Author: Steve Carell

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 23-10-2012

Details: About the Actor Steve Carell (Dodge)Steve Carell is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. After first gaining recognition for his contributions as a correspond on Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mr. Carell successfully segued into primetime television and feature film stardom. The Massachusetts native's first movie lead was in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, for which he wrote the screenplay with director Judd Apatow; the picture opened at #1 and remained atop the domestic box office for two straight weekends. The 2005 sleeper hit went on to gross more than $175 million worldwide and achieve #1 openings in 12 countries, followed by over $100 million in DVD sales in North America alone. The movie won an American Film Institute Award as one of its (10 Best) AFI Movies of the Year, among other honors. Mr. Carell and Mr. Apatow shared a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. based on Jane Austen's novel, also for Focus Features. Two years later, she was a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee for her performance as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement, again directed by Joe Wright and for Focus Features, based on the novel by Ian McEwan. In the fall of 2012, she stars in the title role of Anna Karenina, reuniting with Mr. Wright and Focus, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy and adapted by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard. About the Director Lorene Scafaria (Writer/Director)Lorene Scafaria survived New Jersey, where she dabbled in improv comedy and community college. She began as a playwright, putting up Max Fischer-esque shows, and later did extras work for the glory. After two years of being broke in New York, she packed her car and drove to Los Angeles. She got dogs.Three years later, she set up her first spec, The Mighty Flynn, at Warner Bros. Since then, Ms. Scafaria has worked on comedy, drama, and musical screenplays for Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures. She Rachel adapted Cohn and David Levithan's young adult novel into the screenplay Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist for Mandate Pictures and Sony, which was directed by Peter Sollett and released in 2008. The movie starred Michael Cera opposite Kat Dennings.She is producing a movie written and to be directed by Christopher Storer; Relanxious will star Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis, Brie Larson, and Fred Armisen.Ms. Scafaria is also a singer/songwriter. Her song “28” was featured in Drew Barrymore's Whip It!; “We Can't Be Friends” and “Girls Aren't Supposed To” were part of the soundtrack of Galt Niederhoffer's The Romantics. Her album This Time Last Year is a collaboration with others and was released MUCH too soon.

UPC: 025192155338

EAN: 0025192155338

Languages: English

Binding: Blu-ray

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood