Producer) * '' Dreaming of Joseph Lees'' (1999) * '' Relative Values'' (2000) * '' An American Haunting'' (2005) * '' Perkins' 14'' (2009) * '' The Task'' (2011) * ''Legendary'' (2013) * '' Getaway'' (2013) * '' Outcast'' (2014) * ''The Hunter's Prayer ''The Hunter's Prayer'' is a 2017 action crime film directed by Jonathan Mostow, based on the 2004 novel ''For the Dogs'' by Kevin Wignall. The film tells about a conflicted hitman helping a young woman to avenge the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Canton
Mark Canton is an American film producer and executive. Early life and education Canton was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York City, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and publicity - including such films as '' Lawrence of Arabia''. As a young adult, he met well-known movie personalities like Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, and Doris Day when they visited the family's apartment. After working in the mail room of Warner Bros. while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles, Canton started working for 20th Century Fox and later had jobs with film director Franklin Schaffner, with producer Jon Peters, and in the 1970s as executive assistant to Mike Medavoy at United Artists. Career Canton worked as executive vice president at Warner Bros. from 1980 onwards. Successes he was involved in at the time include 1983's ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', '' Purple Rain'', and the ''Batman'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' film series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Solomon
Courtney Solomon (born September 1, 1970) is a film producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has been involved with production, marketing, and distribution of over 80 movies. In 2000, at the age of 29, he produced and directed the critically panned ''Dungeons & Dragons'' film. Career At 19, Solomon formed Sweetpea Entertainment to acquire the film rights to "Dungeons & Dragons". ''Dungeons & Dragons'' became his first production and direction project. It was both a box office and critical disappointment As owner of Sweetpea Entertainment, Solomon sought to acquire media rights for potential adaptation into television series or MMORPGs. In 1996, in exchange for the equity position and media rights to '' Traveller'', Sweetpea advanced the funds to establish Imperium Games, a company dedicated solely to ''Traveller''. He later formed After Dark Films to produce horror, thriller, and action titles. He launched it with ''An American Haunting'', which he wrote, produced, and directed. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola; 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter who has worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, Europe, and Cinema of China, China. His best-known films include ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'', ''Die Hard 2'', ''Cliffhanger (film), Cliffhanger'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and ''Deep Blue Sea (1999 film), Deep Blue Sea''. Harlin's films have grossed over $520 million in the United States and over $1.2 billion in the worldwide aggregate box office, making him the 151st highest-grossing director in the global film market , and the most internationally successful Finnish filmmaker in terms of revenue. Early life Harlin was born in Riihimäki, Finland. His father was Oiva Harjola (formerly Harlin), a chief physician at Riihimäki Hospital, and his mother was Liisa Koskiluoma, a nurse. Since 1987, Renny's surname has been Harlin, his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Kavanaugh
Ryan Kavanaugh (born December 4, 1974) is an American film financier. He co-founded Relativity Media and served as its CEO, brokering deals between Financial District, Manhattan, Wall Street investors and major film studios. He credited his risk-assessment algorithm for Relativity Media's initial success. He stepped down as CEO after Relativity Media's second bankruptcy filing and subsequently founded Proxima Media, which held a controlling stake in Triller (app), Triller from 2019 to 2022. Early life Kavanaugh was born into a Jews, Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, and raised in the Brentwood, Los Angeles, Brentwood neighborhood, where he attended Brentwood School (Los Angeles, California), Brentwood High School. His mother is a real estate broker, and his father, a dentist turned businessman, was born in Germany. His father changed his surname to Kavanaugh before his son's birth. Kavanaugh began purchasing stock, stocks at the age of six. Kavanaugh attended Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
