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Admission (film)
''Admission'' is a 2013 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz and starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd. The film was released in the United States and Canada on March 22, 2013. It is an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz's 2009 novel of the same name. Plot Straight-laced Princeton University Admissions Officer Portia Nathan is caught off guard while making a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by a former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman. With vast experience in the coaching, consoling, and criticism involving Princeton's admission, she pays a visit to the Quest School, where John teaches while raising an adopted son. After exposing Portia to outspoken Quest students' impressions of college, he takes her to meet the rather unconventional Jeremiah Balakian, a child prodigy. Back on campus, Portia's longtime boyfriend Mark breaks up with her after impregnating a "Virginia Woolf scholar" named Helen. After an awkward romantic att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Weitz (filmmaker)
Paul John Weitz (; born November 19, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; for the latter, they were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Weitz is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the Amazon Prime Video dramedy series '' Mozart in the Jungle''. Early life Weitz was born in New York City, the son of actress Susan Kohner and Berlin-born novelist/menswear designer John Weitz. His brother is filmmaker Chris Weitz. Weitz is the grandson of Czech-born agent and producer Paul Kohner and actress Lupita Tovar on his maternal side. Tovar, who was from Oaxaca City, Mexico, starred in '' Santa'', Mexico's first talkie, in 1932, as well as a Mexican version of '' Drácula''. Weitz' paternal grandparents escaped Nazi Germany, where his grandfather had been a successful textile manufacturer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Prodigy
A child prodigy is, technically, a child under the age of 10 who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to describe young people who are extraordinarily talented in some field. The term ''wunderkind'' (from German ''Wunderkind''; literally "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for child prodigy, particularly in media accounts. ''Wunderkind'' also is used to recognise those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers. Generally, prodigies in all domains are suggested to have relatively elevated Intelligence quotient, IQ, extraordinary memory, and exceptional attention to detail. Significantly, while math and physics prodigies may have higher IQs, this may be an impediment to art prodigies. Examples Chess prodigies Deliberate practice K. Anders Ericsson emphasised the contribution of deliberate practice over their innate talent to prodigies' exceptional performance in chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-production
Post-production, also known simply as post, is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments. The traditional first part of the post-production process, non-linear (analog) film editing, has mostly been replaced by digital or video editing software, which operates as a non-linear editing (NLE) system. The advantage of non-linear editing is the ability to edit scenes out of order, thereby making creative changes at will. This flexibility facilitates carefully shaping the film in a thoughtful, meaningful way for emotional effect. Once the production team is satisfied with the picture editing, the editing is said to be ''locked''. At this point the turnover process begins, in which the picture is prepared for lab and color finishing, and the sound is ''spotted'' and turned over to the composer and sound desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RushTera
RushTera is software as a service, that provides accelerated upload/download, storage, sharing and management of large media files. RushTera was first demonstrated in April 2012 at the NAB Show. The product is marketed by the New York company Attend LLC, which was founded in 2008. In 2012, RushTera was deployed on CloudSigma , but has since been redeployed on private infrastructure provided by Unitas Global. Attend's content ingest network, uses geographically distributed virtual machines to eliminate latency and provide fast uploads and downloads of huge files. RushTera became generally available in November 2012. Since then RushTera has been used by Focus Features during post production on several major motion pictures including Academy Award winner Dallas Buyers Club, as well as Kill The Messenger, The World's End, Black Sea, and Admission Admission may refer to: Arts and media * "Admissions" (''CSI: NY''), an episode of ''CSI: NY'' *''Admissions'' (film), a 2011 short film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattanville College
Manhattanville University is a private university in Purchase, New York, United States. Founded in 1841 as a school at 412 Houston Street in Lower Manhattan, it was initially known as the "Academy of the Sacred Heart". In 1917, the academy received a charter from the Regents of the State of New York to raise the school officially to a collegiate level, granting degrees as the "College of the Sacred Heart". In 1937, it became known as "Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart", and from 1966 to 2024 as "Manhattanville College". In 1952 it moved to its current location in the hamlet of Purchase, New York, a suburb north of New York City. Purchase is inside the town and village of Harrison in Westchester County. Approximately 1,100 undergraduate and 900 graduate students attend Manhattanville, with students coming from 45+ countries and 35+ American states. The architectural and administrative centerpiece of the Manhattanville campus is Reid Hall (1864) which was named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackley School
Hackley School is a private college preparatory school located in Tarrytown, New York, and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1899 by a wealthy philanthropist, Frances Hackley, the school was intended to be a Unitarian alternative to Episcopal boarding schools. Since its founding, Hackley has dropped its Unitarian affiliations and changed from all-boys to coeducational. The current Head of School is Charles Franklin. History Founding Frances Hackley, a wealthy widow and leading supporter of the Unitarian movement, decided to give her summer mansion in Tarrytown to a school for boys. She provided substantial funding to refurbish the mansion for school purposes and to operate the school for several years. In the spring of 1899, a board of trustees was formed and a headmaster hired. The first students arrived in the autumn of 1899 and resided in what is today called Hackley Hall. Expansion In the fall of 1899, Theodore Chickering Williams and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About A Boy (film)
''About a Boy'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Hedges. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2002 by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Actors Hugh Grant and Toni Collette were nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award, respectively, for their performances. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $130.5 million against a $30 million budget. Plot Will Freeman lives a carefree lifestyle without any responsibility or commitments, thanks to royalties left to him by his father's successful Christmas song. He rejects the common phrase, "No man is an island," insisting that he lives happily as an island, despite disapproval from his married friends. After a fulfilling and guilt-free fling with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Levy (TV Personality)
Daniel Joseph Levy (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a television host on MTV Canada. He received international prominence and critical acclaim for starring as David Rose (Schitt's Creek), David Rose in the CBC Television, CBC sitcom ''Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020), which he co-created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy. Levy won Primetime Emmy Awards for producing, writing, directing, and acting in the final season of ''Schitt's Creek'', and the series became the first to win a Primetime Emmy Award in all four major comedy acting categories in a single year. His work on the show also earned him four Canadian Screen Awards, among other accolades. Levy has since played a supporting role in the romantic comedy film ''Happiest Season'' (2020), and starred in, written and directed the drama ''Good Grief (film), Good Grief'' (2023). Early life Levy was born in Toronto, to Eugene Levy and Deborah Divine. His father is Jewish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigha Hancock
Leigha Kayleen Hancock Moriarty is an American stunt actress best known for her role as the District 7 female tribute in ''The Hunger Games''. Career Hancock stands at and has a background in gymnastics. Between 2009 and 2010 she had also appeared in ''Make It or Break It''. Hancock co-starred in the 2013 film '' Admission''. She has other experience as a gymnast, graduating from North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p .... She married her husband, Bryan, on September 26, 2012. Filmography References External links * * 1986 births Living people American stunt performers American film actresses North Carolina State University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger (born June 6, 1974) is a British and American actress. She had a starring role in the HBO sitcom '' The Mind of the Married Man'' (2001–2002) before landing her role as Penny Widmore in the ABC drama series '' Lost'' (2006–2010). Walger later starred on '' Tell Me You Love Me'' (2007), ''FlashForward'' (2009–2010), ''Common Law'' (2012), ''The Catch'' (2016–2017), and ''For all Mankind'' (2019–2022). Early life Walger was born in London, England, and educated at the independent Wycombe Abbey School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where she studied English Literature, receiving a first class degree. Walger is conversational in French and fluent in Spanish, as her father was Argentinian. Career Walger began her career on British television. In 1998, she guest-starred in an episode of ITV crime series, ''Midsomer Murders''. She had the recurring role in the BBC 1 sitcom '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' in 1999, and appeared in two episodes of the crime/drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Evan Welch
Christopher Evan Welch (September 28, 1965 – December 2, 2013) was an American TV, film, and stage actor. He is best known as the narrator in Woody Allen's ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' and his role as Peter Gregory in the first season of the HBO series ''Silicon Valley''. He died due to complications from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, in 2013. Early life Welch was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He attended the University of Dallas on a full scholarship and was a graduate of the school's drama program. He attended graduate school at the University of Washington School of Drama in Seattle, under the direction of Jack Clay. Career In 1999 Welch appeared in NBC’s ''Third Watch''. He later appeared in the television series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', the short film ''Custody'', and the television film ''Hamlet''. He then appeared in an episode each of ''The Practice'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and '' Whoopi''. Welch had an extensive stage caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Reuben
Gloria Elizabeth Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and singer. She is well-known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama '' ER'' (1995–1999, 2008), for which she was twice nominated for an Emmy Award, and for portraying Elizabeth Keckley in the 2012 Steven Spielberg–directed film '' Lincoln''. She has featured in films such as ''Timecop'' (1994), '' Nick of Time'' (1995), '' Admission'' (2013), and ''Reasonable Doubt'' (2014). She played Krista Gordon on ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2019), as well as a recurring character on '' City on a Hill'' (2019-2021). She also played Adina Johnson on ''Cloak & Dagger'' from 2018 to 2019. Early life and education Gloria Elizabeth Reuben was born on June 9, 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, to Pearl Avis (Mills), a classical singer, and Cyril George Reuben, a civil engineer. Her parents are both Jamaican-born. Her father was mostly Jewish (with Ashkenazi and Sephardi roots), though he also had som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
