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The Woods (2006 Film)
''The Woods'' is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by Lucky McKee and starring Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel Nichols, Lauren Birkell and Bruce Campbell. Set in 1965, its plot concerns a wayward teenage girl who is sent to a New England all-girls private high school which holds an ominous secret related to the staff, history and woods surrounding the school. Plot In 1965, after burning down a tree in her yard, rebel teenager Heather Fasulo is sent to the boarding school Falburn Academy in the middle of the woods by her estranged mother Alice Fasulo and negligent father Joe Fasulo. The headmistress, Ms. Traverse, accepts Heather in spite of her father's bad financial condition. The displaced Heather becomes close friends with Marcy Turner, while they are maltreated by their abusive classmate Samantha Wise. During the night, Heather has a nightmare of a student named Ann, covered in blood, and hears voices that seem to be coming from the woods. The ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky McKee
Edward Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 cult film ''May''. He is best known for his work in horror films. Life and career McKee was born in Jenny Lind, California. He has directed " Sick Girl", the 10th episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series ''Masters of Horror''. He directed the film '' The Woods'', which was released on DVD October 3, 2006. Lucky McKee also co-directed the hard-to-find horror film ''All Cheerleaders Die'', which is not currently in print. McKee optioned Jack Ketchum's novel ''The Lost'' and produced the film adaptation directed by Chris Sivertson. McKee also adapted Ketchum's ''Red'', and co-directed the film, which premiered out of competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Shooting was halted when ''Red'' was almost completed, with McKee as director, in December, 2006. Shooting resumed in Maryland following a hiatus of more than six months, with a differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Birkell
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. Although originally a male name, the names popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). Is a popular name in the UK, the USA, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. Given name * Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as "Lauren", Cameroonian footballer * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist * Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress * Lauren Adamson (born 1948), American developmental psychologist * Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire * Lauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Lauren Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Cull
Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia of New Jersey'', Rutgers University Press, . Amber is used in Jewellery, jewelry and has been used as a healing agent in Traditional medicine, folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as Inclusion (mineral), inclusions. Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ''ambrite'' is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams. Etymology The English word ''amber'' derives from Arabic (ultimately from Middle Persian ''ambar'') via Medieval Latin, Middle Latin ''ambar'' and Middle French ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maïa Balestrieri
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Maïa is a variant of Maia. It may refer to: * Maïa (singer), Canadian singer, earlier part of Canadian band Ladies of the Canyon *Maïa Vidal (born 1988), American composer, songwriter, musician, and visual artist *Maïa (rocket), a small-lift launch vehicle proposed by the government of France in 2021 See also *Maia (other) Maia is the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring. Maia may also refer to: Places New Zealand * Maia, New Zealand, a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand Portugal * Maia, Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Balestriri
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daughter of Atlas and Pleione the Oceanid,Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 938 and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades.Apollodorus3.10.1/ref> They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, ''oreads''; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" ''(Maiados oureias)'' "of the lovely black eyes." Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were also called the Atlantides. Mythology Birth of Hermes According to the Homeric ''Hymn to Hermes'', Zeus, in the dead of night, secretly made love to Maia, who avoided the company of the gods, in a cave of Cyllene. She became pregnant with Hermes. After giving birth to the baby, Maia wrapped him in blankets and went to sleep. The rapidly maturing infant Hermes crawled away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Altro
Missy or Missie is a feminine first name, often a short form of Melissa. People * Mathilde de Morny (1863-1944), French aristocrat and artist * Michele "Missy" Avila (1968-1985), American murder victim * Missie Berteotti (born 1963), American LPGA golfer * Missy Booth, fictional character from the television series ''Ackley Bridge'' * Missy Cummings, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot * Missy Elliott (born 1971), American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer * Missy Giove (born 1972), American former professional mountain bike rider * Missy Gold (born 1970), American former child actress * Missy Franklin (born 1995), American competitive swimmer * Missy Higgins (born 1983), Australian singer and songwriter * Missy Hyatt (born 1963), American professional wrestling valet * Missy LeHand (1898–1944), longtime private secretary to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt * Missy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Altro
Melissa Altro (born May 16, 1982) is a Canadian voice actress and voiceover coach from Montreal, Quebec. Biography Prior to having a career to voice acting, Altro guest-starred on a 1994 episode of the YTV/Nickelodeon horror anthology series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?''. She also starred as Heather in the 1995 film '' Kids of the Round Table'' and as Barb in '' The Woods''. Altro is perhaps best known as the voice actor of Muffy Crosswire in the hit television series ''Arthur'' and she has been voicing her ever since she was a little kid at 12 years of age, which makes her the only child voice actress of the show to continue voicing her character while being an adult. She has also voiced her ''Arthur'' character in the series ''Postcards from Buster'', and the specials ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' and ''Arthur's Halloween''. She also has voiced other characters in ''Arthur'', Altro also provides the voice for Gretchen in the Teletoon/Disney XD animated series '' Camp Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Currie (actor)
Gordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the ''Left Behind'' films, and his role in horror films such as ''Puppet Master 4'', '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' and '' Blood and Donuts''. Currie has also directed, written, and produced several films, and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles. Early life Currie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of his first or breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on ''21 Jump Street'' (1987). In 1991, after a couple of years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Ángeles to study acting; his first roommate was Brad Pitt. Career Currie rented a two-bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue in California, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on ''Beverly H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Williams
Colleen Ann Williams (born March 6, 1955) is an American journalist. She is a news anchor of KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles, currently serving on the 5 and 11 p.m. weekday broadcasts. She also reports on occasion for NBC News and MSNBC. Williams is one of the most-recognized anchors in the Los Angeles area, the second-largest media market in the United States. Williams once could be recognized for her trademark hairstyle which until the late 1990s included a prominent silver streak. Early life Williams was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. An Air Force brat, she moved around the country throughout her childhood. She attended college at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska before finishing her bachelor's degree in education at University of Nebraska at Omaha. Career Williams taught in the Omaha Public School system for a few years before starting her news career with WOWT in Omaha. Williams joined KNBC in 1986 from cross-town rival KCBS-TV where she anchored th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Lawrence
Cary may refer to: Places ;United States * Cary, Illinois, part of the Chicago metropolitan area * Cary, Indiana, part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area * Cary, Miami County, Indiana * Cary, Maine * Cary, Mississippi * Cary, North Carolina, part of the Research Triangle * Cary, Wisconsin ;United Kingdom * Cary (barony), County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Castle Cary, Somerset, England Other uses * Cary (given name) * Cary (surname) * Cary Academy * Cary Audio Design, manufacturer of vacuum tube and solid state audio components * Cary Instruments, the optical instrumentation division of Varian Instruments * River Cary * Typhoon Cary, the name of three tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean See also * Carey (other) * Caries, a progressive destruction of any kind of bone structure * Carrie (other) * Carry (other) * Kary (other) Kary may refer to: * Kary (name), is both a surname and a given name * Kary, South Dakota, a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Bennett
Marcia may refer to: People * Marcia (given name) *James Marcia, Canadian psychologist *Stefano Marcia (born 1993), South African Olympic sailor Other uses * Marcia (Beccafumi), ''Marcia'' (Beccafumi), a c. 1519 painting by Domenico Beccafumi * Marcia (bivalve), ''Marcia'' (bivalve), a genus of Venus clams in the family Veneridae * Marcia (gens), a Roman gens * ''Marcia: Greatest Hits 1975–1983'', a 2004 album by Marcia Hines * ''Marcia'', the Italian musical designation for a March (music), march or march tempo See also *Martia (other) *Martian (other) *Mars (other) *Marzia (other) *Mercia (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
