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Susan Johnson (producer)
Susan Johnson is an American film producer and director, known for directing the 2016 comedy film '' Carrie Pilby'' and the 2018 feature '' To All the Boys I've Loved Before''. Early life and education Johnson earned a full scholarship to the American Film Institute's Conservatory, from which she graduated in 2000 with a master's degree in directing. For her coursework, she directed three short films, ''Second Coming'' (1999), ''Call My Name'' (1999), and ''Destiny Stalled'' (2000). Career Johnson began her career as an assistant for the William Morris Agency. In 1992, along with music journalist Kevin Murphy, she founded the music video production company Vendetta Films, which produced the music video for EMF's cover "Search and Destroy", from the ''Unexplained'' EP. The following year, she produced the music videos for four Gloria Estefan songs, including "Mi Tierra", "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", from the album ''Mi Tierra''. She directed Sara Evans videos “Three Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Man (The Warren Brothers Song)
"Better Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo The Warren Brothers The Warren Brothers are an American country music duo composed of brothers Brett Warren (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano) and Brad Warren (background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar). The duo has released three .... It was released in January 1999 as the second single from the album '' Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World''. The song reached #32 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Brad Warren, Brett Warren and Gary Nicholson. Chart performance References 1999 singles 1998 songs The Warren Brothers songs Songs written by Gary Nicholson Songs written by the Warren Brothers Song recordings produced by Chris Farren (country musician) BNA Records singles {{1998-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Dolphin
''Eye of the Dolphin'' is a 2007 American drama film written by Wendell Morris & Michael Sellers. The film starred Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Katharine Ross and Christine Adams. ''Eye of the Dolphin'' was directed by Sellers. A sequel entitled ''Beneath the Blue'' was released on October 24, 2010 starring Paul Wesley and Caitlin Wachs. Plot A troubled fourteen-year-old girl named Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) has been living with her grandmother Lucy (Katharine Ross) since the death of her mother a year before. After being suspended from school for smoking, Alyssa is brought to the Bahamas to live with Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), the father she never knew she had. Alyssa's arrival on the island comes at a decisively inconvenient time for Hawk, a dolphin researcher, whose prickly personality puts him at odds with local politicians, who feel that the local economy needs good relations with tourists. It is a difficult relationship at first between Alyssa and her father, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Sommer
Scott Sommer (February 20, 1951 – November 18, 1993) was an American author. He graduated from Columbia High School (1969) and Ohio Wesleyan University (1973). Sommer was the author of four novels and one collection of short stories. He was the screenwriter of the film ''CrissCross'' starring Goldie Hawn. His novel ''Nearing's Grace'' was made into the 2005 feature film ''Nearing Grace''. He appeared as an extra in ''Crossing Delancey ''Crossing Delancey'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. Joan Micklin Silver directed it, drawing upon a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay. The film also features performances fro ...'' and '' Knots Landing''. The Writer's Voice offered the "Scott Sommer Fiction Award" annually until 1999. The winner received $1,000 and a special reading. Books published * 1979 - ''Nearing's Grace'' * 1981 - ''Lifetime'' (short stories) * 1982 - ''Last Resort'' * 1985 - ''Hazzard's Head'' * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Estes
Jacob Aaron Estes (born September 6, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director known for the award winning film ''Mean Creek'', ''The Details'' and ''Don't Let Go''. Career Estes was a theatre major at the University of California, Santa Cruz. After that, he went to film school at AFI. Estes also attended the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, which produced two of his plays, ''Free Lessons'' and ''Mean Creek''. Estes turned ''Mean Creek'' into a screenplay, which became his feature film debut as writer and director in 2004. In his first offering as writer-director, he gained critical acclaim, receiving nominations at various film festivals and winning the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. His second film as writer/director came with the 2011 film ''The Details'', starring Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Kerry Washington, and Elizabeth Banks. In 2019, Estes co-wrote and directed the Blumhouse thriller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Johnson (actress)
Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, 1983) is an American actress. She initially became known as a child actress for her role as Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom ''Growing Pains'' (1990–1992). As an adult, she had her most notable television roles as Amber Ahmed on '' The Killing'' (2011–2012) and FBI agent Patterson on the NBC series '' Blindspot'' (2015–2020). She has appeared in films such as ''What Women Want'' (2000), ''The Help'' (2011), and ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (2012). She is also a cast member on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' web series ''Critical Role'' (2015–present) and became the president of the show's charity branch, the Critical Role Foundation, upon its launch in 2020. Johnson has voiced animated characters such as Gretchen Grundler on '' Recess'' (1997–2001), Terra on ''Teen Titans'' (2004–2006), and ''Teen Titans Go!'', Jinmay on '' Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' (2004–2006), Gwen Tennyson in the ''Ben 10'' franchise (2008–2014), R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morse (actor)
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, television director, and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88). His film career has included roles in ''The Negotiator'', ''Contact'', '' The Green Mile'', ''Dancer in the Dark'', '' Disturbia'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', '' The Rock'' and ''12 Monkeys''. In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama series ''House'', for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO miniseries ''John Adams'', which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play ''How I Learned to Drive'', earning a Drama Desk Award and Obie Award. He has had success on Broadway, portraying James "Sharky" Harkin in '' The Seafarer''. From 2010 to 2013, he portrayed Terry Colson, an honest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Smith (actor)
Gregory Edward Smith is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in ''Small Soldiers'', Ephram Brown on The WB television series ''Everwood'', and as Dov Epstein on the ABC/Global police drama series ''Rookie Blue''. Early life Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Terrea (''née'' Oster), a teacher from the United States, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films originally from the United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, including fellow actor Douglas Smith, and a sister. Career Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues. After a role in the 1994 children's film '' Andre'', he starred in the 1995 direct-to-video release ''Leapin' Leprechauns!'' and its 1996 sequel, ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the recurring role as Nikki Munson in ''As the World Turns'', garnering a nomination for Outstanding Teen Performer at the 1997 Soap Opera Digest Award. Her first role in a feature film was in Robert Rodriguez's horror science fiction ''The Faculty'' (1998). Her breakthrough came with her role of Mia Toretto in the action film ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001). She reprised the role in its sequels ''Fast & Furious'' (2009), ''Fast Five'' (2011), ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013), ''Furious 7'' (2015), and '' F9'' (2021). Other film credits include the drama '' The Invisible Circus'' (2001), the action comedy '' D.E.B.S.'' (2004) and the horror film '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006). Brewster starred on the re-booted TNT series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nearing Grace
''Nearing Grace'' is a 2005 film directed by Rick Rosenthal, based on the novel by Scott Sommer. Plot High school senior Henry Nearing ( Gregory Smith) has to cope with the death of his mother and is also forced to come to terms with evolving from a self-absorbed and confused adolescent to accepting the responsibilities of early adulthood. Unfortunately his father, Shep (David Morse) and his older brother, Blair (David Moscow), don't offer any kind of guidance and find themselves detaching at the seams. His father quits his teaching job, buys a motorcycle, as well as becomes a perpetual drunk, while his brother takes off to live as a transient doper. To make things even more complicated, Henry has two young women on his mind: the sexy, wealthy, as well as very popular Grace (Jordana Brewster) and childhood friend Merna ( Ashley Johnson)—one girl drives him crazy, the other girl keeps him sane. Cast * Gregory Smith as Henry *David Morse as Shep *David Moscow as Blair *Jordana Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist Productions Paulist Productions is a Catholic film production company founded in 1960 by the Paulist priest Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser. The Paulists describe the company as a "creator of films and television programs that uncover God’s presence in the ...—but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious cinema or TV. The prize is distinguished from similar honors for screenwriters in that a large cash award, between $10,000, accompanies each prize. Journalist Barbara Walters once said, "What the Nobel Prize is to literature and the Pulitzer Prize is to journalism, the Humanitas Prize has become for American television."John L. Allen, Jr.Three careers illustrate the fallacy of media-bashing ''National Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after actor/screenwriter/director John Cassavetes, a pioneer of American independent film. History Created for the 15th Independent Spirit Awards, it was originally called the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (Under $500,000). After that, the rules changed so that any feature film budgeted under $500,000 could be eligible (regardless of how many films the director has made), hence the new name. Winners 1990s * 1999: ''The Blair Witch Project'' – Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, directors; Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie, producers ** ''La Ciudad ( The City)'' – David Riker, director and producer; Paul S. Mezey, producer ** '' Compensation'' – Zeinabu irene Davis, director and producer; Marc Arthur Chery, producer ** ''Judy B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
