Root of Corruption: Index / Table of Contents / Overview

Previous:

• RoC - Parts 8 & 9
• RoC - Q 1, 2, 3, 4

ITT:

• Vindicating Rob Zombie(et al) and Kate Beckinsale
• Highlighting likely Weinstein connection

Definitions:

• RZ = Rob Zombie
• RH1 = RZ's Haloween
• RH2 = RZ's Haloween 2
• H1kC = House of 1000 Corpses
• TDR = The Devil's Rejects
• RJF = Rufus J. ("RJ") Firefly

Last time I brought up H1kC and TDR, I made particular note of the character RJF making use of a B.A.R 1918 battle rifle, in the opening scene of TDR. RJ using such a gun, prompted me to reconsider the possible messages in TDR. The thought was that a B.A.R would be incredibly difficult to obtain, suggesting that the family has some sort of clandestine assistance, this then being a reference to real-life clandestine corruption. I stand by this, but, let's look a little deeper at RJF, who is himself, a rather tall and dominating character who is the brother of Tiny(another tall, exceptionally strong, but, disfigured character)...

I also brought up RH1 and RH2 previously, with respect to Harvey Weinstein & Bob Weinstein being producers via The Weinstein Company & Dimension Films - also recently brought up, was the connection between Weinstein, Vampire mythology/hysteria and Kate Beckinsale...

Starring as Michael Myers(adult) in both RH1 and RH2, is Tyler Mane. Tyler also portrays RJF in TDR, however, he did not do so in H1kC...

Robert Allen Mukes portrayed RJF in H1kC... why did he not reprise the role?

Robert Allen Mukes (born March 14, 1964) is an American actor living in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

Sometimes credited as Robert "Bonecrusher" Mukes, Mukes played professional basketball in Europe until age 30, then trained for pro-wrestling.[1] His time in that career field was cut short due to injuries.[citation needed]

The 6' 10" actor is best known for his role as Rufus "R.J." Firefly, Jr. in House of 1000 Corpses— a role he did not reprise in the sequel Devil's Rejects. Mukes is also known for his role as eskimo bounty hunter Abumchuck in the TV series Weeds and his recent work on HBO's TV series, Westworld.

My instinct was to check out films and tv-shows which he has been in, prior to H1kC...

Film

• House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
• Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
• Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)

Sinbad:

Plot

Sinbad discovers a mysterious island ruled by King Akron and his daughter, Princess Serena. Serena is on her voyage beyond the "Veil of Mists". She seeks the help of Sinbad and his crew as they set out in search of the magic potion to save King Akron from the evil clutches of the mysterious sorcerer Baraka. Their adventures with deep-sea monsters, pre-historic bats and the fish people in the land beyond the Veil of Mists, fills this action packed adventure film.[3][4]

Cast

• Brendan Fraser as Sinbad
• John Rhys-Davies as King Akron
• Jennifer Hale as Princess Serena
• Leonard Nimoy as Baraka / Akron / King Chandra
• Mark Hamill as Captain of the Guard
• Robert Allen Mukes as King's guard / Executioner
• Harry Zinn as Lead guard
• K.W. Miller as Babu
• Clint Carmichael as Guard
• Alex Amter as Bar wench
• Jeff Wolverton as Miscellaneous crew

Production

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists was billed as "the first full-length animated feature using the 3-D animated motion capture process".[3] The film used different actors for the motion caption of the main characters based on their particular size and body shape, as well as another set of actors for the facial movements.[5] A couple of hundred animators in Madras, India, worked on the animation, as well as a smaller group in Los Angeles.[6]

Produced by Pentamedia Graphics and Improvision Corporation with assistance of Pentafour Software and Madras. It was purchased by Trimark Pictures for television distribution and had a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. The motion capture technology was provided by the House of Moves Motion Capture Studios in Los Angeles.

Trimark Pictures

Trimark Pictures Inc. (also referred to as Trimark) was a production company that specialized in the production and distribution of television and home video motion pictures.[2] The company was formed in 1985 by Mark Amin as Vidmark Entertainment with Vidmark Inc. (later Trimark Holdings Inc.) established as the holding company.[3] As a small studio, Trimark produced and released theatrical, independent, television and home video motion pictures. In 1994 the company formed Trimark Interactive.

Among the company's many releases are Peter Jackson's 1992 film Dead Alive, which they chose to release theatrically due to Jackson's possessing a following.[4] They are well known for releasing films considered to be controversial for the time period, as in the case with the 1999 film Better Than Chocolate, as some newspapers refused to carry advertisements for the film that featured the word "lesbian" as part of a critic blurb.[5]

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Background

Trimark picked up its first film, Warlock, a 1989 film starring Julian Sands which was a major theatrical hit with fans of such films. Trimark eventually made the sequel Warlock: The Armageddon in 1994. Trimark also saw success in other familiar film series the studio produced and distributed. Leprechaun, released in 1993 starring a young Jennifer Aniston and Warwick Davis as the sinister leprechaun grossed over $10 million during its theatrical run. One theatrical sequel and four direct to video sequels eventually followed.

Other Trimark productions included The Dentist, a major hit on HBO, Return of the Living Dead III and Pinocchio's Revenge. Trimark also specialized in made-for-television features, which included the dramatic Eve's Bayou, starring Samuel L. Jackson, which received critical acclaim. Trimark also released Stephen King's Storm of the Century, a miniseries.

In 2000, Trimark merged with Lions Gate Entertainment in which Amin became the single largest shareholder. In 2001, Mark Amin founded Sobini Films where he currently serves as the CEO.

Mark Amin

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Mohammed Mark Amin (Persian: محمد مارک امین‎‎), known professionally as Mark Amin, is an Iranian American motion picture producer, distributor and writer who has been working in independent and mainstream cinema for more than two decades. Some of Amin’s film credits include The Prince and Me (2004), starring Julia Stiles, 1997's Eve's Bayou, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and 2002’s Frida, a biopic which Amin executive produced.[1]

Amin served as producer for the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions film Girl Most Likely (2012), starring Annette Bening and Matt Dillon, as well as producer for Eliza Graves (2014), starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine. Most recently, Amin's film production company, Sobini Films, assisted in the production of Miles Ahead, starring Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor. Sobini also served as a producer for Good Kill (2015) with Ethan Hawke.

Besides his career as a film producer, Amin has also been active in other business and investment interests. Amin is an investor and member of the advisory board of EdgeCast,[2] a content delivery firm which sold in 2013 to Verizon for $400 million.[3] He is also chairman and major shareholder of gymra.com, the fitness website. Additionally, Amin is active in the development of almond and pistachio orchards in central California.[4]

Theory:

This is going to sound weird, but, I believe that Mark Amin & Harvey Weinstein(et al) are holding Rob Zombie's characters hostage, so to speak - so that they can reap royalties as part of the debt discussed in many previous entries of my Root of Corruption research. In saying that, I also believe that the possible connection between Harvey Weinstein and Mark Amin, is made all the more tangible by the common factor of Kate Beckinsale.

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