CincyHR Studios presents the 86th pick of the Hollywood Dynasty Draft…..

Director/Writer/Producer/Animator



Tim Burton, 3rd Round, Pick 26 (#86 Overall)

In a world where there are going to be 30 studios making great movies, CincyHR pictures feels like it is important to grab someone who will give our films a unique look. Tim Burton is the man to do that job.

Burton’s career is difficult to categorize. Though there is an underlying similarity to all his films, he has worked in comedy (Pee_Wee’s big adventure, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks!), action (Batman, Planet of the Apes), horror (Sleepy Hollow), Drama (Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish), and animation (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Corpse Bride).

Burton actually began his film career as animator for Walt Disney studios, which obviously bodes well for my studio. Though he felt creatively stifled in this role, it was clear he had an abundance of talent, and these talents would quickly come to create an incredible career for him.

His first big movie was Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985). Though dealing with an odd subject matter, this debut was a great success. Domestic box office alone recouped it’s budget five times over. His next project, Beetlejuice (1988), would thrust Burton into the spotlight. Starring UNNAMETD BUTON COLLABORATORE, as the title character, Beetlejuice revealed the unmistakable themes and visual cues that have come to characterize Burton’s incredible career. The movie was well-received by critics, and once again needed only domestic box office to make back five times it’s budget. The film also sparked a Burton-produced animated television series.



Next, Burton made his foray into box office blockbusters with 1989’s Batman. Though the public was initially cool on Burton’s casting choices, the film could not have been a greater success. At the time it was one of the largest grossing films of all time. It’s influence on action/superhero/comic book films is still being felt today.

Burton continued hi sbox office and critical success into the 90’s and 2000’s, with films like Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Burton’s ability to make films that are both blockbusters and critically well-received is unquestionable.

Burton has also demonstrated ability to work in non-standard film genres. He has a background in animation, and has created some incredible animated films. The Nightmare Before Christmas is undeniably a classic of 90’s animation. Beloved by critics, it is also one of the most successful home videos ever, in addition to it’s box iffice success. Burton followed up with 2005’s Corpse Bride, and was also the producer on 1996’s James and the Giant Peach, a well-regarded children’s animated feature. For nearly thirty years Burton has been on the cutting edge of the animation business, and he continues to be today with several 3-D animated projects in the works, including Alice iN Wonderland coming this year.



In 2007, Burton also demonstrated the ability to put together a successful musical film, Sweeney Todd. A critical darling, Sweeney Todd presented yet another dimension to Burton’s talents.

There are a few elements of Burton’s career that I feel are worth emphasizing. The first is that his films have run the gamut of genres. He has PG rated movies, and R rated movies. He has musicals, dramas, comedies, and cartoons. His movies can be at once funny, sad, and hilarious. He will undoubtedly work well with Walt Disney. And can also work on darker films. He has made enormous block busters, and also films that took in less money, but became cult classics (Mars Attacks!, Ed Wood)

Burton has also been largely praised by critics. Nearly all his films were well reviewed (with a few obvious exceptions). His films have been nominated fro 16 Oscars, with 6 wins.

Additionally, Burton in very well known for cultivating working relationships with actors/actresses/other crew over many of his films. This presents a tremendous advantage in this format in which Burton will be working with the rest of my studio people for many years to come. His eye for talent is incredible, and while some of his choices have been questioned, they have almost always been praised after the fact.

Tim Burton will be an incredible collaborator for my studio, and I have no doubt he will bring in awards and money like mad. His appeal stretches across all generations, from little kids to adults, and then kind of versatility is unrivaled.

Ultimately, a Disney-led studio is about making movie magic, and few are more magical than Tim Burton.

CincyHR Studios:

- Walt Disney
- Jack Lemmon
- Tim Burton

Round 3 Pick 87

Kevin Costner Actor/Star/Director/Producer







I traded up to get Costner because I feel that he is an undervalued star and an excellent fit with those who have already been picked for my studio. With Ford/Wyler/Pacino/Costner I already have in place two great directors and two big time actors. This combination already gives me a huge range of film genres that I can attack, giving me a great start on my goal of having a studio that produces a wide range of critically and commercially successful films.

Costner has great range and ability to play numerous types of roles in different types of films and genres. He can carry Westerns (Dances With Wolves, Wyatt Earp, and Open Range), play the good guy in crime flicks (The Untouchables), the bad guy in crime flicks (A Perfect World, a criminally under seen great movie by my generation, and Mr. Brooks), the flawed comedic guy that audiences love (Bull Durham, Tin Cup), and romances (The Bodyguard, Message in a Bottle, The Upside of Anger). And that doesn't even include films like JFK, Field of Dreams, Robin Hood: Prince of Thiefs, Revenge, and No Way Out.

Costner made 11 films from 1987-1994:
# Wyatt Earp (1994)
# A Perfect World (1993)
# The Bodyguard (1992)
# JFK (1991)
# Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
# Dances with Wolves (1990)
# Revenge (1990/I)
# Field of Dreams (1989)
# Bull Durham (1988)
# No Way Out (1987)
# The Untouchables (1987

This period is just a sick peak where he turned out good-great films every outing. Full of commercial and critically successes, Costner was a massive movie star during that decade, and is still a big star. Films like Waterworld and The Postman have hurt the perception of his career, and I think the case can be made that he is knocked a bit too much because of these films. Costner has continually put out solid films such as Tin Cup, For the Love of the Game, Open Range, Thirteen Days, and The Upside of Anger. I feel with the right directors and scripts he will have a very long career as a huge movie star in my studio.

Costner is also an award winning director. While he has two flops under his belt, he also created the epic western Dances with Wolves, which grossed $184 million domestically and $424 million worldwide (20 years ago), incredible numbers for a film of it's type. The film won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film was his vision, and he put millions of his own money into the film to get it made. His last directing effort, the western Open Range was critically acclaimed and made money. With two directors already in my stable, Costner is most valuable for what he brings to me as an actor. With that being said though, he will still be a valuable asset as a director and producer.

I felt Costner was the perfect fit for my studio, and have no qualms about trading up to make sure I was able to get him. From westerns, crime flicks (think Heat with John Ford), to sports films, epics, romantic comedies, and thrillers, Costner brings the total package and range that I needed to compliment my pairing of John Ford and William Wyler. The thought of having Costner and Pacino in their films, spanning all genres, is incredibly appealing to me. Costner is a much better actor than many give him credit for, but no one can deny he is a movie star. He is one of the few and valuable actors that has the ability to draw both men and women to a variety of roles, and because of that and the many other reasons listen previously I think that he is an extremely valuable asset and a wonderful fit with my studio.

Round 3 Pick 81

Actor/Producer/Director/Writer KIRK DOUGLAS









He was the cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name give to his best-selling 1988 autobiography) of Russian-Jewish ancestry to become a bona fide superstar. Kirk Douglas was the archetype Hollywood movie star of the post-war era, building a career with he-man roles as soldiers, cowboys, and assorted tough guy roles in over 80 films.

His restless, raging creations earned him three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and one Golden Globe win for his portrayal of Vincent van Gogh in "Lust for Life" (1956). But besides his lasting mark as a seething strong man with a superhero-like head of hair and the most famous dimpled chin this side of UNNAMED CHILD ACTRESS WHO IS ALSO A DELICIOUS GRENADINE FLAVORED DRINK , Douglas was a Tinseltown innovator and rebel. As one of the first A-listers to wrest further control of their career by founding an independent production company, Douglas also effectively ended the 1950s practice of blacklisting Hollywood talent suspected of communist ties when he insisted on crediting famed screenwriter UNNAMED COMMIE for his script adaptation of "Spartacus" (1960). Douglas maintained his position as a perennial favorite - often opposite fellow tough guy Burt Lancaster - in Westerns and World War II films.

He enjoyed the first of seven roles opposite Burt Lancaster in "I Walk Alone" (1948) before truly achieving stardom as the unscrupulous boxer punching his way to the top in UNNAMED'S "Champion" (1949). Douglas' Oscar-nominated performance established his forceful and intense screen persona, setting the tone for many more strong performances as selfish, cocky and egocentric characters. Douglas was bumped up to an average of three films a year and began working with the top directors of the day in Billy Wilder's "Ace in the Hole" (1951), UNAMED'S "Detective Story" (1951) and Howard Hawks' "Big Sky" (1952), all of which showcased the actor's coiled intensity and commanding movie star presence.

Douglas kicked off a four-film collaboration with director UNNAMED, beginning with the riveting melodrama "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), in which he played a ruthless movie mogul clawing his way to the top and leaving a trail of deception and betrayal in his wake. His violent, over-the-top scenes with an equally overly dramatic UNNAMED were borderline camp, but engrossing nonetheless, making the film a huge hit with audiences. Douglas earned a second Oscar nomination for the performance and went on to appear in UNNAMED's romance "The Story of Three Loves" (1953) the following year. While filming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), Walt Disney's first box office hit, Douglas showed his comedic range playing a happy-go-lucky sailor. Also during this filming well-known ladykiller Douglas swept his French publicity agent, UNNAMED HOME-WRECKER, off her feet and married her in a quick Las Vegas ceremony. The pair had son, UNNAMED NOT FAMOUS SON, in 1955 and the same year, hatched one of Hollywood's first independent production companies, named Bryna in honor of Douglas' mother. He also established The Douglas Foundation, a civic-minded charity involved in health and community programs. Bryna's first production, the Western "The Indian Fighter" (1955), was released later that year. He received far more attention - including a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination - for his portrayal of Vincent van Gogh in UNNAMED's biopic "Lust for Life" (1956) - one of Hollywood's most rhapsodic takes on the obsessive, self-tortured artist. Douglas not receiving the Oscar for this performance is/was an outrage.

Under the Bryna banner, Douglas brought Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" (1957) to theaters. It was a disappointment in its initial release, but grew in stature to the front rank of anti-war films. That same year, the Douglas-Lancaster electricity brightened famously in "Gunfight at the OK Corral" (1957), creating a humorous public rivalry after starring roles as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. In the producer's chair, Douglas starred in the underappreciated Western "Last Train from Gun Hill" (1959) before he, Lancaster and Laurence Olivier (member of Team Caldarooni) delivered standout performances in the sparkling film adaptation of UNAMED IRISH PLAY DUDE's "The Devil's Disciple" (1959), UNNAMED's take on how the bumbling British lost their American colonies.

Douglas played the lead with an all-star cast in Spartacus along side Sir Laurence Olivier (Team Caldarooni) (1960). He was the executive producer as well, raising the $12 million production cost. He also played an important role in breaking the Hollywood blacklist by making sure that UNNAMED FREEDOM HATER's name was mentioned in the opening and ending credits of the film for the outstanding screenplay he did for the film.

Douglas stated that the keys to acting success are determination and application, "You must know how to function and how to maintain yourself, and you must have a love of what you do." Douglas had great vitality, "It takes a lot out of you to work in this business. Many people fall by the wayside because they don’t have the energy to sustain their talent." His intensity spilled over into all elements of his film-making. As an actor, he dove into every role, and his listing as #17 on AFI's Greatest Stars of All-Time is certainly well-deserved.

The self-proclaimed best at playing a "son of a bitch", Kirk Douglas is a welcome addition to Team Caldarooni.

Team Caldarooni Studio

Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Laurence Olivier
Kirk Douglas

Round 3 Pick 83
Actor Clark Gable

“The King of Hollywood”
#7 on AFI’s list of greatest screen legends of all time

An unquestionable screen legend, we are shocked we are able to pick up Clark Gable this late. He is one of the most charming leading men of all time, who crushed the box office for a long time. In 1938, a magazine ran a poll to decide who the “King of Hollywood” was. Clark Gable won the poll by a wide margin. The next year he would star in by far the biggest box office hit (inflation adjusted) of all time, Gone with the Wind.

Clark Gable's mother died when he was seven months old. At 16 he quit high school, went to work in an Akron (Ohio) tire factory and decided to become an actor after seeing the play "The Bird of Paradise". He toured in stock companies, worked oil fields and sold ties. In 1924 he reached Hollywood with the help of Portland, Oregon, theatre manager Josephine Dillon, who coached and later married him (she was 17 years his senior). In 1930 Clark Gable was signed to MGM where he became their most important star. Every year from 1932-1943, he was one of the top 10 money makers in all of Hollywood, placing second 6 times. When his third wife died in a plane crash returning from a War Bond drive, a grief-stricken Gable joined the US Army Air Force and was off the screen for three years, flying combat missions in Europe. Adolf Hitler offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and return Gable unscathed to him. Afterwards he still made the top 10 money maker list 4 more times, but he wasn’t the star he used to be. The death of his wife and the war clearly took its toll on him.

Clark Gable brings a nice complement to our studio. While Dustin Hoffman is one of the greatest character actors of all time, he lacks the charm of Clark Gable. He often played a virile, lovable rogue whose gruff facade only thinly masked a natural charm and goodness. This led to lead roles in a variety of genres including adventures (Mutiny on the Bounty), historical dramas (Gone with the Wind), and romantic comedies (It Happened One Night). But while he isn’t expecting to play a variety of roles like Hoffman is, he does not need to. He is known for his cool personality, and that is what we expect him for.

Apparently Clark Gable is the first old time actor drafted where his relevance in today’s films is questioned. He was unquestionably a sex symbol in the 1930’s. When he took off his shirt to reveal his bare chest in It Happened One Night, undershirt sales across the nation plummeted. As cliché as it sounds he was the type of actor that women wanted to be with, and men wanted to be. Granted he did not have an amazing physique by today’s standard. But if we are to assume he would be in this generation, there is no reason to not assume he would adapt a strong physique for today. Would he still be a sex symbol today? Hard to say. Taking his shirt off alone, would not make him a sex symbol. But what is unquestionably timeless is his charm and handsomeness. He did not win an Oscar for It Happened One Night just because he took off his shirt. He won an Oscar he was great in the movie. It would not matter if he would have to lose his mustache for today’s generation, he was still an attractive star.

Depending on what sort of film we make, either Dustin Hoffman or Clark Gable could easily be the leading man. Dustin Hoffman is the everyday man who could play any role, while Clark Gable is a larger than life star who attracted a large audience. While Clark Gable is not as valuable to our animation department as Dustin Hoffman is, there is no reason Clark Gable could not lend his distinctive voice to animation. He just would not be expected to do any voice we need like Hoffman could provide. With Clark Gable in our studio, we feel we can succeed with almost any picture we do.

Studio so far
Dustin Hoffman
John Lasseter
Clark Gable

With the 88th pick, I will select Michael Mann, director, producer and writer.

There are a few reasons I am taking Mann here over other directors. Mann started his career writing for TV and directing a few smaller films and episodes. His first IMDB credit is 1968 and I recognize none of his works prior to 1992. That year, however, he burst onto the scene with The Last of the Mohicans. He then went on an absolute tear. Although working at a slow pace, he produced a series of excellent films between then and 2005: Heat, The Insider, Ali, and Collateral. Unlike some other directors, Mann gets full credit for these films. Besides Collateral, Mann wrote the screenplay for each, and he directed and produced all of them. He has also produced recent successful films such as The Aviator, The Kingdom, and Hancock (which I have not seen and do not intend on seeing, but which did well at the box office). Although he slipped up recently with Miami Vice, he has written and directed a few movies since which look to be a return to his better ways.

There are a few reasons I feel that Mann excells in this format. First is the fact that he writes his own screenplays and produces his own films, so his success in real life should translate very smoothly into a format where I can give him control over the productions. Second, Mann has worked with a variety of big stars and big egos and managed to get excellent acting out of all of them. Daniel Day Lewis in TLotM, DeNiro and Pacino in Heat, Russel Crowe and Pacino in The Insider, the list goes on. Lastly, once he got his big hit, he has made almost exclusively very good films. Since I will have him locked up in my studio with access to big stars from the beggining, he could conceivably have started even earlier. Moreover, he is still working today, and given his track record it is fair to expect that he will continue to write, direct and produce stand out films.

I expect Mann to work well with Denzel and Marylin, as well as some of the other leads I plan on picking up. He is very versatile. His films do not belong to any one genre, and together have touched on most. TLotM is a sweeping epic, which won an award for its cinematography (from the American Society of Cinematographers, no less). Heat and Collateral have elements of suspense, crime and drama. Ali and The Insider are both biopics. What makes these movies so good is Mann's ability to create very dramatic scenes within the scope of the story and within the boundaries of his characters. Scenes that other directors might clumsily botch by going over the top are handled with nimble precision by Mann. My favorite example is probably the scene in Heat in which DeNiro and Pacino meet in the restaraunt or the scene in The Insider in which Mike Wallace (playing himself) has an angry outburst over having his segment edited behind his back. Few other directors can get these sorts of performences, and it is even more impressive when you remember that he wrote and produced these movies as well: the entire vision is in his head and he carries it out from start to finish, creating what is generally excellent cinema, and profitable as well.

Mann has been nominated for 4 Oscars. The five films I noted above have been nominated for 12 oscars, winning one. These films and Mann himself have also won a smattering of awards from a variety of sources. Also, he is a pimp.







Go get em tiger.


Studio so far

Marylin Monroe
Denzel Washington
Michael Mann

With the 29th pick in the third round, and the #89 overall pick,

PRIVATE JOKER PICTURES SELECTS...

SIR SIDNEY POITIER -- ACTOR, DIRECTOR



From Bahamian juvenile delinquent to being knighted into the Order of the British Empire, this brilliantly talented thespian has led the kind of life few people can even dream of. Working full-time at 13 to support his poor tomato-farmer parents, lying about his age at 16 to serve in the Army for a year, and eventually auditioning for the American Negro Theater while barely being able to read, Sidney Poitier is nothing if not a go-getter.

In the 1940s, when Hollywood was a place just getting over minstrel shows and using blacks as nothing but servants and busboys, it would take a miraculous talent to break through and be the first black movie star. From his first and breakthrough performance as a doctor in No Way Out, it was a clear that star was born.

The best way to honor Poitier is to just show some clips of his genius. Here he is in Blackboard Jungle, from about the 1:00-mark on. His electrifying screen presence signals a major talent in cinema.

Poitier became the first black actor nominated for an Academy Award when he starred in The Defiant Ones, then the first to win the Oscar for 1963's Lillies Of the Field. Here's a clip of Poitier leading a group of German nuns in a rousing chorus of "Amen."

But Poitier was just beginning -- his finest work was yet to come, not to mention his most popular. By the late '60s, Poitier became the #1 box office movie star in America. In later generations Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington, and Will Smith would follow his lead, but Poitier starred in the #3 (Guess Who's Coming To Dinner), #8 (To Sir, With Love), and #12 (In the Heat of the Night, which won the Oscar for Best Picture) highest grossing films of 1967, showing immense versatility -- playing a detective, a teacher, and a doctor in an interracial relationship.

Poitier wouldn't stop at acting. In the 1970s he joined with Paul Newman, XXX, and XXX to create the independent First Artist Production Company and directed hit movie after hit movie, including the #1 highest grossing film of 1980, Stir Crazy.

"Poitier does not make movies. He makes milestones." -- Vincent Canby, The New York Times








Private Joker Pictures

- Steven Spielberg (Director, Producer)
- Spike Lee (Director, Producer, Writer, Actor)
- Sidney Poitier (Actor, Director)

Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*ckers, with the #2 pick in the fourth round, and the #92 overall pick,

PRIVATE JOKER PICTURES SELECTS...

BRUCE WILLIS -- ACTOR





Few actors in the history of cinema, let alone those still alive today, have the specific mix of whimsical charisma, tough-guy physicality, and sensitive dramatic weight of Bruce Willis. He is a box office bonanza of a leading man, a bonafide action hero, a skilled comic mind, and the type of actor who can do bad guy, good guy, and funny guy – sometimes all in the same film.


Coming out of his breakout role as a smart-aleck private eye in the TV series Moonlighting, Willis hit the big screen with a bang as John McClane in Die Hard – a pitch-perfect action film that would ignite a franchise. What separated Willis from other action heroes of the '80s was his vulnerability. Whereas robots with terrible acting skills like Schwarzenegger and Stallone would blast their way through movies with monotnous one-liners and fearless glares, Willis was a real human being; he created in John McClane a scared, confused hero who at times was sure he would fail. It was this charisma and sensitivity that catapulted Willis to fame.






Voice acting would follow, with Willis acting as the baby in family movie Look Who's Talking. After more action with Die Hard 2 and The Last Boy Scout, Willis stretched himself again as Quentin Tarantino's redemption-seeking pugilist in Pulp Fiction, a generation-defining blockbuster. He appeared opposite Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool, he starred alongside Brat Pitt in the sci-fi mind-bender 12 Monkeys, and he remade Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo with Last Man Standing.


Just when you thought Willis had done it all, he came through as the likable, heroic Korben Dallas in the sci-fi epic The Fifth Element and headlined Jerry Bruckheimer's superstar-loaded mega money-maker Armageddon.






During this run in the 1990s, Bruce Willis was responsible for starring in some of the biggest box office hits in American film – but he had yet to prove to some critics that he could really act. Those questions were answered with his smash thriller The Sixth Sense in 1999. Not only did this film break into the top 10 biggest hits of all time (earning almost $300 million) upon its initial run, but Willis's quiet, measured performance as Dr. Malcolm Crowe showed new and surprising range for the movie star.






Willis isn't just comfortable as the marquee leading man -- he has shown a willingness to do wonderful cameos and small roles in terrific films, appearing in movies as diverse as Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle, Ocean's Twelve, Sin City, and Fast Food Nation. Bruce Willis is the guy you can count on for anything; debonair and charming one minute, gruff, drunk, and violent the next. But with that smirking sense of humor and reliable confident presence, he's the consummate professional.



Private Joker Pictures believes Willis will make numerous big-budget blockbusters with director Steven Spielberg (in his career so far he's starred in 8 films that have banked over $100 million, and that isn't even inflation-adjusted). He will co-star alongside Sidney Poitier, and he will do several hilarious cameos in our Spike Lee pictures. To snag a guy as dependable as Bruce Willis in the 4th round was a remarkable success for the studio.






Private Joker Pictures

- Steven Spielberg (Director, Producer)
- Spike Lee (Director, Producer, Writer, Actor)
- Sidney Poitier (Actor, Director)
- Bruce Willis (Actor)

Round 3, Pick 30 (#90 overall)

Morgan Freeman, 71, Actor



Freeman, one of the few black Oscar-winners, has acted in films starting in 1971. He is a four-time Academy Award-nominee, for the following:

1988’s Street Smart
1990’s Driving Miss Daisy
1995’s The Shawshank Redemption
2005’s Million Dollar Baby (won)

He has also won a Golden Globe for Driving Miss Daisy, and been nominated for the same 4 films listed above.

For over 20 years now, he’s played great performances in several great films, and we look forward to him working with legendary Director Stanley Kubrick, and Russell Crowe in our studio. In his illustrious career, he’s been in 2 of the 5 films that rate a 9.0 or higher on the IMDB, and 5 more that rate 8.0 or higher.

Some of his best films (in order of ranking) include:

1994’s The Shawshank Redemption #1 (9.2) as “Red”
2008’s The Dark Knight #5 (9.0) as Lucius Fox
1995’s Se7en #33 (8.6) as Det. Somerset
2005’s Batman Begins #103 (8.4) as Lucius Fox
1992’s Unforgiven #114 (8.3) as Ned Logan
2004’s Million Dollar Baby #144 (8.2) as “Scrap-Iron”
1989’s Glory #219 (8.1) as Sgt. Maj. Rawlins
2007’s Gone Baby Gone (7.9) as Jack Doyle
2006’s Lucky Number Slevin (7.8) as The Boss
2007’s The Bucket List (7.6) as Carlton Chambers
1989’s Driving Miss Daisy (7.5) as Hoke Colburn
1989’s Lean On Me (7.1) as Principal Clark
1997’s Amistad (7.1) as Theodore Joadson
2005’s Danny the Dog (7.1) as Sam
2005’s An Unfinished Life (7.1) as Mitch Bradley
2008’s Wanted (7.0) as Sloan

Morgan also is producing and acting in 2009’s The Human Factor, directed by Clint Eastwood, in which he plays Nelson Mandela.

We think that Morgan is a one-of-a-kind actor, with the obvious ability to play dramatic roles. We feel his dry sense of humor also lends itself well to a Kubrick vehicle, as well as does his top-notch narration work, which Kubrick has been known to use.

Prohornblower Studios current roster:

#1 Stanley Kubrick, Director/Producer/Writer
#60 Russell Crowe, Actor
#90 Morgan Freeman, Actor

Round 4, Pick 91
Gary Cooper, Actor




8/10 Studios is proud, and honored, to add screen legend Gary Cooper to our roster. Cooper was one of the earliest film icons in Hollywood, helping to pave the way for stars such as Cary Grant (whose stage name was derived from Cooper's initials). Revered as an ideal, heroic figure, he was both a star and an everyman. Audiences could both look up to him and relate to him. Perhaps this is due to his upbringing, working on his father's ranch in Montana. Whether it was that or another thing, he had a humble approach to his work.

Cooper was known for his natural acting style. "He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times intense screen persona" (wiki). Though he is quoted as saying he considers himself only an average actor, this is just his humble side speaking. He was nominated for 5 Oscars for best actor, winning twice, one of only eight men to do so. His first award came in 1949 with his portrayal of American war hero Alvin York in Sergeant York.



His next win came 11 years later when he played Marshal Will Kane in High Noon, considered by many not just one of the best westerns ever made, but one of the finest films, period.



This is his most memorable performance, with Kane being #5 on AFI's top 100 heroes/villians list. Other notable performances included:

John Doe - Meet John Doe (a comedy/drama, showing some range in Cooper's ability)
Longfellow Deeds - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (nominated for Best Actor)
Lou Gehrig - The Pride of the Yankees (nominated for Best Actor)
Robert Jordan - For Whom the Bell Tolls (nominated for Best Actor)
Howard Roark - The Fountainhead

This is an abridged list, of course. Cooper had an insatiable work ethic when it came to films. He appeared in over 100 films in about 35 years in Hollywood, before his life was cut short by cancer at the age of 61. He continued to work until he was too sick to do so.

Cooper, a patriotic, conservative Republican, is often criticized for his testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy era blacklisting. However, Cooper was careful not to name names, and would later star in High Noon, an allegory for blacklisting. He defended the screenwriter against attacks from the conservative sect of Hollywood. He was also best friends with Jimmy Stewart, an unabashed liberal. Though he probably wouldn't agree to star as General Mao, he has an open mind. He just hates commies, that's all.

Finally, he's a total bad ass. He did his own stunts, even at the tale end of his life. He was a bona fide lady-killer and had many well known affairs. He hunted, he boxed. He also has a legendary appetite. Check this out:

That's a man's man!

In summary, we are thrilled to add the legendary Gary Cooper to our studio. His star power fills theaters with eager admirers and keeps them coming back with each new film. Though we feel the Coen Brothers and Cooper can form a strong working relationship, we recognize that Cooper is a unique star who will likely play heroic leads in non-Coen directed films. His star power gives us lots of flexibility for future director selections should we choose to go that route.

8/10 STUDIOS

Brian De Palma




Brian De Palma is something of a polarizing figure among both critics and audiences. His career is a bit erratic running the gamut "shifting as it does between hit and flop, cult, mainstream and avant-garde". He's most known among audiences for his psychological thrillers (Dressed to Kill, Body Double, Blow Out), gangster films (The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Scarface), as well as directing the smash hit Tom Cruise spy vehicle Mission: Impossible and my personal favorite of his, Femme Fatale

De Palma also has his own signature style, using a lot of split diopter, slow motion, panning, tracking shots, split-screen, and rear projection to name a few! There is a very quintessential "look" that he brings to the table. He tends to use similar themes throughout his work as well. In spite of a few clunkers here and there De Palma is still going nearly 50 years after his first film.

He has worked with some major stars drafted like Tom Cruise, Al Pacino, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro as well as many soon to be drafted people. Inside our outside of the Hollywood system. It really does not matter.

If I cannot have Alfred Hitchcock I will take the next best thing. In my opinion, De Palma is one of the greatest American filmmakers.

Quote:
The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second.[/quote]

Hot striptease scene from Femme Fatale!











Suggested Filmography: Greetings (1968), Hi, Mom! (1970), Sisters (1973), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Carrie (1976), Obsession (1976), The Fury (1978), Dressed To Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984), Wise Guys (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Casualties of War (1989), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Raising Cain (1992), Carlito's Way (1993), Mission: Impossible (1996), Snake Eyes (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006), Redacted (2007).


Links, further reading:

http://www.thehousenextdooronline.co...palma-and.html

http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/co.../de_palma.html


Current "studio":
Cary Grant
Julia Roberts
James Cagney
Brian De Palma

Round 4, Pick 93

SethyPooh Studios Selects: Warren Beatty - Actor/Director/Producer/Writer/Pimp

Though not as prolific as many of the top actors, Warren Beatty's peak as an actor, director, writer, producer and all around star is up there with just about anyones. His storied career includes 14 Oscar nominations (and 1 win) in addition to the Thalberg Award. He has been recognized as an Actor (4 nominations), screenwriter (4 nominations; 3 original, 1 adapted), director (2 nominations, 1 win) and producer (4 Best Picture nomination).

As an actor, he has excelled in a variety of roles and genres, ranging from a visionary gangster (who built Las Vegas!) in Bugsy, to a psychopathic outlaw (Clyde), to a mentally unstable senator in a policitcal satire (Bulworth), and amorous hairdresser (Shampoo), to an iconomic comic book detective (Dick Tracy) and many others.


As a director, he's four for four in terms of quality, receiving Oscar nods for Reds and Heaven Can Wait and critical acclaim for Dick Tracy and Bulworth. In terms of coaxing quality performances from top actors, a total of 7 players (including Beatty himself) have received their own nominations in films Beatty directed.

As a writer, all 4 of his original (as opposed to the remake of Love Story) creations (Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, Reds and Bulworth) have received best screenplay recognition.


In terms of SethyPooh Studios, Beatty forms of lethal (both on and off) tandem with Clooney, as his more emotive aspect will balance Clooney's icy cool. The two can pair up in buddy movies, whether comic or more dramatic, act in opposition in noir's, as antagonists in rom-coms and a wide variety of other appealing combos. Wilder's ability to seamlessly shift between genre's will almost certainly ensure quality.

Additionally, Beatty brings a third top notch director and screenwriter to my stable, which will allow me to produce yet more top quality, yet still bankable pictures. We may not make the most movies, but the ones we do make are going to be classics.

Filmography
Actor

1. Town & Country (2001) .... Porter Stoddard
2. Bulworth (1998) .... Sen. Jay Billington Bulworth
3. Love Affair (1994) .... Mike Gambril
4. Bugsy (1991) .... Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
5. Dick Tracy (1990) .... Dick Tracy
6. Ishtar (1987) .... Lyle Rogers
7. Reds (1981) .... John Reed
8. Heaven Can Wait (1978) .... Joe Pendleton
9. The Fortune (1975) .... Nicky Wilson
10. Shampoo (1975) .... George Roundy
11. The Parallax View (1974) .... Joseph Frady
12. $ (1971) .... Joe Collins
13. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) .... John McCabe
14. The Only Game in Town (1970) .... Joe Grady
15. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) .... Clyde Barrow
16. Kaleidoscope (1966) .... Barney Lincoln
17. Promise Her Anything (1965) .... Harley Rummell
18. Mickey One (1965) .... Mickey One
19. Lilith (1964) .... Vincent Bruce
20. All Fall Down (1962) .... Berry-Berry Willart
21. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) .... Paolo di Leo
22. Splendor in the Grass (1961) .... Bud Stamper
Producer

1. Bulworth (1998) (producer)
2. Love Affair (1994) (producer)
3. Bugsy (1991) (producer)
4. Dick Tracy (1990) (producer)
5. The Pick-up Artist (1987) (executive producer)
6. Ishtar (1987) (producer)
7. Reds (1981) (producer)
8. Heaven Can Wait (1978) (producer)
9. Shampoo (1975) (producer)
10. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (producer)
11. What's New Pussycat (1965) (executive producer) (uncredited)


Writer
1. Down to Earth (2001) (1978 screenplay Heaven Can Wait)
2. Bulworth (1998) (screenplay) (story)
3. Love Affair (1994) (screenplay)
4. Reds (1981) (screenplay)
5. Heaven Can Wait (1978) (screenplay)
6. Shampoo (1975) (written by)

Director

1. Bulworth (1998)
2. Dick Tracy (1990)
3. Reds (1981)
4. Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Studio thus far

Billy Wilder, John Williams, George Clooney, Warren Beatty.

Why is this in sporting events?

Round 4, Pick 6 (#96 overall)

Gene Hackman, 78, Actor



Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, started acting in films in 1964. He is a five-time Academy Award-nominee, for the following:

1968’s Bonnie and Clyde
1971’s I Never Sang for my Father
1972’s The French Connection (won)
1989’s Mississippi Burning
1993’s Unforgiven (won)

He has also won 4 Golden Globes, and been nominated for 8 separate films. One of his 4 Golden Globes is the honorary 2003 Cecil B. DeMille award, given once a year to people with a long career of outstanding work.

Hackman has done somewhere around 90 films in his career, which is a workload rarely paralleled by other modern actors. We are thrilled to have him working with legendary Director Stanley Kubrick, and a nucleus of other great actors that includes Russell Crowe and Morgan Freeman. In his brilliant career, he’s been in 3 films that rate an 8.0 or higher on the IMDB.

Some of his best films (in order of ranking) include:

1992’s Unforgiven #114 (8.3)
1974’s The Conversation #193 (8.1)
1967’s Bonnie and Clyde #215 (8.1)
1971’s The French Connection (7.9)
1988’s Mississippi Burning (7.7)
2001’s The Royal Tenenbaums (7.6)
1986’s Hoosiers (7.5)
1981’s Reds (7.4)
1970’s I Never Sang for my Father (7.3)
1977’s A Bridge Too Far (7.3)
1978’s Superman (7.3)
1988’s Another Woman (7.3)
1972’s The Poseidon Adventure (7.1)
1973’s The Scarecrow (7.1)
1975’s Night Moves (7.1)
1995’s Crimson Tide (7.1)
1998’s Enemy of the State (7.1)
2003’s Runaway Jury (7.1)
1983’s Under Fire (7.0)


We feel that Hackman is the consummate actor, who has worked with over several years with several different directors and actors. He brings another great sense of stability and credibility to our studio, and will fit nicely in many roles in Kubrick films.

Prohornblower Studios current roster:

#1 Stanley Kubrick, Director/Producer/Writer
#60 Russell Crowe, Actor
#90 Morgan Freeman, Actor
#96 Gene Hackman, Actor

Round 4/Pick 101: The Nolan Bros.(Christopher and Jonathon)

Note: I asked Bobbo if it was ok to take both brothers in this case similar to the Coen brothers. I didn't try to influence him one way or the other. Personally, I'm not sure how I would've ruled, as its a very close call...On one hand, a prescendent has been set with the Coens. On the other hand, the Nolans do indeed branch out and do their own work at times. I told Bobbo that his ruling may affect my pick, and he ruled that I could select both brothers. I really don't care to debate this with anyone. If you have any issue with this please take it up with Bobbo.


Since Christopher Nolan is the bigger star and the main reason for my pick, I'm going to focus the entire first part of the writeup on him....


I'm excited to make this pick for one reason in particular: I feel as if this is the first time in the draft where I'm finally going to get into a debate. Even when some people bashed the Scorsese pick, which I thought was wrong, I kept pretty quiet because I honestly hadn't seen many of his movies and I would've admitted that I didn't have enough knowledge to truly debate it. The Depp pick was pretty well recieved, and I mostly agreed with the "Kevin Spacey is a tad bit of a reach, but hes so awesome that it doesn't matter" line of thoughts. But now for the first time I'm going to make one of those Assani-esque statements that always seem to get me into huge debates:


If we did this draft 20 years from now, I think theres a ~90% chance that Christopher Nolan would go in the first 2 rounds, a ~75% chance he'd be a first rounder, and a ~10% chance that he'd be a top 10 pick.

I think the sole reason that Nolan hasn't gone yet is because hes a bit unproven over the long term. However, I would like to suggest that the start of his young career is as promising as any start of any directors career ever, and therefore its significantly more likely that he continues on this path than somehow falls off. I know thats a pretty bold statement, but I think I can argue for it in a completely objective manner.....

First lets start off with his work. His first hint of success came with "Following", which he made for only $6000. Needless to say, due to its budget of $6000, I think its fair to ignore any success/lack of success that this movie had. After that, here is his list of work:

Memento
Insomnia
Batman Begins
The Prestige
The Dark Knight


Thats 5 mainstream works that hes done. I repeat: HES ONLY DONE 5 MOVIES SO FAR.

Now lets try to COMPLETELY OBJECTIVELY try to judge his work. How about imdb ratings? Here they are:

Memento: 8.6/10 (#27 ranked movie of all time)
Insomnia: 7.2/10(not in top 250)
Batman Begins: 8.4/10 (#103 ranked movie of all time)
The Prestige: 8.4/10 (#83 ranked movie of all time)
The Dark Knight: 9.0/10 (#5 ranked movie of all time)

I don't think I even need to really argue my case too much here, as the results completely speak for themselves imo. I will also note that while Insomnia wasn't all that highly rated by fans, it was huge with the critics, as evidenced by its 92% rating on rottentomatoes.com.




Or maybe you're someone who values awards moreso than imdb ratings. Nolan owns this category as well. Imdb makes it easy and will conveniently list each director's total awards and nominations. It'd take too much time and space for me to list every one, so lets just focus on the number, especially in comparison to the number of movies made and years it took. Heres a quick comparison of Nolan to the top 5 directors drafted(I arbitrarily stopped at 5 just since it was a somewhat round number. Feel free to include more if you wish):

Stanley Kubrick(40+ years in the businesss, 16 director credits): 31 wins, 46 other nominations

Steven Spielberg(30+ years in the business, 100+ producer/director credits): 111 wins, 75 other nominations

Alfred Hitchcock(50+ years in the business, 60+ director credits): 28 wins, 17 other nominations

Martin Scorsese(50+ years in the business, 45+ director credits): 79 wins, 59 other nominations

David Lean(50+ years in the business, 25+ director/producer credits): 26 wins, 23 other nominatons



That brings us to Christopher Nolan, who made his first mainstream movie in 2000, and has only 4 others since then(I will note that he has 2 small movie credit to his name before that. The reason why I listed the above director's credits as something like "50+" instead of an exact number was because I didn't want to appear biased and include their early low budget works while ignoring Nolan's). And so far Nolan has recieved 36 wins and 28 nominations.

Thats just a sick number of awards for only 5 movies. That means that on average his movies are nominated for over 10 awards per movie!!


I'm trying to think of other objective metrics. I would guess that money would be the other issue. I don't feel like looking up all the specific numbers(to be honest, I have no idea where you guys are finding them), but is it really necessary for me to even argue that the guy who just did The Dark Knight is going to be able to make a ton of money? And its not like his other movies aren't making a decent amount of money either.

I think that with this amazing start to his career, Nolan has elevated himself to "must see" director. Obviously his next Batman movie will sell well, so I think we can definitely begin to include that(and maybe even possibly more Batman movies) to his resume.





Let me quickly turn my attention to Jonathon Nolan. I think its a great bonus to be able to draft 2 people with one pick. Its the main reason that I thought the Coens were solid value at their slot even though their resumes may not have warranted quite that high of a pick. Its simply one extra guy who can do his job far above replacement level value that I'll have in my studio.

And hes proven to be quite good at his job, as evidenced by his 2 award wins and 2 other nominations himself!

Furthermore, I'll get Jonathon for the times in which he does work independant of his brother. As of today, he has yet to work on any movie without his brother. However, it appears that many have started to take note of his work as he has 2 upcoming projects without his brother. The first is another Terminator movie with James Cameron. The second is a movie called Interstellar, which he wrote and Steven Spielberg is directing....Yeah when James Cameron and Steven Spielberg ask you to work with them, I think you're clearly doing something right. Hell, perhaps 20 years from now Jonathon Nolan would be a decent pick by himself in this draft, yet I'm getting him as a complete bonus!



Studio so far:
Martin Scorsese
Johnny Depp
Kevin Spacey
Christopher and Jonathon Nolan

Round 4, pick 102



"King of Cool" Steve McQueen

After an honourable discharge from the United States Marine Corps where he among other things saved the lives of 5 other marines as well as being assigned as an honor guard responsible for guarding the President's yacht, McQueen was one of just 2 people out of 2000 hopefuls accepted into prestigious Lee Strasberg's New York Actors' Studio.

In the following years he would become one of the most successful among a new breed of male stars whose "antiheroes" would dominate the screen in the 60s and 70s.
Marlon Brando and Paul Newman were greater actors but through his fast paced and in many ways groundbreaking work in a string of action movie hits and dramas McQueen established himself as Hollywood's highest paid star and secured the icon status that's been very well alive in the years since and is of course to this very day.

It's with that work in mind that I think he is a great fit for my studio working with Jerry Bruckheimer, sometimes starring along with Lancaster who with his background and physical presence would be one of only a few who could match McQueen. Great potential all around.

He got his first big break in the tv series Wanted Dead or Alive .



It caught the attention of Hollywood and his very first major role in a movie, Never so Few would epitomize his later work.
Cool, understated and very much at ease behind the wheel of a fast-moving vehicle.

Most famous of course cult classic and 1968 blockbuster Bullit with a famous car chase through San Francisco that would set the bar for all movie chases that would follow.



Throughout his career McQueen would compete under a pseudonym in car races as well as off road motorcycle races.
He was even inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame as well as famously being on the cover of Sports Illustrated!



Not suprisingly, whenever not forced not to for insurance reasons, McQueen did most of his stunts himself and with Bruckheimer's love of epic car stunts and chases in mind, including his signature "flipping car", I find the Bruckheimer/McQueen potential in this particular field unlimited.
NOONE will be able to compete when it comes to car chases, I will say that.

McQueen won 2 Golden Globes and was nominated for 4 others as well as recieving a best actor nomination for The Sand Pebbles.

But while he was a good actor he was first and foremost a charismatic superstar achieving great success and it is that he adds to my studio.

Other notable movies being:

The Magnificent Seven
monster hit "The Great Escape"
the original "The Thomas Crown Affair"
The Cincinnati Kid
The Towering Inferno
The Getaway

And the classic "Papillon" alongside Dustin Hoffman where he was nominated for a Golden Globe as best actor.



Studio so far:

Sir David Lean
Jerry Bruckheimer
Burt Lancaster
Steve McQueen