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Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw (born December 14, 1979) is an American cinematographer. Biography Durald grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended Loyola Marymount University and studied art history. After graduating she worked in advertising and later as a camera assistant on films. She graduated from the AFI Conservatory's cinematography program in 2009. In 2022, she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Durald is married to Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw; the couple has one son, Aedan. Filmography Films Other credits Television Music videos * Rihanna " Lift Me Up" (2022) (also director) *SZA, The Weeknd, Travis Scott " Power Is Power" (2019) *Jonas Brothers " Sucker" (2019) * The Arcade Fire "Afterlife (live)" (2014) * Solange Knowles "Lovers in the Parking Lot" (2013) * London Grammar "Strong" (2013) * Haim "Falling" (2013) * Haim "Desert Days" (2013) * Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson (; born December 1, 1985) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxnard, California
Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area. It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, lima beans and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific, Metrolink, Greyhound, and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, Oxnard Airport (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the nearby oil fields Oxnard Oil Field and the West Montalvo Oil Field. The high density of oil, industry and agricultural activities around the city, have led to several environmental issues. Oxnard's population was 202,063 in 2020, and is largely Latino. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ry Russo-Young
Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American filmmaker and producer, originally from New York City. Her early independent work has been associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct the wide release features ''Before I Fall'' (2017) and '' The Sun Is Also a Star'' (2019) as well as the HBO documentary ''Nuclear Family'' and other film and television projects. Early life and education Ry Russo-Young – the name "Ry" not being short for anything else – is the younger daughter of same-sex parents Sandy Russo and Robin Young, independent real-estate brokers in Manhattan (Russo a retired lawyer, at one time housing law coordinator for New York City in Manhattan). Her elder sister, Cade, was born in 1980, conceived from another donor. When she was young, her sperm donor, Thomas Haus Steel, a lawyer known for civil rights cases and a gay man, and that of Cade sometimes vacationed with the family, "until those relationships ruptured"; in Russo and You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, romance, and melancholia, and is often inspired by personal experiences. He has received numerous accolades, including four Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, 20 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, 17 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born and raised in Toronto, Tesfaye began his career in 2009 by anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Two years later, he co-founded the XO record label and released the mixtapes ''House of Balloons'', '' Thursday'' and ''Echoes of Silence'', which gained recognition for his style of contemporary and alternative R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity. In 2012, he signed with Republic Records and rereleased the mixta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Me Up (Rihanna Song)
"Lift Me Up" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on October 28, 2022, by Westbury Road, Roc Nation, Def Jam, and Hollywood Records, as the lead single from the soundtrack album of the 2022 superhero film '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever''. The song marks Rihanna's first solo music output since her 2016 studio album, ''Anti''. An R&B ballad, "Lift Me Up" was written and produced by Ludwig Göransson, with additional writing from Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Nigerian singer Tems. The song polarized music critics; Rihanna's vocals received praise, while some labeled the song's lyrics and the production generic. Commercially, "Lift Me Up" reached number one in Belgium, Switzerland, and South Africa, number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, top five in Australia, the United Kingdom, France and Hungary, and the top ten in various other countries. American cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw directed the music video, which sees Rihanna on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, '' Music of the Sun'' (2005) and '' A Girl Like Me'' (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Rihanna's third album, '' Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a sex symbol in the music industry. The chart-topping single " Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. She continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres on her next studio albums, '' Rated R'' (2009), '' Loud'' (2010), '' Talk That Talk'' (2011), and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Herron
Kate Herron (born 1987/1988) is an English director, writer, and producer. She is known for her female-led comedies. She directed and executive produced the first season of the Disney+ series ''Loki''. Career Herron began her career writing and directing short films, such as ''Frank'' and ''Rest Stop''. She started her television career in 2017 working with Idris Elba on ''Five By Five'', a five-episode drama from ''The Idris Takeover'' for BBC Three. The same year, she was a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe under the Entertainment category. Two years later, she directed four episodes of the Netflix series ''Sex Education.'' She also directed one episode of '' Daybreak'', another Netflix series. In August 2019, it was announced she would be directing and executive producing the first season of the Disney+ series ''Loki''. Personal life Herron grew up in southeast London, near Thamesmead. She is bisexual. She attended the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Kurzel
Justin Dallas Kurzel (; born 1974) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Early life Kurzel was born 1974 in Gawler, South Australia to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland and his mother from Malta. His younger brother, Jed Kurzel, is a blues rock musician who has scored most of Justin's films. Career In 1999 he was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. His film debut was the Australian short film ''Blue Tongue'' (2004). His feature film debut was ''Snowtown'' (2011), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Direction. Though controversial for its violence, the film was generally praised and holds an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with the critic consensus: "It's a bleak and brutal endurance test, but for viewers with the strength and patience to make it to the end, Snowtown will prove an uncommonly powerful viewing experience." His 2015 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed (film)
''Assassin's Creed'' is a 2016 dystopian science fiction action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), as well as Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood—a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins—active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Abst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Cianfrance
Derek M. Cianfrance (; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films '' Blue Valentine,'' ''The Place Beyond the Pines and The Light Between Oceans'' as well as the HBO miniseries ''I Know This Much Is True''. For his contributions to the story of ''Sound of Metal'', he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder and Abraham Marder. Early life and education Cianfrance grew up in Lakewood, Colorado, and graduated Green Mountain High School, and then attended the University of Colorado Boulder, studying film production under avant-garde filmmakers Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon. Career At 23, he wrote, directed, and edited his first feature film, ''Brother Tied'', which premiered and was awarded at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg and was well received at festivals including Sundance. His second fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light Between Oceans (film)
''The Light Between Oceans'' is a 2016 romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, India and Canada, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson. The film tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue and adopt an infant girl adrift at sea. Years later, the couple discover the child's true parentage and are faced with the moral dilemma of their actions. ''The Light Between Oceans'' had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2016, where it competed for the Golden Lion. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in North America on September 2, 2016, being the last DreamWorks Pictures film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 2011 output deal. The film was released in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It also won at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, for Best First Film. He has since co-written and directed films such as the ''Rocky'' series spinoff, ''Creed'' (2015), and the Marvel film ''Black Panther'' (2018), the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by an African American director. Coogler also co-wrote and directed its sequel '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). Coogler's films have received widespread acclaim and commercial success. His work has been hailed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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