Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak( May 21, 1902 – December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian- born, Lithuanian- American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in various countries and languages.
He began his theatrical training at age 13 in Petrograd.
Litvak was notable for directing little- known foreign actors to early fame, often winning them Academy Awards.
In 1936 he directed" Mayerling", a film which made Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux international stars.
He returned Swedish star Ingrid Bergman to popularity with American audiences in 1956 with" Anastasia", which won her an Oscar.
He directed Olivia de Havilland to an Academy Award nomination for" The Snake Pit" in 1948.
He also directed Jean Gabin in his screen debut, and directed Elia Kazan in his earliest acting role," City for Conquest".
Litvak directed" Confessions of a Nazi Spy" in 1939 starring Edward G. Robinson, which used actual newsreel footage from U.S. Nazi rallies.
As a refugee from Nazi Germany, Litvak was among the few directors who tried to open Hollywood's eyes to the threat Germany posed to Europe and the world.
During World War II, he enlisted and co-directed documentaries with Frank Capra, including" Why We Fight" films.
His solo- directed," The Battle of Russia", in 1943, won numerous awards and was nominated for an Oscar.
Because of Litvak's ability to speak Russian, German, and French, he supervised the filming of the D- Day Normandy landings.
He also filmed aerial warfare with the U.S. Eighth Air Force.
For his volunteer wartime efforts, he ended the war as a full colonel, receiving special awards from the governments of France, Britain, and the United States.
Sherman Way station
Sherman Way is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line located at Sherman Way in downtown Canoga Park - a community of Los Angeles in the western San Fernando Valley.
The station is currently in service on the Metro Orange Line Chatsworth Extension.
It has a parking lot with 207 spaces along with bicycle lockers.
It opened in June 2012.
Sherman Way station is located on the intersection of Canoga Avenue and Sherman Way.
The station features similar station amenities as the existing Orange Line stations.
Station art is added to the station.
Sherman's Way
Sherman's Way is a comedy- drama independent film starring James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Lacey Chabert, Donna Murphy, Brooke Nevin, and Michael Shulman.
The film was directed by Craig Saavedra, written by Thomas R. Nance, and produced by Starry Night Entertainment.
" Sherman's Way" completed principal photography in 2007 and was shot in Manhattan, New York, Clear Lake, California, and Los Angeles, California.
2008 Sundance Film Festival
The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17, 2008 to January 27 in Park City, Utah.
It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival.
The opening night film was" In Bruges" and the closing night film was" CSNY Déj à Vu".
Craig Saavedra
Craig Michael Saavedra( born November 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, director, Tony Award- winning Broadway producer and co-owner of New York City and Los Angeles- based production company Starry Night Entertainment.
Saavedra was raised in Thousand Oaks, California along with his six siblings, among them cartoonist/ illustrator Scott Saavedra( “ Dr. Radium ”) and KFI AM 640 radio personality Neil Saavedra( host of" The Fork Report" and producer of “ The Jesus Christ Show ”).
He is married to cinematographer/ director Joaquin Sedillo.
Shortly after graduating high school, Saavedra found employment at Universal Studios in Hollywood as a tour guide.
In the evenings, he attended film courses at UCLA ’s Extension program.
It was through this program that he met a film executive who eventually hired him as a story analyst at producer Jerry Weintraub ’s Weintraub Entertainment Group.
Shortly thereafter, Saavedra left to become Director of Operations at Big Time Picture Company, a post-production and film editing facility on Los Angeles ’ west side.
At Big Time, Saavedra met Gregg Hoffman from nearby PRO FilmWorks, and was recruited to join PRO as a development executive.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Blues in the Night (film)
Blues in the Night is a 1941 American musical in the film noir style released by Warner Brothers, directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan, Elia Kazan, and Jack Carson.
The project began filming with the working title" Hot Nocturne", the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number" Blues in the Night", which became a popular hit.
The film was nominated for a Best Song Oscar for" Blues in the Night"( Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer).
Blues in the Night (disambiguation)
Blues in the Night may refer to:
Tallgrass Film Festival
The Tallgrass Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Wichita, Kansas, specializing in independent films.
It was founded in 2003 by Timothy Gruver.
Gruver was raised in Wichita.
He studied filmmaking at Brigham Young University.
After college, Gruver worked for the animation wing of Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studio.
Gruver had worked for other film festivals and modeled Tallgrass after the Telluride Film Festival.
Tallgrass is operated by the non-profit organization Tallgrass Film Association.
There were 190 features and shorts screened in 2012.
The festival takes place at several locations in downtown Wichita including the Orpheum Theatre.
In 2012, over 11,000 people attended.
Since its creation in 2003, over 100,000 people have attended with approximately 200 filmmakers, actors and guests coming in for the festival from all over the world.
The 2003 festival screened 40 features and 55 short films at several venues in the downtown& Oldtown area.
4,172 people attended the festival, including 28 filmmakers.
The first public event hosted by Tallgrass was a screening of Y Tu Mama Tambien in Dodge City, KS.
Academy Award nominee Gary Busey attended in conjunction with the screening of The Buddy Holly Story, a documentary.
Cloris Leachman was a guest at the 2004 Festival.
That year's festival included 24 feature films and 32 short films.
Former baseball star Jose Canseco introduced the Opening Night Movie, the baseball documentary Up For Grabs.
The 2005 Festival was shortened to a one- day event due to the death of Gruver.
2,500 people attended.
4,850 people attended the 2007 Festival, including ten filmmakers.
Official Selections have included Audience Award winners
The Big Bad Swim and 39 Pounds of Love; as well as the 2006 Independent Spirit Award winner Conventioneers, the 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominee Trials of Darryl Hunt as well as Bomb The System, Manhattan, Kansas, Dreamland, The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Fat Girls, Iraq in Fragments, The Last Picture Show, The Buddy Holly Story and the popular High School Shorts Program and Timothy Gruver Spotlight on Kansas Filmmakers.
2003 Opening Night Film: Bomb The System 2004 Opening Night Film: Up For Grabs 2005( Shortgrass)
Opening Night Film: Conventioneers 2006 Opening Night Film: Manhattan, Kansas 2007 Opening Night Film: Kansas v. Darwin 2008 Opening Night Film: What's the Matter with Kansas?
2009 Opening Night Film: The Only Good Indian 2010 Opening Night Film: The Dry Land 2011 Opening
Night Film: Der Sandmann 2012 Opening
Night Film: Pablo 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Opening
Night Film: Bathtubs Over Broadway
Blues in the Closet
Blues in the Closet may refer to:

Question: Are both directors of films Blues In The Night (Film) and Sherman'S Way from the same country?
Answer: yes