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Shangri-La Entertainment
Shangri-La Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company established in 2000 by Steve Bing and Adam Rifkin, currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It is owned by the Shangri-La Business Group, an organization with interests in property, construction, entertainment, and music. Films * ''Without Charlie'' (2001) * ''Night at the Golden Eagle'' (2001) * '' The Big Bounce'' (2004) * ''The Polar Express'' (2004) * '' Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars'' (2005) * ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005) * '' Neil Young: Heart of Gold'' (2006) * '' For Your Consideration'' (2006) * '' Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) * ''Beowulf'' (2007) * ''CSNY/Déjà Vu'' (2008) * '' Shine a Light'' (2008) * '' Youth in Revolt'' (2009) * ''Girl Walks into a Bar'' (2011) * '' Marley'' (2012) * ''Hotel Noir'' (2012) * '' Rock the Kasbah'' (2015) * ''Rules Don't Apply ''Rules Don't Apply'' is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Your Consideration (film)
''For Your Consideration'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and both also star in the film. The film's title is a phrase used in trade advertisements to promote films for honors such as the Academy Awards. The plot revolves around a group of three actors who learn that their performances in the fictional film they have not even completed yet, ''Home for Purim'', a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are supposedly generating a great deal of award-season buzz. Many in the cast appeared in Guest's previous films ''This Is Spinal Tap'', ''Waiting for Guffman'', '' Best in Show'', and ''A Mighty Wind'', including Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Larry Miller, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch, Ed Begley Jr., Michael Hitchcock, John Michael Higgins and Jim Piddock. Ricky Gervais, the co-creator of the original British television series ''The Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Production Companies Of The United States
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Circle
Golden Circle may refer to: * Golden Circle (Iceland), Icelandic tourist route * Golden Circle (company), Australian food processor * Golden Circle Air, U.S. aviation manufacturer * Golden Circle, the proposal by the U.S. secret society the Knights of the Golden Circle to expand the slave-owning territories of the U.S. by annexing other territories * Golden Circle (businessmen), nickname for ten businessmen who controversially bought shares in Anglo Irish Bank * The golden circle, a leadership model described by Simon Sinek in '' Start With Why'' * Golden Circle of Golf Festival (1961 tournament) LPGA golf tournament * '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'', 2017 action spy film See also * '' At the 'Golden Circle' Stockholm'' two albums by the Ornette Coleman Trio released in 1966 * Gold Circle (U.S. company) discount department store * Gold Circle Films (U.S. company) * Silver Circle, the second tier of English law firms; also known as the Golden Circle * Golden Ring (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rules Don't Apply
''Rules Don't Apply'' is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Warren Beatty. It is loosely based on the life of businessman and film producer Howard Hughes. The ensemble cast features Beatty, in his first screen acting role in 15 years, Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick, Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich. Set in 1958 Hollywood, the film follows the romantic relationship between a young actress and her driver, which is forbidden by their employer, Howard Hughes. The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the AFI Fest on November 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 23, 2016, by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing just $3.9 million against its $25 million budget. Collins received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Plot In 1958 Los Angeles, Frank Forbes is a driver working for mogul Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock The Kasbah (film)
''Rock the Kasbah'' is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Mitch Glazer. The film stars Bill Murray as a talent manager sent to Afghanistan for a USO tour, Kate Hudson as his partner in country, Bruce Willis as his armed protection and book client, and Leem Lubany as his musical discovery. Open Road Films released the film on October 23, 2015. Plot Richie Lanz, a has-been rock manager, takes his last remaining client on a USO tour of Afghanistan. When Richie finds himself in Kabul, abandoned, penniless and without his U.S. passport, he discovers a young Afghan girl named Salima with an extraordinary voice and manages to convince Producer of Afghan Star Daoud to put her through Afghanistan's version of ''American Idol''. The story is very freely adapted from the 2009 documentary ''Afghan Star'', and was dedicated to one of the stars of that film, Setara Hussainzada. Cast * Bill Murray as Richie Lanz * Kate Hudson as Merci * Zooey Deschanel as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Noir
''Hotel Noir'' is a 2012 crime film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. The film stars Carla Gugino and Rufus Sewell. The film was shot in color and processed as black and white. It was released as video on demand on October 9, 2012 in the United States. In 2016, the film was retitled ''City of Sin'' and re-released in color. Plot Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed. Cast * Rufus Sewell as Felix * Malin Akerman as Swedish Mary * Carla Gugino as Hanna Click * Danny DeVito as Eugene Portland * Rosario Dawson as Sevilla * Kevin Connolly as Vance * Robert Forster as Jim Logan * Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy (Mandy Moore song), Candy", which peaked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marley (film)
''Marley'' is a 2012 documentary-biographical film directed by Kevin Macdonald documenting the life of Bob Marley. The film initially began development in 2008, with a planned release date for Marley's 65th birthday on February 6, 2010. Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme were attached at different points but both would depart from the documentary, with Demme citing creative differences. The documentary was then put on hold until Macdonald signed on as director. It was released on 20 April 2012, and received critical acclaim. The film was also released on demand on the same day, a "day and date" release. The film features archival footage and interviews. Summary The content spans the life and musical career of Bob Marley, mainly as seen through the eyes of those who knew him and contributed to the documentary, including Bunny Wailer, Rita Marley, Lee "Scratch" Perry and many others. Although Marley was enthusiastic about music from a very young age, he had disappointing record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Walks Into A Bar
''Girl Walks into a Bar'' is a 2011 multiple story line ensemble comedy film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It is directed by Sebastián Gutiérrez from his own script, much like the anthology style of Gutiérrez's '' Women in Trouble'', and follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles. ''Girl Walks into a Bar'' premiered at The ArcLight Hollywood Cinemas on March 7, 2011, in Los Angeles and screened as an official selection of the Spotlight Premieres section at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival 2011 in Austin. The film is currently available in the United States to watch for free exclusively on YouTube with sponsorship from Lexus. Plot An undercover ex-cop named Francine Driver (Carla Gugino), who poses as an hitman, meets a dentist – Nick (Zachary Quinto) – in a Los Angeles bar. Nick wants his wife Karen (Lauren Lee Smith) dead. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth In Revolt (film)
''Youth in Revolt'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Gustin Nash. Based on C.D. Payne's epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, with Justin Long, Ray Liotta, and Steve Buscemi in supporting roles. The film follows shy and lonely teenager Nick (Cera) desperate to lose his virginity. While on a trailer park holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, he meets an attractive girl (Doubleday) and is immediately smitten. When the two are separated Nick must learn how to rebel in order to be with the girl he loves. Plot Shy teenager Nick Twisp lives with his mother, Estelle, and her boyfriend, Jerry, in Oakland, California. After selling a faulty car to a group of sailors, Jerry takes Estelle and Nick to a trailer park in Clearlake where Nick meets Sheeni Saunders, a young woman his age, interested in French culture and sharing Nick's musical taste. Despite her boyfriend, Trent Preston, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shine A Light (film)
''Shine a Light'' is a 2008 concert film directed by Martin Scorsese documenting the Rolling Stones' 2006 Beacon Theatre performances during their A Bigger Bang Tour. The film also includes archive footage from the band's career and makes use of digital cinematography for backstage sequences, the first time Scorsese used the technology in a film. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, featured on the band's 1972 album ''Exile on Main St.'' A soundtrack album was released in April 2008 on the Universal label. This is also the last movie by Paramount Classics, as the company merged into its sister company Paramount Vantage after the movie was released. Production Scorsese filmed the Rolling Stones at the Beacon Theatre on October 29 and November 1, 2006, but the performance footage used in the film is all from the second show. The music was recorded, mixed and co-produced by Bob Clearmountain. The audio recording was done on the Silver Truck with David Hewitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSNY/Déjà Vu
''CSNY/Déjà Vu'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Bernard Shakey, a pseudonym for Neil Young. It focuses on the career of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, its musical connection to its audience and the turbulent times with which its music is associated as the band goes on their 2006 ''Freedom of Speech'' tour. It was shown as the closing film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Metrodome Distribution released ''CSNY/Déjà Vu'' on DVD in the UK on September 29, 2008. The DVD also features an exclusive interview with Neil Young and all ten ''Living with War ''Living With War'' is the 27th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on May 2, 2006. The album's lyrics, titles, and conceptual style are highly critical of the policies of the George W. Bush administration; the CTV w ...'' music videos. References External links * 2008 films American rock music films American independent films Films directed by Neil Young Crosby, Stills, Nash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
