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Adult Beginners
''Adult Beginners'' is a 2014 American comedy drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Jeff Cox and Liz Flahive based on a story by Nick Kroll. The film stars Rose Byrne, Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, and Joel McHale. RADiUS-TWC acquired the North American distribution rights of the film during its premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in a limited release in theatres and VOD on April 24, 2015. Cast *Rose Byrne as Justine *Nick Kroll as Jake *Bobby Cannavale as Danny *Joel McHale as Hudson *Caleb and Matthew Paddock as Teddy *Paula Garcés as Blanca *Jane Krakowski as Miss Jenn *Jason Mantzoukas as Herman *Bobby Moynihan as Paul *Josh Charles as Phil *Neil Casey as Neil *Mike Birbiglia as Braden *Caitlin FitzGerald as Kat Production Casting On November 1, 2013, it was announced that Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale were attached to star in ''Brother's Keeper'' - the original title which later changed to ''Adult Beginners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Katz
Ross Katz (born May 19, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director. He has executive produced films including '' In the Bedroom'' and '' Lost in Translation'', and has directed the films '' Adult Beginners'' (2014) and '' The Choice'' (2016), and the HBO film ''Taking Chance'' (2009). Career Prior to becoming a producer, Katz was a commercial rock DJ on 94 WYSP FM in Philadelphia. He got his start in movies working as a grip on Quentin Tarantino's ''Reservoir Dogs,'' then interned at Good Machine eventually becoming Ted Hope's assistant. It was Hope who encouraged Katz to try his hand at producing. His first effort was Jim Fall's '' Trick''. The film was one of the early independents to explore homosexual cinema treated as romantic comedy. Next he co-executive produced, along with Ted Hope & Anne Carey, an HBO television mini-series of Moisés Kaufman's play ''The Laramie Project''. The mini-series version of ''The Laramie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video On Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting schedule, which was popular under traditional broadcast programming, instead involving newer modes of content consumption that have risen as Internet and IPTV technologies have become prominent, and culminated in the arrival of VOD and Over-the-top media service, over-the-top (OTT) media services on televisions and personal computers. Television VOD systems can streaming media, stream content, either through a traditional set-top box or through remote devices such as computers, tablets, and smartphones. VOD users may also permanently download content to a device such as a computer, digital video recorder (DVR) or, a portable media player for continued viewing. The majority of Cable television, cable and telephone comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the actors, director, cinematographer(s) or sound engineer(s) and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. Additional typical roles during filming include the script supervisor to record changes to the script and the still photographer to produce images for advertising and documentation. Several reports are prepared each day to track the progress of a film production, including the daily production report, the daily progress report, and the sound report. Process Prepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy (2015 Film)
''Spy'' is a 2015 American spy action comedy film written and directed by Paul Feig. It stars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, and Jude Law, alongside Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin, Nargis Fakhri, and Allison Janney in supporting roles. The film follows unorthodox secret agent Susan Cooper (McCarthy) as she tries to trace a stolen portable nuclear device. Produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Feig, and Jessie Henderson, ''Spy'' had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 5, 2015, by 20th Century Fox. ''Spy'' received praise for Feig's direction and screenplay, McCarthy and Byrne's performances, as well as Statham's surprise comedic role. The film grossed $235 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (2014 Film)
''Annie'' is a 2014 American musical film, musical comedy drama film directed by Will Gluck, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Aline Brosh McKenna. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Marcy Media Films, and Olive Bridge Entertainment, and distributed by Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group#Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing, it is a contemporary film adaptation of Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan (writer), Thomas Meehan's 1977 Annie (musical), Broadway musical of the same name (which in turn is based on the comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie'' by Harold Gray). The film shifts the setting from the Great Depression to the present day and is the second remake and the third film adaptation of the musical, following the Annie (1982 film), 1982 theatrical film starring Carol Burnett and Albert Finney, and the Annie (1999 film), 1999 television film starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin FitzGerald
Caitlin FitzGerald is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for her roles as Libby Masters in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime drama ''Masters of Sex'' (2013–2016) and Simone in Starz series ''Sweetbitter (TV series), Sweetbitter'' (2018–2019). Early life FitzGerald was raised in Camden, Maine. Her father, Des FitzGerald, an Irish American, is the former CEO of the ContiSea unit of the multinational corporation ContiGroup Companies, ContiGroup and the founder of Ducktrap River Fish Farm Inc. Her mother, Pam Allen, is the author of ''Knitting for Dummies'' and the founder of the yarn company Quince & Co. FitzGerald first developed an interest in acting as a child and performed in many community theatre and school productions. She was a boarding student and 2002 graduate of Concord Academy in Massachusetts. She later graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied drama at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. FitzGerald also spent time studying Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia (; born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, director, producer and Emmy-nominated writer. He has written and performed a series of award-winning solo shows worldwide. His six solo shows, ''Sleepwalk With Me'', ''My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend'', ''Thank God For Jokes'', ''The New One'', ''The Old Man and the Pool'', and ''The Good Life'', enjoyed successful runs on and off Broadway and became hit Netflix comedy specials. Birbiglia also wrote, directed, and starred in the films '' Sleepwalk with Me'' (2012) and '' Don't Think Twice'' (2016). As an actor, Birbiglia has appeared in the films '' Trainwreck'' (2015), ''The Fault in Our Stars'' (2014), ''Popstar'', '' A Man Called Otto'' as well as TV roles in ''Orange Is the New Black'' and '' Billions.'' He hosts the podcast Mike Birbiglia's Working it Out. Early life and education Birbiglia was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Jean (née McKenzie), a nurse, and Vincent Paul Birbiglia, a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Casey
Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Casey served as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2013, and the Comedy Central series '' Inside Amy Schumer'' in 2014, receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for both shows. As an actor, he was a series regular on the comedies '' Other Space'' (2015) and '' Making History'' (2017). Casey also appeared in the 2016 reboot of ''Ghostbusters''. Career Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre. Acting career In 2015, Casey starred in the Yahoo! Screen series '' Other Space'', created by Paul Feig. In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Charles
Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night, '' Will Gardner on '' The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and his early work as Knox Overstreet in '' Dead Poets Society'' and Bryan from '' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead''. Early life Charles is the son of Allan Charles, an advertising executive, and Laura Peyton. He is Jewish on his father's side, and he has described himself as Jewish. He began his career performing comedy at the age of 9. As a teenager, he spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in New York. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he was a classmate of Jada Pinkett and Tupac Shakur. Career Charles' film debut was in fellow Baltimore native John Waters' '' Hairspray'' in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in '' Dead Poets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Moynihan
Robert Michael Moynihan Jr. (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2017. Outside of ''SNL'', he has also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's ''DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in '' We Bare Bears'' from 2015 to 2020, and Hal the Dog in the PBS Kids series ''Nature Cat'' from 2015 to 2025. He has also performed in animated films such as ''Monsters University'' (2013) and ''The Secret Life of Pets'' (2016) and its 2019 sequel. He portrayed Jayden Kwapis on the sitcom '' Mr. Mayor'' and the manatee Loafy in the 2020 show of the same name of which he is also the creator, executive producer, director and writer. Early life and education Moynihan was born and raised in Eastchester, New York. He graduated from the University of Connecticut's School of Fine Arts in 1999. After graduation, Moynihan toured with a Shakespeare company before discovering Upright Citizens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
