Sentences with phrase «second black director»

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The trouble started in 2007, when a newly - promoted white executive director demanded that his second - in - command demote a black assistant supervisor.

Shane Black (Iron Man 3) was one of the producers and has assigned Scott Waugh, in just his second film after Act of Valor, as the director.

It was the second all - black cast film produced by a major Hollywood studio and the first sound film by white writer and director King Vidor.

Peele could become the first black man in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences» 90 - year history to win a directing Oscar, while «Lady Bird» director Greta Gerwig could be only the second female to take home that prize.

«Big Game» Samuel L. Jackson stars at the second black president of the United States in this action adventure film from newcomer, Finnish director Jalmari Helander.

As Black Panther continues to tear up the box office going into its second weekend, director Ryan Coogler has been chatting to Empire (via Collider) about his original plans for the ending of the Marvel blockbuster.

The immensely popular and critically - acclaimed drama from Jenkins won seven Black Reel Awards, the second highest total in awards history, including Outstanding Film, Oustanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay (both for Jenkins), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Outstanding Breakthrough Actor, Male (Trevante Rhodes), Outstanding Score (Nicholas Britell) and Outstanding Ensemble.

As previously reported, the weekend of March 9 marked the first time in recent memory, and possibly ever, that films by African - American directors have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the same weekend, with Coogler's «Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place Black Panther» again topping the box office, while Ava DuVernay's adaptation «A Wrinkle in Time,» which boasts a black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place black female protagonist in Storm Reid as young heroine Meg Murry, opened in the second - place spot.

Not that audiences will need any convincing to soak up every second of director Ryan Coogler's record - shattering Black Panther.

It'll be a total surprise if Coogler isn't back in the director's chair when the second Black Panther movie rolls around.

The Academy still has time for a few more historic moments; Jordan Peele could be the first black director to take home the Best Director prize, or Greta Gerwig could be the second woman ever to win the same distdirector to take home the Best Director prize, or Greta Gerwig could be the second woman ever to win the same distDirector prize, or Greta Gerwig could be the second woman ever to win the same distinction.

Mudbound writer - director Dee Rees is the second black woman screenwriter to be nominated for screenwriting, and the film's cinematographer, Rachel Morrison, is the first woman to be nominated in the Best Cinematography category.

No Time to Lose: The Making of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 runs 30 minutes, 25 seconds and includes comments from Scott, Helgeland, Black, associate producer Don Ferrarone, NYPD Hostage Negotiation Team commanding officer Lt. Jack Cambria, MTA New York City Transit Director of Film and Special Events Alberteen Anderson, production designer Chris Seagers, executive producer Barry Waldman, RTO supervisor Joseph Grodzinsky, train service supervisor Tony Annarumma, stunt coordinator Chuck Picerni, associate producer / 1st AD John Wildermuth, and actors Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Victor Gojcaj, and Robert Vataj.

The Oakland - born director puts the second prologue in his hometown as an indirect homage to the 1960s Black Panther Party.

STX Entertainment has released a new red band trailer for directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's upcoming comedy Bad Moms which stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate; check it out below after the official synopsis... Amy Mitchell (MILA KUNIS, Black Swan) puts her family first, second, and third.

Moonlight, about the three stages of the life a queer, black boy to teenager to man, is the second film from Jenkins and this week was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Ali).

Francis Ford Coppola 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula could have been retitled «Mario Bava's Dracula», for Coppola and his son, Roman, who worked on the film as a second unit director and was in charge overseeing special effects, were so taken with one scene in Black Sunday — a slow motion horse - drawn carriage riding through fog — they lifted it wholesale for Dracula's arrival at the Borgo Pass.

But both high - profile films are directed by black directors and this is the first time that pics by African - American directors have held the first and second place spots at the U.S. box office.

«Mudbound» director Dee Rees, though not recognized in that category, became the first black woman in 45 years - and the second ever - to be nominated for an original screenplay Oscar.

Repertoire (Alphabetical order by director) Du levande (You, the Living, Roy Andersson, 2007) En kärlekshistoria (A Swedish Love Story, Roy Andersson, 1970) Sånger från andra våningen (Songs from the Second Floor, Roy Andersson, 2000) Les ordres (Michel Brault, 1974) Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, Peter Fleischman, 1969) La faille (Weak Spot, Peter Fleischman, 1975) Proverka na Dorogakh (Trial on the Road, Aleksei German, 1971) Moy drug Ivan Lapshin (My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Aleksei German, 1984) La Verifica Incerta (Alberto Grifi & Gianfranco Baruchello, 1965) Die linkshändige frau (The Left - Handed Woman, Peter Handke, 1978) Poison (Todd Haynes, 1990) Feng gui lai de ren (Boys from Fengkuei, Hou Hsiao - hsien, 1983) Jak zyc (How to Live, Marcel Lozinski, 1981) The savage eye (Ben Maddow / Sidney Meyers / Joseph Strick, 1960) Kundskabens træ (Tree of Knowledge, Nils Malmros, 1981) Drenge (Boys, Nils Malmros, 1977) Visita ou Memórias e Confissões (Visit or Memories and Confessions, Manoel de Oliveira, 1982/2015) De ofrivilliga (Involuntary, Ruben Östlund, 2008) Minotaur (Nicolás Pereda, 2015) La parmigiana (The Girl from Parma, Antonio Pietrangeli, 1963) Chroniques turcs (Turkish Shorts, Maurice Pialat, 1963) La gueule ouverte (Mouth Agape, Maurice Pialat, 1978) Passe ton bac d'abord (Graduate First, Maurice Pialat, 1978) La maison des bois (Maurice Pialat, 1971) Silvia Prieto (Martin Rejtman, 1999) Entrenamiento Elemental para Actores (Elementary Training for Actors, Martin Rejtman, 2009) Rapado (Martin Rejtman, 1992) Trás - os - Montes (Antonio Reis & Margarida Cordeiro, 1976) Os Verdes Anos (The Green Years, Paulo Rochas, 1963) Sagro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, 2013) Carriage trade (Warren Sonbert, 1968) Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt wo Gewalt herrscht (Not Reconciled, Straub - Huillet, 1965) Idioterne (The Idiots, Lars von Trier, 1998) Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road, Wim Wenders, 1976) Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Wim Wenders, 1971) Summer in the City (Wim Wenders, 1970) Ich war neunzehn (I Was 19, Konrad Wolf, 1968) Ljudi (U Prolazu)(People (In Passing), Lordan Zafranović, 1967) Poslihe Podne (Puska)(Afternoon (The Gun), Lordan Zafranović, 1968) Crni film (Black Film, Želimir Žilnik, 1971)

In the second episode of Walking the Talk, we explore obstacles on the road to college, and other issues affecting student equity, in a conversation with John Silvanus Wilson, the former president of Morehouse College and former executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a position to which he was appointed by President Barack Obama.

Many of those years were spent at Black Rock Studio as the game director on Split / Second, working alongside other colleagues who have since joined Hangar 13, including Novato - based Vice President of Development, Andy Wilson.

The game's 80 man + development team also includes former SCE London game director Tom Gillo and Andrew Wilson who previously was the senior producer of Black rock's Split / Second.

Jafa was the director of photography on Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994), Isaac Julien's Darker Shade of Black (1994), A Litany for Survival (1995), Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson's biographical film on the late Audre Lorde, John Akomfrah's Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993), a cinematographer for Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Manthia Diawara's Rouch in Reverse (2000), Nefertite Nguvu's In the Morning (2014), shot second unit on Ava DuVernay's Selma (2014) and was the director of photography for Solange's music videos Don't Touch My Hair and Cranes in the Sky (both 2016).

We can only assume that @JDTwitt is no match in the kitchen, which may explain why the Shorty Awards ranked this JD Supra director of communications second, even though he matched Black in nominations.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request