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Danford B. Greene
Danford B. "Danny" Greene (June 26, 1928 – August 13, 2015) was an American film and television editor with about twenty five feature film credits. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for '' MASH'' (1970-directed by Robert Altman) and, with John C. Howard, for '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974-directed by Mel Brooks). Greene graduated from the University of Southern California in 1952. After assisting at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, he became the head of sound editing at Universal Studios, where he worked on '' Psycho'' (1960). In the 1960s Greene worked mostly as an editor for episodes of television series such as '' Thriller'' and ''Judd, for the Defense''. He broke into feature films with ''That Cold Day in the Park'' (1969), which was directed by Robert Altman. The following year he edited '' MASH'' (1970) with Altman, which was an anti-war comedy that became a phenomenal success while the U.S. was still fighting the Vietnam War. The film was the third highest-gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for Cattle drives in the United States, cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".Miner, Prof. Craig (Wichita State Univ. Dept. of History), ''Wichita: The Magic City'', Wichita Historical Museum Association, Wichita, KS, 1988Howell, Angela and Peg Vines, ''The Insider's Guide to Wichita'', Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing, Wichita, KS, 1995 Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M*A*S*H (TV Series)
''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 feature film ''M*A*S*H'', which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors''. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53). The ensemble cast originally featured Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers as surgeons Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper" John McIntyre, the protagonists of the show, joined by Larry Linville as surgeon Frank Burns, Loretta Swit as head nurse Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, McLean Stevenson as company commander Henry Blake, Gary Burghoff as company clerk Walter "Radar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Award For Best Editing
This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, which is presented to film editors, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1968. The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nominated films in each category; only the principal editor(s) for each film are named, which excludes additional editors, supervising editors, etc.The nominees in each award category are determined by two rounds of voting. In the first round, each member is given a list of all eligible films, and votes for twelve films in each category of the awards. Up to fifteen films that received the largest number of votes in each category are on the second round ballot. The five films in each category receiving the largest number of second round votes become the nominees. The actual winner of Best Editing is selected by "Chapter Voting"; only Academy members who are identified as members of the Editing Chapter vote on the winner. Winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Man's World (TV Series)
''It's a Man's World'' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on NBC from September 17, 1962, to January 28, 1963.Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 415–416 Plot Cast *Glenn Corbett as Wes Macauley * Michael Burns as Howie Macauley *Ted Bessell as Tom-Tom DeWitt * Randy Boone as Vern Hodges Episodes Aftermath After the show was cancelled as of mid-January 1963, Corbett found work almost immediately on the already-airing show '' Route 66''. ''Route 66'' was thematically similar to ''It's A Man's World'', exploring many of the same issues of American life, particularly the issues of restlessness and idealism. Corbett began his co-starring role as Lincoln Case on ''Route 66'' in March, 1963. In 1977, ABC revisited the premise of ''Its a Mans World'' with ''The San Pedro Beach Bums'', a 60-minute situation comedy about five young men living together on a houseboat in San Pedro, California Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal letters "ACE". The organization's "Eddie Awards" are routinely covered in trade magazines such as ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and ''Variety''. The society is not an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. (specifically the Motion Picture Editors Guild or MPEG), to which an editor might also belong. The current President of ACE is Kevin Tent, who was elected in 2020. Membership Eligibility for active membership may be obtained by the following prerequisites: * Nomination or win of ACE Eddie award and/or * Desire to be a member * Sponsorship by at least two active members * Minimum of 72 months' (6 years) editing experience on Features and/or Television * Interview by the Membership Committee * Approval by the Board of Directors * Acceptanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Beauty (film)
''To Beauty'' is an oil-and-collage-on-canvas painting executed in 1922 by German painter Otto Dix. It is signed and dated at the lower right. It is held at the Von der Heydt Museum, in Wuppertal.Sabine Rewald, Ian Buruma, Matthias Eberle, ''Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s'', New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, exhibition catalogue, 2006, pp. 48–50 History and description This painting is part of the work that Dix created inspired by the reality of the Weimar Republic, in the period after World War I. In this case, Dix presents a scene that takes place in a nightclub, with two Ionic columns, where he appears himself at the center foreground, and where are visible several people, presumably costumers and those who worked there, including, at the right, an African-American drummer for a jazz band.Alberto Ausoni, ''Music in Art'', Milan, Mondadori Electa, 2005, p. 367 Dix presents himself dressed as a businessman, in a dapper suit of the latest fashion, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Film School
The Los Angeles Film School (informally LA Film School) is a for-profit college in Los Angeles, California offering associate and bachelor's degrees in majors relating to the entertainment industry. The school encompasses the Los Angeles Recording School and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. History The Los Angeles Film School was founded in 1999. The school was conceived and founded by married investors Paul Kessler, a financier, and Diana Derycz-Kessler, a Harvard University, Harvard-trained lawyer and entrepreneur, together with Thom Mount, and venture capitalist Bud MaLette. In 1998, the founders developed the idea for the school and made an initial investment of $2 million. The first classes began in September 1999, and the school's first students graduated in July 2000. The founding faculty included Tom Schatz, professor of film, William A. Fraker and Janusz Kamiński te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Mutrux
Floyd Mutrux (born June 21, 1941) is an American stage director, stage and film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter. Career He began his work in Hollywood as an uncredited writer for ''Two-Lane Blacktop'' (1971). His career continued with ''The Christian Licorice Store'' (1971; writer/producer), ''Dusty and Sweets McGee'' (1971; writer, producer and director) and ''Freebie and the Bean'' (1974; story and executive producer). He wrote and directed ''Aloha, Bobby and Rose'' (1975) and ''The Hollywood Knights'' (1980). Mutrux also directed ''American Hot Wax'' (1978). His later work includes ''Dick Tracy (1990 film), Dick Tracy'' (1990; executive producer), ''American Me'' (1992; writer/executive producer), ''Blood In Blood Out'' (1993; screenplay), ''There Goes My Baby (film), There Goes My Baby'' (1994; writer/director) and ''Mulholland Falls'' (1996; story). Mutrux co-wrote the musical theater productions ''Million Dollar Quartet (musical), Million Dollar Quartet'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Goes My Baby (film)
''There Goes My Baby'' (also released as ''The Last Days of Paradise'') is a 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux and starring Dermot Mulroney, Rick Schroder, Noah Wyle, Lucy Deakins, and Kelli Williams. Told from the point of view of the class valedictorian, Mary Beth, the story follows a group of high school seniors during the 1965 Watts riots. The film was finished and originally intended for a theatrical run in 1991, however, it did not receive its release until September 2, 1994. Plot In 1961 the freshman class of Westwood High School in Los Angeles is profiled in ''Look'' magazine. In the article they are called the future of the country. Now it's four years later, and that class is experiencing their last day of school. That night, they all meet at the local teenage hangout, "Pop's Paradise Café". Pops is scheduled for demolition in two days, to make way for a mall. Over the course of the night, we learn of the hopes, dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky II
''Rocky II'' is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Rocky'' (1976) and is the second installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), struggling to adjust to family life, finds himself in a rematch fiercely demanded by Apollo Creed (Weathers). Development of ''Rocky II'' began in 1977, after Stallone completed the screenplay. United Artists were reluctant to allow Stallone to direct after John G. Avildsen, the director of the first film, was unable to return. Stallone was eventually hired after disallowing the film to be made without him as director, and the returns of the rest of the cast was secured soon thereafter. Principal photography commenced in 1978, with filming held primarily on location in Philadelphia, during which, Stallone sustained several injuries. ''Rocky II'' was theatrically release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hot Wax
''American Hot Wax'' is a 1978 biographical film directed by Floyd Mutrux with a screenplay by John Kaye from a story by John Kaye and Art Linson. The film tells the story of pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed, who in the 1950s helped introduce and popularize rock and roll, and is often credited with coining the term "rock 'n' roll". The film starred Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Jeff Altman, and Moosie Drier. It also featured musical performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Ford, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Brooklyn Dreams as "Professor La Plano and The Planotones". The film was not a box-office success. A&M Records released a two-record soundtrack album featuring the film's live Brooklyn Paramount performances on record one (in stereo) and the film's soundtrack (the original monophonic hit recordings) on record two. The LP reached number 31 on the ''Billboard'' charts. Producer Art Linson discusses the movie's production and failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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