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Christopher Blauvelt
Christopher Blauvelt is an American cinematographer, and a third generation film craftsman. Career Blauvelt started his career in the camera and electrical department under cinematographers Harris Savides, Christopher Doyle and Lance Acord. He continued to work with cinematographer and mentor Savides until his sudden death from brain cancer. Filmography Feature film Documentary film Music video Cinematographer Director Awards For his work on '' Meek's Cutoff'', Blauvelt earned an ICP Nomination, and best cinematography at the Valladolid International Film Festival for '' Night Moves''. In 2012, Variety hailed him as a "Cinematographer to Watch". In 2013, Indiewire also listed him as a "Cinematographer to Watch". In 2014, Blauvelt won the Dramatic Cinematography award at the Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus, Christ" or "Anointing, Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit (given name), Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian language, Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Benson
Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American filmmaker. Biography He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001. Benson had a long-term relationship with Jessica Chastain, but they broke up in 2010. After working on ''The Westerner'', Benson made his directorial debut film '' The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby''. After Chastain asked questions about the background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective and she joined the cast. It was shot as two films simultaneously. They were premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. ''The Fifth Estate (film), The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and ''Life of Crime (film), Life o ... under the title ''The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her'' Benson later edited the films into one film ''The Disappearance of Eleanor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein; December 20, 1983) is an American actor. List of awards and nominations received by Jonah Hill, The accolades he has received include nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Hill ranked 28th on ''Forbes'' list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16million. In 2020, he was found to have sworn on film more than any other actor. Hill is known for his comedic roles in films including ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''Superbad'' (2007), ''Get Him to the Greek'' (2010), ''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Street'' (2012), ''This Is the End'' (2013), and ''22 Jump Street'' (2014). For his performances in ''Moneyball (film), Moneyball'' (2011) and ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his roles in ''Cyrus (2010 film), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid90s
''Mid90s'' (stylized as ''mid90s'') is a 2018 American coming-of-age comedy-drama skate film written and directed by Jonah Hill, in his feature directorial debut. The plot follows Stevie, a 13-year-old boy in 1990s Los Angeles. To escape a troubled home life, he begins spending time with an older group of skateboarders. The cast includes Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-Kel Smith, Alexa Demie, and Katherine Waterston. ''Mid90s'' served as a passion project for Jonah Hill, who was inspired by his experiences growing up in Los Angeles in the 1990s. Influenced by filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Spike Jonze, Hill aimed to authentically portray 1990s skate culture. Filming took place in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. ''Mid90s'' was filmed with a 4:3 aspect ratio reminiscent of VHS skate tapes, using Super 16mm film stock on skate videos. The soundtrack featured 1990s hip hop music. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Like Sleep
''State Like Sleep'' is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Meredith Danluck in her feature directorial debut. It stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, and Michiel Huisman. It premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released on January 4, 2019, by The Orchard. Premise The film is centered on an owner and operator behind the club "Lebellfleur" - a secret high class gentleman's club that a woman thinks keeps the answers to her husband's death. Cast * Katherine Waterston as Katherine Grand * Michael Shannon as Edward * Luke Evans as Emile * Michiel Huisman as Stefan Delvoe * Mary Kay Place as Elaine Grand * Julie Khaner as Anneke Delvoe * Mark O'Brien as Darren * Bo Martyn as Frieda * Carlo Rota as Dr. Iyengar Filming Filming took place in Toronto and Cambridge, Ontario in mid-2016. Release The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2018. Shortly after, The Orchard acquired distribution rights to the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent film, independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. He made his feature-length directorial debut film ''Mala Noche'' (1985). He earned acclaim for a string of independent films such as the crime drama ''Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), the adventure film ''My Own Private Idaho'' (1991), and the black comedy ''To Die For'' (1995). He earned Academy Award for Best Director nominations for the drama ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997), and the biographical film ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (2008), both of which also received Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture nominations. Van Sant directed the psychological drama ''Elephant (2003 film), Elephant'' (2003), a film based on the Columbine High School massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
''Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' is a 2018 American comedy drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan (cartoonist), John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and follows a recently paralyzed alcoholic who finds a passion for drawing off-color humor, off-color newspaper cartoons. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018, and was released on July 14, 2018, by Amazon Studios. Plot Based in Portland, alcoholic quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan is honored for his work. After he introduces himself as an alcoholic, we see the events that led him here. On the morning before his accident, John wakes up still drunk and hurries to purchase more alcohol so withdrawal would not set in. That evening, he meets Dexter at a party in Long Beach. They leave together in a car and as the night progresses, they get increasingly drunk, inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certain Women (film)
''Certain Women'' is a 2016 American drama film edited, written, and directed by Kelly Reichardt. Based on "Native Sandstone", "Travis, B." and "Tome"—three short stories from Maile Meloy's collections ''Half in Love'' and ''Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It''—it stars Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Lily Gladstone, James Le Gros, and Jared Harris. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016, by IFC Films. It grossed $1,068,054 domestically, becoming Reichardt's highest-grossing film at the time. Plot In Livingston, Montana, attorney Laura Wells has been dealing with a disgruntled client, Fuller, for eight months. Unemployed due to a workplace injury that rendered him disabled, he has taken to visiting Laura repeatedly at her office. Since Fuller will not listen to her advice, she takes him to another lawyer. After assessing the case, the lawyer tells Fulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Schamus
James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company Focus Features, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. He is currently president of the New York–based production company Symbolic Exchange, and is Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, where he has taught film history and theory since 1989. Life and career Schamus was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a Jewish family. He is the son of Clarita (Gershowitz) Karlin and Julian John Schamus, and was raised in Los Angeles. He is married to writer Nancy Kricorian, with whom he has two children. His output includes writing or co-writing '' The Ice Storm'', '' Eat, Drink, Man, Woman'', ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' and ''Hulk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indignation (film)
''Indignation'' is a 2016 American drama film written, produced, and directed by James Schamus. The film, based on the 2008 novel by Philip Roth, is set mostly in Winesburg, Ohio in the early 1950s, and stars Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, and Danny Burstein. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and was released theatrically on July 29, 2016, by Roadside Attractions and Summit Entertainment. Lerman's performance received positive reviews from critics and earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Seattle Film Critics Awards. Plot Marcus Messner is fighting in the Korean War. After an encounter with Chinese troops, he reflects on the choices he made in his life and how they led him to where he is now. In the summer of 1951, before his first year of college, Marcus's synagogue in Newark, New Jersey mourns the death in Korea of one of his classmates. Marcus has been awarded a scholarship to Winesburg College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Kelly (director)
Justin Kelly is an American film director, screenwriter and film editor. He came to prominence as director and writer of Sundance Film Festival 2015 select '' I Am Michael'', starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto. He then wrote and directed ''King Cobra'', which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival starring Christian Slater and James Franco, followed by Sony Pictures 2018 release '' Welcome the Stranger'' starring Riley Keough and Caleb Landry Jones, and most recently '' JT LeRoy'' (2018) starring Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern. Career After a stream of directing short films as well as directing and editing music videos for artists such as Gossip, Hunx and his Punx and Tiny Hearts, Kelly worked as an editor before making the transition to feature film writer-director. Under the wing of film legend Gus Van Sant, he began shooting his first feature-length film '' I Am Michael'' in summer of 2014. Starring actors James Franco, Emma Roberts, Zachary Quinto and Charlie Carv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Michael
''I Am Michael'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film written and directed by Justin Kelly. Based on the journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis' ''New York Times Magazine'' article "My Ex-Gay Friend", the film stars James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, and Charlie Carver. Franco plays Michael Glatze, a gay activist who renounces homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Filming ran in New York City from August 11 to August 30, 2014. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 27, 2017, by Brainstorm Media. Premise Based on a true story, the film depicts gay activist Michael Glatze, who rejects homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Cast * James Franco as Michael Glatze * Zachary Quinto as Bennett * Emma Roberts as Rebekah * Charlie Carver as Tyler * Avan Jogia as Nico Gladstone * Devon Graye as Cory * Leven Rambin as Catherine * Daryl Hannah as Deborah * Lesley Ann Warren as Susan * Blake Lee as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
