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Aaron B. Koontz
Aaron B. Koontz is an American producer, writer and director. He is the founder and CEO of Paper Street Pictures, a film production company in Austin, Texas. He is also a producer behind ''The Pale Door'', the ''Scare Package'' franchise, and '' Shelby Oaks'', from YouTuber Chris Stuckmann. Early life and education Koontz was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a child, he shot home movies and wrote numerous short stories. After moving to Florida with his family he went on to attend Full Sail University, where he was a classmate of filmmakers Adam Wingard and E. L. Katz. Koontz graduated in 2001 and worked as freelance crew on various film sets including ''Monster'' and studio films '' The Punisher'' and '' Out of Time''. Career In 2003, Koontz took a nearly ten-year detour where he worked in video game production as a producer and QA tester-manager for companies like EA Sports, THQ and Zynga. In 2012, Koontz left games to start the boutique genre production company Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Man (film)
''Old Man'' is a 2022 American horror thriller film directed by Lucky McKee from an screenplay by Joel Veach. The film stars Stephen Lang and Marc Senter. Synopsis When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits. Cast * Stephen Lang as Old Man * Marc Senter as Joe * Liana Wright-Mark as Genie * Patch Darragh as Bible Salesman Production Principal photography began on January 20, 2021 and ended on March 10, 2021 in Newburgh, New York Newburgh is a city in the U.S. state of New York, within Orange County. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area. Located north of New York City, a .... References External links * 2022 films American horror thriller films Films directed by Lucky McKee Films produced by Aaron B. Koontz 2020s English-language films {{2020s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provinces. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies approximately east and southeast of the city, while Croatia is about to the south of the city. The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. The city has a subtropical climate, unusual in relation to its relatively high latitude, due to marine breezes. In 2022, it had a population of about 204,302. Capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and previously capital of the Province of Trieste, until its abolition on 1 October 2017. Trieste belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century the mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasia International Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore genre film fans, and distributors, who take advantage of the eclectic line up to select domestic and international films for release across North America. By virtue of the reputation developed over the last 15 years, this festival has been described as perhaps the "most outstanding and largest genre film festival in North America". Overview The history of the Fantasia Festival has roots in the Asian Film scene in Montreal. Beginning in 1996 where it screened Asian films from Hong Kong and Anime from Japan, the festival later expanded its international repertoire and screened genre films from all across the world. Since this time many world and international premieres have featured at Fantasia fest, including ''Shaun of the Dead'', ''Perfec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his works in various science fiction, action and horror films, such as that of Bishop in the ''Alien'' film franchise, and Frank Black in Fox television series ''Millennium'' (1996–1999) and ''The X-Files'' (1999). He has also done extensive voice work for Kerchak the gorilla in the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film ''Tarzan'' (1999), General Shepherd in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' (2009) and Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett (as well as Narl) in BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' video game trilogy (2007–2012). He also appeared as Vukovich in '' The Terminator'', Chains Cooper in '' Stone Cold'', and starred as Ed Harley in the cult horror film '' Pumpkinhead'' (1988). Early life Henriksen was born on May 5, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. His father, James Henriksen, was a Norwegian merchant sailor and boxer nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea, while his mother, Margueritte Werner, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Artifice Girl
''The Artifice Girl'' is a 2022 science fiction psychological thriller written and directed by Franklin Ritch, produced by Aaron B. Koontz and released directly to video on demand (VOD). It stars Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols, David Girard, Lance Henriksen, and Franklin Ritch. Agents of a shadowy non-governmental organization discover a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) computer program that uses a digital child to catch online predators. It advances far more rapidly than they could have imagined, posing unforeseen challenges for the relationship between humans and AI. The film premiered on July 23, 2022 in Montreal at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the gold audience award for best international feature. The film was released on VOD and select theaters on May 1, 2023, received positive reviews from critics, and won several awards at film festivals. Plot Gareth, who has worked on virtual actors, is being questioned by agents Deena an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry About The Demon
''Sorry About the Demon'' is a 2022 American horror comedy film written and directed by Emily Hagins. It stars Jon Michael Simpson, Olivia Ducayen, Paige Evans, Jeff McQuitty and Presley Allard. Plot A broken-hearted young man learns about his new place being full of restless spirits. Cast * Jon Michael Simpson as Will * Paige Evans as Amy * Jeff McQuitty as Patrick * Olivia Ducayen as Aimee * Presley Allard as Grace Sellers Production In August 2021, ''Deadline'' reported that Shudder and Paper Street Pictures had partnered with Hagins on the film, which wrapped production around that time, with Shudder set to release the film in 2022. Shudder, Paper Street and Hagins previously worked together on the 2020 horror comedy film ''Scare Package'', for which Hagins directed the "Cold Open" segment. Release The film premiered at FrightFest 2022. It was released on Shudder on January 19, 2023. Reception Noel Murray of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said the film was "too sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Hagins
Emily Hagins (born October 27, 1992) is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. Biography Emily Hagins made her first feature at the age of 12 in her hometown of Austin, Texas – a zombie movie called ''Pathogen (film), Pathogen''. The documentary ''Zombie Girl: The Movie'' chronicled her process from start to finish. Hagins made her second feature, ''The Retelling'', at the age of 14. At 17, she wrote and directed her third feature, ''My Sucky Teen Romance'', which film premiered at South by Southwest, SXSW and was distributed by Dark Sky Films. Her fourth feature, ''Grow Up, Tony Phillips'', also premiered at SXSW and was released on DVD/VOD in 2014. She also wrote and directed the segment "Touch" for Chiller (TV channel), Chiller's horror anthology ''Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear''. Her most recent feature film, a teen heist movie titled ''Coin Heist'', is based on a young adult novel of the same name and was released as a List of original films distributed by Netflix, Netflix Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MovieWeb
MovieWeb is an entertainment news website and video brand. Overview MovieWeb reports on entertainment news through their long-running website and related social media and video platforms. The site also maintains a searchable database of films. History MovieWeb launched in 1995. MovieWeb is owned by WATCHR Media, Inc., a privately held Las Vegas company. Partnerships In August 2000, MovieWeb announced a collaboration with video rental chain Video Update and video retail software provider Unique Business Systems Inc. MovieWeb acts as a distribution partner of Hulu Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television serie .... MovieWeb also produces video content for IMDb.com. References External links * {{official website, http://www.movieweb.com/ American film websites Internet propert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shudder (streaming Service)
Shudder is an American over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring horror, thriller and supernatural fiction titles, owned and operated by AMC Networks. The streaming service offers original films and TV series like ''Creepshow,'' inspired by the 1982 movie of the same name directed by George A. Romero. Shudder also has well-known movies like 1978's ''Halloween,'' documentary series, and an annual Halloween "Ghoul Log" reminiscent of the Yule Log that's on TV during the holiday season. Distribution Shudder began with an invite-only beta testing in the United States the summer of 2015. By October 2016, Shudder was fully out of beta testing and had expanded to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Shudder is available on Android and Apple mobile devices, Amazon Fire devices, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Chromecast as well as subscription via Amazon Video in monthly or annual subscriptions. Shudder was also available as part of the VR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FrightFest (film Festival)
FrightFest, also known as Arrow Video FrightFest is an annual film festival held in London and Glasgow. The festival holds three major events each year: a festival running five days over the UK late August Bank Holiday weekend, a Halloween event held in London in late October, and a festival in Glasgow held around February as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The first event was held in London in 2000 and the first Glasgow festival was held in 2006. As its name indicates FrightFest primary focus is on the horror film genre, however, the event regularly features documentaries, science fiction and thriller films. History Paul McEvoy has stated that his initial idea for FrightFest "came from my love and admiration for the seminal 'Shock Around The Clock' events of the 1980s organised by Stefan Jaworszyn and Alan Jones." He then reached out to Ian Rattray, journalist Alan Jones, film and television PR person and Greg Day, with whom he founded and ran the event. Question and Answer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
