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Jeff Groth (film Editor)
Jeff Groth is an American film editor. He has worked with Todd Phillips on ''The Hangover Part III'', '' War Dogs'', and '' Joker''. His work on ''Joker'' earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 92nd Academy Awards. Groth also edited the films '' Project X'' and ''The Wedding Ringer'', and worked on episodes of the television series ''Entourage'', ''Community'', and ''Ballers ''Ballers'' is an American sports comedy-drama series created by Stephen Levinson that aired for five seasons on HBO from June 21, 2015, to October 13, 2019. It stars Dwayne Johnson as a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career as th ...''. Filmography References External links * Living people American film editors Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips (born Todd Philip Bunzl; December 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''Road Trip'', '' Old School'', ''Starsky & Hutch'', and '' School for Scoundrels''. He came to wider prominence in the early 2010s for directing ''The Hangover'' film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film '' Joker'', based on the DC Comics character of the same name, which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the Golden Lion. ''Joker'' went on to earn Phillips three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with his co-writer Scott Silver, his second, third, and fourth Academy Award nominations after also being nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Borat'' at the 79th Academy Awards. Early life Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Christmas Party
''Office Christmas Party'' is a 2016 American Christmas comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon and written by Justin Malen and Laura Solon, based on a story by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Sam Richardson, Randall Park, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Karan Soni, Kate McKinnon, and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of two co-workers who throw an epic office Christmas party in order to prevent the layoff of 40% of employees at the company they work at. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $114 million worldwide. Plot Newly divorced Josh Parker works as the chief technology officer of Zenotek in Chicago. Carol Vanstone, the Interim CEO following the death of her father and former CEO, arrives to notify Josh and her brother Clay, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Editors
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 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (film Editor)
Lee Smith, ACE, (born June 10, 1960) is an Australian film editor who has worked in the film industry since the 1980s. He began his film career as a sound editor before establishing himself as an editor. His breakthrough came when he began collaborating with director Peter Weir. Smith is best known for his work on several of Christopher Nolan's films, including ''Batman Begins'' (2005), '' The Prestige'' (2006), '' The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' Inception'' (2010), '' The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Interstellar'' (2014) and ''Dunkirk'' (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Life and career Smith was born in Harefield, Middlesex. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2004) and '' The Dark Knight'' (2008). He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for ''The Dark Knight'' and for '' Inception'' (2010). He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Susser
Spencer Susser (born 1977) is an American filmmaker and film editor. Originally from California, Susser is the only American member of the Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films. His short film ''I Love Sarah Jane'', featuring Mia Wasikowska, won Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Nashville Film Festival, the Reel Frontier Merit Award at the Arizona International Film Festival, and the Canal+ Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Susser co-wrote the project with David Michôd. In February 2011, it was reported that Susser is developing a feature-length film based on the short. His feature film debut '' Hesher'' stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman. It appeared at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on May 13, 2011. Susser co-directed the music video for Lana Del Rey's song "Summertime Sadness" with Kyle Newman Kyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor and author. He is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Man (film)
''Better Man'' is a 2024 biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey from a screenplay by Gracey, Simon Gleeson and Oliver Cole. It is based on the life of the English singer Robbie Williams and stars Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton and Alison Steadman. Development on ''Better Man'' began in February 2021, after Gracey was announced as director and co-writer alongside Gleeson and Cole. Williams is portrayed as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee, performed by Davies using motion capture, and co-voiced by Williams: this was due to Williams' perception of himself as a "performing monkey" and Gracey's vision of the film as a "satirical musical". No other character comments on his appearance. Williams also re-recorded several songs from his discography for the film. Principal photography began in May 2022 and lasted until June 2023, with filming locations including Docklands Studios in Melbourne, Regent Street and the Royal Albert Hall in London, and Krnjača. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folie à Deux
__NOTOC__ Folie or Folies may refer to: Places * Condé-Folie, commune in the Picardie region of France * Fains-la-Folie, commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France * Folies, commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France * Forêt-la-Folie, commune in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France * Hubert-Folie, commune in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. * La Folie, commune in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France Film and television * ''À la folie'', 1994 film by Diane Kurys * "Folie a Deux" (''The X-Files''), 1998 television episode * ''La Folie du Docteur Tube'', 1915 short silent experimental film directed by Abel Gance * '' La folie du doute'', 1920 French silent film directed by René Leprince Music * "À la folie ou pas du tout", Belgian entry in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest * '' Absinthe: La Folie Verte'', 2001 concept album by Blood Axis and Les Joyaux De La Princesse * Folie à Deux (album), 2008 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Scalia
Pietro Scalia (born March 17, 1960) is an Italian-American film editor. He won the Best Film Editing award at the 64th Academy Awards for his work on the film '' JFK'', sharing the award with Joe Hutshing, and at the 74th Academy Awards for '' Black Hawk Down''. Early life and education He was born in Catania, Sicily, and later emigrated to Aarau, Switzerland as a child with his parents. There, he attended Swiss-German schools until high school. After graduation, he decided to move to the United States to pursue his college education. He spent two years at the University at Albany, The State University of New York, after which he was accepted as an undergraduate at UCLA. The Swiss government's scholarship helped him through five years of UCLA and in 1985 he earned his Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA Film School. Career After his MFA, a couple of short films, a screenplay, two video documentaries, and a 16 mm thesis film, he returned to Europe to pursue his desire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gray Man (2022 Film)
''The Gray Man'' is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay Joe Russo co-wrote with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush (in his Hollywood debut), Alfre Woodard, and Billy Bob Thornton. Produced by the Russo brothers' company AGBO, it is the first film in a franchise based upon Greaney's '' Gray Man'' novels. The plot centers on CIA agent "Sierra Six" (portrayed by Gosling), who is on the run from sociopathic ex-CIA agent and mercenary Lloyd Hansen (Evans) upon discovering corrupt secrets about his superior. An adaptation of Greaney's novel was originally announced in 2011, with James Gray set to direct Brad Pitt, and later Charlize Theron in a gender-swapped role, though neither version ever came to fruition. The property lingered in devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry (2021 Film)
''Cherry'' is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Nico Walker. It stars Tom Holland as the titular character, alongside Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, and Jeff Wahlberg. The film follows the life of Cherry, from a college student to a PTSD-afflicted veteran who robs banks to pay for his and his wife's drug addiction. ''Cherry'' was released in select theaters on February 26, 2021, and received a streaming release on March 12, by Apple TV+. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Holland's and Bravo's performances, but criticized its writing and direction. Plot College student Cherry falls in love at first sight with his classmate Emily. Their relationship blossoms but Emily decides to leave him and study in Montreal. Cherry is devastated and enlists in the Army as a medic to escape his heartbreak. Just before he is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entourage (film)
''Entourage'' is a 2015 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Doug Ellin. It serves as a continuation of the HBO television series of the same name. The film stars the principal cast of the show, Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Gary Busey and Jeremy Piven. The plot follows actor Vincent Chase (Grenier), who goes over budget on his directorial debut and must ask newly appointed studio head Ari Gold (Piven) for more money. Like in the series, many celebrity sportspeople and actors appear as themselves, while several supporting cast members from the show reprise their roles. After it was confirmed, the series would end in 2011 with season 8, Ellin and the cast expressed their interest in doing a feature film. After script and production issues, the project was officially announced in 2013, and filming began around Los Angeles in February 2014. ''Entourage'' was theatrically released in the United States on June 3, 2015. The film r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
