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James White (film)
''James White'' is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Josh Mond. The film stars Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh and David Call. James, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges. ''James White'' premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where it won the ''NEXT'' Audience Award. The film received a limited release on November 13, 2015, by The Film Arcade. Plot James White is a 20-something unemployed man who lives with his divorced, terminally ill mother, Gail, in New York. He attends his father's funeral and meets his dad's new wife Karen at the service. His friend Nick, who works at a resort in Mexico, is in attendance. His father's friend, Ben, who works for a magazine, offers James his condolences and says maybe he could find him a job. Jim considers himself a writer. James tells his mom he really needs to get away and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Mond
Josh Mond (born c. 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for producing the feature films ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' (2011) and ''Simon Killer'' (2012), and for writing and directing '' James White'' (2015). Career In 2003, Mond and his longtime friends and fellow Tisch School of the Arts alums Antonio Campos and Sean Durkin formed the production company, ''Borderline Films''. The trio of filmmakers rotate the roles of writer, director and producer and help each other during the making of their films. Borderline's first feature film drama ''Afterschool'' (2008), starring Ezra Miller. It was written and directed by Campos and produced by Durkin and Mond. The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the program Un Certain Regard. ''AFTERSCHOOL'' was released theatrically by IFC Films and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and Breakthrough Director for Campos by the Gotham Awards. In 2009 production b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Cohen (actor)
Scott Cohen is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Wolf in the 2000 NBC miniseries ''The 10th Kingdom'', his performance as detective Steve Thomas in ''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town'', his recurring role as Lorelai Gilmore's love interest Max Medina on the WB series ''Gilmore Girls'', and his role as Josh in the indie romantic flick ''Kissing Jessica Stein''. Life and career In 1990, Cohen was offered a breakthrough role in Adrian Lyne's ''Jacob's Ladder''. In the video game ''Ripper'', he portrays protagonist Jake Quinlan. He appeared in the movie ''Gia'' with Angelina Jolie, as a parole officer in the Showtime original series '' Street Time'' with Rob Morrow, had a recurring role as Det. Harry Denby in the seventh season of ''NYPD Blue'', and was featured in the 2005 NBC series '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' as Det. Chris Ravell. In 2000 Cohen had a co-starring role as Wolf in the hit miniseries ''The 10th Kingdom'', where he played a mythical character fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collider (website)
''Collider'' is an entertainment website and digital video production company, with a focus on the film industry, television series, and video games. ''Collider'' focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along with original features. The website primarily covers film and television news, with complementary film and television reviews and editorials. , ''Collider'' YouTube channel had 627,000 subscribers and over 550,000,000 cumulative views. Former extensions of the channel include ''Movie Talk'', ''Movie Trivia Schmoedown'', ''Heroes'', ''Jedi Council'', ''Behind the Scenes & Bloopers'', and ''Collider News''. The channel had also branched out and produced content for other outlets, such as ''Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns'' for go90. Extensions of the main YouTube channel include ''Collider'' Podcasts (including a period named under ''Collider'' Live), ''Collider'' Interviews (formerly ''Collider'' Quick), ''Collider'' Games (later renamed Revog and presumab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received $6.6 billion in pledges from 21 million backers to fund 222,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects. People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work. History Kickstarter launched on April 28, 2009, by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler. ''The New York Times'' called Kickstarter "the people's NEA". ''Time'' named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" and "Best Websites of 2011". Kickstarter repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheWrap
''TheWrap'' is an American online news website covering the business of entertainment and media via digital, print and live events. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman Sharon I. Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for '' The Washington Post'' and '' The New York Times'', and founded the Hollywood and media business news site ''TheWrap'' in early 2009. ... in 2009. Awards ''TheWrap'' has won awards for its journalism, including best website in 2018 for a news organization exclusive to the internet at the L.A. Press Club's SoCal Journalism Awards and best entertainment website in 2018 at the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism (NAEJ) awards. In 2016, the L.A. Press Club's NAEJ gave the site its top prizes for feature photography and Sharon Waxman's WaxWord blog, as well as second place for Best Entertainment Website and Entertainment Publication. The site was named the best online news site in both 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IndieWire
IndieWire (sometimes stylized as indieWIRE or Indiewire) is a film industry and review website that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, although its coverage has grown to "to include all aspects of Hollywood and the expanding universes of TV and streaming." IndieWire is part of Penske Media. History The original IndieWire newsletter launched on July 15, 1996, billing itself as "the daily news service for independent film." Following in the footsteps of various web- and AOL-based editorial ventures, IndieWire was launched as a free daily email publication in the summer of 1996 by New York- and Los Angeles-based filmmakers and writers Eugene Hernandez, Mark Rabinowitz, Cheri Barner, Roberto A. Quezada, and Mark L. Feinsod. Initially distributed to a few hundred subscribers, the readership grew rapidly, passing 6,000 in late 1997. In January 1997, IndieWire made its first appearance at the Sundance Film Festival to begin their coverage o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Webber (actor)
Mark Allen Webber (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director known for his roles in the films '' Snow Day'', ''Weapons'', ''The Laramie Project'', and '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''. Early life Webber was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he spent the first nine years of his life. His mother, Cheri Lynn Honkala, is a noted advocate for the homeless in Philadelphia, and was the vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party in the 2012 presidential election. In 1989, he and his single mother moved to Philadelphia, where they spent time homeless, living in cars and abandoned buildings, and struggling to survive during the harsh winters. Career Webber began his acting career in 1998. He favors "offbeat independent productions and challenging roles that involve intense characterization." In March 2019, Webber was cast as Grey McConnell in the ABC crime drama series '' Stumptown'' which was written by Jason Richman. After the series was ordered, Web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Located near the southern tip of New York State, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. Over 58 million people live within 250 miles of Manhattan, which serves as New York City’s economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and the city’s historical birthplace. Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, is considered a safe haven for global real estate investors, and hosts the United Nations headquarters. New York City is the headquarters of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex Networks
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc (Ecko) Milecofsky. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 4.55 million subscribers and 1.3 billion total views on YouTube. As of 2019, the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. Complex Networks CEO Rich Antoniello was named among the Silicon Alley 100. In 2012, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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