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Amazon Theater
Amazon Theater was a banner under which a suite of five promotional short films A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ... was presented via the front page of Amazon.com in 2004. The shorts were commissioned by Amazon, sponsored by Chase Bank, and produced by Ridley and Tony Scott's television commercials company Ridley Scott Associates (RSA). The unifying theme of the shorts was " karma," and each short featured various consumer items that could be purchased via clickable links to the relevant pages on Amazon.com. The films References External links * * * * *{{IMDb title, id = 0432463 , title = Careful What You Wish For Amazon (company) Advertising campaigns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sponsored Film
Sponsored film, or ephemeral film, as defined by film archivist Rick Prelinger, is a film made by a particular sponsor for a specific purpose other than as a work of art: the films were designed to serve a specific pragmatic purpose for a limited time. Many of the films are also orphan works since they lack copyright owners or active custodians to guarantee their long-term preservation. Types of sponsored film The genre is composed of advertising films, educational films, industrial videos, training films, social guidance films, and government-produced films. While some may borrow themes from well-known film genres such as western film, musicals, and comedies, what defines them is a sponsored rhetoric to achieve the sponsor's goals, rather than those of the creative artist. Sponsored films in 16mm were loaned at no cost, except sometimes postage, to clubs, schools, and other groups. America's largest companies - AT&T, DuPont, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Republic Stee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Carley
Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley. Carley was born in Suffern, New York to Elizabeth and Gerard Carley and grew up in Pearl River. He has two sisters, Cara and Sarah, and graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. Carley made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of '' The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' taking over the role of Ray. He also played "Second Bellboy" in ''Once in a Lifetime''. He has appeared in such television series as '' House M.D.'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The Sopranos'', and ''Veronica Mars''. He also played a small role in the film ''Lions for Lambs''. In 2008 he starred with Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' Do ... in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film '' The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various movies across the years, including as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ''Summer Lovers'' (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ''Splash'' (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy '' Roxanne'' (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ''Wall Street'' (1987), and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ''Steel Magnolias'' (1989). In 2004, Hannah won a Saturn Award for her role as one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino's two-part martial arts action film ''Kill Bill''. In 2015, she appeared in the Netflix series ''Sense8'' as Angelica Turing. Early life Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Susan Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Noth
Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The Good Wife'' (2009–16). Noth reprised his role of Mike Logan on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2005–08), and reprised his role of Big in the films ''Sex and the City'' (2008) and ''Sex and the City 2'' (2010). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for ''Sex and the City'' in 1999 and for ''The Good Wife'' in 2010. Noth starred in the first two seasons of the 2021 revival of '' The Equalizer'', on CBS, and appeared in '' And Just Like That...'', the revival of ''Sex and the City''. Early life Noth was born November 13, 1954, in Madison, Wisconsin, the youngest of three boys, to news reporter Jeanne Parr (1924–2016). Parr was one of the first female correspondents for CBS News, and hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Scott (director)
Jason "Jake" Scott (born August 1965) is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos and commercials. His father is film director Sir Ridley Scott. Career Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films. He has made videos for Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Live, Blind Melon, Tori Amos, Tricky, Radiohead, Lily Allen, No Doubt, Oasis, The Supernaturals, The Strokes, The Verve, R.E.M., U2, and George Michael. In January, 2014, he oversaw the production, with 21 editors & 15 cinematographers, of the '1.24.14' film, aired on Apple.com. He was featured in the 'Behind the Scenes' video. Jake Scott is also the director of The HBO Voyeur Project, a theatrical multimedia experience and marketing campaign launched in the summer of 2007. The project used the concept of voyeurism to show the interconnected stories of fictional characters in a New York apartment building. Voy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tooth Fairy (2004 Film)
''Tooth Fairy'' is a 2004 short film about a father who forgets to leave money for his daughter from the "tooth fairy". When he tries to make up for it the next night, he finds that she has set up a game for the tooth fairy with several clues leading to the location of the tooth. Written by David Carter and Terry Rietta and directed by Jake Scott, it was released along with four other shorts as part of Amazon.com's Amazon Theater. Cast * Chris Noth as Dad * Jacqueline Walker Jacqueline Walker (born November 7, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 13th Legislative District from 1984 to 1986. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wilson grew up in West Ne ... as Mom * Wesley Leonard as Joe * Marina Brandon as Grace * Dana Brandon as Nora * Jeff Bezos as Security Guard References External links 2004 short films 2004 films 2004 comedy films Amazon (company) American comedy short films 2000s American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Underwood
Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film ''Krush Groove'' and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series ''L.A. Law''. Underwood has appeared in a number of films during his career, including '' Just Cause'' (1995), '' Set It Off'' (1996), '' Deep Impact'' (1998), ''Rules of Engagement'' (2000), '' Something New'' (2006), ''Madea's Family Reunion'' (2006), and '' Juanita'' (2019). On television, he played a leading role in the 2000 medical drama '' City of Angels'', and also had regular roles in ''High Incident'' (1996-97), ''LAX'' (2004–05), ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–09), ''In Treatment'' (2008), ''The Event'' (2010–11), '' Ironside'' (2013) and '' Quantico'' (2016–18). Underwood has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, five NAACP Image Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, and one Grammy Award. Early life Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Slade
David Aldrin Slade (born 26 September 1969) is a British film and television director and actor. His works include the films ''Hard Candy'', '' 30 Days of Night'' and '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. Slade is also a director for television, directing episodes for ''Breaking Bad'', ''Awake'', ''Hannibal'', '' Crossbones'', '' Powers'', ''American Gods'' and ''Black Mirror''. Before he was a film director, Slade was a director of commercials and music videos. Life and career He started his career making amateur music videos for local bands in the south of England. He had his films processed by an elderly woman who developed super 8 films for cheap in her bathtub. His first professional job was directing a commercial for the video game ''Silent Hill'', for the English market. His first feature film, ''Hard Candy'', was released in 2005 by Lions Gate Entertainment, who purchased the independent movie at the Sundance Film Festival. He went on to direct the vampire film '' 30 Days o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Stam
Jessica Elizabeth Stam (born 23 April 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces". In 2007, ''Forbes'' named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past 12 months. Early life and discovery Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario, to Rick and Deb Stam, and grew up on a farm alongside her six brothers: Nathan, Aaron, Mathew, Christopher, Justin, and Micah. She came from a religious family and attended Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton, Ontario. Her original intention was to become a dentist. Stam was discovered in a local Tim Hortons coffee shop by Michèle Miller (an agent at the International Model Management agency in Barrie, Ontario) who found Stam on the way back from Canada's Wonderland (a theme park just outside Toronto). Career Stam won the Los Angeles Model Look contest in 2002. Photographer Steven Meisel jump-started her career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent Orange (film)
''Agent Orange'' is an American short silent film directed by Tony Scott. The film is about a psychedelic love story taking place in a "shadowy dreamscape". In 2004, the film was shot at 1 and 6 frames per second, noticeably altering motion and exposure. It was produced by Amazon.com's Amazon Theater. The Orange Boy was played by Christopher Carley, and Orange Girl played by supermodel Jessica Stam Jessica Elizabeth Stam (born 23 April 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces". In 2007, ''Forbes'' named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earning .... Troy Cephers played the janitor. It was filmed on a Panavision Hollywood camera, with Eastman Kodak film. Plot While waiting in a subway station, a young man catches a glimpse of a beautiful woman, dressed entirely in orange. Before he can reach her, her subway car speeds off. The young man repeatedly visits the station, each tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Driver
Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's '' Circle of Friends''. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic ''Grosse Pointe Blank'', Gus Van Sant's ''Good Will Hunting'' for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award, the musical ''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Owning Mahowny'', and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's ''Princess Mononoke''. In television, Driver starred with Eddie Izzard in '' The Riches'' for which she was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She has starred in the ABC sitcom '' Speechless'', the NBC sitcom '' About a Boy'', and in a recurring role in the NBC series ''Will & Grace''. She has also starred in several miniseries in the UK including '' The Deep'' for BBC One. Predating her work as an actress, Driver started as a singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
