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Dean Goodhill
Dean Goodhill (October 23, 1944) is an American film editor who was nominated at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Film Editing for the film '' The Fugitive''. He shared the nomination with Don Brochu, David Finfer, Dov Hoenig, Richard Nord and Dennis Virkler Dennis Virkler (November 23, 1941 – September 15, 2022) was an American film editor with more than 40 credits dating from 1973. Career He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and was elected as a member of the Amer .... Selected filmography TV movies TV series References External links * American film editors Living people 1944 births Film people from Los Angeles {{US-film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital technology. When putting together some sort of video composition, typically, one would need a collection of shots and footages that vary from one another. The act of adjusting the shots someone has already taken, and turning them into something new is known as film editing. The film editor works with raw footage, selecting Shot (filmmaking), shots and combining them into Sequence (filmmaking), sequences which create a finished Film, motion picture. Film editing is described as an art or skill, the only art that is unique to cinema, separating filmmaking from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms such as poetry and novel writing. Film editing is an extremely important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Party's Over
''When the Party's Over'' is a 1993 film directed by Matthew Irmas and starring Sandra Bullock. It was first released on March 12, 1993. Plot Frankie, Amanda, MJ, and Banks are housemates, who are fresh out of college. Frankie is a social worker, who is dating Taylor, a lawyer. Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist. She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie, with wisdom, patience, and compassion, after the death of their mother. The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is actually very promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She even sleeps with Taylor, thus betraying Frankie. The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay, and who is also best friends with Amanda. In short, this movie touches on a group of twentysomethings in California, circa the early 1990s, highlighting the social issues of that time period, like excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust, amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian Licorice Store
''The Christian Licorice Store'' is a 1971 American drama film directed by James Frawley and starring Beau Bridges and Maud Adams. The title of the film is based on lyrics from the song "Pleasant Street" by Tim Buckley who makes a cameo in the film. Plot Promising tennis pro Franklin Cane lives in Los Angeles and is mentored by his coach, Jonathan "J.C." Carruthers, who warns him of the perils of success. J.C. advises him to concentrate on his game and not on outside interests, such as a lucrative offer to endorse a hair spray in a TV ad. Cane takes his advice. He wins a tournament in Houston and has a one-night stand there with a girl, cheating on Cynthia Vicstrom, the photographer he has been seeing. Things are going well for Cane until one day J.C. dies peacefully in his sleep. A distraught Cane begins going to wild California parties and spending time on Hollywood interests, neglecting Cynthia and his tennis. Cynthia breaks up with him and begins seeing Monroe, a film dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Jack Roeg ( ; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing ''Performance (film), Performance'' (1970), ''Walkabout (film), Walkabout'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' (1973), ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (1976), ''Bad Timing'' (1980) and ''The Witches (1990 film), The Witches'' (1990). Making his directorial debut 23 years after his entry into the film business, Roeg quickly became known for an idiosyncratic visual and narrative style, characterised by the use of disjointed and disorienting editing. For this reason, he is considered a highly influential filmmaker, cited as an inspiration by such directors as Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Nolan and Danny Boyle. In 1999, the British Film Institute acknowledged Roeg's importance in the British film industry by naming ''Don't Look Now'' and ''Performance'' the 8th- and 48th-greatest British films of all time in its BFI Top 100 British films, Top 100 British fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkabout (film)
''Walkabout'' is a 1971 adventure survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil. Edward Bond wrote the screenplay, which is loosely based on the 1959 novel by James Vance Marshall. It centres on two white schoolchildren who are left to fend for themselves in the Australian Outback and who come across a teenage Aboriginal boy who helps them to survive. Roeg's second feature film, ''Walkabout'' was released internationally by 20th Century Fox, and was one of the first films in the Australian New Wave cinema movement. Alongside '' Wake in Fright'', it was one of two Australian films entered in competition for the Grand Prix du Festival at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. It was subsequently released in the United States in July 1971, and in Australia in December 1971. In 2005, the British Film Institute included it in their list of the "50 films you should see by the age of 14". Plot A teenage girl and her younger brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Adams (director)
Daniel R. Adams (born 1961) is an American feature film director. He is best known for directing and writing the films '' The Lightkeepers,'' starring Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner, and '' The Golden Boys,'' starring David Carradine, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, Charles Durning, and Mariel Hemingway. Biography Adams grew up in the Boston area. He attended the University of Vermont in 1980 to 1981 as well as some Harvard Extension School classes in the early 1980s. He worked for several political campaigns including two gubernatorial campaigns, a race for attorney general, and a presidential campaign. He directed television commercials for a Boston advertising agency and went into producing feature films in 1989. He is a proponent of shooting film rather than digital. Legal problems In December 2011 Adams was indicted on 10 counts of making false tax claims related to two movies he directed, '' The Golden Boys'' and '' The Lightkeepers'', for which his production company received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lightkeepers
''The Lightkeepers'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Daniel Adams, and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, Bruce Dern, Mamie Gummer, Tom Wisdom and Julie Harris in her final film role. Zana Messia wrote the film's theme song. In a two-week period beginning on Christmas 2009, the film earned $32,307 on a single screen. Plot The film is set on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1912 and follows the story of two lighthouse attendants, one young and one old, who swear to abstain from women, until two women arrive for their summer vacation. It is based upon ''The Woman Haters: A Yarn of Eastboro Twin-Lights'' (1911) by Joseph C. Lincoln. Cast *Richard Dreyfuss as Seth Atkins / Bascom *Bruce Dern as Bernie *Blythe Danner as Mrs. Bascom *Mamie Gummer as Ruth * Tom Wisdom as John Brown / Russell Brooks * Julie Harris as Mrs. Deacon *Stephen Russell Stephen L. Russell is an American actor, playwright, and theater director. He is best known for his v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Ramsey (filmmaker)
Ben Ramsey is an American retired screenwriter and film director, most commonly known as the screenwriter of '' The Big Hit'' (starring Mark Wahlberg) and '' Dragonball Evolution''. Career Ramsey began his career in Hollywood in 1996 when he wrote the Mark Wahlberg feature, '' The Big Hit'' for Sony Pictures. He would later go on to write '' Dragonball Evolution'' for 20th Century Fox. He directed the hit DTV action films '' Blood and Bone'' and '' Love and a Bullet'' which Sony also distributed. Most recently he directed the short film ''Black Salt'' for Ratti Entertainment and his own company Ramcity Productions. ''Dragonball Evolution'' In 2016, Ramsey issued a public apology for the film, claiming the film "marked a very painful creative point in my life". He wrote: "To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. (...) I went into the project chasing after a big payd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Bone
''Blood and Bone'' is a 2009 American martial arts film directed by Ben Ramsey and written by Michael Andrews. It stars Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco, Nona Gaye, Michelle Belegrin, and Bob Sapp. The film also features martial artist Matt Mullins, former professional wrestler Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Kimbo Slice, Maurice Smith, and Gina Carano. It was released direct-to-DVD on September 15, 2009. Plot Fresh out of prison, highly skilled martial artist and ex-marine Isaiah Bone moves to Los Angeles, where underground fights are being held. One night, after watching a match involving local champion Hammerman, Bone makes a deal with promoter Pinball to get him into the fight scene for 20% of his earnings; 40% if Pinball puts his own money on the line. On that same night, Bone encounters mob boss James and his girlfriend Angela Soto. Bone enters his first underground fight and quickly defeats his opponent with only two kicks. Pinball explains to Bone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sexiest Year
''My Sexiest Year'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy drama film starring Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel and was written and directed by Howard Himelstein. The film is a romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired the first stirrings of confidence and love. The film takes place in 1970s Miami and was shot in various locations such as Collins Avenue and Coral Gables Senior High School. The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival. As of 2022, the film has yet to receive a DVD/Blu-ray release date. Plot Jake Stein ( Frankie Muniz) is a 17-year-old who lives with his sick mother and grandfather in Brooklyn. He wants nothing more than to be a writer, but when his mother's health takes a turn for the worse, Jake is sent to Miami to live with his father, "Zowie" (Harvey Keitel), a small-time " handicapper" who gives horse racing tips for a livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Of The Starving Class (film)
''Curse of the Starving Class'' is a 1994 American drama film directed by J. Michael McClary and starring James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid, Henry Thomas and Louis Gossett Jr. It is based on Sam Shepard's 1977 play of the same name. The screenplay was written by Bruce Beresford, who also served as an executive producer. Cast *James Woods as Weston Tate *Kathy Bates as Ella Tate *Henry Thomas as Wesley Tate *Kristin Fiorella as Emma Tate *Louis Gossett Jr. as Ellis *Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The ... as Taylor References External links * * {{rotten-tomatoes, curse_of_the_starving_class American drama films American films based on plays Trimark Pictures films 1994 drama films 1994 films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Davis (director)
Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1946) is an American filmmaker, known for having directed several successful action and thriller films during the 1980s and 1990s. His best known works include ''Above the Law (1988 film), Above the Law'' (1988), ''Under Siege'' (1992), ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993), ''Chain Reaction (1996 film), Chain Reaction'' (1996), ''A Perfect Murder'' (1998), and Holes (film), ''Holes'' (2003). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film for ''The Fugitive''. Early life and education Davis was born on the South side (Chicago), south side of Chicago, Illinois, and has directed several films using Chicago as a backdrop. He is the son of actor Nathan Davis (actor), Nathan Davis and Metta Davis, and the brother of musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis (co-founder of the cover band Chicago Catz) and Jo Ellen Friedman. Davis had his father fill out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
