The Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC) has added director Rich Wafer to its roster for exclusive representation.
Wafer joins TPSC having recently directed a spot for M&T Bank featuring Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. Best known for his conversational interviewing style, Wafer has produced and directed content for advertising, television programming, and branded entertainment. His experience and passion lie in telling the stories of real people from celebrities and athletes to less known individuals across the U.S.
Wafer’s recent list of clients include work for IHOP, Gold Bond, Merck, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Wendy’s. His celebrity portfolio includes actors and athletes ranging from Tim McGraw to Terry Bradshaw. Prior to joining TPSC, Wafer was at Washington Square Films.
Wafer joins TPSC this fall, increasing its roster to eight directors. “I’m always looking to be a problem solver and execute at the highest level for the client,” said Wafer. “Dawn [Clarke, EP/head of sales] and the team at TPSC seemed the perfect fit.”
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More