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Bud S. Smith
Bud S. Smith is an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for ''Flashdance'' and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. He is a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for ''Flashdance'' (1983) and ''The Exorcist'' (1973). He is married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith. Filmography Awards and nominations Academy Awards * 1974 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: ''The Exorcist'' - with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay (nominated) * 1984 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: ''Flashdance'' - with Walt Mulconery (nominated) American Cinema Editors Awards * 1984: American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic: ''Flashdance'' - with Walt Mulconery (nominated) * 2008: American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (won) British Academy of Film and Television Awards * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. As well, the University of Oklaho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sticks And Bones (film)
''Sticks and Bones'' is a television film adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same title by David Rabe. The black comedy focuses on David, a blind Vietnam War veteran who finds himself unable to come to terms with his actions on the battlefield and alienated from his family because they neither can accept his disability nor understand his wartime experience. Rabe explores the conflicted feelings of many civilians during the era by parodying the ideal American family as it was portrayed on the television sitcom ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Beneath the perfect facade of the playwright's fictional Nelson family are layers of prejudice, bigotry, and self-hatred that are peeled away slowly as they interact with their physically and emotionally damaged son and brother. ''Sticks and Bones'' was the second play in Rabe's Vietnam trilogy, following ''The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel'' and preceding '' Streamers''. A veteran himself, he wrote it while a graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Mulconery
Walt Mulconery (February 17, 1932 – December 6, 2001) was an American film editor who was most known for his work on films such as ''The Karate Kid'', ''Flashdance'' and the English version of ''The Adventures of Milo and Otis''. He was nominated in the category of Best Film Editing at the 56th Academy Awards along with Bud S. Smith for their work on the film ''Flashdance ''Flashdance'' is a 1983 American romantic drama dance film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals as a passionate young dancer who aspires to become a professional ballerina (Alex), alongside Michael Nouri playing her boyfriend an ...''. He also won the BAFTA award for his work on ''Flashdance''. References External links * 1932 births 2001 deaths American film editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners People from Burbank, California {{US-film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Best (film)
''Personal Best'' is a 1982 American drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Towne. It stars Mariel Hemingway and real-life track star Patrice Donnelly, along with Scott Glenn as the coach. The film is about the lesbian relationship between two track-and-field teammates whose relationship might interfere with their performance. The film was shot in California and Oregon. Several issues arose during production, including a strike by the Screen Actors Guild, a $110 million lawsuit, and the fact that the film was shot in two states. The film received positive reviews after its release. Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert placed ''Personal Best'' on their lists of the ten best films of 1982. It garnered a 73% approval rating at review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its popularity with film critics, the film did not succeed at the box office. Synopsis Chris Cahill and Tory Skinner are shown as young women who compete in track-and-field. Chris is upset about her difficu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat People (1982 Film)
''Cat People'' is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O'Toole. It is a remake of the 1942 RKO Radio Pictures film of the same name. Giorgio Moroder composed the film's score (the second Schrader film to be scored by Moroder, after '' American Gigolo''), including the theme song, which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie. Wilbur Stark and Jerry Bruckheimer served as executive producers. Plot A prologue set in an undisclosed, primitive human settlement shows a sacrificial maiden being tied to a tree. A black panther approaches and rests its paws on her, and the scene fades to black. Another girl with feline features approaches a similar big cat in a cave, without incurring its attack. A close-up of her face segues to that of similarly featured Irena Gallier, who travels to present-day New Orleans from Canada to reconnect with her brother Paul. Irena was raised in fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoot Suit (film)
''Zoot Suit'' is a 1981 drama musical film of the Broadway play '' Zoot Suit''. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos — both reprising their roles from the stage production — and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In ''Zoot Suit'', Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial — when a group of young Mexican-Americans were charged with murder — resulting in the racially fueled Zoot Suit Riots throughout Los Angeles. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Hank Leyvas) is a pachuco gangste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Cambas
Jacqueline C. Cambas (born in New York City) is an American film editor. Life Jacqueline Cambas was born in New York City.Luis Reyes, Peter Rubie: ''Hispanics in Hollywood: A Celebration of 100 Years in Film and Television''. Lone Eagle Publishing, 2000, , p. 433. From 1972 until 1976 she studied education and psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Cambas was working as a teacher before she started to work in the film industry. Since the mid 1970s Cambas was active as a film editor. In the beginning she was assistant editor for Tom Rolf, with whom she worked on films such as ''Hardcore'', '' The Great Outdoors'' or '' Black Rain''. Soon she started to work on her own. Since ''Racing with the Moon'' (1984) she often worked with director Richard Benjamin on films such as ''City Heat'', ''The Money Pit'', ''Little Nikita'', ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'', ''Downtown'', ''Mermaids'', '' Made in America'', '' Milk Money'', ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', ''The Shrink Is In'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling In Love Again (1980 Film)
''Falling in Love Again'' is a 1980 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Paul and starring Elliott Gould and Susannah York. The film also features Michelle Pfeiffer in an early role playing a younger version of Susannah York's character. Plot Harry Lewis grew up in the Bronx, New York with grand ambitions. He married the most beautiful girl in school, Sue, and planned to become an architect. Years later, Harry and Sue, unhappy now and nostalgic for their past, are living in Los Angeles and running a garment business. An invitation to their high school reunion persuades them to return to their roots, and their lives together are recalled in flashback on the cross-country drive to New York. Cast * Elliott Gould - Harry Lewis * Susannah York - Sue Lewis * Kaye Ballard - Mrs. Lewis * Stuart Paul - Pompadour (Young Harry) * Michelle Pfeiffer - Sue Wellington * Twink Caplan - Melinda * John Diehl - Pompadour's friend * James Dunaway - Man on street * Robert Hackm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruising (film)
''Cruising'' is a 1980 American crime thriller film written and directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by ''New York Times'' reporter Gerald Walker about a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly those men associated with the leather scene in the late 1970s. The title is a double entendre, because "cruising" can describe both police officers on patrol and men who are cruising for sex. Poorly received by critics upon release, ''Cruising'' performed moderately at the box office. The shooting and promotion were dogged by gay rights protesters, who believed that the film stigmatized them. The film is also notable for its open-ended finale, which was criticized by Robin Wood and Bill Krohn as further complicating what they felt were the director's incoherent changes to the rough cut and synopsis, as well as other production issues. Plot In New York City amidst a hot summer, body pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Death In Canaan
''A Death in Canaan'' is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Stefanie Powers, Paul Clemens, and Brian Dennehy.BFI | Film & TV Database | A DEATH IN CANAAN (1978) Its plot concerns the true-life story of a teenager who is put on trial for the murder of his mother in a small town. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, 1978. The film is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Joan Barthel. The film first aired on the ''Wednesday Night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brink's Job
''The Brink's Job'' is a 1978 American crime comedy drama film directed by William Friedkin and starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, and Paul Sorvino. It is based on the Brink's robbery of 1950 in Boston, and the book about it, ''Big Stick-Up at Brinks'' by Noel Behn, where about 2.7 million dollars in cash, checks, and government securities was stolen. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction ( Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, Bruce Kay and George R. Nelson). The film basically uses true facts (and participant names) from the case, although several actual details are omitted or elided together in order to tell a compact story within the film's running time. Plot Small-time Boston crook Tony Pino tries to make a name for himself. He and his five associates pull off a robbery whenever they can. Tony stumbles across the fact that the Brink's security procedures are incredibly lax. He and his gang easily rob over $100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Unit
Second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming stage of production to be completed faster. Function The functions of the second unit vary, but typically the first unit films the key face-to-face drama between the principal actors. Two frequent ways a second unit is used are: * Action sequences: Action sequences are often filmed in discrete locations, using stunt performers, rather than the principal cast, and requiring significantly different filming arrangements than for ordinary scenes. Therefore, they are an opportunity for second unit shooting. * "Pick-ups": After the main unit has finished on a set or location, there may be shots that require some or all of this setting as background but that do not require the principal actors. These shots may include things such as close-ups, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
