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The Visitation (film)
''The Visitation'' is a 2006 American supernatural thriller/ horror film directed by Robby Henson and starred Kelly Lynch, Edward Furlong, Priscilla Barnes and Martin Donovan. It was based on the novel by Frank Peretti of the same name, which was first published in 1999. Plot Former minister Travis Jordan still lives in Antioch, Washington, three years after losing his faith in God when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the new veterinarian’s son survives an accident whilst in a van without one single scratch, Travis’ dog Max revives after being buried, a paraplegic walks, a scarred teenager, and her police officer father (who has a brain tumor) heal. In all the events, witnesses see either a group of three men wearing black are seen nearby or their tall, blond (possible) leader, who seems to want everyone to know that “he is coming”. Very soon after, a scruffy, gentle mannered newcomer named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Visitation (novel)
''The Visitation'' is a 1999 contemporary Christian novel by Frank Peretti. Taking place in the fictional wheat town of Antioch, located in eastern Washington, ''The Visitation'' is told in first-person narrative by the protagonist, a former minister named Travis Jordan who struggles to reconcile his former pastoral life with that of a present-day false Messiah. Plot summary Centered on the life of Travis Jordan, ''The Visitation'' begins when miracles, ranging from a healing, weeping crucifix to sights of Jesus in the clouds, start occurring, giving way to the arrival of a man who calls himself Brandon Nichols. Nichols begins healing people; giving a man who lost the use of his legs in the Vietnam War the ability to walk, and performing various other "healings". Most of the townspeople — who are portrayed as disillusioned, post-Pentecostal farmers — begin to believe in Nichols as a Messiah. Brandon Nichols begins to hold "revival meetings" on a large ranch outside of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hughart
Ronald P. Hughart (born June 18, 1961) is an American animator, director, and storyboard artist. He has worked on several shows, including ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Family Dog'', '' Futurama'' and '' American Dad!''. He also worked on ''Ren & Stimpy'' as a layout supervisor and timing director. Hughart currently works on ''American Dad!'' as co-supervising director with Brent Woods. During his work on '' Futurama'', supervising director Rich Moore said that Ron had directed some of the best scenes of violence on the show. This was noted on the audio commentary of Raging Bender. Directing credits Futurama episodes *"A Fishful of Dollars" (with Gregg Vanzo) *"Fry and the Slurm Factory" *"Raging Bender" *" War Is the H-Word" *" A Tale of Two Santas" *" Bendin' in the Wind" *"The 30% Iron Chef" *"Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" *"The Farnsworth Parabox" American Dad! episodes *"Pilot" :Supervising Director season 1 :Co-Supervising Director season 2, 3,4,5,6 The Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David A
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Swayze
Donald Carl Swayze (born August 10, 1958) is an American character actor, noted for acting in dramatic series and soap operas as well as several feature films, and theatrical work. Early life Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, the middle child of Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; 1927–2013), a dance teacher; and Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman. Patsy owned a dance studio where neighborhood students took dance lessons. Patrick and Donald Swayze both attended and graduated from Frank Black Junior High School and then Waltrip High School in northwest Houston. Donald had an older sister, Vickie Lynn (1949–1994), an older brother, Patrick (1952–2009), one younger brother, Sean Kyle (born 1962), and one younger adopted sister Bora Song "Bambi". Film career Swayze's film work has included an appearance as a dancer in the 1980 film ''Urban Cowboy'', as Ruben in the film ''Father for Charlie'', and as Mark in the film ''Shy People,'' along with a role alongside Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillary Tuck
Hillary Tuck is an American actress. She had roles in the NBC Saturday Morning sitcom ''Hang Time'' (1995–1996) and Disney's '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show''. She has also guest starred in such television series as ''Roseanne'', ''Boy Meets World'', ''Judging Amy'', ''House'', ''The Closer'', ''Bones'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', '' 90210'' and others. Tuck has also appeared in the feature films ''Camp Nowhere'' (1994), ''The Great Mom Swap'' (1995), ''Life as a House'' (2001) and '' The Visitation'' (2006). She also played a new intern in the 2001 film '' How to Make a Monster''. She also appeared in guest roles in ''The Mentalist'' (2012) and ''Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christian ...'' (2015). Tuck married Bobby Croll in 2010; together, the couple have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Temple
Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor, known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film, ''Domino'', Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama ''Waitress'', and Axel in the third season of '' The Walking Dead''. Early life Temple was raised in Texas. He was the 1982 Baseball MVP at Rollins College, and graduated in 1985. Career Baseball Though he was too small for the big leagues, he continued with his love for baseball, snagging roles as a minor league bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. In 1986, he was a scout for the New York Mets, and would later go on to serve as Assistant Director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993. Acting Film Temple has had several film roles in the horror genre, appearing in Rob Zombie's horror film, '' The Devils Rejects'' as Adam Banjo, portraying Sheriff Hoyt in the prequel to the remake of ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' and as Noel Kluggs in Rob Zombie's slashe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Segan
Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the films ''Looper'', ''Brick'', and ''Deadgirl''. He is known for his many collaborations with filmmaker Rian Johnson. Early life Segan was born in New York City. He is the grandson of American photographer Arthur Rothstein, the nephew of musician Rob Stoner. Career Segan has appeared in television programs, including ''Days of Our Lives'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''House'', and the voice of Henry on the Nickelodeon cartoon ''KaBlam!''. In 2008, ''Brick'' director Rian Johnson invited Segan to play a small role in his second film, ''The Brothers Bloom''. In 2012, Segan had a supporting lead role in Johnson's third film, ''Looper''. In 2013, he had a small role on ''Breaking Bad'', as a fireman in the episode "Ozymandias", directed by Johnson. In April 2016, Johnson added Segan to the cast of '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. Segan joined the cast of Johnson's ''Knives Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Unger
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Geer
Ellen Ware Geer is an American actress, professor, and theatre director. Personal life Geer was born in New York City, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer. Her father was best-known for playing Grandpa Zebulon "Zeb" Walton on ''The Waltons''. She is married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to actor Ed Flanders. She and Flanders had a son, Ian Geer Flanders. She and Alsop have two daughters, Megan and Willow. Career In 1963, Geer joined the Minnesota Theatre Company for the opening seasons of the original Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where, among other roles, she played the lead in Guthrie's production of Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. Geer began her film career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lester drama ''Petulia''. She followed this with an appearance in 1969's '' The Reivers'' with her father, Will Geer. In 1971, Geer played the deceased wife of the lead character in ''Kotch'', appearing throughout the movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tyson
Richard Tyson is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in ''Hardball'' (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in ''Three O'Clock High'' (1987), ''Two Moon Junction'' (1988), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Bound to Vengeance'' (2015), and ''Playing with Dolls'' (2015). Biography Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama. His brother John was the district attorney of Mobile County, and was later the Democratic Party nominee for attorney general of Alabama in June 2006. Tyson starred in ''Three O'Clock High'', ''Kindergarten Cop'' and three films directed by the Farrelly brothers. He starred in the television series ''Hardball''. His roles in the 2000s included ''The Fear Chamber'', ''Richard III'', '' Flight of the Living Dead'', ''No Bad Days'' and the western ''Shoot First and Pray You Live''. He starred in the horror film ''Big Bad Wolf'' in which he is accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious werewolf. Tyson played a former football star who owned the eponymous town i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messiah
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil. Χριστός, Greek for the Hebrew Messiah occurs 41 times in the LXX and the Hebrew Bible. ''Ha-mashiach'' (), often referred to as ' (), is to be a Jewish leader, physically descended from the paternal Davidic line through King David and King Solomon. He is thought to accomplish predetermined things in a future arrival, including the unification of the tribes of Israel, the gathering of all Jews to ''Eretz Israel'', the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, the ushering in of a Messianic Age of global universal peace, and the annunciation of the world to come. The Greek translation of Messiah is ''Khristós'' (), anglicized as ''Christ''. Christians commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
