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THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE

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Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak, Cody Ryder, Stephanie Whonsetler, prods. Riley Stearns, dir.

WHAT IS DEMOCRACY

National Film Board of Canada
Lea Marin, prod. Astra Taylor, dir.

HAL

Jonathan Lynch, Brian Morrow, Christine Beebe, prods. Amy Scott, dir.

6 BALLOONS

Campfire
Channing Tatum, Samantha Housman, Peter Kiernan, Ross M. Dinerstein, Reid Carolin, prods. Marja Lewis Ryan, dir.

WONDER VALLEY

Wandering Vapor, LLC
Rhianon Jones, prod. Heidi Hartwig, dir.

LITTLE BITCHES

Aversano Films
Scott Aversano, Dan Carrillo Levy, Dom Genest, prods. Nick Kreiss, dir.

TAKE ME

Kidnap Solutions, LLC
Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Sev Ohanian, prods. The Duplass Brothers, dir.

AARDVARK

Great Point Media
Neal Dodson, Susan Leber, Zachary Quinto, prods. Brian Shoaf, dir.

LIVING ROOM COFFIN

Green Step Productions
Ian Michaels, Michael Sarrow, Sarah Smick, prods. Michael Sarrow, dir.

VALLEY OF THE MOON

Harris Fishman, Patrick Mapel, prods. Patrick Mapel, dir.

RADICAL GRACE

(documentary)

Nicole Bernardi-Reis, Rebecca Parrish, prods. Rebecca Parrish, dir.

RAINBOW TIME

Duplass Brothers Productions
Ian Michaels, Linas Phillips, prods. Linas Phillips, dir.

Z FOR ZACHARIAH

Lionsgate
Sophia Lin, Tobey Maguire, Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Matthew Plouffe, prods. Craig Zobel, dir.

MANSON FAMILY VACATION

Lagolite Entertainment
Steve Bannatyne, Eric Blyler, J. Davis, J.M. Logan, prods. J. Davis, dir.

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HEATHER MCINTOSH

FAULTS

Keith Calder, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,

Snoot Entertainment
Jessica Wu, prods.

Riley Stearns, dir.

GASP

Adam Laupus, prod. Annika Kurnick, dir.

THE WHITE CITY

Moti Adiv, Gil Kofman, prods. Tanner King Barklow, Gil Kofman, dirs.

HONEYMOON

Honeymoon Productions, Inc.
Patrick Baker, prod. Leigh Janiak, dir.

BLACK BOX

Cone Arts
Keith Cardoza, Stephen Cone, Sarah Horton, prods. Stephen Cone, dir.

HOLBROOK/TWAIN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY (documentary)

Laura D. Smith, prod. Scott Teems, dir.

HONOR 2013 FASHION SHORT

Russo-Young, dir.

THE RAMBLER

Brooklyn Reptyle Films / Window Light Pictures
Nate Bolotin, Christo Dimassis, James Lejsek, Clayton Young, prods. Calvin Lee Reeder, dir.

RECTIFY (series)

Don Kurt, prod.

*Additional Music
Ray McKinnon, dir.

BLACK ROCK

Submarine Entertainment *Co-Composer
Adele Romanski, prod. Katie Aselton, dir.

COMPLIANCE

Bad Cop Bad Cop Film Prods.
Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin, Lisa Muskat, Theo Sena, Craig Zobel, prods. Craig Zobel, dir.

IN THE WAKE OF THE FLOOD

(documentary)

Bill Imperial, Judith Keenan, prods. Ron Mann, dir.

IN DEEP WATER: THE ANATOMY OF A DISASTER, THE FATE OF THE GULF, AND HOW TO END OUR OIL ADDICTION

Astra Taylor, Laura Hannah, dirs.

EXAMINED LIFE

Sphinx Productions

(documentary)

Bill Imperial, Lea Marin, prods. Astra Taylor, dir.

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. 818-260-8500
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HEATHER MCINTOSH

RABBIT PIX

James Herbert, prod.

Cargo Cult Productions
James Herbert, dir.

LPFM: THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Terry Peterson, dir.

TU ME SOUVIENS

Isabel Sadurni, dir.

TELEVISION
$1 (Series)

CBS Television
Craig Zobel, Jason Mosberg, Alexandre Dauman, Matt DeRoss, exec prods. Craig Zobel, dir.

CAGNEY AND LACEY (Pilot)

Bridget Carpenter, exec prod.
CBS Television

COMPOSITION
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12-Song LP by The Instruments 10-Song LP by The Instruments

CAST A HALF SHADOW COMPUTER INTERLUDE

Created for dance performance by CORE Concert Dance Company

THREAD

Created for dance performance choreographed by Julie Rothschild

BILLIONS OF PHONOGRAPHS

12-Song LP by The Instruments

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Presents QUENTIN TARANTINO’S DEATH PROOF Only at the Grindhouse Final Production Notes as of 5/15/07 International Press Contacts: PREMIER PR (CANNES FILM FESTIVAL) THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY Matthew Sanders / Emma Robinson Jill DiRaffaele Villa Ste Hélène 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600 45, Bd d’Alsace Los Angeles, CA 90036 06400 Cannes Tel: 323 207 3092 Tel: +33 493 99 03 02 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] From the longtime collaborators (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, FOUR ROOMS, SIN CITY), two of the most renowned filmmakers this summer present two original, complete grindhouse films packed to the gills with guns and guts. Quentin Tarantino’s DEATH PROOF is a white knuckle ride behind the wheel of a psycho serial killer’s roving, revving, racing death machine. Robert Rodriguez’s PLANET TERROR is a heart-pounding trip to a town ravaged by a mysterious plague. Inspired by the unique distribution of independent horror classics of the sixties and seventies, these are two shockingly bold features replete with missing reels and plenty of exploitative mayhem. The impetus for grindhouse films began in the US during a time before the multiplex and state-of- the-art home theaters ruled the movie-going experience. The origins of the term “Grindhouse” are fuzzy: some cite the types of films shown (as in “Bump-and-Grind”) in run down former movie palaces; others point to a method of presentation -- movies were “grinded out” in ancient projectors one after another. Frequently, the movies were grouped by exploitation subgenre. Splatter, slasher, sexploitation, blaxploitation, cannibal and mondo movies would be grouped together and shown with graphic trailers.
May 2015 President's Message Personal Finance Series

May 2015 President's Message In This Issue The Power Women Have to Move the Glass Ceiling - May 13 Dear WIFV Sisters and Brothers, Roundtable Round-Up Dinner & Movie - He's Only Missing - May 22 May is upon us and not a moment too soon. I, for Media for Museums - June 3 one, am ready for DC in Supporter Spotlight - Creative Liquid the summer time - stand- up paddle boarding on 2015 National Film Registry Nominations - Vote Today! the Anacostia and the Spotlight on Screenwriters 2015 Potomac, cocktails on Mercy Street to Film in VA the Georgetown waterfront and the roof of Perry's and (finally) Grow a Film - Make a Donation hiking Old Rag. For more great ideas on how to PR Strategies from Dangerous Documentaries enjoy the DC sunshine check out the Washingtonian's Great Washington, DC Bucket Call for Articles / Awards Info - Members in the News List. As part of turning 40 this year, I made my New and Renewing Members own bucket list and it was fun to compare notes. I will say that they do not have trapeze school on Personal Finance Series there, which I highly recommend. Check. Why Aren't We There Yet? The Power Women Have to Move the Glass Ceiling One item that didn't make the Washingtonian's This workshop will be presented by Tacy Roby, list - but should have - is the AFI Docs film Regional Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Region, festival (formerly Silverdocs) which takes place Calvert Investments. next month from June 17-21. Advance passes are on sale now and the official slate will be Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 8:30 - 9:30 am announced May 20th.
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MELISSA GIROTTI Cell: 416-268-0425 E-mail: [email protected] Production “Downsizing” Feature Film Paramount Pictures Coordinator Producers: Mark Johnson 2016 Director: Alexander Payne Line Producer: Diana Pokorny UPM: Regina Robb Cast: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz Production “11.22.63” Mini Series Bad Robot / Warner Bros. Coordinator Producers: JJ Abrams, Kathy Lingg, Bridget Carpenter 2015 Director: Various Line Producer: Joseph Boccia UPM: Anna Beben Cast: James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, George MacKay Production “MARILYN” Mini Series Asylum / Lifetime Supervisor Producers: Don Carmody, David Cormican 2014 - 2015 Director: Laurie Collyer Line Producer / UPM: Joseph Boccia Cast: Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Production “POLTERGEIST” (Reshoots Only) Feature Film MGM Coordinator Producers: Sam Raimi, Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee 2014 Director: Gil Kenan (Re-shoots) Line Producer: Becki Trujillo UPM: Joseph Boccia Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris Production “AGATHA” TV Pilot ABC Studios Coordinator Exec. Producers: Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper, Michael McDonald 2014 Director: Jace Alexander Line Producer: Todd Arnow UPM: Joseph Boccia Cast: Bojana Novakovic, Clancy Brown, Meta Golding Production “MAPS TO THE STARS” Feature Film Independent Supervisor Producers: Martin Katz, Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt 2013 France / Canada Director: David Cronenberg Co-Production Line Producer / UPM: Joseph Boccia Cast: Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska,
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PUBLICITY CONTACTS LA NATIONAL Karen Paul Anya Christiansen Chris Garcia – 42 West (310) 575-7033 (310) 575-7028 (424) 901-8743 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] NY NATIONAL Sara Groves – 42 West Tom Piechura – 42 West Jordan Lawrence – 42 West (212) 774-3685 (212) 277-7552 (646) 254-6020 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REGIONAL Gillian Fischer Linda Colangelo (310) 575-7032 (310) 575-7037 [email protected] [email protected] DIGITAL Matt Gilhooley Grey Munford (310) 575-7024 (310) 575-7425 [email protected] [email protected] Release Date: May 31, 2013 (Limited) Run Time: 92 Minutes For all approved publicity materials, visit www.cbsfilmspublicity.com THE KINGS OF SUMMER Preliminary Production Notes Synopsis Premiering to rave reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, THE KINGS OF SUMMER is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends – Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create – is something you can't run away from. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION The Kings of Summer began in the imagination of writer Chris Galletta, who penned his script during his off hours while he was working in the music department of “The Late Show with David Letterman.” After some false starts in screenwriting, Galletta shunned his impulse to write a high-concept tentpole feature and craft something more character-driven and personal.
The Art of Prey Pdf, Epub, Ebook

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Movie Data Analysis.Pdf

FinalProject 25/08/2018, 930 PM COGS108 Final Project Group Members: Yanyi Wang Ziwen Zeng Lingfei Lu Yuhan Wang Yuqing Deng Introduction and Background Movie revenue is one of the most important measure of good and bad movies. Revenue is also the most important and intuitionistic feedback to producers, directors and actors. Therefore it is worth for us to put effort on analyzing what factors correlate to revenue, so that producers, directors and actors know how to get higher revenue on next movie by focusing on most correlated factors. Our project focuses on anaylzing all kinds of factors that correlated to revenue, for example, genres, elements in the movie, popularity, release month, runtime, vote average, vote count on website and cast etc. After analysis, we can clearly know what are the crucial factors to a movie's revenue and our analysis can be used as a guide for people shooting movies who want to earn higher renveue for their next movie. They can focus on those most correlated factors, for example, shooting specific genre and hire some actors who have higher average revenue. Reasrch Question: Various factors blend together to create a high revenue for movie, but what are the most important aspect contribute to higher revenue? What aspects should people put more effort on and what factors should people focus on when they try to higher the revenue of a movie? http://localhost:8888/nbconvert/html/Desktop/MyProjects/Pr_085/FinalProject.ipynb?download=false Page 1 of 62 FinalProject 25/08/2018, 930 PM Hypothesis: We predict that the following factors contribute the most to movie revenue.
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Kennedy Meeks

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Mercy Street” to Premiere January 17 on Pbs

“MERCY STREET” TO PREMIERE JANUARY 17 ON PBS – Original Six-Episode Series to Take Viewers Beyond the Battlefield with Intimate, Human Look at Lives on the Civil War Home Front − MERCY STREET to Follow “Downton Abbey, The Final Season” on MASTERPIECE for a Powerful Sunday Night Lineup – – Award-Winning Creative Team Includes Ridley Scott, David Zabel, Lisa Quijano Wolfinger and David W. Zucker – ARLINGTON, VA; Updated December 16, 2015 – MERCY STREET, a new Civil War era drama produced in and around Richmond, Virginia, will debut Sunday, January 17, 2016, at 10:00 p.m. MERCY STREET will follow “Downton Abbey, The Final Season” on MASTERPIECE highlighting PBS as a home for internationally acclaimed television drama. The series is executive produced by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Thelma and Louise); David W. Zucker (“The Good Wife” and “The Man in the High Castle”) of Scott Free; Lisa Q. Wolfinger (“Desperate Crossing, The untold story of the Mayflower”) and David Zabel (ER). Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment secured all foreign rights to the series early in the process, and will continue to sell to international territories. Based on real events, MERCY STREET takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history. Set in Virginia in the spring of 1862, MERCY STREET follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict; Mary Phinney, (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, (Hannah James), a naive young Confederate belle.
The Surprise Drop: the Cloverfield Paradox, Unreal, and Evolving Patterns in Streaming Media Distribution and Reception

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