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Contact (1992 Film)
''Contact'' is a 1992 short film directed by Jonathan Darby. Summary Two soldiers (one Arab, the other American) confront during wartime in the desert hoping to kill each other, but they must survive by cooperating while laying down their arms. Cast * Elias Koteas as Mohannan * Brad Pitt as Cox * J.T. Walsh as Radio Lieutenant Crew * Marcy Froehlich Costume Design * Sabrina Italia Wardrobe Production Assistant Accolades It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ... in 1993. References External links * AllMovie {{DEFAULTSORT:Contact 1992 films 1992 short films Gulf War films American short films 1990s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Degus
Bob Degus is an United States, American film Film director, director and Film producer, producer. He is best known for producing such films as ''Pleasantville (film), Pleasantville'' and ''A Man Apart''. His directorial debut was with the film ''9/Tenths'' in 2006. Early life Bob Degus grew up in Rochester, New York. His family has worked for Eastman Kodak. Career Degus has worked as a writer, director, cinematographer, editor, post-production supervisor, and Oxberry-animation cameraman. He was the production executive on F. Gary Gray's feature-directorial debut film, ''Friday (1995 film), Friday'' and worked with Gray again on ''Set It Off (film), Set It Off'' and ''A Man Apart''. Degus produced Gary Ross' feature debut film ''Pleasantville'', alongside Steven Soderbergh and John Kilik. This film was triple Academy Awards, Academy Award nominated. In the summer of 2005, Degus produced the low-budget independent feature ''Graduation (2007 film), Graduation'' alongside Jane Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Sue Memel
Jana Sue Memel (born 7 March 1955, Los Angeles) is an American Academy Award-winning film producer, film director and writer, best known for her films '' Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' (1987) and '' Lieberman in Love'' (1995) that won Oscars in 1988 and 1996 respectively both in the category “Live Action Short Film”. She has produced over 25 movies and over 65 life-action shorts, some of which won Writers Guild and Director Guild Awards, Emmys, CableACE Awards and the Humanitas Prize. Currently she is communications consultant founder of “The Hollywood Way” and Executive Director of the Schools of Entertainment at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Life and career Jana Sue Memel was born on 7 March 1955 in Los Angeles. She graduated from USC Gould School of Law, but spent only six month in the practice of law, becoming a Hollywood agent. As an agent she specialized in representing first-time writers and directors, but then she moved into the ranks of in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Koteas
Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film '' Ararat'' (2002). He appeared in such films as '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' (1987), ''The Adjuster'' (1991), ''Exotica'' (1994), ''The Prophecy'' (1995), ''Crash'' (1996), ''Living Out Loud'' (1998), ''Fallen'' (1998), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), ''Harrison's Flowers'' (2002), ''Collateral Damage'' (2002), ''Shooter'' (2007), ''Zodiac'' (2007), '' Skinwalkers'' (2007), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), and ''Shutter Island'' (2010). He also portrayed Casey Jones in two of the original ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' films. Early life Koteas was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father who worked as a mechanic for the Canadian National Railways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. As a public figure, Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the American entertainment industry. Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the Ridley Scott road film ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991). His first leading roles in big-budget productions came with the drama films '' A River Runs Through It'' (1992) and '' Legends of the Fall'' (1994), and the horror film ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994). He gave critically acclaimed performances in David Fincher's crime thriller ''Seven'' (1995) and the science fiction film '' 12 Monkeys'' (1995). The latter earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Pitt found greater commercial success s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
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 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcy Froehlich
Marcy or Marcie may refer to: People Surname *Alfred Marcy (1900–1977), U.S. Army colonel *Elizabeth Eunice Marcy (1821–1911), American author, activist, and social reformer; wife of Oliver March *Florent Marcie, French documentary filmmaker, war reporter and journalist *Geoffrey Marcy (born 1954), American astronomer * Oliver Marcy (1820–1899), professor and administrator at Northwestern University; husband of Elizabeth Eunice Marcy * Pat Marcy (1913–1993), American mobster and politician *Randolph B. Marcy (1812–1887), U.S. Army officer and explorer *William L. Marcy (1786–1857), American lawyer, politician and judge *The Marcy Brothers, American country music trio Kevin, Kris and Kendal Marcy Given name *Marcie Blane (born 1944), American singer *Marcie Bolen (born 1977), American guitarist, a founding member of The Von Bondies * Marcy Conrad (1967–1981), American murder victim *Marcie Dodd (born 1978), American stage actress and singer *Marcie Free (born 1954), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
