FILMMAKERS
BIOS
JONATHAN KASDAN (Director
/ Screenplay) grew up in Los Angeles, California.
Jonathan's previous writing credits include the television series "Dawson's
Creek" and "Freaks & Geeks." In the Land of
Women marks his directorial debut.
Adam Brody with director Jonathan Kasdan on the set
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STEVE
GOLIN (Producer) is the founder
and CEO of Anonymous Content, a multimedia development,production
and talent/management company based in Culver City, California,
and an award-winning producer of three dozen film and television
projects distinguished by an original and often quirky sensibility.
Golin produced one of the AFI's Top 10 Films of 2004 and Golden Globe
Best Picture nominee"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," starring
Best Actor nominee Jim Carrey, Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet, Best
Screenplay nominee Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich")
and directed by Michel Gondry ("Human Nature").
Currently, Golin is developing the screen adaptation of Ted Heller's
novel "Slabrat" at United Artists and the adaptation of William
Gibson's novel "Pattern Recognition" at Warner Bros., with
Peter Weir ("Master and Commander") attached to direct. Golin
recently produced the box office hit "50 First Dates," starring
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, written by Anonymous client George Wing,
which earned more than $180 million worldwide. He executive produced "Searching
for the Wrong Eyed Jesus," a documentary by Anonymous director Andrew
Douglas which was in competition at the 2004Tribeca Film Festival.
In the realm of television Golin recently served as executive producer
of the ABC Family telefilm"Celeste in the City" and currently
serves as executive producer of Showtime's new hit series "The L-Word," the
fasted renewed series in the network's history.
Since the founding of Anonymous Content, Golin has produced the critically
acclaimed "Being John Malkovich," starring John Malkovich,
John Cusack and Cameron Diaz (multiple Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and DGA
nominations, Grand Prize winner at the 1999 Deauville Film Festival,
Independent Spirit Awards winner for Best New Film); "Nurse Betty," starring
Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Oscar winner Renée Zellweger (Best
Screenplay winner at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival); and "Bounce"starring
Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow.
During his tenure as founder and co-chairman of Propaganda Films, Golin
produced David Fincher's"The Game," starring Michael Douglas
and Sean Penn; Barry Levinson's "Sleepers," starring Brad Pitt,
Robert DeNiro and Billy Crudup; Jane Campion's "Portrait of a Lady," starring
Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich (nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe
for Best Supporting Actress Barbara Hershey); David Lynch's "Wild
at Heart," starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern (winner of the Palme
d 'Or at Cannes 1990 and Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress Diane
Ladd); John Dahl's "Red Rock West," starring Nicolas Cage and
Lara Flynn Boyle (nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay, 1995
Spirit Awards); Dom Sena's "Kalifornia," starring Brad Pitt
and David Duchovny; and Madonna's provocative "Truth or Dare." He
also produced such telefilms, special and series as "Beverly Hills,
90210," David Lynch's "Twin Peaks," "Heat Wave" (winner
of four Cable ACE Awards including Best Movie and an Emmy for Best Supporting
Actor James Earl Jones), "Tales of the City" (Peabody
winner) and the Showtime series "Fallen Angels," with episodes
directed by Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise,Steven Soderbergh and Phil Joanou,
among others.
Under Golin's management, Anonymous Content currently represents the
following roster of prominent and rising directors for commercial and
music video representation: David Fincher, Guy Ritchie, David Kellogg,
Gore Verbinski, Mark Romanek, Andrew Douglas, Malcolm Venville, Robert
Logevall and many others for commercials and music videos. Its talent
management division includes such acting clients as Academy Award nominee
Patricia Clarkson, Tony Goldwyn, Omar Epps, Tom Everett Scott, Maura
Tierney, Shane West, Ever Carradine, Orlando Jones, Ron Rifkin, Gabrielle
Union and Peter Gallagher, as well as Academy Award-winning writer Stephen
Gaghan and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Donald Margulies.
Prior to Anonymous, Golin co-founded Propaganda Films in 1986, which
set a new creative standard for music videos and commercial production
with its revolutionary style and sophistication. Golin built Propaganda
into the largest music video and commercial production company in the
world,and Propaganda has won more MTV Video and Cannes Palmes d'Or awards
(for commercial excellence)in those mediums than any other company.
Under
the direction of Golin, Propaganda's music video division earned
a stellar reputation through its work with such diverse artists as
Michael Jackson,Madonna, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, George
Michael, The Beastie Boys and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Propaganda's
commercial division produced award-winning spots for such leading
advertisers as AT&T, IBM, Nike,Apple, McDonald's and Budweiser.
While at Propaganda, Golin was involved in developing the careers
of some of Hollywood's best directors, including David Fincher, Spike
Jonze, Michael Bay, Alex Proyas,Antoine Fuqua, Gore Verbinski, Alex
Proyas, David Kellogg and Simon West.
Steve Golin attended New York University, graduated from the American
Film Institute with an MFA in producing, and is currently a member of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild
of America.
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DAVID KANTER (Producer) is
a producer and manager at Anonymous Content, a multimedia development,
production and talent management company in Culver City, California.
Upcoming films that Kanter produced include the directorial debut
of screenwriter Jon Kasdan,"In the Land of Women," a co-production
with Castle Rock and Warner Bros. Independent starring Meg Ryan and
Adam Brody, scheduled for a Spring 2007 release; the controversial
Tony Kaye documentary "Lake of Fire" that premiered at
the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival that ThinkFilm is releasing;
New Line Cinema's "Rendition," directed by Gavin Hood and
starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Alan
Arkin; Universal Pictures' "Dead I May Well Be," directed
by John Lee Hancock; and "Across the Medicine Line," a
co-production with National Geographic Films about the relationship
between the legendary Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and his Saskatchewan
protector, James Walsh. Other films that Kanter has in development
include "Chronically Metropolitan," "Jeremy Orm is
a Pervert," "One Night in Bangkok" and "Something
Old, Something New." TV credits for Kanter include"To Love
and Die in L.A." which debuts in June for USA Network, which
he executive produced,and "Law & Order: Crime & Punishment," a
series documentary for NBC that he co-created and executive produced.
As a manager, Kanter has built an impressive client roster including
Patrick Sheane Duncan(writer, "Courage Under Fire," "Mr.
Holland's Opus"), Chad Lowe (director/producer, "Beautiful
Ohio,""Chronically Metropolitan"), Barry Blaustein (director, "The
Ringer," writer, "The Nutty Professor,""Boomerang"),
Donald Margulies (Pulitzer Prize winning-author of "Dinner with
Friends", "Sight Unseen" and the upcoming "Keith
Moon" with Mike Meyers), Edward Neumeier (writer, "Robocop,""Starship
Troopers"), Emmy-winner Larry Ramin ("The Gathering Storm," Universal's "The
Ambassador"), Stephen Metcalfe (writer, "Beautiful Joe," "Roommates," "Jacknife")
and Lesli Linka Glatter (director/producer, "The Proposition," "Now
and Then," "The Gilmore Girls").
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LAWRENCE KASDAN (Executive
Producer) has directed ten films: "Body Heat," "The
Big Chill,""Silverado," "The Accidental Tourist," "I
Love You To Death," "Grand Canyon," "Wyatt Earp," "French
Kiss," "Mumford" and "Dreamcatcher". He
has written or co-written all of these pictures except John Kostmayer's"I
Love You To Death" and Adam Brook's "French Kiss".
In addition, Kasdan has written or co-written four of the most successful
films in motion picture history"Raiders Of The Lost Ark," "The
Empire Strikes Back," "Return Of The Jedi" and "The
Bodyguard".
Born in Miami Beach, Florida and raised in West Virginia, Kasdan
grew up in a family in which writing was encouraged. He attended
the University of Michigan, helped financially by winning the Hopwood
Award in Creative Writing four times. He then went on to earn a master's
degree in education.For the next five years, Kasdan worked as an
advertising copywriter in Detroit (three years at W.B. Doner) and
Los Angeles while trying to sell his screenplays. The sixth screenplay
he submitted,"The Bodyguard," was
the first to be purchased in 1977.
His next screenplay, "Continental Divide," caught the attention
of Steven Spielberg, who introduced the writer to George Lucas. Spielberg
and Lucas asked Kasdan to write the screenplay for"Raiders Of The
Lost Ark". When screenwriter Leigh Brackett died before finishing
the script to the Star Wars sequel "The Empire Strikes Back," Kasdan
was asked to take over as writer. He went on to co-write"Return
Of The Jedi" with Lucas.
Kasdan made his critically acclaimed directorial debut with "Body
Heat," in which he cast two little-known actors, William Hurt and
Kathleen Turner, in the lead roles. Next, he directed "The Big Chill," which
he co-wrote with Barbara Benedek and which was nominated for three Academy
Awards,including Best Picture. His next effort was the sprawling western "Silverado," which
he directed,produced and co-wrote with his brother Mark.
Kasdan next directed "The Accidental Tourist," based on the
novel by Anne Tyler and adapted by Kasdan and Frank Galati. The film
was named Best Picture of 1988 by the New York Film Critics,received
four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and earned Geena
Davis a Best Supporting Actress award.
1990's "I Love You To Death," starring Kevin Kline, Tracey
Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves and William Hurt
and written by John Kostmayer, was the first script that Kasdan directed
that he did not write.
The script for "Grand Canyon," co-written with his wife Meg
Kasdan, earned them Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best
Original Screenplay. The film, which stars Danny Glover,Steve Martin,
Kevin Kline, Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodward and Mary-Louise Parker, received
the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 1992 Berlin Film Festival.
In 1992, Kasdan's seventeen-year-old script for "The Bodyguard" was
filmed, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston under the direction
of Mick Jackson. Kasdan, Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner produced the movie,
which went on to gross $400 million in theatres worldwide. Kasdan produced
the 1987 comedy "Cross My Heart," directed by Armyan Bernstein,
and in1989 executive produced "Immediate Family," written by
Barbara Benedek and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. In 1998 he produced "Home
Fries" with Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Charles Newirth,starring
Drew Barrymore.
In 1994, Kasdan directed the Warner Bros. release of "Wyatt Earp," the
epic story of the Earps of Tombstone, starring Kevin Costner, Dennis
Quaid and Gene Hackman. In 1995, Kasdan took a completely different turn
and directed "French Kiss," a romantic comedy written by Adam
Brooks which starts Meg Ryan as a hapless American lost in France and
Kevin Kline as the suspicious Frenchman who befriends her.
Kasdan made his theatrical stage debut in the fall of 1995 as director
of John Patrick Stanley's "Four Dogs & a Bone". This dark
comedy, an ironic look at the seamier side of Hollywood, starred Elizabeth
Perkins, Martin Short, Brendan Fraser and Parker Posey, and was the inaugural
play of the newly renovated and renamed Geffen Playhouse.
"Mumford," a comedy that Kasdan wrote and directed, and produced with
Charles Okun, was a fall 1999 release of Touchstone Pictures. At the San Sebastian
Film Festival it won the award for Best Screenplay given by the Circle of Cinema
Writers.
Kasdan most recently directed "Dreamcatcher," based on the
novel by Stephen King, for Castle Rock Entertainment and Warner Bros.
Adapted for the screen by William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan, the film
was produced by Kasdan with Charles Okun. It was released in March 2003.
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BARBARA KELLY (Co-Producer / Production
Manager) has worked on a variety of projects since
she began her career in film and television production. Kelly's
co-producer film credits include the recently completed"MEM-O-RE" starring
Billy Zane, Ann Margret and Dennis Hopper, "They" for
Radar Pictures/Miramax Pictures and "A Pyromaniac's Love Story" directed
by Joshua Brand.As Production Manager, some of her feature film
credits include the blockbuster"I Robot," (20th Century
Fox) "Ballistics/ Ecks vs Sever," (Franchise Pictures/Warner
Bros) "40 Days &40 Nights," (Working Title/Miramax
Films) "Speaking Of Sex," (Omnibus/Canal Plus) "This
Is My Life" (20th Century Fox) and "Sea Of Love" (Universal)
directed by Harold Becker.
A few of her television producing credits include the Columbia/Tri-Star
crime drama series"Secret Agent Man;" the mini-series "Atomic
Train;" MOWs credits are "Different," "Oklahoma City
Bombing," "Circle of Deceit," "Jitters," "Second
Chances" and "Little Criminals".
Kelly is a Political Science graduate of Carleton University, as
well as holding a BA in Anthropology and ARTC/Teaching Certificate
from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
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PAUL CAMERON's
(Director of Photography) career has exploded in
the past several years to include work on some of the most acclaimed
action thrillers to come out of Hollywood. Having worked on films
including "Collateral," "Man on Fire" and "Swordfish," Cameron's
inventive visual style has been hailed by critics everywhere. His
cinematography on "Collateral" received dozens of nominations
for awards, culminating with the 2004 Los Angeles Critics Award for
Best Cinematography.
Cinematographer Paul Cameron on the set of In the Land of Women
In
2003, his masterful lensing caught the eye of the Clio Awards for
his brilliant photography on the BMW featurette "Beat the Devil," for
which he took top cinematography honors.
Cameron has worked with some of the finest director's in the industry,
perfecting his style on projects helmed by Tony Scott, Michael Mann and
Dominic Sena.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Cameron was exposed early on to theater and
film by his older brother before enrolling at State University of New
York's Purchase College to study filmmaking. Joining the film union Nabet
15 while still in college, Cameron religiously attended the NY Film Festival
and became enamored with international cinema.
Making a name early on in music videos and commercials, Cameron credits
his early work experience with helping to develop the distinctive style
he brings to features.
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CAROL LITTLETON (Editor)
A.C.E. is one of Hollywood's most talented and
successful film editors.Her editing career spans 30 years, with
more than 30 feature films to her credit. Ms. Littleton began
a close collaboration with writer-director Lawrence Kasdan in
1981 with his directorial debut, "Body Heat". She continued
her collaboration with Kasdan on eight more films, including "The
Big Chill,""Silverado" and "Grand Canyon".
Ms. Littleton has also collaborated with director Jonathan Demme
on four films, including his latest, "The Manchurian Candidate".
Littleton received an Academy Award nomination in 1982 for Steven
Spielberg's "E.T.:
The Extraterrestial". Other films she has edited include "Places
In The Heart," "Tuesdays With Morrie"(Emmy Award for editing)
and the restoration of Erich Von Stoheim's 1926 classic, "Greed".
In 1994,she edited "China Moon," the directorial debut of her
husband, noted cinematographer John Bailey,A.S.C.
A native of Miami, Oklahoma, Ms. Littleton graduated with honors
from the University of Oklahoma. As a Fulbright Scholar at the
University of Paris, Ms. Littleton completed her master's thesis
and was awarded her MA in French from the University of Oklahoma
in 1969. The University of Oklahoma., College of Arts and Sciences
again honored Ms. Littleton 30 years later with the Distinguished
Alumnae Award.
In 1987, Littleton was elected President of the Editors Guild
and served two terms, only the second woman to hold that office.
In the mid-90's she and John Bailey were elected to the Board
of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences--the
first time a married couple had served together since Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks. Littleton and Bailey reside in Hollywood
and in New York City.
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SANDY COCHRANE (Production
Designer) trained and worked in theatre for 15
years before arriving in Vancouver in the early 80's where he
soon discovered a growing film industry. Twenty years later,Cochrane
has had the pleasure of art directing and designing over 25 film
and television projects. Feature film credits as Art Director
include "Paycheck," "The Santa Clause 2," "Along
Came A Spider," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "Wrongfully
Accused," "Hideaway," "Look Who's Talking
Now," "This Boy's Life," and "Leaving Normal." As
Production Designer, some of his television projects are "Saving
Milly," "Meltdown," "Double Bill," "Lady
and The Champ," "Personally Yours," and "Miracle
On The Green."
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TRISH KEATING (Costume Designer) started
off her career in Nova Scotia, Canada where she earned a B.Sc. degree
in clothing and textiles. After teaching school in Montreal for a few
years, Keating headed west to Vancouver where her career flourished as
a costume designer for film and theatre. Keating has worked on over 50
feature films and television projects. Feature film credits include"Man
About Town," "Hope Springs," "The Sixth Day," "Spooky
House," "Disturbing Behaviour,""Carpool," "Tales
From The Crypt," "Arctic Blue," "Knight Moves," "Run," "The
Accused," "The Boy Who Could Fly," "The Thing," "Never
Cry Wolf" and "All Washed Up."
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STEPHEN TRASK (Composer) is
the co-creator, composer/lyricist of the Off-Broadway Musical,
multi award winning, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which developed
into the feature film release by Fine Line Features. His instrumental
score for the movie was his feature film debut, and the film's
soundtrack was Stephen's first commercial release as a record
producer.
Immediately thereafter Stephen was tapped by director Alex Steyermark
to score and produce songs for Prey for Rock and Roll, starring Gina
Gershon. For Prey Stephen assembled an all-star all-girlrock band featuring
Sara Lee (Gang of Four, Indigo Girls & B-52's), Sam Maloney (Hole,
Motley Crue), Cheri Lovedog, who wrote the screenplay and the songs,
and rock legend Joan Jett.Then Tom McCarthy called Stephen to score the
award winning The Station Agent (Miramax),followed by Paul Weitz' Synergy
aka In Good Company at Universal starring Scarlett Johannson and Topher
Grace.
Currently, Stephen is in development at National Artists with
Barry Weisler with the stage adaptation of The Blue Angel as
composer/lyricist.
For Hedwig, Stephen received an Obie Award, the Outter Critics
Circle Award for Outstanding off-Broadway Musical, a 1998 New
York Magazine Award, Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Music,
Lyrics and New Musical, A Grammy nomination for Best Cast Album,
two GLAMA Awards, and Entertainment Weekly Best Soundtrack Award
for 2001.
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Release Date:April 20, 2007
