User:Paleface Jack/E. Elias Merhige
E. Elias Merhige | |
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| Born | Edmund Elias Merhige June 14, 1964 |
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| Education | State University of New York |
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| Years active | c. 1982-present |
| Spouse | Nadja Merhige |
Edmund Elias Merhige, known as E. Elias Merhige (/ˈmærɪdʒ/, pronounced like marriage; June 14, 1964), is an American filmmaker, theatre director, and former visual artist.
Background, early life and career
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]E. Elias Merhige was born Edmund Elias Merhige on June 14, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York.
Growing up, Merhige
Merhige was educated at the State University of New York, in Purchase.[1]
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/tarrytown-daily-news-suny-purchase-grads/156417396/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-performance-shocks-suny/155990586/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-star-suny-senios-denied-dip/155181254/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-1-year-after-protest-3-su/155181330/
Visual artist and theatre
[edit]Film career
[edit]Early short films and Begotten (1980s)
[edit]Music videos (1990s)
[edit]Transition to mainstream (2000-2004)
[edit]Shadow of a Vampire
[edit]- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-out-of-the-shadows/155792556/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-merhige-a-tip-of-the-h/155792638/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vampire-is-a-s/155792724/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-nosferatu-wit/155792791/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-shadow-of-a-vampire/155793555/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/palm-beach-daily-news-director-e-elias/155793662/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-dark-shadows/156019072/
Suspect Zero
[edit]- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-when-evil-is-on-th/155792875/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-a-dive-into-the-da/155793133/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-director-merhige-has/155793201/
Return to independent productions (2005-2020)
[edit]Current and upcoming projects
[edit]- https://thecinemaholic.com/e-elias-merhige-howl-filming/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-dicaprio-teams-up-with/155182089/
Filmmaking style and influences
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Merhige is private about his personal life. He is married to Nadja, who has produced some of his films. They currently reside in Los Angeles.
Health
[edit]- https://trellis.law/doc/24261015/stipulation-other-stipulation-extending-time-to-move-for-summary-judgment
- https://trellis.law/case/36061/805628-2015/elias-e-merhige-nadja-merhige-v-lanny-garth-close-m-d-luke-donatelli-m-d-new-york-presbyterian-hospital-university-hospital-columbia-cornell
- https://www.nycourts.gov/Reporter/pdfs/2021/2021_31753.pdf
- https://trellis.law/doc/24261206/stipulation-so-ordered
Critical evaluation
[edit]Awards, nominations, and recognition
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Features
[edit]- Begotten (1989)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Suspect Zero (2004)
- Howl (TBA)
Short films
[edit]- Implosion (1983)
- Spring Reign (1984)
- A Taste of Youth (1985)
- Din of Celestial Birds (2006)
- Polia & Blastema: A Cosmic Opera (2022)
Music videos
[edit]- "Antichrist Superstar" (1996) – Marilyn Manson
- "Serpentia" (1996) – Danzig
- "Cryptorchid" (1996) – Marilyn Manson
- "God Is in the T.V." (1999) - Marilyn Manson
- "The Heinrich Maneuver" (2007) – Interpol
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]Books
[edit]- MacDonald, Scott (March 30, 1998). "Elias Merhige (on Begotten)". A Critical Cinema 3: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers. University of California Press. pp. 284–292. ISBN 978-0-5202-0943-5 – via the Internet Archive (registration required).
Periodicals
[edit]- Atkinson, Michael (November–December 2000). "Vampire Variations". Film Comment. Vol. 36, no. 6. pp. 27–29. JSTOR 43455859.
- Beahm, Justin (September 30, 2013). "Begotten Son: Filmmaker E. Elias Merhige Challenged and Confounded with His Chillingly Allegorical First Feature". Fangoria. No. 326. United States: Cinestate. p. 32.
- Beckermann, Jim (January 21, 2001). "A Cult Film Director Gets a Chance". The Record. p. 185. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com (subscription required).
- Beifuss, John (March 9, 2001). "Horror to the Max: 'Nosferatu,' 'Begotten'". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida: The McClatchy Company. p. 80. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com (subscription required).
- Bennett, J. (January 5, 2019). "Marilyn Manson's 'Antichrist Superstar': The Story Behind the Album Cover Art". Revolver. Project M Group. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- DiMatteo, Robert (January–February 1991). "Future Primeval". Film Comment. Vol. 27, no. 1. p. 2. JSTOR 43453866.