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JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Screenplay By) lives in NYC and writes for film and television. His latest film projects include ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO at Paramount; THE MAN WHO KILLED HOUDINI; a movie based on the Donald Westlake underworld character Parker with Brian de Palma attached to direct and KILL YOURSELF BRIDGE with John Carpenter attached to direct. He is currently working on a mini-series remake of Coma for Scott Free and A&E and a pilot for Syfy, “Blue Trace.” He’s previously written for the shows “Touching Evil,” “It’s Me,” “Gerald” and “Carnivale,” and was co-creator of “Point Pleasant.” BLACK SWAN is the third project he’s worked on with Darren Aronofsky’s company. MIKE MEDAVOY (Producer) was born in Shanghai, China in 1941 and graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History in mid 1963. He began his film career at Universal Studios in 1964 where he rose from the mailroom to become a casting director. Mike became a talent agent and VP of Creative Management Agency in 1965 and then head of International Famous Agency’s motion pictures department in 1971. In 1974, he was brought on as the senior vice president of production for United Artists. There, he was part of the team responsible for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, ROCKY and ANNIE HALL, each winning Best Picture Oscars in the mid 1970’s. In 1978, Medavoy co-founded Orion Pictures where films such as PLATOON, AMADEUS, ROBOCOP, THE TERMINATOR and DANCES WITH WOLVES were created. After twelve successful years at Orion Pictures, Medavoy became chairman of TriStar Pictures were he oversaw critically-acclaimed box office hits such as PHILADELPHIA, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, THE FISHER KING, LEGENDS OF THE FALL and HOOK. Today, as chairman and co-founder of Phoenix Pictures, Medavoy has brought such films as THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES, APT PUPIL, THE THIN RED LINE, THE 6 TH DAY, BASIC, HOLES, ALL THE KING’S MEN, ZODIAC, MISS POTTER and SHUTTER ISLAND, among others, to the silver screen. These films have received numerous awards and nominations including Oscar nominations for THE THIN RED LINE and THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT. Medavoy has received numerous personal awards including the Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year Award and the Cannes Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005. He was also awarded the Legion of Honor by the government of France in 2009 and the Bernardo O’Higgins award by the Chilean government in 2010. Throughout his career, Medavoy has also been active in politics. In 1984 he was the Co-Finance Chair of the Gary Hart Campaign. He actively participated in President Clinton’s campaigns in 1992 and 1996 and President Obama’s campaign in 2008. His wife, Irena, was Obama’s Co-Finance Chair. 23
Medavoy has also written several books, now published in Chinese and Spanish. In 2002, he published his best-selling book You’re Only As Good As Your Next One: 100 Great Films as well as 100 Good Films and 100 For Which I Should Be Shot with Josh Young. In 2009, Medavoy published American Idol After Iraq; Competing for Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age with Nathan Gardels. He has two sons, Brian and Nicky Medavoy. ARNOLD MESSER (Producer) is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska and a graduate of Harvard Law School. He launched his career in the entertainment business as senior counsel at Columbia Pictures Television in 1979. After a stint as vice president of business affairs at Viacom International, Messer returned to Columbia Pictures where he served first as senior vice president and later as executive vice president of worldwide business affairs. In 1983, he was named senior executive vice president of TriStar Pictures and president of its telecommunications group, where he oversaw the business of theatrical production as well as all ancillary marketing and television activities for the company. In 1987, Messer returned again to Columbia Pictures as executive vice president. He supervised worldwide television production and distribution activities and negotiated major international television agreements for the company. In 1989, Messer was named president of the international releasing group for Sony Pictures Entertainment where he was responsible for all international activities and ancillary market operations. In 1992, he led this division to well over $1 billion in gross revenues worldwide. That year Messer was promoted to executive vice president of Sony Pictures Entertainment, taking charge of long-term global strategy and overseeing international production. In 1994, Messer teamed with his friend and colleague, Mike Medavoy, to launch Phoenix Pictures. Under that banner, they have produced such films as Oscar nominees THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT and THE THIN RED LINE, as well as APT PUPIL, HOLES, ALL THE KING’S MEN, ZODIAC (which Messer also produced) and Martin Scorsese’s hit thriller SHUTTER ISLAND. BRIAN OLIVER (Producer) is President of Cross Creek Pictures and a member of the investment committee of Cross Creek Partners, a film fund formed by the Thompson family and a consortium of private business investors from Louisiana and Texas. Mr. Oliver is involved in all aspects of Cross Creek’s film development, acquisitions, financing, and production. A veteran feature film executive and producer, Mr. Oliver brings a tremendous amount of feature film production and financing expertise to Cross Creek Pictures. Mr. Oliver started his entertainment career at Paramount Pictures and has been working in the entertainment industry as either an executive or a producer for over 12 years. He has also been involved in the development, financing, production, and distribution of over 20 films. Prior to forming Arthaus Pictures, Mr. Oliver was the V.P. of Production at Propaganda Films, after working in the Motion Picture Department at the William Morris Agency. Mr. Oliver has been involved in numerous high profile films while serving as executive at Propaganda. Mr. Oliver has developed and produced the Paul Schrader directed AUTO FOCUS starring Greg Kinnear, 24
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