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Roy Knyrim
Roy Knyrim (born 1966/1967) is an American film director and special effects makeup artist. He directed '' Demons at the Door'' (2004), ''Cemetery Gates'' (2006), ''Night Skies'' (2007), and ''Death Racers'' (2008). His credits as a special effects and makeup artist include the fourth, fifth, and sixth films in the ''Children of the Corn'' film series, as well as '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'' (1989), '' Gods and Monsters'' (1998), '' 2001 Maniacs'' (2005), and ''Death House'' (2017). He also provided miniature models for such films as ''The Abyss'' (1989), '' Tremors'', ''Darkman'' (both 1990), and '' Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' (1991). Knyrim heads the special effects workshop SOTA FX (State of the Art Effects). Early life and education Knyrim was born in Hilton, New York. He began creating special makeup and creature effects in his second grade of elementary school, and filmed them using super 8 film. He has stated, "Mostly I did those in my ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton, New York
Hilton is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census. The community was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton. The Village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma. History In 1805, Jonathon Underwood came from Vermont and was the first to settle in the area now known as Hilton. Originally known as Unionville, the village was incorporated in 1885 as North Parma. In 1896, the name was changed to Hilton to honor Reverend Charles Augustus Hilton, a former pastor of the village's Freewill Baptist Church. Over 60% of the central business district was destroyed by fire in March 1965 and later rebuilt. The Chase Cobblestone Farmhouse and Curtis-Crumb Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Annual events * The entire community celebrates its apple growing heritage each fall with a two-day Apple Festival. Attractions include crafts, clowns, a large car show, and many different types of food. * In mid-June, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tremors (1990 Film)
''Tremors'' is a 1990 American monster horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire. In the film, handymen Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Ward) wish to leave the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada, as they are tired of their dull lives. However, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist Rhonda (Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of eccentric survivalist couple Burt and Heather Gummer (Gross and McEntire), the group fights for survival against giant, prehistoric, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh. Released by Universal Pictures, the film is the first installment of the ''Tremors'' franchise and was followed by five direct-to-video sequels and one prequel: '' Tremors 2: Aftershocks'' (1996), '' Tremors 3: Back to Perfection'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weird Science (TV Series)
''Weird Science'' is an American television sitcom, based on John Hughes' 1985 film of the same title, that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, to April 11, 1997. Six previously unaired, "lost" episodes aired on Syfy from July 11–25, 1998. Plot The series follows the adventures of Gary Wallace (John Mallory Asher) and Wyatt Donnelly (Michael Manasseri), two socially inept high-school students in a fictional California town. Together, using Wyatt's computer, they try to create a computer simulation of a perfect woman in order to practice communicating with girls. However, a freak lightning storm brings her to life, creating Lisa ( Vanessa Angel), a gorgeous genius with the powers of a "magic genie". In the pilot episode, Gary claims that creating Lisa is possible because he "saw it in a John Hughes movie", referring to the original ''Weird Science'' film. Cast * John Mallory Asher replaces Anthony Michael Hall in the role of Gary Wallace. Like his film counterpart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Macaluso
Gerald "Jerry" Macaluso (born July 12, 1967) is an American toy designer, sculptor, film producer, and entrepreneur. Early career Jerry Macaluso was born in Hartford, Connecticut and is the eldest of four siblings. At the age of 17, Macaluso entered the field of special effects makeup assisting Norman Cabrera on the set of the horror film '' Scarecrows''. A year later he became the special makeup designer on the film '' The Unholy''. Shortly thereafter, Macaluso was hired to re-create Toxie for ''The Toxic Avenger Part II'', Troma's sequel to the cult classic '' The Toxic Avenger''. By 1990, Macaluso moved to Los Angeles, California and formed SOTA FX with partner Roy Knyrim. The next several years were spent creating effects for such films as '' Darkman'', '' The Indian in the Cupboard'', ''Spawn'', the '' Weird Science'' television series and '' Gods and Monsters''. In the late 1990s, Macaluso formed a toy development company called SOTA Sculpture and Design which designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Temptation Of Toxie
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toxic Avenger Part II
''The Toxic Avenger Part II'' is a 1989 American superhero black comedy film released by Troma Entertainment. It is the second installment of ''The Toxic Avenger'' franchise. It was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and features The Toxic Avenger in an adventure to Japan to meet his father. Devilman and Cutie Honey creator Go Nagai makes a cameo appearance. The film is also the debut of actor/martial artist Michael Jai White and musician/composer/performance artist Phoebe Legere. Plot Melvin Junko has been transformed into the superhero known as the Toxic Avenger. He has made Tromaville a safe place again. His blind girlfriend Claire gets him a job at the Tromaville Center for the Blind. Apocalypse Inc., a New York-based chemical company, finds Tromaville to be the perfect home for its new takeover site, and has an employee disguised as a PUS deliveryman deliver a bomb into the center. Claire escapes upon learning of the bomb, but everyone else is killed. When the deliveryman and an Apoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, gore and splatter. In 2012, the company officially released many of its films on YouTube. However, their YouTube channel was eventually terminated for not meeting community standards. Troma has produced, acquired and distributed over 1,000 independent films since its creation. Its slogan in 2014 was "40 years of Disrupting Media". Another slogan the company has used is "Movies of the Future." The company also has its own streaming service called Troma Now. Company information Troma films are B-movies known for their surrealistic or automatistic nature, along with their use of shocking imagery; some would categorize them as "shock exploitation films". They typically contain overt sexuali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday The 13th (franchise)
''Friday the 13th'' is an American Horror fiction, horror media franchise, franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The Friday the 13th (1980 film), original film, created to cash in on the success of ''Halloween (1978 film), Halloween'' (1978), was written by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The films have grossed over $468 million at the box-office worldwide. It was the highest-grossing horror franchise in the world until ''Halloween (2018 film), Halloween'' (2018) was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journal News
''The Journal News'' is a newspaper in New York (state), New York State serving the New York counties of Westchester County, New York, Westchester, Rockland County, New York, Rockland, and Putnam County, New York, Putnam, a region known as the Hudson Valley, Lower Hudson Valley. It is owned by Gannett. ''The Journal News'' was created through a merger of several daily community newspapers serving the lower Hudson, which had previously been organized under the Gannett Suburban Newspapers umbrella; the earliest ancestor of the paper dates to 1852. Although the current newspaper's name comes from the ''Rockland Journal-News'', which was based in West Nyack, New York, and served Rockland County, the ''Rockland Journal-News'' was actually the third-largest newspaper that Gannett merged to create the larger newspaper. ''The Reporter Dispatch'' from White Plains, New York, and the ''Herald Statesman'' in Yonkers were larger and served Westchester County. For years prior to the October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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