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Pamela Koffler
Pamela Koffler is an American film and television producer and founding partner of Killer Films, an independent New York-based production company she co-leads with Christine Vachon. Koffler has produced ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''Mildred Pierce'', ''The Velvet Underground'', '' Past Lives'', and '' May December'', which premiered in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix. Awards & recognition Koffler has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a PGA Award for '' Mrs. Harris'' in 2006 and ''Mildred Pierce'' in 2011. She also received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch may refer to: * ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (musical), 1998 ** ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (soundtrack), 1999 * ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (film), 2001 {{disambig ...'' in 2002 and win for '' I'm Losing You'' in 2000, and an IDA Award win for ''This American Life'' in 2008. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Killer
''Office Killer'' is a 1997 American comedy-horror film directed by Cindy Sherman. It was released in the fall of 1997 and stars Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald and David Thornton. Plot A magazine editor named Dorine, due to budget cuts, is forced to work from home. One night she is called to help fix the computer of a co-worker, Gary Michaels, who is electrocuted while trying to fix the wires. Dorine dials 911, but hangs up when the call is answered. She places the corpse on a cart, rolls it down to her car, loads it in her trunk, and takes it home, placing it in her basement. Then, seemingly without reason, she goes into a murder spree. She begins her spree by murdering another office worker, but later murders two young Girl Scouts who arrive at her door to sell cookies. The young girls join the other corpses in the basement, and Dorine is seen eating the cookies while working on her new laptop. Dorine sends messages from Gary to the remaining office workers, implying he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hour Photo
''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek. It stars Robin Williams as a photo technician who develops an unhealthy obsession with a family to whom he has long provided services. Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle appear in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, followed by a limited release on August 21, 2002, and a wider release on September 13. It received positive reviews from film critics, with praise for Williams' against-type performance, and grossed over $52 million on a $12 million budget. Plot Sy Parrish is a photo technician at a one-hour photo lab in big-box store SavMart. He lives alone with a pet hamster, has no friends or love life, and lives only for his work, which he considers a "vital service". His favorite customers are the Yorkin family, whose photos he has developed for many years. Over the years, he has grown obsessed with the family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Blake Nelson
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor, writer, and director. Described as a "modern character actor", his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), Gideon in ''Minority Report (film), Minority Report'' (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in ''Holes (film), Holes'' (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in ''Syriana'' (2005), Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z#Samuel Sterns, Samuel Sterns / The Leader in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' (2012), the eponymous character of ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' (2018) and Henry McCarty in ''Old Henry'' (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series ''Watchmen (TV series), Watchmen'' (2019), for which he received a 10th Critics' Choice Television Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grey Zone
''The Grey Zone'' is a 2001 American historical tragedy film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Daniel Benzali. It is based on the book ''Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account'' written by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli. The title comes from a chapter in the book '' The Drowned and the Saved'' by Holocaust survivor Primo Levi. The film tells the story of the Jewish ''Sonderkommando'' XII in Auschwitz in October 1944. These prisoners were made to assist the camp's guards in shepherding their victims to the gas chambers and then disposing of their bodies in the ovens. Plot In October 1944, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, a small group of ''Sonderkommando''—prisoners assigned to dispose of the bodies of other dead prisoners—are plotting an insurrection that they hope will destroy at least one of the camp's four crematoria and gas chambers. They are receiving firearms from Polish citiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Troche
Rose Troche (; ; born 1964) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Troche was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up on the north side of Chicago. In an interview she stated, "My parents thought moving to the suburbs was a sign of success," and "We were always the family that made everyone say, 'There goes the neighborhood.'" She and her family moved to the suburbs when she was a teen. She started working part-time at a movie theater where her interest in film developed. She earned her undergraduate degree in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago and went on to get a graduate degree in film. Personal life Troche is a lesbian. She met and started a relationship with Guinevere Turner in the early 1990s. They began to work on a film based on their own experiences and their friends in the Chicago lesbian community, which they originally titled "Ely and Max," but was changed to '' Go Fish''. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Safety Of Objects
''The Safety of Objects'' is a 2001 American drama film based upon a collection of short stories of the same name written by A. M. Homes and published in 1990. It features four suburban families who find that their lives become intertwined. The film was directed by Rose Troche, who co-wrote the screenplay with Homes. It touches upon many issues of the human experience in life. There are about 15 major characters in the film. Glenn Close plays Esther Gold, the mother of several children, including a son in a coma from a car accident. The other characters are related to the accident either directly or indirectly. As the story continues, the audience learns that all of the characters are connected in ways that they never knew. Plot summary In a suburban neighborhood, Paul Gold lies in his bedroom in a coma caused by a traumatic car accident. He is cared for by his mother, Esther, who in tending him closely has distanced herself from her husband Howard and young daughter Julie. Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and film director. He made his film debut in ''Explorers (film), Explorers'' (1985), before making a breakthrough performance in ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989). Hawke starred alongside Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater's Before trilogy, ''Before'' trilogy from 1995 to 2013. Hawke received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Training Day'' (2001) and ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' (2014) and two for Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing ''Before Sunset'' (2004) and ''Before Midnight'' (2013). Other notable roles include in ''Reality Bites'' (1994), ''Gattaca'' (1997), ''Great Expectations (1998 film), Great Expectations'' (1998), ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007), ''Maggie's Plan'' (2015), ''First Reformed'' (2017), ''The Black Phone'' (2021), and ''The Northman'' (2022). Hawke directed the narrative films ''Chelsea Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Walls
''Chelsea Walls'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Ethan Hawke in his directorial debut and written by Nicole Burdette, based on her 1990 play of the same name. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard, Tuesday Weld in her final film, Kevin Corrigan, Bianca Hunter, Vincent D'Onofrio, Natasha Richardson and Rosario Dawson. The story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan. ''Cheslea Walls'' premiered at the 2001 Woodstock Film Festival, and was released in theaters in the United States on April 19, 2002, by Lions Gate Films. Plot The film tells five stories of a number of artists as they spend a single day in New York's famed bohemian home Chelsea Hotel, struggling with their arts and personal lives. Cast * Kris Kristofferson as Bud * Uma Thurman as Grace * Robert Sean Leonard as Terry Olsen * Vincent D'Onofrio as Frank * Natasha Richardson as Mary * Rosario Dawson as Audrey * Mark Webber as Val * Frank Whaley as Lynny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', which is based on the stage Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), musical of the same name. He also co-wrote and starred in the 2019 Musical theatre, musical Radio drama, audio series ''Anthem: Homunculus'' and portrayed the role of Joe Exotic in the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock limited series ''Joe vs. Carole'' in 2022. Early years Mitchell was born in El Paso, Texas, the second child of U.S. Army Lieutenant (United States), Lieutenant John Henderson Mitchell and Joan Cameron, arriving less than a year after the loss of their first child, James. He was raised on a variety of military bases—among them Forts Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth and Fort Riley, Riley (both in Kansas), Kirkland Air Force Base (New Mexico) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Schmidt
Rob Schmidt Barracano (born September 25, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His film credits include ''Wrong Turn (2003 film), Wrong Turn'' and ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia''. He also created a pilot called American Town for Twentieth Century Fox. He directed a ''Masters of Horror'' episode called "Right to Die (Masters of Horror), Right to Die". His thriller ''The Alphabet Killer'', which reunited him with Eliza Dushku (''Wrong Turn''), Martin Donovan ("Right to Die"), and Michael Ironside (''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia''), was picked up for international distribution by New Films International. Filmography * 2018: ''Fran K'' * 2018: ''Room For Murder'' * 2012: ''Worst Thing About Coming Out'' * 2009: ''Fear Itself (TV series), Fear Itself'': ''The Spirit Box'' * 2008: ''The Alphabet Killer'' * 2007: ''Masters of Horror'': ''Right to Die (Masters of Horror), Right to Die'' * 2003: ''Wrong Turn (2003 film), Wrong Turn'' * 2001: ''An American Town'' (TV series) * 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime And Punishment In Suburbia
''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' (stylized as ''Crime + Punishment in Suburbia'') is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Rob Schmidt, written by Larry Gross, and starring Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser, Jeffrey Wright, James DeBello, Michael Ironside and Ellen Barkin. The film is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel ''Crime and Punishment'', and focuses on a high school student who plots to murder her stepfather after he brutally rapes her. The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival before being given a limited theatrical release through United Artists in September of that year. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $26,394 at the United States box office. Plot Roseanne Skolnick is outwardly a perfect and popular high school senior in Southern California, but she suffers from a dysfunctional home life: Her mother Maggie is unsatisfied in her marriage to Roseanne's alcoholic stepfather, Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
