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2014 Horror Films
A list of horror films released in 2014. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Horror films of 2014 * 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... 2014-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Cinematic techniques used in horror films have been shown to provoke psychological reactions in an audience. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Erick Dowdle
John Erick Dowdle (born December 21, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. Early life Dowdle grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After graduating from the St. Thomas Academy, an all-boys, military, Catholic high school, Dowdle moved to Iowa City, Iowa to attend the University of Iowa where he joined the fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. He would then make the move from writing to film. Two years later, Dowdle moved to Manhattan, New York City to attend New York University's film program. Career After graduating from NYU, Dowdle moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. Dowdle wrote and directed his first feature, the 1996 film ''Full Moon Rising'', when he was just out of college. For his sophomore effort, ''The Dry Spell'', Dowdle was joined by his younger brother Drew, who produced the film as John wrote, directed and edited. They now live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Mizushima
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor, creative director, and writer. He appeared in a number of Japanese TV dramas, including ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'', ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' and ''Zettai Kareshi''. Additionally, he was well known as the protagonist Souji Tendo in the tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Kabuto''. Mizushima serves as the co-producer, co-screenwriter and leading actor for the latest film '' Black Butler'' which is the live-action film adaptation of the popular manga. His birth name "Tomohiro Saito" is being credited as co-producer in the film. Under his pen name , he wrote his first novel, ''Kagerou'', which was chosen as the winner of the 5th Popular Publishing Grand Prize for Fiction and was published in 2010. Career Mizushima first appeared on Japanese television in 2005, where he played Hiro Misawa, a minor character in the second season of ''Gokusen''. In the same year, he found guest starring roles in Japanese dramas such as ''Ame to Yume no At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Satō
is a mecha and character designer born in the Kagawa Prefecture of Japan on December 18, 1965. In 1996, Sato met with Kazuyoshi Katayama to begin work on ''The Big O''. Until then, Sato's work consisted mainly of designing characters and supervising animation for anime series. ''The Big O'' is the first based on a concept of his creation and he considers it his ''magnum opus''.Shimura, Shinichi. (2004). Anime rebel with a cause: The Big O's Keiichi Sato. ''AnimePlay, 5'', 22-26. Sato's style is influenced by his "love of all things nostalgic." Filmography Director *'' Karas'' (2005) *'' Tiger & Bunny'' (2011) *''Asura'' (2012) *''Black Butler'' (2014) *'' Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary'' (2014) *'' Rage of Bahamut: Genesis'' (2014) *'' Gantz: O'' (2016, chief director) *'' Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul'' (2017) *''Inuyashiki'' (2017, chief director) *''Go! Go! Loser Ranger!'' (TBA) Other *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' (Key Animation) *''Genesis Survivor Gaiarth' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentarō Ōtani
is a Japanese film director. Filmography *'' Avec mon mari'' (1999) *''Travail'' (2002) *''Nana'' (2005) *'' Rough'' (2006) *''Nana 2'' (2006) *''Runway Beat According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, o ...'' (2011) *'' Black Butler'' (2014) References External links * Japanese film directors Living people 1965 births People from Kyoto Prefecture {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Butler (film)
is a 2014 Japanese period-style action fantasy film directed by Kentarō Ōtani and Keiichi Satō. The film is based on the manga of the same name by Yana Toboso. Plot The film is set in a parallel, quasi- Victorian history. The world contains two major powers: the West, ruled by the Queen, and the East. The Queen manipulates events worldwide using operatives called the Queen's Watchdogs. The film's protagonist, Earl Kiyoharu Genpou (replacing Ciel Phantomhive from the anime), is a Queen's Watchdog in an unnamed Eastern metropolis. A large automobile is careering through a docks area. The man driving is rapidly desiccating, his face wrinkling, its skin crumbling. As he dies, the car crashes to a halt. A warehouse echoes with screams as dark-clad men herd young women around. The chief thug questions one young woman for carrying photos of desiccated bodies. A young man in a formal black butler's uniform suddenly appears in the warehouse, identifying himself as a servant of the Genp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
