Director Research
Steven Allan Spielberg was born December 18th 1946 (age 69) in Cincinnati,Ohio, U.S.His films often have similar themes running throughout. Most of them deal with ordinary characters searching for or coming in contact with extraordinary beings. Spielberg commented on his interest in the possibility of extra terrestrial life and how it has influenced some of his films. He also described himself as feeling like an alien during childhood, which could have some impact on the story lines written in some of the films. Films directed by Spielberg: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The BFG, Jaws, Close Encounters.... |
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on the 13th of August 1899 in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He died at the age of 80 in Bel Air, California, U.S on the 29th of April 1980. Alfred was a film director and film producer and he enjoyed making films which involved a lot of suspense and terrifying crime. He explains that his interest and inspiration for writing suspense and psychological thrillers was due to past experiences. " It must be because I spent three years studying with the Jesuits. They used to terrify me to death with everything, and now I'm getting my own back by terrifying other people. " Films directed by Hitchcock: Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, North by Northwest... |
James Wan was born on the 27th of February 1977 (age 39) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He is a director, screenwriter and producer and he is widely known for directing some of the most successful horror movies of the modern day. Films directed by Wan: The conjuring, The conjuring 2, Insidious , Insidious chapter 2, Insidious chapter 3, Saw , Saw lll, Annabelle... |
Twisted Pictures
This company was founded in 2004 (12 years ago) by Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Gregg Hoffman. (In comparison to many other film companies, it is fairly new.) Twisted Pictures is an American independent production company, which mainly creates films in the horror genre. This company is best known for producing the Saw film series. |
Comedy-Horror combines comedy with traditional horror movie themes and characters. Because of the subject matter, Comedy-Horror films can cross over into the Black Comedy sub-genre. Comedy-Horror films aim to scare the audience, but also provide comical outlets that let the audience laugh at their fear. Some examples of comedy-horror movies are: Shaun of the dead, Scary movie, Zombieland etc... |