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Lars Knudsen (producer)
Lars Knudsen is a Danish film producer. In 2004, he and producer Jay Van Hoy founded Parts & Labor, a production company dedicated to director-driven, collaborative filmmaking. Parts & Labor has produced more than 20 films including '' Frank & Lola, The Witch'', ''American Honey'', ''Ain't Them Bodies Saints'', and ''Beginners,'' and help bring their stories to life for directors like Andrea Arnold or Robert Eggers''.'' In 2016, after 15 years, Knudsen and Van Hoy decided to part ways. Prior to the release of ''Midsommar'' in June of 2019, Knudsen and director Ari Aster announced the launch of their new production company, Square Peg. Knudsen is best known for his work with ''Midsommar'' (2019), ''Hereditary'' (2018), and ''The Witch'' (2015). Selected filmography * ''Old Joy'' (2006) * ''Wild Tigers I Have Known'' (2006) * ''Gretchen'' (2006) * '' Treeless Mountain'' (2008) * ''Lovely, Still'' (2008) * '' The Exploding Girl'' (2009) * ''Cold Weather'' (2010) * '' Shit Year'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest of Copenhagen. The largest city in Jutland, Aarhus anchors the Central Denmark Region and the statistical region ' (''LØ'') (lit.: Province East Jutland). The LØ is the second most populous statistical region in Denmark with an estimated population of 903,974 (). Aarhus Municipality defines the greater Aarhus area as itself and eight adjacent municipalities totalling 952,824 inhabitants () which is roughly analogous to the municipal and commercial collaboration Business Region Aarhus. The city proper, with an estimated population of 285,273 inhabitants (), ranks as the 2nd-largest city in Denmark. Aarhus dates back to at least the late 8th century and is among the oldest cities in Denmark. It was founded as a harbour settlement at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Weather '', a 2010 American mystery film
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Complete Unknown
''Complete Unknown'' is a 2016 drama mystery thriller film, directed by Joshua Marston, from a screenplay by Marston and Julian Sheppard. It stars Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates and Danny Glover. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2016. The film was released on August 26, 2016, by Amazon Studios and IFC Films. Plot A woman is shown living a variety of different lives under different aliases in different cities. In New York City, she manufactures a meeting with Clyde at a cafeteria and introduces herself as Alice, a biologist who specializes in studying frogs and who has recently returned from an extended project in Tasmania. Clyde's friend and coworker Tom is preparing for a birthday party with his wife Ramina, an aspiring jewelry designer. Since Alice says she is looking to meet new friends, he takes her to the party. There she charms Ramina and the other guests with tales of her life and work in Tasmania. When Tom returns from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Men (2016 Film)
''Little Men'' is a 2016 American drama film directed by Ira Sachs. It had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and had its European premiere as a cross-section selection in the Generations and Panorama sections at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot After his elderly father dies, Brian Jardine moves his wife Kathy and 13-year-old son Jake into a Brooklyn apartment that they have inherited. The two-story building has a tenant in the ground-level space; a dress shop run by Leonor Calvelli and her 13-year-old son Tony. Jake and Tony become fast friends despite having very different personalities. Jake is quiet and reserved and spends much of his time sketching or painting, whereas Tony is talkative and gregarious. Tony is an aspiring actor who attends regular classes at Brooklyn's Acting Out! school and dreams of attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School to pursue a performing arts education. Jake decides he wants to attend the same school for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One More Time (2015 Film)
''One More Time'' is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Robert Edwards. The film stars Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater, Ann Magnuson and Oliver Platt. The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Starz Digital. Plot Jude (Amber Heard) is a young, struggling singer-songwriter who leaves New York City to visit her father Paul (Christopher Walken), an old crooner trying to make a musical comeback, and their dysfunctional family in the Hamptons. Cast * Christopher Walken as Paul Francis Lippman / Paul Lombard * Amber Heard as Jude Lippman / Starshadow Lombard * Kelli Garner as Corinne Lombard Sanderson * Hamish Linklater as Tim Sanderson * Ann Magnuson as Lucille Lombard * Oliver Platt as Alan Sternberg * David Kelemen as David Sanderson * Sandra Berrios as Lourdes, The Maid * Gavin McInnes as Record Producer Production In October 2014, ''Deadline Hollywood'' announced that Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur from K5 International would executive produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loitering With Intent (film)
''Loitering with Intent'' is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Adam Rapp and written by Ivan Martin and Michael Godere. The film stars Ivan Martin, Michael Godere, Brian Geraghty, Isabelle McNally, Natasha Lyonne, and Marisa Tomei. It premiered on April 18, 2014 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film was released through video on demand on December 16, 2014, prior to a limited release on January 16, 2015 by The Orchard. Cast * Ivan Martin as Raphael * Michael Godere as Dominic * Sam Rockwell as Wayne * Brian Geraghty as Devon * Isabelle McNally as Ava * Natasha Lyonne as Kaplan * Marisa Tomei as Gigi * Britne Oldford as Izzy * Patch Darragh as Carter * Aya Cash as Jesse * Adam Tomei as Nino Release The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2014. Shortly after, it was announced that The Orchard had acquired U.S distribution rights to the film. It went onto screen at the Key West Film Festival on November 15, 2014. The film was released thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Machine
''The Heart Machine'' is a 2014 romantic thriller film written and directed by Zachary Wigon based on his own 2012 short film ''Someone Else's Heart''. The film is about a man (played by John Gallagher Jr.) who attempts to track down the woman (played by Kate Lyn Sheil) that he has been in an online-only relationship with when he suspects that she has lied to him about key details of her life. The film was released in a limited release on October 24, 2014, by Filmbuff. Plot After they meet on a dating site, Cody and Virginia begin chatting with each other over Skype and subsequently start a long-distance relationship. Virginia tells Cody that although she lives in Germany, she plans to return to the New York City area in six months, and they make plans to meet. As they grow emotionally closer, Cody experiences second thoughts when a series of details seem to contradict Virginia's story, such as the sirens of emergency vehicles that sound North American. Cody becomes very confus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Strange (film)
''Love Is Strange'' is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film had its premiere in the non-Competition programme of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The film was also screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Ben and George, a same-sex couple from Manhattan, get married after 39 years together. George is a Catholic school music teacher, and when word of the marriage reaches the archdiocese, he is fired. Without his salary, the couple can no longer afford their New York apartment and are forced to ask their friends and family for shelter, resulting in their separation. Ben stays in Brooklyn with his nephew Elliot, Elliot's novelist wife Kate, and their teenage son Joey, while George bunks with their (now former) neighbors, a younger same-sex couple of two party-loving NYPD cops, Roberto and Ted. Still partnered but missing each other, Ben and George find ways to spend time together, as all parties involved dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narco Cultura
''Narco Cultura'' is a 2013 documentary film about the Mexican drug war in Ciudad Juárez, directed by Shaul Schwarz. The two main focal points of the movie are Edgar Quintero of the narcocorrido band Bukanas de Culiacán and crime scene investigator Richi Soto. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 89% approval rating based on 4 reviews, with an average ranking of 7.6/10. On Metacritic, the film have a score of 74 out of a 100 by 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". '' The Austin Chronicle''s Marc Savlov awarded the film with 4 out of 5 stars, while Tomas Hachard of ''Slant Magazine'' gave it 3 out of 4. Writing for the '' National Catholic Reporter'', Sr. Rose Pacatte wrote "''Narco Cultura'' is about a "disturbingly glorified conflict" that no one is paying attention to and how pop culture functions in society and in commerce. For people who care, it is a film not to be missed". Peter Rainer of '' The Christian Scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Of George
''Mother of George'' is a 2013 Nigerian drama film directed by Andrew Dosunmu and tells the story of a newly married Nigerian couple in Brooklyn who own and manage a small restaurant while struggling with fertility issues. The film was produced by Patrick S. Cunningham and Rhea Scott. The film premièred in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Cinematographer Bradford Young won Sundance 2013's Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic for his work on this film and ''Ain't Them Bodies Saints''. ''Mother of George'' was also selected as the closing night film at the 2013 Maryland Film Festival. The film was acquired for U.S. distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories and was given a limited theatrical release on September 13, 2013. Plot The film opens with the wedding of a Nigerian couple, Ayodele and Adenike Balogun. Adenike is given fertility beads by her mother-in-law, Mama Ayo and although the couple make love on their first night of marriage, Adenike s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep The Lights On
''Keep the Lights On'' is a 2012 American drama film written by Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias and directed by Sachs. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on September 7, 2012 by Music Box Films."Keep the Lights On: Sundance Film Review" '''', January 21, 2012. The film stars as Erik, a filmmaker living in |
The Loneliest Planet
''The Loneliest Planet'' is a 2011 German-American film written and directed by Julia Loktev, starring Gael García Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, and Georgian actor Bidzina Gujabidze. The plot centers around a young couple who travel with a local guide through a twisted backpacking trip across the Georgian wilderness. The film had its international premiere at the 2011 Locarno International Film Festival followed by its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It then went on to be featured during the New York Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival, and the 2011 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. On March 24, 2012, ''The Loneliest Planet'' was awarded the top prize of "Lady Harimaguada de Oro" (The Golden Lady) at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, where actress Hani Furstenberg also won for Best Actress. On April 14, 2012, the film also won the Golden Tulip International Competition award at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
