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Zal Batmanglij
Zal Batmanglij (; born April 28, 1981) is an American film director and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote the 2011 film '' Sound of My Voice'' and the 2013 film '' The East'', both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Netflix series '' The OA'', which debuted in 2016. Early life and education Batmanglij was born in 1981 in France to Iranian parents and grew up in Washington, D.C. His mother, Najmieh Batmanglij, is a cookbook author and chef; his father is a book publisher. His younger brother Rostam was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend. Both brothers are gay. Batmanglij studied anthropology and English at Georgetown University, graduating in 2002. At Georgetown he met Mike Cahill in a philosophy class. They took a screenwriting course together and co-directed a short film that won the Georgetown Film Festival. Brit Marling saw the film and asked if she could work with them. Several years later, following Marling's graduation, the thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vence
Vence (; ) is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France, north of Nice and Antibes on the Mediterranean coast. Ecclesiastical history The first known Bishop of Vence is Severus, bishop in 439 and perhaps as early as 419. Among others are: Veranus, son of St. Eucherius, Archbishop of Lyon and a monk of Lérins, bishop before 451 and at least until 465; St. Lambert, first a Benedictine monk (died 1154); Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1505–11). Antoine Godeau, Bishop of Grasse, was named Bishop of Vence in 1638; the Holy See wished to unite the two dioceses. Meeting with opposition from the chapter and the clergy of Vence Godeau left Grasse in 1653, to remain Bishop of Vence, which see he held until 1672. The diocese of Nice now unites the three former Dioceses of Nice, Grasse and Vence. Demographics Sights Within the historic village, a medieval walled village, there are numerous i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brit Marling
Brit Marling (born August 7, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including '' Sound of My Voice'' (2011), '' Another Earth'' (2011), and '' The East'' (2013), each of which she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role. She co-created, wrote, and starred in the mystery series '' The OA'' (2016–2019), and the thriller miniseries '' A Murder at the End of the World'' (2023). Early life Marling was born on August 7, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of property developer parents John and Heidi Marling. She was named "Brit" after her Norwegian maternal great-grandmother. She has a sister, Morgan. Marling grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida, where she attended the arts program at Dr. Phillips High School. Marling was interested in acting, but her parents encouraged her to focus on academics. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2005 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Murder At The End Of The World
''A Murder at the End of the World'' is an American psychological mystery thriller television miniseries created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij for FX on Hulu. It stars Emma Corrin as an amateur detective who attempts to solve a murder at an isolated Arctic retreat in Iceland. The supporting cast includes Marling, Clive Owen, and Harris Dickinson. The series, the fifth collaboration between Marling and Batmanglij, premiered its first two episodes on FX on Hulu on November 14, 2023, with the rest being released weekly until December 19, 2023. It was originally set to be released on August 29, 2023, but was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. It received positive critical reviews and was named among the best TV shows of 2023 by a number of publications. Premise The series follows Darby Hart, an amateur detective, who is invited, along with eight other guests, by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at an isolated Arctic compound in Iceland. When one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayward Pines
''Wayward Pines'' is an American mystery science fiction television series based on the ''Wayward Pines'' novels by Blake Crouch. Developed for television by Chad Hodge, the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with both as executive producers. The series premiered on Fox on May 14, 2015, and the first season concluded on July 23, 2015. On December 9, 2015, Fox renewed the series for a second season which aired from May 25 to July 27, 2016. The series was canceled in 2018. Premise In the first season, Ethan Burke is a U.S. Secret Service agent investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. Ethan awakens from a car accident unable to contact the outside world and unable to leave. He finds one of the agents dead and the other, his former lover Kate Hewson, settled down in the seemingly idyllic town. But the inhabitants of Wayward Pines are trapped there by an electrified fence and set of rules enforced by the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sugar
Michael Sugar is an American film and television producer and principal at Sugar23, best known for producing '' Spotlight'', ''13 Reasons Why'', ''Maniac'' and ''The Knick''. Life and career Sugar attended the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West in New Mexico after which he completed his undergraduate studies in 1995 at Brandeis University. He went on to study law at Georgetown University. He is the son of the producer/distributor Larry Sugar and is married to Lauren Wall Sugar. He is Jewish. Sugar's list of literary and talent clients includes Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Cary Fukunaga, Edgar Wright, Marc Webb, Patty Jenkins and Robin Wright. He was previously an executive producer of Cinemax’s critically acclaimed drama series ''The Knick'', starring Clive Owen and directed by Steven Soderbergh. He is currently an executive producer of the Netflix series, '' The OA'' (co-created by Zal Batmanglij client Brit Marling, who also stars), ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan B Entertainment
Plan B Entertainment, Inc., more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded in November 2001 by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn and Jennifer Aniston. The company first signed with Warner Bros. as a replacement for Brad Grey Pictures, a company operated by Brad Grey. In 2005, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company. The president of the company was for many years Dede Gardner, but she and Pitt named Jeremy Kleiner co-president with Gardner in 2013. Three of the production company's movies, ''The Departed'', '' 12 Years a Slave'' and '' Moonlight'', have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Pitt, Gardner and Kleiner received the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures in 2020. This name was previously used for an unrelated production company that was headed by Bruce Berman from 1996 to 1997. In December 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Kleiner
Jeremy Kleiner (born 1976/1977) is an American film producer. Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for four consecutive years for producing '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), '' Selma'' (2014), '' The Big Short'' (2015), and ''Moonlight'' (2016), winning for ''12 Years a Slave'' and ''Moonlight''. He earned his fifth nomination for ''Vice'' (2018). Early life Kleiner was born into a Jewish family in either 1976 or 1977. He attended Harvard University, where he won the Detur Book Prize, the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa before graduating in 1998. Career Kleiner worked as a creative executive at The Donners' Company. In 2003, he joined Plan B Entertainment, working his way up from a creative executive to producer. Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dede Gardner
Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner (born October 16, 1967) is an American film producer. She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013. She has won Oscars for producing the films ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013) and ''Moonlight'' (2016), becoming the first woman to win two Oscars for Best Picture. She has also been nominated in the category for '' The Tree of Life'' (2011), '' Selma'' (2014), ''The Big Short'' (2015), ''Vice'' (2018), '' Women Talking'' (2022), and '' Nickel Boys'' (2024). Early life She is the daughter of Dorothy and John Gardner, of Chicago, Illinois. She graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 1990. Her classmates included television showrunners Jeff Rake and Gina Fattore. Her father is a partner at the Chicago investment bank William Blair & Company; her mother is president of the Michael Reese Health Trust. Personal life In 2000, she married Jonathan Boris Berg in an Episco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, 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. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, 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, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film ''Zoolander'' (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries ''Generation Kill (miniseries), Generation Kill'' (2008), and had his breakthrough portraying vampire Eric Northman in the television series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014). After appearing in films such as ''Melancholia (2011 film), Melancholia'' (2011), ''Battleship (film), Battleship'' (2012) and ''The Legend of Tarzan (film), The Legend of Tarzan'' (2016), Skarsgård starred in the drama series ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He went on to appear in the films ''Long Shot (2019 film), Long Shot'' (2019), ''Godzilla vs. Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Page
Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination. His List of awards and nominations received by Elliot Page, accolades include nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, BAFTAS, two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmys, a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG Award. Page first came to recognition for his starring role in the television franchise ''Pit Pony (TV series), Pit Pony'' (1997–2000) and his recurring roles in the series ''Trailer Park Boys'' (2002) and ''ReGenesis'' (2004). His Breakthrough role, breakthrough came with leading roles in the films Hard Candy (film), ''Hard Candy'' (2005) and ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). He received critical acclaim for portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures, Inc., formerly known as Fox Searchlight Pictures, is an American arthouse film production and distribution company, which since 2019 is owned by Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Disney Entertainment segment of the Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as a division of 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios), the studio focuses primarily on producing, distributing, and acquiring independent and specialty films. Searchlight is known for distributing the films '' Slumdog Millionaire'', '' 12 Years a Slave'', '' Birdman'', '' The Shape of Water'', and '' Nomadland'', all of which have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The studio has grossed over $5.3 billion worldwide and amassed 51 Academy Awards, 30 Golden Globe Awards, and 56 BAFTA awards. ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is the studio's largest commercial success, with over $377 million (US) of box office receipts, against a production budget of only $15 million. Searchlight Pictures was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
