|
X (film Series)
The ''X'' film series consists of American horror films based on an original story written by Ti West. The series includes the original film '' X'' (2022), its prequel ''Pearl'' (2022), and its sequel '' MaXXXine'' (2024). The overall plot of the movies centers on two characters, Maxine Minx and Pearl, both portrayed by Mia Goth. The first film was met with critical acclaim, and was a success at the box office. A tribute to slasher films of the past, the picture was deemed a horror film classic and impactful, anticipating its influence on the future of the genre. ''Pearl'' was also critically acclaimed, with some stating that it inadvertently improved the premise of the previous installment, and was also a success at the box office. ''MaXXXine'' was released on July 5, 2024. It received generally favorable reviews from critics and became the highest grossing film in the series. Films ''X'' (2022) In 1979 America, a team of amateur filmmakers are determined to create a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ti West
Timon C. West (born October 5, 1980) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and actor, best known for his work in horror films. He directed the horror films ''The Roost'' (2005), ''Trigger Man (2007 film), Trigger Man'' (2007), ''The House of the Devil'' (2009), ''The Innkeepers (film), The Innkeepers'' (2011), the Western ''In a Valley of Violence'' (2016) as well as the X (film series), ''X'' film series. He has also acted in a number of films, mostly in those directed by either himself or Joe Swanberg. Early life West was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and attended Tatnall School, describing his background as "suburban middle class." His given name Timon was the surname of his maternal grandfather. He was inspired to create films after watching Peter Jackson's ''Bad Taste'' and Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead''. He was featured in a 2001 fall issue of ''Teen People'' magazine. West attended the School of Visual Arts. There, one of his professors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag Film
A stag film (also blue movie or smoker) is the euphemistic term for a type of pornographic film of underground productions beginning in the late 1800s until the late 1960s when major Hollywood productions of adult films became mainstream. Typically, stag films had certain traits. They were brief in duration (about 12 minutes at most), were silent, depicted softcore or hardcore pornography and were produced clandestinely due to censorship laws. Stag films were screened for all-male audiences in fraternities or similar locations; observers offered a raucous collective response to the film, exchanging sexual banter and achieving sexual arousal. Stag films were often screened in brothels. Film historians describe stag films as a primitive form of cinema because they were produced by anonymous and amateur artists. Today, many of these films have been archived by the Kinsey Institute; however, most stag films are in a state of decay and have no copyright, credits, or acknowledged aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He rose to prominence by portraying Gus Fring in the AMC (TV channel), AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2011), a role he reprised in the spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2017–2022). For this role, Esposito won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His other television roles include federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1998–1999), Magic Mirror (Snow White), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC fantasy series ''Once Upon a Time (TV series), Once Upon a Time'' (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series ''Revolution (TV series), Revolution'' (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series ''Dear White People (TV series), Dear Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halsey (singer)
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane ( ; born September 29, 1994), known professionally as Halsey ( ), is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Noted for her distinctive singing voice, she has received several accolades including three Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, a Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an American Music Award, and has received nominations for three Grammy Awards. She was on ''Time (magazine), Time'' annual list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Halsey was born and grew up in Central Jersey. Gaining attention from self-released music on social media platforms, she signed with Astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut extended play (EP), ''Room 93'', in October of that year. Her debut studio album, Badlands (Halsey album), ''Badlands'' (2015), was met with critical and commercial success—debuting at number two on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. It was certified double platinum by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Collins
Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is an English and American actress. Born in Guildford and raised in Los Angeles, she began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC sitcom ''Growing Pains''. In the late 2000s, she began acting and modelling more regularly, and gained recognition for her supporting role in the sports drama film ''The Blind Side'' (2009). She went on to star in several films, including the horror film ''Priest'' (2011), the thriller '' Abduction'' (2011), and the fantasy films '' Mirror Mirror'' (2012) and '' The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'' (2013). Collins was critically acclaimed for her portrayals of a young actress in the romantic comedy '' Rules Don't Apply'' (2016), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and a young adult with anorexia in the drama '' To the Bone'' (2017). She appeared in the biopics '' Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'' (2019), '' Tolkien'' (2019) and ''Mank'' (2020). She p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. His breakthrough came with the leading role as FDNY Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey in the NBC series ''Third Watch'', which he played from 1999 to 2001. Cannavale received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Will & Grace'' in 2005, and received nominations for his recurring role on '' Nurse Jackie'' (2012, 2013). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for portraying Gyp Rosetti in '' Boardwalk Empire'' in 2013. Other television roles include ''Vinyl'', ''Mr. Robot'', '' Blue Bloods'' and ''Master of None''. He has also starred in the Amazon Prime series ''Homecoming'' (2018–20), the Hulu series '' Nine Perfect Strangers'' (2021), and Netflix's '' The Watcher'' (2022). Cannavale made his Broadway debut in the Theresa Rebeck's 2008 play ''Mauritius'' for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Monaghan
Michelle Lynn Monaghan ( , born March 23, 1976) is an American actress. She has starred in the films ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' (2005), ''Gone Baby Gone'' (2007), ''Made of Honor'' (2008), ''Eagle Eye'' (2008), ''Trucker (film), Trucker'' (2008), ''Source Code'' (2011), ''Pixels (2015 film), Pixels'' (2015), and ''Patriots Day (film), Patriots Day'' (2016). She also received recognition for her role in the action spy film series ''Mission: Impossible (film series), Mission: Impossible'', making appearances in ''Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), ''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Ghost Protocol'' (2011), and ''Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Fallout'' (2018). On television, Monaghan starred in the True Detective (season 1), first season of the HBO anthology crime drama series ''True Detective'' (2014), earning a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She has also starred in the drama series ''The Path (TV series), The Path'' (2016–2018), the miniseries ''Echoes (miniseries), E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney (born May 19, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released in September 2017. His second studio album, '' Græ'', was released in 2020. Sumney has performed as an opening act for James Blake, Solange Knowles, and Sufjan Stevens. In 2023, he was featured on The Weeknd's HBO TV series '' The Idol''. Early life Born in California, Sumney was raised by pastor parents, and moved with his family back to Ghana at the age of 10. He described his childhood as "Americanized" by this age and had difficulty adjusting to the culture of Ghana, especially the rural nature of his new environment. There he grew up on a goat farm in Accra and commuted by public bus to school. His family returned to Southern California when Sumney was 16, settling in Riverside. He did not learn to play any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Debicki
Elizabeth Debicki (born 24 August 1990) is an Australian actress. Born in Paris and raised in Melbourne, she studied acting at the University of Melbourne. Her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. She received the Cannes Trophée Chopard in 2019. She made her film debut in the comedy '' A Few Best Men'' (2011), before her breakout role in Baz Luhrmann's period drama film ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013) earning a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has since acted in the historical epic ''Macbeth'' (2015), the spy film '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (2015), the thriller ''Widows'' (2018), the science fiction film '' Tenet'' (2020) and the slasher '' MaXXXine'' (2024). She has also played Ayesha in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017) and '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). On television, she has acted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-light
In the context of the film and television industries, to greenlight is to give permission to proceed with a project. It specifically refers to formally approving its production finance and committing to this financing, thereby allowing the project to proceed from the development phase to pre-production and principal photography. The power to greenlight a project is generally reserved to those in a project or financial management role within an organization. The process of taking a project from pitch to green light formed the basis of a successful reality TV show titled '' Project Greenlight''. The term is a reference to the green traffic signal, indicating "go ahead". At the Big Five major film studios in the United States and the mini-majors, greenlight power is generally exercised by committees of the studios' high-level executives. However, the studio president, chairman, or chief executive is usually the person who makes the final judgment call. For the largest film budge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of The United States
The cinema of the United States, primarily associated with major film studios collectively referred to as Hollywood, has significantly influenced the global film industry since the early 20th century. Classical Hollywood cinema, a filmmaking style developed in the 1910s, continues to shape many American films today. While French filmmakers Auguste and Louis Lumière are often credited with modern cinema's origins, American filmmaking quickly rose to global dominance. As of 2017, more than 600 English-language films were released annually in the U.S., making it the fourth-largest producer of films, trailing only India, Japan, and China. Although the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce English-language films, they are not directly part of the Hollywood system. Due to this global reach, Hollywood is frequently regarded as a transnational cinema with some films released in multiple language versions, such as Spanish and French. Contemporary Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-credits Scene
A post-credits scene (also known as a stinger, end tag, or credit cookie) is a short teaser clip that appears after the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV show, or video game has run. It is usually included to reward the audience for having the patience to watch through the credits sequence; it may be a scene written for humor or to set up a sequel. Sometimes, one or more mid-credits scenes are also inserted partly through the closing credits, typically for the purpose of maintaining the audience's attention so they do not need to wait for the entire credits roll to finish for a teaser. History Post-credits scenes may have their origins in encores, an additional performance added to the end of staged shows in response to audience applause. Opera encores were common practice in the 19th century, when the story was often interrupted so a singer could repeat an aria, but fell out of favor in the 1920s due to rising emphasis on dramat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
