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The Golden Army
''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name, created by Mike Mignola. Produced by Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions, and Dark Horse Entertainment, and distributed by Universal, it is a sequel to ''Hellboy'' (2004) and is the second live-action film in the franchise. Directed and written by Guillermo del Toro from a story he co-wrote with Mignola, the film stars Ron Perlman as Hellboy, alongside Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Hurt. In the film, Hellboy and the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense must battle a mythical prince who plans to reclaim the world for his magical kindred. ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' was released in the United States on July 11, 2008 to generally positive reviews from critics, with praise towards its fantasy atmosphere as well as Perlman and the other cast's acting performances. It grossed $168.3 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, Gothic fiction, gothicism and horror fiction, horror often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. Known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholic Church, Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as ''Cronos (film), Cronos'' (1993), ''The Devil's Backbone'' (2001), and ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006)—and English-language films, including ''Mimic (film), Mimic'' (1997), ''Blade II'' (2002), ''Hellboy (2004 film), Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Film
Superhero film/movie is a film genre categorized by the presence of superhero characters, individuals with extraordinary abilities who are dedicated to fighting crime, saving the world, or helping the innocent. It is sometimes considered a sub-genre of the action film genre and has evolved into one of the most financially successful film genres worldwide. These films focus on Superpower (ability), superhuman abilities, advanced technology, mystical phenomena, or exceptional physical and mental skills that enable these Hero, heroes to fight for the common good or defeat a supervillain antagonist. Superhero films typically include genre elements of Romance film, romance, Comedy film, comedy, Fantasy film, fantasy, and Science fiction film, science fiction, with large instances of the superhero genre predominantly occupied and produced by American media franchises DC Universe (franchise), DC and Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, originally adaptations of their existing works of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Bruttenholm
Trevor Bruttenholm (Pseudonym, alias: Prof. Trevor Broom) is a fictional character in the comic book series ''Hellboy'', created by Mike Mignola and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne. His first appearance was in the comic book ''Hellboy: Seed of Destruction'' issue #1 (1994). He is an adoptive father to titular protagonist Hellboy and one of the main characters in the series. Fictional character biography An English people, English academic well versed in the supernatural, Trevor Bruttenholm was a member of the British Paranormal Society. He was an advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt when the Allies realized that the Nazism, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was racing to use the occult to turn the tide of World War II. Project Ragna Rok, a plan to use black magic to win the war, was put in place by the supposedly deceased mystic Rasputin (Hellboy), Rasputin. However, on December 23, 1944 in East Bromwich, England, a youthful demon came into the possession of Bruttenholm, not Ras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crooked Man
Crooked Man may refer to: Characters *The Crooked Man, the main villain in the Netflix web television series ''Raising Dion'' *The main antagonist in the video game ''The Wolf Among Us'' *A demonic antagonist in the 2016 horror film ''The Conjuring 2'' *Jeremiah Witkins / "The Crooked Man", the main antagonist in the limited series '' Hellboy: The Crooked Man'' and its movie adaptation Film and television * ''The Crooked Man'', a 2003 British television movie starring Ross Kemp *"The Crooked Man", an episode of the ''Sherlock Holmes'' television series *''The Crooked Man'', an episode of the animated show ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'' *"The Crooked Man", an episode of the television series ''The Adventures of Ellery Queen'' *'' Hellboy: The Crooked Man'', starring Martin Bassindale as Jeremiah Witkins / "The Crooked Man" *'' There Was a Crooked Man...'', a 1970 western film with Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda Literature *"The Crooked Man", an alternate title of "The Advent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate Films
Lionsgate Films (spelled as Lions Gate until 2005, and formerly Cinépix Film Properties until 1998) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 15, 1962. It was owned by Lionsgate from 1997 to 2024, and Lionsgate Studios (which spun off its television and film business) since 2024, and is now headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. The studio focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film franchises, including '' Saw'', ''The Hunger Games'', '' Rambo'', '' Divergent'', '' The Punisher'', '' John Wick'', '' Madea'', '' Blair Witch'', '' Now You See Me'', '' Hostel'', '' The Expendables'', '' Sinister'', '' The Twilight Saga'', '' Step Up'', and '' Den of Thieves''. History As Cinépix Cinépix was founded by John Dunning and Andre Link in 1962. Cinépix, based in Montreal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellboy (2019 Film)
''Hellboy'' is a 2019 superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics Hellboy, character of the same name, created by Mike Mignola. A Reboot (fiction), reboot of the Hellboy (franchise), ''Hellboy'' film series, it is the third live-action entry in the franchise; directed by Neil Marshall, the film stars David Harbour in the title role, alongside Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Thomas Haden Church. The film draws inspiration from the comic books ''Hellboy: Darkness Calls, Darkness Calls'', ''Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, The Wild Hunt'', ''Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury, The Storm and the Fury'', and ''Hellboy in Mexico''. In the film, Hellboy struggles with his psyche while preventing a resurrected sorceress from conquering the world. The project began as a sequel to ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008), with screenwriter Andrew Cosby and Mignola writing the script. Guillermo del Toro was not offered the full writer-director role he had performed in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reboot (fiction)
In serial fiction, the term "reboot" signifies a new start to an established fictional universe, work, or series. A reboot usually discards continuity to re-create its characters, plotlines and backstory from the beginning. It has been described as a way to "rebrand" or "restart an entertainment universe that has already been established". Another definition of a reboot is a remake which is part of an established film series or other media franchise. The term has been criticized for being a vague and "confusing" " buzzword", and a neologism for remake, a concept which has been losing popularity since the 2010s. William Proctor proposes that there is a distinction between reboots, remakes and retcons. Origin The term is thought to originate from the computing term '' reboot'', meaning to restart a computer system. There is a change in meaning: the computing term refers to restarting the same program unaltered, while the term discussed here refers to revising a narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
81st Academy Awards
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and was produced by Bill Condon and Laurence Mark and directed by Roger Goodman. Hugh Jackman hosted the show for the first time. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on February 7, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Biel. ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won eight awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' with three awards, ''The Dark Knight'' and ''Milk'' wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Makeup And Hairstyling
The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Awards, Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s and 2002 when there were only two nominees; in 1999, when there were four nominees. Beginning with the 92nd Academy Awards, five films were nominated. The competitive category was created in 1981 as the Academy Award for Best Makeup, after the academy received complaints that the makeup work in ''The Elephant Man (1980 film), The Elephant Man'' (1980) was not being honored. Although no award was given to ''The Elephant Man'', an entire category dedicated to honoring makeup effects in film was created for subsequent ceremonies. Previously, makeup artists were only eligible for special achievement awards for their work. Ahead of nominations, a shortlist of titles is chosen by the makeup branch's executive committee and clips are screened by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureau Of Paranormal Research And Defense
Bureau ( ) may refer to: Agencies and organizations *Government agency *Public administration * News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location * Bureau (European Parliament), the administrative organ of the Parliament of the European Union * Federal Bureau of Investigation, the leading internal law enforcement agency in the United States * Service bureau, a company which provides business services for a fee * Citizens Advice Bureau, a network of independent UK charities that give free, confidential help to people for money, legal, consumer and other problems * Credit bureau, an organization that gathers and shares information about individuals’ and businesses’ credit histories Furniture * Bureau is a piece of furniture with hinged writing space of flap resting at an angle when closed ** Bureau bedstead is form of a folding bed that looks like a bureau when closed ** Bureau cabinet is a combination of a bureau and displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellboy (franchise)
The ''Hellboy'' franchise consists of four live-action theatrical films, a live-action television pilot, two animated television feature films and short films, and various games and novels. The series details the adventures of Hellboy, a Cambion (or half-Demon) B.P.R.D. agent whose true name is Anung Un Rama. The franchise has grossed a total of $325.2 million, on a combined budget of $212.5–$221 million. Films Live-action films ''Hellboy'' (2004) The film was directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro and stars Ron Perlman as Hellboy (the favorite of both del Toro and Mignola for the role), Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Rupert Evans as Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Special Agent John Myers (a character created for the film), John Hurt as Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Doug Jones (actor), Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voiced by an uncredited David Hyde Pierce), Karel Roden as Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy), Grigori Rasputin, and Jeffrey Tambor as FBI Senior Special Agent To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
