Dreamgirls (film)
Dreamgirls is a 2006 American romantic musical comedy- drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures.
Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name by composer Henry Krieger and lyricist/ librettist Tom Eyen," Dreamgirls" is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record label and one of its acts, The Supremes.
The story follows the history and evolution of American R&B music during the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of a Detroit, Michigan girl group known as the Dreams and their manipulative record executive.
The film adaptation of" Dreamgirls" stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, and also features Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose and Keith Robinson.
Produced by Laurence Mark, the film's screenplay was adapted by director Condon from the original Broadway book by Tom Eyen.
In addition to the original Kreiger/ Eyen compositions, four new songs, composed by Krieger with various lyricists, were added for this film.
" Dreamgirls" features the acting debut of Hudson, a former" American Idol" contestant and singer.
The film debuted in four special road show engagements starting on December 15, 2006, before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006.
With a production cost of$ 80 million," Dreamgirls" is one of the most expensive films to feature an all African- American starring cast in American cinema history.
Upon its release, the film garnered positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised soundtrack, cast and the performances of Hudson and Murphy.
The film also earned$ 155 million at the international box office.
" Dreamgirls" also received a number of accolades, including three awards at the 64th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and two Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards.
The Imp
The Imp may refer to:
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.
Bruce Gordon (actor/director)
Bruce Gordon was an actor who appeared in and directed the 1919 film" The First Men in the Moon".
He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Imp (zine)
The Imp is a zine about comics that was written and published by Daniel Raeburn during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Each issue of the zine examined a single cartoonist or type of comic in depth, often incorporating interviews done by Raeburn with or about the subject.
Raeburn frequently took an idiosyncratic view of his subject matter in" The Imp"; in the introduction to the first issue he wrote that" the fact that I do n't know anything about comics can only help me to take them seriously."
He frequently described his personal experiences with his subject matter in irreverent terms and gave detailed accounts of the people and places he encountered while doing his research, in the manner of gonzo journalism.
" The Imp" is also notable for the unique design of each issue.
" The Imp"# 1 was published in 1997 and was devoted to the works of Daniel Clowes.
The second issue appeared a year later and examined the religious comics of Jack T. Chick; it was designed in a format that mimicked Chick's own tracts and included a concordance of terms and concepts that appear in his work.
The third issue, designed in imitation of a broadsheet newspaper, contained a series of essays and article about Chris Ware.
It included a single- page insert of original comic strips about
Ware drawn by other cartoonists.
The fourth issue of" The Imp", released after a long delay, examined extremely lurid Mexican" historietas" and their cultural and commercial context.
It featured extensive full- color illustrations and an original painted cover commissioned from a Mexican comic artist.
The expense of printing the issue, which raised its cover price to$ 20, resulted in a significant financial loss for its creator and brought publication of the series to an end.
A fifth issue of" The Imp" devoted to the work of Ivan Brunetti was advertised in the back of issue# 4 but was never released.
In 2010 Raeburn made all four issues of" The Imp" freely available on his website.
The Imp (1919 film)
The Imp is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Elsie Janis, Joe King, and Ethel Stewart.
Bill Condon
William Condon( born October 22, 1955) is an American screenwriter and director.
He wrote and directed the films" Gods and Monsters"( 1998)," Kinsey"( 2004), and" Dreamgirls"( 2006), wrote the screenplay for" Chicago"( 2002), and directed the final two installments of the" Twilight" series( 2011, 2012), and the live- action adaptation of Disney's" Beauty and the Beast"( 2017).
Condon won an Oscar as screenwriter for" Gods and Monsters" and was nominated for his screenplay for" Chicago".
J'accuse! (1938 film)
J'accuse! is a 1938 French war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Victor Francen.
It is a remake of the 1919 film of the same name, which was also directed by Gance.
Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892)
Robert Ellis( June 27, 1892 – December 29, 1974) was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director.
He appeared in 166 films between 1913 and 1934.
He also wrote for 65 films and directed 61.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California.
Ellis was married several times.
His wives include actress May Allison, actress Vera Reynolds, and screenwriter Helen Logan.
The Grey Car
The Grey Car is a 1919 film directed by Enrique Rosas which is the number 98 in 100 Mexican best movies.

Question: Do both directors of films The Imp (1919 Film) and Dreamgirls (Film) share the same nationality?
Answer: yes