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Anthony Ferrante
Anthony C. Ferrante is an American film director, producer, and writer, known for directing the '' Sharknado'' series, the 2017 thriller ''Forgotten Evil'' and the 2005 ghost story '' Boo'', which was his feature film writing and directing debut. Career Ferrante grew up in Antioch, California. When he was attending Antioch High School, he took a film studies class at Los Medanos College. His first film was shot at the El Campanil Theatre. He would later get his bachelor arts degree in film studies at San Francisco State. In addition to his film career, he has written a comic, ''Archie vs. Sharknado'', which is a tie-in to '' Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!'' and is illustrated by Dan Parent. He also formed the band Quint with actor / musician Robbie Rist. They have written and performed songs for every ''Sharknado'' movie including the theme song "(The Ballad of) Sharknado". Before moving to movies full-time, Ferrante was the editor-in-chief of (the now defunct) ''Cinescape'' mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioch, California
Antioch is the third-largest city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The city's population was 115,291 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city has grown substantially more diverse since the 1970s. History Early history Antioch is one of the oldest towns in the region. The town has been variously named East Antioch, Smith's Landing, and Marsh's Landing, prior to its current name. In 1848, John Marsh (pioneer), John Marsh, owner of Rancho Los Méganos, one of the largest ranches in California, built a landing on the San Joaquin River in what is now Antioch. It became known as Marsh's Landing, and was the shipping point for the rancho. It included a pier extending well out into the river, enabling vessels drawing of water to tie up there in any season of the year. The landing also included a slaughterhouse, a smokehouse for curing hams, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansel & Gretel (2013 Film)
''Hansel & Gretel'' is a 2013 American direct-to-video dark fantasy horror film produced by The Asylum and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante, starring Dee Wallace, Brent Lydic and Stephanie Greco. The film is a modern retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytale of the same name, taking place in Candlewood, New Jersey and follows the eponymous pair of adolescent siblings who find themselves kidnapped by a cannibalistic bakery-owning witch who devours human meat as a way to rejuvenate her youth. It was released on January 8, 2013, considered a "mockbuster", intended to capitalize on the release of Paramount and MGM's film '' Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.'' A sequel was released on January 20, 2015, titled '' Hansel vs. Gretel'' and takes place several years after the first film, following Hansel who becomes a witch hunter and must battle his sister, who is under a dark spell and is trying to become the new leader of a coven of witches. Plot A woman, named Sylvia, being kep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostquake
''Ghostquake'' (also known as ''Haunted High'') is a 2012 American made-for-television horror film produced by Syfy. The film was directed by Jeffrey Lando and written by Paul A. Birkett and Anthony C. Ferrante. The film stars Danny Trejo and M. C. Gainey. It follows a group of high school students trying to escape the wrath of a few ghastly spirits, following an earthquake at their school, Holloman High School. Mysterious school cleaner Ortiz, who has been protecting the academy in secret, steps forward to help the youths. ''Ghostquake'' first aired on Syfy on August 25, 2012. Plot At the New England–based private educational institution Holloman High School, curious teacher Myers (Ricky Wayne) is interrogating student Quentin Smith (Jonathan Baron) on his apparent ancestral ties with former headmaster Alger Danforth (M. C. Gainey), a notorious murderer and cult leader. He brings Quentin to the school's basement to question him in private. Quentin is shown a few historical ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Clover (film)
''Red Clover'' (also known as ''Leprechaun's Revenge'' and ''St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun'') is a 2012 made for television horror film directed by Drew Daywalt. The movie was originally made under the title ''Red Clover'', but was changed to ''Leprechaun's Revenge'' for a March 17, 2012 television release on the Syfy Channel. The title was switched back to ''Red Clover'' for its 2013 DVD release. ''Red Clover'' stars Billy Zane as a Massachusetts sheriff who must save his town from a homicidal leprechaun. Plot Set in the fictional town of Keening, Massachusetts, the movie follows Karen O'Hara ( Courtney Halverson), a young woman who is largely unaware of the town's true bloody past. About sixty-six years ago, a horrific massacre devastated the town, and since that time the town has decided to forgo any St. Patrick's Day festivities. The town managed to temporarily rid themselves of the killer, a bloodthirsty leprechaun, by sending it to another dimension by way of an old boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream Of The Banshee
''Scream of the Banshee'' is a 2011 monster movie directed by Steven C. Miller and released as part of the After Dark Originals series. In the words of one of the film's stars, Lance Henriksen, “It’s a re-telling of the screaming banshee myth” and follows an archeology professor who accidentally unleashes a banshee from nearly a century of confinement with deadly consequences. Plot Limerick City, Ireland 1188AD: Several templar knights pursue a fleeing figure in a red cloak on horseback through a wooded area. The figure reveals herself to be a banshee and kills several knights with its scream before the last knight decapitates it with his magical cross shaped shield that folds into a cube around the head, severing it and sealing it away. Present Day (2011): At a university, archeology professor Maura Whelan is working late with several students on an artifact cataloging project when they are sent a mysterious box containing an Irish gauntlet and a hand-drawn map of “sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bones
''House of Bones'' is a 2010 sci-fi horror film. The film was written by Anthony C. Ferrante and Jay Frasco, and it was directed by Jeffery Scott Lando. It stars Corin Nemec and Charisma Carpenter. The film was released on DVD January 25, 2011. Plot Psychic Heather Burton (Carpenter) and a team of TV ghost hunters travel to investigate a haunted house. Upon their arrival, they find a foreboding house with a mind of its own, and as darkness falls, the house begins to kill the crew one by one. Cast * Charisma Carpenter as Heather Burton - a psychic * Corin Nemec as Quentin French - the show host * Marcus Lyle Brown as Greg Fisher - a lead investigator * Colin Galyean as Simon - the other lead investigator * Ricky Wayne, Jr as Tom Rule - the producer * Kyle Russell Clements as Bub - the production assistant * Stephanie Honoré as Sara Minor - the realtor Reception The film was met with mixed reviews. Dread Central Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is ded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headless Horseman (film)
''Headless Horseman'' is a 2007 American horror television film that aired on the Sci Fi Channel on October 27, 2007, based on the legend of the Headless Horseman. It stars Richard Moll and Billy Aaron Brown and is directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Plot All Hallow’s Eve, 1862: Two Confederate soldiers, the last of their company, are being hunted in the woods outside Wormwood Ridge. They attempt to defend themselves as the Headless Horseman emerges from the woods and decapitates them. Halloween, Present Day: Seven teenage friends; Seth, his girlfriend Tiffany, Lizzie, her boyfriend Doc, Nash, Ava, and Liam are driving through eastern Kansas Approx. 12m56s to a party when they stop for gas and directions. Seth finds a “shortcut” through some backroads, but drives over an open bear trap, which destroys the car’s wheel. A young tow truck driver named Candy “happens upon” them and takes them to Wormwood Ridge, a town so small it does not appear on the map. Candy drop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow Slayer
''Scarecrow Slayer'' is a 2003 American direct-to-video slasher film produced by The Asylum. It is a sequel to the 2002 film ''Scarecrow''. The film was a direct-to-video release, as well as its predecessor, and its 2004 sequel ''Scarecrow Gone Wild''. The film was directed by David Michael Latt, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The film stars Tony Todd, Nicole Kingston, and David Castro. Plot Caleb Kilgore (Tony Todd) is a farmer who has been obsessed with a scarecrow that killed his father (Michael Flowers Jr) years ago. Two friends looking to join a fraternity are given the initiation task of stealing the scarecrow from Caleb's field. After his father's murder, Caleb had caught the scarecrow and tied it down so that it could never escape. When Caleb sees the friends, including a guy named Dave (Brett Erickson), moving the scarecrow, Caleb shoots the scarecrow, not knowing that Dave is beneath the scarecrow. Dave dies, and his soul is transferred into that of the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow (2002 Film)
''Scarecrow'' is a 2002 American direct-to-video slasher film, directed by Emmanuel Itier. It has been described as a B movie and stars scream queen Tiffany Shepis and Tim Young as Lester among others, including director and cofounder of Oingo Boingo Richard Elfman. The film is described as "so bad it's good", due to its poor acting, writing, and overall story. Distribution ''Scarecrow'' was coupled with the second film as ''Scarecrow/Scarecrow Slayer'' on 28 December 2004. Plot Three youths gather in a cornfield to tell each other scary stories. One of them, Mitch, tells a tale about a boy named Lester Dwervick. Lester is a social outcast whose teacher demeans him for his living in a trailer park with his frequent drunken mother who often brings home drunks from the local bar. Lester is also constantly picked on and harassed by the student body at Emerald Grove High School. The only one who doesn't torment Lester is Judy Patterson, the local sheriff's daughter. Lester show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Hate The Living!
''The Dead Hate the Living!'' is a 2000 low budget zombie film written and directed by Dave Parker and produced by Full Moon Entertainment. The film is dedicated to producer Kirk Edward Hansen, who died on December 18, 1999. Plot The film opens with a scientist, Eibon, recording a message stating that he had successfully brought the dead back to life and that he plans to become one of them. He is then attacked by a zombie that had managed to break into his lab. About a month later a group of young filmmakers, actors Shelly and Eric, director David, and FX artists Paul and Marcus, break into an abandoned hospital, unaware that it was the same one that Eibon used for his experiments. Their attempts to make a horror film are interrupted when David and Shelly's sister Nina arrives on set, upset that Shelly had taken her role in the film. She continues to act antagonistically to other crew members, which includes a gofer named Topaz, insisting that the filming and special effects be re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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