Ann Arbor Railroad

# Ann Arbor Railroad

## Abstract

Ann Arbor Railroad may refer to:

- Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976), one of the bankrupt railroads that was reorganized in 1976

- Ann Arbor Railroad (1988), a shortline railroad that operates the south end of the former Ann Arbor Railroad (1895-1976)

- Ann Arbor Railroad main line, the line built by the original railroad


2024–25 Ferencvárosi TC season

# 2024–25 Ferencvárosi TC season

## Abstract

The 2024–25 season is Ferencvárosi Torna Club 's 121th competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, where they will be competing as six-time defending champions and 126th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Ferencváros participate in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

## Kits

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Magyar Telekom / Tippmix

### Kit usage

We indicate in parentheses the number of round.

## First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Transfers

### Summer

Sources:

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Sources:

## Friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

### Pre-season

### Mid-season

Source:

## Competitions

### Overall record

In italics, we indicate the Final position achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.

Last updated: 15 September 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Nemzeti Bajnokság I

#### League table

#### Results summary

Last updated: 1 September 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

#### Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Source:

#### Results overview

All results are indicated from the perspective of Ferencvárosi TC. We indicate in parentheses the number of round. Win Draw Loss Postponed

### Magyar Kupa

#### Round of 64

The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 26 August 2024. Budafok also started the Magyar Kupa competitions in this round.

#### Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 will hold on 16 September 2024.

### UEFA Champions League

#### Second qualifying round

Ferencváros won 7–1 on aggregate.

#### Third qualifying round

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.

### UEFA Europa League

#### Play-off round

1–1 on aggregate, Ferencváros won 3–2 on penalties.

#### League phase

The draw for the League phase was held on 30 August 2024. The team for League Phase: Goalkeepers: Dibusz, Á. Varga – Defenders: Botka, Cissé, Ćivić, Gartenmann, Gustavo, Kaján, Ramírez, Szalai – Midfielders: Abu Fani, Ben Romdhane, Kady, Maïga, Makreckis, Rommens, A. Tóth, Zachariassen – Forwards: Saldanha, Gruber, Misidjan, Pešić, Traoré, B. Varga

## Squad statistics

### Appearances

Includes all competitions for senior teams. We indicate the number of the player's appearances as substitute by the combination of a plus sign and a figure.

Notes: GK: goalkeeper; DF: defender; MF: midfielder; FW: forward

### Goal scorers

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list. We indicate in parentheses how many of the goals scored by the player from penalties.

### Assists

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

### Goalkeppers

#### Clean sheets

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.

### Captains

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total number of games where a player started as captain are equal. Players with no games started as captain not included in the list.

## Attendances

Home stadium: Groupama Arena, Budapest – Capacity: 23,700 (22,122 in international matches)

## Awards and nominations

### Weekly awards

#### Player of the Round

Player of the Week by Nemzeti Sport and Round Selection of Nemzeti Bajnokság by Nemzeti Sport and Csakfoci websites.

#### Goal of the Round

Goal of the Round of Nemzeti Bajnokság by the M4 Sport website.

- Score – The score at the time of the goal. Ferencvárosi TC's score listed first.

- Final score – The score at full time; Ferencvárosi TC's listed first.

### Monthly awards

#### Player of the Month

Player of the Month by Ferencvárosi TC (Sponsored: HSA Group).

### Yearly awards

## Milestones

Debuts

The following players made their competitive debuts for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

50th appearances

The following players made their 50th appearances for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

First goals

The following players scored their first goals for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

- Score – The score at the time of the goal. Ferencvárosi TC's score listed first.

- Final score – The score at full time; Ferencvárosi TC's listed first.


Walt Disney Home Video (VHS)

# Walt Disney Home Video (VHS)

## Abstract

Walt Disney Home Video is a discontinued video line launched to release Disney animated features on home video. This was done by a division of the same name under the parent Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (WDTNT). As an entity, the name Walt Disney Home Video is now known as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The scope of this list is mostly limited to Disney's North American live action movie releases. Cartoon collections were concurrently released as Walt Disney Cartoon Classics which include the "Limited Gold Editions". The initial price for early Disney cassettes at the time was "prohibitory expensive" for many, this changed in the mid-1980s when VCRs became affordable.

## History

Disney started out by establishing its own video distribution operation in 1980 as part of Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (WDTNT) with Jim Jimirro as its first president. WDTNT Co. also handled marketing of other miscellaneous ancillary items such as short 8 mm films for home movies. When Disney started with video cassettes, "Home video" was not considered to be a major market by them at the time. Their first releases on videotape were 13 titles that were licensed for rental to Fotomat on March 4, 1980. Disney was unusual among the major studios in offering a program for authorized rentals. Most of the other studios involved in the videocassette market at the time were trying to find ways to stop dealers from renting out their movie tapes. Magnetic Video (with titles from 20th Century Fox and others) ceased doing business with Fotomat after Fotomat began renting Magnetic Video cassettes without authorization.

The switchover from rental to sales was a "thorny" issue that was solved by giving dealers an option on the type of outlet they desired. For those who just wanted to rent video cassettes, a title was given (for US$52) on a 13-week cycle. The dealer could then set the price as many times as they wanted in those 13 weeks before purchasing a new title from Disney. Video cassette rentals were more "functionally" packaged with a heavier box and less elaborately detailed illustrations. For those who wanted to sell video cassettes, a "fairly straightforward" program involved 4 color packaging and a suggested retail price. In order to separate the two mediums, the cassette either featured " FOR RENTAL ONLY/Not intended for Sale " or "FOR SALE ONLY/Not intended for Rental". The 13 titles that had been licensed for rental to Fotomat subsequently became available for purchase.

Throughout their release history, "Walt Disney Home Video" cassettes were promoted by Disney. An early example is the 1981 release of "A Walt Disney Christmas" where a "Free Mickey Mouse Plush Toy" was offered as an incentive. Disney later offered a promotion for Summer 1982 called "Disney's American Summer", where they sold some of their live action movies for the first time. At the time this promotion was done in an effort to make video cassettes more affordable, and boosted the video software involved. Marketing included a 7 foot tall gazebo which was set up in stores and a free mug as an incentive. Towards the end of 1984, Disney did a “Wrapped And Ready to Give” christmas promotion which included 7 newly released titles on video cassette. Later promotions include Disney's 1986 "Wonderland Campaign" as a further attempt to bring prices down.

When the Disney Channel was launched on April 18, 1983 it gave the company an opportunity to air made for TV films such as Tiger Town and Gone Are the Dayes, both of which were released to home video in 1984. During that same year Disney also started releasing their animated feature films under the Walt Disney Classics line starting with Robin Hood. On March 8, 1985 Disney released " Love Leads the Way " which became their first title that went straight to Home Video. The Walt Disney Home Video division was legally incorporated as Buena Vista Home Video on February 13, 1987. This name change however, did not stop some VHS releases under the Walt Disney Home Video line from being released throughout the year.

## North American releases

## Worldwide releases

Disney first offered Dumbo, Mary Poppins, Mi Amigo El Dragon (Pete's Dragon), Su Mas Fiel Amigo (Old Yeller), La Montana Embrujada (Escape to Witch Mountain), Los Tres Caballeros (The Three Caballeros), Mickey's Christmas Carol, and 2 cartoon collections in Spanish on November 30, 1985 In the United Kingdom, titles from the "Walt Disney Home Video" product line such as Mary Poppins, Pete's Dragon and Bedknobs and Broomsticks were not released to video cassette until November 26, 1988. Additional VHS releases in other countries under the "Walt Disney Home Video" are possible, but need further sourcing.

## Rarity

In terms of consignment, Heritage Auctions has placed in their "Vintage VHS Tapes Value Guide" that the most desirable VHS tapes released between 1979 and 1990 are still in their original factory shrink wrap. When VCRs were first released in 1977, they were priced between $1,000 to $1,400 which would roughly equal $4,900 to $6,900 in 2023 USD. As this amount was initially unattainable for most homes fewer people were buying VHS tapes, which in turn meant fewer copies being produced. A "likely sum of money for a video cassette at the time was between $80 and $100 or $400+ in 2023 USD. These higher costs lasted until 1985 when VCRs finally began dropping in price. While this meant more tapes were produced, it did not mean that they became any less of a rarity.

In regard to Disney "Only the earliest of Disney VHS cassettes produced prior to 1985 hold any value to most collectors." Titles such as "Tron" which remains "elusive" for early copies have sold for high amounts in mint condition. Things to look for in general include a sealed tape, a studio logo on the shrink-wrap, and if the latest year listed on the back of the cover is prior to 1986.


2024 Cincinnati Bengals season

# 2024 Cincinnati Bengals season

## Abstract

The 2024 season is the Cincinnati Bengals ' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their sixth under head coach Zac Taylor. They will attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year and make the playoffs after a one-year absence.

## Offseason

### Free agents

### Trades

- March 12 – Running back Joe Mixon was traded to the Houston Texans for a seventh-round pick (No. 224 overall).

## Draft

Notes

- Pick 97 and 214 were compensatory draft picks.

- Pick 224 was acquired as part of Joe Mixon trade from Houston Texans.

## Preseason

### Game summaries

#### Preseason Week 1: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

- Date: August 10

- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT

- TV announcers (WXIX): Mike Watts (play-by-play), Anthony Munoz (color analyst), and Marisa Contipelli (sideline reporter)

## Regular season

### Schedule

Notes

- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

- Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

- The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.

- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

### Game summaries

#### Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

- Date: September 8

- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT

- Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)

- Game attendance: 66,214

- Referee: Land Clark

- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, and Evan Washburn

- Recap, Game Book

#### Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

- Date: September 15

- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT

- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)

- Referee: Alex Kemp

- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

- Preview

#### Week 3: vs. Washington Commanders

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

- Date: September 23

- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT

- TV announcers (ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters

- Preview

### Standings


The Doom Generation

# The Doom Generation

## Abstract

The Doom Generation is a 1995 independent dark crime comedy film co-produced, co-edited, written and directed by Gregg Araki, and starring Rose McGowan, James Duval and Jonathan Schaech. The plot follows two troubled teenage lovers who pick up an adolescent drifter and embark on a journey full of sex, violence, and convenience stores.

Billed as "A Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki", The Doom Generation is the second installment in the director's trilogy known as the Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, preceded by Totally Fucked Up (1993) and followed by Nowhere (1997). The characters of Amy Blue and Jordan White are based on the Mark Beyer comic strip " Amy and Jordan ".

Araki's major film debut, shooting primarily took place at night during January 1994 in Los Angeles on a budget of $800,000. The crew avoided well known landmarks and shot in undeveloped areas of urban sprawl to give an apocalyptic feel. The budget allowed Araki to hire professional crew, making it the first of his films not shot by himself.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 1995. It received mixed reviews from critics. During the press screening, many critics left. However, at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), it received critical acclaim, most proclaiming it as Araki's breakthrough. Distributed by Trimark Pictures, it was released in the United States on October 27, 1995. While not a financial success, earning only $284,785 at the box office, McGowan was nominated for Best Debut Performance at the 11th Independent Spirit Awards.

## Plot

Teenage lovers Jordan White and Amy Blue pick up a handsome drifter named Xavier Red while driving home from a club. Jordan gives Xavier the nickname "X". A late-night stop at a convenience store leaves the three on the run when X accidentally kills the store's owner, forcing the trio to hide in a motel to avoid arrest. Jordan and Amy have sex in the bathtub, while X watches from an outside window. X then learns from the local television news program that the store owner's wife disemboweled her children with a machete before committing suicide. This leads X to believe that the trio won't be considered suspects or be found by police.

Later that evening, Amy has sex with X, despite their mutual dislike of each other. Eventually Jordan finds out, and things become tense as the two men develop a lingering sexual attraction for one another. As the trio journeys around the city of Los Angeles, they continue to get into violent (almost comedic; every item the trio buys always comes out to $6.66) situations due to people either claiming to be Amy's previous lovers or mistaking her for such. These incidents get the attention of the FBI, and their goal is to find Amy and kill her (exactly the same sentiment is voiced by several other parties in the film). She is mistakenly identified by a fast food window clerk as "Sunshine" and later by a character played by Parker Posey as "Kitten".

Jordan, Amy and X spend the night in an abandoned warehouse, where they engage in a threesome. While Amy goes to urinate, Jordan and X are attacked by a trio of neo-Nazis, one of whom had previously mistaken Amy for his ex-girlfriend "Bambi". The gang first severely beats up X, then holds Jordan down as the aforementioned neo-Nazi ties up and rapes Amy on top of an American flag. The group finally cuts off Jordan's penis with pruning shears and forces the severed penis into his mouth. After Amy breaks free, she kills the neo-Nazis with the shears and escapes with X, leaving Jordan for dead. The film ends with Amy and X driving in her car. X offers Amy a Dorito, to no reply. Aimless on an empty road, the credits roll.

## Cast

- Rose McGowan as Amy Blue

- James Duval as Jordan White

- Jonathon Schaech as Xavier "X" Red

- Dustin Nguyen as Nguyen Coc Suc, the convenience store clerk

- Margaret Cho as Nguyen's wife

- Parker Posey as Brandi

- Lauren Tewes and Christopher Knight as TV anchorpeople

- Nicky Katt as Bartholomew, Carnoburger cashier

- Amanda Bearse as Barmaid

- Cress Williams as Peanut

- Skinny Puppy as Gang of goons

- Perry Farrell as Stop 'n' Go clerk

- Heidi Fleiss as Liquor store clerk

- Khristofor Rossianov as Don

## Release

### Home media

The film was initially acquired by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, but was dropped due to content objections, before being picked up by Trimark Pictures. Its home video release had many cuts and differed greatly from the original version seen at Sundance. In March 2012, the UK company Second Sight Films released a DVD with anamorphic widescreen and director/cast commentary. Previous releases up until this point lacked the commentary, with many lacking the widescreen format.

### Director's cut

The first cut as shown at Sundance featured several scenes removed from future releases. It was shown at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, restored in 4K with 5.1 surround sound, with the restoration supervised by Araki. This version will be released in cinemas around the US, starting April 6, 2023, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of Newfest 's series "Queering the Canon: Totally Radical".

According to Araki, the new 4K restoration of The Doom Generation is the only one that he wants audiences to watch from here on out: "I hope that this new version of it wipes those old copies out entirely, because they're so inferior. There was an R-rated cut of Doom Generation that was made without my approval, and it's terrible. It's literally been butchered beyond recognition, and I'd prefer that people don't watch it at all than watch that copy of it."

This version of the film was released on Blu-ray from Strand Releasing in the fall of 2023. In 2024, The Criterion Collection announced its own release of the director's cut as part of its Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy set, due to be release on September 24 of that year.

## Reception

The Doom Generation received mixed reviews, with critics often comparing the film both favorably and unfavorably to Oliver Stone 's Natural Born Killers. Film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, gives the film a score of 55% based on 40 reviews.

Giving the film its very first review, in Variety, Emanuel Levy noted: "Stylishly yet personally expressive, 'The Doom Generation' marks an innovative turning point in Araki's career." Roger Ebert famously rated the film "zero stars" and objected to what he perceived as its cynicism, ironic detachment, and depictions of blase violence, writing: "Note carefully that I do not object to the content of his movie, but to the attitude.... Araki may not have been thinking of Leopold and Loeb when he made his movie, but I was when I watched it." Ricky da Conceição of Sound on Sight named the film the best of Araki's "Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy" and said it "represented a major artistic leap forward" for Araki, who "creates a twisted pastiche of science fiction, nihilistic road movie and teen angst filtered with deadpan comedy and his own unique commentary on the depravity of modern America." He praised the set design, lighting, score and actress Rose McGowan, who "steals the show as the foul mouthed, morally aimless femme fatale on crystal meth and Diet Coke."


Deaths in 2024

# Deaths in 2024

## Abstract

The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

## September

### 15

- Kostas Karousakis, 81, Greek folk singer.

- Elias Khoury, 76, Lebanese novelist and public intellectual.

- Basil H. Losten, 94, American Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1971–1977) and bishop of Stamford (1977–2006).

- Roli Mosimann, 68, Swiss-born American musician (Swans) and record producer (Mind Bomb, Album of the Year), lung cancer.

- Valentin Samungi, 82, Romanian handballer, Olympic bronze medallist (1972).

### 14

- Berit Ås, 96, Norwegian politician, MP (1973–1977).

- Toshen Bora, 74, Indian footballer (national team).

- Jean-Michel Dupuis, 69, French actor (Little Marcel, Dossier 51, La Boum).

- Brenda Fajardo, 84, Filipino artist and printmaker.

- Sadreddin Hejazi, 76, Iranian actor (The Gun Loaded, Santouri, Doubt).

- Fred Nall Hollis, 76, American artist.

- Zubair Khan, 61, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (1990–1998, 2003–2008, since 2023).

- Glenis Levestam, 87, New Zealand actress (Close to Home, City Life, Black Sheep).

- Gheorghe Mulțescu, 72, Romanian football player (Jiul Petroșani, national team) and manager (Dinamo București).

- Kamel Ouejdide, 44, French-Moroccan footballer (Sète 34, Clermont, Boussu Dour Borinage).

- Fernando Puche, 78, Spanish businessman, president of Málaga CF (1997–2001).

- Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, 82, Kuwaiti royal, prime minister (2011–2019) and minister of defense (2001–2011).

- Luca Salvadori, 35, Italian motorcycle racer, race crash.

- Arie van der Veer, 82, Dutch televangelist, chairman of Evangelische Omroep, prostate cancer.

### 13

- Franca Bettoia, 88, Italian actress (A Man of Straw, The Last Man on Earth, Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak).

- Moisés Canelo, 74, Honduran singer-songwriter, stroke.

- Tommy Cash, 84, American country musician (" Six White Horses ").

- Chalmers Davis, 73, American keyboardist (Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The Shooters).

- Wolfgang Gerhardt, 80, German politician, MP (1994–2013).

- Pravin Gordhan, 75, South African politician and anti-apartheid activist, minister of public enterprises (2018–2024) and finance (2009–2014, 2015–2017), twice MNA, cancer.

- Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, 80, Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist.

- Lex Marinos, 75, Australian actor (Kingswood Country) and radio presenter (Triple J).

- Mary McFadden, 85, American designer.

- Chalong Pakdeevijit, 93, Thai film director and actor, pulmonary edema.

- Sir George Radda, 88, Hungarian-British chemist, chief executive of MRC (1996–2004).

- Nicola Rotolo, 99, Italian politician, president of Apulia (1975–1978). (death announced on this date)

- Edward James Slattery, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tulsa (1993–2016).

- Milda Vainiutė, 61, Lithuanian legal scholar and politician, minister of justice (2016–2018). (death announced on this date)

- Lois Wilson, 97, Canadian politician and academic administrator, senator (1998–2002), chancellor of Lakehead University (1990–2000).

### 12

- Julius Ansah, 74, Ghanaian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (2004–2020). (death announced on this date)

- Safeya Binzagr, 84, Saudi painter and museum owner.

- Erasmito Bultrón, 49, Panamanian folk musician, cancer.

- Santi Coch, 64, Spanish football player (Gimnàstic) and manager (Pobla Mafumet).

- Gabriel Gonzalez, 57, American musician (No Doubt, Save Ferris), traffic collision.

- Robin Guy, 54, British drummer (Sham 69, All About Eve), cancer.

- Hank, 12–13, American sports mascot dog (Milwaukee Brewers).

- Greg Harden, 75, American life coach and motivational speaker, complications from surgery.

- María Daniela Icaza, Ecuadorian prison director (Litoral Penitentiary), shot.

- Aussie Malcolm, 83, Australian-born New Zealand politician, MP (1975–1984), minister of immigration (1981–1984) and health (1981–1984).

- Graham McNeice, 76, Australian sports broadcaster and documentary filmmaker.

- Wasyl Medwit, 75, Polish-born Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Lviv (1994–1996) and Donetsk-Kharkiv (2009–2013).

- Karl Moline, 51, American comic book artist (Fray, Route 666, Loners). (death announced on this date)

- Charles W. Moore, 84, American football player (Tennessee State Tigers) and coach (Bethune–Cookman Wildcats, Langston University).

- Papa Kojak, 68, Jamaican musician.

- Stephen Peat, 44, Canadian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals), injuries sustained in traffic collision.

- Avelino Porto, 88, Argentine lawyer, minister of health (1991) and founder of the University of Belgrano.

- Sitaram Yechury, 72, Indian politician, MP (2005–2017), pneumonia.

### 11

- Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, 86, Nigerian traditional ruler, Owa Obokun of Ijesha (since 1982).

- Senaka Batagoda, 66, Sri Lankan singer.

- Kenneth Cope, 93, English actor (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street, The Damned).

- Alberto Fujimori, 86, Peruvian politician and convicted criminal, president (1990–2000), tongue cancer.

- Ehab Galal, 57, Egyptian football player (Ismaily) and manager (ENPPI, Zamalek), stroke.

- Luca Giurato, 84, Italian journalist and television presenter (Domenica in, Unomattina), heart attack.

- Steve Gregg, 68, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1976).

- Josef Helbling, 89, Swiss Olympic cyclist (1960).

- Jeong Jae-mun, 87, South Korean political scientist and politician, MP (1985–2004).

- Peter Klashorst, 67, Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer, lymphoma.

- Galius Kličius, 74, Lithuanian painter, cinematographer, and theatrical designer.

- Kong Xianjing, 72, Chinese engineer and academic administrator, vice president of DLUT (1999–2002) and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

- Ibsen Martínez, 72, Venezuelan journalist (El Nacional, El Nuevo Herald) and screenwriter (Por Estas Calles), heart attack.

- Graciela Maturo, 96, Argentine poet and academic.

- Chad McQueen, 63, American actor (The Karate Kid, Martial Law, Red Line) and racing driver, organ failure.

- Jean-Henri Meunier, 74, French film director and screenwriter.

- Frank Misson, 85, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team).

- Sebastiano Sandro Ravagnani, 67, Italian television author.

- Didier Roustan, 66, French sports journalist (Téléfoot), liver cancer.

- Joe Schmidt, 92, American Hall of Fame football player and coach (Detroit Lions).

- Nikolai Svanidze, 69, Russian television and radio host, brain ischemia.

- Malick Touré, 28, Malian footballer (Club Africain, US Biskra, MO Béjaïa), heart attack.

- Illia Yefimchyk, 36, Belarusian bodybuilder, cardiac arrest.

### 10

- Brian Aldridge, 47, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (2004–2016).

- Tina McElroy Ansa, 74, American novelist and journalist.

- Frankie Beverly, 77, American singer (Maze) and songwriter (" Before I Let Go ", " Back in Stride ").

- Clio Maria Bittoni, 89, Italian lawyer, companion of the president (2006–2015).

- Patrick Bolger, 76, Canadian Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972) and judoka.

- Roberto Chale, 77, Peruvian football player (Universitario, national team) and manager (Universitario).

- Michaela DePrince, 29, Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer.

- Karl Gouder, 45, Maltese politician, MP (2010–2013, 2015–2022).

- Doug Hood, 70, New Zealand record producer (" Pink Frost ", Boodle Boodle Boodle), cancer.

- Anne-José Lemonnier, 66, French poet. (death announced on this date)

- Kevin Long, 69, American football player (South Carolina Gamecocks, New York Jets, Arizona Wranglers).

- Francisco Lopera, 73, Colombian neurologist.

- Abbas Mahfouzi, 96, Iranian Twelver Shi'a marja'.

- Eligio Martínez, 69, Bolivian footballer (The Strongest, national team).

- László Mészáros, 47, Hungarian footballer (Fortuna Sittard). (death announced on this date)

- Maria Politseymako, 86, Russian actress (Success, 100 Days Before the Command, The Parrot Speaking Yiddish).

- Pari Saberi, 92, Iranian theatre director.

- Jim Sasser, 87, American politician, U.S. senator (1977–1995) and ambassador to China (1996–1999).

- Billy Sherrill, 77, American sound engineer (Kenny Rogers, Kenny Chesney).

- Valeriy Slatenko, 77, Ukrainian football coach (Krystal Kherson).

### 9

- Dilli Babu, 50, Indian film producer (Urumeen, Maragadha Naanayam, Ratsasan).

- Jean-Claude Berejnoï, 85, French rugby union player (national team).

- John Cassaday, 52, American comic book artist (Planetary, Astonishing X-Men, Captain America).

- Lila Christoforidou, 84–85, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1981–1985).

- Shomie Das, 89, Indian educationist.

- Carroll Dawson, 86, American basketball coach and executive (Baylor Bears, Houston Rockets).

- Marcello De Dorigo, 87, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (1960, 1964).

- Jenaro García-Arreciado, 77, Spanish engineer and politician, deputy (1982–1998).

- Cecília Gáspár, 39, Hungarian footballer (TSV Crailsheim, SGS Essen, national team). (death announced on this date)

- James Earl Jones, 93, American actor (Star Wars, Fences, The Lion King), Tony winner (1969, 1987).

- Raja Petra Kamarudin, 73, Malaysian blogger (Malaysia Today).

- Kuniaki Kobayashi, 68, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW, NWA Hollywood, AJPW), pancreatic cancer.

- Robert Kościelny, 63, Polish engineer and politician, MP (1993–1997).

- Lee Hoi-sang, 83, Hong Kong actor (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Incredible Kung Fu Master, Shaolin and Wu Tang) and martial artist.

- Xavier Oriach, 96, Spanish-French painter and engraver.

- Jacek Rybicki, 65, Polish politician, MP (1997–2001).

- Friedrich Schorlemmer, 80, German theologian and activist (Peaceful Revolution).

- Robert Smoktunowicz, 62, Polish politician, senator (2001–2007).

- Karen Swassjan, 76, Armenian philosopher.

- Jeffrey Titford, 90, British politician, MEP (1999–2009), cancer.

- Caterina Valente, 93, French-Italian singer (" Bongo cha cha cha ").

- Mitchell Wiggins, 64, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers).

- Ivo Winkler, 84, Czech ice hockey player (HC Slezan Opava, TJ ZKL Brno).

- Alexander Yevstifeyev, 66, Russian politician, senator (2002–2004) and head of Mari El (2017–2022).

### 8

- Allen Aldridge, 52, American football player (Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans).

- Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, 59, Salvadoran police officer, director of the National Civil Police (since 2019), helicopter crash.

- Valeriy Bassel, 85, Ukrainian actor (The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, Fiery Roads, The Trust That Went Bust).

- Toni d'Antonio, 51, Belgian actor (The Barons, Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami, Night Call).

- David Dumville, 75, British medievalist and Celtic scholar.

- Ian Froman, 87, South African-born Israeli tennis player.

- Ana Gervasi, 57, Peruvian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2022–2023). (body discovered on this date)

- Tarek Ali Hassan, 86, Egyptian composer and endocrinologist.

- Morriss Henry, 92, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1967–1970) and Senate (1971–1974).

- İlkan Karaman, 34, Turkish basketball player (Fenerbahçe, Tofaş Bursa, national team), traffic collision.

- Ed Kranepool, 79, American baseball player (New York Mets), cardiac arrest.

- Viktor Lyadov, 58, Russian pianist.

- Mara Malavenda, 79, Italian trade unionist and politician, deputy (1996–2001).

- Robert Marcy, 104, French actor.

- Tatsuro Matsumae, 97, Japanese academic and politician, member of the House of Councillors (1977–2001), pneumonia.

- Alexander Maslyakov, 82, Russian television game show host (KVN), lung cancer.

- Henny Moan, 88, Norwegian actress (Nine Lives, Lake of the Dead, O' Horten).

- Zoot Money, 82, English singer and keyboardist (The Animals, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band).

- Puput Novel, 50, Indonesian singer, actress, and presenter, breast cancer.

- Harley Refsal, 79, American woodcarver.

- Peter Renaday, 89, American voice actor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Transformers, Assassin's Creed).

- Vikas Sethi, 48, Indian actor (Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahiin to Hoga, Kasautii Zindagii Kay), heart attack.

- Emi Shinohara, 61, Japanese voice actress (Sailor Moon, Naruto, Perfect Blue).

- Yves Simoens, 82, Belgian Jesuit priest, Biblist, and academic.

- Chuck Simon, 57, American horse racing trainer and stable owner, cancer.

- Michel Soufflet, 94, French industrialist, chairman of The Soufflet Group (1957–2000).

- Snežana Stameska, 78, Macedonian actress (The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, To the Hilt, The Liberation of Skopje).

- Ben Thapa, 42, English opera singer (G4).

- Tie Liu, 91, Chinese writer and political dissident.

- Robert F. Titus, 97, American air force brigadier general.

- Wu Chien-pao, 73, Taiwanese politician and convicted game fixer, member (1998–2011) and speaker (2002–2010) of the Tainan City Council, esophageal cancer.

### 7

- Fabio Arruda, 54, Brazilian etiquette consultant and television personality (A Fazenda, A Fazenda 9), heart attack.

- James Byrne, 76, Irish fraudster.

- Pierre Consigny, 94, French government official and politician, president of the French Red Cross (1994–1997).

- Darcy, 69, Brazilian footballer (Guarani, Sport Recife, Portuguesa), cancer.

- Max Dauphin, 47, Luxembourgish painter.

- Alan Feinstein, 93, American philanthropist.

- Alfredo Garrido, 91, Spanish music producer and lyricist.

- Jimmy Gilmer, 83, American singer (The Fireballs) and music publisher.

- Michael Guider, 73, Australian convicted paedophile and child killer.

- James Hollcroft, 26, Mexican actor (Como dice el dicho).

- Slavo Kukić, 70, Bosnian sociologist, member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

- Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, 50, Ugandan politician, MP (since 2021), heart attack.

- James Matthews, 95, South African poet, writer and publisher.

- Ioan Moldovan, 72, Romanian poet and essayist.

- Dan Morgenstern, 94, German-born American music journalist (Jazz Journal, DownBeat) and archivist, eight-time Grammy winner, heart failure.

- Diondre Overton, 26, American football player (Clemson Tigers, Philadelphia Stars, Memphis Showboats), shot.

- Cesare Poli, 79, Italian footballer (Lanerossi Vicenza, Inter Milan, Cagliari).

- Helmi al-Touni, 90, Egyptian visual artist.

- Juozas Žilys, 82, Lithuanian lawyer and judge, member of the constitutional court (1993–1999).

### 6

- Kelly Alexander, 75, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2009).

- Lorenzo Ceresoli, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Awasa (1993–2009).

- Robert Deslandes, 96, French actor (Family Business).

- Walter G. Ehmer, 58, American businessman, CEO of Waffle House (since 2012).

- Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, Turkish-born American human rights activist and protester, shot.

- Armand de Fluvià, 92, Spanish genealogist, heraldist and LGBT rights activist, respiratory failure.

- Melina Furman, 49, Argentine educator, popularizer and researcher (National Scientific and Technical Research Council), colon cancer.

- Gustavo García de Paredes, 85, Panamanian educator and politician, rector of the University of Panama (1997–2016), manager of the Colón Free Trade Zone (1981–1982).

- Paul Goldsmith, 98, American racing driver.

- Rebecca Horn, 80, German visual artist and film director (Buster's Bedroom).

- Neil Inall, 91, Australian agronomist, journalist, and television presenter (Always on Sunday).

- Sonia Iovan, 88, Romanian gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist (1956, 1960).

- Will Jennings, 80, American Hall of Fame lyricist (" My Heart Will Go On ", " Tears in Heaven ", " Up Where We Belong "), Oscar winner (1983, 1998), Grammy winner (1993, 1999).

- Alfredo Karam, 99, Brazilian military officer and politician, commander of the navy (1984–1985).

- Charles F. McMillan, 69, American nuclear physicist, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011–2017), traffic collision.

- Cathy Merrick, 62, Canadian First Nations leader, grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (since 2022).

- Mark Moffatt, 74, Australian musician (The Monitors) and record producer (" (I'm) Stranded ", " Treaty "), pancreatic cancer.

- Renato Molinari, 78, Italian powerboat racer.

- Marty Morton, 82, Australian entertainer, cancer.

- Pim de la Parra, 84, Surinamese-Dutch film director (Wan Pipel, Frank en Eva) and film producer (Blue Movie).

- Anatoliy Petritskiy, 92, Russian cinematographer (War and Peace, Mimino, Time and the Conways).

- Alan Rees, 86, British racing driver.

- Gaetano Salvemini, 82, Italian football player and manager (Genoa, Palermo, Empoli).

- Screamin' Scott Simon, 75, American pianist and singer (Sha Na Na), sinus cancer.

- Marie Michele St. Louis, 55, Mauritian Olympic judoka (1996).

- Vladas Terleckas, 84, Lithuanian politician.

- Horst Weigang, 83, German footballer (Lokomotive Leipzig, Rot-Weiß Erfurt), Olympic bronze medallist (1964).

- Ron Yeats, 86, Scottish football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

### 5

- Manuel Antín, 98, Argentine film director (Don Segundo Sombra, Circe, The Venerable Ones).

- Faisal Basri, 64, Indonesian economist and politician, heart disease.

- Derek Boshier, 87, English pop artist.

- Roy Cape, 82, Trinidadian calypso saxophonist, stroke.

- Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, Ugandan Olympic long-distance runner (2024), burned.

- Peter Eschberg, 88, Austrian actor (Iron Gustav) and theater manager.

- Herbie Flowers, 86, English musician (Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky).

- Elio Fontana, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1979–1983), senator (1983–1994).

- Martin France, 60, British jazz drummer.

- Radha Charan Gupta, 89, Indian mathematics historian.

- Davy Kiprotich Koech, 73, Kenyan immunologist, founder of KEMRI.

- Mapaputsi, 45, South African musician.

- Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova musician (" The Look of Love ", " The Fool on the Hill ", " Never Gonna Let You Go "), Grammy winner (1993), complications from long COVID.

- Werner Nachtigall, 90, German zoologist and biologist.

- Óscar Ponzanelli, 58, Mexican sculptor (Bench of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara).

- Helge Rasche, 33, German football coach, traffic collision.

- Oleksandr Rezanov, 75, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic champion (1976).

- Rich Homie Quan, 33, American rapper (" Type of Way ", " Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) ", " Ride Out ").

- Jorge Rivera López, 90, Argentine actor (Pobres habrá siempre, La Mary, Proceso a la infamia).

- Earline S. Rogers, 89, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Senate (1990–2016).

- Augusto M. Seabra, 69, Portuguese music and film critic.

- Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish composer and conductor.

- Laurent Tirard, 57, French film director (Little Nicholas, Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, Return of the Hero).

- Tsai Kuan-yu, 91, Taiwanese activist and political prisoner.

- Aruna Vasudev, 87, Indian film scholar and critic.

### 4

- Luis Ayala, 91, Chilean tennis player.

- Oswald d'Andréa, 90, French pianist and film composer (Life and Nothing But, Captain Conan).

- Bora Đorđević, 71, Serbian singer-songwriter (Riblja Čorba), pneumonia.

- Colin Fournier, 79, British architect.

- Olavi Heinonen, 85, Finnish judge, president of the Supreme Court (1989–2001).

- Sergey Ivanenko, 65, Russian economist and politician, deputy (1993–2003).

- Céline Orgelle Kentsop, 54, Cameroonian actress, hemorrhagic stroke.

- Mark Loveday, 80, British stockbroker.

- Michael McDonald, 61, American costume designer (Hair).

- Hermes Ramírez, 76, Cuban sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1968).

- David Rose, 81, English football club secretary (Ipswich Town).

- Jacques Rouchouse, 78, French radio producer and music critic.

- Larry Trader, 61, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens).

- Marc Van den Hoof, 78, Belgian radio presenter, poet and saxophonist.

- Yang Jen-fu, 82, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2012).

### 3

- Selva Alemán, 80, Argentine actress (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación, Count to Ten, Malparida), heart attack.

- María Benítez, 82, American dancer and choreographer.

- Miguel Bermúdez, 80, Argentine actor (Buenos Aires, Summer 1912, The Desire to Live).

- Vladimir Bure, 73, Russian swimmer and ice hockey fitness consultant, Olympic silver medallist (1972), complications from a heart attack.

- Guillermina Cesco, 75, Argentine psychologist.

- John Allen Clements, 101, American physician.

- Kazimierz Działocha, 92, Polish judge and politician, judge of the constitutional tribunal (1985–1993), senator (1995–1997), MP (1997–2001).

- Clive Freeman, 61, English footballer (Swansea City, Altrincham, Doncaster Rovers).

- Göran Fristorp, 76, Swedish singer and songwriter (Malta).

- Ivan Garelov, 81, Bulgarian journalist and television presenter (Nova TV, BTV), complications from traumatic brain injury.

- Guido Carlo Gatti, 86, Italian Olympic basketball player (1968).

- Wayne Graham, 88, American Hall of Fame baseball coach (Rice Owls) and player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets).

- Stephan Harding, 70–71, Venezuelan-born British zoologist and ecologist.

- Charley Johnson, 85, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos).

- Alberto Jorge, 74, Argentine football player (Racing Club, León) and manager (Toluca).

- Georg Meiring, 84, South African military officer, chief of the Army (1990–1993) and SANDF (1993–1998).

- Mohan Natrajan, 71, Indian actor (Kottai Vaasal, Mahanadhi) and film producer (Kannukkul Nilavu).

- Zdeněk Rylich, 93, Czech basketball player (Czechoslovakia national team).

- Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, 93, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1979–2014).

- Beverley Shore Bennett, 95, New Zealand portrait and stained-glass artist.

- Igor Spassky, 98, Russian nuclear engineer (Delta III, Typhoon and Oscar submarines).

- Gottfried Teubner, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990–2009).

- Mike Torode, 83, Guernsey politician, chief minister (2007–2008).

- Jacqueline Winsor, 82, Canadian-born American sculptor, stroke.

- Robert C. Wise, 99, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965–1974).

### 2

- James B. Allen, 97, American historian.

- Mick Cullen, 93, Scottish footballer (Luton Town, Grimsby Town, national team).

- James Darren, 88, American singer (" Goodbye Cruel World ") and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker).

- Wayne Duke, 69, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy).

- Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, 79, Colombian civil engineer and politician, senator (2022) and mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019), complications from cancer surgery.

- H. Jeff Kimble, 75, American physicist and academic.

- Kong Sam Ol, 94, Cambodian politician, MP (since 1993), minister of agriculture (1986–1989) and the Royal Palace (since 1998).

- Zdravko Krstanović, 74, Serbian poet, prose writer, and critic (Slobodna Dalmacija).

- Peter Kubik, 49, Austrian guitarist (Abigor), suicide. (death announced on this date)

- Mihály Kupa, 83, Hungarian politician, minister of finance (1990–1993). (death announced on this date)

- Pat Lewis, 76, American soul singer.

- Sante Marsili, 73, Italian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist (1976).

- Raul Martirez, 86, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of San Jose de Antique (1983–2002), stroke.

- Aleksandr Medved, 86, Belarusian freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972).

- Fadhil al-Milani, 80, Iraqi-Iranian academic, author and community leader.

- Bernie Mireault, 63, French-born Canadian comic book artist (The Jam), suicide.

- Pádraic Monaghan, 65, Irish Gaelic footballer (Garrymore, St Jude's, Mayo).

- Manuel Montoya, 64, Spanish handball coach (Romania national team, Iran national team).

- Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, Botswanan politician, MP (since 2019).

- Edgardo Luis Paruzzo, 70, Argentine footballer (Quilmes, Tigre, Almirante Brown).

- Rashad Abu Sakhila, 23, Palestinian actor (Fist of the Free) and poet, airstrike.

- Irina Schabanova, 85, Russian physicist.

- Vladimir Turiyansky, 89, Russian poet and composer.

### 1

- Abel Alonso, 89, Spanish-Chilean shoemaker and football executive (Unión Española), president of the ANFP (1979–1982).

- K. J. Baby, 70, Indian writer. (body discovered on this date)

- Mike Billard, 60, Canadian jazz drummer (Jeff Johnston Trio).

- Bob Blaylock, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).

- Tim Bowden, 87, Australian historian and television presenter.

- Teresa Bright, 64, American guitarist and ukulele player.

- Tom C. Brown, 91, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1980–1986).

- Denis Browne, 86, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rarotonga (1977–1983), Auckland (1983–1994) and Hamilton (1994–2014).

- Jorge Canda, 70–71, Spanish politician, mayor of A Lama (1995–2023), member of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (2015–2017).

- Norman Chui, 73, Hong Kong actor (Vengeful Beauty, Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Hong Kong Godfather), esophageal cancer.

- Linda Deutsch, 80, American journalist (Associated Press), pancreatic cancer.

- Eric Gilliland, 62, American television producer and writer (Roseanne, That '70s Show, My Boys), colon cancer.

- Naftali Hershtik, 77, Hungarian-born Israeli hazzan.

- Danis Katranidis, 75, Greek actor (Vera sto Dexi).

- Budimir Lončar, 100, Croatian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia (1987–1991).

- Àngels Martínez Castells, 76, Spanish economist, academic and politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2015–2017).

- Makrand Mehta, 93, Indian historian, dengue.

- Abd al-Rahman al-Milad, Libyan human trafficker, shot.

- Simon "Spike" Mullings, British bass guitarist (The Snapdragons).

- Sergio Rivero, 60, Bolivian footballer (Real Santa Cruz, Oriente Petrolero, national team).

- Irene Ryder, 75, Hong Kong singer.

- Franz Sauerzopf, 92, Austrian judge and politician, member of the Landtag Burgenland (1972–1986).

- John Schultz, 85, Australian Hall of Fame footballer (Footscray).

- Romárico Sotomayor García, 85, Cuban soldier and politician, deputy (2008–2013).

- Evert Svensson, 99, Swedish sociologist and politician, MP (1957–1991).

- Brian Trueman, 92, English broadcaster (Screen Test), writer (Danger Mouse) and voice actor (Count Duckula).

- Ahu Tuğba, 69, Turkish actress (Şeytan, Banker Bilo, Beyaz Ölüm).

- Umesh Upadhyay, 66, Indian media executive (Reliance Industries Limited, Network 18) and writer, fall.

- Dan Voicilă, 85, Romanian sports journalist.

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The Dorm That Dripped Blood

# The Dorm That Dripped Blood

## Abstract

The Dorm That Dripped Blood, originally released under the title Pranks, is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow, written by Carpenter and Stacey Giachino, and starring Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland, and Daphne Zuniga in her film debut. It follows four college students who stay on campus over the Christmas holiday to clean out a condemned dormitory, where an unknown assailant begins stalking and murdering them.

Filmed on the University of California, Los Angeles campus in December 1981, the film was originally released in the United States and United Kingdom under the title Pranks in 1982. When its distributors found this title non-conducive to box-office sales, the film was re-titled The Dorm That Dripped Blood and re-released in 1983. In the United Kingdom, it suffered significant censorship due to its graphic violence, earning its inclusion on the British Board of Film Classification 's " video nasty " list, though it was later removed.

## Plot

On a college campus, a young male coed is chased and killed by an unseen assailant. Meanwhile, Joanne and her boyfriend Tim attend a campus party, where they discuss that their dormitory building, Morgan Meadows Hall, has been condemned. Along with friends Brian, Patty, Craig, and Debbie, Joanne is staying behind during the Christmas holiday to help clear out the building for its impending demolition. Tim leaves for a holiday skiing trip the next day, while Debbie reveals that she cannot stay as her parents are picking her up later in the day.

Debbie's parents arrive in the evening and wait for Debbie, who is searching for Joanne's inventory list. Her father gets impatient and leaves the car to find her, only to be bludgeoned by an unseen killer with a baseball bat spiked with nails. Her mother is then strangled in the car with a wire garrote. Debbie finds their bodies and faints in horror. The killer drags Debbie's body behind the car and crushes her head by backing over it, before driving away with all three corpses in the trunk.

The next day, Patty sees a vagrant named John Hemmit near the campus dump site. Later that day, the caretaker, Bill, complains that one of his drills has been stolen, while Joanne muses that John took it. Joanne meets Bobby Lee Tremble, a local salesman who is purchasing some of the tables from the dorm. Not long after, Bill is killed in the bathroom with the stolen drill. The next morning, Craig and Bryan see John walking by the dorm and try to warn him away. The group plays pool that evening, but they are interrupted after Patty sees John peering in at them through a window. Deciding to take matters into their own hands, the group decides to search for John around the building but is unsuccessful in finding him.

The group prepares dinner when Craig notices some of the food is missing and sees John fleeing. While the group searches again for him, the killer smashes their dinner table with the spiked bat. Returning and seeing the mess, they call the police and report John. Later that night, Joanne hears footsteps on the dorm's roof and calls the others to her room when the power cuts out. On his way to the room, Brian encounters someone shining a torch in his face before he is attacked. Patty and Craig make it to Joanne's room, but Bryan does not show up, so Joanne stays behind while Craig and Patty go downstairs to try to reconnect the power. In the kitchen, they get separated, and Patty is grabbed from behind and knocked unconscious by the killer, who then drops her into an industrial pressure cooker and closes the lid.

Craig makes it back to Joanne's room, claiming he was knocked unconscious and that he cannot find Patty anywhere. John eventually corners Joanne while she discovers Brian's mutilated corpse in a storage room. She flees from him and makes it back to Craig. The two team up and manage to kill John. At this point, Craig reveals that he was in fact the killer all along, and that John knew and was trying to warn Joanne. After being chased by Craig, Joanne is shown the corpses of Patty, Debbie, and her family. Craig explains that he loves her and got rid of anyone who clung to her or ruined his chances of being with her.

Joanne attempts to flee again when Bobby appears. Craig knocks Joanne unconscious before being cornered by Bobby. The police arrive, and believe Bobby is the prowler the group had reported and shoot him down when he attempts to kill Craig. The police leave to obtain reinforcements and medical help, while Craig resolves to kill Joanne. With Joanne still unconscious, Craig dumps her body into an incinerator and seemingly escapes, while the police outside wonder if the smoke emanating from the incinerator exhaust vent should smell so bad.

## Cast

- Laurie Lapinski as Joanne Murray

- Stephen Sachs as Craig

- David Snow as Brian

- Pamela Holland as Patty

- Dennis Ely as Bobby Lee Tremble

- Woody Rollas as John Hemmit

- Daphne Zuniga as Debbie

- Jake Jones as Bill Edgar

- Robert Fredrickson as Tim (as Robert Frederick)

- Chris Morrill as Jack

- Chandre as Alice

- Billy Criswell as Rick

- Richard Cowgill as Debbie's Father

- Kay Beth as Debbie's Mother

- Jimmy Betz as Officer Lewis

- Thomas Christian as Officer Dean

- Robert Richardson as Policeman

- Chris Schroeder as Policeman

- Leesa Gallentine as Nancy (uncredited)

## Production

### Conception and casting

Inspired by Friday the 13th, Stephen Carpenter co-wrote the script with Stacey Giachino while film students at the University of California, Los Angeles. The original title of the film was The Third Night, and later became Death Dorm after production wrapped. To secure funding for the film, Obrow and Carpenter shot footage for a pre-emptive promotional trailer in order to pitch the film to investors.

Casting was done by Obrow and Carpenter independent of a casting director, as they could not afford to hire one. In the film, the casting director is credited as "Wesley Lou David", which is an amalgam of the directors' and producers' middle names.

### Filming

The film was shot primarily on the UCLA campus in and around the film school building, and in the University Cooperative Housing Association. The cinematography was completed using the university's equipment, and the film was shot primarily on handheld Eclair cameras on 16 mm film, which had to subsequently be blown up to 35 mm.

As it is set, the bulk of the film was shot over Christmas vacation at the university over a period of around three weeks in December 1980 and January 1981, and additional photography was completed over the ensuing six months.

## Release

### Censorship

To avoid an X rating, the film was cut substantially by the MPAA in the United States, and by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the United Kingdom, with portions of the murder scenes truncated or nearly edited out entirely. The murder scene of Debbie's father with the spiked baseball bat was significantly trimmed down to show only one or two blows to the head, and the footage of the maintenance man being drilled through the head with the power drill was excised entirely.

Upon the film's release in the United Kingdom (under the title Pranks), it was deemed a video nasty, which Carpenter and Obrow surmise was due to the graphic drill murder sequence, and for the cover artwork which depicted the spiked baseball bat. It was assumed that the BBFC had worries that, because the killing weapon was depicted clearly, it was imitable. However, the film was not successfully prosecuted and was removed from the list. It was eventually re-released on video in 1992 with ten seconds of cuts to the aforementioned drill murder.

### Theatrical distribution

In the United States, the film was released by its distributor under the title Pranks on September 10, 1982, in several U.S. cities, including Atlanta and Indianapolis. This title was altered from Carpenter and Obrow's original title, Death Dorm. After the distributors found the title unsatisfactory and non-conducive to box office sales, the film was re-released as The Dorm That Dripped Blood on July 15, 1983 in Baltimore and later expanded that fall to 40 U.S. theaters on September 23, 1983. During this secondary expanded theatrical run, the film grossed a total of $215,000. In the United Kingdom, it was released exclusively under the Pranks title through New Line Cinema.

### Critical reception

Critic Stephen Hunter, writing for the Baltimore Sun, compared the film unfavorably against other slasher films of the time, noting that, "even featuring nine grisly killings... the film is almost energy-less."

In a retrospective assessment of the film, journalist Jim Harper called the film "one of the best of the low budget eighties slashers. Even though the material is pretty derivative, the direction shows promise, and the script could have been a lot worse". Film journalist Adam Rockoff gave the film a negative assessment, calling it a "bland and uninspired slasher", adding: " The Dorm That Dripped Blood attempts one meager stab at originality by killing off the Final Girl in the film's last scene. This unnecessary, downbeat ending is actually a relief, for it signals not only an end to her annoying self-righteousness, but to the film as a whole". Gene Siskel picked it as one of his "Dogs of the Week" for a 1982 "Sneak Previews" show, declaring it to be another "women in danger" slasher piece of garbage.

The Dorm That Dripped Blood holds an approval rating of 0% on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on five critic reviews.

Cavett Binion of AllMovie qualified it as a "derivative slasher clone", awarding it 1.5 out of 5 stars. TV Guide awarded the film 1 out of a possible 5 stars, calling it "utterly predictable and full of infuriating red herrings". Horror film review website Oh, the Horror! criticized the film's writing, direction, and "abysmal" acting but complimented the film's score and gore effects. Film scholar John Stanley, in Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide (2000), awarded the film one out of five stars.

### Home media

The film was released on DVD in the United States by Eclectic DVD Distribution on December 2, 2003, under its original title, Pranks. On April 26, 2011, Synapse Films released a Blu-ray -DVD combination set of the film under its better-known title, The Dorm That Dripped Blood. This Blu-ray release features the original 88-minute uncensored directors' cut, featuring the title card of Death Dorm, that had previously never been seen by the public, featuring additional and extended gore and exposition sequences.


Arash (name)

# Arash (name)

## Abstract

Arash or Arash the Archer (Persian: آرش کمانگیر Āraš-e Kamāngīr) is a heroic archer -figure of Iranian mythology.

Arash is also a common Iranian first name. Variants include Aarash, Aurash, Erash, Eruch, or Erexsha). Notable persons with the name include:

## Given name

Arts and entertainment

- Arash (composer) (born 1972), Arash Parsania, Iranian-German composer

- Arash (singer) (born 1977), real name Arash Labaf, Iranian-Swedish singer

- Arash Estilaf, known as Hua Bobo in China, Iranian actor and TV host active in China

- Arash Hejazi (born 1971), Iranian novelist

- Arash Howaida, Afghani singer, son of popular Afghan musician Zahir Howaida

- Arash Karimi (born 1977), Iranian photographer known for his documentary photos

- Arash "AJ" Maddah, Australian music promoter, founder of Soundwave and Harvest Music Festival

- Arash Pournouri (born 1981), Iranian-Swedish record manager, record producer, songwriter and record executive

Business and economy

- Arash Asli, Canadian businessman, founder of Yocale

- Arash Farboud, founder of Arash Motor Company

- Arash Ferdowsi (born 1985), co-founder of Dropbox

- Arash Vafadari, Iranian businessman

Sports

- Arash Afshin (born 1990), Iranian footballer

- Arash Bayat (born 1983), Iranian-Swedish footballer

- Arash Borhani (born 1983), Iranian footballer

- Arash Dajliri (born 1999), Iranian footballer

- Arash Gholizadeh (born 1990), Iranian footballer

- Arash Kamalvand (born 1989), Iranian volleyball player

- Arash Keshavarzi (born 1987), Iranian volleyball player

- Arash Markazi (born 1980), Iranian-American sports journalist

- Arash Miresmaeili (born 1981), Iranian Judo champion

- Arash Noamouz (born 1967), Iranian footballer

- Arash Ostovari (born 1992), Iranian footballer

- Arash Rezavand (born 1993), Iranian footballer

- Arash Shahamati (born 1998), Iranian footballer

- Arash Soosarian (born 1986), Iranian footballer

- Arash Talebinejad (born 1981), Iranian-Swedish footballer

- Arash Usmanee (born 1982), Afghan-Canadian boxer

Others

- Arash Abizadeh, Iranian-Canadian philosopher and professor

- Arash Sadeghi, Iranian political activist

- Arash Rahmanipour (1990-2010), Iranian man hung by the Iranian government

- Sayyid Arash Hosseini Milani, Iranian politician

- Seyed Arash Bagheri, Iranian English teacher

## Surname

- Tawab Arash (born 1976), Afghan singer

- Ivan Bultinovich Kitanov aka Gavang Arash (1858–1926), Buddhist priest of Kalmykia


The Double (2011 film)

# The Double (2011 film)

## Abstract

The Double is a 2011 American spy film directed by Michael Brandt, written by Brandt and Derek Haas, and starring Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stephen Moyer and Martin Sheen. The film tells the story about a retired CIA operative working with a rookie FBI agent to solve the murder of a US senator caused by a Soviet assassin. It was released on October 28, 2011. The film garnered negative reviews from critics, and was a box office bomb.

## Plot

Two FBI agents are conducting surveillance at a warehouse. As U.S. Senator Dennis Darden walks out of the door, he is approached by an assassin from behind who slits his throat and escapes. The agents rush to the scene to find the man dead. However, they could not identify the assassin as he committed the murder in darkness. Later, CIA officers arrive on the scene and take charge.

Retired operative Paul Shepherdson is summoned by CIA director Tom Highland to look into the murder. He is introduced to a young FBI agent, Ben Geary who is an expert on a former Soviet operative known as Cassius. Geary reasons that Cassius is the assassin due to his signature throat-slitting (garrotting) method.

Paul and Ben visit Brutus, one of Cassius's proteges, who is locked up in prison, to learn the whereabouts of Cassius. They provide him with a radio and leave. The prisoner then swallows the batteries from the radio and fakes a poisoning/upset stomach. Upon arriving at a hospital, he regurgitates and spits out the batteries, overpowers the medical staff, and escapes. In the basement's garage, he is attacked by Paul, who reveals himself to be Cassius himself, the very operative who had previously trained the fugitive. Cassius slits his throat. He then moves to eliminate Ben too, only stopping when interrupted by Ben's wife—Cassius is unable to murder Geary in front of his family. Upon investigating the crime scene, Ben grows increasingly suspicious of Paul. Meanwhile, a Russian terrorist and murderer, Bozlovski, has entered the U.S.

As the investigation deepens, Paul warns Ben to pull out, due to the possibility of harm not only to himself but his family. Ben, who has become obsessed with the idea that Paul is Cassius, starts his own parallel investigation. Meanwhile, Paul tries to contact Bozlovski in a factory where he escapes after an intense firefight. Ben examines another throat-slitting murder of Bozlovski's associate at the same site and is now convinced Paul is indeed Cassius.

Ben pieces together the events of Paul's life and determines that not only is Paul actually Cassius, but also that he is systematically murdering the people involved in the death of his wife and child, who were assassinated by Bozlovski.

Paul has now tracked down Bozlovski to a shipyard warehouse. A while later, Ben also arrives at the building. After being confronted with the evidence, Paul confesses everything. Paul then confronts Ben with the fact that Ben is a Russian spy, which Paul learned at one of Ben's informant drop-offs. He is able to convince Ben that Bozlovski is the actual threat. When Ben reveals that he has plans to return to Russia after this is over, Paul tries to convince him to stay in the FBI and with the family he has grown to love.

Together they hunt down Bozlovski inside the shipyard's warehouse. Bozlovski attacks Paul and Ben, and in the ensuing struggle, a mortally wounded Paul slits Bozlovski's throat using his garrote-watch. However, Paul himself later succumbs to his own injuries. As the only witness, FBI agent Ben relays the incident to his superiors and claims that Bozlovski was Cassius, thereby securing Paul's reputation and recognizing his heroism. As Ben departs, the CIA director Highland asks him whether he would ever consider working at the CIA.

The film ends with Ben returning to his home. Whether he has silently defected to the American government or just became an even deeper Russian asset is left to the audience.

## Cast

- Richard Gere as Paul Shepherdson

- Topher Grace as Ben Geary

- Martin Sheen as Tom Highland

- Tamer Hassan as Bozlovski

- Stephen Moyer as Brutus

- Chris Marquette as Oliver

- Odette Yustman as Natalie Geary

- Stana Katic as Amber

- Jeffrey Pierce as Agent Pierce

- Nicole Forester as Molly

- Ed Kelly as Senator Dennis Darden

- Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Agent Burton

- Randy Flagler as Martin Miller

- Yuri Sardarov as Leo

- Hugh Maguire as Senator Friedman

## Reception

The Double received mostly negative reviews from critics. The film holds a 21% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews, with an average score of 4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Riddled with hollow characters and ludicrous plotting, The Double just isn't worth the trouble." Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave note of Brandt's scripting of the story, saying that "questionable motives and unbelievable decisions are relatively small potatoes compared with the Sputnik-size plotholes." She also gave credit to his style of direction for having "sweeping shots of the nation's capital, along with some claustrophobic shots that add anxiety to early scenes" but said that "It's not enough to boost up this botched attempt to tinker with something that, while predictable, is at least dependable." Randy Cordova of The Arizona Republic criticized Brandt's direction and screenwriting for lacking any "menace or mystery to the proceedings" and its two main leads' characters for having no chemistry and feeling by-the numbers, saying that, "With its convoluted plot and fading stars, The Double feels like a straight-to-DVD feature that somehow sneaked onto the big screen. It's simply not very good." In a review for the A.V. Club, Noel Murray gave the film a "C−". He felt that Brandt and Haas waste their premise by setting it up like "a typical episode of any basic-cable action series" saying that "while it holds a few surprises, the twists feel writerly, not organic." Roger Ebert highlighted Gere's "subtle catlike body language" in his performance that displays his well-worn screen presence but was critical of Brandt and Haas's script containing thriller clichés and "familiar action-movie tropes" compared to their previous effort 3:10 to Yuma, concluding that it "doesn't approach it in terms of quality. None of it is particularly compelling. Most of the time we're waiting for the other shoe to drop. When, very late in the film, the screenplay comes up with a third shoe, that's going too far." Paste writer Annlee Ellingson gave the film praise for being "a throwback genre flick, complete with a throwback lead that gives away its double cross early yet maintains enough mystery to keep viewers moderately intrigued."


Chris Fehn

# Chris Fehn

## Abstract

Christopher Michael Fehn (born February 24, 1973) is an American musician. He was a percussionist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Slipknot from 1998 to 2019, in which he was designated #3. He was also the bassist for Will Haven from 2010 to 2012.

## Career

### Slipknot

Fehn joined Slipknot in 1998, replacing percussionist Brandon Darner. As well as lending his percussion talents to the band, he has also sung backing vocals on a number of songs Slipknot has both recorded and performed live. Fehn describes himself as a "big fan of the band" and says of Slipknot, "the world needed something like this."

In an interview with Face Culture, Fehn stated that the band members gave him a hard time during his early years with the band. He described that his time during the self-titled album era was his "hazing period."

Slipknot bassist Paul Gray stated in an interview that Fehn "often brings humor to the band," and that they "definitely need that guy." Fehn would wear a Pinocchio -style mask and would frequently stroke the nose as if he was masturbating.

On March 14, 2019, Fehn filed a lawsuit against Slipknot, citing payment being held back. Fehn specifically accused Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan for what he felt was questionable business dealings.

On March 18, 2019, Fehn officially split with Slipknot following the filing of his lawsuit. However, a few days later, the message was removed from the website and according to Fehn's lawyer, the percussionist's employment status with the band had not changed since his initial filing.

Fehn was also the bassist of Will Haven from 2010 to 2012.

## Personal life

In the early years of Slipknot before their signing with Roadrunner Records, Fehn was an electrician.

Outside Slipknot, Fehn is a very keen golfer, and shown on an interview he did on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, where he is interviewed at a golf course.

Fehn has two sons, born in 2012, and 2023.

Fehn has ornithophobia.

## Discography

### with Slipknot

- Slipknot (1999)

- Iowa (2001)

- Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)

- 9.0 Live (2005)

- All Hope Is Gone (2008)

- Antennas to Hell (2012)

- .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)

- Live at MSG (2023)

### with Will Haven

- Voir Dire (2011)

### Other appearances

- Phil Campbell – Old Lions Still Roar (2019) drums on "These Old Boots"

## Filmography

- 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood

- 2000: Slipknot: Generation Z

- 2002: Disasterpieces

- 2002: Rollerball

- 2003: Slipknot: Up to Our Necks

- 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine

- 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"

- 2009: Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams

- 2010: (sic)nesses

- 2013: Motionless in White – America (appears in the video as the freakshow host)

- 2016: Officer Downe

- 2017: Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico


The Dungeonmaster

# The Dungeonmaster

## Abstract

The Dungeonmaster (originally Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights) is a 1984 American anthology fantasy film produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven distinct story segments, each written and directed by a different person: Dave Allen, Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou and Rosemarie Turko. The film's theme was influenced by the popularity of Disney 's 1982 film Tron and the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.

Principal photography began in 1983 but the film was not completed until 1984. The film features an appearance by the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The film is known for the line of dialogue "I reject your reality and I substitute my own". A sequel to the movie was shot and edited in 1988, but never completed.

## Plot

Paul Bradford (Jeffrey Byron) is a skilled computer programmer who lives with his girlfriend, Gwen (Leslie Wing), and "X-CaliBR8", a quasi-sentient personal computer that Paul programmed and which he interacts with via a neural interface. Gwen is jealous of Paul's unusually close relationship with X-CaliBR8, to whom Paul has given a female voice, and fears that their relationship will be destroyed by Paul's reliance on X-CaliBR8 for his various day-to-day activities.

One night, Paul and Gwen are both transported to a Hellish realm presided over by Mestema (Richard Moll), an ancient, demonic sorcerer who has spent millennia seeking a worthy opponent with whom to do battle. Having long defeated his enemies with magic, Mestema has become intrigued with technology, and wishes to pit his skills against Paul's, with the winner claiming Gwen. Arming Paul with a portable version of X-CaliBR8 (which takes the form of a computerized wrist band), Mestema begins transporting Paul into a variety of scenarios in which he must defeat various opponents. Most of the challenges involve Paul using his X-CaliBR8 wristband to shoot people, monsters, and objects with laser beams.

After Paul completes Mestema's various challenges, the two engage in a final battle, which takes the form of a fist fight in which Paul kills Mestema by throwing him into a pit of lava. After Mestema dies, Paul and Gwen are transported back to their house, where Gwen expresses her acceptance of X-CaliBR8 and suggests that she and Paul get married.

## Cast

- Jeffrey Byron - Paul Bradford, a skilled computer programmer who invented X-Cal-BR8

- Richard Moll - Mestema

- Leslie Wing - Gwen Rogers, Paul's girlfriend

- Gina Calabrese - girl in dream

- Danial Dion - monster in dream

- Bill Bestolarides - monster in dream

- Scott Campbell - monster in dream

- Ed Dorini - monster in dream

- R. J. Miller - Mr. Cahane

- Don Moss - Don

- Alanna Roth - flower girl

- Kim Connell - dancer

- Janet Welsh - dancer

- Carol Solomon - dancer

- Jackie Gross - dancer

- Barbara Mueller - dancer

- Nina Baker - dancer

- Paul Pape - police officer (uncredited)

### Ice Gallery

- Cleve Hall - Jack the Ripper

- Kenneth J. Hall - wolfman

- Jack Reed - mummy

- Guy Simmons - African

- Jeff Rayburn - handman

- Lonnie Hashimoto - samurai

- Knowen - Einstein

### Demons of the Dead

- David Karp - Paul Branford's corpse

- E. Lee Nation - zombie

- Beverly Miko - zombie

- James Di Mino - zombie

- Curtis Lee Garrick - zombie

- James Chestnut - zombie

- Peter Kent - zombie

- John Carl Buechler - Ratspit (credited as Ratspit)

### Heavy Metal

- Blackie Lawless - W.A.S.P. singer

- Chris Holmes - W.A.S.P. guitarist

- Randy Piper - W.A.S.P. guitarist

- Tony Richards - W.A.S.P. drummer

### Stone Canyon Giant

- Sal Fondacaro - stone canyon person

- Phil Fondacaro - stone canyon person

### Slasher

- Eddie Zammit - policeman #1

- Mack Ademia - policeman #2

- Danny Dick - slasher

- Kurt Braun - audition dancer

- Suzanne Lelong - audition dancer

- Marika Zoll - audition dancer

- Brian R. Carson - Paul Branford's double

### Cave Beast

- Jerri Pinthus - cave beast

- Diane Carter - angel

### Desert Pursuit

- Michael Steve Jones - desert soldier

- Randy Popplewell - desert soldier

- Anthony T. Genova III - desert soldier

- De Ette Adams - Gwen's double

- Felix Silla - desert bandit (credited as Felix Cilla)

## Segments

- "Ice Gallery" Written and directed by Rosemarie Turko

- Written and directed by Rosemarie Turko

- "Demons of the Dead" Written and directed by John Carl Buechler (credited as John Buechler)

- Written and directed by John Carl Buechler (credited as John Buechler)

- "Heavy Metal" Written and directed by Charles Band

- Written and directed by Charles Band

- "Stone Canyon Giant" Written and directed by David W. Allen (credited as David Allen)

- Written and directed by David W. Allen (credited as David Allen)

- "Slasher" Written by Jeffrey Byron Directed by Steve Ford

- Written by Jeffrey Byron

- Directed by Steve Ford

- "Cave Beast" Written and directed by Peter Manoogian

- Written and directed by Peter Manoogian

- "Desert Pursuit" Written and directed by Ted Nicolaou

- Written and directed by Ted Nicolaou

## Release

Scream Factory released the film on DVD for the first time in October 2013, along with Contamination 7, Catacombs and Cellar Dweller as part of the second volume of their Scream Factory All-Night Horror Marathon series.

Shout! Factory released The Dungeonmaster on a double feature Blu-ray along with Eliminators in December 2015.

## In pop culture

In MythBusters, Adam Savage quotes this movie.


Plastic in art

# Plastic in art

## Abstract

Within the 20th century, there came the use of plastics in art. In the latter half of the century, plastic technology advanced so that it was feasible for artists to start using plastic and acrylics as an artwork medium.

## Using found plastic

Art made of commodity materials sometimes uses found objects made of plastic. Plastic containers are useful in papier-mâché for building frames.

Environmental artists are using salvaged beach plastic to create art as a means of bringing awareness of plastic pollution in Earth's oceans. Examples include: Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang, members of Women Eco Artists Dialog, and the photography of Chris Jordan.

## Use of liquid acrylics

Liquid acrylics can be used to create two- and three-dimensional plastic images and objects. Artist, Tyler Turkle, pours multiple thin layers of pigmented liquid acrylic to form sheets of plastic that result in paintings and sculptures. After adequate drying time between applications, these solid plastic sheets can be readily peeled off most surfaces and re-adhered to others.


Trump derangement syndrome

# Trump derangement syndrome

## Abstract

" Trump derangement syndrome " (TDS) is a pejorative term, usually for criticism or negative reactions to former United States president Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational and to have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration. The term has mainly been used by Trump supporters to discredit any criticism of him, as a way of reframing the discussion by suggesting that his opponents are incapable of accurately perceiving the world. Some journalists have used the term to call for restraint when judging Trump's statements and actions.

Despite the usage of the term "syndrome" suggesting a medical condition, TDS is not an official medical diagnosis. A 2021 research study found no evidence to support the existence of TDS among Trump detractors on the left, but instead found bias among his supporters.

## Origin of the term

The origin of the term is traced to Charles Krauthammer, a conservative political columnist, commentator, and psychiatrist, who coined the phrase Bush derangement syndrome in 2003 during the presidency of George W. Bush. That "syndrome" was defined by Krauthammer as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency—nay—the very existence of George W. Bush". The first use of the term Trump derangement syndrome may have been by Esther Goldberg in an August 2015 op-ed in The American Spectator; she applied the term to "Ruling Class Republicans" who are dismissive or contemptuous of Trump. Krauthammer, in an op-ed commented that—in addition to general hysteria about Trump—the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" was the "inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and... signs of psychic pathology."

## Definition

Fareed Zakaria defined the syndrome as "hatred of President Trump so intense that it impairs people's judgment". CNN's editor-at-large Chris Cillizza called TDS "the preferred nomenclature of Trump defenders who view those who oppose him and his policies as nothing more than the blind hatred of those who preach tolerance and free speech". Pointing to previous allegations of Bush Derangement Syndrome and Obama Derangement Syndrome, Cillizza suggested: "Viewed more broadly, the rise of presidential derangement syndromes is a function of increased polarization—not to mention our national self-sorting—at work in the country today." Bret Stephens has described the term as something used by conservative groups whenever someone speaks out critically against Trump, regardless of political affiliation.

CNN Political analyst John Avlon uses the term in a more generalized sense inclusive of positive emotions as well as hatred towards Trump, so that for example, TDS accounts for denialism about Trump's defeat in the 2020 election, as a "political diagnosis" of people who "simply can't accept the fact that he lost the election".

This new definition derogatorily describing the nature of Trump followers rather than his deriders has been picked up by others and widely used.

Politico co-founder John Harris wrote that TDS is related to gaslighting, "another psychological concept in vogue in the Trump era".

## Usage

The term has been widely applied by pro-Trump writers to critics of Trump, accusing them of responding negatively to a wide range of Trump's statements and actions.

The use of the term has been called part of a broader GOP strategy to discredit criticisms of Trump's actions, as a way of "reframing" the discussion by suggesting his political opponents are incapable of accurately perceiving the world. However, according to Kathleen Hall Jamieson of Annenberg Public Policy Center, the term could backfire on Trump supporters because people might interpret it to mean that Trump is the one who is "deranged", rather than those who criticize him. Some Trump supporters have asserted that he plays a form of "multi-dimensional chess" on a mental level his critics cannot comprehend, which they say explains why critics are frustrated and confused by Trump's words and actions. Fox News anchor Bret Baier and former House speaker Paul Ryan have characterized Trump as a " troll " who makes controversial statements to see his adversaries' "heads explode".

The term has been used by journalists critical of Trump to call for restraint. Fareed Zakaria, who urged Americans to vote against Trump calling him a "cancer on American democracy ", argues that every Trump policy "cannot axiomatically be wrong, evil and dangerous". Adam Gopnik, who takes a strong anti-Trump position, responded to these assertions that it is a "huge and even fatal mistake for liberals (and constitutional conservatives) to respond negatively to every Trump initiative, every Trump policy, and every Trump idea". Arguing that Trump's opponents must instead recognize that the real problem is "Deranged Trump Self-Delusion", Gopnik defined the "Syndrome" as President Trump's "daily spasm of narcissistic gratification and episodic vanity".

### Examples of use

Senator Rand Paul has cited the so-called syndrome several times. In a July 16, 2018 interview he said investigators should simply focus on election security and stop "accusing Trump of collusion with the Russians and all this craziness that's not true"—accusations which he said were entirely motivated by "Trump derangement syndrome".

Trump used the term in a tweet following the 2018 Russia–United States summit in Helsinki: "Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome!" He also used it in a tweet about Alan Dershowitz 's book The Case Against Impeaching Trump: ".@AlanDersh, a brilliant lawyer, who although a Liberal Democrat who probably didn't vote for me, has discussed the Witch Hunt with great clarity and in a very positive way. He has written a new and very important book called 'The Case Against Impeaching Trump', which I would encourage all people with Trump Derangement Syndrome to read!"

In July 2018, Jeanine Pirro was a guest on The View to promote her newly published book. While she was responding to a question about how the " deep state " really works, she accused co-host Whoopi Goldberg of suffering from Trump derangement syndrome.

In July 2018, Eric Zorn wrote in the Chicago Tribune that the syndrome afflicts Trump's supporters more than his critics, as "what Team Trump is calling derangement is, in most cases, rational concern about his behavior and the direction he's taking the country.... The true Trump Derangement Syndrome loose on the land is the delusion suffered by those who still think he's going to make this country a better place for average people."

In August 2018, Trump White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders used the term in a tweet: "Trump Derangement Syndrome is becoming a major epidemic among Democrats. Instead of freaking out about the booming Trump economy why not celebrate it?"

In September 2018, Fox News personality and Trump supporter, Sean Hannity criticized The Washington Post as having Trump derangement syndrome for stating in an editorial that Trump, because of his attitude toward climate change, is "complicit" in hurricanes battering the United States; Hannity said "it is now a full-blown psychosis, it is a psychological level of unhingement I have never seen."

In November 2018, Michael Goodwin, writing in the New York Post, discussed a variant of Trump derangement syndrome he called "Trump Imitation Syndrome".

In March 2019, Bill Maher on Real Time with Bill Maher noted that while most statements by Trump were worthy of contempt, on occasions he had made perfectly sensible comments which were pilloried without justification. A case in point was Trump's criticism of the overengineering which led to the Boeing 737 Max crashes and his preference for products to be simpler to use, which some commentators interpreted as evidence of conservative leanings.

In August 2019, Anthony Scaramucci, Trump's former White House Communications Director, said in interviews with Vanity Fair and CNN that he had "Trump fatigue syndrome" instead of Trump derangement syndrome.

In September 2019, Sean Hannity characterized as "Trump derangement syndrome" the continuing press coverage of Trump's days-long insistence that he was correct to state on September 1 that Hurricane Dorian posed a danger to Alabama, asserting "pretty much every newsroom in America screwed this up and lied to you," adding there were "a lot of psychotic jackasses in the media mob".


1979 in Greece

# 1979 in Greece

## Abstract

Events in the year 1979 in Greece.

## Incumbents

- President – Konstantinos Tsatsos

- Prime Minister – Konstantinos Karamanlis

## Events

- 20 April – Maria Pangalou, rhythmic gymnast

- 9 September – Vasileios Tsolakidis, artistic gymnast


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1983 in Greece

# 1983 in Greece

## Abstract

Events in the year 1983 in Greece.

## Births

- 11 March – Eirini Aindili, rhythmic gymnast

- 27 September – Evangelia Christodoulou, rhythmic gymnast

- 8 October – Anna Pollatou, rhythmic gymnast (died 2014)


The Hundred with Andy Lee

# The Hundred with Andy Lee

## Abstract

The Hundred with Andy Lee is an Australian comedy panel television game show hosted by Andy Lee and starring Mike Goldstein and Sophie Monk. It is a production of Endemol Shine Australia for the Nine Network, airing since 2021.

## Format

Andy Lee poses questions to three guest panellists, who battle it out to determine who knows Australia best. "The Hundred" are 100 Australians, picked to represent the demographic make-up of Australia, who join in from around the country via Zoom and appear on a giant screen. They are polled live to give a statistical view of the nation, while the three panellists analyse the question and share their own experiences. Special guests also appear in one segment to pose their own questions.

## Production

The first series was filmed in Sydney for 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions and from the second series, the show was filmed in Melbourne.

## Episodes

## Greek version

The format is set to be adapted in Greece, with a series being produced but yet to have its premiere announced.