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Mirrors (2008 Film)
''Mirrors'' is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, and Amy Smart. The film was first titled ''Into the Mirror'', but the name was later changed to ''Mirrors''. Filming began on May 1, 2007, and it was released in American theaters on August 15, 2008. The film was originally scripted as a straightforward remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film ''Into the Mirror'' which is rated 15 by KMRB. However, once Aja was brought on board and read the script, he was dissatisfied with the particulars of the original film's story. He decided to retain the original film's basic idea involving mirrors, and to incorporate a few of its scenes, but otherwise crafted a new story and script for his version of the movie. A sequel titled ''Mirrors 2'' was released in 2010. Plot A security guard runs through a subway station until he enters a room he cannot escape and starts begging his reflection in a mirror for his life. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror film, horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film ''High Tension, Haute Tension'' (known as ''High Tension'' in the US and ''Switchblade Romance'' in the UK). He has also directed the films ''The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film), The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006), ''Mirrors (2008 film), Mirrors'' (2008), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), ''Horns (film), Horns'' (2013) and ''Crawl (2019 film), Crawl'' (2019). Personal life Aja's pseudonymous surname is formed from the initial letter of each of the three parts of his real name. He was born in Paris, France, and is the son of Jewish French ''Pied-Noir'' director Alexandre Arcady and French cinema critic Marie-Jo Jouan. Career Aja acted at a very young age in minor roles in his father's films such as ', and the two ' films. He made his directorial debut at the age of eighteen wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirrors 2
''Mirrors 2'' is a 2010 American supernatural horror film. It is a stand-alone sequel to the 2008 film ''Mirrors''. Released by 20th Century Fox in direct-to-video format, the film is written by Matt Venne and is directed by Víctor Garcia. The film grossed $4.5 million in home sales. Plot Max Matheson survives a car accident that kills his fiancée, Kayla. As a result, he becomes emotionally disturbed and has to undergo psychological treatment with Dr. Beaumont who pulls the blinds in his office for privacy, making some progress in overcoming the guilt over the accident, although the other driver, who was inebriated was responsible for it. To help Max move forward, his father Jack reopens the Mayflower Department Store in New Orleans and persuades Max to replace the former security guard, who recently quit his job after cutting himself up on duty. Max accepts the job, and his father introduces him to Keller Landreaux, the store manager, Jenna McCarty, the buyer and Ryan Parker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanji (director)
Sanji Senaka is an American music video director. He has directed videos for Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, The Pharcyde, and Tori Amos, among others. His music video for " Everything Is Everything" by Lauryn Hill was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction and the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. His videos have been nominated four other times for MTV Awards, including Breakthrough Video for Maxwell's "This Woman's Work". Sanji's video for " No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige won the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video in 2002. Initially directing music videos for Propaganda Films, he signed to FM Rocks in 1998. Sanji had initially been attached to make his directorial debut in ''Blood & Chocolate'', but later left the film. He was also in talks to direct a remake of the Korean horror film ''Into the Mirror'', but he wound up not directing, and it was later released as ''Mirrors'' in 2008. Jennifer Lopez recommended Sanji to direct her hip-hop opera/musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Buzzington
Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the New York International Fringe Festival. Career With over 60 film credits (and dozens of television appearances), Buzzington has been referred to as "the Dennis Hopper of underground cinema". He has played characters ranging from "Weird Al the Waiter" in '' Ghost World'' to "Goggle" (a mutant) in ''The Hills Have Eyes'' and Tudley in the Crime thriller film '' The Chair''. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture '' The Artist''. He has worked with directors David Fincher (twice), Alexandre Aja (twice), Terry Zwigoff (twice), Rob Zombie (twice), David Slade (four times), Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood and the Farrelly Brothers (also twice). He was a series regular in the role of Oswald Eisengrim on NBC's '' Crossbones'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Glover
Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Glover's well-known film roles have included General Maximilian Veers in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), Brian Harcourt-Smith in '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) and Walter Donovan in '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989). He also voiced the giant Acromantula spider Aragog in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002) and appeared as conductor Andris Davis in the psychological drama ''Tár'' (2022). Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially in Britain, including guest appearances in cult series such as '' The Avengers'', ''The Saint'', '' Thriller'', '' Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Remington Steele'' and ''Insi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Flemyng
Jason Iain Flemyng''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 25 September 1966) is an English actor. He is known for roles in British films such as ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and '' Snatch'' (2000), both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as '' Rob Roy'' (1995), the Alan Moore comic book adaptations ''From Hell'' (2001) and ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003), and '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008). He has also appeared in prominent roles in both theatre and television in the UK. Flemyng speaks French fluently, and has made three films in that language. He won the Best Actor Award at the Geneva Film Festival for his role in 1996's '' Alive and Kicking''. Early life and career Flemyng was born on 25 September 1966 in Putney, London, the son of Scottish television and film director Gordon Flemyng. He decided he wanted to become an actor after appearing in theatrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shrapnel
John Morley Shrapnel (27 April 1942 – 14 February 2020) was an English actor. He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the United Kingdom and for his many television appearances. One of his well-known roles was Mr. Skinner in the 1996 live-action film '' 101 Dalmatians''. Early life Shrapnel was born John Morley Shrapnel in Birmingham, Warwickshire (now West Midlands) on 27 April 1942, the son of journalist / author Norman Shrapnel and Mary Lillian Myfanwy (née Edwards). Shrapnel was brought up in Stockport and London, and was educated first at Mile End School, Stockport, where he started acting as a member of the school's drama society, and then at the City of London School, an independent school for boys in the City of London, where he played Hamlet in the school play; he then attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge, St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, from which he received an Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Beth Peil
Mary Beth Peil (born June 25, 1940) is an American actress and soprano. She began her career as an opera singer in 1962 with the Goldovsky Opera Theater. In 1964 she won two major singing competitions, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; the latter of which earned her a contract with the Metropolitan Opera National Company with whom she performed in two seasons of national tours as a leading soprano from 1965–1967. She continued to perform in operas through the 1970s, notably creating the role of Alma in the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's ''Summer and Smoke'' at the Minnesota Opera in 1971. She later recorded that role for American television in 1982. With that same opera company she transitioned into musical theatre, performing the title role of Cole Porter's '' Kiss Me, Kate'' in 1983. Later that year she joined the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''The King and I'' as Anna Leonowens opposite Yul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Boyce
Cameron Mica Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films ''Mirrors'' and ''Eagle Eye'', along with the comedy film '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its 2013 sequel. His first starring role was on the Disney Channel comedy series '' Jessie'' (2011–2015). Continuing to work with Disney, Boyce achieved further prominence as Carlos, one of the title characters in the musical fantasy '' Descendants'' film franchise. He appeared in all three television films from 2015 to 2019, in addition to various spin-off media. He also starred in the titular role of Jake in the second and third seasons of the Disney Junior series ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (2012–2014). Boyce was featured as the lead of Disney XD comedy series '' Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything'' (2015–2017). Ahead of the ''Descendants 3'' premiere in 2019, Boyce died at the age of 20 due to complications from epilepsy. Posthumous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demonic Possession
Spirit possession is an unusual or altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors purportedly caused by the control of a human body by spirits, ghosts, demons, or gods. The concept of spirit possession exists in many cultures and religions, including Buddhism, Christianity,Mark 5:9, Luke 8:30 Haitian Vodou, Hinduism, Islam, Wicca, and Southeast Asian, African, and Native American traditions. Depending on the cultural context in which it is found, possession may be considered voluntary or involuntary and may be considered to have beneficial or detrimental effects on the host. In a 1969 study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, spirit possession beliefs were found to exist in 74% of a sample of 488 societies in all parts of the world, with the highest numbers of believing societies in Pacific cultures and the lowest incidence among Native Americans of both North and South America. As Pentecostal and Charismatic Christian churches move into both African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific. ''A Dictionary of Comparative Religion'' edited by S.G.F. Brandon 1970 In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Persian era. Demons may or may not also be considered to be devils: minions of the Devil. In ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convent
A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Communion. Etymology and usage The term ''convent'' derives via Old French from Latin ''conventus'', perfect participle of the verb ''convenio'', meaning "to convene, to come together". It was first used in this sense when the eremitical life began to be combined with the cenobitical. The original reference was to the gathering of mendicants who spent much of their time travelling. Technically, a monastery is a secluded community of monastics, whereas a friary or convent is a community of mendicants (which, by contrast, might be located in a city), and a canonry is a community of canons regular. The terms abbey and priory can be applied to both monasteries and canonries; an abbey is headed by an abbot, and a priory is a lesser dependent ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
