Howard Avedis
Howard Avedis | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1927 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | October 25, 2017 (aged 90) United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, author |
Howard Avedis, born Hikmet Labib Avedis, was a film director, producer and author
Background
Avedis lived in Southern California with his wife Marlene.[citation needed]
As a film student, he studied at the University of Southern California and won the George Cukor Award.
As of 2014, he was working on his second novel. His first publication was Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems.[1]
Film work
His early work as a director included
In 2007, his film The Teacher paired with The Pick Up and released on a DVD titled "Welcome to the Grindhouse: Two Sinful Shockers".[7] In May 2012, his 1983 horror film Mortuary was transferred to DVD, with special features included, in HD mastered from the original Inter-Negative. It was released by Scorpio Releasing in conjunction with Camelot Entertainment.[8]
Filmography
As Howard Avedis
- Kidnapped (1987)
- They're Playing with Fire (1984)
- Mortuary(1983)
- Separate Ways (1981)
- The Fifth Floor (1978)
As Hikmet Avedis
- Texas Detour (1978)
- Scorchy (1976)
- Dr. Minx (1975)
- The Specialist (1975)
- The Teacher (1974)
As Hikmet L. Avedis
- The Stepmother (1972)[9][10]
Books
- Hotel Paradise – (2014) ISBN 149357566X, 9781493575664[11]
References
- ^ Google Books Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems
- ^ French Film Site The Stepmother (1972)
- ^ The Southeast Missourian August 9, 1974 Page 17 Star Vue Drive-In
- ^ Imdb Howard Avedis
- ^ Reading Eagle April 30, 1980 Page 44, 'Fifth Floor' You' Have To Be Nuts To See This Movie By Jennifer J. Hollingshead
- ^ The New York Times Howard Avedis Filmography
- ^ IGN August 7, 2007 Grindhouse Double Feature: The Teacher and Pick-up We take a double-dip...in blood! by Adam DiLeo
- ^ Horror-Movies.Ca Scorpio Releasing Unleashes Mortuary Onto DVD by Chris Savage
- ^ At a Theater Or Drive-in Near You: The History, Culture, and Politics of the American Exploitation Film by Randall Clark Page 195 Directors Filmographies Hikmet Avedis/Howard Avedis
- ^ Imdb Howard Avedis
- ^ Google Books Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems
External links
- Howard Avedis at IMDb