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Nick Roth
Nicholas Tobin Roth (born April 24, 1985) is an American screenwriter and actor. He is the son of film and television director, Bobby Roth. Early life Roth was born in 1985 and grew up in Los Angeles to parents in the film industry (his father is a director, his mother worked in distribution). In 1997's television film ''The Devil's Child'' which his father directed, he played the role of Sam. In 2002's television film ''Crossed Over'' which his father directed, he played the role of Diane Keaton's son. He went to grad school for his PhD in English at Cornell University. Then he had been in China for several months and there developed the adapted screenplay for ''Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe'' which ranked among top 20 of box office record in 2015 China. His short film ''Coming To'' won the jury's Grand Prize for Fearless Filmmaking at 2015's Slamdance Film Festival. Quote: "Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Grand Prize: ''Coming To'', dir. by Lindsey Haun, DP Spencer Roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Roth
Robert Jay Roth (born 1950) is an American television and film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roth began his tertiary education at the University of California, Berkeley studying philosophy and creative writing before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema at the University of Southern California in 1972. He continued his education at the University of California, Los Angeles enrolling in the Master of Fine Arts program and received his graduate degree in motion picture production in 1975. /sup> The following year, he wrote, produced and directed his first film, ''Independence Day''. His 1984 film '' Heartbreakers'' was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. /sup> In 1988, Roth wrote and directed the television film ''Dead Solid Perfect''. Over the course of his career, Roth has written, produced, and directed several television and feature films and episodes. Television series he has worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Haun
Lindsey Haun (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and director. She is known for her role as Hadley on the HBO television series ''True Blood''. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role in the 2000 Disney Channel original movie ''The Color of Friendship'' as Mahree Bok, and has starred in the film ''Broken Bridges'', for which she also recorded a portion of the soundtrack. Early life Lindsey Haun was born on November 21, 1984. She is the daughter of Jimmy Haun, a guitarist who has recorded with the bands Yes and Circa. Through him, she is also the granddaughter of singer Rouvaun (Jim Haun). Her mother was a choreographer. Career Haun started acting when she was three, in a commercial for Little Caesars. Her first television appearance was on an episode of ''Anything But Love'', and her first notable film role was as Mara, the ruthless leader of the sinister children in 1995's '' Village of the Damned''. Haun also starred in the Emmy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornell University Alumni
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's founding principle, a popular 1868 quotation from founder Ezra Cornell: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Cornell is ranked among the top global universities. The university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main Ithaca campus, with each college and division defining its specific admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy. The university also administers three satellite campuses, two in New York City and one in Education City, Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhood (film)
''Manhood'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film directed by Bobby Roth and starring Néstor Carbonell, John Ritter and Janeane Garofalo. It is a sequel to ''Jack the Dog'' (2001) and is also the final film starring Ritter to be released in his lifetime. Plot Jack (Carbonell) is a former womanizer and fashion photographer who is put in charge of his sister's 17-year-old-son when she leaves to find herself. During her leave, he attempts to revive his career while re-establishing a relationship with his nephew and son. In the midst of all this, Eli (Ritter), his sister's ex-husband moves in after he loses his job. Cast * Néstor Carbonell as Jack * John Ritter as Eli * Janeane Garofalo as Jill * Bonnie Bedelia as Alice * Nick Roth as Charlie * Traci Lords Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of eighteen. Lords s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley (film)
''Berkeley'' is a 2005 American drama film by Bobby Roth filmed in Berkeley, California. It stars Nick Roth, Laura Jordan, and Henry Winkler. Synopsis In 1968, an accounting student at University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley named Ben avoids the Conscription, draft and enjoys sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll while protesting against the Vietnam War with his friends. Cast *Nick Roth as Ben Sweet *Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series ''Happy Days'', Winkler has ... as Sy Sweet, Ben's father * Laura Jordan as Sadie *Bonnie Bedelia as Professor Hawkins References External links * * 2005 films 2005 drama films Berkeley, California in fiction Films directed by Bobby Roth American drama films Films set in California Films scored by Christopher Franke 2000s English-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming (). Education Educated at the in Nanjing, Lu spent two years serving in the Army as a secretary to a general. After his time in the army, Lu attended the Beijing Film Academy for a master's degree in directing. While there, he studied the works of his favorite directors including Ingmar Bergman, Jim Jarmusch, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. His dissertation was on the American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Directorial career Hailed as a major new voice in Chinese cinema, Lu's first two films were small-budget productions which garnered both Chinese and international acclaim: 2002's ''The Missing Gun'' and 2004's '' Kekexili: Mountain Patrol''. ''Kekexili'' won a Golden Rooster and a Golden Horse best picture award and Special Jury Prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival. Lu's third film, the war drama ''City of Life and Death'', was released in April 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Bolex
Digital Bolex was a partnership between Cinemeridian, Inc. and Ienso Canada, an engineering company, to develop the Digital Bolex D16 digital cinema camera. Development was funded via a successful Kickstarter in March 2012, raising $262,661. On June 27, 2016, the company announced on its website that it would no longer be producing cameras as of that month, and would shut down its online store on June 30, 2016. Company profile Digital Bolex is headquartered in Downtown Los Angeles and Toronto, Canada. Cameras were designed and manufactured in Canada. Name In 2012, Cinemeridian licensed the named Bolex from Bolex International, the Swiss camera company that created the first consumer 16mm film camera, the H16, in 1927. The name Bolex is derived from that of its inventor, Jacques Bogopolsky. The Digital Bolex D16 is named after the H16. History (2011–present) The Digital Bolex was initially developed as a side project of CEO Joseph Rubinstein's LA-based photo booth co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which also hosts a screenplay competition, workshops, screenings throughout the year and events with an emphasis on independent films with budgets under US$1 million. History The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn, and Peter Baxter, along with Paul Rachman, after they had been unsuccessful in submitting films to the Sundance Film Festival. Baxter has been in charge of Slamdance since 1997. Screenplay competition In addition to the festival, Slamdance's screenplay competition has discovered a number of talented screenwriters, including Joshua Marston (''Maria Full of Grace'') and Steven Fechter and Nicole Kassell, co-writers of ('' The Woodsman''). In 2008, Slamdance entered into an agreement with Upload Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution, and actors. Though the expense involved in making films almost immediately led film production to concentrate under the auspices of standing production companies, advances in affordable filmmaking equipment, as well as an expansion of opportunities to acquire investment capital from outside the film industry itself, have allowed independent film production to evolve. In 2019, the global box office was worth . When including box office and home entertainment revenue, the global film industry was worth in 2018. Hollywood is the world's oldest national film industry, and largest in terms of box office gross revenue. Indian cinema is the largest national film industry in terms of the number of film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
