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David Diamond (screenwriter)
David Diamond is an American screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with David Weissman. Early life Diamond was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Diamond and Weissman met in high school, at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy). They graduated in 1983. Career The duo sold their first spec script, ''The Whiz Kid'', to 20th Century Fox in 1994. Their first produced project came in 2000, ''The Family Man'' starring Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. Cage's production company, Saturn Films, helped produce the film. ''The Family Man'' opened at #3 at the North American box office making $15.1 million in its opening weekend, behind ''What Women Want'' and ''Cast Away'', which opened at the top spot. Diamond and Weissman next wrote the sci-fi comedy ''Evolution (2001 film), Evolution'', helmed by Ivan Reitman. ''Evolution'' was based on a story by Don Jakoby, who turned it into a screenplay along with Diamond and Weissman. The film was originally written as a serious hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Weissman
David Weissman is an American screenwriter and director, most known for his comedies. He frequently collaborates with David Diamond. Diamond and Weissman met in high school, at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy). They graduated in 1983. His film credits include '' Dream a Little Dream 2'' (his only produced project not co-written with Diamond), '' The Family Man'', '' Old Dogs'', '' When in Rome'', ''Evolution'' and the television film ''Minutemen''. Career The duo sold their first spec script, ''The Whiz Kid'', to 20th Century Fox in 1994. Their first produced project came in 2000, '' The Family Man'' starring Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. Cage's production company, Saturn Films, helped produce the film. ''The Family Man'' opened at #3 at the North American box office making $15.1 million in its opening weekend, behind ''What Women Want'' and ''Cast Away'', which opened at the top spot. Diamond and Weissman next wrote the sci-fi comedy ''Evolution'', helme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Dogs (film)
''Old Dogs'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Walt Becker, and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams, with Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta in her film debut, Lori Loughlin, and Matt Dillon in supporting roles. It was released in theaters on November 25, 2009 and it was released on March 9, 2010 on DVD. The film is dedicated to both Bernie Mac (who died in 2008, marking this movie as his final acting film role) and Jett Travolta (John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son and Ella Bleu Travolta's brother who died in 2009). The film was panned by critics, but grossed $96.8 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. At the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, ''Old Dogs'' was nominated in four categories: Worst Picture, Worst Actor for John Travolta, Worst Supporting Actress for Kelly Preston and Worst Director for Walt Becker. Canadian musician Bryan Adams wrote the theme song for the film, " You've Been a Friend to Me". Plot Dan Rayburn and Charlie Ree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriters From Philadelphia
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contracted freelance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Writers
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1965 Births
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Living People
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Screenwriting
Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession. Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the script, screenplay, dialogues and delivering it, in the required format, to development executives. Screenwriters therefore have great influence over the creative direction and emotional impact of the screenplay and, arguably, of the finished film. Screenwriters either pitch original ideas to producers, in the hope that they will be optioned or sold; or are commissioned by a producer to create a screenplay from a concept, true story, existing screen work or literary work, such as a novel, poem, play, comic book, or short story. Types The act of screenwriting takes many forms across the entertainment industry. Often, multiple writers work on the same script at different stages of development with differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalhevet High School
The Jean and Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Modern Orthodox Jewish high school in Los Angeles, California, United States. Background information The demographic breakdown of the 254 students enrolled in 2017-18 was approximately 98.4% white and 1.6% multiracial. The cost to attend Shalhevet is approximately $44,250, plus fees. Activities Shalhevet's school newspaper is ''The Boiling Point''. It has won national awards from the National Scholastic Press Association, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and Quill & Scroll International Honorary Journalism Society. It runs on an operating budget of , and an advertising budget of . The paper went through a structural reboot in 2010, and since then has seen an explosion in activity. The paper can publish up to 8 issues in a school year. Controversy On June 14, 2017, Shalhevet caused a break between the more traditional wing of Modern Orthodox Judaism and its progressive faction by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When In Rome (2010 Film)
''When in Rome'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Steven Johnson and written by David Diamond and David Weissman. It stars Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel. It was released by Touchstone Pictures in the United States on January 29, 2010. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $43 million worldwide against a $28 million budget. Plot Successful and single 29-year-old Beth, an art curator at the Guggenheim, is at a point in her life where love seems like a luxury she can't afford. Waiting for the "perfect" romance has embittered her. After flying to Rome to be the maid of honor in her younger sister Joan's impulsive wedding, she meets 26-year-old Nicholas Beamon, the best man. He rescues her in a couple of difficult situations but they are both clumsy. Still, they hit it off. As Beth comes to believe in love again, she sees Nick kissing another woman. Slightly drunk and jealous at seeing Nick with another woman (who only very muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Crashers
''Wedding Crashers'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken with Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper and Jane Seymour in supporting roles. The film follows two divorce mediators (Wilson and Vaughn) who crash weddings in an attempt to meet and seduce women. The film opened on July 15, 2005, through New Line Cinema to critical and commercial success, grossing $288.5 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. It was the 6th highest grossing film of 2005 in the United States and became the first R-rated comedy to make $200 million at the domestic box office. The success of the film has been credited with helping to revive the popularity of adult-oriented, R-rated comedies. Plot John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey are Washington, D.C. divorce mediators who crash weddings under false identities to meet and have sex with women. At the end of a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
