In 1898, Lt. Colonel John Henry Patterson was sent to Africa on behalf of the British government to oversee the construction of an important railway bridge. Located in the remote Tsavo region of Kenya, the operation employed thousands of laborers and spanned multiple miles of railway track, making it a considerable undertaking for any one person. But John Patterson was up for the daunting task. However, mere days after his arrival, a vicious pair of male lions began targeting and brutally attacking the workers. For more than nine months, the rogue predators used the work camp as their own personal hunting ground, dragging men from their tents at night and killing them for sport. They became known as “Ghost” and “Darkness” by the frightened workers, who believed them to be vengeful spirits defending their ancestral land from the encroaching British empire. With the attacks only getting worse, it was up to...
- 4/13/2023
- by Brian Accardo
- JoBlo.com
In the first four episodes of 1923, Brandon Sklenar’s character Spencer Dutton lives in Africa, working as a hunter for hire. Spencer kills big game that is plaguing nearby human settlements. His work is a lot different than that of today’s hunters who kill big game for sport, and Sklenar thinks that Spencer wouldn’t be too fond of them.
Nick Boraine as Richard Holland and Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton in ‘1923’ | Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Spencer Dutton hunts big game in Africa in ‘1923’
Prior to the start of 1923, Spencer Dutton served in WWI. After the war ended, he decided to live in Africa, hunting big game that is a problem for human settlements. His new job and refusal to return home come from the damage he endures during the war.
“When it comes to fighting, death, and war, he’s been so numbed through overstimulation that he needs those interactions to feel alive,...
Nick Boraine as Richard Holland and Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton in ‘1923’ | Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Spencer Dutton hunts big game in Africa in ‘1923’
Prior to the start of 1923, Spencer Dutton served in WWI. After the war ended, he decided to live in Africa, hunting big game that is a problem for human settlements. His new job and refusal to return home come from the damage he endures during the war.
“When it comes to fighting, death, and war, he’s been so numbed through overstimulation that he needs those interactions to feel alive,...
- 1/29/2023
- by Erica Scassellati
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
1923 fans had a lot of questions about Spencer Dutton when the show first aired. It’s easy to forget that Spencer was introduced in a flashback from Yellowstone. Viewers only got a few brief glimpses of him as a child before 1923 jumped forward to Spencer’s adulthood. We think we know how old Spencer is supposed to be, but a small error adds some confusion.
Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton and Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra in ‘1923’ | Emerson Miller/Paramount+ How old is Spencer Dutton in ‘1923’?
Spencer Dutton is the youngest son of James and Margaret Dutton. His oldest sister Elsa died on the journey to Montana in 1883. His brother John was only five years old at the time of the journey. Yellowstone Season 4 flashed back to the year 1893.
By this time, James and Margaret are settled in Montana. John would be fifteen years old, and he now has a younger brother named Spencer.
Brandon Sklenar as Spencer Dutton and Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra in ‘1923’ | Emerson Miller/Paramount+ How old is Spencer Dutton in ‘1923’?
Spencer Dutton is the youngest son of James and Margaret Dutton. His oldest sister Elsa died on the journey to Montana in 1883. His brother John was only five years old at the time of the journey. Yellowstone Season 4 flashed back to the year 1893.
By this time, James and Margaret are settled in Montana. John would be fifteen years old, and he now has a younger brother named Spencer.
- 1/28/2023
- by Erica Scassellati
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Humanity versus the natural world is one of those tropes that never gets old. In these stories, the natural world can stand in for a lot of big themes worth discussing. Our mortality is a common one, with stories where the natural world is as persistent as our final end — and happy to get us there in a hurry. Sometimes it's just a test of our will to survive. How far will we go to protect someone or something? Will our desire to overcome adversity fail to stand up against the law of the jungle?
Other times, these stories are just wildly fun. "Beast" relies on being a corny good time, with a look at the sprawling beauty of Africa and a long stare at the chiseled good looks of Idris Elba. He's a dad on a family trip that goes sideways when they come across a huge male lion...
Other times, these stories are just wildly fun. "Beast" relies on being a corny good time, with a look at the sprawling beauty of Africa and a long stare at the chiseled good looks of Idris Elba. He's a dad on a family trip that goes sideways when they come across a huge male lion...
- 8/19/2022
- by Margaret David
- Slash Film
Most people think that snobby Oscar voters through the decades have turned their backs on the horror genre. Not so. True, far more horror flicks have been nominated for Oscars — including many Alfred Hitchcock movies — than have won. Hitch was nominated six times for Best Director and never took home a gold statue, which is why he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1968. “Thank you,” he said, and walked offstage.
We scoured the record books to find 25 Oscar-winning horror movies, and herewith rank them for you.
After heated arguments among the IndieWire staff, we threw out a dozen or so monster movies (“King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Jurassic Park”), ghost films (“Ghost”) and scary psychological thrillers like Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” that just didn’t feel like horror flicks to us.
Defining a horror movie is subjective. Is it about gore and guts and supernatural beings, or how it makes you feel?...
We scoured the record books to find 25 Oscar-winning horror movies, and herewith rank them for you.
After heated arguments among the IndieWire staff, we threw out a dozen or so monster movies (“King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Jurassic Park”), ghost films (“Ghost”) and scary psychological thrillers like Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” that just didn’t feel like horror flicks to us.
Defining a horror movie is subjective. Is it about gore and guts and supernatural beings, or how it makes you feel?...
- 11/24/2017
- by Anne Thompson, Jenna Marotta, Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, William Earl, Michael Nordine and Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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