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David Reynolds (screenwriter)
David Reynolds is an American screenwriter for television and film. His credits include the Disney animated films ''The Emperor's New Groove'' and ''Finding Nemo''. Biography In the early 1990s, he became a television writer. He made his writing debut on the late-night television series, ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien.'' Afterwards, he started to trend into film with his theatrical debut as additional story material on ''Mulan''. After the success of ''Mulan'', Disney gave Reynolds a 'six-year contract' deal to work for both Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar Animation Studios. Some later works with the "Mouse-House" included additional writing on the story for ''A Bug's Life'', writer of the host segments on ''Fantasia 2000'', and got his official writing debut with ''The Emperor's New Groove.'' He went on to write with other writers on films like on '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' with Tab Murphy, ''The Jungle Book 2'' with Karl Geurs and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency (also known as simply Gersh) is a talent and literary agency established in 1949 by Phil Gersh, based in Beverly Hills, California and New York City. The Gersh Agency is the fourth largest talent agency in the United States. History Gersh was founded in Beverly Hills in 1949 by Phil Gersh. He was considered one of the last links between Hollywood's Golden Age and today's corporate-owned movie business, and his clients included Humphrey Bogart, David Niven, William Holden, June Allyson, Richard Burton, Lee J. Cobb, Fredric March, Gloria Grahame, James Mason, Karl Malden, and Robert Wise. In 1965, Phil Gersh was able to pay for the agency's Beverly Hills office from the proceeds of having Robert Wise direct ''The Sound of Music''. Phil Gersh gradually handed over responsibility to his two sons but continued to play a role in the company's management until 10 weeks before his death in 2004. Richard Arlook was working at the agency from 1990 until 2008. In 2010, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pratt
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) and had supporting roles in the films '' Wanted'' (2008), ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009), '' Moneyball'' (2011), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), and ''Her'' (2013). Pratt established himself as a Hollywood leading man by starring in two lucrative film series. He played Star-Lord in superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). He has also starred as Owen Grady in the action adventure film '' Jurassic World'' (2015), and its sequels '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018) and '' Jurassic World Dominion'' (2022). Pratt's other starring roles were in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield
''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human owner Jon Arbuckle, and Odie the dog. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, ''Garfield'' takes place in Jim Davis' hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television special ''Happy Birthday, Garfield''. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, love of coffee and lasagna, disdain of Mondays, and diets. Garfield is also shown to manipulate people to get whatever he wants. The strip's focus is mostly on the interactions among Garfield, Jon, and Odie, but other recurring characters appear as well. Originally created with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers’ creative contributions to film. Initially, AFF was called the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and functioned to launch the careers of screenwriters, who historically have been underrepresented within the film industry. AFF is known for its annual October Austin Film Festival & Conference. The Conference was the first event of its kind, bringing professional and amateur screenwriters together to celebrate the role of screenplays in filmmaking and host conversations focusing on craft and on particular films and television series. In addition, the Screenplay Competition receives more entries than any other competition in the world. Several competition finalists and semi-finalists have made sales or found managers and agents at the conference. The festival went virtual in 2020. Film Festival Overview Each October, Austin Film Festival & Conference presents a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Dindal
Mark Louis Dindal (born May 1960) is an American film director, effects animator, screenwriter, character designer, storyboard artist and voice actor, who is famous for having directed popular films like ''Cats Don't Dance'' (1997), ''The Emperor's New Groove'' (2000), and ''Chicken Little'' (2005). He worked in many Disney projects as an effects animator, and also led the special effects for several films, such as ''The Little Mermaid (1989 film), The Little Mermaid'' (1989) and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' (1990). Early life Dindal was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1960. Growing up, Dindal was influenced by Disney films and Warner Bros. Saturday cartoons. One of his earliest influence was Disney's ''The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), The Sword in the Stone'', which he remembers his grandmother taking him to see when he was three years old. It also helped that his dad took art as a hobby and taught Dindal to draw while growing up in Syracuse, New York. During his teen years, Dind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
