Director/writer James Gray has come aboard biscuit filmworks for commercial representation worldwide except for France where he continues to be handled by Les Telecreateurs, Paris. Gray wrote and directed The Immigrant, a film starring Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Renner and Joaquin Phoenix, set to debut at the Cannes Film Festival this month. His most recent commercial effort, Citro๏ฟฝn’s “Impossible” starring Ewan McGregor and Vinessa Shaw–and produced by Les Telecreateurs–broke on air earlier this month; he has also directed for Martell Cognac and a L’Oreal campaign starring Patrick Dempsey.
Gray made his directorial debut in 1994 with Little Odessa, a critically acclaimed film, which received the Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival as well as the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. That same year, he received nominations from the Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. In 2000 Gray wrote and directed The Yards, his second feature and his first with Joaquin Phoenix who would become a frequent collaborator, going on to star in his next three films. The drama premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. Gray’s New York crime drama We Own the Night, (2007) stars Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall. The film received a Cesar nomination in 2008 for Best Foreign Film and screened in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Gray’s feature Two Lovers, (2008) then received nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Female Lead. The Brooklyn-set drama stars Phoenix opposite Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw and Isabella Rossellini. The film premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and went on to receive a Cesar nomination for Best Foreign Film in 2009.
Born in New York City, Gray grew up in Queens and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.
“Storytelling is mostly about economy, especially in features,” said Gray. “I love making commercials because you have to hone in on storytelling with even greater discipline and focus on the visual message and still communicate an idea with great speed, accuracy and effectiveness.”
Prior to biscuit, Gray was repped by Anonymous Content. He now joins a biscuit directorial roster that includes company co-founder Noam Murro, Andreas Nilsson, Aaron Ruell, Aaron Stoller, Christopher Riggert, Clay Weiner, Jeff Low, Malcolm Murray, Mike Maguire, Philippe Andre, Steve Rogers and Tim Godsall.
Beyoncรฉ’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncรฉ provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncรฉ stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncรฉ's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More