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Justin Burquist
Justin Burquist is an American filmmaker and music video director who directed the films ''Broken Knuckles'' (2013), '' Touch'' (2022), and was the cinematographer for the films '' Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023) and ''Pulp Friction'' (2021). Burquist's films have won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival and Berlin Short Film Festival. Early life Burquist grew up in El Centro and Imperial County, California. He got involved in filmmaking at a young age after his brother brought home a video camera from school. He graduated from Holtville High School in 2001, attended Imperial Valley College and graduated from San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus in Calexico before moving to Kensington, San Diego. Career Burquist started his career making short films and music videos, directing videos like ''Glitter Star'' by Dynamite Doll. He helped pitch the idea for the Imperial Valley Film Festival which began in 2010, and his work is often su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Valley College
Imperial Valley College is a public community college in Imperial County, California. It was founded in 1962 and enrolls around 7,000 students per year. In April 2022, Lennor M. Johnson, Ed.D., was appointed president of the college. The main campus is located on a site in the city of Imperial with extended campuses in El Centro El Centro ( Spanish for "The Center") is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. El Centro is the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban ... and Brawley. History The Imperial Valley College had its beginning on May 9, 1922, with the name of Central Junior College, opening in September that year. Originally at Central Union High School, two years later a new college named Brawley Junior College was opened. Brawley Junior College had to close in 1947 due to lack of attendance. Because of this, Central Junior College was now receiving students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors.Murray, Noel & Tobias, Scott (March 10, 2011)"Brian De Palma , Film , Primer" '' The A.V. Club''. Retrieved February 3, 2012. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard. His films have been criticized for their violence and sexual content but have also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. His films include mainstream box office hits such as ''Carrie'' (1976), '' Dressed to Kill'' (1980), '' Scarface'' (1983), '' The Untouchables'' (1987), and '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), as well as cult favorites such as '' Sisters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Corpse In Kensington
Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for creating ''Friend of the World'' and his performances in '' We All Die Alone'' and ''South of 8''. Life and career While pursuing a degree in theatre arts at San Diego State University, Butler directed a production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's play ''The Last Days of Judas Iscariot''. After graduating, Butler performed at New Village Arts Theatre in the West Coast premieres of The House Theatre of Chicago's ''The Nutcracker'' and Sarah Ruhl's ''Stage Kiss''. He was also cast in ''Return to the Forbidden Planet'' at New Village Arts and played KJ in Ion Theatre's production of Annie Baker's '' The Aliens''. During this time, Butler acted in the feature films ''South of 8'' and ''Thane of East County'' before writing and directing two short films: ''Hatred'' and ''The Phantom Hour''. In 2017, Butler starred in the short film ''Assumption'' and later in ''Hacksaw'', a feature-length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Quintmas Carol
Mark Atkinson is an American actor, filmmaker and comedian who appeared the films ''Pulp Friction'' (2021), ''Skin: The Movie'' (2020), and produced the Dick Shawn biopic ''Leave 'Em Laughing'' (2020). Atkinson won Best Supporting Actor at World Music & Independent Film Festival and received acting nominations at Austin Revolution Film Festival and Oceanside International Film Festival. Personal life After graduating from South Kingstown High School in 1997, Atkinson received a bachelor's degree to conclude four years at University of Rhode Island. He moved to San Diego and briefly studied comedy in Los Angeles at The Groundlings and The Second City. Atkinson later settled in Ocean Beach, San Diego. Career Atkinson worked as a lifeguard in South Kingstown and had a job at Marriott for a short period. He moved to California after doing stand-up comedy in Boston and Rhode Island at locations such as AS220 and The Station. In 2007, Atkinson did commercial work that aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kyson
James Kyson (born December 13, 1975) is a South Korean-born American actor best known for his television work. Best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series ''Heroes'', his guest appearances on television series include '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' Sleepy Hollow'', ''Elementary'', and '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''. Early life and education Kyson was born Lee Ji-Hoon (although his given name was later changed to Jae-Hyeok) in Seoul, South Korea. His father was an electrical engineer. He moved with his family to New York City at age 10, where he later attended The Bronx High School of Science. His English name, James, is derived from James Bond. He studied communications at Boston University with the intent of being a sports broadcaster before later transferring to the New England Institute of Art. In summer of 2001, Kyson sold his car and bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles with the intent of entering the acting industry. He en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Davison
Randy Lee Davison (born ) is an American actor who appeared in the films ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2021) as Joseph McCarthy, ''Mank'' (2020), ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023), '' Not This Part of the World'' (1995), and ''Touch'' (2022). In the 1990s, Davison appeared in the television show ''America's Funniest People'' as Edith Bunker and as Senex in Boise State University's production of ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum''. Early life Davison graduated from Capital High School and is a theatre major out of Boise State University. In 1992, Davison appeared on ''America's Funniest People'' as Edith Bunker and as Popeye being Elvis. The following year, he participated in the Irene Ryan Acting competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival regional conference for his monologue in the play ''The Four Bagger''. In 1994, Davison starred as Phil in ''Boys' Life'' at BSU, tied for top honors at the Student Program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Ceja
Alejandra Eva Ceja (born 23 December 1983) is an American actress and line producer. Career Ceja is best known for her roles in the films '' The Amityville Harvest'' (2020), ''Aquarium of the Dead'' (2021) and ''Touch'' (2022), the latter for which she was nominated for a best actress award at the San Diego Film Awards in 2023. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and The Second City Conservatory, she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and has line produced films for The Asylum, BET, and Tubi Tubi is an American over-the-top content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation. The service was launched on April 1, 2014, and is based in Los Angeles, California. In January 2021, Tubi reached 33 million monthly .... Filmography Feature films Short films Television Music video Video game References External links * * * Official site Living people 1983 births American film actresses Actresses from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC. The convention was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Ron Graf, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention", Dorf said during an interview that he hoped the first Con would bring in 500 attendees. It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Holmes (director)
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. Biography Holmes started his film career as a stop-motion animator. He also worked as an animator and sculptor on several Award-winning short films directed by Michael Cusack, including ''The Book-Keeper'', ''(R)evolution'' and ''Gargoyle''. Gargoyle won an AACTA Award for Best Short Animation in 2006. Holmes first full-length film '' Twin Rivers'' was a live-action drama and was made primarily with support from family and friends, with no crew. Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004. Holmes was one of the lead animators on the 2013 short film ''Woody'', directed by Stuart Bowen. When the trailer for ''The Legend of Ben Hall'' was released, the project was picked up by Odin's Eye Entertainment and RCL Motion Picture Entertainment and expanded into a 2-hour feature film, incorporating the footage from the short film into the feature. Australian director Greg McLean join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cost (2022 Film)
''The Cost'' is a 2022 Australian revenge drama directed by Matthew Holmes from an original screenplay by Matthew Holmes and Gregory Moss. Set over 48 hours, the film follows two men as they seek to enact vengeance on a convicted felon, by taking him deep into the bush to inflict a series of brutal punishments. It stars Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Damon Hunter, Kevin Dee, Nicole Pastor and Clayton Watson. The director's intentions with ''The Cost'' was to explore at the moral, ethical and emotional implications surrounding vengeance and vigilante justice. The writers wanted to steer away from the tropes typically associated with vigilante films and present an act of revenge in a highly realistic way. Some elements within the story, such as the flashbacks to the character of Stephanie, were inspired by the real-life murder of Jill Meagher. Plot The film introduces the three main characters of David, Aaron and Troy as they individually prepare for their weekend. David is purchasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Fest
Monster Fest is an annual genre film festival in Melbourne, Australia. Called "Australia's foremost celebration of international cult and horror cinema". As of 2017 it is the only genre film festival in Australia to be supported by the federal screen agency, Screen Australia. 2016 Keynote speaker Ted Kotcheff said of Monster Fest: "I loved the creative energy of Monster Fest, the great programming, the enthusiastic audiences. In the course of over half a century of filmmaking, I have attended almost every film festival there is and Monster Fest is one of the most interesting and enjoyable that I’ve experienced." History Monster Fest was established by Neil Foley and Grant Hardie in 2011 as the exhibition arm of Monster Pictures. It was originally called the Fantastic Asia Film Festival (FAFF), as a vehicle for showcasing a selection of Asian films acquired by parent company Monster Pictures. The original Fantastic Asia Film Festival took place 10–13 November 2011 at the Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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