Editor Adam Jenkins has joined Cut+Run/New York. As with all of the shop’s cutters, he will also be available to work via Cut+Run’s Los Angeles and London offices as well as on location. His latest credits include a commercial for LG as well as a campaign for Elle McPherson Lingerie.
Jenkins comes over after a stint at Bug Editorial, New York. Prior to that he freelanced, and earlier had been with Final Cut, London and New York. In addition to his spot experience, Jenkins has delved into longform, having collaborated as a contributing editor with director Doug Liman on Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Jenkins’ first job in the industry was as a runner at Silver Screen, Wellington and Auckland, where he taught himself to edit, becoming a freelance cutter in his native New Zealand for a brief period before moving to Sydney. He freelanced Down Under for two-and-a-half years, working with several high-profile helmers there, including Matt Murphy, Bruce Hunt and The Glue Society.
Relocating to London, Jenkins caught on with Final Cut in 2000. There he collaborated with such directors as Mehdi Norowzian, the Traktor collective, Mathias Hoene and Daniel Barber. Jenkins then moved to the U.S. where he worked with the Cronenweths, Speck & Gordon, Jake Scott, Errol Morris and the aforementioned feature with Liman. During his Final Cut tenure, Jenkins cut QTV’s “Craig David” for London agency Mother; the spot went on to earn a Silver Lion at the ’01 Cannes International Advertising Festival.
Now at Cut+Run, Jenkins comes aboard a roster that includes editors Mike Douglas, Jon Grover, Anthony Marinelli and Chuck Willis. The latter is also partner/founder of Cut+Run/NY. Susan Willis is the New York shop’s executive producer.
Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens
"Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.
The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.
And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).
This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.
"'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."
As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More