HARBOR, a New York based studio specializing in production and post for feature films, episodic series and commercial communications, has hired Adrian Seery in the new role of sr. colorist. Seery joins directly from Moving Picture Company (MPC), New York, where he was commercial colorist. For nearly 30 years Seery has honed his craft, working first in London (SVC Television, Soho 601 and Rushes Post Productions Ltd.), and then crossing the pond to Los Angeles (Technicolor Hollywood), and ultimately, New York. Seery’s talent has been recognized with multiple awards including: Creative and Design (CAD) UK awards; Music Video Awards (MVAs); the British Television Advertising (BTA) Craft Awards, and the Monitor Awards. His body of work ranges from global broadcast commercials to music videos and feature films. Seery’s major brand experience includes BMW, Budweiser, Chevrolet, Chevron, Diet Coke, Direct TV, Ford, Guess Jeans, Hugo Boss, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, Pantene, and Verizon….
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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