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Christopher Rouse (film Editor)
Christopher Russell Rouse (born November 28, 1958) is an American film and television editor and screenwriter who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007). Life and career Rouse was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, Russell Rouse, was a writer, director and producer. His mother was actress Beverly Michaels. In the 1980s, he worked as an assistant editor on numerous films, commencing with '' All Summer in a Day'' (1982). His first editing credit was for ''Desperate Hours'' (1990), which was directed by Michael Cimino. Much of Rouse's work in the 1990s was in television. He edited the mini-series '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2002) for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Rouse has worked on six films with director Paul Greengrass. ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004) was their f ... [...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] |
Frank Marshall (producer)
Frank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American film producer and director. He often collaborates with his wife, film producer Kathleen Kennedy, with whom he founded the production company Amblin Entertainment, along with Steven Spielberg. In 1991, he founded, with Kennedy, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, a film production company. Since May 2012, with Kennedy taking on the role of President of Lucasfilm, Marshall has been Kennedy/Marshall's sole principal. Marshall has worked with directors such as Spielberg, Paul Greengrass, Peter Bogdanovich, David Fincher, M. Night Shyamalan, and Robert Zemeckis. He has also directed the films ''Arachnophobia'' (1990), '' Alive'' (1993), '' Congo'' (1995), ''Eight Below'' (2006), and the documentaries '' The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'' (2020), '' Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story'' (2022) and ''The Beach Boys'' (2024). Marshall has produced various successful film franchises, including ''Indiana Jones'', ''Back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Milburn Anderson
Stephen Milburn Anderson (March 13, 1948 – May 1, 2015) was an American film director and writer who wrote and directed eight films. He is best known for '' South Central'', which was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. in 1992 and for ''CASH'' starring Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth, released by Lionsgate in 2010. Career Anderson's short film ''Hearts of Stone'' (1989) was nominated for a Golden Hugo award at the Chicago International Film Festival and played at Sundance, where it came to the attention of Oliver Stone. They subsequently collaborated on '' South Central'', which received wide critical acclaim. Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' named Anderson in the "Who's Who Among Hot New Filmmakers," along with Quentin Tarantino and Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film '' The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and Jacob Singer in '' Jacob's Ladder'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Thaddeus O'Sullivan (born 2 May 1947) is an Irish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Early career In the early 1980s, O'Sullivan was among a group of filmmakers who co-founded Spectre Productions, a collective that included John Ellis, Simon Hartog, Anna Ambrose, Vera Neubauer, Phil Mulloy, Keith Griffiths and Michael Whyte. Filmography Director Cinematographer * '' Ladder of Swords'' (1990) * '' On the Black Hill'' (1987) * '' Rocinante'' (1987) * '' Anne Devlin'' (1984) * ''Pigs'' (1984) * '' Traveller'' (1981) * '' On a Paving Stone Mounted'' (1978) Awards *1990 won the ''Silver Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting for '' December Bride'' (1991) *1990 won the ''Special Prize of the Jury'' at the European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Personal (1995 Film)
''Nothing Personal'' is a 1995 Irish-British drama film written by Daniel Mornin and directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. For his performance Ian Hart won the Volpi Cup for best supporting actor at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival. Plot In 1975 Belfast, the Troubles are in full effect. A Protestant bar is bombed by Catholics and several people are killed. Hours later, Protestant fighters Kenny and Ginger retaliate by killing a Catholic, starting a full-scale riot. Meanwhile, Liam, a Catholic single father, attempts to help the victims of the fighting, but finds himself on the wrong side of the Protestant-Catholic divide. Cast * Ian Hart as Ginger * John Lynch as Liam * James Frain as Kenny * Michael Gambon as Leonard * Rúaidhrí Conroy as Tommy * Maria Doyle Kennedy as Ann * Gerard McSorley as Cecil * Ciarán Fitzgerald as Young Liam Kelly * Anthony Brophy as Malachy References External links * * 1995 films Irish drama films 1995 drama films Films from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Cypher
Julie Cypher (born August 24, 1964) is an American film director and gay rights advocate. She is best known as the former partner of musician Melissa Etheridge, with whom she had two children. They were one of the first celebrity same-sex couples. This relationship had followed Cypher's three-year marriage to actor Lou Diamond Phillips. In 2004 she married again, to another man. Biography Cypher was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Dick and Betty (' Jackson) Cypher. She has an older sister named Melanie. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, studying television and film. She married actor Lou Diamond Phillips on September 17, 1987. Two years later, she met Melissa Etheridge while assisting on the music video for the single "Bring Me Some Water". She separated from Phillips in 1990 and came out as a lesbian and started a relationship with Melissa Etheridge. Cypher directed the 1995 film ''Teresa's Tattoo'', starring Phillips, C. Thomas Howell, and Kiefer Sutherland. Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa's Tattoo
''Teresa's Tattoo'' (also known as ''Natural Selection'') is a 1994 American action comedy-crime film directed by Julie Cypher. The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Nancy McKeon, Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Etheridge, who also performed songs for the film, Casey Siemaszko, Adrienne Shelly, and Majel Barrett. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. ''Teresa's Tattoo'' was produced by CineTel Films, Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures. Plot The film starts with Gloria (Adrienne Shelly), who is being held hostage, bothering her captors in charge of watching her, Mooney (Anthony Clark (actor), Anthony Clark) and Titus (Matt Adler), by changing the channel the two were watching on television and jumping in front of the TV. Titus then scolds and takes the remote from Gloria and suggests she should go take a swim in the pool outside which she subsequently obliges. While playing in the pool, Gloria hauls a trampoline near the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in '' Stand and Deliver'' (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of ''The King and I'', earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Young Guns II'' (1990), '' Courage Under Fire'' (1996), '' The Big Hit'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), '' Che'' (2008), and ''The 33'' (2015). In the A&E/Netflix television series '' Longmire'', he played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on '' Prodigal Son' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Touch
''Dangerous Touch'' is a 1994 American erotic thriller film directed by Lou Diamond Phillips (in his directorial debut) and written by Kurt Voss and Phillips. It stars Phillips and Kate Vernon. It was released direct-to-video on October 12, 1994. The main themes of the film are blackmail and amateur pornography. A female radio host has an ill-advised sexual relationship with a hustler. He has videotaped their sexual encounters, and threatens to publicize them. Plot Radiotherapist Amanda Grace's life turns hellish after she becomes involved with young hustler Mick Burroughs. Mick seduces the radio host to get hold of a file she has on a criminal who also happens to be one of her patients. Soon, the two are having steamy, erotic encounters that include kinky sex. But she gets so caught up in their relationship that she leaves herself wide open to Mick's treachery. Amanda finds her entire career in jeopardy when Mick blackmails her and threatens to show everyone an incriminating vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Eliasberg
Jan Pringle Eliasberg (born January 6, 1954) is an American film, theatre, and television director and writer. Her debut novel, ''Hannah's War'', was published by Little, Brown in 2020 and has sold 70,000 copies to date. ''Hannah's War'' has been called "a gripping cat-and-mouse tale of love, war, deception and espionage that you won't be able to put down." Kate Quinn, author of ''The Alice Network'' and ''The Rose Code''. The Jewish Book Council stated, "That a novel that deals fluently with physics, espionage, and Jewish tragedy can also become a deeply affecting emotional tale – with a transcendent, redemptive vision of love – is a tribute to its hugely gifted author." ''Hannah's War'' was a Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and has been acquired for film with Eliasberg adapting the novel for the screen and directing. (Publisher's Marketplace). Life and career Eliasberg is from New York City where she attended and graduated from The Brearley School. She is the dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Past Midnight
''Past Midnight'' is a 1991 neo-noir thriller film (with slasher connections) starring Rutger Hauer and Natasha Richardson, as well as co-stars Tom Wright, Clancy Brown and Paul Giamatti (making his first credited screen appearance). Plot Parolee Ben Jordan has spent the past fifteen years behind bars for the murder of his pregnant wife. He is monitored by his parole officer Lee Samuels and social worker Laura Mathews after he is released. Mathews begins looking into his case and becomes convinced that he was convicted under circumstantial evidence and starts becoming convinced of his innocence in the crime. Before long she starts falling for him, but this is far from wise, since even if he is innocent, Mrs. Jordan's real murderer may soon come a calling. Cast * Rutger Hauer as Ben Jordan * Natasha Richardson as Laura Mathews * Paul Giamatti as Larry Canipe * Clancy Brown as Steve Lundy * Tom Wright as Lee Samuels * Guy Boyd as Todd Canipe * Charles Boswell as Carlton D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bordwell
David Jay Bordwell (; July 23, 1947 – February 29, 2024) was an American film theorist and film historian. After receiving his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1973, he wrote more than fifteen volumes on the subject of cinema including ''Narration in the Fiction Film'' (1985), ''Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema'' (1988), ''Making Meaning'' (1989), and ''On the History of Film Style'' (1997). With his wife Kristin Thompson, Bordwell wrote the textbooks ''Film Art'' (1979) and ''Film History'' (1994). ''Film Art'', in its 12th edition as of 2019, is still used as a text in introductory film courses. With aesthetics philosopher Noël Carroll, Bordwell edited the anthology ''Post-Theory: Reconstructing Film Studies'' (1996), a polemic on the state of contemporary film theory. His largest work was ''The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960'' (1985), written in collaboration with Thompson and Janet Staiger. Several of his more influential articles on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
