Wordplay (film)
Wordplay is a 2006 documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon.
It features Will Shortz, the editor of the" New York Times" crossword puzzle, crossword constructor Merl Reagle, and many other noted crossword solvers and constructors.
The second half of the movie is set at the 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament( ACPT), where the top solvers compete for a prize of$ 4000.
" Wordplay" was the best reviewed documentary film of 2006, according to Rottentomatoes.com
The movie focuses on the following crossword solvers:
The film contains appearances by many celebrity fans of the" Times" puzzle, including Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, Mike Mussina, Daniel Okrent, and the Indigo Girls.
A 2008 episode of" The SimpsonsHomer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words", is based on the film.
James L. Brooks got the inspiration for the episode after watching" Wordplay We felt both Will and Merl were very compelling, off- the- beaten- track personalities[ in" Wordplay"], who would fit into our universe very well", Brooks said.
The episode was written by Tim Long, and directed by Nancy Kruse, and guest- starred crossword puzzle creators Reagle and Shortz as themselves.
" Wordplay" features a theme song," Every Word", written and performed by Gary Louris of The Jayhawks.
The" Wordplay" DVD features a music video of" Every Word".
Shark Night
Shark Night( advertised as Shark Night 3D) is a 2011 American horror film directed by David R. Ellis and written by Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg.
It stars Sara Paxton, Katharine McPhee, Alyssa Diaz, Dustin Milligan, and Joel David Moore.
The film, which was negatively received by critics and grossed$ 40 million worldwide, was released in Real D 3D and Digital 3D.
This is Ellis's final film before his death.
Satan Town
Satan Town is a 1926 American Western film featuring Harry Carey.
Prints of the film have survived.
Night and Day
Night and Day may refer to:
Chris Zylka
Christopher Michael Settlemire( born May 9, 1985), known professionally as Chris Zylka, is an American actor and model.
He is best known for his television roles as Jake Armstrong in The CW's" The Secret Circle"( 2011- 2012) and Tom Garvey in HBO's" The Leftovers".
He has appeared in films" Shark Night"( 2011)," The Amazing Spider- Man"( 2012) and" Freaks of Nature"( 2015).
Chris Zylka
Christopher Michael Settlemire( born May 9, 1985), known professionally as Chris Zylka, is an American actor and model.
He is best known for his television roles as Jake Armstrong in The CW's" The Secret Circle"( 2011- 2012) and Tom Garvey in HBO's" The Leftovers".
He has appeared in films" Shark Night"( 2011)," The Amazing Spider- Man"( 2012) and" Freaks of Nature"( 2015).
David R. Ellis
David Richard Ellis( September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013) was an American film director and stunt performer born in Santa Monica, California in 1952.
His credits included dozens of films and television series including" National Lampoon's Vacation, Baywatch, Lethal Weapon," and" Patriot Games."
He also served as second unit director on blockbuster action films like" Waterworld, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Matrix Reloaded," and His feature directorial credits included the action thriller" Snakes on a Plane" and two entries in the" Final Destination" series.
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.
Patrick Creadon
Patrick Creadon( born May 1, 1967) is an American film director primarily known for his work in independent documentary films.
His first film," Wordplay", profiled" New York Times" crossword editor Will Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
The film screened in over 500 theatres nationwide and became the second- highest grossing documentary of that year.
His second film," I.O.U.S.A.", was a non-partisan examination of America's national debt problem and forecast the global financial crisis of 2008- 2009.
" I.O.U.S.A" premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of film critic Roger Ebert's Top 5 Documentaries of the Year.
Other works include the documentary features" If You Build It"( 2013)," All Work All Play"( 2015), and the 30 for 30 installment Catholics vs. Convicts( 2016) in association with ESPN Films.
He has also worked as a commercial and television director.
Creadon is one of only a handful of filmmakers to release multiple films that were ranked within the Top 100 highest- grossing documentaries of all time.
Other filmmakers who have accomplished this include Werner Herzog(" Encounters at the End of the WorldCave of Forgotten Dreams") and Academy Award winners Michael Moore(" Sicko"), Charles H. Ferguson(" No End in SightInside Job"), and Davis Guggenheim(" An Inconvenient TruthIt Might Get Loud", and" Waiting for' Superman'").
The A-Team (comics)
The A- Team TV series and film have been adapted into several comics.

Question: Do both directors of films Wordplay (film) and Shark Night have the same nationality?
Answer: yes