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Sycamore Pictures
Sycamore Pictures is an American production company founded by producers Ben Nearn and Tom Rice. History The company was formed in 2011 with a focus on producing films with a "more redemptive tone" suitable for families. Nearn, formerly an investment banker who moved on to become COO and a minority investor in Cross Creek Pictures, maintains the company's Memphis offices; Rice, an independent film producer and writer, maintains the Los Angeles office. The startup funds for Sycamore were raised by Nearn from investors both from the Memphis area and elsewhere, with a business model based on profit participation by actors, directors and creative personnel. The company's first production, ''The Way Way Back'', had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013, where distribution rights were purchased for 9.75 million, reportedly the largest distribution deal made at the festival that year. '' Begin Again'' (2014) has been described as "an old-fashioned, let’s-put-on-a-show movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Boden
Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. They are best known for their collaborations on the films '' Half Nelson'', '' Sugar'', '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'', ''Mississippi Grind'' and '' Captain Marvel''. Early life Boden is originally from Massachusetts and grew up in Newton while Fleck graduated from Castro Valley High School. Before attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film, Fleck went to Diablo Valley College to study science and math. Boden attended Columbia University. The two met on the set of a student film where they bonded over the works of Robert Altman and, after Fleck had finished his thesis short film ''Struggle'', they decided to collaborate. Fleck was born in Berkeley, California and raised there and in Oakland. Fleck had grown up on classic fan favorites such as '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and ''Back to the Future''. Boden has said that while there was no specific film that inspired her to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Los Angeles
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Companies Established In 2011
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 previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Schneider
Aaron Schneider (born July 26, 1965) is an American filmmaker and cinematographer. His short film '' Two Soldiers'' (2003) won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He won an Independent Spirit Award for his feature film debut, '' Get Low'' (2009). Early life Schneider was born in 1965 in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in Dunlap, Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He is of Jewish background, and his father Delwin Schneider was a Korean War veteran. Career His cinematography work includes the TV series '' Murder One'' (for which he was nominated for a 1996 Emmy Award) and the pilot episode of the series ''Supernatural'', as well as the films '' Kiss the Girls'' and '' Simon Birch''. He was also the second unit director of photography for ''Titanic''. In 2004, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the live action short film '' Two Soldiers'' (shared with producer Andrew J. Sacks). The 40-minute short was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greyhound (film)
''Greyhound'' is a 2020 American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1955 novel '' The Good Shepherd'' by C. S. Forester, and also stars Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. The film follows a commander in the US Navy on his assignment commanding a multi-national escort destroyer group of four defending an Allied convoy of thirty-seven merchant and troop ships. They come under attack by German U-boats in early 1942 during the Battle of the Atlantic, only a few months after the United States officially entered World War II. ''Greyhound'' was initially scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 12, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing, but was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after previously being delayed indefinitely. The distribution rights were then sold to Apple TV+, which released the film digitally on July 10, 2020. It received positive reviews f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters. Larson is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. At age six, Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater, and she began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom '' Raising Dad'' and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album ''Finally Out of P.E.'' in 2005. Larson subsequently played supporting roles in the comedy films ''Hoot'' (2006), '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), and ''21 Jump Street'' (2012), and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorn Store
''Unicorn Store'' is a 2017 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Brie Larson (in her feature film directorial debut). It stars Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford, Karan Soni, Mamoudou Athie, Mary Holland and Hamish Linklater. It premiered during the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on April 5, 2019 by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews with critics praising the performances and Larson's potential as a filmmaker while some lamented the screenplay as too "immature" and "whimsical". Plot Kit, a failed artist, moves back in with her parents and takes a temp job at a PR agency. At work, Kit meets the vice president, Gary, who is extremely awkward and makes inappropriate advances. Shortly after starting, Kit receives a mysterious letter from "The Salesman" who invites her to "The Store," that sells "what you need." He offers her to fulfill her childhood fantasy of ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Harris (screenwriter)
Dan Harris (born August 29, 1979) is an American screenwriter and director best known for working with Michael Dougherty and Bryan Singer, and whose writing credits include '' Superman Returns'', '' X2'' and '' X-Men: Apocalypse''. Early life Harris was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He went to Wyoming Valley West Middle and High schools, and graduated from Wyoming Seminary. Before he received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University, Harris's short film ''Urban Chaos Theory'' won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the NoDance Film Festival, and the following winter, his short film, "''The Killing of Candice Klein"'', played at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Career Harris made his feature film directing debut with ''Imaginary Heroes'', starring Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch and Michelle Williams. The film had its world premiere at the 29th Toronto International Film Festival and opened Winter 2005 after being given special recognition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speech & Debate
''Speech & Debate'' is a 2017 American film directed by Dan Harris. The film is an adaptation of the play of the same name and was released on April 7, 2017, by Vertical Entertainment. Plot The film features three misfit students in a high school in Salem, Oregon: Solomon, Diwata, and Howie, who are frustrated with the hypocrisy they see in their parents and school staff. Together, they try to revive a school debate club to face the situation they are in. The first thing they have in common is they each have a parent on the school board. Solomon's frustration lies in the limitations he and the rest of the school newspaper have; they must do the stories assigned to them, which concerns him because he plans to study Journalism in college but needs authentic proof of his ability. Diwata is an aspiring actress, and she practices music production with lyrics on her social media page. She also tries out for the upcoming school musical, ''Once Upon A Mattress''. The play's content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eran Creevy
Eran Creevy is a British director most famous for his films '' Shifty'' (2008) and ''Welcome to the Punch'' (2013), and several music videos. Career After assisting Matthew Vaughn and Woody Allen on the films ''Layer Cake'' and ''Scoop'' respectively, he began directing music videos for artists such as Asher D and Sway. It wasn't long before he directed his first commercial for Coca-Cola's energy drink, Relentless. Since then he has continued to direct music videos including "Destination Calabria" for Alex Gaudino, which went on to be one of the top 5 music videos in 2007. His Utah Saints promo won best dance promo at the UK Music Awards in 2008. His video for Sonny J, "Hands Free", also picked up several award nominations. His commercial credit list has grown to include further work for Relentless, Carlsberg, the Nike Plus campaign for W&K Amsterdam, the US Coastguard and commercials for the hit US television show ''The Chase''. He wrote and directed his debut feature '' Shifty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collide (2016 Film)
''Collide'' is a 2016 action thriller film directed by Eran Creevy, who also co-wrote it with F. Scott Frazier. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Marwan Kenzari, Ben Kingsley, and Anthony Hopkins. The plot follows two young Americans living in Germany who must complete a drug theft from a crime boss in order to pay for a medical operation. ''Collide'' was first announced in May 2013 as ''Autobahn'', with Zac Efron and Amber Heard set to star. After they both dropped out, Hoult and Jones were cast to replace them and filming began in May of the following year. Collide was released in the United States by Open Road Films and grossed $7 million against its $21.5 million budget, and set a new record for second-weekend drop in box office performance. Plot Casey, an American living in Cologne, Germany, works with his friend Matthias for a drug dealer, Geran, as money runners. He meets Juliette, another American, one night while she tends bar at one of Geran' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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