Jason Katims
Jason Katims (born November 30, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, and playwright. He is best known as the creator of several television series, including '' Relativity'' (1996), ''Roswell'' (1999–2002), '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015), '' About a Boy'' (2014–2015) and '' Rise'' (2018). Early life and family Jason Katims was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and raised first in Crown Heights and later in Midwood.Esquire: "The Cult of Jason Katims. The man behind Friday Night Lights and Parenthood has a gift for maki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Infobox writer may be used to summarize information about a person who is a writer/author (includes screenwriters). If the writer-specific fields here are not needed, consider using the more general ; other infoboxes there can be found in :People and person infobox templates. This template may also be used as a module (or sub-template) of ; see WikiProject Infoboxes/embed for guidance on such usage. Syntax The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional. Any unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted. Parameters Please remove any parameters from an article's infobox that are unlikely to be used. All parameters are optional. Unless otherwise specified, if a parameter has multiple values, they should be comma-separated using the template: : which produces: : , language= If any of the individual values contain commas already, add to use semi-colons as separators: : which produces: : , ps ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Zwick
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and producer of film and television. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres, including ''About Last Night, Glory, Legends of the Fall,'' and ''The Last Samurai.'' He is also the co-creator of the television series ''thirtysomething'' and ''Once and Again''. During his career he has worked with Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Connelly, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Liev Schreiber Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Picture as a producer, and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special. He has additionally been nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards. Early life and education Zwick was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parenthood (1990 TV Series)
''Parenthood'' is an American sitcom television series based on the 1989 film of the same name. Executive produced by Ron Howard (who also co-wrote and directed the film), the series aired for one season on NBC from August 20, 1990, to August 11, 1991. ''Parenthood'' was one of many failed movie-to-TV adaptations in the 1990–91 season, also including ''Baby Talk'' on ABC's TGIF (a follow up to ''Look Who's Talking''), ''Ferris Bueller'' on NBC and ''Uncle Buck'' on CBS. Synopsis The series delivered seriocomic vignettes on rearing children, revolving around four generations of a middle-class California family, the Buckmans (the movie took place in St. Louis, Missouri). The Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series. The pilot episode was considered by ''USA Today'' and the ''New York Post'' as the best movie-to-TV spin-off since ''M*A*S*H''. However, ratings for the series were low and ''Parenthood'' was canceled after 12 episodes. The series is notabl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parenthood (film)
''Parenthood'' is a 1989 American family comedy-drama film with an ensemble cast that includes Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, and Dianne Wiest. The film was directed by Ron Howard, who assisted in developing the story with screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Much of it is based on the family and parenting experiences of Howard, Ganz, Mandel, and producer Brian Grazer, who have at least 17 children among the four of them. Principal photography was filmed in and around Orlando, Florida with some scenes filmed at the University of Florida. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Dianne Wiest for Best Supporting Actress and Randy Newman for Best Song for "I Love to See You Smile". The film was adapted into an NBC television series in 1990 and 2010. While the first series was canceled after one season, the second series ran for six seasons. Plot Gil Buckman, a St. Louis sales executiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winnipeg Free Press
The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' (or WFP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as current events in sports, business, and entertainment and various consumer-oriented features, such as homes and automobiles appear on a weekly basis. The WFP was founded in 1872, only two years after Manitoba had joined Confederation (1870), and predated Winnipeg's own incorporation (1873). The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' has since become the oldest newspaper in Western Canada that is still active. Though there is competition, primarily with the print daily tabloid '' Winnipeg Sun'', the WFP has the largest readership of any newspaper in the province and is regarded as the newspaper of record for Winnipeg and the rest of Manitoba. Timeline November 30, 1872: The ''Manitoba Free Press'' was launched by William Fisher Luxton and John A. K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1955 and it is given in honor of a writer or writers who produced an outstanding story or screenplay for an episode of a television drama series during the primetime network season. Undergoing several name changes, the award received its current title at the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1996. Since its inception, the award has been presented to 75 writers. Jesse Armstrong is the current recipient of the award for his work on the episode of HBO's ''Succession'' titled "All The Bells Say". Rod Serling holds the record for most wins for this category at six. ''The Sopranos'' holds the record for most wins and nominations for this category at 6 and 21, respectively. ''Game of Thrones'', ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''The Sopranos'' are the only shows that have been ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Writers Guild Of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay * '' Crazy Heart'' * ''Julie & Julia'' * '' Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire'' * ''Star Trek'' * '' Up in the Air'' Best Original Screenplay * ''(500) Days of Summer'' * ''Avatar'' * ''The Hangover'' * '' The Hurt Locker'' * ''A Serious Man'' Best Documentary Feature Screenplay * ''Against the Tide'' – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier * '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' – Michael Moore * '' The Cove'' – Mark Monroe * '' Earth Days'' – Robert Stone * '' Good Hair'' – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck Sklar * '' Soundtrack for a Revolution'' – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman Television Dramatic Series Comedy Series New Series Episodic Drama Episodic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Writers Guild Of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' – Eric Roth (screenplay), Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (story); F. Scott Fitzgerald (author) *'' The Dark Knight'' – Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (story); Bob Kane and Bill Finger (creators) *'' Doubt'' – John Patrick Shanley (screenplay and playwright) *'' Frost/Nixon'' – Peter Morgan (screenplay and playwright) *'' Slumdog Millionaire'' – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) Best Original Screenplay *'' Burn After Reading'' – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *''Milk'' – Dustin Lance Black *'' Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' – Woody Allen *'' The Visitor'' – Tom McCarthy *'' The Wrestler'' &nda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Writers Guild Of America Awards 2007
The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008. Winners and nominees Film Best Adapted Screenplay '' No Country for Old Men'' - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (screenplay); Cormac McCarthy (author) *'' Into the Wild'' - Sean Penn (screenplay); Jon Krakauer (author) *'' Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)'' - Ronald Harwood (screenplay); Jean-Dominique Bauby (author) *''There Will Be Blood'' - Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay); Upton Sinclair (author) *''Zodiac'' - James Vanderbilt (screenplay); Robert Graysmith (author) Best Original Screenplay '' Juno'' - Diablo Cody *'' Knocked Up'' - Judd Apatow *'' Lars and the Real Girl'' - Nancy Oliver *''Michael Clayton'' - Tony Gilroy *'' The Savages'' - Tamara Jenkins Best Documentary Feature Screenplay '' Taxi to the Dark Side'' - Alex Gibney *'' The Camden 28'' - Anthony Giacchino *''Nanking' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Writers Guild Of America Awards 2006
The 59th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film and television writers of 2006. Winners and nominees Film Best Adapted Screenplay ''The Departed'' - William Monahan *'' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'' - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer *'' The Devil Wears Prada'' - Aline Brosh McKenna *'' Little Children'' - Todd Field and Tom Perrotta *'' Thank You for Smoking'' - Jason Reitman Best Original Screenplay ''Little Miss Sunshine'' - Michael Arndt *'' Babel'' - Guillermo Arriaga *''The Queen'' - Peter Morgan *'' Stranger than Fiction'' - Zach Helm *'' United 93'' - Paul Greengrass Best Adapted Documentary Feature Screenplay ''Deliver Us from Evil'' – Amy J. Berg *'' The Heart of the Game'' – Ward Serrill *'' Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos'' – Mark Monroe; story by Mark Monroe and John Dower *''Who Killed The Electric Car?'' – Chris Paine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |