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Jay Rabinowitz (film Editor)
Jay Rabinowitz is an American film editor and commercial editor. He is certified by the American Cinema Editors. Rabinowitz studied at New York University, where he graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the undergraduate Cinema Studies program. During the program he learned of a film in pre-production that needed an intern, which turned out to be Jim Jarmusch's '' Down by Law'' (1986). He is credited as the assistant editor for several films in the next years, including Jarmusch's ''Mystery Train'' (1989-edited by Melody London). Starting with ''Night on Earth'' (1991), Rabinowitz has been the editor for seven of Jarmusch's films: ''Dead Man'' (1995), '' Year of the Horse'' (1997), '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' (1999), '' Coffee and Cigarettes'' (2003), '' Broken Flowers'' (2005), and '' The Limits of Control'' (2009). Rabinowitz was nominated for an "Eddie" award of the American Cinema Editors for ''Year of the Horse'' (Best Edited Documentary Fi ... [...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] |
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ''The Muppet Show'', and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ''Sesame Street''. He also puppeteered and/or provided the voice for Yoda in the ''Star Wars'' series. His work as a director includes '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982), ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' (1984), ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), and an episode of the US television series '' Leverage'' (2011). Early life Oz was born on May 25, 1944, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England; the son of Frances (née Ghevaert; 1910–1989) and Isadore Oznowicz (1916–1998), both of whom were puppeteers. Some of their puppets survived the war and were presented at the Contemporary Jewish M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Pigs Fly (film)
''When Pigs Fly'' is a 1993 German-American-Dutch comedy film directed by Sara Driver and starring Alfred Molina. Plot Cast *Alfred Molina as Marty *Marianne Faithfull as Lilly *Maggie O'Neill as Sheila *Seymour Cassel as Frank *Rachael Bella as Ruthie *Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 t ... as Kathleen References External links * * {{Sara Driver American comedy films Dutch comedy films German comedy films English-language Dutch films English-language German films Films directed by Sara Driver 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bad Love
''Big Bad Love'' is a 2001 film directed by Arliss Howard, who co-wrote the script with his brother, James Howard, based on a collection of short stories of the same name by Larry Brown.FILM REVIEW; A Writer Holds It All In, At Least From His Family '''', By A. O. Scott (February 22, 2002), "", accessed 01-29-2009 |
The Fountain
''The Fountain'' is a 2006 American epic romantic drama film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Blending elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction, the film consists of three storylines involving immortality and the resulting loves lost, and one man's pursuit of avoiding this fate in this life or beyond it. Jackman and Weisz play sets of characters bonded by love across time and space: a conquistador and his ill-fated queen, a modern-day scientist and his cancer-stricken wife, and a traveler immersed in a universal journey alongside aspects of his lost love. The storylines—interwoven with use of match cuts and recurring visual motifs—reflect the themes and interplay of love and mortality. Aronofsky originally planned to direct ''The Fountain'' on a $70 million budget with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the lead roles, but Pitt's withdrawal and cost overruns led Warner Bros. to shut down his producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Picture Editors Guild
The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG; IATSE Local 700) is the guild that represents freelance and staff motion picture film and television editors and other post-production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States. The Motion Picture Editors Guild (Union Local 700) is a part of the 500 affiliated local unions of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), a national labor organization with 104,000-plus members. There are more than 6,000 members of the Editors Guild. Function The MPEG negotiates collective bargaining agreements (union contracts) with producers and major motion picture movie studios and enforces existing agreements with employers involved in post-production. The MPEG provides assistance for securing better working conditions, including but salary, medical benefits, safety (particularly "turnaround time") and artistic (assignment of credit) concerns. History On April 12, 1937, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Online Film Critics Society Award For Best Editing
The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best editing of the year. These awards are noted in the established print media such as ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...''. Winners This list of the annual winners is extracted from the annual lists of nominees and winners posted by the Online Film Critics Society. The nominees and awards are also posted at the Internet Movie Database. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Online Film Critics Society Award For Best Editing * Film editing awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem For A Dream
''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Hubert Selby Jr., with whom Aronofsky wrote the screenplay. The film depicts four characters affected by drug addiction and how it alters their physical and emotional states. Their addictions cause them to become imprisoned in a world of delusion and desperation. As the film progresses, each character deteriorates, and their reality is overtaken by delusion, resulting in a catastrophe. Selby's novel was optioned by Aronofsky and producer Eric Watson. Selby had always intended to adapt the novel into a film, as he had written a script years prior to Aronofsky approaching him. Aronofsky was enthusiastic about the story and developed the script with Selby, despite initial struggles to obtain funding for the film's production. He and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are noted for their surrealistic, melodramatic, and sometimes disturbing elements, often in the form of psychological fiction. Aronofsky attended Harvard University, where he studied film and social anthropology, and then the American Film Institute where he studied directing. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, ''Supermarket Sweep'', which became a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature debut, the surrealist psychological thriller '' Pi'' (1998), was produced for $60,000 and grossed over $3 million; It won Aronofsky the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky's follow-up, the psychological drama ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000), was based on the novel of the same name by Hubert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Mile (film)
''8 Mile'' is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver and directed by Curtis Hanson. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Anthony Mackie, and Kim Basinger. The film, which contains autobiographical elements from Eminem's life, follows white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. aka B-Rabbit (Eminem) and his attempt to launch a career in Hip hop music, hip hop, a music genre dominated by African-Americans. The title is derived from M-102 (Michigan highway), 8 Mile Road, the highway between the predominantly African-American city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north that Eminem originally lived in. ''8 Mile'' was a critical and box office success. It opened at in the US with $51.3 million grossed in its opening weekend and an eventual total of $242.9 million worldwide. The album's accompanying 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, soundtrack was also a commercial success, being certifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His directing work included the psychological thriller ''The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (film), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992), the neo-noir crime film ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'' (1997), the comedy ''Wonder Boys (film), Wonder Boys'' (2000), the hip-hop biopic ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'' (2002), the romantic comedy-drama ''In Her Shoes (film), In Her Shoes'' (2005), and the made-for-television docudrama ''Too Big to Fail (film), Too Big to Fail'' (2011). For his work of ''L.A. Confidential,'' Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998, for co-writing with Brian Helgeland, along with additional nominations for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and for winning the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, and became one of the five directors (alongside Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapons (film)
''Weapons'' (stylized as ''WEAPONS'') is a 2007 American teenage crime drama film directed and written by Adam Bhala Lough and starring Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber (actor), Mark Webber, Riley Smith, and Brandon Mychal Smith. The film premiered in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was released straight-to-DVD by Lionsgate in 2009. Plot The film starts off in a violent crime committed against Reggie (Nick Cannon, Cannon), who ends up having his head blown off while eating a burger in a fast-food restaurant. After his death, the film unveils why Reggie died in the beginning of the film—and ultimately, who killed him. Acts Welcome Home The return of Sean (Mark Webber (actor), Webber) and his sequential, radical lifestyle—joined by Jason (Riley Smith) and Chris (Paul Dano, Dano). Bulletproof The previous day, Reggie and his sister Sabrina argue over the bruises on her face. She reveals to him that Jason gave her the scars during a rape, forcing Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
