Trevor King has joined RSA as its East Coast sales rep. King will be responsible for all East Coast sales exclusively for RSA. This is a new role at RSA which previously was repped by executive producer Philip Fox-Mills in conjunction with Uncle Lefty. King was born and raised in Los Angeles, attended Columbia University and began his career in TV commercial production. After working with numerous production companies as a PA and coordinator, he moved on to the world of post as a producer at Spontaneous. King transitioned into the sales rep/head of sales chair at BlueRock and after three years opened independent repping shop, Kingdom, where he looked after Reginaldo, Mad River and Robot Repair. In 2007, King went back in-house at Click 3X….Boutique commercial production studio CoMPANY has signed independent rep firm The Standard Society–headed by Katy Richter and Heather Guillen–to handle the Midwest. CoMPANY’s directorial roster includes Larry Frey, Fred Goss, John Grammatico, Brendan Heath, David McNally, Alex Ogus, Harry Patramanis, Jeff Thomas, Harald Zwart and the Coen Brothers….Bicoastal music shop Butter Music and Sound has secured Marla Mossberg of MBW Represents to handle the West Coast. Butter recently opened its West Coast office in Venice, Calif., led by executive producer Marcus Nelson….Design-based production company King and Country (K&C) has signed with SuperPowers reps Angelina Powers and K.C. Gulino for East Coast commercial representation. Powers launched her independent sales company in 2011, bringing more than 15 years of sales experience in the advertising industry, especially within the realms of production and post. Gulino joined forces with Powers in 2013 to form SuperPowers Representation. K&C was established in 2006 by directors Rick Gledhill and Efrain Montanez and executive producer Jerry Torgerson….
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