A bearded nerd from Iran in his mid 20’s, with a particular interest in the motion pictures as a hobby, career and general life. Has a very high opinion of Jeremy Irons, adores Westerns and Musicals and loves movies from the 1960s.
Ali Khamseh YouTube Channel, LinkedIn, Instagram
Hammer Film Production Ltd., Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Arizona Dream (1993) Emir Kusturica, Director, David Atkins and Emir Kusturica, Writers
#PodMatch What I call, “A dating site for podcasters and their guests.”
Dracula: Prince of Darkness,(1966) Terence Fisher, Director, Based on a character by Bram Stoker, Jimmy Sangster and Anthony Hinds, Screenplay
The Devil Rides Out, (1968) Terence Fisher, Director, Dennis Wheatley, Novel, Richard Matheson, Screenplay
The Curse of Frankenstein, (1957) Terence Fisher, Director, Mary Shelley, based on her novel, Jimmy Sangster, Screenplay
The Gorgon, (1964) Terence Fisher, Director, J. Llewellyn Devine, Story, John Gilling, Screenplay
Horror Express (1972) Eugenio Martin, Director, Arnaud d’Usseau, Julian Zimet, Screenplay
New Hammer films:
The Woman In Black, (2012), James Watkins, Director, Susan Hill, Novel, Jane Goldman, Screenplay, Staring, Daniel Radcliffe
Let Me In, (2010) Matt Reeves, Director, Matt Reeves, Screenplay based on John Ajvide Lindqvist for “Låt den rätte komma in”
The Resident, (2011) Antti Jokinen, Director, Antti Jokinen, Robert Orr, Screenplay
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, (1977) One of the most famous movies on the planet
Firefly, (2002 – 2003) TV Series created by Joss Whedon
Serenity, (2005) Joss Whedon, Director and Screenplay
Logan, (2017) James Mangold, Director and Story, Scott Frank, Michael Green, Screenplay
The Father, (2020) Florian Zeller, Director, Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, Screenplay
Silence of the Lambs, (1991) Jonathan Demme, Director, Thomas Harris, Novel, Thomas Harris, Ted Tally, Screenplay
The Capture of the Green River Killer, (2008) TV Mini Series Norma Bailey, Director, Dave Reichert, Book, John Pielmeier, Writer
Sergio Leone, Italian Director
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, (1966) Sergio Leone, Director, Agenore Incrocci, Screenplay
Eli Wallach, American Character Actor
The Godfather, part III, (1990)Francis Ford Coppola, Director, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Screenplay
My Fair Lady, (1964) George Cukor, Director, George Bernard Shaw, Play, Alan Jay Lerner, Screenplay, Frederick Loewe, André Previn, Music
Mary Poppins, (1964) Robert Stephenson, Director, P.L. Travers “Mary Poppins” books, Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Screenplay
Camelot, (1967) Joshua Logan, Director, T.H. White, Novel, “The Once and Future King”, Alan Jay Lerner, Screenplay, Frederick Loewe, Lyrics, Alfred Newman, Conductor
Ursula in The Little Mermaid, (1989) Ron Clements, John Musker, Directors, Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tale, John Musker, Ron Clements, Screenplay
Scar in The Lion King, (1994) Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, Directors, Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton, Screenplay
AK88 Studios, Ali’s other YouTube channel.
The Lighthouse, (2019) Robert Eggers, Director, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, Screenplay
News of the World, (2020) Paul Greengrass, Director, Paulette Jiles, Novel, Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies, Screenplay
Bill and Ted Face the Music, (2020) Dean Parisot, Director, Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon, Screenplay
Pig, (2021) Nicholas Cage, Star, Michael Sarnoski, Director, Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski, Screenplay
Annette, (2021) Leos Carax, Director, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Original Story
Suicide Squad, (2016) David Ayer, Director, David Ayer, John Ostrander (Comic book) Screenplay
Zack Snyder, American Director
Ryan Reynolds Films
Free Guy, (2021) Shawn Levy, Director, Matt Lieberman, Zak Penn, Screenplay
Deadpool, (2016) Tim Miller, Director, Rhett Teese, Paul Wernick, Screenplay
Woman in Gold, (2015) Simon Curtis, Maria Altmann’s Life Story, E. Randol Schoenberg, Life Story, Alexi Kay Campbell, Screenplay
Defiance, (2008) Edward Zwick, Director, Nechama Tec Book, “Defiance: the Bielski Partisans”, Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick, Screenplay
The Forgotten Battle, (2020) Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., Director, Jesse Maiman, Story, Paula lander Test, Pauline van Mantgem, Screenplay
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Copyright 2011
Michael Palin, Travels of a Lifetime, (2020 – 2021), TV Series, Andrew Abbott, Director
Tombstone, (1993) George P. Cosmastos Kevin Jarre, Directors, Kevin Jarre, Screenplay
The Queen’s Gambit, (2020) TV Mini Series, Scott Frank, Allan Scott, Creators
Mad Men, (2007 – 2015) TV Series, Matthew Weiner, Creator
Squid Game, (2001 -) TV Series, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Director and Screenwriter
The Nightmare Before Christmas, (1993) Henry Selick, Director, Tim Burton, Story and Characters, Michael McDowell, Adaptation, Caroline Thompson, Screenwriter
Martin Scorsese,American Director, Producer, Actor, Writer
Movies Restored by Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation – World Cinema Project,
Iranian: Downpour, (1972) Bahram Beyzaie, Director and Writer,Iranian title: Ragbar
Turkish: Dry Summer, (1963) Metin Erksan, Director,Law of the Border, (1966) Lütfi Akad, Director
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, (2011) Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Director, Ercan Kesal, Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Cylan, Screenplay
John Ford, American Director, Producer, Actor
“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist
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