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Jeffrey Konvitz is a Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 1 january 1944 at New York City (USA)
Jeffrey Konvitz (born 1944 in New York) is an American writer and film producer. He was educated at Cornell and the Columbia University School of Law. He is probably best known for writing the novel The Sentinel, published in 1974. It was followed by a film adaptation in 1977, which he produced and adapted from the novel.
He married Vicki Peters in 1980, but they were divorced after parenting one child, Kristen Nicole (1983). Later, he married Jillian McWhirter in 1998 (the two are still married) and fathered a second child with her, Katherine Arielle (2002).
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Jeffrey Konvitz (born 1944 in New York) is an American writer and film producer. He was educated at Cornell and the Columbia University School of Law. He is probably best known for writing the novel The Sentinel, published in 1974. It was followed by a film adaptation in 1977, which he produced and adapted from the novel.
He married Vicki Peters in 1980, but they were divorced after parenting one child, Kristen Nicole (1983). Later, he married Jillian McWhirter in 1998 (the two are still married) and fathered a second child with her, Katherine Arielle (2002).
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Gorp (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Joseph Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies
Actors Michael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Fran Drescher, Rosanna Arquette, Philip Casnoff, David Huddleston
Roles Story
Rating35%
Chaos reigns in the Catskills when Kavell and Bergman, two college students who spend their summers working in the dining hall at Camp Oskemo, an upstate New York summer camp where they're the senior waiters, return. Serving food to bratty children doesn't interest them nearly as much as trying to make it with the female counselors at the camp, among them the pretty but chaste Vicki and the beautiful and sexually liberated Evie. Kavell and Bergman also wage an annual war against the junior waiters with the help of deranged server Mad Grossman, but their real nemesis is Walrus Wallman, the camp owner who makes no secret of his dislike for the waiters. Over the course of one eventful summer, Kavell, Bergman, and their fellow food slingers dose the entire camp with amphetamines, taint the Kosher meals with pork, screen pornographic films during Parent's Weekend, run a tank through the campgrounds, and destroy the waiter's housing and most of what surrounds it.
The Sentinel (1977)
, 1h32Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Christopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo
Roles Créateur de nouvelle
Rating62%
Alison Parker, a beautiful but severely neurotic fashion model (Raines) moves into a gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone house that has been divided into apartments. The house is inhabited on the top floor by Father Halliran (John Carradine), a reclusive blind priest who spends all of his time sitting at his open window. Alison begins having strange physical problems, including insomnia, and has some terrifying flashbacks of her attempted suicide. She complains to the real estate agent of the noise caused by her strange neighbors, only to be told that the house is occupied only by the priest and herself. The behavior of her "non-existent" neighbors becomes increasingly surreal and disturbing.
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Films about sexuality
Actors Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, John Carradine, Astrid Heeren, Walter Abel
Roles Story
Rating52%
On Christmas Eve 1950, Wilfred Butler runs out of his rural house and appears to have been set on fire. He collapses in the snow and is believed to be dead.
Producer
Berlin, I Love You (2019)
, 2hDirected by Til Schweiger, Dianna Agron, Josef Rusnak, Massy Tadjedin, Peter Chelsom, Dennis Gansel, Dani Levy, Fernando Eimbcke
Origin German
Genres Drama, Anthology film, Romance
Actors Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Patrick Dempsey, Mickey Rourke, Diego Luna, Jim Sturgess
Roles Executive Producer
Rating47%
Après les films à sketches Paris, je t'aime et New York, I Love You, c'est au tour de la capitale berlinoise d'être passée au crible par divers grands réalisateurs. 10 segments sont attendus.
Under the Silver Lake (2018)
, 2h19Directed by David Robert Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Zosia Mamet, Jimmi Simpson, Riki Lindhome
Roles Executive Producer
Rating64%
Sam, un jeune homme apathique, fait la connaissance de sa nouvelle voisine, Sarah. Il en tombe aussitôt sous le charme. Alors que celle-ci disparaît subitement sans laisser de traces, Sam décide de partir à sa recherche et entreprend une enquête des plus surréalistes aux abords de la ville de Los Angeles. Il plongera dans les profondeurs les plus ténébreuses qui soient de la Cité des Anges où il devra élucider disparitions douteuses et meurtres mystérieux sur fond de scandales et de machinations en tout genre.
Spinning Man (2018)
, 1h40Directed by Simon Kaijser da Silva
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Guy Pearce, Minnie Driver, Odeya Rush, Alexandra Shipp, Clark Gregg
Roles Executive Producer
Rating56%
Evan Birch (Guy Pearce) est un homme de famille et professeur de philosophie estimé dans un collège distingué. Lorsqu'une étudiante d'un lycée voisin disparaît, les anciennes alliances du professeur amènent l'épouse de ce dernier (Minnie Driver) à remettre en question son alibi. L’inspecteur Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) a encore plus de raisons de se méfier lorsque des preuves cruciales font de Evan le principal suspect de la disparition de l'étudiante. Soudain, les interrogations auxquelles Evan est confronté ne sont pas simplement académiques, elles sont une question de vie ou de mort.
O Jerusalem (2006)
, 2h8Directed by Élie Chouraqui
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Patrick Bruel, Ian Holm, Tovah Feldshuh, Mel Raido
Roles Executive producer
Rating60%
Two Americans, one Jewish, the other Arab, are friends. As the United Nations votes for the creation of the state of Israel, both are pulled into conflict, their involvement taking them from New York City to Jerusalem, where they risk their lives for what they each believe in. It depicts the Israeli War of Independence and the end of the British mandate of Palestine.
Bloodsport II (1996)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Daniel Bernhardt, Pat Morita, Donald Richard Gibb, James Hong, Chad Stahelski
Roles Executive Producer
Rating48%
After thief Alex Cardo (Daniel Bernhardt) gets caught and betrayed by his partner in crime John (Philip Tan) while stealing an ancient Jian in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten. One of the guards, Demon (Ong Soo Han), is particularly upset by Alex's appearance and tortures him whenever he gets the opportunity. Alex finds one friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun (James Hong), who teaches him a superior fighting style called "Iron Hand". When a "best of the best kumite" is to take place, Demon gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite, too.
Spy Hard (1996)
, 1h21Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Andy Griffith, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden, Barry Bostwick
Roles Producer
Rating53%
Secret agent WD-40 Dick Steele (Leslie Nielsen) has his work cut out for him. Along with the mysterious and lovely Veronique Ukrinsky, Agent 3.14, he must rescue the kidnapped Barbara Dahl and stop the evil genius, a General named Rancor (Andy Griffith), from seizing control of the entire world.
Bolt (1995)
, 1h33Directed by George Mendeluk
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Grieco, Michael Ironside, Sean Young, Ted Whittall
Roles Executive Producer
Rating45%
Après avoir fui à l'ouest pour échapper à une guerre de gangs, Bolt tombe amoureux d'une native américaine, Patty Deerheart (Sean Young). Il est contraint de protéger la famille de cette dernière d'un land runner. L'arrivée dans la réserve de son ancien rival de gang Billy Niles (Michael Ironside) provoque une escalade du conflit.
Cyborg 2 (1993)
, 1h39Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films set in the future, Robot films
Actors Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Palance, Billy Drago, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Karen Lee Sheperd
Roles Executive Producer
Rating39%
In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics. Cyborgs are commonplace, used for anything from soldiers to prostitutes. Casella "Cash" Reese (Jolie) is a prototype cyborg developed for corporate espionage and assassination. She is filled with a liquid explosive called "Glass Shadow". Pinwheel plans to eliminate the entire Kobayashi board of directors using Casella to precipitate a hostile takeover and obtain a monopoly over the cyborg market. She is programmed to mimic human senses and emotions such as fear, love, pain and hate. Guided by Mercy (Palance), a renegade prototype cyborg who can communicate through any electronic device, she and her combat trainer Colton Ricks (Koteas) escape the Pinwheel facility so she can avoid self-destruction, something that most corporate espionage cyborgs face. They're relentlessly pursued by Pinwheel's hired killer or "wiretapper", Daniel Bench (Drago).
Gorp (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Joseph Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies
Actors Michael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Fran Drescher, Rosanna Arquette, Philip Casnoff, David Huddleston
Roles Producer
Rating35%
Chaos reigns in the Catskills when Kavell and Bergman, two college students who spend their summers working in the dining hall at Camp Oskemo, an upstate New York summer camp where they're the senior waiters, return. Serving food to bratty children doesn't interest them nearly as much as trying to make it with the female counselors at the camp, among them the pretty but chaste Vicki and the beautiful and sexually liberated Evie. Kavell and Bergman also wage an annual war against the junior waiters with the help of deranged server Mad Grossman, but their real nemesis is Walrus Wallman, the camp owner who makes no secret of his dislike for the waiters. Over the course of one eventful summer, Kavell, Bergman, and their fellow food slingers dose the entire camp with amphetamines, taint the Kosher meals with pork, screen pornographic films during Parent's Weekend, run a tank through the campgrounds, and destroy the waiter's housing and most of what surrounds it.
The Sentinel (1977)
, 1h32Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Christopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo
Roles Producer
Rating62%
Alison Parker, a beautiful but severely neurotic fashion model (Raines) moves into a gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone house that has been divided into apartments. The house is inhabited on the top floor by Father Halliran (John Carradine), a reclusive blind priest who spends all of his time sitting at his open window. Alison begins having strange physical problems, including insomnia, and has some terrifying flashbacks of her attempted suicide. She complains to the real estate agent of the noise caused by her strange neighbors, only to be told that the house is occupied only by the priest and herself. The behavior of her "non-existent" neighbors becomes increasingly surreal and disturbing.
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Films about sexuality
Actors Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, John Carradine, Astrid Heeren, Walter Abel
Roles Producer
Rating52%
On Christmas Eve 1950, Wilfred Butler runs out of his rural house and appears to have been set on fire. He collapses in the snow and is believed to be dead.