Indie firm bueno is representing editorial house Cut + Run and VFX studio Jogger on the West Coast. Cut + Run features an award-winning and diverse roster of talented editors for advertising and entertainment. The company’s editors are available worldwide on location and via its offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, San Francisco and Austin. Meanwhile Jogger is a visual effects and finishing company in Santa Monica led by executive producer Rich Rama and creative director David Parker…..ICM Partners is now representing cinematographer Chris Mably for commercials and feature films exclusively….Cinematographer Alejandro Lalinde has joined the roster of Dattner Dispoto and Associates for representation. Lalinde was signed by DDA agent Juanita Tiangco. DDA additionally has booked DP Lyn Moncrief for the feature The Scent of Rain and Lightning being directed by Blake Robbins…..DP Andrij Parekh has recently completed principal photography on Niki Caro’s feature The Zookeeper’s Wife starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl. Parekh is again available for commercials, television, and feature films through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….Michael E. “Mike” Antonovich has been appointed to the newly created position of sr. VP, global sales for Media Global Links, a leader in media and data over IP transport solutions, and winner of a 2014 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award. Antonovich is an industry veteran, having served in a variety of operations, engineering, sales and executive positions for a diverse group of companies across the telecommunications spectrum. He has played key roles at organizations including ESPN, Group W Satellite, PanAmSat, Spaceconnection, Genesis Networks, Global Crossing, Roberts Communications, and ATEME….
Review: Director Ben Taylor’s “Joy”
Toward the end of Netflix's "Joy," the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.
This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long true story of how the world's first IVF baby was born in England in 1978 — a 5-pound, 12-ounce girl who paved the way for millions more. It's an upbeat, very English affair, mixing sober discussion of endometriosis with chocolate biscuits.
The couple embracing that day were pioneering scientist Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist. Together with surgeon Patrick Steptoe, the trio succeeded with in vitro fertilization, a method of treating infertility. Edwards would go on to win the Nobel Prize.
"Joy" has been birthed at a time when science is under threat in America — even IVF — so it's downright inspiring to see plucky, smart scientists working hard to change the world. "What we're doing, it matters," says Steptoe, played with quiet economy by Bill Nighy.
"Joy" is the personal stories of the three scientists — mostly through the eyes of Purdy, a polite lab-coated warrior. "If I hear a commotion, I'm not very good at staying out of it," she says. Perfectly played by Thomasin McKenzie, Purdy is both vulnerable and strong, learning through the process to be a better human. James Norton plays Edwards with charm, self-doubt and calm spirit.
Jack Thorne's script nicely explains the massive pressure the trio faced. IVF may have become common and uncontroversial over the last decades, but back in the late '70s it was experimental and shunned. The Anglican church called it a sin, the newspapers labeled it Frankenstein-ish and other... Read More