Documentary/fashion/beauty director Douglas Keeve has joined The Artists Company for U.S. representation. He was formerly handled in the American ad market by Great Guns USA. Keeve continues to be repped internationally via Great Guns, London.
Known for his feature films Unzipped and Hotel Gramercy Park, Keeve has recently been shooting internationally for Avon, Dove and J. Crew. His fashion and beauty acumen are reflected in both his long and short-form endeavors.
Sally Antonacchio, owner/executive producer of The Artists Company, said, “The beauty of Douglas is that he gives us the ability to be more nimble in how we approach fashion production. Doug is a visionary in the genre and able to think about ways to multiply value of the spots our clients shoot. His unique process never sacrifices an ounce of creativity or polish in the execution of any branded story.”
Unzipped, which followed noted high fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, additionally earning a nomination for the fest’s Grand Jury Prize in Documentary Filmmaking.
Hotel Gramercy Park, which tells the charming and compelling story of a hotel that is a NYC legend, won Best New Documentary, Special Jury Mention, at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
Keeve is currently available for projects procured through the New York office of The Artists Company. He is repped by Carolyn Reps on the East Coast, Mary Saxon on the West Coast, Laure Scott for Los Angeles, and Perry Tongate in Texas and the Southwest.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More