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Kristina Klebe
Kristina Klebe ( ; born 1979–1982) is an American actress, director, producer and writer who came to prominence for her portrayal of Lynda Van Der Klok in Rob Zombie's '' Halloween'' (2007). Her other film roles include ''Proxy'' (2013), Neil Marshall's ''Hellboy'' (2019), and ''Two Witches'' (2021), the last of which she also co-wrote. Early life Klebe was born in New York City to European immigrant parents. Her father is from Germany. Klebe was raised primarily in New York City but spent time in Europe with her family in Germany, France and Italy as a child and teenager. She lived in Aix-en-Provence when she was 15 for six months as an exchange student, and in Paris when she was 18 working as an intern at the film distribution firm M5. Klebe went to high school in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College cum laude with a major in politics and a minor in theater and film. While in college, Klebe lived in Sienna, Italy when she was 20 for a study abroad program. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spooky Empire
Spooky Empire is an American multigenre convention focused primarily on horror and science fiction, held bi-annually in Florida. The convention, which is billed as "the dark side of Comic-Con", features vendors, a film and tattoo festival, music, and celebrity guests. History Co-founded by Peter Mongelli, Spooky Empire has been held in Florida since 2003. It is held twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. The first event, held in 2003, took place at a Holiday Inn in Broward County, Florida. The convention was held in Orlando, Florida from 2006 to 2019, before moving to Tampa, Florida for its autumn 2019 event due to a lack of sufficient available venue space in Orlando. Celebrity guests at Spooky Empire have included Gillian Anderson, Fairuza Balk, Bruce Campbell, Neve Campbell, Alice Cooper, David Duchovny, Gunnar Hansen, Kane Hodder, Christopher Lloyd, Malcolm McDowell, Bill Moseley, Cassandra Peterson, Sam Raimi, Burt Reynolds, Christina Ricci, George A. Romer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the non-denominational all-male institution began its first classes near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU has become the largest private university in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students, including 26,733 undergraduate students and 25,115 graduate students, in 2019. NYU also receives the most applications of any private institution in the United States and admission is considered highly selective. NYU is organized int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
''Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival'' (stylized onscreen as ''The Devil's Carnival: Alleluia!'') is a 2015 American Musical film, musical Fantasy film, fantasy horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Terrance Zdunich. It is a direct sequel to Bousman's 2012 short film ''The Devil's Carnival'', but unlike the previous film, ''Alleluia'' is a feature-length project. Production commenced in August 2014 and the film was released on August 11, 2015 by Cleopatra Films. Plot Lucifer conducts a train full of condemned souls, including Ms. Merrywood, back up to Heaven ("Shovel and Bone"). In Heaven, God discusses the crisis with his top dog, The Agent. The Agent and The Translators, officers in Heaven's police force, interrogate Merrywood. In Hell, the Ticket-Keeper warns Lucifer that the carnies are not prepared for a war with Heaven, but Lucifer dismisses him to entertain a cloaked figure. Lucifer opens his book of Aesop’s Fables and begins reading "The Filly and The La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Fall (2014 American Film)
''Free Fall'' is a 2014 American direct-to-video crime thriller film directed by Malek Akkad in his feature debut and starring Sarah Butler, Malcolm McDowell and D. B. Sweeney. It follows an employee followed by an assassin and locked in an elevator. Plot When the sudden and shocking death of a coworker sends everyone reeling at Gault Capital, Jane Porter ( Sarah Butler), uncovers a very dangerous secret. Her boss, charismatic billionaire Thaddeus Gault (Malcolm McDowell), is suspected of massive financial fraud. An assassin, Frank (D.B. Sweeney), is dispatched to silence her forever. Jane's flight from the office is forestalled when her pursuer shuts down her elevator. Now, trapped and alone, Jane must find a way to escape her steel cage before the killer reaches her. This brooding and relentless thriller plunges our heroine, Jane, into a free fall of betrayal and terror. To survive Jane must find the inner strength and courage to defeat the powers that hold her and her dreams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Endeavors
''Desperate Endeavors'' is a 2012 film adapted from ''Seeking Home'', a biography of Jayant Patel coming to America to pursue the American Dream. The film is produced and directed by Salim Khassa. The story captures the full range of immigrant struggles, beginning in New York City in the 1970s and punctuated by true human emotion and family conflict. The protagonist of ''Desperate Endeavors'', "Ram Patel" encounters more obstacles than he can count, and ultimately finds a remedy to his numerous problems by encountering a spiritual adviser, legendary 'Dada Bhagwan' played by Bollywood star Gulshan Grover. Also stars Michael Madsen, Robert Clohessy, Ismail Bashey & Samrat Chakrabarti. In 2011 the film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, NYCIFF, and WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Rated PG 13, and had its theatrical release on 7 September 2012. Synopsis A 1970s New York City setting finds Indian-born immigrant Ram Patel trying to establish himself in the turbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chillerama
''Chillerama'' is a 2011 horror comedy anthology film consisting of four stories (or segments) that take place at a drive-in theater playing monster movies. Each segment is a homage to a different genre and style. The first is "Wadzilla" and was directed and written by Adam Rifkin spoofing 1950s monster movies. The second segment is "I Was a Teenage Werebear" and was directed and written by Tim Sullivan which parodies ''Rebel Without a Cause'', '' Grease'' and ''The Lost Boys'' and is set in 1962. The third is called "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" and was directed and written by Adam Green and spoofs Frankenstein and The Diary of Anne Frank. The last segment is "Zom-B-Movie", a spoof of zombie films, and was directed and written by Joe Lynch. Tying each segment of the anthology together is a framing story: a worker for the theater, in a drunken state, digs up his deceased wife's body and attempts oral sex on it, only for her to turn into a zombie and bite his genitals, causin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone Of The Dead
''Zone of the Dead'', also known as ''Apocalypse of the Dead'' ( sr, italic=yes, Zona Mrtvih) is a 2009 Serbian horror film directed by Milan Konjević and Milan Todorović. It stars Ken Foree. Plot In 1986, in Chernobyl, a mass grave of bodies is discovered, resembling victims of the Plague. The Chief of Bureau arrives at the scene and is informed that a man cut himself on a corpse’s ribcage and died of infection minutes after. Seconds later, that same man rises up and attacks them both. Twenty years later, a local professor is trying to catch a train out of Pancevo, Serbia, but finds that all railroads have been closed down as part of a military exercise. While he tries to make a call, a train comes in carrying a deadly biohazard agent monitored by a scientist in a hazmat suit, who asks for permission to pass through. Before he can, a trio of drunken off-duty soldiers emerge and harass the station guard, taking his weapon and inadvertently rupturing the tank, releasing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter And Vandy
''Peter and Vandy'' is a 2009 American romantic independent drama film starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler. The film was written and directed by Jay DiPietro, adapted from his own play of the same name which opened in 2002 in New York. Plot ''Peter and Vandy'' is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings with the twisted, manipulative, regular couple they become. Cast *Jason Ritter as Peter *Jess Weixler as Vandy *Jesse L. Martin as Paul *Tracie Thoms as Marissa *Noah Bean as Andrew *Bruce Altman as Dad *Dana Eskelson as Emma *Kristina Klebe as Michelle *Zak Orth as Keith *David Rasche as Alan *Maryann Plunkett as Mom Release The film selected and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2009. It opened on a limited release basis in the United States in October of the same year. It has been screened at various film festivals, including: the São Paulo Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild About Harry (2009 Film)
''Wild About Harry'', also known as ''American Primitive'', is a 2009 American family drama film directed by Gwen Wynne and starring Tate Donovan, Adam Pascal, Danielle Savre, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Josh Peck, Corey Sevier, Susan Anspach, Fernando Colunga, James Sikking, Daniela Castro and Stacey Dash. It was written by Gwen Wynne and Mary Beth Fielder. The film had the original title ''American Primitive'' and a script titled ''Once in a Very Blue Moon''. Premise Teenaged sisters Madeline and Daisy, living on Cape Cod, deal with the implications of their widower father Harry coming out in 1973. Cast * Tate Donovan as Harry Goodhart * Adam Pascal as Theodore Gibbs * Danielle Savre as Madeline Goodhart * Skye McCole Bartusiak as Daisy Goodhart * Josh Peck as Spoke White * Corey Sevier as Sam Brown * Susan Anspach as Martha * Fernando Colunga as Danny Walker * Cesar Evora as Ricardo * Francisco Gattorno as Jose * Daniela Castro as Debbie * James Sikking as William Cauldicot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accidental Husband
''The Accidental Husband'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, and Sam Shepard. The film was written by Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor and Bonnie Sikowitz, and was produced by Jennifer Todd, Jason Blum, and Uma Thurman. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom in 2008, but was released direct-to-DVD in the United States. Plot Patrick Sullivan is looking forward to a life with Sophia, until she calls into the radio show hosted by famed love expert Dr. Emma Lloyd. Emma questions Sophia’s concept of romantic love and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly does. Patrick is so upset that when he hears that Emma is about to be married herself, he allows his young neighbour, Ajay, to hack into public records and create a fake marriage certificate between himself and Emma. Upon going to the public records office to get a marriage license, Emma and her per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delirious (2006 Film)
''Delirious'' is a 2006 comedy-drama film directed by Tom DiCillo. It stars Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt and Alison Lohman. It is the story of twenty-year-old Toby Grace (Michael Pitt) who progresses from a homeless scavenger in New York City to the assistant of a neurotic paparazzo, Les Galantine ( Steve Buscemi), then falls in love with a famous singer, K'harma. Plot Toby and Les meet when Toby interrupts a crowd of paparazzi waiting to take pictures of pop diva K'harma Leeds ( Allison Lohman). Les requests that Toby go get coffee for himself and two of his colleagues. On his way back with coffee, Toby is stopped by K'harma's agents from the inside of a building and asked to see if the photographers are looking. After the photographers look away, the agents guide K'harma past Toby towards a car. The photographers catch on and rush towards the car, colliding with Toby and spilling some coffee. Later that night, Toby approaches Les outside his apartment, scaring him. He claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Hate Me
''She Hate Me'' is a 2004 American independent comedy drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, John Turturro, and Ossie Davis in his final film role. The film touches on a variety of themes such as corporate greed, race, sexuality, and politics. As with many of Lee's films, the film garnered controversy. Unlike many prior works, Spike Lee does not have an acting credit in this film. The film was shot mostly on location in New York City, including each of the city's five boroughs. ''She Hate Me'' was released on July 30, 2004, and grossed almost half a million dollars at the North American box office in limited release, with a worldwide revenue of $1.5 million. Plot John Henry "Jack" Armstrong is a financially successful and upwardly mobile executive at a biotechnology firm who, following the suicide of a colleague, Dr. Herman Schiller, is falsely accused of securitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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