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2 days ago · Box office. $356.3 million [2] American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari.
4 days ago · Noteworthy Off-Screen Talent: Must have been a weird fall for series creator Alan Ball: American Beauty, based on his screenplay, premiered precisely one week before Oh, Grow Up. Why It Still Works: At first glance, it’s a typical multi-cam sitcom, mostly taking place in an improbably capacious New York residence.
3 days ago · Created by gay screenwriter Alan Ball, the hour-long dark comedy takes place in a family-run funeral home, and each episode opens with a death scene.
3 days ago · Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age.
3 days ago · Bacon also starred as the lead in HBO’s Here and Now, created by Alan Ball, opposite Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins. More from Deadline. Gersh Signs 'Bad Boys: Ride Or Die's Alexander Ludwig 'Shelby Oaks' Filmmaker Chris Stuckmann Signs With Gersh. Gersh Digital Division Names Meg Chemburkar Head Of Affiliate Marketing, Promotes Seven
4 days ago · No need for a colon or dash after each speaker—just write the name. If there’s a voiceover or the line is intended to be heard but not seen, just add a simple space with a (VO) or (V.O.) for ...
3 days ago · Based on a story by the same name by veteran screenwriter Richard Alan Simmons 3, Skin Game was largely the work of Peter Stone, a screenwriter who specialised in grumpy comedies like Father Goose (1964) and light-intrigue thrillers like Charade (1963) and Arabesque (1966) before going on to write one of the greatest films of all time.
