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Sting Of Death
Sting of Death is a 1965 American science fiction horror film directed by William Grefe, William Grefé, written by Al Dempsey, and starring Joe Morrison, Valerie Hawkins, Deanna Lund, John Vella, and Jack Nagle. Its plot concerns five female college students who head to the Florida Everglades for a holiday, but instead of fun in the sun, run into trouble with a mutated, bloodthirsty, and quite deadly jellyfish-man-monster. Neil Sedaka's pop dance song "Do the Jellyfish" is featured on the film's soundtrack. ''Sting of Death'' was paired on a double bill with the Grefé film ''Death Curse of Tartu'' (1966). Plot A young blonde woman in a black bikini lies on a dock in Florida, sunbathing and listening to her transistor radio. She turns it off after hearing a news report about unexplained local murders. Then, without warning, a monstrous hand reaches up from the water and grabs her ankle, dragging her under, where she drowns. Meanwhile, five of six college friends arrive at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grefe
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayou
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They typically contain brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, especially in the Mississippi River Delta, though they also exist elsewhere. A bayou is often an anabranch or minor braid of a braided channel that is slower than the mainstem, often becoming boggy and stagnant. Though fauna varies by region, many bayous are home to crawfish, certain species of shrimp, other shellfish, catfish, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, American alligators, American crocodiles, herons, lizards, turtles, tortoises, spoonbills, snakes, and leeches, as well as many other species. Etymology The word entered American English via Louisiana French in Louisiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Psychedelic Priest
''The Psychedelic Priest'' (also known as ''Electric Shades of Grey'' and ''Jesus Freak'') is a 2001 American film produced by Allied International Films. It was directed by William Grefé, although he was uncredited, and written by Terry Merrill. It stars John Darrell, Carolyn Hall, James Coleman, and Joe Crane. Plot John, a Christian priest, says goodbye to his profession and takes a destinationless drive. He gets acquainted with a female hitchhiker, Sunny, who soon falls in love with him. However, John does not feel the same towards her and leaves, returning to work at the church. Production Also known as ''Electric Shades of Grey'' and ''Jesus Freak'', ''The Psychedelic Priest'' was directed by William Grefé for Allied International Pictures, although for professional reasons he was not acknowledged as director but instead director of photography. For his part, Grefé received a hundred thousand dollars in trading stamps. Writer Stewart "Terry" Merrill received the directoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hooked Generation
''The Hooked Generation'' is a 1968 American crime drama film directed by William Grefé and starring Jeremy Slate, Steve Alaimo and John Davis Chandler.Clark p.57 Plot Cast * Jeremy Slate as Daisey * Steve Alaimo as Mark * John Davis Chandler as Acid * Willie Pastrano as Dum Dum * Socrates Ballis as Cuban Leader * Cece Stone as Kelly * Walter R. Philbin as Lieutenant Dern * Milton Smith as Book Everett * Lee Warren as Charlie * William Kerwin as FBI Man #1 * Dete Parsons as FBI Man #2 * Stuart Merrill Stuart Fitzrandolph Merrill (August 1, 1863 in Hempstead, New York – December 1, 1915 in Versailles, France) was an American poet, who wrote mostly in the French language. He belonged to the Symbolist school. His principal books of poetr ... as FBI Man #3 * Marilyn Nordman as Book's Girlfriend * Curtis Perdue as Coast Guard Lieutenant * Michael DeBeausset as Rapper * Gay Perkins as Nivar * Terry Smith as Talla * Clinton Nye as Young Coastgua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasia Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore genre film fans, and distributors, who take advantage of the eclectic line up to select domestic and international films for release across North America. By virtue of the reputation developed over the last 15 years, this festival has been described as perhaps the "most outstanding and largest genre film festival in North America". Overview The history of the Fantasia Festival has roots in the Asian Film scene in Montreal. Beginning in 1996 where it screened Asian films from Hong Kong and Anime from Japan, the festival later expanded its international repertoire and screened genre films from all across the world. Since this time many world and international premieres have featured at Fantasia fest, including ''Shaun of the Dead'', ''Perfec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrow Films
Arrow Films is a British independent film distributor and restorer specialising in world cinema, arthouse, horror and classic films. It sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays and DVDs online, and also operates its own subscription video on-demand service, Arrow Player. History Arrow Films was established in 1991 as a family firm in Shenley, Hertfordshire. Whilst Arrow Films was the company's primary brand for theatrical releases, the Arrow Video label was created in 2009 specialising in cult and horror home video. In September 2011, the ArrowDrome brand was created for budget DVDs. The Arrow Academy and Arrow TV labels specialised in the world cinema and Nordic noir genres respectively, but since 2021, each has been merged into Arrow Video. In the same year, the company launched Arrow Player, a subscription video on-demand service in the UK, US and Canada. Arrow began releasing films in the North American market in 2015. As of 2022, it operated in the UK, Ireland, US and Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video is an American film distributor company based in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in exploitation B to Z films, particularly the works of Harry Novak, Doris Wishman, David F. Friedman and Herschell Gordon Lewis. Inspiration The company is named after Lewis' 1967 film '' Something Weird'', and the logo is taken from that film's original poster art. History Something Weird Video was founded in 1990 by Mike Vraney in Seattle. He was inspired by his teenage job as a theater projectionist. His love for the obscure films that never made it to video prompted him to transfer hundreds of ancient reels of film to VHS videotape and DVD. On the company website, Vraney explains the label's genesis: In my mind, the last great genre to be scavenged were the exploitation / sexploitation films of the 1920s through the 1970s. After looking into this further, I realized that there were nearly 2,000 movies out there yet to be discovered. So with this for inspiration, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borden Films
Borden may refer to: Places Australia * Borden, Western Australia Canada *Borden, Saskatchewan * Borden, Ontario, a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario *Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, formerly the town of Borden * Borden Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada *Borden Island, Nunavut, Canada * Canadian Forces Base Borden (also known as "CFB Borden" and "16 Wing Borden"), a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario United Kingdom *Borden, Kent, England * Bordon, Hampshire, England **Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps, British Army training camps and training area * Borden, West Sussex, England United States * Borden, California *Borden, Indiana * Borden, Texas *Borden County, Texas * Borden Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Borden Shaft, Maryland * Borden Ranch AVA, California wine region People * Borden (surname) * Borden Chase (1900–1971), American writer * Borden Smith (born 1943), Canadian professional hockey player Other uses *Borden (company), a defunct American dairy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbird International Pictures
Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: * Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture * Ford Thunderbird, a car Birds * Dromornithidae, extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds * ''Genyornis'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Thunderbird (John Proudstar), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 * Warpath (comics), or Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 * Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000 * Thunderbird, a creature in the game ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' Film and television * ''Thunder Birds'' (1942 film), an American World War II propaganda film * ''Thunderbirds'' (1952 film), an American war film * ''Thunderbirds'' (TV series), a 1960s British puppet science-fiction series ** ''Thunderbirds'' (2004 film), based on the TV series * ''Thunderbird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Board Of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, previously the British Board of Film Censors) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray (including 3D and 4K UHD formats), and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 1984. The BBFC was also the designated regulator for the UK age-verification scheme which was abandoned before being implemented. History and overview The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors by members of the film industry, who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Family Records
Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label, that specializes in reissues of archival material, ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks. History The label has been in existence since 1975, founded by collector Richard Weize, started with the double LP ''Going Back to Dixie'' by Bill Clifton. It has become known for its extravagant (and expensive) box sets. The company describes itself as "a collector's record label" due to its primary business, which is reissuing rare recordings in CD format in small amounts. Historically, their material has had only limited availability in the U.S, stocked at Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and through mail order sources. Many of their box sets are available through Amazon Marketplace. Artists Among the many artists who have been the subject of extensive box set releases by Bear Family are Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, David Allan Coe, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Willie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complete Recordings, 1955–66
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already 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 pronouns 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 pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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