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Them (TV Series)
''Them'' is an American horror series, created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. The series stars an ensemble cast, which consists of Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, and Ryan Kwanten in the first season, and Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams and Jeremy Bobb in the second season, with Ayorinde returning in a new lead role. The first season, entitled ''Them: Covenant'', had premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, 2021, and the second season, ''Them: The Scare'', premiered on April 25, 2024. The first season polarized critics and audience. Criticism was generally for the handling of the series' subject matter, which some called "exploitative" and "unnecessarily graphic", while Ayorinde and Thomas received praise for their performances. Plot Set in 1953, ''Them Covenant'' follows a black family who move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in East Compton during the Second Great Migration. The family's initially idy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Monster movie, monsters, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, apocalyptic events, and Religion, religious or Folk horror, folk beliefs. Horror films have existed History of horror films, since the early 20th century. Early Inspirations predating film include folklore; the religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures; and the Gothic fiction, Gothic and Horror fiction, horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From its origins in silent films and German expressionist cinema, German Expressionism, horror became a codified genre only after the release of Dracula (1931 English-language film), ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Cragg
Nelson Cragg (born April 7, 1978) is an American director and producer. He is known for his work on the Amazon Prime limited series ''Them'', on which he served as executive producer and director of the pilot episode and the bulk of the series. He also worked on Showtimes ''Homeland'' and the FX mini-series '' The People vs. O. J. Simpson'', both of which earned him Emmy Award nominations. His other directing credits include multiple shows for producer Ryan Murphy, including '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Pose'', and '' Ratched.'' Life and career Cragg is of Korean American descent and was born on April 4, 1978, in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended James Madison University, studying English Literature; then University of Southern California, graduating with a MFA in Film Production. He began his career as a director of photography on ''Battleground: The Art of War'', in 2002. He went on to serve in the capacity on su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Smith (actress)
Brooke Smith (born May 22, 1967) is an American actress, photographer and author, best known for her roles as Dr. Erica Hahn on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', as Sheriff Jane Greene on the A&E horror series '' Bates Motel'', and as Catherine Martin in the 1991 film '' The Silence of the Lambs,'' along with roles in several movies and guest starring and recurring appearances in many television shows including '' Big Sky'' and '' Them''. Early life Smith was born in New York City. Her father, Eugene "Gene" Smith, worked as a publisher, and her mother, Lois Smith, worked as an entertainment publicist. In the 1980s, Smith grew up in Rockland County, in the greater New York metropolitan area, but was a part of the hardcore punk scene in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Career Smith has appeared in numerous films, including '' The Moderns'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), '' The Night We Never Met'' (1993), '' Mr. Wonderful'' (1993), '' Vanya on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Healy (actor)
Pat Healy (born September 14, 1971) is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles in ''Magnolia'', ''Better Call Saul, Great World of Sound,'' '' Compliance'', '' Killers of the Flower Moon'', and '' Station 19'', in which he was upgraded to the main cast in 2022''.'' He directed his first feature film, ''Take Me'', in 2017. Life and career Healy was born in Chicago, Illinois, where his career began at the Steppenwolf Theatre. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998, where he quickly landed a memorable supporting role in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''Magnolia'' as the pharmacist on the receiving end of Julianne Moore's profane meltdown. He has since appeared in over thirty feature films, including '' Ghost World'', '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'', '' Rescue Dawn'', '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', '' Draft Day'', ''Harmony and Me'', '' Dirty Girl'', '' Snow Angels'', '' Undertow'', ''Pearl Harbor'', and '' Home Alone 3''. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Kraft
Lindsey Brooke Kraft (born January 23, 1983) is an American actress, model and writer. She is best known for playing Marguerite Macaw on '' Getting On'', Leslie Curry on '' Living Biblically'', and Allison on '' Grace and Frankie''. Kraft has also appeared in films such as ''Epic Movie'' (2007), ''Nostalgia'' (2018), and '' A Futile and Stupid Gesture'' (2018). Kraft is also a singer, songwriter, and pianist, and is currently writing a musical titled ''Love, Me''. In Fall 2023, Kraft opened for fellow pianist and singer/songwriter, Ben Folds, on his What Matters Most tour, playing songs from ''Love, Me''. Early life Kraft was born in Manhasset, New York, on January 23, 1983, and grew up on Long Island, New York. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flags ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam McIntyre
Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing the lead role on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' War of the Damned'' and as Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard on ''The Flash''. He has also voiced JD Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Captain Boomerang in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Commander Pyre on ''Star Wars Resistance'' and Taron Malicos in '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order''. In 2016, he collaborated with Smosh Games to promote his card game ''Monster Lab''. In 2020, he partnered with ''Spartacus'' co-star Todd Lasance to create the gaming series ''Get Good'' for the ''CouchSoup'' YouTube channel following a charity livestream benefiting Black Summer. Career McIntyre began his career appearing mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australian television series '' Rush'' and ''Neighbours''. He made his American television debut on the HBO miniseries ''The Pacific''. After actor Andy Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Dickey
Diana Dale Dickey is an American character actress who has worked in theater, film, and television. She began her career on stage, performing in the 1989 Broadway version of ''The Merchant of Venice'', before appearing in popular revivals of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', ''Sweeney Todd'' and more off-Broadway and in regional theaters. She's the recipient of two Ovation Awards for her stage work in Los Angeles. Known as a "consummate character actor," Dickey made her screen debut in 1995. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her breakthrough performance as Merab in the 2010 independent drama film ''Winter's Bone''. Over her career, she has appeared in more than 60 movies, most notably ''Changeling'' (2008), '' Super 8'' (2011), ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), '' Regression'' (2015), '' Hell or High Water'' (2016), ''Leave No Trace'' (2018) and ''Bloodline'' (2018). Her television credits including recurring roles on ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005–09), ''Breakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Great Migration (African American)
In the context of the 20th-century history of the United States, the Second Great Migration was the migration of more than 5 million African Americans from the South to the Northeast, Midwest and West. It began in 1940, through World War II, and lasted until 1970. It was much larger and of a different character than the first Great Migration (1916–1940), where the migrants were mainly rural farmers from the South and only came to the Northeast and Midwest. In the Second Great Migration, not only the Northeast and Midwest continued to be the destination of more than 5 million African Americans, but also the West as well, where cities like Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland, and Seattle offered skilled jobs in the defense industry. Most of these migrants were already urban laborers who came from the cities of the South. In addition, African Americans were still treated with discrimination in parts of the country, and many sought to escape this. Urban settlement Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Rancho Dominguez, California
East Rancho Dominguez, () also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 15,114 at the 2020 census, down from 15,135 at the 2010 census. East Rancho Dominguez is an accepted city name according to the United States Postal Service, and shares the 90221 ZIP Code with Compton. East Rancho Dominguez is an unincorporated enclave surrounded by Compton within five blocks east and west of Atlantic Ave. Alondra Boulevard is the southern border, and three blocks north of Rosecrans Ave. is roughly the northern border. ''East Rancho Dominguez County Park'' is in the center of the community. To the north is the city of Lynwood. To the east is the Long Beach Freeway, the Los Angeles River, and then the city of Paramount. To the south and southeast is the city of Long Beach. Its sphere of influence is the city of Compton, which has tried to annex East Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th-largest and List of U.S. states and territories by population, 9th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast of the United States, East Coast. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh is the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte is its List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production company, production and broadcast syndication, distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, California, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. It is the fourth iteration of what had originated as Columbia Pictures' television studio, Screen Gems#Television subsidiary (1948–1974), Screen Gems. History Sony Pictures Television's history goes back to 1947, when Ralph Cohn, whose father Jack and uncle Harry Cohn, Harry co-founded Columbia Pictures, founded Pioneer Telefilms. It was bought by Columbia and renamed Screen Gems#Television subsidiary (1948–1974), Screen Gems in November 1948, reincorporated as Columbia Pictures Television on May 6, 1974, and merged with sister studio TriStar Television (formed in 1986 and relaunched in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
