Nancy Hacohen, an award-winning commercial producer, has joined Moxie Pictures as its new executive producer based in Los Angeles. Working with Robby Fernandez and Dan Levinson, Moxie’s co-owners, and Karol Zeno, the current EP, Hacohen will be involved in all aspects of the production company’s commercial and narrative projects.
“Moxie has an incredibly talented roster of comic and visual directors, and I’m eager to help them achieve their artistic visions in commercials, film, and new media,” said Hacohen.
Hacohen has previously executive produced at Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment, Hungry Man, Tool, and House of Usher working on campaigns for Nike, Apple, Mercedes and Google. Her recent Grammy campaign with Taylor Swift for girl empowerment, and the NFL/Ad Council’s “Love Has No Labels,” have garnered awards for their important social messages and creative execution.
“Nancy is an innovator and motivator,” said Fernandez. “Her boundless enthusiasm and attention to detail will be a tremendous asset to the company.”
Levinson related that the addition of Hacohen positions Moxie “to continue our successful commercial productions while we expand our film & TV division.”
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