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Dollar Baby
The Dollar Baby (or Dollar Deal) is an arrangement by which American author Stephen King grants permission to students and aspiring filmmakers or theatre producers to adapt one of his short stories for $1. (He retains rights to his work. As he began to have commercial success, he has used these deals to help the next generation.) The term may be used to refer both to the film or play itself and to the filmmaker (for example, "The Sun Dog" was made as a Dollar Baby, and its director Matt Flesher is a Dollar Baby). The production budgets have ranged from a few hundred dollars to more than $60,000 (''Umney's Last Case''), and the film formats range from home video to professional 35mm movie film, 35 mm film. History As King explained in his introduction to the published shooting script for Frank Darabont's ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (based on his ''Different Seasons'' novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''), "Around 1977 or so, when I started having some popular succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture, his books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 64 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lawnmower Man
"The Lawnmower Man" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the May 1975 issue of ''Cavalier'' and later included in King's 1978 collection '' Night Shift''. Plot summary Harold Parkette is in need of a new lawn mowing service. The summer before, a neighbor's cat was accidentally killed when another neighbor's dog chased it under the mower. Harold has been putting off hiring new help for the summer, but when he sees an ad for a mowing service, he calls. A van reading "Pastoral Greenery" soon pulls up to his home. The man working for the service, a hairy, pot-bellied fellow, is shown the overgrown back lawn and is hired. Harold is enjoying a rest as he reads the paper, wondering about the lawnmower man mentioning Circe, when he hears the lawnmower outside. Startled, he races to the back porch and sees the lawnmower running by itself and the naked lawnmower man following it on all fours and eating the grass. The lawnmower seemingly deliberately chases and kills a mole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maine Campus
''The Maine Campus'' is a weekly newspaper produced by the students of the University of Maine in the United States. It covers university and Town of Orono events, and has four sections: News, Opinion, Culture and Sports. It serves the 20,000 students, faculty and staff of the university. Founded in 1875, it is one of the oldest surviving papers in Maine. Only ''The Bowdoin Orient'', founded in 1871, ''The Bates Student'', founded in 1873, and the '' Sun Journal'', founded in 1847, are older. Circulation and distribution Approximately 1,500 copies of the ''Campus'' are printed every issue. In recent years, the ''Campus'' published a 20-page full color edition on Mondays and a 16-page spot color edition on Thursdays. Now, with the new broadsheet format, the paper's length varies. In addition to the new size, the paper is printed in color every issue now and, depending on its length, may be divided into separate sections. The ''Campus'' has been online since the late 1990s. On Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Maine, Orono
The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classified by Carnegie as among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, UMaine is the state's largest college or university. The University of Maine's athletic teams, nicknamed the Black Bears, are Maine's only Division I athletics program. Maine's men's ice hockey team has won two national championships. History The University of Maine was founded in 1862 as a function of the Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Established in 1865 as the Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the college opened on September 21, 1868 and changed its name to the University of Maine in 1897. By 1871, curricula had been organized in Agriculture, Engineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
"All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is a short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the January 29, 2001 issue of ''The New Yorker'' magazine. In 2002, it was included in King's collection '' Everything's Eventual''. Plot summary Alfie Zimmer, a traveling salesman peddling gourmet frozen foods, pulls into a Motel 6 in Nebraska for the night. He settles in and pulls out a revolver, ready to commit suicide because he can't "go on living the way he had been living." Alfie has a hobby of recording strange bathroom graffiti which he has discovered on his many long, lonely travels. He starts noting down scrawls on the walls that attracted his attention, gradually becoming fascinated with them. During his solitary travels, he has come to regard these "voices on the walls" as his friends as well as something to think about during the long drive, describing the messages as something precious and important that often "spoke" to him. Alfie decides that "a shot in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Renner
James Renner (born March 30, 1978) is an American author, investigative journalist, producer, and director. He worked as a reporter for ''Cleveland Scene'' and was editor of the alternative newspaper ''The Cleveland Independent''. He is known for his work in the thriller, science fiction, and true crime genres. In 2019, Renner founded The Porchlight Project, a nonprofit dedicated to offering support for the families of the missing and murdered. Early life and education Renner is from Akron, Ohio, and is a 2000 graduate of Kent State University. He worked as a reporter for '' Cleveland Scene'' and was the editor of the alternative newspaper ''The Cleveland Independent''. He was also a founding member of Last Call Cleveland, a sketch comedy troupe. Journalism and nonfiction In 2003, Renner began working as a reporter for '' Cleveland Scene'' and was editor of the alternative newspaper, ''The Cleveland Independent''. At ''Cleveland Scene'', he investigated the cases of Tina Harmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Film
''Total Film'' is a British film magazine published 13 times a year (published monthly and a summer issue is added every year since issue 91, 2004, which is published between July and August issue) by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers cinema, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features. ''Total Film'' is available both in print and interactive iPad editions. In 2014, it was announced online that ''Total Film'' would be merging into ''GamesRadar+''. Features Each month, ''Total Film'' provides a range of features, from spotlight interviews with actors and directors, to making of and on-set pieces for new and future releases. Each issue always includes the "''Total Film'' Interview", which is a six-page in-depth chat with an actor or director, along with a critique of their body of work. Key sections within the magazine ; Dialogue: The section where readers can interact with the magazine, this contains readers' letters, emails and feedback from the maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Loved Flowers
"The Man Who Loved Flowers" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the August 1977 issue of ''Gallery'', and later collected in King's 1978 collection '' Night Shift''. The story revolves around a young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover's supposed death. Plot summary In New York City, during an early evening in May 1963, an unnamed man walks up 3rd Avenue. The sky is just changing color from light blue to violet. The man is wearing a light gray suit. He looks like he is in love. The people around him all seem to perceive and respond to this feeling. He passes an electronics store with a color television on sale; it broadcasts a Mets game. The man stops at a flower vendor. A transistor radio drones about a war brewing in Vietnam and about a woman's body that was found in the local river and a hammer murderer that was on the loose. The man is buying flowers for a girl name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cain Rose Up
"Cain Rose Up" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in the Spring 1968 issue of ''Ubris'' magazine, and collected in King's ''Skeleton Crew'' in 1985. It deals with a depressed and homicidal college student, Curt Garrish, who goes on a murderous sniper rampage from his dormitory room. Plot summary Curt Garrish is a college student who lives in one of the campus dorms. At the end of a spring semester, he returns to his room after a particularly hard exam. He talks to a couple of his fellow students and the dorm's RA who tells him to fill out a damage form. Garrish's roommate, an untidy student nicknamed Piggy, has already left for the semester. Garrish takes out a hunting rifle hidden in his closet. Rifles are permitted on campus, with proper documentation, for use on the campus' shooting range. Garrish had checked the rifle out and hidden it in the woods, retrieving it late at night while everyone was asleep. He field strips and loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada's most well-known and celebrated filmmakers. Maddin has directed twelve feature films and numerous short films, in addition to publishing three books and creating a host of installation art projects. A number of Maddin's recent films began as or developed from installation art projects, and his books also relate to his film work. Maddin is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin has been the subject of much critical praise and academic attention, including two books of interviews with Maddin and two book-length academic studies of his work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here There Be Tygers (1968 Short Story)
"Here There Be Tygers" is a short horror story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the Spring 1968 issue of ''Ubris'' magazine, and collected in King's ''Skeleton Crew'' in 1985. This story is extremely short, and written from the perspective of a boy who believes a tiger is lurking in his school bathroom. The title references the phrases used by medieval cartographers when they put warnings on unexplored portions of their maps. The phrase was also used in King's later story "The Reploids." In the film version of King's novel ''The Dark Half'', the story Thad's mother looks at is a copy of this story. As Stephen King noted in the foreword to ''Skeleton Crew'', this is one of the first stories King ever wrote. It was written when King was a high school student. Plot Charles is a third grader. He needs to use the bathroom in the school's basement, and his teacher Miss Bird humiliates him by addressing his need in front of the class. ("Very well Charles. You may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battleground (short Story)
"Battleground" is a fantasy short story by American writer Stephen King, first published in the September 1972 issue of ''Cavalier'' magazine, and later collected in King's 1978 collection '' Night Shift''. Plot summary Renshaw is a professional hit-man, who returns from his assassination of a toy-maker to find a package delivered to his penthouse apartment. The package contains a G.I. Joe Vietnam Footlocker, sent to him by the mother of the toy-maker he had recently killed. When he opens the package, he finds that the toy soldiers are alive with working copies (albeit miniature) of weapons, jeeps, and helicopters. To Renshaw's surprise, the tiny soldiers begin to attack him. Despite his training and experience as a hitman, Renshaw finds himself outnumbered and outgunned, and he cedes control of the living room to the toy soldiers, taking cover in the bathroom. The soldiers pass a piece of paper under the door, demanding his surrender, but Renshaw writes "NUTS!" on the paper an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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