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Leonid Borissowitsch Roschezkin (auch: Rozhetskin; russisch Леонид Борисович Рожецкин; * 4. August 1966 in Leningrad, Sowjetunion) ist ein russischer Unternehmer, Jurist und Finanzier. Er betreibt die Produktionsfirma L+E Productions in Los Angeles, USA.

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Rozhetskins Familie emmigrierte 1980 in die USA nach New York, wo er auch zur High School ging. 1987 beendete Leonid Rozhetskin sein Studium an der Universität von Columbia mit einem Bachelor in angewanter Mathematik. 1990 schloss er sein Jura-Studium an der Harvard Law School mit einem suma com laude ab.

1990 bis 1991 arbeitete Leonid Rozhetskin als juristischer Angestellter für den Bundesrichter Sephen S. Wilson in Los Angeles, Californien, USA. 1992 bis 1994 war er bei den Kanzleien Sullivan & Cromwell und White & Case angestellt. 1992 ging Leonid Rozhetskin zurück nach Russland, um seine eigene Kanzlei zu eröffnen. Er vertrat Kunden wie Credit Suisse, Morgan Grenfell, die Moscow Times oder die International Finance Corporation (eine Abteilung der Weltbank).

1995 wechselte Leonid Rozhetskin in die Investment-Branche und gründete die Investmentbank Renaissance Capital.

1998 verließ er Renaissance Capital und wurde Mitbegründer der Risiko-Kapital Bank LV Finance. Zu seinen Kunden gehörten unter anderem der Financier George Soros und der Gründer von CNN Ted Turner. Das Unternehmern investierte in mehrere erfolgreiche StartUp Unternehmen, von denen das bekannteste die MegaFon-Gruppe ist, der drittgrößte Mobilfunk Anbieter Russlands. Seine Anteile an LV Finance hat Leonid Rozhetskin inzwischen verkauft.

Von 2001 bis 2005 war Leonid Rozhetskin Vize-Vorstandschef von Norilsk Nickel, Russlands größter Minengesellschaft. Seine Aufgabenbereiche waren Transparenz, externe Investitionen und Corporate Governance. Unter anderem investierte er in die Stillwater Mining Company (USA) und Gold Fields (Südafrika). Heute arbeitet er im Aufsichtsrat weiter.

Nebenbei ist Leonid Rozhetskin noch Anteilseigner der gratis Tageszeitung City A.M. in London. Die Zeitung behandelt hauptsächlich lokale und globale Business-Nachrichten und hat ca. 100.000 Leser in ganz London.

2007 gründete Rozhetskin zusammen mit Eric Eisner die Film Produktionsfirma -L+E Productions. Der erste Film Hamlet 2 erschien 2008 und wurde vom Sundace Film Festival in Utha, USA ausgezeichnet. Die Weiterverwertungsrechte wurden inzwischen für 10 Mio. Dollar an den Verlag Focus Features abgetreten. Die Filme „Three Woloves“ und „Electric Slide” sollen bald erscheinen.

 

 

 

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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

Produced by
Katrine Boorman	....	executive producer
Steve Daly	....	associate producer
Matthew Hobbs	....	executive producer
Danny Moynihan	....	producer
Kami Naghdi	....	producer
Leonid Rozhetskin	....	executive producer
Christopher Simon	....	producer
Julia Stannard	....	co-producer
Valentine Stockdale	....	executive producer
Cat Villiers	....	producer

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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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

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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.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

 

 

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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
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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.

Contents [hide] 1 Premise 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Release 5 Critical reaction 6 References 7 External links

[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

• Steve Coogan^[1]
• Catherine Keener^[1]
• Amy Poehler^[1]
• David Arquette^[1]
• Elisabeth Shue^[7]
• Melonie Diaz^[7]

[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

 

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Anne Thompson. "Focus Features acquires 'Hamlet 2'", Variety, 2008-01-22. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
2. ^ ^{a b} David M. Halbfinger. "Done Deals Finally Start To Appear At Sundance", The New York Times, 2008-01-23.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Lauren A.E. Schuker. "Comic 'Hamlet 2' Finally Gets Sales Going at Sundance", Wall Street Journal, 2008-01-23.
4. ^ Francesca Martin. "Great Danes go head to head", The Guardian, 2007-09-12.
5. ^ Megan Martin. "Students learn about making movies from an on-the-set perspective", Albuquerque Journal, 2007-11-06.
6. ^ Dan Mayfield. "N.M. movies make Sundance cut", Albuquerque Journal, 2008-01-11.
7. ^ ^{a b} Gregg Goldstein. "'Hamlet 2' to be among New Frontiers", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-12-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
8. ^ Duane Byrge. ""Hamlet 2" sends up suburbia in rowdy fashion", The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
9. ^ Edward Douglas. "Reviews: The Great Buck Howard & Hamlet 2", ComingSoon.net, 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.

[edit] External links

• Hamlet 2 at the Internet Movie Database
• Hamlet 2 at All Movie Guide

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_2"

 

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After the huge succes of Hamlet2 at the sundance film festival. Leonid Rozhetskin co-founded Production Company L+E Productions announces to produce " Three Wolves" a tale of the Russian Mafia.
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'Hamlet 2' is big buy at Sundance Fest

By RYAN PEARSON, MIAMI HERALD

AP Entertainment Writer

Dan Steinberg / AP Photo

Actress Elisabeth Shue poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Shue is at Sundance promoting the feature film "Hamlet 2" in which she has a starring role.

PARK CITY, Utah

Steve Coogan is the toast of Sundance. The British actor stars in the biggest acquisition of the film festival, "Hamlet 2," a bawdy comedy directed by Andy Fleming that takes politically incorrect jabs at inspirational teacher flicks like "Mr. Holland's Opus."Focus Features bought the film for a reported $10 million in the wee hours of Tuesday after a premiere the night before at which it was greeted with loud laughter.

Catherine Keener co-stars as Coogan's unhappy wife, and Elisabeth Shue plays herself, under the concept that she has given up on Hollywood and moved to Tucson, Ariz., to become a nurse.

"Choke," starring Sam Rockwell, sold to Fox Searchlight with trade papers putting the deal at $5 million. Actor-director-writer Clark Gregg adapted the screenplay from "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk's 2001 novel.

In announcing the buy, the studio described the dark comedy's themes as "mothers and sons, sexual compulsion, and the sordid underbelly of Colonial theme parks."

"Henry Poole is Here," a spiritual comedic drama starring Luke Wilson, sold for a reported $3.5 million to Overture Films. "We think we managed to find a little gem," Overture CEO Chris McGurk said Wednesday.

Before the festival, filmmakers and sellers had hoped the halt in production due to the writers strike would put pressure on buyers. It turned out that distributors were actually more reticent than usual.

"There did seem to be more caution this year, I guess, as opposed to prior years," McGurk said. "There were some instances of buys that were made last year that with 20/20 hindsight, that amount of money shouldn't be paid."

Among documentaries, HBO Documentary Films purchased "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" for U.S. distribution, while the Weinstein Co. got international rights. "The Black List" sold to HBO, and "American Teen," a cinema verite crowd favorite tracking four high school seniors, went to Paramount Vantage for about $1 million.

The Sundance Film Festival runs through Sunday.

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