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Houston Film Critics Society Award For Best Screenplay
The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society The Houston Film Critics Society is a nonprofit organization, non-profit film criticism, film critic unincorporated voluntary organization in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The group presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary .... Winners 2000s 2010s 2020s References Houston Film Critics Society official website {{Houston Film Critics Society Houston Film Critics Society Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Houston Film Critics Society
The Houston Film Critics Society is a nonprofit organization, non-profit film criticism, film critic unincorporated voluntary organization in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The group presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" in a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The organization includes 37 film critics for print, radio, television, and internet publications in the greater Houston area. It counts San Antonio as an affiliate city and include its eligible critics among the collective. Organization The board of directors and officers of the organization, as of March 2023, are: * Travis Leamons – President * Joseph Friar – Vice President * Sean McBride – Secretary * Doug Harris – Treasurer Awards by year *Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2007 *Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2008 *Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2009 *Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 *Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2011 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jonathan Nolan
Jonathan Jensen Nolan (born 6 June 1976) is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series '' Person of Interest'' (2011–2016) and of the HBO science fiction/Western series ''Westworld'' (2016–2022). Nolan has collaborated on several films with his brother, film director Christopher Nolan, who adapted Jonathan's short story "Memento Mori" into the neo-noir thriller film ''Memento'' (2000). Together, the brothers the mystery-thriller film '' The Prestige'' (2006), the superhero films '' The Dark Knight'' (2008) and ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), and the science-fiction film ''Interstellar'' (2014). In 2024, he executive produced and directed the first three episodes of the television series adaptation of '' Fallout''. Nolan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Memento'', and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jesse Armstrong
Jesse David Armstrong (born 13 December 1970) is a British screenwriter and producer. Known for writing for a string of several critically acclaimed British comedy series as well as satirical dramas, he has received numerous accolades including two BAFTA TV Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three WGA Awards, and eight Emmy Awards in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Film Awards. He first gained prominence co-creating the British comedy shows '' Peep Show'' (2003–2015) and '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) with his writing partner Sam Bain. During this time he wrote for the political satire series '' The Thick of It'' (2005–2009) and co-wrote '' In the Loop'' (2009), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also co-wrote the films '' Four Lions'' (2010) and '' Downhill'' (2020). He gained acclaim for creating the HBO comedy-drama series '' Succession'' (2018–2023) earning four consec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
In The Loop (film)
''In the Loop'' is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's television series ''The Thick of It'' (2005–12), and satirises British-American relations, British-American politics, in particular the invasion of Iraq. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Plot At a time when the United Kingdom and the United States are contemplating Iraq War, military intervention in the Middle East, the Minister of State for Development and Africa, UK Minister for International Development, Simon Foster, offhandedly states during an interview on BBC Radio 4's ''Today (BBC Radio 4), Today'' programme that war in the region is "unforeseeable". The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister's Downing Street Director of Communications, Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, castigates Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. Quentin Tarantino filmography, His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success; he has been named by some as the most influential director of his generation and has received List of awards and nominations received by Quentin Tarantino, numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide. Tarantino began his career with the independent film, independent crime film ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992). His second film, the crime comedy-drama ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), was a major success and won numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival's and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He next wrote and starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Inglourious Basterds
''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 epic film, epic war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alternate history story of two converging plots to assassinate Nazi Germany's leadership Paris in World War II, at a Paris cinema—one through a British operation largely carried out by a team of Jewish American soldiers led by First Lieutenant#United States, First Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Pitt), and another by History of the Jews in France, French Jewish cinema proprietor Shosanna Dreyfus (Laurent) who seeks to avenge her murdered family. Both are faced against Hans Landa (Waltz), an Standartenführer, SS colonel with a fearsome reputation for hunting Jews. The title (but not the story) was inspired by Italian director Enzo G. Castellari's 1978 Euro War film ''The Inglorious Bastards'', but deliberat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Boal
Mark Boal (born January 23, 1973) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. Boal initially worked as a journalist, writing for outlets like ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Village Voice'', ''Salon'', and '' Playboy''. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film '' In the Valley of Elah'', which Boal also co-wrote. In 2008, he wrote and produced '' The Hurt Locker'', for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2012 he wrote and produced '' Zero Dark Thirty'', teaming again with director Kathryn Bigelow, about the tracking and killing of Osama bin Laden. The film earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. The pair collaborated a third time for 2017's ''Detroit''. Boal has won two Academy Awards (with another two nominations), a BAFTA Award, two Writers Guild of America Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Hurt Locker
''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay. ''The Hurt Locker'' premiered at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival before it was released in the United States on June 26, 2009, by Summit Entertainment. The film earned acclaim from critics, who praised Bigelow's directing, Renner's and Mackie's performances, Boal's screenplay, editing, musical score, cinematography, sound design and action sequences, although some veterans have criticized the film's depiction of Iraq War combat as inaccurate. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sheldon Turner
Sheldon Turner is a screenwriter and producer. His produced credits as a screenwriter include '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006), '' Up in the Air'' (2009) and '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011). He is an alum of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Turner was featured in ''The Dialogue'' interview series. In this 90-minute interview with producer Michael De Luca, Turner charts his detour from law school to screenwriting. Turner will be writing the live action ''Splinter Cell'' film. His production company Vendetta Productions recently signed a first-look deal with A+E Studios. Filmography Film writer * '' The Longest Yard'' (2005) * '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006) * '' Up in the Air'' (2009) * '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011) (Story only) * ''Everest'' (2024) Television Awards ''Up in the Air''s script won: * The BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay * The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay * The Wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jason Reitman
Jason R. Reitman (; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian–American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), ''Juno (film), Juno'' (2007), ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009), ''Young Adult (film), Young Adult'' (2011), ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021), and ''Saturday Night (2024 film), Saturday Night'' (2024). He has received one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe and four Academy Award nominations, two for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman and is known for frequently collaborating with screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Gil Kenan. Early life Reitman was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Geneviève Robert, an actress sometimes billed as Geneviève Deloir, and film director Ivan Reitman (1946–2022). Reitman has two younger sisters: Catherine Reitman, an actress, producer and writer, who is three years younger, and Caroline Reitman, a nurse, who is twelve years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Up In The Air (2009 Film)
''Up in the Air'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman. It was written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner from Walter Kirn's Up in the Air (novel), 2001 novel. The story is centered on traveling corporate "layoff, downsizer" Ryan Bingham (George Clooney). Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, and Jason Bateman also star. ''Up in the Air'' was primarily filmed in St. Louis with additional scenes shot in Detroit, Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Las Vegas, and Miami. Reitman promoted ''Up in the Air'' with personal appearances at film festivals, starting with Telluride Film Festival, Telluride on September 5, 2009. Following a Los Angeles premiere at the Fox Theater, Westwood Village, Mann Village Theater in November, Paramount Pictures gave ''Up in the Air'' a wide release on December 23, 2009. ''Up in the Air'' was met with critical acclaim, for Reitman's screenplay and direction, and the performances by Clooney, Farmiga, and Kendrick. It was also a box office success, grossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film ''Milk'', for which he won the Oscar for best original screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film ''J. Edgar'' and the 2022 crime miniseries '' Under the Banner of Heaven''. Black is a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights and writer of '' 8'', a staged reenactment of the federal trial that led to a federal court's overturn of California's Proposition 8. Early life Black's father Raul Garrison walked out on his polio-stricken mother, Roseanna, and his two brothers, Marcus Raul and Todd Bryant, when he was young. They grew up in a Mormon household, first in San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Salinas, California. Growing up in his family's Mormon culture and living on military bases, Black worried about his sexuality. When he found himself attracted to a boy in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
