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Three (2006 Film)
''Three'' (sometimes stylized ''Thr3e'') is a 2007 Christian horror thriller film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ted Dekker. Directed by Robby Henson and written by Alan B. McElroy, it stars Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Max Ryan, and Bill Moseley. It was shot on location in Łódź and Warsaw, Poland. The film grossed $1.4 million and has a 5% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, which called it a "thrill-free thriller" in its critical consensus. Plot Jennifer Peters (Justine Waddell) attempts to save her brother Roy, who has been abducted by a serial killer known as the Riddle Killer – or R.K. – due to his use of riddles in the murders he commits. Jennifer has recently written a book about the nature of serial killers, to which R.K. has taken offense. Jennifer follows R.K.'s clues and finds Roy, but fails to save him as the car in which he is trapped explodes. Kevin Parson ( Marc Blucas) is a seminary theology student who has recently completed the third dra ...
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Robby Henson
Robby Henson is an American director and screenwriter. Biography Robby Henson began his directing career at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Henson is now a skilled film and documentary maker. He writes and directs all his films, which are known for being character-driven. His work has attracted such acclaimed actors Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Cooper, William Devane and Kris Kristofferson. Beyond his work in film, Henson is also a prolific theater director, his family owning the famous outdoor theater, "Pioneer Playhouse" in Danville, Kentucky. Filmography * '' House'' (2007) * ''Thr3e'' (2006) * '' The Visitation'' (2006) * ''The Badge'' (2002) * ''Ghost Stories'' episode 28 (1997) * '' Exodus 1947'' (1997) * ''Pharaoh's Army ''Pharaoh's Army'' is a 1995 American Western film directed, written and produced by Robby Henson, starring Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson and Kris Kristofferson. The film takes place in southeastern ...
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Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting arms, canting, as it depicts a boat ( in Polish language, Polish), which alludes to the city's name. As of 2022, Łódź has a population of 670,642 making it the country's List of cities and towns in Poland, fourth largest city. Łódź was once a small settlement that first appeared in 14th-century records. It was granted city rights, town rights in 1423 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and it remained a private town of the Kuyavian bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź was annexed to Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia before becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw; the city joined Congress Poland, a Russian Empire, Russian client state, at the 1815 Congress of Vien ...
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Seven (1995 Film)
''Seven'' (stylized as ''Se7en'') is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley. Set in a crime-ridden, unnamed city, ''Seven''s plot follows disenchanted, near-retirement detective William Somerset (Freeman) and his new partner, the recently transferred David Mills (Pitt), as they attempt to stop a serial killer before he can complete a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins. Walker, an aspiring writer, wrote ''Seven'' based on his experiences of moving from a suburban setting to New York City in the late 1980s, during a period of rising crime and drug addiction. His script was optioned by an Italian film company which underwent financial difficulties and sold the rights on to New Line Cinema. Executives were opposed to the script's bleak ending featuring a decapitated head delivered in a box, and mandated a more mainstream, upbeat outcome. ...
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Saw (2004 Film)
''Saw'' is a 2004 American horror film directed by James Wan, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Leigh Whannell from a story by Wan and Whannell. It is the first installment in the ''Saw'' film series, and stars Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, and Tobin Bell. The film tells a nonlinear narrative, revolving around the mystery of the Jigsaw Killer, who tests his victims' will to live by putting them through deadly "games" where they must inflict great physical pain upon themselves to survive. The frame story follows Jigsaw's latest victims (Whannell and Elwes), who awaken in a large, dilapidated bathroom, with one being ordered to kill the other to save his own family. The screenplay was written by Whannell, who co-created the story with Wan in their respective screenwriting debuts. The film was originally written in 2001, but after failed attempts to get the script produced in Wan and Whannell's home country of Aust ...
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Adaptation (film)
''Adaptation'' is a 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast including Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in supporting roles. Kaufman based ''Adaptation'' on his struggles to adapt Susan Orlean's 1998 nonfiction book ''The Orchid Thief'' while suffering from writer's block. It involves elements adapted from the book, plus fictitious elements, including Kaufman's twin brother (also credited as a writer for the film) and a romance between Orlean and Laroche. It culminates in completely invented elements, including versions of Orlean and Laroche three years after the events of ''The Orchid Thief''. ''Adaptation'' was praised for its direction, screenplay, humor, and the performances of Cage, Cooper, and Streep. It received awards at the 75th Academy Awards, 60th Golden Globe Awards, and 56th British Ac ...
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Review Aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services (such as films, books, video games, software, hardware, and cars). This system stores the reviews and uses them for purposes such as supporting a website where users can view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies, and creating databases for companies to learn about their actual and potential customers. The system enables users to easily compare many different reviews of the same work. Many of these systems calculate an approximate average assessment, usually based on assigning a numeric value to each review related to its degree of positive rating of the work. Review aggregation sites have begun to have economic effects on the companies that create or manufacture items under review, especially in certain categories such as electronic games, which are expensive to purchase. Some companies have tied royalty payment rates and employee bonuses to aggregate scores, and ...
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Alanna Bale
Alana, Alanna, or Alannah is a female given name. It can be derived either from the Old High German word for "precious" or from the Irish language term ''"a leanbh"'' for "child". Alana is also a unisex given name in the Hawaiian community meaning ''fair'', ''beautiful'', ''offering'', “harmony”. In Aramaic, Alanna means "high", "elevated" or "exalted". People with the given name Alana/Alaina/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah * Alaina Lockhart (born 1974), Canadian politician * Alana Blanchard, American professional surfer and model * Alana Boden, English actress * Alana Bridgewater, Canadian singer and actor from the Canadian production of the musical ''We Will Rock You'' * Alana Evans, American pornographic actress * Alana Haim, American musician and member of the band Haim * Alana Henderson, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and cellist * Alana Mann, food activist * Alana Paon, Canadian politician * Alana Patience, Australian ballroom dancer and two times winner of ''Dancing with t ...
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Jeffrey Lee Hollis
Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film *Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *Jeffrey City, Wyoming, United States *Jeffrey Street, Sydney, Australia * Jeffrey's sketch, a sketch on American TV show ''Saturday Night Live'' *'' Nurse Jeffrey'', a spin-off miniseries from the American medical drama series ''House, MD'' *Jeffreys Bay, Western Cape, South Africa People with the surname * Alexander Jeffrey (1806–1874), Scottish solicitor and historian * Charles Jeffrey (footballer) (died 1915), Scottish footballer * E. C. Jeffrey (1866–1952), Canadian-American botanist *Grant Jeffrey (1948–2012), Canadian writer *Hester C. Jeffrey (1842–1934), American activist, suffragist and community organizer *Richard Jeffrey (1926–2002), American philosopher, logician, and pro ...
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Tom Bower (actor)
Tom Bower (born January 3, 1938 in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles, including ''Die Hard 2'' and '' The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans''. He appeared in Chris Chan Lee's 2006 film '' Undoing''. Filmography Film * 1975 ''A Woman for All Men'' as Construction Worker * 1976 ''The Commitment'' as Abe * 1976 ''Two-Minute Warning'' as Decker, S.W.A.T. Team Member * 1978 ''The Dain Curse'' as Sergeant O'Gar * 1978 ''The Winds of Kitty Hawk'' as William Tate * 1982 ''The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez'' as Boone Choate * 1984 '' Wildrose '' as Rick Ogaard * 1984 ''Massive Retaliation'' as Kirk Fredericks * 1985 ''The Lightship'' as Coop * 1986 ''River's Edge'' as Detective Bennett * 1987 ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' as Russ Fielding * 1988 ''Lady in White'' as Sheriff Saunders * 1988 ''Split Decisions'' as Detective Walsh * 1988 '' Distant Thunder'' as Louis * 1989 '' True Believer'' as Cecil Skell * 1989 ''Wired' ...
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Copycat Crime
A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modelled after or inspired by a previous crime. It notably occurs after exposure to media content depicted said crimes, and/or a live criminal model. Copycat effect The copycat effect is the alleged tendency of sensational publicity about violent murders or suicides to result in more of the same through imitation.Loren Coleman, (2004''The copycat effect: How the media and popular culture trigger the mayhem in tomorrow's headlines'' Simon & Schuster, NY. The term was first coined in the early 20th century, following crimes inspired by Jack the Ripper. Due to the increase of replicated crimes, criminologists soon began to believe that media coverage played a role in inspiring other criminals to commit crimes in a similar fashion, and even for non-criminals to begin committing crimes when they otherwise might not have done so. A book written by Loren Coleman called ''The Copycat Effect'' describes the effect that the media has on crimes and ...
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Split Personality
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The disorder is accompanied by memory gaps more severe than could be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. The personality states alternately show in a person's behavior; however, presentations of the disorder vary. Other conditions that often occur in people with DID include post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders (especially borderline and avoidant), depression, substance use disorders, conversion disorder, somatic symptom disorder, eating disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and sleep disorders. Self-harm, non-epileptic seizures, flashbacks with amnesia for content of flashbacks, anxiety disorders, and suicidality are also common. Overview The following three subsections give brief overviews of the proposed cause of d ...
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Theology
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the supernatural, but also deals with religious epistemology, asks and seeks to answer the question of revelation. Revelation pertains to the acceptance of God, gods, or deities, as not only transcendent or above the natural world, but also willing and able to interact with the natural world and, in particular, to reveal themselves to humankind. While theology has turned into a secular field , religious adherents still consider theology to be a discipline that helps them live and understand concepts such as life and love and that helps them lead lives of obedience to the deities they follow or worship. Theologians use various forms of analysis and argument ( experiential, philosophical, ethnographic, historical, and others) to help understa ...
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