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Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi ( he, מאיר זרחי; born 1937) is an Israeli-American film director, screenwriter and producer. Career Zarchi's first professional film credit came from providing the story for the 1962 Israeli drama, ''Nini''. Zarchi's first film as director was ''I Spit on Your Grave'' a.k.a. ''Day of the Woman'' (1978), which starred Camille Keaton, whom he married the following year. ''Grave'', the story of a woman seeking violent revenge on the men who raped her, was considered controversial at the time of its release and suffered censorship in various countries. In 2010, Zarchi executive-produced the remake of ''I Spit on Your Grave'', and the remake's subsequent sequels: ''I Spit on Your Grave 2'' (2013) and '' I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine'' (2015). Zarchi's sophomore effort came seven years later with the revenge-drama set in New York City, ''Don't Mess with My Sister'' (a.k.a. “Family and Honor”), which was nominated by the American Film Institute, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine. During the First World War (1914–1918), an Arab uprising against Ottoman rule and the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force under General Edmund Allenby drove the Ottoman Turks out of the Levant during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The United Kingdom had agreed in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence that it would honour Arab independence if the Arabs revolted against the Ottoman Turks, but the two sides had different interpretations of this agreement, and in the end, the United Kingdom and France divided the area under the Sykes–Picot Agreementan act of betrayal in the eyes of the Arabs. Further complicating the issue was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Eastern Mediterranean, southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the Economy of Israel, economic and Science and technology in Israel, technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Status of Jerusalem, Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Keaton
Camille Keaton (born July 20, 1947) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hills in the controversial 1978 film ''I Spit on Your Grave''. She began her career in Italy, making her film debut as Solange Beauregard in the giallo film ''What Have You Done to Solange?'' (1972), and starred in several other Italian horror films through the early 1970s. In 2015, Keaton reprised her role as Jennifer Hills for the film, '' I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu'', which was released in 2019. Early life Keaton was born July 20, 1947 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She attended middle school in Eudora, Arkansas until 1960 when her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1969, she was involved in a major car accident that left her with facial scarring. . Keaton once worked as a hostess for Amtrak. Career Keaton relocated to Italy in 1971, where she had signed with a talent agent, and appeared in several commercials. Her debut role was in 1972 playing the role of Solange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli-American
, native_name_lang = , image = , caption = , population = 110,000–150,000 , popplace = New York metropolitan area, Los Angeles metropolitan area, Miami metropolitan area, and other large metropolitan areas , langs = English, Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Russian, Arabic, German , rels = Majority:JudaismMinority: Islam, Christianity, Druzism, and others , related = Jewish Americans, Arab Americans Israeli Americans ( he, אָמֵרִיקָאִים יִשׂרָאֵליִם, translit=Ameriqaim Yiśraʾelim, or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Israeli descent. In this category are those who are Israelis through nationality and/or citizenship. Reflecting Israel's demographics, while the vast majority of the Israeli American populace is Jewish, it is also made up of various ethnic and religious minorities; most notably the ethnic Arab minority, which includes Muslims, Christians, and the Druze, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Spit On Your Grave
''I Spit on Your Grave'' (originally titled ''Day of the Woman'') is a 1978 American rape and revenge horror film edited, written, and directed by Meir Zarchi. The film tells the story of Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton), a fiction writer based in New York City who exacts revenge on each of her tormentors after four men gang rape and leave her for dead. The film is noted for its controversial depiction of extreme graphic violence, particularly the lengthy depictions of gang rape, that take up 30 minutes of the film's runtime. During its wider release, it was branded a "video nasty" in the United Kingdom, and was a target of censorship by film commissioning bodies. As such, film critic Roger Ebert became one of the most notable detractors of the film, calling it "a vile bag of garbage". The film remains highly controversial to this day, even being considered to be one of the worst films ever made. For some, it is this controversy which has led to it being deemed a cult classic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Spit On Your Grave (2010 Film)
''I Spit on Your Grave'' is a 2010 American rape and revenge horror film and a remake of the controversial 1978 cult film ''I Spit on Your Grave'' (originally titled ''Day of the Woman''). It was directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by Stuart Morse, based on the original film's director/writer Meir Zarchi's screenplay, and stars Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, and Andrew Howard. It was distributed by CineTel, and produced by the company's president and CEO Paul Hertzberg. Lisa Hansen, Jeff Klein, Alan Ostroff, Gary Needle, and Meir Zarchi (director of the original) served as executive producers. Principal photography began on November 2, 2009, with location filming taking place in Louisiana. ''I Spit on Your Grave'' had its premiere on Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 1, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 8, 2010, by Anchor Bay. The film received negative reviews from critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Spit On Your Grave 2
''I Spit on Your Grave 2'' is a 2013 American Rape and revenge film, rape and revenge horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe. It is a sequel to the 2010 film ''I Spit on Your Grave (2010 film), I Spit on Your Grave'', also directed by Monroe, which in turn was based on Meir Zarchi's 1978 I Spit on Your Grave, film of the same name. The film was given a limited theatrical release at one theater, and was also received negatively by critics. It is also the only film in the franchise not to feature an American cast, or the series main protagonist Jennifer Hills. It was followed by ''I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine'' (2015). Plot Missouri-born model Katie Carter lives in New York City, working a part-time day job as a restaurant receptionist to make ends meet. Desperate to update her modeling portfolio, she answers an advertisement offering a free photography session. She then meets three Bulgarian siblings, photographers Ivan, Nicky and Georgy, who becomes infatuated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance is mine is a biblical quotation from: * Deuteronomy 32:35 * Romans 12:19 Vengeance Is Mine may also refer to: Film and television * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1912 film), an American silent film starring Edmund J. Hayes, Ethel Wright, and William Garwood * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1916 film), a German silent film directed by Rudolf Meinert * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1917 film), an American silent drama film * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1935 film), a Hindi film directed by Sarvottam Badami * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1949 film), a British film starring Valentine Dyall and featuring Sam Kydd * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1968 film), an Italian spaghetti western film * ''Vengeance Is Mine'', a 1972 American blaxploitation film also known as ''Night of the Strangler'' * ''Vengeance Is Mine'', a 1978 film also known as ''Death Force'' * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1979 film), a 1979 Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura * ''Vengeance Is Mine'' (1984 film), a film by Michael Roemer * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deja Vu
Deja or Dejah may refer to: * Deja News, an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups and its successor ''deja.com'' * Andreas Deja (born 1957), German animator * Dejah Mulipola (born 1998), American softball player * Dejah Thoris, a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian novels * Deja, a village in Sălățig Commune, Sălaj County, Romania * Deja Monét Trimble, known professionally as Dej Loaf, American rapper, singer and songwriter * Aurra, an R&B group that also recorded under the name Déjà * ''Deja'', a 2021 album by Colombian band Bomba Estereo * Dagnum, a former settlement in Albania * DeJa Skye The fourteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' premiered on January 7, 2022. The reality competition series, broadcast on VH1 in the United States, showcases 14 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". Casting call ..., American drag queen See also * * * Déjà vu (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is an American multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news site/website specializing in information services that covered various horror medias, including: film, television, video games, comics, and music. The company expanded into other media including advertising, podcast networking, film, television, streaming media, and management. The film production studio developed and produced the ''V/H/S'' franchise, a collection of six found footage films, two spin-off films, and one miniseries. History Bloody Disgusting was founded in 2001 by Brad Miska (under the pseudonym "Mr. Disgusting") and Tom Owen, who run the site along with current managing editor John Squires. By 2007, the site had 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. In September 2007 a minority stake was purchased by The Collective, a Beverly Hills–based management company. In 2011 Bloody Disgusting began distributing and producing films that hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
