International production company Believe Media has added Anthony Mandler to its global roster of directors. This marks the first time he has signed with a company for commercial representation.
Mandler is known for highly sophisticated work spanning different platforms and genres and for featuring some of the most famous names in entertainment today. Following successes as a prolific music video director and celebrated stills photographer, he diversified into spotmaking.
Mandler has directed commercials for such brands as Nike, Samsung, Ciroc and Motorola, and his epic still photography spans such notables as David Beckham, Ryan Phillipe, Lebron James, Eva Mendes and Eminem for publications like Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Rolling Stone, ESPN and Menโs Health.
Mandlerโs body of music videos include more than a dozen music videos for Rihanna and music projects with Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, Drake and The Killers. Like its predecessor โNational Anthemโ that also deals with the depiction of the American female archetype, Mandlerโs new music videoโfor Lana Del Rey, โRideโโis currently trending worldwide.
Additionally, Mandler has three feature projects in development: Vlad, produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner at Plan B, Last Days of American Crime with Noomi Rapace at Radical Studios and Dead of Winter staring Haley Steinfeld.
Actor Gene Hackman, Wife Betsy Arakawa and Their Dog Were Dead For Some Time, Warrant Shows
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's Santa Fe home, according to investigators. Hackman, 95, was found dead Wednesday in a mudroom and his 65-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found in a bathroom next to a space heater, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office detectives wrote in a search warrant. There was an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on a countertop near Arakawa. Denise Avila, a sheriff's office spokesperson, said there was no indication they had been shot or had any wounds. The New Mexico Gas Co. tested the gas lines in and around the home after the bodies were discovered, according to the warrant. At the time, it didn't find any signs of problems and the Fire Department found no signs of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning. A sheriff's detective wrote that there were no obvious signs of a gas leak, but he noted that people exposed to gas leaks or carbon monoxide might not show signs of poisoning. The gruff-but-beloved Hackman was among the best actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s. "He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa. We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss," his daughters and granddaughter said in a statement Thursday. Worker found bodies of Hackman and his wife A maintenance worker reported that the home's front door was open when he arrived to do routine work on Wednesday, and he called police after finding the bodies, investigators said. He and... Read More