Buenos Aires-based director David Preizler, formerly of Reactor Films, Santa Monica, is now available for U.S. general and Hispanic market work through his firm, Marlin Films, with production bases in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles….. Bicoastal editorial house Lost Planet has added editor/director/cinematographer Jaime Valdueza to its roster. He comes over from Module Zero Media, a shop he has owned and operated since 2002. Valdueza’s work spans the spot, music video feature and documentary worlds. In the latter arena, he edited and co-produced Children Rise directed by Bill Raftery. Children Rise follows the turbulent, dangerous lives of children living on the streets of Durban, South Africa. Valdueza had the daunting task of editing over 200 hours of film footage compiled over a four-year period, a project he calls the most moving and thought-provoking of his life…..Lenora Cushing has joined Hill Holiday’s Boston office as senior VP: and director of broadcast business affairs. In this capacity, Cushing will oversee celebrity and talent contract negotiations, secure trademark and copyright requirements, and ensure the agency’s creative work adheres to proper licensing rules. She spent the last 22 years at Arnold Worldwide, Boston, where she served in several roles. Since 1997, she had been Arnold’s group director of broadcast business affairs.
“Se7en” Turns 30, Gets A Special Restoration From David Fincher For Its Re-Release
For David Fincher, seeing “Se7en” in 4K was an experience he can only describe as harrowing. That or a high school reunion.
“There are definitely moments that you go, ‘What was I thinking?’ Or ‘Why did I let this person have that hairdo’?” Fincher said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
He’s OK with the film being a product of its time in most respects. But some things just could not stand in high-definition resolution.
“It was a little decrepit, to be honest,” said Fincher. “We needed to resuscitate it. There are things you can see in 4K HDR that you cannot see on a film print.”
Ever the perfectionist, he and a team got to work on a new restoration of the film for its 30th anniversary re-release. This weekend the restored “Se7en” will play on IMAX screens for the first time in the U.S. and Canada, and on Jan. 7, the 4K UHD home video version will be available as well.
The dark crime thriller written by Andrew Kevin Walker and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as a pair of detectives looking for a serial killer was somewhat of a career-reviver for Fincher, whose directorial debut “Alien 3” had not gone well. “Se7en” was not a sure thing: It was made for only $34 million (and only got that when Fincher managed to persuade studio execs to give up $3 million more). But it went on to earn more than $327 million, not accounting for inflation, and continues to influence the genre.
Fincher has over the years overseen several restorations of the film (including one for laser disc) but decided this needed to be the last. It’s why he insisted on an 8K scan that they could derive the 4K from. He wanted to ensure that it wouldn’t have to be repeated when screens get more... Read More