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John Swihart
John Swihart is an American musical composer for film and television. He is perhaps best known for his score to ''Napoleon Dynamite'', '' Youth in Revolt'', '' Employee of the Month'', and his music for the TV shows '' How I Met Your Mother'', and ''Go On''. John Swihart was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of a physicist based at Indiana University. He spent a portion of his formative years in Europe and Asia, where his father would sabbatical. John had some musical training at a very young age but was not deeply absorbed by music until he was about eight. Swihart would leave Indiana to attend Berklee College of Music, in Boston. He graduated in 1986. Swihart played Chapman Stick, Bass, Guitar and Zither in the Boston, New York and Las Vegas Blue Man Group shows, on his way to Los Angeles. His breakout film project ''Napoleon Dynamite'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. Works Films 2000s 2010s 2020s Television series Video game Awards and nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,660 attending in 2016. It takes place each January in Park City, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and at the Sundance Resort (a ski resort near Provo, Utah), and acts as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. History 1978: Utah/US Film Festival Sundance began in Salt Lake City in August 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Ster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Skousen
Tim Skousen is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He grew up in London, The Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Santiago, and Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001 with a degree in Media Arts. Career Skousen wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning short film ''Leon'' in 2001. He produced, filmed, and edited the 2004 documentary film ''Awful Normal''. Skousen was first assistant director on the 2004 comedy ''Baptists at Our Barbecue'', and the 2004 feature film ''Napoleon Dynamite''. Skousen directed the 2006 comedy feature film ''The Sasquatch Gang'', starring Jeremy Sumpter. In 2011, Skousen directed the documentary film ''Zero Percent''. It follows several inmates at the Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York. It is about north of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sasquatch Gang
''The Sasquatch Gang'' (also known as ''The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang'') is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on ''Napoleon Dynamite''. The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, picking up 2 awards. One for Justin Long for Best Actor and Tim Skousen Best Director. It also showed at the Waterfront Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007. The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008. With a production budget of 1.6 million USD, the film's return from box office sales were a domestic gross of $9,458 USD. The film had a limited cinema run with only 9 opening theaters and an average 1 week run at each theatre. Plot Zerk is a young job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Last Dance (2006 Film)
''One Last Dance'' is a 2006 Singaporean crime film written and directed by Max Makowski and starring Francis Ng, Ti Lung, Vivian Hsu and Harvey Keitel. The film was shown in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival as part of the "Tous Les Cinemas du Monde Sidebar" before being theatrically released in Singapore on 11 January 2007. Plot T (Francis Ng) is Singapore's top class hitman. Every time he receives a red envelope with a name written inside, it means a life will be lost in this world. But he also has his own friendships and romance buried deep inside his heart. Captain (Ti Lung) is T's confidant who plays chess with him by exchanging business cards while Mae (Vivian Hsu), a bartender at TeAmo Bar, is T's beloved. During a Sunday morning, Mae's olden brother, Ko (Joseph Quek), gives a call to T. Ko was commissioned by his friend Tak to find the son of Italian mafia boss Terrtano (Harvey Keitel). Ko captures three thieves who keep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrina Holden Bronson
Katrina Holden Bronson is an American film director, screenwriter and actress. She is the adopted daughter of actors Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Bronson's work as director includes '' Daltry Calhoun'' (2005). Filmography * '' The Uncanny'' (1977) as Lucy * '' Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'' (1987) as Nurse * ''Last Exit to Earth'' (1996) as Woman #1 * '' Defying Gravity'' (1997) as Rachel * '' Winding Roads'' (1999) as Samantha Stafford * ''Bleach'' (2002) as Laura * ''Spanish Fly The Spanish fly (''Lytta vesicatoria'') is an aposematic emerald-green beetle in the blister beetle family (Meloidae). It is distributed across Eurasia. The species and others in its family were used in traditional apothecary preparatio ...'' (2003) as Anda * '' Daltry Calhoun'' (2005) as writer and director References External links * American film directors American women film directors Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daltry Calhoun
''Daltry Calhoun'' is a 2005 comedy-drama film, written and directed by Katrina Holden Bronson and produced by Danielle Renfrew. It stars Johnny Knoxville as the lead character; Daltry Calhoun, Elizabeth Banks as Daltry's ex-girlfriend, Sophie Traub as his estranged daughter, and David Koechner as Daltry's friend. Plot Within a small town in Tennessee, seed and sod entrepreneur Daltry Calhoun is a local celebrity who has made a name for himself by selling locally produced turf to many of the nation's most exclusive golf courses, and his television spots are well-liked by viewers across town. Daltry's ex-girlfriend arrives unannounced with their teenage daughter, a 14-year-old musical prodigy. She confides that her terminal illness has forced her to seek him out in hopes that he can care for their daughter after she is gone. Despite the early success of Daltry's business and the popularity of his commercials, Daltry's career has become unstable and he's forced to liquidate hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Watson (actor)
Cameron Watson (born October 6, 1961) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. His first role was Bart Fallmont in the 1991 TV miniseries '' Dynasty: The Reunion''. Watson attended the University of Montevallo, receiving a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1983.Cameron Watson , University of Montevallo College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre,Graduates in the Spotlight/Alumni Bios After graduation, he began a professional acting career in , studying with at the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Very Own (2005 Film)
''Our Very Own'' is a 2005 American independent coming-of-age drama film directed, co-produced, and written by Cameron Watson. It stars Allison Janney, Cheryl Hines, Jason Ritter, Hilarie Burton, Beth Grant, and Keith Carradine. The film follows five teenagers in Shelbyville, Tennessee whose dreams of a better life have been inspired by the success of the Hollywood actress Sondra Locke. ''Our Very Own'' premiered at the LA Film Festival on June 22, 2005. It had its television premiere on December 11, 2006 and was released on DVD on July 3, 2007. At the 21st Independent Spirit Awards, Janney was nominated for Best Supporting Female for her performance in the film. Plot Set in Shelbyville, Tennessee in 1978, the film centers on high school student Clancy Whitfield, whose family is facing financial ruin due to his father Billy's inability to hold a job because of his drinking. His mother Joan desperately is trying to make ends meet while their dining room furniture is repossesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Leiner
Daniel Leiner (May 13, 1961 – October 18, 2018) was an American film and former television director. He was best known for directing the stoner comedy films '' Dude, Where's My Car?'' and ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''. He was born in Manhattan, New York in 1961. Leiner also directed a wide range of television shows including '' Arrested Development'', '' Everwood'', ''Gilmore Girls'', '' Freaks and Geeks'', '' Sports Night'', '' Felicity'', '' Action'', ''The Tick'', ''Austin Stories'', '' The Mind of the Married Man'', ''The Sopranos'', and '' How to Make It in America''. He also directed ''The Office'' episode "WUPHF.com "WUPHF.com" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the 135th episode overall. Written by Aaron Shure and directed by Danny Leiner, the episode originally aired on NBC in the Unite ...". Leiner died from lung cancer on October 18, 2018, at the age of 57. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great New Wonderful
''The Great New Wonderful'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Sam Catlin and directed by Danny Leiner. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olympia Dukakis, and tells the tales of several New Yorkers a year after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The film premiered on April 22, 2005 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 26, 2006. Plot ''The Great New Wonderful'' is a series of vignettes of incidents taking place concurrently around Manhattan. The only other thing linking the incidents is the month in which they occur: September 2002. Recurring themes include frustration and sugar. The vignettes include: * An accountant (Jim Gaffigan) undergoing a therapy session in the office of a passive-aggressive psychologist (Tony Shalhoub). * Two immigrants from India on security detail for a visiting dignitary. * An ambitious pastry chef ( Maggie Gyllenhaal) preparing a professional pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Baer
Cindy Baer is an American actress, director, producer, and entrepreneur. She helms the production company Free Dream Pictures, located in Burbank, California. She directed and produced the independent feature films ''Purgatory House'' and ''Odd Brodsky'', and frequently appears on filmmaking panels across the country, speaking as an expert on low budget filmmaking. Career Cindy Baer is a film and stage actress, director, and producer who resides in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in independent and often female-centric films. (Film Radar) Baer made her feature debut as both a director and producer with the groundbreaking, micro-budget, independent film, ''Purgatory House'' which was entirely written by 14-year-old Celeste Davis, who Baer had been mentoring in the Big Sisters of Los Angeles program for several years prior. A postmodernist, art film revealed in four timelines, Purgatory House explores the themes of teen spirituality, addiction and suicide, as it ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
