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Melodie Sisk
Melodie Sisk is an Atlanta-based independent film producer and actress known for '' White Reindeer'', '' The Ladies of the House'', '' Summer of Blood'', '' Little Sister'', ''Social Animals'' and ''The Death of Dick Long'' for A24 Films. Sisk was born in Bat Cave, North Carolina Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain (also known as Bat Cave Mountain), it is the ... but raised mostly in Atlanta. Filmography References External links * Living people American women film producers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A24 Films
A24 is an American independent entertainment company that specializes in film and television production, as well as film distribution. It is based in New York City. A24 was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges. Prior to A24, all had worked extensively in film and production before leaving their current positions to co-found the company, originally A24 Films, which specialized in film distribution. Starting off moderately in 2013 with ''A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III'', the company's growth started with the release of ''Spring Breakers'' later that year. They became better known after picking up the U.S. rights to '' Ex Machina'' and ''Room'', and worldwide rights to ''The Witch'', growing substantially since then. They entered into deals with DirecTV Cinema and Amazon Prime in late 2013, with some films distributed through them, and the name was changed to A24 in 2016. A24's television division has produced ''The Carmichael Show'', ''At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Applesauce (film)
''Applesauce'' is a 2015 black comedy film written and directed by Onur Tukel. The film stars Tukel, Max Casella, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Jennifer Prediger, and Dylan Baker. Cast *Max Casella as Les *Trieste Kelly Dunn as Nicki * Jennifer Prediger as Kate *Onur Tukel as Ron *Dylan Baker as Stevie Bricks *Karl Jacob as Wally *Kevin Scanlon as Officer Prince *Ariel Kavoussi as Officer Potts *Kimber Monroe as Cameron *Jahmani Perry as Principal Clark *Lisa Tharps as Rain's Mother * Bill Weeden as Kate's Father Release ''Applesauce'' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015. The film was distributed by MPI Media Group and was released on VOD and DVD on November 24, 2015. Reception Critical response ''Applesauce'' received a positive response from critics. The film holds a 71% positive "Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Ronnie Scheib of ''Variety'' praised ''Applesauce'' as "Onur Tukel's latest and most accomplished microbudget exercise in cynic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See You Next Tuesday (film)
''See You Next Tuesday'' is a 2013 independent drama film directed by Drew Tobia and his first full length feature film. The film had its world premiere on October 13, 2013 at the London Film Festival and Eleanore Pienta as a pregnant woman that has a complicated personal relationship with her family. Tobia initially came up with the concept for the film after viewing one of Eleanore Pienta's photography projects, which featured a pregnant woman that had a phobia of her fetus contracting an infection by flies. From there Tobia wrote the film's script and added additional characters to round out the cast. Filming took place in Brooklyn in Greenpoint, Sunset Park, and Bushwick. Synopsis Mona (Eleanore Pienta) is an unpleasant pregnant woman that ends up getting fired from her job as a checkout clerk at a grocery store in Brooklyn. She's later kicked out of her mother May's (Dana Eskelson) apartment, which forces her to move in with her lesbian sister Jordan (Molly Plunk) and her g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Love Is Automatic (film)
''Modern Love Is Automatic'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Zach Clark, starring Melodie Sisk, Maggie Ross and Carlos Bustamante. Cast * Melodie Sisk as Lorraine Schultz * Maggie Ross as Adrian Davis * Carlos Bustamante as Mitch * Diana Cherkas as Emily * Rebecca Herron as Dolores * Morgaine Lowe as Yvonne * Matthew Hartman as Ben * Marissa Molnar as Antoinette * Hannah Bennett as Alaina * David Berkenbilt as Mr. Schultz * Monte Brown as Sex Shop Clerk Release The film premiered at South by Southwest on 15 March 2009. Reception Neil Genzlinger of ''The New York Times'' wrote that "If nothing else", the film "leaves you curious to see what this filmmaker will do next." Michael Atkinson of ''The Village Voice'' wrote that the film "eventually becomes a portrait of an unlikely friendship", while "never losing its broad satiric sneer". Leslie Felperin of ''Variety'' wrote that "Clark’s skill at shifting tone impresses, and what at first seems like a good indie-movie l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Cave, North Carolina
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain (also known as Bat Cave Mountain), it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. The community, located along the banks of the Broad River and within the Hickory Nut Gorge, features several shops, inns and a post office. It is also where three highways merge, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) from Hendersonville, U.S. Route 74A (US 74A) from Asheville, and North Carolina Highway 9 (NC 9) from Black Mountain, becoming Lake Lure Highway; which then continues in a southeasterly direction to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure. History The area was first connected by a Drovers' road, a natural access into the interior of the Blue Ridge Mountains f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Of Dick Long
''The Death of Dick Long'' is a 2019 black comedy-drama film directed and produced by Daniel Scheinert and written by Billy Chew. The film stars Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Sarah Baker, Jess Weixler, Roy Wood Jr., and Sunita Mani. It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019, and was released by A24 on September 27, 2019. Plot Late at night, friends Dick, Zeke, and Earl hang out together until Dick sustains unexplained severe injuries. The friends leave him at an emergency room. Earl returns home and tells his girlfriend Lake that he has to leave town for a family emergency, but he attends a shift at his warehouse job. Zeke sneaks into bed, fooling his wife Lydia into thinking he had been asleep. She asks him to drive their daughter Cynthia to school. He agrees and accidentally pulls Dick's wallet out: he and Earl took it off of him as he lay unconscious. Zeke takes the driver's license and puts it on the counter and gets Cynthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies). Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' personal artistic vision is realized. Usually, but not always, independent films are made with considerably lower budgets than major studio films. It is not unusual for well-known actors who are cast in independent features to take substantial pay cuts for a variety of reasons: if they truly believe in the message of the film; they feel indebted to filmmaker for a career break; their career is otherwise stalled or they feel unable to manage a larger commitment to a studio film; the film offers an opportunity to showcase a talent that hasn't gained traction in the studio system; or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Animals (2018 Comedy Film)
''Social Animals'' is a 2018 American comedy film, written and directed by Theresa Bennett in her directorial debut. It stars Noël Wells, Josh Radnor, Aya Cash, Carly Chaikin, Fortune Feimster and Samira Wiley. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on June 1, 2018, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Zoe is an almost 30-year-old woman who owns an unsuccessful waxing business on the same street as Paul's adult video store. She lives in a tiny home on her landlord's land, however is unable to pay her rent in a timely manner. She takes a Polaroid of every person that she has sex with. Paul's marriage is struggling. His wife, Jane, is a serious lawyer and supports their family. They haven't had sex in three months, and she suggests that he have an affair, leaving him confused and he rejects the suggestion. Zoe attends a friend, Lana's, wedding, and sees Paul there. The pair later meet when she goes into his store. Paul expresses interest in the concept of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Sister (2016 Film)
''Little Sister'' is a 2016 American dark comedy film written and directed by Zach Clark. The film stars Addison Timlin as a young nun visiting her childhood home after her brother's return from Iraq. Synopsis In October 2008, young nun-in-training Colleen avoids all contact with her family, until an email from her mother announces that her brother has returned from the war in Iraq. Temporarily abandoning her studies, Colleen arrives at her childhood home in Asheville, North Carolina, where she finds her old room exactly how she left it – painted black and covered in goth and heavy metal posters. Although her parents are happy to see her, unease and awkwardness abound, and her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse. Cast * Addison Timlin as Colleen Lunsford * Ally Sheedy as Joani Lunsford * Keith Poulson as Jacob Lunsford * Peter Hedges as Bill Lunsford * Barbara Crampton as The Reverend Mother * Kristin Slaysman as Tricia * Molly Plunk as Emily Production Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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