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Happy Death Day
''Happy Death Day'' is a 2017 American black comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon, and written by Scott Lobdell. It stars Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard. The film was produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner, in association with Digital Riot Media and Vesuvius Productions. It follows a college student who is murdered on the night of her birthday and begins reliving the day repeatedly, at which point she sets out to find the killer and stop her death. Originally announced in 2007 under the title ''Half to Death'', the film was released on October 13, 2017, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $125million worldwide on a $4.8million budget, with critics deeming the film entertaining and praising Rothe's performance while acknowledging the familiar premise, and describing it as "'' Groundhog Day'' meets ''Scream''". A sequel, ''Happy Death Day 2U'', was released on February 13, 2019. Plot After a night of drunken partying, university stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Landon (filmmaker)
Christopher Beau Landon (born February 27, 1975) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for writing the thriller '' Disturbia'' (2007) and found-footage films '' Paranormal Activity 2'' (2010), ''Paranormal Activity 3'' (2011), and ''Paranormal Activity 4'' (2012), directing the horror comedy ''Happy Death Day'', and both writing and directing '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' (2014), '' Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'', the sequel '' Happy Death Day 2U'', and '' Freaky'', which were also horror films, most of them with comedic elements. Landon is the son of late actor Michael Landon. He wrote and made his directorial debut on the satirical thriller film '' Burning Palms'' (2010). Early life Landon was born in Los Angeles, and is the son of actor Michael Landon and Lynn Noe. He is the youngest of four children produced by their marriage. His parents divorced in 1980, when he was four years old, where upon he resided with his father unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-light
To green-light is to give permission to proceed with a project. The term is a reference to the green traffic signal, indicating "go ahead". Film industry In the context of the film and television industries, to green-light something is to formally approve its production finance and to commit to this financing, thereby allowing the project to proceed from the development phase to pre-production and principal photography. The power to green-light a project is generally reserved to those in a project or financial management role within an organization. The process of taking a project from pitch to green light formed the basis of a successful reality TV show titled '' Project Greenlight''. At the Big Five major film studio Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American and international markets, th ...s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranormal Activity (film Series)
''Paranormal Activity'' is an American supernatural horror franchise consisting of eight films and additional media. Created by Oren Peli, the original film premiered in 2007 and was widely released in 2009. The films are typically based around various families who become haunted by the demon Asmodeus "Tobi" of the Book of Tobit, that stalks, terrifies and ultimately murders several members of the family and other bystanders during the course of the films. The series makes use of production cameras set up and used security cameras or other recording devices in an attempt to present the films as found footage. The series has received overall mixed reviews across all films. The first and third films received generally positive critical reception, the second and fifth films received more mixed reviews, and the fourth, sixth and seventh received mostly negative reviews. The series was financially successful, making strong profits based on return on investment. The series as a whol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Jokinen
Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen (born 26 April 1968) is a Finnish music video and film director as well as a former college basketball player. He is married to actress Krista Kosonen. Biography Early life Born in Nurmijärvi to the family of a sports journalist, Jokinen attended East Carolina University on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film. While still in university, he produced a short film called ''Fist Full of Sand'', which was based on Jim Morrison's poetry. The film won an award at the North Carolina Film Festival and attracted the attention of MTV executives in New York City. After he graduated from university, Jokinen worked as an assistant producer on the music shows ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''MTV Rocks'' and ''Yo! MTV Raps''. Television and music videos After his studies in the US, Jokinen moved back to Finland and formed a production company called Storm Inc., together with Markus Selin, a Finnish film producer. Later on, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Pictures
Rogue (originally Rogue Pictures) is an American independent production company founded in 1998 by Patrick Gunn and Matt Wall, originally started off as a genre film label of the Universal-affiliated independent film studio October Films and was based in Universal City, California. It was known to produce action, thriller, and horror films. It was owned by October Films from 1998 to 1999, after which it was merged with Gramercy Pictures to form USA Films until its original defunct year of 2000. In 2004, Rogue was revived by Focus Features, which retained the studio until 2009, when it was acquired by Relativity Media. In June 2012, Rogue and Relativity Media sold 30 of their films to Manchester Library Company, which was acquired by Vine Alternative Investments in April 2017. History Original October Films era (1998–2000) On April 2, 1998, Rogue Pictures was formed as a division of Universal-led independent film label October Films, led by Patrick Gunn and Matt Wall in or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has produced and directed, which include '' Armageddon'' (1998), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and the ''Transformers'' film series (2007–present), have grossed over worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror films, including '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003), '' The Amityville Horror'' (2005), '' The Hitcher'' (2007), ''Friday the 13th'' (2009) and '' A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010). Despite his commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Matthews
Rachel Lynn Matthews (born October 25, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for starring in the film ''Happy Death Day'' and its sequel, ''Happy Death Day 2U''. Early life and career A native of Los Angeles, Matthews was born in 1993, the eldest daughter of actress Leslie Landon and Brian Matthews. She became interested in acting at an early age by watching Shirley Temple movies, leading to tap and voice classes, and ultimately joining a local theater program at the age of 10. Matthews continued to pursue the stage life by studying acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In college, Matthews became friends with fellow actress Camila Mendes, who would become her roommate upon returning to Los Angeles, and musician Maggie Rogers, who would feature both in her music video "Give a Little". In 2017, Matthews had her film debut in ''Happy Death Day'', directed by her uncle Christopher Landon, playing sorority house president Danielle Bouseman, a role she would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Modine
Ruby Wylder Rivera Modine (born July 31, 1990) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She is best known for playing Sierra Morton in '' Shameless'', and co-starring in the 2017 slasher film ''Happy Death Day'' and its sequel as Lori Spengler. She is the lead singer of the band ''Ruby Modine and the Disease''. Personal life Modine was born on July 31, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Caridad Rivera, a makeup and wardrobe stylist, and actor Matthew Modine. Her mother is Puerto Rican, and she has a brother, Boman, who is an assistant director for films. Career Modine was cast as Sierra in the seventh season of '' Shameless''. On November 8, 2016, she was cast to co-star in the slasher film ''Happy Death Day'' starring Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard. The film opened in 2017, to positive reviews. Modine reprised her role in the 2019 sequel, ''Happy Death Day 2U ''Happy Death Day 2U'' is a 2019 American science fiction black comedy slasher film written a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Loop
The time loop or temporal loop is a plot device in fiction whereby characters re-experience a span of time which is repeated, sometimes more than once, with some hope of breaking out of the cycle of repetition. The term "time loop" is sometimes used to refer to a causal loop; however, causal loops are unchanging and self-originating, whereas time loops are constantly resetting: when a certain condition is met, such as a death of a character or a clock reaching a certain time, the loop starts again, possibly with one or more characters retaining the memories from the previous loop. History An early example of a time loop is the 1915 Russian novel '' Strange Life of Ivan Osokin'', where the main character gets to live his life over again but struggles to change it the second time around. It was used in the short story "Doubled and Redoubled" by Malcolm Jameson that appeared in the February 1941 ''Unknown''; the story tells of a person accidentally cursed to repeat a "perfect" day, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupcake
A cupcake (also British English: fairy cake; Hiberno-English: bun) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, frosting and other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied. History The earliest extant description of what is now often called a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for "a light cake to bake in small cups" was written in ''American Cookery'' by Amelia Simmons. The earliest extant documentation of the term ''cupcake'' itself was in "Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats" in 1828 in Eliza Leslie's ''Receipts'' cookbook. In the early 19th century, there were two different uses for the term ''cup cake'' or ''cupcake''. In previous centuries, before muffin tins were widely available, the cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. This is the use of the name that has remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorority
Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept graduate students as well. Individual fraternities and sororities vary in organization and purpose, but most share five common elements: # Secrecy # Single-sex membership # Selection of new members on the basis of a two-part vetting and probationary process known as '' rushing'' and ''pledging'' # Ownership and occupancy of a residential property where undergraduate members live # A set of complex identification symbols that may include Greek letters, armorial achievements, ciphers, badges, grips, hand signs, passwords, flowers, and colors Fraternities and sororities engage in philanthropic activities, host parties, provide "finishing" training for new members such as instruction on etiquette, dress and manners, and create networking oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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