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Machete Maidens Unleashed!
''Machete Maidens Unleashed!'' is a 2010 Australian documentary film directed by Mark Hartley. Synopsis The documentary explores exploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s with interviews for the documentary include Allan Arkush, Judy Brown, Colleen Camp, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Pam Grier, Jack Hill, John Landis, Danny Peary, Eddie Romero, Cirio H. Santiago, and Brian Trenchard-Smith. Interviewees The actors, directors, screenwriters and producers interviewed for the film were: *Carmen Argenziano *Allan Arkush * Alan Birkinshaw *Judith Brown *Andrea Cagan *Colleen Camp *Steve Carver * Leigh Christian *Marlene Clark *Roger Corman *Joe Dante *Jon Davison *Marissa Delgado *Nick Deocampo * R. Lee Ermey *Leo Fong *Eddie Garcia *Pam Grier *Franco Guerrero *Sid Haig *Gloria Hendry *Jack Hill *Darby Hinton *Mark Holcomb *Lenore Kasdorf *Rosanne Katon *Jayne Kennedy *Leon Isaac Kennedy *Paul Koslo *John Landis *Marrie Lee *Margaret Markov *Jan Merlin *Dick Miller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hartley
Mark Hartley is an Australian film maker. He is best known for the documentary '' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'' (2008) and the remake of ''Patrick'' (2013). He also wrote and directed the documentary film '' Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films''. Select filmography * ''A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock (2004) (documentary) *'' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'' (2008) (documentary) *''Machete Maidens Unleashed!'' (2010) (documentary) *''Patrick'' (2013) *'' Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'' (2014) (documentary) Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , 1997 , Mark Hartley for "Good Mornin'" by You Am I , rowspan="7" , Best Video , , rowspan="7" , ARIA Award prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix 1950s-style B movies with cartoon comedy. Dante's films also include ''Piranha'' (1978), ''The Howling'' (1981), ''Explorers'' (1985), ''Innerspace'' (1987), ''The 'Burbs'' (1989), '' Matinee'' (1993), ''Small Soldiers'' (1998), and '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003). His work for television and cable includes immigration satire ''The Second Civil War'' (1997) and episodes of anthology series ''Masters of Horror'' ("Homecoming" and " The Screwfly Solution") and ''Amazing Stories'', as well as ''Police Squad!'' and ''Hawaii Five-0''. Early life Dante was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Livingston. His father, Joseph James Dante, was a professional golfer, though Dante was more interested in becoming a cartoonist. Career 1960s Dante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Christian
Leigh Christian is an American actress best known for her guest starring roles on many major television series during the 1970s and 1980s including ''The Rockford Files'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', '' McCloud'', ''Knight Rider'', ''Starsky and Hutch'', ''The Ghost Busters'', ''Emergency!'' (S5Ep12), amongst others. Christian also appeared in Barnaby Jones in 1975.Barnaby Jones "Trap Play"(01/07/1975). Early life Christian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania daughter of Dorothy Mae Close; she is the oldest of six siblings. Graduating high school with high honors, she continued her education and holds an associate degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Monica College. Her interests in psychology and physical health later led her to pursue further education in those fields obtaining proficiency certificates as a Sports Nutritionist and Fitness Instructor, Educational Kinesiology techniques, and practicing Aromatherapy and Physical Therapy. Career Christian b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Carver
Steve Carver (April 5, 1945 – January 8, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and photographer. Biography Carver attended Manhattan's High School of Music and Art and received his BA from Cornell University and his MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. He was originally interested in cartooning, commercial art and animation. He was a cameraman for the Wide World of Sports, for the St. Louis Cardinals, and made 30 documentaries in two years while teaching in St Louis area colleges. American Film Institute In 1970, a documentary he shot in grad school got him admitted to the American Film Institute, then in its second year of taking in fellows in Hollywood. While at the AFI he studied under such filmmakers as George Stevens, George Seaton, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck. He worked as an assistant director on Dalton Trumbo's sole effort as director, ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971). Carver's final AFI project was a short film based on Edgar All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Cagan
Andrea Cagan is an American writer, biographer and ghostwriter. She has edited and collaborated on more than fifteen books, including biographies of Diana Ross, Grace Slick, Joan Lunden and Prem Rawat. She has brought a dozen books to the bestseller lists, including three ''New York Times'' number-one bestsellers and one ''Los Angeles Times'' number-one bestseller. Cagan appeared in the 1970 anti-Vietnam War film ''Captain Milkshake'', which saw a revival in 2003. Bibliography ;Authored * ''Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat'', Mighty River Press ( 2007), * ''Awakening the Healer Within'' - (1990), Fireside, * ''Memoirs of a Ghost'' * ''A Friendly Guide to Writing and Ghostwriting'' ;Co-authored * Diana Ross, ''Secrets of a Sparrow'', Random House, * Marianne Williamson, ''A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles'', Harper Paperbacks, * Marianne Williamson, ''A Woman's Worth'' (1994), Chivers North America, * Lynda Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Birkinshaw
Alan Birkinshaw, FRGS (born 15 June 1944) is a British film director, writer, and television and film producer. The son of two physicians, Birkinshaw always wanted to be an actor, but at 17, having failed his audition at LAMDA, he decided that if he couldn't act it, he'd do it for real. He travelled to Australia, and after a few months working as a jackaroo in the Australian outback, he became a horse breaker and rodeo rider. Returning to England, he joined the camera department of Lew Grade's Associated TeleVision on his 20th birthday. He worked his way up to directing, firstly in television and then via the world of commercials, into television movies and feature films. Early career After leaving ATV, Birkinshaw worked as a freelance television cameraman. Such was the demand, he was often working seven days a week – in the television studios during the week and on outside broadcasts at the weekend. He could be working with Billy Fury, Diana Dors and Orson Welles one day, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943February 10, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 73 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on ''Stargate SG-1''. He had recurring roles on '' Booker'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Melrose Place'', and ''The Young and the Restless'', as well as minor roles in ''The Godfather Part II'', ''Angels & Demons'', and ''The Accused''. Life and career Argenziano was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Sharpsville, the son of parents of Italian descent, Elizabeth Stella (née Falvo) and Joseph Guy Argenziano, who was a restaurateur. He had three children: two sons and a step-daughter. One of Argenziano's best-known roles was as the recurring character Jacob Carter in the television series ''Stargate SG-1''. He was also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Medwin Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian filmmaker and author, known for his idiosyncratic and satirical low-budget genre films. His filmography covers action, science fiction, martial arts, dystopian fiction, comedy, war, family, thriller, romance and erotica, and his works tend to be cross-genre pieces. After gaining experience as a writer and editor of film trailers, Trenchard-Smith made documentary films for Australian television, many of which focused on stunt performers and martial artists, including his frequent collaborator Grant Page. He made his directorial debut with ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (1975), the first film to be produced as an international co-production between Australia and Hong Kong. Many of Trenchard-Smith's films over the next decade became notable examples of the Ozploitation cycle, including ''Deathcheaters'' (1976), '' Stunt Rock'' (1978), ''Turkey Shoot'' (1982), '' BMX Bandits'' (1983), ''Frog Dreaming'' (1986) and ''Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirio H
Cirio S.p.A. (''Cirio Società per Azioni'') is a major Italian food company. It was founded in 1856 in Turin, Italy. They also sponsored S.S.C. Napoli in 1982–83 and 1984–85 season and S.S. Lazio from 1996 to 2000. See also * List of Italian companies Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third fo ... External linksOfficial Web Site References Food and drink companies of Italy Companies based in Turin Privately held companies of Italy Food and drink companies established in 1856 Italian companies established in 1856 Italian brands {{Italy-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Romero
Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. His mother was Pilar Guzman Sinco, a schoolteacher and the sister of University of the Philippines President Vicente G. Sinco who signed the United Nations Charter in 1945 on behalf of the Philippines. His brother was Jose V. Romero Jr., former Philippine Ambassador to Italy. He studied at Silliman University. Romero's paternal grandparents were Francisco Romero Sr., mayor of Tanjay, Negros Oriental from 1909 to 1916 and later a member of the Provincial Board of Negros Oriental, and Josefa Calumpang Muñoz, daughter of Tanjay gobernadorcillo Don José Teves Muñoz and Doña Aleja Ines Calumpang, a great-granddaughter of Don Fernando Velaz de Medrano Bracamonte y Dávila ( es), Marquis of Tabuà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Peary
Dannis Peary (born August 8, 1949) is an American film critic and sports writer. He has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics. Peary is most famous for his book ''Cult Movies'' (1980), which spawned two sequels, '' Cult Movies 2'' (1983) and '' Cult Movies 3'' (1988) and are all credited for providing more public interest in the cult movie phenomenon. He is the brother of film critic, columnist, actor, and documentary filmmaker Gerald Peary. Early life and education Peary was born in Philippi, West Virginia to Laura Chaitan and Joseph Y. Peary, a professor. During his childhood, he moved to South Carolina, and then New Jersey. In 1971, he earned a B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He also worked as a film critic for the ''Daily Cardinal'' student newspaper. In 1975, he earned an M.A. in cinema, with honors, at the University of Southern California. While attending USC, he worked as the fine arts and sports editor for ''L.A. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
