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1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 25th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were announced on December 11, 1999 and awarded on January 19, 2000. Winners *Best Picture: **'' The Insider'' **Runner-up: '' American Beauty'' *Best Director: **Sam Mendes – '' American Beauty'' **Runner-up: Michael Mann – '' The Insider'' *Best Actor: **Russell Crowe – '' The Insider'' **Runner-up: Richard Farnsworth – '' The Straight Story'' *Best Actress: ** Hilary Swank – '' Boys Don't Cry'' **Runner-up: Reese Witherspoon – ''Election'' *Best Supporting Actor: ** Christopher Plummer – '' The Insider'' **Runner-up: John Malkovich – ''Being John Malkovich'' *Best Supporting Actress: **Chloë Sevigny – '' Boys Don't Cry'' **Runner-up: Samantha Morton – '' Sweet and Lowdown'' *Best Screenplay: **Charlie Kaufman – ''Being John Malkovich'' **Runner-up: Alan Ball – '' American Beauty'' *Best Cinematography: ** Dante Spinotti – '' The Insider'' **Runner-up: Conrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Insider (film)
''The Insider'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann, from a screenplay adapted by Eric Roth and Mann from Marie Brenner's 1996 '' Vanity Fair'' article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". It stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, with supporting actors including Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora and Michael Gambon. A fictionalized account of a true story, it is based on the ''60 Minutes'' segment about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower in the tobacco industry, covering his and CBS producer Lowell Bergman's struggles as they defend his testimony against efforts to discredit and suppress it by CBS and Wigand's former employer. Though not a box office success, ''The Insider'' received acclaim from critics, who praised Crowe's portrayal of Wigand, and Mann's direction. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Russell Crowe). Plot During a prologue, a CBS producer, Lowell Bergman, convinces the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being John Malkovich
''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind. Released by USA Films, the film received widespread acclaim for its writing and direction and was nominated in three categories at the 72nd Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Keener. Plot Craig Schwartz is an unemployed puppeteer in New York City, in a forlorn marriage with his pet-obsessed wife, Lotte. He finds work as a file clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester in the Mertin-Flemmer building, on a floor between the 7th and 8th, where the ceiling is very low. He develops an attraction to co-worker Maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman (; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman. He wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical version of the John Waters film ''Hairspray''. He has won a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Tony, and been nominated for seven Oscars. Personal life Shaiman was born to a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Claire (née Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman. He grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, but got his GED and left school at age 16 to start working in New York's theaters. He lives in both Manhattan and upstate New York. He is openly gay, and married Louis Mirabal, a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, on March 26, 2016. Career Shaiman started his career as a theatre/cabaret musical director. He started working at ''Saturday Night Live'' as an arranger/writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey Parker
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school and attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he met Stone. The two collaborated on various short films. They also co-wrote and co-starred in the feature-length musical ''Cannibal! The Musical'' (1993). Parker and Stone moved to Los Angeles and wrote their second film, ''Orgazmo'' (1997). Before the premiere of the film, ''South Park'' premiered on Comedy Central in August 1997. The duo possess full creative control of the show, and have produced music and video games based on it. A film based on the series, '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' (1999), received good reviews from both critics and fans. Parker went on to write, produce, direct, and star in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titus (film)
''Titus'' is a 1999 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's revenge tragedy ''Titus Andronicus'', about the downfall of a Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ... general, the first theatrically-released feature film adaptation of the play. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange, it was the directorial debut of Julie Taymor, who co-produced with Jody Patton and Conchita Airoldi, and wrote the screenplay. The film was a co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy; produced by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Plot A boy eating lunch in a 1950s-style kitchen plays war with his surrounding toys. A bomb blast outside the window frightens him under the table from where he is rescued and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Ferretti
Dante Ferretti (, born 26 February 1943) is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer. Biography Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both American and Italian, including; Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elio Petri, Federico Fellini, Liliana Cavani, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Anthony Minghella, and Tim Burton. He frequently collaborates with his wife, set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo. Ferretti was a protégé of Federico Fellini, and worked under him for five films.Fergus M. BordewichManhattan Mayhem ''Smithsonian Magazine'', December 2002, Accessed July 15, 2010. He also had a five-film collaboration with Pier Paolo Pasolini and later developed a very close professional relationship with Martin Scorsese, designing nine of his last eleven movies. In 2008, he designed the set for Howard Shore's opera '' The Fly'', directed by David Cronenberg, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Ferretti has won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepy Hollow (film)
''Sleepy Hollow'' is a 1999 gothic supernatural horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Christopher Lee and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp) sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Development began in 1993 at Paramount Pictures, with Kevin Yagher originally set to direct Andrew Kevin Walker's script as a low-budget slasher film. Disagreements with Paramount resulted in Yagher being demoted to prosthetic makeup designer, and Burton was hired to direct in June 1998. Filming took place from November 1998 to May 1999. The film was an international co-production between Germany and the United States. The film had its world premiere at Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Heinrichs
Richard Heinrichs is an American production designer, effects artist, art director and film producer. He is well known for his work on the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series, Ang Lee's ''Hulk'' and ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. He started his career on visual effects on the other world sequence in '' The Watcher in the Woods'', Tim Burton's ''Hansel and Gretel'' and ''Vincent'' to later work on ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' and '' Nutcracker: The Motion Picture''. He also worked on '' Frankenweenie''. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction (now called the Academy Award for Best Production Design) for '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999) and received further nominations for ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2004) and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006). He also contributed conceptional designs for Tim Burton's failed '' Superman Lives'' project. Biography Graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (in Valencia, California), he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Hall
Conrad Lafcadio Hall, (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing such films as ''In Cold Blood'', ''Cool Hand Luke'', ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', '' American Beauty'', and ''Road to Perdition''. For his work he garnered a number of awards, including three Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards. In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Conrad L Hall was born on June 21, 1926 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. His father was James Norman Hall, an ace pilot and captain in the Lafayette Escadrille that fought for France in World War I. James also co-wrote the 1932 novel '' Mutiny on the Bounty.'' His mother was Sarah ("Lala") Winchester Hall, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Spinotti
Dante Spinotti, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 22 August 1943) is an Italian cinematographer and a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is known for his collaborations with directors Michael Mann, Michael Apted, Deon Taylor, and Brett Ratner, and is frequently credited with helping to pioneer the use of high-definition digital video in cinematography. He is a BAFTA Award recipient and two-time Academy Award nominee (for ''L.A. Confidential'' and ''The Insider''). Biography Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, near the Austrian border. He began experimenting with still photography at the age of 11 with a camera given to him by his uncle, a cinematographer and director specializing in documentaries and newsreels. He worked as a camera operator on documentaries for much of his early career. Among the more notable films he has worked on are ''The Last of the Mohicans'', ''Heat'', and ''L.A. Confidential''. Spinotti also was the cinematographer for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ball (screenwriter)
Alan Erwin Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer, director, and producer for television, film, and theater. Ball wrote the screenplay for '' American Beauty,'' for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also created the series '' Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood'', works for which he earned an Emmy as well as awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds of America. He was an executive producer on the Cinemax television series ''Banshee''. He also wrote and directed the film '' Uncle Frank''. Early life Ball was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, respectively an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. His older sister, Mary Ann, was killed in a car accident when Ball was 13; he was in the passenger seat at the time. He attended high school in Marietta before going to college at the University of Georgia and Florida State University. Ball graduated from Florida State in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Kaufman
Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), ''Adaptation'' (2002), and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial debut with ''Synecdoche, New York'' (2008), which film critic Roger Ebert called "the best movie of the decade" in 2009.Ebert, Roger. (December 13, 2009The best films of the decade – Roger Ebert's Journal. Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-19. Further directorial work includes the stop motion animated film ''Anomalisa'' (2015) and ''I'm Thinking of Ending Things'' (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, ''Antkind''. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has been nominated for four Academy Awards: twice for Best Original Screenplay for ''Being John Malkovich'' and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (winning for the latter), once for Best Adapted Screenplay ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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