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Sam Mercer
Sam Mercer (January 15, 1955 – February 12, 2024) was an American film producer of many films directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as '' The Sixth Sense'', '' Unbreakable'', and '' Signs'', as well as other films like '' Van Helsing'' and '' Things We Lost in the Fire''. His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film .... He also produced Shyamalan's films '' The Happening'' and '' The Last Airbender''. He died from an early onset of Alzheimer's disease on February 12, 2024, at the age of 69. Filmography Producer Executive producer References External links * 1950s births Year of birth uncertain 2024 deaths American film producers {{US-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Horror Guild Award
The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008. The IHG Awards were determined by a jury of notable horror/dark fantasy critics and reviewers, which has included Edward Bryant, Ann VanderMeer Ann VanderMeer (née Kennedy) is an American publisher and editor, and the second female editor of the horror magazine ''Weird Tales''. She is the founder of Buzzcity Press. Work from her press and related periodicals has won the British Fantasy ..., Stefan Dziemianowicz, William Sheehan, Fiona Webster and Hank Wagner. Nomination suggestions were accepted from the public. The annual awards were usually announced during a special presentation at a convention or other event, and IHG Award presentations have been held at the World Fantasy Convention, the World Horror Convention and Dragon*Con. Originally in the form of a "win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission To Mars
''Mission to Mars'' is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim and John Thomas, and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film depicts the first crewed Mars exploration mission going awry; American astronaut Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) helps to coordinate a rescue mission for a colleague. Principal support actors were Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, and Kim Delaney. Released theatrically by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution through Touchstone Pictures on March 10, 2000, the film was both a critical and commercial disappointment. Plot In 2020, the ''Mars I'' mission launches for planet Mars, commanded by Luke Graham. Upon arrival, the team discovers a bright white formation in the Cydonia region, which they suspect is an extrusion from a subsurface geothermal column of water, useful to future human colonization. After reporting this to the Earth-orbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films ever. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including '' Night Gallery'' and '' Columbo'', he directed the television film ''Duel'' (1971), which was approved by Barry Diller. He made his theatrical debut with '' The Sugarland Express'' (1974) and became a household name with the summer blockbuster ''Jaws'' (1975). He directed more escapist box office successes with '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' E.T. the Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The BFG (2016 Film)
''The BFG'' (titled onscreen as ''Roald Dahl's The BFG'' "Big Friendly Giant") is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and based on Roald Dahl's 1982 novel of the same name. The film stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader. In the film, a ten-year-old orphaned girl named Sophie befriends a benevolent giant. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on a live-action adaptation of ''The BFG'' back in the 1990s, and various screenwriters were hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years. DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to Dahl's book in September 2011, and Marshall and Sam Mercer joined as producers, Mathison as screenwriter and Kennedy as executive producer. Spielberg was announced as director in April 2014, alongside his production company Amblin Entertainment as co-producer. Principal photography commenced i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Wallace
Randall Wallace (born July 28, 1949) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the historical drama film ''Braveheart'' (1995). His work on the film earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America Award in the same category. He has since directed films such as '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1998), '' We Were Soldiers'' (2002), '' Secretariat'' (2010) and '' Heaven Is for Real'' (2014). Early life and education Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he lived in Memphis and Henderson County, Tennessee before moving to Virginia. Wallace began writing stories at the age of seven. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia and attended Duke University, where he studied Russian, religion, and literature and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He put himself through a graduate year of seminary by teaching martial arts. Wallace holds a bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Is For Real (film)
''Heaven Is for Real'' is a 2014 American Christian drama film written and directed by Randall Wallace and co-written by Christopher Parker, based on the 2010 book '' Heaven Is for Real'' by Pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale, and Thomas Haden Church. The film has received mixed critical reviews, but nevertheless was a box office success, grossing $101 million against a $12 million budget, becoming the second-highest grossing Christian film of all time. Plot Living in rural Imperial, Nebraska, Todd Burpo is the pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church, who works on garage doors on the side as well as coaches wrestling at the local high school. He goes home to find his 4-year-old son, Colton, on the steps, who is trying to avoid his mom Sonja's weekly church choir group practice inside. They go together for pizza, first passing by a hospital to visit a dying man. Todd has a few health setbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Sanders
Rupert Miles Sanders (born 16 March 1971) is an English film director. Sanders directed the films ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), ''Ghost in the Shell'' (2017), and ''The Crow'' (2024). He also directed the pilot episode of the Apple TV+ science fiction series '' Foundation''. Early life Sanders was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son of Thalia (née Garlick) and hospital ophthalmologist Michael Sanders. After a foundation year at Kingston School of Art he graduated with a degree in graphic design from Central St Martins. Career Sanders began his commercial production career under Tony Kaye. He had primarily done art direction before Kaye suggested he try out directing. Sanders has directed numerous television advertisements, including '' The Life'' for '' Halo 3: ODST'', which won him two Golden Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Sanders' first feature film was ''Snow White and the Huntsman'', which was released in the US in early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow White And The Huntsman
''Snow White & the Huntsman'' is a 2012 American fantasy film, fantasy action film, action-adventure film, adventure film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. Produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Roth Films and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was directed by Rupert Sanders (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini, and a screen story by Daugherty. It stars Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Bob Hoskins in his final film performance. In the film's retelling of the tale, Snow White grows up imprisoned by her evil stepmother, Evil Queen, Queen Ravenna, a powerful sorceress. After Snow White escapes into the forest, Ravenna enlists Huntsman (Snow White), Eric the Huntsman to capture her, but he becomes her companion in a quest to overthrow Ravenna. ''Snow White & the Huntsman'' was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on May 30, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film organizations may use different definitions, however; the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for example, currently defines a short film as 45 minutes or less in the case of documentaries, and 59 minutes or less in the case of scripted narrative films (it is not made clear whether this includes closing credits). In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Erick Dowdle
John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. Early life Dowdle grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After graduating from the St. Thomas Academy, an all-boys, military, Catholic high school, Dowdle moved to Iowa City, Iowa to attend the University of Iowa where he joined the fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. He would then make the move from writing to film. Two years later, Dowdle moved to Manhattan, New York City to attend New York University's film program. Career After graduating from NYU, Dowdle moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. Dowdle wrote and directed his first feature, the 1996 film ''Full Moon Rising'', when he was just out of college. For his sophomore effort, ''The Dry Spell'', Dowdle was joined by his younger brother Drew, who produced the film as John wrote, directed and edited. They now live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil (2010 Film)
''Devil'' is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle. The screenplay by Brian Nelson was derived from a story by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Geoffrey Arend, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, and Bokeem Woodbine, the film revolves around five strangers who become trapped in an elevator, with the Devil suspected to be among them. ''Devil'' was released on September 17, 2010, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed $63.4 million on a budget of $10 million. It is the first and only installment of ''The Night Chronicles'', a planned trilogy of standalone horror films produced by Shyamalan. Plot A narrator (later revealed to be Ramirez) relates a story about his childhood, where his mother would explain to him and his siblings the circumstances that surround the Devil roaming the Earth, searching for the souls of unrepentant people to take to Hell. A man jumps to his death f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
