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Bicoastal editing company Lost Planet–whose editorial roster includes Hank Corwin, Paul Martinez, Geoff Hounsell, Charlie Johnston, Saar Klein, Kim Bica and Jen Dean–has aligned with Work, a new London-based editorial shop led by cutters Richard Orrick, Neil Smith and Bill Smedley. Orrick and Smith were most recently with The Whitehouse, London, while Smedley previously worked at The Quarry, London. Previously a managing executive producer at The Whitehouse, Jane Dilworth is Work's executive producer. Per the agreement, Work editors are now available to cut commercials stateside at Lost Planet's Manhattan outpost or Los Angeles headquarters, while Lost Planet's editors are available to edit in London through Work. “Hank and I are delighted to align with Work,” said Betsy Beale, executive producer, Lost Planet. “We believe there is tremendous value in matching the best creative talent with the best projects, without regard to location issues.” — Chicago-based The Filmworkers Club has hired colorist Fred Keller, formerly with Company 3, New York. Keller began his career with now-closed Prinzco Productions. He followed that with stints at New York-based DuArt Film & Video, now-closed Digital Universe, and Manhattan Transfer, which eventually became Company 3, New York. His recent credits include spots for GMC, Budweiser, Adidas, Samuel Adams and MTV–“Orange Bow”, a short film edited by New York-based Bluerock's Karama Horne, is in competition at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, “Orange Bow” offers a slice of what it is like to grow up in Brooklyn. It was directed by Diandrea Rees — Vivian Marks has joined Raleigh, N.C.-based editorial/animation/visual effects house Serious Robots as post production producer–.Canada's Frank and Gordon, the popular CG “spokesbeavers” for Bell Canada, are produced by Montreal-based Buzz Image Group and directed by Buzz's Sandra Germain, for Bell Canada's ad agency Cossette Communication Group, Montreal. To date, Buzz has produced a half dozen animated spots for the campaign and has several more in the works. Buzz initially produced two spots in French and English for airing in Quebec, then Cossette rolled out the campaign nationally. The beavers also appear in radio and print advertising, and have their own Web site.Category:News
Bill Condon, Jennifer Lopez Unveil “Kiss of the Spider Woman” At Sundance
A lavish, MGM-style musical is not typical Sundance Film Festival fare. But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation—well, part of one—to Park City, Utah, with his adaptation of "Kiss of the Spider Woman," starring Jennifer Lopez.
Audiences broke out in spontaneous applause during the screening for Lopez's song and dance numbers. She plays an old Hollywood screen siren in a movie-within-the movie. The packed Eccles Theater also gave Lopez, wearing a glittery spiderweb themed frock, a standing ovation after the show.
"I've been waiting for this moment my whole life," Lopez said.
The story, which revolves around the conversations between two cellmates in an Argentine prison, was first a novel by Manuel Puig in 1976 and has been adapted for stage and screen over the years. A 1985 film adaptation starred William Hurt and Raul Julia. Hurt won an Oscar for his performance. On Broadway, it won multiple Tony Awards.
Condon wrote and directed this new version, which is seeking a distributor. Diego Luna plays an imprisoned revolutionary Valentin Arregui, whose new cellmate Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) loves movies, celebrity and glamour and enthusiastically recounts the story of a favorite movie musical, called "Kiss of the Spider Woman" to Valentin, giving them and the audience a break from their bleak reality.
While the film has memorable moments of escapist spectacle, it also delves into serious topics of gender identity. Molina tells Valentin that they don't feel like a man or a woman—which Valentin finds odd at first but grows to understand.
Before the screening, Condon said that one of the things the movie is about is "the attempt to bridge the incredible differences that separate us so often." He quoted President... Read More
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