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June 2015! A writer and director with a gift for dealing with controversial issues on personal, human terms, Boaz Yakin was born in New York City. Yakin's parents had a creative bent - they met in Paris while both were studying mime and movement for actors with Etienne Decroux. After graduating from high school, Yakin opted to study filmmaking ...
Boaz Yakin’s film Fresh, starring Samuel L Jackson and Giancarlo Esposito, earned the Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. His first studio project, Remember the Titans, starring Denzel Washington for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, was a box-office success and perennial audience favorite. His most recent film, Now You See Me, opened to high acclaim in 2013 and a sequel is in ...
Werdegang. Boaz Yakin ist ein Sohn der israelisch-amerikanischen Schauspiellehrer Moni Yakim und Mina Yakin. Er begann seine Tätigkeit als Drehbuchautor 1989 mit dem Drehbuch zu The Punisher. Ein Jahr später schrieb er das Drehbuch zu Rookie – Der Anfänger. Im Jahr 1994 gab er sein Debüt als Regisseur mit dem Filmdrama Fresh.
Apr 26, 2012 · Boaz Yakin isn’t necessarily the type of guy you’d expect to be making another one of these Hollywood-tailored Jason Statham movies. For one thing, as the film’s writer-director, he’s essentially the sole creative engine, which seems to be increasingly rare in the world of potently-budgeted actioners that have an eye for box-office receipts first and genuine creativity second.
Jun 12, 2020 · Aviva. A shape-shifting, fluid film that is more a feat of dance and choreography than of cinematic storytelling, “Aviva” is a start-to-finish strange, surprising and often arresting artifact. And that’s thanks to writer/director Boaz Yakin ’s (“Remember the Titans,” “ Uptown Girls ”) insistence on establishing an inventive ...
Jun 12, 2020 · ‘Aviva’ Review: Boaz Yakin’s Entrancing Dance Film Wilts Under the Weight of Its Ambition A lyrical experimentation in gender, sexuality, and dance gets stuck in its head, while forgetting ...
Aug 31, 2018 · A writer, director and producer, though not always at the same time,Yakin has proven himself an undeniable force in Hollywood. In his latest film Boarding School, Boaz Yakin takes the helm of horror directing for the first time, bringing to life the story of a young boy faced with the horrors of the past and the complexity of accepting one’s self in the present.
