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My Soul To Take
''My Soul to Take'' is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven. It is his first film since 1994's ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' that he wrote, produced, and directed. The film stars Max Thieriot as Adam "Bug" Hellerman, who is one of seven teenagers chosen to die following the anniversary of a serial killer's death. Denzel Whitaker, Raul Esparza, and Shareeka Epps also star. The film's title comes from a line in the prayer " Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep", which reads "If I shall die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." Craven previously used the prayer as a mantra by Nancy Thompson in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''. The film was released on October 8, 2010. It was unsuccessful at the box office, grossing just $21 million against its $25 million budget and received negative reviews from critics. Plot Family man Abel Plenkov, a sufferer of dissociative identity disorder, accidentally discovers that he is the Riverton Ripper, a local, masked seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural impact and influence of his work. Amongst his Wes Craven filmography, prolific filmography, Craven was best known for his pioneering work in the Horror film, horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire. Craven created the A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise (1984–2010), specifically writing and directing A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film), the first film, co-writing and producing the third, ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987), and writing and directing the seventh, ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (1994). He additionally directed the first four films in the Scream (franchise), ''Scream'' franchise (1996–2011). He also directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep is a classic Christian child's prayer#Bedtime prayer, children's bedtime prayer from the 18th century. Text Perhaps the earliest version was written by George Wheler (travel writer), George Wheler in his 1698 book ''The Protestant Monastery'', which reads: ''Upon lying down, and going to ſleep.'' Here I lay me down to ſleep. To thee, O Lord, I give my Soul to keep, Wake I ever, Or, Wake I never; To thee O Lord, I give my Soul to keep for ever. A later version printed in ''The New England Primer'' goes: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my Soul to keep[;] If I should die before I 'wake, I pray the Lord my Soul to take. Other versions Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my lord my soul to keep, In the morn when I awake Please teach me the path of life to take. Grace Bridges 1932 Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; His Love to guard me through the night, And wake me in the morning's light amen. Now I lay m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor St
Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan. Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name. As a surname People *Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress *Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor *John Trevor (other), various people *William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer * William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross Fictional characters *Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'' As a given name People *Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player *Trevor Bailey, English cricketer *Trevor Bauer, American baseball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Solis
Felix Angel Solis (born September 17, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents that were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix considers himself a ''Nuyorican''. Career Solis first started working on shows set in NYC such as ''New York Undercover'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Third Watch'' and the film ''Empire'' (starring opposite John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard). He then appeared in acclaimed television shows such as ''The West Wing'', '' OZ'', '' Law & Order: SVU'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Damages'' and ''Fringe'', and ''Ozark''; and numerous films such as '' The Forgotten'' (opposite Julianne Moore), Wes Craven’s ''My Soul To Take'', ''Man on a Ledge'' (opposite Sam Worthington and Ed Harris) and ''Arbitrage'' (opposite Tim Roth). With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving the HOLA 2013 Award for Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris (; born December 21, 1952) is an American character actor who has won the Obie Award twice. He is also a narrator of audiobooks, for which he has won 13 Golden Earphone Awards and 8 Audie Awards. He won Best Audiobook of the Year from Amazon for his reading of American Gods. Early life and education Boutsikaris was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Greek American father and Jewish mother, and grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. He took up acting while a student at Governor Livingston High School, because he felt he was too small to succeed in athletics. A graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Boutsikaris toured the country with John Houseman's The Acting Company doing classical theatre. Career Boutsikaris' film credits include leading roles in '' *batteries not included,'' '' The Dream Team,'' ''Crocodile Dundee II,'' ''Boys on the Side'' and '' In Dreams,'' among many others. His most recent indie films include ''Cherry Crush,'' ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin (born November 5, 1937) is an American actor who has appeared in over a hundred film and television series roles, such as '' Scarface'' (1983), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994), ''Looking for Richard'' (1996), '' The Hurricane'' (1999), ''Training Day'' (2001), and ''Frasier'' which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1996. Early life Yulin was born on November 5, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in a Jewish home. Career Yulin made his New York debut in 1963 in ''Next Time I'll Sing to You'' by James Saunders and continued to work frequently in theater throughout his career. His Broadway debut came in the 1980s ''Watch on the Rhine''. He returned to Broadway multiple times in productions of '' The Visit'', ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', '' The Price'', and ''Hedda Gabler''. In 2010, he played Willy Loman in ''Death of A Salesman'' at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. His first film role was his portrayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is an American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2012–2020, 2022) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, ''Black Panther'' and '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (both in 2018), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). Gurira is also the playwright of the Broadway play ''Eclipsed'', for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Early life and education Gurira was born on February 14 1978 in Grinnell, Iowa, to Josephine Gurira, a college librarian, and Roger Gurira, a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College (both parents later joined the staff of University of Wisconsin–Platteville). Her parents moved from Southern Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe, to the United States in 1964. She is the youngest of four siblings; Shingai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Grillo
Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor and martial artist. He played Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and animated series '' What If...?'' (2021). He had his first leading role in the action-horror film '' The Purge: Anarchy'' (2014), portraying Sergeant Leo Barnes, a role he reprised in '' The Purge: Election Year'' (2016), and has also appeared in ''Warrior'' (2011), '' The Grey'' (2012), ''End of Watch'' (2012), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), ''Wolf Warrior 2'' and '' Wheelman'' (both 2017), and ''Boss Level'' (2021). Grillo's television work includes the lead role in ''Kingdom'' (2014–2017) and recurring roles in ''Battery Park'' (2000), '' For the People'' (2002–2003), ''The Shield'' (2002–2003), '' Prison Break'' (2005–2006), '' Blind Justice'' (2005), ''The Kill Point'' (2007) and '' Billions'' (2020). Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Hecht
Jessica Hecht is an American actress and singer who played Gretchen Schwartz on '' Breaking Bad'', Susan Bunch on ''Friends'', and Carol on '' The Boys''. She has also made numerous Broadway appearances. Early life and education Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey. When she was three, she moved with her parents and sister to Bloomfield, Connecticut. After her parents divorced, her mother married psychiatrist Howard Iger, and they raised Jessica and her sister Elizabeth. Hecht attended Connecticut College for a year and a half before graduating from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. Hecht was raised in a culturally Jewish family, with a secular socialist father, but nonetheless expressed interest in religion and had a Bat Mitzvah. She has stated that she is Reconstructionist Jewish and "fairly spiritual". Career Hecht has appeared in numerous television series, including '' Dickinson'', ''Bored to Death'', ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Meade
Emily Meade (born January 10, 1989) is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as '' Twelve'' (2010), ''My Soul to Take'' (2010), ''Gimme Shelter'' (2013), ''That Awkward Moment'' (2014), ''Money Monster'' (2016), and ''Nerve'' (2016), and the television series ''Boardwalk Empire'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' The Leftovers'' and ''Broad City''. She also portrayed a future version of the character Ella Blake in the third season finale of ''Fringe'', and had a leading role in the HBO series '' The Deuce'' (2017–2019). Life and career In 1997, at the age of seven, she sang "Up, over, through and under" (''Sottosopra'') at the Italian song contest ''Zecchino d'Oro''. The song won the ''Zecchino d'Argento'' prize for the best non-Italian song. She then starred in ''My Soul to Take'', directed by Wes Craven. Co-stars included Max Thieriot and Nick Lashaway. She starred in the 2010 release, '' Twelve'' as a teenage drug addict. Meade app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Lashaway
Nick Lashaway (March 24, 1988 – May 8, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles on ''The X-Files'', ''Girls'', and ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin''. He appeared in '' The Last Song'' opposite Miley Cyrus, portraying the leader of a gang of thugs who hustle money from beach carnival crowds through spectacular fire-juggling performances. He played Brandon O'Neil in Wes Craven's 2010 film '' My Soul to Take'', opposite Max Thieriot. Death Lashaway died in a three-car crash on May 8, 2016 in Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham () is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers with a pop .... Filmography References External links *Notice of death of Lashaway in Framingham, Massachusetts {{DEFAULTSORT:Lashaway, Nick 1988 births 2016 deaths Male actors from Washington, D.C. 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Magaro
John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He starred in '' Not Fade Away'' (2012). He also had roles in ''The Big Short'', '' Carol'' (2015) and the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and ''The Umbrella Academy''. He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the revival of ''The Front Page'' in 2016. Life and career John Magaro was born February 16, 1983 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Wendy and James Magaro, and grew up in its nearby suburb of Munroe Falls. His father is of Italian descent and his mother is Jewish; he was raised in his mother's religion. His parents were teachers. While attending school within the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, John began acting in local theater, including shows at the Cleveland Play House and the Kent State Porthouse Theatre at Blossom Music Center, and Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio. As a youth, John Magaro also appeared in television commercials, and had a role in a ''Rescue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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