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Daniel Pearl is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 21 september 1949 at the Bronx (USA)
Daniel Pearl, A.S.C. (born 1951, The Bronx, New York) is an American cinematographer who has worked on many feature films, over 400 music videos and more than 250 commercials. His best known work is probably The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its 2003 remake.
After gaining a masters degree at University of Texas at Austin, Pearl met Tobe Hooper in a film lab. After receiving some advice from the cinematographer about filters, Hooper later invited him to work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, saying that "it's really important that I have a Texan shoot this film."
He won the first MTV cinematography award for "Every Breath You Take." He filmed the Michael Bay-directed "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which he cites as "one of my personal all-time favorite projects... I think the cinematography is pure, and it tells a story about the song." Michael Bay would later produce the 2003 Chainsaw remake.
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Daniel Pearl, A.S.C. (born 1951, The Bronx, New York) is an American cinematographer who has worked on many feature films, over 400 music videos and more than 250 commercials. His best known work is probably The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its 2003 remake.
After gaining a masters degree at University of Texas at Austin, Pearl met Tobe Hooper in a film lab. After receiving some advice from the cinematographer about filters, Hooper later invited him to work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, saying that "it's really important that I have a Texan shoot this film."
He won the first MTV cinematography award for "Every Breath You Take." He filmed the Michael Bay-directed "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which he cites as "one of my personal all-time favorite projects... I think the cinematography is pure, and it tells a story about the song." Michael Bay would later produce the 2003 Chainsaw remake.
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The Intruder (2019)
, 1h42Directed by Deon Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Joseph Sikora
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56%
Annie et Scott Russell achètent la propriété familiale de Charlie Peck. Celui-ci était censé aller en Floride pour rejoindre sa fille. Mais Charlie a beaucoup de mal à quitter son ancienne maison...
Mom and Dad (2018)
, 1h23Directed by Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Actors Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Joseph D. Reitman, Lance Henriksen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55%
Une adolescente et son petit frère doivent survivre pendant vingt-quatre heures à une frénésie meurtrière de masse poussant les parents, devenus soudainement hystériques et agressifs, à se retourner violemment contre leurs propres enfants.
The Boy (2016)
, 1h37Directed by William Brent Bell
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Jeu, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Films about toys
Actors Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Diana Hardcastle, Jim Norton, Matthew Walker, Stephanie Lemelin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59%
A young American woman, Greta, takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village. When she arrives, she discovers that the 8-year-old boy she was hired to care for is actually a life-size porcelain doll that the parents treat like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their son. After violating a list of strict rules, disturbing events lead Greta to become increasingly convinced that the doll might actually be alive.
No One Lives (2013)
, 1h26Directed by Ryūhei Kitamura
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Derek Magyar, Lee Tergesen, America Olivo, Gary Grubbs
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59%
While traveling cross country, couple Betty (Laura Ramsey) and an unidentified man, referred to as "Driver," (Luke Evans) encounter a gang of robbers. The group, led by dedicated criminal Hoag (Lee Tergesen), his daughter Amber (Lindsey Shaw), girlfriend Tamara (America Olivo), Amber's boyfriend Denny (Beau Knapp), and the psychopathic Flynn (Derek Magyar). Suspecting the couple to be wealthy and wanting to redeem himself for a robbery he botched, Flynn has them kidnapped and interrogated about accessing their money by Ethan (Brodus Clay) in a gas station. However, Betty commits suicide by cutting her throat on a knife Ethan had against her neck, which leads to the Driver breaking out of his handcuffs and killing Ethan.
The Apparition (2012)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Rick Gomez, Luke Pasqualino
Roles Director of Photography
Rating41%
On May 21, 1973, six people conduct The Charles Experiment, a parapsychological experiment, in which they stare at a drawing of a deceased man, Charles Reamer, hoping to summon his spirit. Years later, four college students, Patrick (Tom Felton), Lydia (Julianna Guill), Ben (Sebastian Stan) and Greg (Luke Pasqualino) attempt to recreate the Charles Experiment on a larger scale by using modern technology. During the experiment, something attacks the students and pulls Lydia into the wall.
Directed by Robert Moresco
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about families
Actors Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Victoria Justice, Eileen Brennan, R. D. Call, Malcolm David Kelley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
The film is about two cousins – Will and Clayton– who witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of the crime, go on a journey to find the real killer, and at the same time redeem themselves.
Friday the 13th (2009)
, 1h37Directed by Marcus Nispel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Transport films, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Nana Visitor, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55%
On June 13, 1980, a young Jason Voorhees (Caleb Guss) watches as his mother Pamela (Nana Visitor) is beheaded by a camp counselor (Stephanie Rhodes), who was trying to escape Mrs. Voorhees's murder spree around Camp Crystal Lake. Almost 30 years later, a group of vacationing friends—Wade (Jonathan Sadowski), Richie (Ben Feldman), Mike (Nick Mennell), Whitney (Amanda Righetti) and Amanda (America Olivo)—arrive at Crystal Lake on a camping trip to search for marijuana growing in the woods. That night, Jason (Derek Mears), now an adult, begins to kill members of the group, but spares Whitney and abducts her because she resembles Pamela at a young age.
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
, 1h34Directed by Colin Strause
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Arme nucléaire
Actors Johnny Lewis, Steven Pasquale, Ariel Gade, Reiko Aylesworth, Sam Trammell, John Ortiz
Roles Director of Photography
Rating46%
Following the events of Alien vs. Predator, a Predator ship is leaving Earth carrying Alien facehuggers, and the body of Scar, the Predator that defeated the Alien Queen. A chestburster erupts from Scar's body; it is a new creature that is a hybrid of both species. It quickly matures into an adult Predalien and starts killing all the Predators on the ship. A Predator's weapon fire punctures the hull and the ship crashes in the forest outside of Gunnison, Colorado.
Captivity (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Roland Joffé
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Psychologie, Serial killer films
Actors Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Laz Alonso, Michael J. Harney, Carl Paoli
Roles Director of Photography
Rating46%
A young man is being tortured. Two tubes are inserted into his nose, and truck battery acid is pumped in through one pipe, causing blood to pour out through the other. The man's captor then kills him with a large hammer.
Pathfinder (2007)
, 1h39Directed by Marcus Nispel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age, Children's films
Actors Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Clancy Brown, Ralf Moeller, Jay Tavare, Russell Means
Roles Director of Photography
Rating54%
A Viking Age expedition arrives in America, intending to slaughter the native "Skræling" population. The party is itself killed by another native tribe, the only survivor being the leader's son, who is adopted by a native woman. The boy is named "Ghost" for his paleness.
Just My Luck (2006)
, 1h52Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Samaire Armstrong, Bree Turner, Faizon Love, Missi Pyle
Roles Second Unit Director of Photography
Rating55%
The film follows the life of lucky and popular Ashley Albright (Lindsay Lohan) who has an extremely fortunate life and is always experiencing remarkable strokes of luck in contrast to Jake Hardin (Chris Pine), manager of McFly, who is followed by bad luck wherever he goes
Frankenstein (2004)
, 1h28Directed by Marcus Nispel
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Parker Posey, Vincent Pérez, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Goldberg, Ivana Miličević, Michael Madsen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating45%
This is not a direct adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel, but a postmodern gothic reinvention set in present-day New Orleans. It recasts the doctor as the villain and the creature as a tragic hero determined to stop him; the primary action involves two police detectives (Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg) who enlist the aid of the creature ("Deucalion" in this version) to stop a serial killer who is one of Victor's later creations.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
, 1h38Directed by Marcus Nispel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
On August 18, 1973, five young adults, Erin (Jessica Biel), her boyfriend Kemper (Eric Balfour) and their friends Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Andy (Mike Vogel), and Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), are on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert after returning from Mexico to buy marijuana. While driving through Texas, they pick up a distraught hitchhiker (Lauren German) they see walking in the middle of the road. They try to talk to the hitchhiker, who speaks incoherently about "a bad man." She then pulls out a .357 Magnum and shoots herself in the mouth.
Collision Course (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Pat Morita, Chris Sarandon, Jay Leno, Tom Noonan, John Hancock, Dennis Holahan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating47%
Tony Costas, un flic impétueux, odieux, sexiste et raciste de Détroit qui a depuis longtemps cessé de suivre les règles, se fait dire qu'il devra travailler avec l'inspecteur Fuji, un policier japonais direct. Fuji est à Detroit à la recherche d'un ingénieur japonais qui s'est rendu en Amérique avec des plans pour une pièce de voiture top secrète. Le couple ne parvient naturellement pas à s'entendre au début, mais au fur et à mesure que l'enquête se poursuit, ils commencent presque à tolérer la présence de l'autre.
Deadly Illusion (1987)
, 1h27Directed by Larry Cohen, William Tannen, William Tannen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Billy Dee Williams, Vanity, Morgan Fairchild, John Beck, Joseph Cortese, Joe Spinell
Roles Director of Photography
Rating48%
Homicide à Wall Street : Hamberger, un détective privé New-Yorkais notoirement connu pour les nombreuses victimes laissées au terme de ses missions, a été engagé par l'homme d'affaires Alex Burton, qui désire assassiner sa femme. En tentant de prévenir l'épouse du risque qu'elle encourt, il se retrouve nez à nez avec son cadavre. Il ne disposera que de quelques heures pour prouver son innocence...