Matthew Charles Santoro
''Higher Power'' is a 2018 science fiction action thriller film directed by Matthew Charles Santoro. It is about an ordinary man faced with the task of saving the world from destruction. It was released on May 11, 2018. It stars Jordan Hinson, Ron Eldard, Colm Feore, Austin Stowell, Jade Tailor and Tom Wright. Story The world is at risk and it's up to one man to save it. A mad scientist has to go through the DNA of the population of earth to find someone to do the job. The needed hero turns out to be a former alcoholic called Joe who has an anger problem and two estranged daughters called Zoe and Rhea. Joe then finds himself in the hands of the mad scientist. The experimental work that the scientist does on Joe equips him with some kind of electromagnetic power that could either save the world or if not, destroy it. Cast * Ron Eldard as Joe Steadman * Jordan Hinson as Zoe Steadman * Austin Stowell as Michael * Colm Feore as Control * Jade Tailor as Heather Steadman * Winsto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (; born January 13, 1957) is an American film producer and founder and owner of Di Bonaventura Pictures. He is best known for producing the G.I. Joe and ''Transformers'' film series. The films he produced have earned over $7 billion at the box office. Life and career Di Bonaventura spent the 1990s as an executive in the film industry eventually rising to president of worldwide production for Warner Bros. Pictures. His production company -- Di Bonaventura Pictures—is based at Paramount Pictures. His tenure at Warner Bros. included discovering and shepherding ''The Matrix'' into production, purchasing the rights to the ''Harry Potter'' books by J. K. Rowling. In 2007 Di Bonaventura purchased the film rights to the six-part series of fantasy novels '' The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'' by Michael Scott. Di Bonaventura said that Scott's "fantastic series is a natural evolution from Harry Potter." In the documentary '' Side by Side,'' Di Bonave ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mei Melançon
Meiling "Mei" Melançon ( ja, 明依) (born March 3, 1980) is an American actress, screenwriter and former fashion model. She has appeared in major feature films as well as indie productions, television shows, and more than 100 commercials as a model and actress. As of 2014 she is becoming known for work behind the camera in roles such as screenwriter and Film producer, producer. Early life Melançon was born in Manila, Philippines where her mother was a singer and her estranged father was a wealthy man. She left at the age of 2, and was raised in mainly Japan, Hong Kong and Korea. She is of Chinese and Japanese descent through her father, and French descent through her mother. As a child she traveled throughout Asia and Europe. At the age of five her mother taught her how to play the guitar, and she was later in a children's band called Blossoms. In an interview with ''Giant Robot (magazine), Giant Robot'' editor Eric Nakamura, Mei spoke about her non-traditional strict upbrin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Directorial Debut Films
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Films
2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "2018 has been a banner year for movies, but you'd never know it from a trip to a local multiplex—or from a glimpse at the Oscarizables. The gap between what's good and what's widely available in theatres—between the cinema of resistance and the cinema of consensus—is wider than ever." He also stated, "In some cases, streaming has filled the gap. Several of the year's best movies, such ''Shirkers'' and ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'', are being released by Netflix at the same time as (or just after) a limited theatrical run. Others, which barely qualified as having theatrical releases (one theatre for a week), are now available to stream online, on demand, and are more widely accessible to viewers (albeit at home) tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Variety
Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), a British musical film * ''Variety'' (1935 German film), a German drama film * ''Variety'' (1971 film), a Spanish drama film * ''Variety'' (1983 film), an American independent film Music * ''Variety'' (Family Fodder album), tenth studio album by Family fodder * ''Variety'' (Les Rita Mitsouko album), seventh studio album by Les Rita Mitsouko * ''Variety'' (Mariya Takeuchi album), sixth studio album by Mariya Takeuchi * ''Variety'' (Tokyo Jihen album), third studio album by Tokyo Jihen * Variety Records, a short-lived US record label that was produced by Brunswick Records Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Variety'' (magazine), an entertainment industry newspaper * Variety Television Network, an American former digital su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Last Stand
Last stand is a position against overwhelming odds. Last Stand or The Last Stand may also stand for: Film and TV Film * ''The Last Stand'' (1938 film), an American film directed by Joseph H. Lewis * ''The Last Stand'' (1984 film), a film about the band Cold Chisel * ''Last Stand'', a 2000 science fiction action film with Orestes Matacena * ''The Last Stand'' (2013 film), an action film about an American sheriff who fights against the Mexican drug mafia, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', a 2006 film Television * "Last Stand" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * "Last Stand", an episode of the action-adventure television series ''MacGyver'' * "SpongeBob's Last Stand", an episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *"The Last Stand", the fifty-second and final episode of ''The Legend of Korra'' *"The Last Stand, Part 1" and " 2", the fifty-ninth and sixtieth episodes of ''Voltron: L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wolverine
The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ''Gulo gulo'' (''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada, the U.S. state of Alaska, the mainland Nordic countries of Europe, and throughout western Russia and Siberia. Its population has steadily declined since the 19th century owing to trapping, range reduction and habitat fragmentation. The wolverine is now essentially absent from the southern end of its European range. Taxonomy Geneti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rise Of The Silver Surfer
''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (titled ''Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' on home media) is a 2007 American superhero film, and sequel to the 2005 film ''Fantastic Four''. Both films are based on the ''Fantastic Four'' comic book and were directed by Tim Story. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis as the title characters, with Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Beau Garrett, Doug Jones and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles. The plot follows the Fantastic Four (and Doctor Doom) as they confront, and later ally with, the Silver Surfer to save Earth from Galactus. The film was released on June 15, 2007 in North America. Critical reception was generally mixed but also slightly better than the first film. The film grossed over $301 million worldwide, but earned less than its predecessor which grossed $333.5 million worldwide. A third film was planned but ultimately cancelled, which was attribut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a funeral (when it is often called a Funeral Mass). Musical settings of the propers of the Requiem Mass are also called Requiems, and the term has subsequently been applied to other musical compositions associated with death, dying, and mourning, even when they lack religious or liturgical relevance. The term is also used for similar ceremonies outside the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Western Rite Orthodox Christianity, the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in certain Lutheran churches. A comparable service, with a wholly different ritual form and texts, exists in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches as well as some ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fitz Houston
Fitz Houston aka Fitzhugh G. Houston was born June 9, 1953, and is an actor, musician, author and pastor. As an actor, he played the part of Principal Gordon in '' Sister, Sister''. He appeared in an episode of '' Sugar and Spice'', also The Reverse Peephole, which was an episode of ''Seinfield'' and Trust No 1 which was an episode of ''The X-Files''. Acting career 1970s to 1980s One of Houston's earliest film roles was in the 1979 film ''Disco Godfather'' which was directed by J Robert Wagoner and starred Rudy Ray Moore. He appeared in a couple of episodes of ''Knight Rider'' in 1982 and 1983. One of the roles was as an assembly speaker. He played the part of Det. Gilbert in the 1986 slasher film ''Sorority House Massacre'' which was directed by Carol Frank and produced by Roger Corman. Houston appeared in the 1988 film ''Night of the Kickfighters'' which was directed by Buddy Reyes and starred Adam West. This was a film about a group of martial artists who take on a ter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Dorton
Reptile is a character (arts), fictional Player character, character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted in the Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), original 1992 game as a hidden opponent, establishing him as the first secret character in fighting game history. Reptile became playable in the follow-up ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993) and has remained a mainstay of the franchise. As implied by his name, he is a Zaterran Saurian, a fictional species of Reptilian humanoid, reptilian humanoids. One of the last remaining members of his race, he aligns himself with the series' primary villains in the hope that his service will lead to the Zaterrans' revival. Outside of the games, Reptile has appeared in various related media. Reception to the character has been positive, with praise for his evolution from a hidden character to one of the franchise's most recognized fighters. Conception and history Included in the first game l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benjamin John Parrillo
Benjamin John Parrillo is an American film and television actor, writer and director. Early life and education Parrillo was born in Boston. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where he majored in theater arts, American history, and Italian. Career As of 2007, Parrillo has written and produced two short films: ''Jolly Good Fellow'' in 2006 and ''A Moron, a Loser, and a Coffee Shop'' in 2007. He also directed and starred in both movies. Parrillo has written feature film scripts that are represented by Creative Artists Agency. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and starred in an original one-hour television series titled ''Bed of Nails''. As an actor, Parillo's more significant roles have been in shows such as MyNetworkTV's ''Wicked Wicked Games''. He has also been credited for guest appearances in episodes of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Heartland'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''CSI: NY'', '' Bones'', '' 24'', ''NCIS'', ''Judging Amy'', ''Boston Legal'', '' Cold Case'', ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |