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Date of Birth
4 August 1966, St. Petersburg, USSR
Birth Name
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In 2007, he co-founded a movie production company, L+E Productions, with Eric Eisner. Eisner is the son of Michael Eisner, the former Chief Executive Office of The Walt Disney Company. L+E Production's mission is to finance and develop feature-length films.
He is also a board member and founding shareholder of City A.M., London's first free daily business newspaper which covers news on the markets, global and local business as well as contemporary lifestyle features. City A.M. is read by over 100,000 professionals throughout London.
From October 2001 until January 2005, served as Executive Vice Chairman of Norilsk Nickel, Russia's largest mining company and the world's largest miner of nickel and palladium metals. He led the company's efforts on transparency, corporate governance and external investment, including the acquisition of a controlling interest in Stillwater Mining Company, a U.S. miner of platinum and palladium metals. He also pioneered an investment of $1.2 billion to acquire a 20 percent interest in Gold Fields of South Africa. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Norilsk Nickel.
In 1998, he left Renaissance Capital to co-found the independent venture capital firm, LV Finance. The advisory clients of LV Finance included international financier George Soros and founder of CNN Ted Turner. The company invested in a number of highly successful start-up ventures in the media and telecommunications industry, most notably, MegaFon, the third largest mobile phone operator in Russia. He sold his interest in LV Finance in 2003.
In 1995, his focus shifted from the law to financial ventures. He was part of a group that founded Renaissance Capital, Russia's largest and most successful domestic investment bank. While with Renaissance Capital, he led the firm's participation in listing the first Russian company on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 1992, Leonid Rozhetskin returned to Russia to open his own law firm, representing clients such as the International Finance Corporation (a division of the World Bank), Credit Suisse, Morgan Grenfell, and The Moscow Times.
From 1992 to 1994, Leonid Rozhetskin worked as an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case, both U.S. law firms.
From 1990 to 1991, Leonid Rozhetskin was a law clerk for Judge Stephen V. Wilson, a federal judge in Los Angeles, California.
In 1990, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University with distinction in 1987.
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Date of Birth
4 August 1966, St. Petersburg, USSR
Birth Name
Trivia
In 2007, he co-founded a movie production company, L+E Productions, with Eric Eisner. Eisner is the son of Michael Eisner, the former Chief Executive Office of The Walt Disney Company. L+E Production's mission is to finance and develop feature-length films.
He is also a board member and founding shareholder of City A.M., London's first free daily business newspaper which covers news on the markets, global and local business as well as contemporary lifestyle features. City A.M. is read by over 100,000 professionals throughout London.
From October 2001 until January 2005, served as Executive Vice Chairman of Norilsk Nickel, Russia's largest mining company and the world's largest miner of nickel and palladium metals. He led the company's efforts on transparency, corporate governance and external investment, including the acquisition of a controlling interest in Stillwater Mining Company, a U.S. miner of platinum and palladium metals. He also pioneered an investment of $1.2 billion to acquire a 20 percent interest in Gold Fields of South Africa. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Norilsk Nickel.
In 1998, he left Renaissance Capital to co-found the independent venture capital firm, LV Finance. The advisory clients of LV Finance included international financier George Soros and founder of CNN Ted Turner. The company invested in a number of highly successful start-up ventures in the media and telecommunications industry, most notably, MegaFon, the third largest mobile phone operator in Russia. He sold his interest in LV Finance in 2003.
In 1995, his focus shifted from the law to financial ventures. He was part of a group that founded Renaissance Capital, Russia's largest and most successful domestic investment bank. While with Renaissance Capital, he led the firm's participation in listing the first Russian company on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 1992, Leonid Rozhetskin returned to Russia to open his own law firm, representing clients such as the International Finance Corporation (a division of the World Bank), Credit Suisse, Morgan Grenfell, and The Moscow Times.
From 1992 to 1994, Leonid Rozhetskin worked as an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case, both U.S. law firms.
From 1990 to 1991, Leonid Rozhetskin was a law clerk for Judge Stephen V. Wilson, a federal judge in Los Angeles, California.
In 1990, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University with distinction in 1987.
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"Boogie Woogie", co-produced by Leonid Rozhetskin, is supposed to be relaesed this Year. Currently the movies status is in "post production" and there arent a lot of details yet. But just have a look at the casting and find all these famous names such as Christipher Lee or Heather Graham and I think you will waite as desperate as me for the final release.
Directed by | |||
| Duncan Ward | | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Danny Moynihan | novel | |
| Danny Moynihan | screenplay | |
Cast (in alphabetical order)
 | Heather Graham | ... | Beth Freemantle |
 | Amanda Seyfried | ... | Paige Prideaux |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Jean Maclestone |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Alfred Rhinegold |
 | Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Bob Maccelstone |
 | Alan Cumming | ... | Dewey |
 | Charlotte Rampling | ... | Emille |
 | Danny Huston | ... | Art Spindle |
| Jaime Winstone | ... | Elaine |
 | Joanna Lumley | ... | Alfreda Rhinegold |
| Alfie Allen | ... | Photographer |
| Gemma Atkinson | ... | Charlotte Bailey |
 | Simon McBurney | ... | Robert Freign |
| Jack Huston | ... | Joe |
 | Meredith Ostrom | ... | Joany |
 | Stephen Greif | ... | Bobs Lawyer |
 | Rosie Fellner | ... | Rachel Leighton |
 | Michael Culkin | ... | Beth's Father |
| Jenny Runacre | ... | Mrs. Havermeyer |
 | Sidney Cole | ... | Cabbie |
| Jan Uddin | ... | Art's Partner |
| Gaetano Jouen | ... | Himself |
Cinematography by | |||
| John Mathieson | | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Kant Pan | | ||
Casting by | |||
| Gary Davy | | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Caroline Greville-Morris | | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Nick Dent | | ||
Production Management | |||
| Emma Pike | .... | production manager | |
| Alex Sutherland | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Alexander Fielding | .... | floor assistant director | |
| Caroline Hatchman | .... | floor assistant director | |
| Mark Hopkins | .... | second assistant director | |
| Alex Oakley | .... | first assistant director | |
| Emily Perowne | .... | third assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Joe Borowski | .... | stand-by props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ken Lee | .... | sound mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Sam Garwood | .... | camera operator | |
| Paul Hatchman | .... | key grip | |
| Mark Tillie | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | ||
| Lorraine Edwards | .... | production secretary |
| Daniel Fellows | .... | location manager |
| Lewis Partovi | .... | production coordinator |
| Alex Sutherland | .... | production supervisor |
| Brigitte Ward-Holmes | .... | assistant accountant |
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Review Summary
Biopic on charmer, Eddie Dodson, who ran a Melrose art deco store owner as a cover for his exploits as a bankrobber. In 1984, Dodson robbed 64 banks in less than a year. Arrested, Dodson served a 12-year sentence and once released, went on to work as caretaker for Jack Nicholson's Malibu home. Eventually, though, Dodson was again arrested in 1999 for bank robbery and died at the age of 54 due to a failed liver. ~ Baseline StudioSystems
Movie Details
Status: Announced
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Crime, Biopic
Acting Credits & Production Credits
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Source Material - Timothy Ford
Screenplay - Tristan Patterson
Executive Producer - John Wells
Production Executive - Christine Vachon
Producer - Eric D. Eisner
Producer - Leonid Rozhetskin
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"Hamlet 2" sends up suburbia in rowdy fashion
Hamlet 2
By Duane Byrge
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - If art-house theatres still do weekend midnight showings where everyone dresses up as characters from the film, "Hamlet 2" would be a fitting selection. An erratic, freewheeling satire of Middle American mores, it should thrive as a festival curio, appealing to anti-establishment sensibilities.
The film's marketers will face a challenge inducing the word-snobs of the smart set to slum with slapstick entertainment. Still, there's enough rowdy and off-the-wall humour in "Hamlet 2" to perform princely at the box-office, particularly in college-city venues.
A slam-bang patchwork of more inspired comedies, such as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Borat," "Hamlet 2" centres on Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan), who attempts to teach drama in a Tucson, Arizona, high school. With delusions that he is soaring to great heights like Icarus, this doofus presents high school plays based on his favourite movies, including "Dead Poets Society" and "Mr. Holland's Opus," which appeal to his inflated ego but leave his charges flat. His productions are major fiascos, rightfully skewered by a ninth-grade drama critic.
In one of the movie's many funny lines, Marschz admits that his life is like a parody of tragedy: He's infertile, his wife is having an affair with their roommate, he has father issues, and he's a recovering alcoholic. Not to mention, he's talent-less.
Dramatically, "Hamlet 2" is a twist on the formula of let's-put-on-a-show, with the twist being that no one wants the show, least of all the administration, which has chopped the school's art funds. Even arts-funding advocates would notice that Marschz's grandiose piffles are a major waste. As such, the film unwittingly makes a case for slashing funds for the arts. Lo, and unfortunately we behold, Marschz does smite the school board Philistines (not exactly a difficult target) with a last-ditch rally and a from-the-rafters opus.
Unlike Ace Ventura, Inspector Clouseau or other lovable loonies, Marschz is merely a knucklehead errant. He's a creep, but he's nicely endeared to us by Coogan's funny, fey performance. Among the players, Elisabeth Shue delivers a winning rendition of herself; her appearance as a Tucson nurse who has rejected her show business career is one of the film's best absurdities. Similarly, Amy Poehler is hilarious as a WASP-y, anti-Semitic ACLU lawyer.
Screenwriters Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady have slapped together a string of gags in a hit-and-miss dither. Some of it is quite brainy. There's an appealing anarchic tone and anti-authority bent as well. There also are zany surrealistic moments and a devilish eye for incongruity, especially a rousing rendition of Elton John's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" as belted out by the Tucson Gay Chorus for the boondocks high school audience.
Director Fleming blasts the production along with keen comic pacing, which performs double duty in masking some of the more dim-witted moments.
Technically, "Hamlet 2" is distinguished by production designer Tony Fanning's sendup of Southwestern suburbia.
Cast:
Dana Marschz: Steve Coogan
Brie Marschz: Catherine Keener
Herself: Elisabeth Shue
Cricket Feldstein: Amy Poehler
Gary: David Arquette
Principal Rocker: Marshall Bell
Octavio: Joseph Julian Soria
Rand Posin: Skylar Astin
Director: Andrew Fleming; Screenwriters: Andrew Fleming, Pam Brady; Producers: Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, Aaron Ryder; Executive producers: Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Michael Flynn; Director of photography: Alexander Gruszynski; Editor: Jeff Freeman; Production designer: Tony Fanning; Music: Ralph Sall.
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Hamlet 2
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| Hamlet 2 | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Eric Eisner Leonid Rozhetskin Aaron Ryder |
| Written by | Andrew Fleming Pam Brady |
| Starring | Steve Coogan Catherine Keener Amy Poehler David Arquette |
| Music by | Ralph Sall |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editing by | Jeff Freeman |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Hamlet 2 is an upcoming comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was filmed primarily at a high school in New Mexico from September 2007 to October 2007. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and will be distributed by Focus Features. A release date has yet to be announced.
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[edit] Premise
A high school is removing its drama department, but a drama teacher (Coogan) writes a sequel to the Shakespeare play Hamlet to save the department.[1]
[edit] Production
Screenwriters Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady began writing the script in 2003, but they incorporated the Shakespeare play Hamlet into the premise later on. The play shown within the film was written on deadline for production.[2] The film was budgeted at a little over $9 million.[3] Production began in September 2007 in New Mexico.[4] Filming took place mainly at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque, where actual students were permitted to perform as extras in the film.[5] Filming concluded on Halloween, October 31, 2007.[6] The film was executive produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, who also produced Little Miss Sunshine.[3]
[edit] Cast
[edit] Release
A rough edit of Hamlet 2 was prepared for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was a late addition, three days before its scheduled screening.[3] The film premiered at the festival on January 21, 2008. After the screening, an all-night bidding war took place for rights to distribution, which Focus Features won for $10 million, acquiring worldwide rights to the film.[1] The purchase of Hamlet 2 nearly broke the Sundance Film Festival record set by Little Miss Sunshine, which sold for $10.5 million in 2006.[3]
[edit] Critical reaction
Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter described Hamlet 2 as "a slam-bang patchwork of more inspired comedies, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Borat". Byrge described the premise as "a twist on the formula of let's-put-on-a-show, with the twist being that no one wants the show". He thought that the screenwriters had put together "a string of gags in a hit-and-miss dither".[8]
Edward Douglas of ComingSoon.net described Hamlet 2 as "outrageously funny but it does require a certain type of sense of humor and the ability to laugh at very odd behavior and situations". Douglas thought that Coogan played his character over-the-top, but found that through the film, "you really start to love him". He described the premise as "ludricous" but said, "Sometimes, you just have to turn off your brain and allow yourself to laugh."[9]
The New York Times noted of the film, "It made sure to take shots at Christians, gays, Latinos, Jews, the American Civil Liberties Union and Elisabeth Shue, one of its lead actresses."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Anne Thompson. "Focus Features acquires 'Hamlet 2'", Variety, 2008-01-22. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b David M. Halbfinger. "Done Deals Finally Start To Appear At Sundance", The New York Times, 2008-01-23.
- ^ a b c d Lauren A.E. Schuker. "Comic 'Hamlet 2' Finally Gets Sales Going at Sundance", Wall Street Journal, 2008-01-23.
- ^ Francesca Martin. "Great Danes go head to head", The Guardian, 2007-09-12.
- ^ Megan Martin. "Students learn about making movies from an on-the-set perspective", Albuquerque Journal, 2007-11-06.
- ^ Dan Mayfield. "N.M. movies make Sundance cut", Albuquerque Journal, 2008-01-11.
- ^ a b Gregg Goldstein. "'Hamlet 2' to be among New Frontiers", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-12-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Duane Byrge. ""Hamlet 2" sends up suburbia in rowdy fashion", The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Edward Douglas. "Reviews: The Great Buck Howard & Hamlet 2", ComingSoon.net, 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
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If you're a fan of Steve Coogan, that King Leer of a motormouth British comedian who starred in 24 Hour Party People, came to Hollywood (remember his glorious performance as his own trumped-up self in Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes?), and saw his crossover American career do a nosedive before it had even gotten off the ground, then you won't want to miss Hamlet 2, in which he's like the son of Peter Sellers crossed with a more handsome version of Tiny Tim. This is the movie that Coogan cultists have been waiting for — the one that finally lets him cut his inner wildman loose, only within a structure that lends method to his madness.
He plays a godawful failed actor, despised by his wife (a scalding Catherine Keener), who has become a self-loathing high-school drama teacher, and Coogan turns this pathetic yet insistently egomaniacal creature into a loser-nerd of genius. He mugs, he glowers, he hams up his telling of jokes too corny-horrible to print, and — most mesmerizingly — he comes on like a sarcastic geek acting like a swishy queen trying to pass himself off as a ''normal'' heterosexual Middle American.
Make no mistake: The gay/not gay camp-theatrical weirdness is built right into Hamlet 2, which Andrew Fleming has directed and cowritten like a broader, more looney-tunes version of Waiting for Guffman. To save his job, Coogan's lowly drama instructor writes and stages a musical sequel to Hamlet 2, in which a time machine returns the great Dane to life, so that he can save himself and everyone else in the play. As opening night approaches, the show becomes hugely controversial, because it is blasphemous (and demented) in almost every way. Yet really, it's a high school musical that would make John Waters proud. You may wonder what could possibly be funny about a song called ''Raped in the Face,'' but when you see this and other numbers, such as ''Rock Me Sexy Jesus,'' they give off such a happy blast of cluelessness that the show seems to be rediscovering — through its very offensiveness — the unhinged glory of showbiz.
Hamlet 2 doesn't have the exquisiteness of Guffman; with Coogan as its maestro/vamp in chief, it's more like a one-man demolition derby of bad taste. But you will laugh, and, with any luck, you will become a believer in Steve Coogan, who in this film proves as uproarious an anarchist as Sascha Baron Cohen. At Sundance 2008, that's what independence looked like.
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