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Julian Wass
Julian Wass (born November 10, 1981) is an American television writer, director, film composer, producer, and electronic musician from Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actors Janet Margolin and Ted Wass. Music for films Julian Wass first came to prominence with his score for Katie Aselton's '' The Freebie'', which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Subsequent scores include the ''Rudy''-influenced brass score for Mark and Jay Duplass' '' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'', the marimba inflected ''Hit and Run'', directed by Dax Shepard, and the "gauzy" analog synthesizer score for his wife Jenée LaMarque's feature debut ''The Pretty One''. Television writing and directing While working as the composer on the HBO series Room 104, Wass began to write and direct episodes of the series, the first being a musical episode co-written with Mark Duplass and starring Brian Tyree Henry. Production work Wass co-produced all three Fol Chen albums, and in 2011, collaborated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, and its Greater Los Angeles, sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Duplass
Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, including '' The Puffy Chair'' (2005), '' Baghead'' (2008), ''Cyrus'' (2010), ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), and ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012). Duplass played the role of Pete Eckhart in the FX television series '' The League'' (2009–2015). He was also one of the stars of '' Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012). Duplass co-wrote the horror film ''Creep'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel, and starred in both films. He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series '' Room 104'' (2017–2020). Duplass has also appeared in ''Humpday'' (2009), '' Greenberg'' (2010), '' The Mindy Project'' (2012–2014), '' Tammy'' (2014), '' The One I Love'' (2014), '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), '' Togetherness'' (2015–2016), '' Blue Jay'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone White
Simone White (born February 7, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter. Life and career Simone White appeared in the 1984 comedy-drama " The Wild Life" written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Art Linson. Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee composed the film's score. White moved to NYC from London in 2000 where she began to play music onstage. She recorded her first album with producer David Domanich and musician and friend Frank Bango. White released the album, ''The Sincere Recording Company Presents'', in 2003 on Bango's label The Sincere Recording Company. White's albums have included covers of songs originally recorded by Frank Bango, such as ''Roses Are Not Red'', ''Wrong About You'', ''Worm Was Wood'' and ''Bunny in a Bunnysuit''. '' I Am The Man'', her second album, was recorded with producer Mark Nevers, ( Lambchop/Calexico/Will Oldham/Silver Jews), in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006 she was signed to the UK label Honest Jons. ''I Am The Man'' was released by Honest Jons/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Samuel Goldman
Adam Samuel Goldman is a Los Angeles–based composer, music producer, and artist. He is best known as songwriter and producer for the art-pop band Fol Chen, which released three albums on Sufjan Stevens's Asthmatic Kitty label from 2009 to 2013 and was noted for its "instantly unique blend of dread and whimsy." He was songwriter and singer for chamber pop band Bedroom Walls and touring guitarist for Liars on their 2008 tour opening for Radiohead. Goldman has produced albums for Andrew Bird and Simone White, remixed songs by Junior Vasquez and David Bowie, and covered Prince for ''Spin'' magazine. He is composer for the CBS primetime drama '' The Code''. Film and television In 2019, Goldman began scoring the CBS military-legal drama '' The Code'', created by Craig Sweeny and Craig Turk. He scored the documentary film ''Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro'' for Showtime and co-wrote the score to Patrik-Ian Polk's feature film ''Noah's'' ''Arc: Jumping the Broom'', as well as pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fol Chen
Fol Chen is an American electronic band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2009.Staff (undated)"Fol Chen" Asthmatic Kitty Records. Retrieved February 18, 2013. The band is signed to Asthmatic Kitty Records and has released three full-length albums. ''Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made'' The band "maintained utmost secrecy from the start", working under aliases and disguising their faces during recorded shows, including KCRW radio's '' Morning Becomes Eclectic'' program and the 2009 South by Southwest festival. The cover art for their first album, '' Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made'', release in 2009, features silhouettes, and music videos replace band members with actors and animation, such as the video of the song "No Wedding Cake" where band members appear as animals. ''Part II: The New December'' In 2010, the band released ''Part II: The New December'', described by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as "screwball pastiche pop '' hat' sounds like an algebra pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his performances in '' Boardwalk Empire'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', and ''This Is Us''. Henry made his film breakthrough in 2018 with starring roles in Steve McQueen's heist film '' Widows'', Barry Jenkins' romantic drama film '' If Beale Street Could Talk'', and the animated superhero film '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. He's since appeared in '' Joker'' (2019), '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021), '' The Woman in the Window'' (2021), and ''Bullet Train'' (2022). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021). He has also appeared on stage, making his debut performance in the Shakespeare in the Park production of '' Romeo and Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room 104
''Room 104'' is an American television anthology series created by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass. The series debuted on July 28, 2017, on HBO. A twelve-episode second season aired between November 9 and December 15, 2018. On February 8, 2019, HBO revealed that a third season had been filmed and that the network were in talks for a fourth season renewal. The show's twelve-episode third season premiered on September 13, 2019. Filming for season 4 was completed by September 2019. In May 2020, HBO announced that the fourth season would be its last and it premiered on July 24, 2020, and concluded on October 9, 2020. Premise The series is set in a single room of an American roadside motel, exploring characters who pass through it in each episode. Each episode is a different genre from horror and thriller to comedy. Production The series received a 24-episode order and all the episodes were shot back-to-back as a cost-saving measure, and they were split into two 12-episode seasons. In a ... [...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 cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pretty One
''The Pretty One'' is a 2013 comedy drama film directed and written by Jenée LaMarque. The film stars Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, Sterling Beaumon and John Carroll Lynch. Plot Laurel and Audrey (Zoe Kazan) are identical twins. Although they look the same on the outside, their personalities are very different, with Audrey being popular, sophisticated and successful while Laurel is shy, childlike, awkward and still living at home with their widowed father (John Carroll Lynch) and his new fiancée, and helping him with his work of reproducing famous paintings. At their birthday party, Audrey persuades Laurel to come and live with her. In preparation for the move, Laurel gets a new haircut that makes her look like her sister. Returning from the hair salon, they get in a severe car crash together, and when Laurel wakes up in the hospital, she is informed that her sister has died. Suffering from post-traumatic amnesia, Laurel doesn't remember who she is at first. Due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenée LaMarque
Jenée LaMarque (born February 2, 1980, in West Covina, California) is an American writer and director, known for '' The Pretty One'' (2013), ''Spoonful'' (2012) and '' The Feels'' (2018). Career LaMarque acted in local theatre while growing up in Claremont, California. She got a degree in English with a creative writing emphasis in poetry from Stanford University. Screenwriting proved to be the combination of these two interests. She took UCLA extension classes in Screenwriting, before getting her MFA in Screenwriting from the AFI Conservatory. At AFI she wrote ''The Pretty One''. LaMarque wrote and directed the short ''Spoonful'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. The ''Pretty One'' script was on The Black List in 2011, which helped LaMarque enlist top talent like Zoe Kazan playing both twins, and Jake Johnson, who plays her love interest. LaMarque was a finalist for the Tribeca Film Festival's award "The Nora" in 2013. ''The Pretty One'' was nominated for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and podcast host. Since 2018, he has hosted ''Armchair Expert'', a podcast that interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives. Shepard has appeared in the feature films ''Without a Paddle'' (2004), '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005), '' Employee of the Month'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), ''Let's Go to Prison'' (2006), ''Hit and Run'' (2012), and ''CHiPs'' (2017), the last two of which he also wrote and directed. Shepard portrayed Crosby Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama series '' Parenthood'' from 2010 to 2015. He also played Luke Matthews in the Netflix show ''The Ranch'', co-starred in ABC's '' Bless This Mess'' and acted in the MTV practical joke reality series ''Punk'd'' (2003). He is also a co-founder of the diaper and baby product company Hello Bello with his wife, Kristen Bell. Early life and education Shepard was born in Highland Township, Michigan, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
