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This is one of an occasional series featuring direct marketing leaders who will share five key insights they have learned from their career in marketing and advertising.

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To put this into context, TransferWise — London's undisputed fintech darling and on some features a direct competitor to Revolut — recently announced $ 280 million in Series D investment, giving the company a reported post-money valuation of $ 1.6 billion.

Madhusree Mukerjee distinguished herself at Scientific American for the depth of her knowledge about string and related theory as well as the elegance of her news and feature writing.After she left, the trained physicist applied her writing prowess to a book on the Andaman Islanders and recently to Churchill's Secret War, a scathing investigation from a raft of primary sources that revealed how direct decision - making by Winston Churchill led to massive famine on the Indian subcontinent.Meet Madhusree in this recent interview in Harper's, in which she parries gracefully a series of sharp questions from interviewer Scott Horton.

Christopher Landon, who wrote the three previous Paranormal Activity sequels as well as Disturbia, writes and directs (his previous feature directing effort was Burning Palms) this spinoff of the popular series.

Award - winning British director Edgar Wright is best known in the United States for his feature films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; he also directed the UK hit television series Spaced.

He is most widely known for the feature films Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s» sketch comedy series The State and for directing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital.

The Brit, best known for directing nearly every episode of the UK series «The Mighty Boosh», just made one minor feature film prior to this.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

Despite these triumphs, Leonard's reputation mainly rests on the series of six musical films he made with the singing team of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy; Leonard directed all but two of their features, including Maytime (1937), long established as the uncontested favorite of the cycle.In Leonard's late career, the properties he handled were somewhat less auspicious, though there is a surprise in the hard - boiled melodrama The Bribe (1949), a respected film noir that is the only film of its kind in Leonard's canon of 161 known titles.

Keith Gordon, who had a popular run playing nerds in the»80s («Back to School») before directing a bunch of TV series episodes, including «Dexter,» and helming several respectable feature films, including «A Midnight Clear.»

Animal Kingdom was developed for television by Jonathan Lisco and inspired by the award - winning feature film written & directed by David Michod and produced by Liz Watts, who also serve as executive producers on the series.

The Men in Black reboot, directed by Straight Outta Compton, Friday and Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray, will feature brand new Agents as opposed to series protagonists J and K. Unlike the first three films, which were set in and around New York, the spinoff will be much more global, and more of an ensemble piece.

The series is created, written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, who is known for his work on feature films like «Mother and Child» and last year's «Albert Nobbs,» as well as television series such as HBO's «The Sopranos» and «Six Feet Under,» the latter of which has a similarly soap opera feel to it.

Much like its successful predecessor, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) and based on the book series by Suzanne Collins — features rock - solid performances, great writing,...

Del Toro is currently in Toronto hard at work on directing the pilot for the upcoming FX series The Strain, but he's also busy prepping his next feature film Crimson Peak, which starts principal photography in February.

The Irish actor has been listing his extracurricular activities — the short he's written and directed with his actor - brother Brian and actor - father Brendan, the online sketch series he's created called Immatürity For Charity, and the feature - length script that he'd get round to finishing, if only film - makers such as the Coens and Alejandro Iñárritu didn't keep calling with job offers.

After directing five theatrical features and several TV series in his native Germany, filmmaker Christian Ditter makes his American debut with his first comedy, «How To Be Single,» offering audiences a fresh and hilarious take on the genre.

After directing five theatrical features and several TV series in his native Germany, filmmaker Christian Ditter makes his American debut with his first comedy, «How To Be Single,» offering audiences a fresh and hilarious t...

In an exclusive interview, the multi-talented RZA talked about the genesis of the project, what appealed to him about his character, how he prepared for the role, his collaboration with Delamarre on his feature directorial debut, working with Belle and the late Walker and what they brought to the film, his bold line of dialogue, what he learned about himself while making the movie, how Walker inspired him, his role in the upcoming martial arts sequel «The Protector 2» with Tony Jaa directed by Prachya Pinkaew, and his new Fox Network TV series, «Gang Related,» that premieres May 22nd.

Andy Muschietti, the director of the 2013 creature feature Mama and the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's horror tome It, has signed on to direct an adaptation of the»80s anime series Robotech for Sony.

Special Features New 4K digital restoration New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Conrad Hall's work in the film New interview with film historian Bobbi O'Steen on the film's editing New interview with film critic and jazz historian Gary Giddins about Quincy Jones's music for the film New interview with writer Douglass K. Daniel on director Richard Brooks Interview with Brooks from a 1998 episode of the French television series «Cinema Cinemas» «With Love From Truman,» a short 1966 documentary featuring novelist Truman Capote, directed by Albert and David Maysles Two archival NBC interviews with Capote: one following the author on a 1966 visit to Holcomb, Kansas, and the other conducted by Barbara Walters in 1967 Trailer Plus: An essay by critic Chris Fujiwara

As a 10 - year television veteran given a rare chance to build a substantial feature film directing career, Abrams owes it to himself and his loved ones to trust the storytelling instincts he honed on his lovingly consumed TV series like «Lost», «Alias», and «Fringe.»

Before being selected to direct Black Panther, the director, now 31 years old, had only made two feature films: Fruitvale Station, which won accolades at Sundance in 2013, and Creed, the seventh installment in the Rocky series, which garnered rave reviews in 2015.

Synopsis: The second half of the final Harry Potter adventure comes to the big screen in this feature adaptation of the popular novel by children's fantasy author J.K. Rowling, with series veterans Steve Kloves and David Yates writing and directing, respectively.

It has the look and feel of an American independent feature, helped immeasurably by James Grey (The Immigrant) helming the first episode and Lodge Kerrigan (Keane) directing two subsequent episodes of the series.

A series of faux previews — directed by the likes of Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, and Rob Zombie, and featuring gloriously Z - grade titles like Werewolf Women of the S.S. — arrives with headlong exuberance between the two features.

Helmed by Disney storyboard artist Brian Fee who has never directed a feature film prior to this film, Cars 3 returns to its roots, reminding franchise lovers why they love the series in the first place.

Based on Travis Beacham's Black List feature script, which Guillermo del Toro tried to get made, the eight - episode fantasy series will be directed by Paul McGuigan (Victor Frankenstein) and produced by Legendary Television, along with Bloom.

It's been noted that the film approaches the rhythm of Richard Linklater's Before series, but a more apt comparison might be the schizoid comedies directed by their star, Julie Delpy — the second of which, 2 Days in New York, featured Rock himself.

There are never any flat spots or dull sequences without a direct impact on the film's progress, and the writers must be applauded for compressing a source apparently so dense — I have not seen the original series — into a standard - length feature film.

Super Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch has finally been announced during the latest Nintendo Direct, and from the looks of it, the game is still going to feature several guest characters from other video games series.

Greg Mottola has directed the feature films The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul, as well as episodes of the Judd Apatow TV series Undeclared, Arrested Development, and HBO's The Comeback.

Featuring story elements from the Sonic Mania universe, the episodic series is written and directed by Tyson Hesse, known for creating the opening animation to Sonic Mania which has garnered over 15M + views globally on YouTube.

Key Features - Experience the two classic Silent Hill titles previously released on PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2 & Silent Hill 3, that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception - Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on PlayStation 3 - Completely updated in - game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack score enhancing the storytelling and ambient music within each re-mastered game - Full PlayStation Network Trophies support integration

This is his first feature film, but he has directed a number of television specials and series episodes, including «Comedy Underground with Dave Attell,» «The Detour,» and «This Is Not Happening.»

David Chase created one of the most revered modern television series in «The Sopranos» and yet his first attempt at writing and directing a feature film after that — 2012's Not Fade Away — came and went with hardly anyone noticing.

* This release is limited to 1000 copies only * Road to Perdition, B - Movie Style: An extensive interview with «Hellgate» director William A. Levey (HD, 35 mins) * Alien Invasion, Blaxploitation and Ghost - Busting Mayhem: Scholar, Filmmaker and fan Howard S. Berger reflects on the intriguing film career of William A. Levey (HD, 12 mins) * Video Nasty: Kenneth Hall, writer of the Puppet Master series, speaks about the direct - to - video horror boom that allowed «Hellgate» to become a classic of the cassette rental era (HD, 8 mins) * Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys * Collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Lee Gambin, illustrated with original artwork and stills * A DVD of the film is also included alongside the Blu - ray disc

Presenting Roger Corman's... Best of the B * s Collections (Hollywood Select Video) A series of cheap sets featuring haphazardly mastered versions of films produced (and in a couple of cases directed) by Roger Corman.

Most recently he arranged the music for the acclaimed feature documentary Life in a Day, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin MacDonald, and composed additional music for The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins and also for Red Riding Hood, directed by Catherine Hardwicke of the Twilight series.

Based on Dav Pilkey's bestselling children's book series, the film is directed by David Soren and features a voice cast that includes Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, and Kristen Schaal; check -LSB-...]

Jenkins, who has directed episodes of TV series from «Arrested Development» to «The Killing» since her feature film debut «Monster,» told Rolling Stone she wanted to make a good, old - fashioned action - adventure with warmth, humor and romance after lobbying for years to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen.

It's got all the supplements of the previous Blu - ray and 2 - Disc DVD Special Edition (commentary by director Oliver Stone, twelve extended / deleted scenes and an alternate ending with optional commentary by Stone, and the 1992 documentary feature Beyond JFK: A Question of Conspiracy, co-directed by two - time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple) plus three bonus documentaries: the new JFK Remembered: 50 Years Later (directed by Robert Kline), the 1965 John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (directed by Bruce Herschensohn), and JFK: To the Brink (a chapter from Stone's Showtime series Untold History of the United States).

He directed the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode «Angel One» and several television series, including Fame (a series which featured Graham Jarvis, Dick Miller, Eric Pierpoint, and Madlyn Rhueas regulars at one time or another), China Beach (starring Robert Picardo, Megan Gallagher, Jeff Kober, and Concetta Tomei), and Beverly Hills, 90210.

Lexus officials say the new vehicle is a direct competitor to the BMW 3 - series, and many features of the IS 300, from dimensions to engine block, mirror the 328i.

The VTEC TURBO engine series were introduced in 2013 as part of the Earth Dreams Technology range and include new features such as gasoline direct injection, turbochargers, and Dual Cam VTC.

The series» top - of - the - range model is powered by a 300 kW / 407 bhp V8 engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo and direct petrol injection and features as standard an eight - speed automatic transmission.

As a member of Honda's EarthDreams powertrain series, this SOHC engine features direct fuel injection and Variable Cylinder Management for freeway fuel savings.

The direct rival of the Mercedes CLS and the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe also features unique headlights: 12 LED day running lights are placed vertically, perfectly symmetrical in the headlights, while the full - LED Audi HD Matrix technology and laser light are available as an option.

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Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce for eleven years in the television series M * A * S * H and has acted in, written, and directed many feature films.