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Ryan Simpkins
Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for their performances in films such as ''Pride and Glory (film), Pride and Glory'', ''A Single Man'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'', and ''Fear Street Part Two: 1978''. Early life and education Simpkins was born in Manhattan, New York City, and moved to California in 2006. Their younger brother is actor Ty Simpkins. Simpkins attended University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley. Simpkins is non-binary. As of 2021, they used they/them pronouns, but as of July 2022, their Instagram indicated they/she pronouns. Career Their first film appearance was in ''Sherrybaby'', playing a lead role opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. They have performed three times alongside brother Ty, in ''Pride and Glory (film), Pride and Glory'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'' and ''Arcadia (film), Arcadia''. They had a lead role as Lizzy Muldoun in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's book ''Jeremy Fink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Threat
''Film Threat'' is an online film review publication, and earlier, a national magazine that focused primarily on independent film, although it also reviewed videos and DVDs of mainstream films, as well as Hollywood movies in theaters. It first appeared as a photocopied zine in 1985, created by Wayne State University students Chris Gore and André Seewood. In 1997, ''Film Threat'' was converted to a solely online resource. The current incarnation of ''Film Threat'' accepts money from filmmakers who are looking for a way to promote their films. Since 2011, those seeking a review from the site can pay between $50 and $400 for varying levels of service, ranging from a "guaranteed review within 7-10 days" to a package that includes a guarantee of "100K minimum impressions". Beginning The initial issues of ''Film Threat'' combined pseudopolitical ranting by Seewood and cinematic material and parody of mainstream film by Gore. In Gore's own words, "I thought, wouldn’t it be great t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayward Guide For The Untrained Eye
Wayward Sisters or wayward sister may refer to: * The Three Witches from William Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth'' * "Wayward Sisters", a 2018 U.S. TV episode of the 13th season of ''Supernatural'' * ''Wayward Sisters'' (TV series), a cancelled spin-off TV series of ''Supernatural'' * "Wayward Sister" (song), an aria from the opera ''Dido and Aeneas'', by Henry Purcell; see List of compositions by Henry Purcell See also * Sister (other) A sister is a female sibling. Sister may also refer to: Role or title *Sister, the title of address for a nun *Sister, a title usually preceding a surname as a way to address a female parishioner in some Protestant church settings *Sister, a Je ... * Weird Sisters (other) * ''Wayward'' (comics) * ''Wayward'' (film) * ''Wayward'' (novel) * ''Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward'' {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladyworld
''Ladyworld '' is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Ariela Barer, Annalise Basso, Ryan Simpkins, Odessa Adlon, and Maya Hawke. An all-female take on the 1954 novel ''Lord of the Flies'', ''Ladyworld'' follows eight teenage girls trapped in a house together after an earthquake. As food and water run low, their sanity begins to disintegrate and they soon regress to their basic instincts. Cast * Ariela Barer as Olivia * Annalise Basso as Piper * Ryan Simpkins as Dolly * Odessa Adlon as Blake * Maya Hawke as Romy * Tatsumi Romano as Amanda * Zora Casabere as Mallory * Atheena Frizzell as Eden Production Principal photography began in January 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Release The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on September 22, 2018. The film also screened at BFI London Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. After, Cleopatra Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film and set a the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House (2017 Film)
''The House'' is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Andrew J. Cohen, and co-written by Cohen and Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Allison Tolman, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, and Jeremy Renner, and follows a couple who open an underground casino in their friend's house in order to pay for their daughter's college tuition. Principal photography began on September 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. The film was released on June 30, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures, received negative reviews from critics and grossed $34 million worldwide against its $40 million budget. Plot During their visit to Bucknell University, husband and wife Scott and Kate Johansen warn their daughter of the dangers of being in college. Alex acknowledges her parents' warnings and expresses her interest in attending the same university her parents went to. Alex gets accepted to the university, which the Johansens expect to be funded by their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigsby Bear
''Brigsby Bear'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Dave McCary in his feature directorial debut, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney, and starring Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg, Matt Walsh, and Michaela Watkins. It tells the story of a captive man raised in a bunker since he was a baby being rescued by the authorities where he obsessed over a children's television program titled ''Brigsby Bear''. When he realizes the show was created by his captor that he called his dad, his fascination leads him to finish the storyline himself. The film was inspired by McCary, Mooney, and Kevin Costello's middle school experiences making short films together, with a story stemming from Mooney's fascination with 1980s children's shows. Principal photography took place in Utah during Mooney and McCary's break from working on ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2016. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017, and was theatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangoria
''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr. The magazine was originally released in an age when horror fandom was still a burgeoning subculture; in the late 1970s, most horror publications were concerned with classic cinema, while those that focused on contemporary horror were largely fanzines. ''Fangoria'' rose to prominence by running exclusive interviews with horror filmmakers and offering behind-the-scenes photos and stories that were otherwise unavailable to fans in the era before the Internet. The magazine would eventually rise to become a force itself in the horror world, hosting its own awards show, sponsoring and hosting numerous horror conventions, producing films, and printing its own line of comics. ''Fangoria'' began struggling in the 2010s due to issues arising from the internet, including difficulty in g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anguish (2015 Film)
''Anguish'' is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Sonny Mallhi. It marks his directorial debut. The film had its world premiere on July 21, 2015 at the Fantasia International Film Festival and stars Ryan Simpkins as a young woman whose mental issues may be a result of the paranormal. Plot A teenage girl named Lucy ( Amberley Gridley) and her mother Sarah (Karina Logue) are driving when Lucy asks her mother if she can go on a camping trip. When Sarah tells Lucy no, Lucy angrily gets out of the car only to be hit by an oncoming car. Tess (Ryan Simpkins), a teenage girl that has suffered for years from what appears to be mental instability, has moved into a new house with her mother Jessica (Annika Marks), hoping to have a new start. As Tess and her mother are settling in, Tess skateboards by the road where Lucy was hit-while observing the cross that has Lucy's picture on it, an unseen force pushes Tess down in the dirt and won't let her leave. Eventually Tess is abl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Warriors (2013 Film)
''Space Warriors'' is a 2013 American film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Thomas Horn, Josh Lucas, and Danny Glover. The film was released in the United States on May 31, 2013. Plot The movie begins with a narration by Jimmy who tells his story of why he wants to go into space and be an astronaut. In the movie Jimmy Hawkins (Thomas Horn) is a young boy who dreams up becoming an astronaut, just like his father, Andy (Dermot Mulroney). His dream comes true when he wins a scholarship to Space Camp led by Commander Philips (Danny Glover) given by Col. Roy Manley (Josh Lucas). Col. Manley travels around the world recruiting young cadets. However, Jimmy's mother, Sally (Mira Sorvino), refuses because of an incident at NASA, when Andy was fired over a big fight. So Jimmy fakes a voice recorder to make it sound like his father has let him go to space camp, then lies to his mother that he is going on a fishing trip with Andy. When he arrives at Space Camp, he becomes a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia (2012 Film)
''Arcadia'' is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Silver, produced by A Poisson Rouge Pictures and DViant Films. It won the Crystal Bears, Generation Kplus at 2012 Berlinale and the Grand Prize at the Cine Junior Festival. Premise Twelve-year-old Greta's dad Tom is moving the kids cross-country, promising a California paradise and packing half the household into a dented station wagon. Mom is supposed to join them later. But as they travel through forests, plains and deserts, stopping at fast food joints, shoddy motels, and a poor substitute for the Grand Canyon, Greta gradually realizes that her family is falling apart. Cast * John Hawkes (actor), John Hawkes as Tom * Ryan Simpkins as Greta * Ty Simpkins as Nat * Kendall Toole as Caroline Critical reception ''Arcadia'' scored highly with critics, and played to sold out theaters at the Berlin Film Festival. Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "Ms. Silver’s ability to translate the liminal int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twixt (film)
''Twixt'' is a 2011 horror film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Alden Ehrenreich, David Paymer and Joanne Whalley. The film premiered on September 4, 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was screened at various film festivals in North America, receiving a limited theatrical release in a handful of international markets. The film's title, ''Twixt'', refers to the two worlds explored in the film, the dream and the waking worlds. ''Twixt'' was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Fox Home Entertainment on July 23, 2013, and the film marks the on-screen reunion of former spouses, Kilmer and Whalley. Plot The film follows Hall Baltimore (Val Kilmer), a down-on-his-luck writer who specializes in novels based upon witch hunting. At a book signing, he is approached by Sheriff Bobby LaGrange (Bruce Dern), an eccentric fan with two requests: that Hall read his latest work and that he also accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surveillance (2008 Film)
''Surveillance'' is a 2008 American independent thriller film co-written and directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Michael Ironside and French Stewart. The story is set in the Nebraska plains of United States. The film premiered "out of competition" and appeared in a midnight slot at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ''Surveillance'' is Lynch's second feature film, following a fifteen-year break after ''Boxing Helena''. Plot A series of violent deaths and the disappearance of a young woman bring FBI agents Hallaway (Bill Pullman) and Anderson (Julia Ormond) to a town in rural Nebraska. They meet the three survivors of a mysterious bloodbath; the young Stephanie (Ryan Simpkins), the cocaine-addicted Bobbi (Pell James), and the foul-mouthed police officer Bennett (Kent Harper). Hallaway watches the trio's respective interviews with Captain Billings (Michael Ironside) and officers Wright ( Charlie Newmark) and Degrasso ( Gill Gayle), where they tell the stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
