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Polonia Brothers
Twin brothers and filmmakers Mark Polonia and John Polonia (born September 30, 1968) founded Polonia Bros Entertainment and Cinegraphic Productions. Between them they have written, directed and produced over 40 feature films, mostly in the genres of horror and sci fi, making them low-budget film cult icons. When John Polonia died suddenly at the age of 39 on February 25, 2008, Mark Polonia continued to make films with childhood friend and longtime film collaborator Matt Satterly, through their production company Cinegraphic Productions. Early days The youngest of five siblings, the brothers were interested in and making films from a very early age. Their first commercial release was ''Splatter Farm'', released on VHS by Donna Michele Productions in 1987,Bleedingskull.com a shot-on-video offering, written, act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The borough was founded by Benjamin Wistar Morris. It is located northwest of Williamsport. The population was 3,472 at the 2020 census. Early in the 20th century, Wellsboro was the shipping point and trade center for a large area. It had fruit evaporators, flour and woolen mills, a milk-condensing plant, marble works, saw mills, foundry and machine shops, and manufactories of cut glass, chemicals, rugs, bolts, cigars, carriages, and furniture. In 1900, 2,945 people lived here; in 1910, 3,183 lived here. It is the county seat of Tioga County, and also home to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. History Wellsboro was settled in 1806 and incorporated in 1830 and was named in honor of Mary Wells, wife of one of the original settlers, Benjamin Wistar Morris. The town was the home of George W. Sears (1821 – 1890), a sportswriter for ''Field & Stream'' magazine in the 1880s and an early environmentalist. His stories, ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Commentary
An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with a video. Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add information which otherwise would not be disclosed to audience members. Types of commentary The DVD medium allows multiple audio tracks for each video program. DVD players usually allow these to be selected by the viewer from the main menu of the DVD or using the remote. These tracks will contain dialogue and sound of the movie, often with alternative tracks featuring different language dialogue, or various types of audio encoding (such as Dolby Digital, DTS or PCM). Among them may be at least one commentary track. There are several different types of commentary. The two main types simply define the length of the commentary rather than the type of content. They are: *Partial or scene-specific, which only covers selected scenes of the film. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Blood 7
''Camp Blood'' is a series of American direct-to-video slasher film A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a ...s. Films References American slasher films American independent films American LGBT-related films Direct-to-video horror films Films shot in Los Angeles LGBT-related horror films American serial killer films Horror films about clowns American comedy horror films Films shot in Pennsylvania {{US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amityville Exorcism
''Amityville Exorcism'' is a 2017 American horror film directed by Mark Polonia, and written by Billy D'Amato. It was released direct-to-video, and is the eighteenth film to be inspired by Jay Anson's 1977 novel ''The Amityville Horror.'' The film stars Jeff Kirkendall as Father Benna, a Catholic priest who, with the help of a troubled father played by James Carolus, performs an exorcism on the man's daughter (Marie DeLorenzo) after the girl is possessed by a demon that originates from 112 Ocean Avenue, a haunted house in Amityville, New York. It was followed by two sequels, '' Amityville Island'' in 2020 and '' Amityville in Space'' in 2022. Plot A general contractor named Charles Humes is sentenced to death after killing his wife and two daughters with a hammer in Amityville, New York. The day before his execution, Charles meets with Father Benna. Charles confides in Benna that he committed the familicide due to being possessed by demons that he claims reside within lumber t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharkenstein
''Sharkenstein'' is a sharksploitation film from 2016 directed by Mark Polonia and was written by J.K. Farlew. Premise In World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... there was an attempt to weaponize sharks. The Third Reich shut down the efforts before they could complete the experiment. Now, more than half a century later in a small ocean town citizens are terrorized by a mysterious and blood thirsty creature, one that seems to be a monster created by different parts of the most fierce sharks to ever have lived. Dr. Klaus attempts to create the ultimate killing machine by using human organs and body parts. Synopsis Three friends travel to Katzman Cove for a boating trip only to find the town terrorized by an abominable Nazi super shark. Cast Greta Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amityville Death House
''Amityville Death House'' is a 2015 American horror film directed by Mark Polonia, written by John Oak Dalton, and starring Eric Roberts. It was released direct-to-video, and is the twelfth film to be inspired by Jay Anson's 1977 novel ''The Amityville Horror''. Plot During the 17th century, a white witch named Abigail Wilmont moved to Amityville after being run out of Salem. When Abigail's magic failed to save the life of a sick child, she was blamed for causing the child's illness in the first place, and lynched on the outskirts of Amityville. In the present, a warlock called the Dark Lord sets out to avenge Abigail's death by using a tarot deck and a Book of the Dead to resurrect Abigail as a semi-corporeal entity that he unleashes on Amityville. While driving back home from a humanitarian trip to Florida, Tiffany Raymond and her friends Aric, Bree, and Dig stop in Amityville to visit Tiffany's grandmother, Florence. Florence, whose physical and mental health have been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Blood First Slaughter
''Camp Blood First Slaughter'' is a 2014 American direct to DVD slasher film, written and directed by Mark Polonia. Plot The infamous Camp Blood is open for business! A college assignment sends a group of young students deep into the woods, and deeper into terror. One by one, a masked killer begins to murder them in gruesome fashion. They say the 3rd time is the charm, and Camp Blood 3 has thrice the slice! Stay out of the woods unless you want to be the next victim of the Camp Blood killer. Top Cast * Kelsey Kaufmann as Christi * Houston Baker as Victor * Joshua Pollitt as Harvey * Sarah Elizabeth as Sasha (as Sarah Elizabeth) * Ashley Wray as Marcy * Cindy Wheeler as Professor Mallory * Steve Diasparra as The Figure/ The Mayor * Kan Vansant as Sheriff (as Ken Vansant) * Jeff Kirkendall as Fletcher * Elizabeth Costanzo as Brianna (as Elizabeth Costanzo) Reception ''DVD Review'' said "The best compliment that I can give the film is that Mark Polonia and his team tried to do th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muckman (film)
''Muckman'' is a 2009 direct-to-video horror film B movie, directed by Brett Piper. It stars A.J. Khan, Allison Whitney, and Ian Piper . Plot A failed, TV reporter ( Steve Diasparra) is sent to the swamps of Pennsylvania to set up a story on the fabled creature present there, the Muckman. Initially it seems the reporter, Mickey, is having good luck, but it is later revealed that the "creature" he was seeing was a hoax. Desperate for actual leads, Mickey and his partner Asia ( A.J. Khan), assemble a team to lead them to the actual creature. The team composed of Billie ( Allison Whitney), Pauline ( Danielle Donahue), Curly ( Ian Piper) and Drew (Jared Warren Jared Warren is an American musician who is the bassist of Big Business (alongside drummer Coady Willis) and formerly the Melvins. Career Both Warren and Willis joined the Melvins in January 2006 and appear on '' (A) Senile Animal'' as well ...), goes off to local resident, Cletus' ( Ken Van Sant), cabin to await ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Movie (film)
''Monster Movie'' is a 2008 horror comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ... film by the Polonia brothers. It marks the last film created by the filmmaking duo before John Polonia's death at age 39. Plot Four friends find more than they bargained for on a trip to the country. References External links * 2008 comedy horror films 2008 horror films 2008 films American comedy horror films 2008 comedy films Films directed by Mark Polonia 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language comedy horror films {{comedy-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splatter Beach
''Splatter Beach'' is a 2007 low-budget horror comedy film directed by the Polonia brothers and starring Erin Brown, Erika Smith, Alison Whitney, Brice Kennedy, Ken Van Sant and Dave Fife. It was released on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures. The screenplay concerns a reporter who hopes to write a story on a series of disappearances that have plagued a local beach, and who finds instead a sea monster Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are ofte ... in full rubbery attire. References External links * * * * 2007 horror films 2007 comedy horror films 2007 films 2007 comedy films Films directed by Mark Polonia Films set on beaches 2000s English-language films American comedy horror films {{comedy-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dweller (film)
''Dweller'' is a 2002 low budget horror film by the Polonia Brothers. It was released in 2004 on the Brentwood 4-pack ''Sleazy Slashers'', which also included the Polonias' ''Night Thirst''. The film concerns three ruthless bank robbers, played by John Polonia, Mark Polonia and Jon McBride (' Cannibal Campout', ' Woodchipper Massacre'), who camp out in an area where an alien spacecraft has landed, with low budget A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or ... carnage ensuing.http://crankedoncinema.com/reviews/2002/dweller References External links * Review at Answers.com 2002 horror films American science fiction horror films 2002 films 2000s science fiction horror films Films directed by Mark Polonia 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{sf-hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
