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Alec Sokolow
Alec Sokolow is an American screenwriter who has worked on such projects as the films ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', ''Toy Story'', '' Money Talks'', and '' Garfield: The Movie''. He frequently works with writing partner Joel Cohen. Along with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Cohen, Sokolow was nominated in 1995 for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on ''Toy Story''. Beyond writing, Sokolow and Cohen jointly directed '' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) and executive produced '' Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber'' (2008). Selected writing credits Movies *''NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam'' (1992) *'' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) *''Toy Story'' (1995) *'' Money Talks'' (1997) *''Goodbye Lover'' (1998) *''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003) *'' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) *''Evan Almighty'' (2007) *''Daddy Day Camp ''Daddy Day Camp'' (also known as ''Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy Story
''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the Firsts in animation, first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar. The film was directed by John Lasseter, written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen (writer), Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow based on a story by Lasseter, Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft, produced by Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim, and features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, and Jim Varney. Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, the plot of ''Toy Story'' focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll named Sheriff Woody, Woody and a modern space cadet action figure, Buzz Lightyear, as Woody develops jealousy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. See also the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a similar award for screenplays that are adaptations of pre-existing material. Eligibility Screenplays are eligible if they are not based on "previously published material". The Writer's Branch of the academy determines if a screenplay is adapted or original, based on possible sources in question, interviews given about the film and the film's publicity materials, and sometimes places screenplays in a different category than the Writers Guild of America. For the 75th Academy Awards, ''Gangs of New York'' was nominated as an original screenplay despite being based on the book Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Annie Award Winners
Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films * Annie (Telugu actress) (born 2001), Indian actress who works in Telugu-language films * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer Theatre and film * ''Annie'' (musical), a 1977 musical ** ''Annie'' (1982 film) *** ''Annie'' (1982 film soundtrack) *** '' Annie: A Royal Adventure!'', a 1995 telefilm sequel ** ''Annie'' (1999 film) *** ''Annie'' (1999 film soundtrack) ** ''Annie'' (2014 film) *** ''Annie'' (2014 film soundtrack) * ''Annie'' (1976 film), a British-Italian film Music * ''Annie'' (Anne Murray album) (1972) * "Annie" (song), a 1999 song by Our Lady Peace * "Annie", a song by SafetySuit * "Annie", a song by Pete Townshend from '' Rough Mix'' * "Annie", a 1972 song by Sutherland Brothers * "Annie", a 1995 song by E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyro's Adventure
''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is a 2011 toys-to-life action role-playing game and the first video game in the ''Skylanders'' series. It is played using with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power" that reads their tag through NFC. It was released in October 2011 for North America, Europe, and Australia for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC/Windows. Activision announced that as of June 3, 2012, the game had been the top-selling console and handheld video game worldwide for 2012. As of March 31, 2012, Activision has sold over 30 million ''Skylanders'' toys, and sales were expected to exceed $500 million by the end of the year. A direct sequel, '' Skylanders: Giants'', was released in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Wii U. Version differences The game was originally developed by Toys for Bob for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 which feature some notable differences, including: * Many motion-contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting An Elephant
"Shooting an Elephant" is an essay by British writer George Orwell, first published in the literary magazine '' New Writing'' in late 1936 and broadcast by the BBC Home Service on 12 October 1948. The essay describes the experience of the English narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma. Because the locals expect him to do the job, he does so against his better judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's slow and painful death. The story is regarded as a metaphor for colonialism as a whole, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys".Orwell, George"Shooting an Elephant" ''The Literature Network'', accessed April 17, 2011. Orwell spent some of his life in Burma in a position akin to that of the narrator, (he was posted as a police officer in 1926 in Mawlamyine, which is the setting of the essay) but the degree to which his account is aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Godfather
''The Last Godfather'' () is a 2010 mafia comedy film directed by Shim Hyung-rae. Synopsis Yong-Gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is the illegitimate child of the infamous mafia boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), who is based in New York. Carini shocks everyone by stating that he wants Yong-Gu to take over the operation, something that seems to be a bad choice when the man in question shows himself to be a poor candidate to be a mafia don. Cast * Shim Hyung-rae as Young-Gu * Harvey Keitel as Don Carini * Blake Clark as Captain O'Brian * Michael Rispoli as Tony "Tony V" * Jason Mewes as Vinnie * Jocelin Donahue as Nancy Bonfante * Jon Polito as Don Bonfante * Michele Specht as Burlesque Hostess * John Pinette as "Macho" * Paul Hipp as Rocco * Josh Rosenthal as Fabrizio * Debra Mooney as Sister Theresa * Jack Kehler as Cabbie Reception The ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Day Camp
''Daddy Day Camp'' (also known as ''Daddy Day Care 2'') is a 2007 American children's comedy film directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. It is the sequel to ''Daddy Day Care'' (2003). The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., who replaces Eddie Murphy from the first film, with a supporting cast of Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones, Paul Rae, and Brian Doyle-Murray. The film follows Charlie Hinton from the first film as he and his cohorts attempt to save their childhood day-camp by entering the Camp Olympiad. The film was produced by Revolution Studios and released by TriStar Pictures, unlike its predecessor, which was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 8, 2007. Despite being a modest box-office success, Daddy Day Camp was universally panned by critics who criticized its gross-out humor, screenplay, performances (primarily of Gooding), and Savage's direction. Many critics consider the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tail Of Two Kitties
''Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (released in some countries as ''Garfield 2'') is a 2006 adventure comedy film directed by Tim Hill and written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. It is the sequel to '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004), and stars Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray reprising their respective roles as Jon Arbuckle, Dr. Liz Wilson, and the voice of Garfield. New cast members include Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie, Roger Rees, Lucy Davis and Oliver Muirhead in live-action roles and Tim Curry, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Vinnie Jones, Joe Pasquale, Richard E. Grant, and Jane Leeves as the voices of the film's new animal characters. In the film, Garfield, Odie, Liz and Jon travel to the United Kingdom, where Prince, another cat that looks exactly like Garfield, is ruling over a castle after the death of his owner. His reign is soon jeopardized by an evil aristocrat, who plans to remodel the castle into condominiums, destroy the estate, and get rid of Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Lover
''Goodbye Lover'' is a 1998 neo-noir comedy film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adultery, adulterous wife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres and Mary-Louise Parker. The original script was written by Ron Peer; subsequent drafts were written by Robert Pucci, then Buck Henry. The film premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, before being released theatrically in April 1999. Following its premiere, reshoots were done in Beverly Hills, and the climax was changed. This would be the last Regency Enterprises film to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures (before Regency signed a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox) until the 2006 film ''The Fountain''. Plot Lovely real estate agent Sandra Dunmore, wearing an ugly blonde bob-cut wig, makes a series of flirtatious and sexual calls to her mistress. She then heads to church where she does various community o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
