'Quantum Project' Set to Go Before Cameras in March.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 2, 2000 Stephen Dorff Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor, best known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat and for his roles in Blade and Cecil B. DeMented. Acting Born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. , Fay Masterson and John Cleese “Cleese” redirects here. For the actress and daughter of John Cleese, see Cynthia Cleese. John Marwood Cleese (IPA: /ˈkliːz/ Head Cast Academy Award(R)-Winner Eugenio Zanetti Signs To Direct SightSound.com and Academy Award(R)-Winning Metafilmics Partner on First-Ever Production Exclusively for Download Sale Over the Internet Film Premieres Worldwide May 5, 2000, on www.sightsound.com SightSound.com (www.sightsound.com) and Metafilmics have announced the final casting and start of production of "Quantum Project," the first film produced exclusively for global Internet distribution. "Quantum Project" stars Stephen Dorff, Fay Masterson and John Cleese. "Quantum Project," a SightSound.com and Metafilmics production, marks the directing debut of Eugenio Zanetti, a longtime production designer who won an Oscar(R) for art direction for "Restoration," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Sam Neill. Zanetti's other credits include "What Dreams May Come" (Academy Award nomination), "The Haunting," "Flatliners" and "The Last Action Hero," and numerous stage directing credits. Written by David Aaron Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. ("The Devil's Own"), "Quantum Project," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. producers Barnet Bain and Stephen Simon, "is the story of two electron-crossed lovers." A combination of live action and extensive CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. and 3-D effects, the $3 million film begins shooting in mid-March in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . SightSound.com CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Scott Sander said: "Barnet Bain and Stephen Simon are pioneers in recognizing the distribution possibilities of the Internet. By taking advantage of the Net's speed and efficiency, 'Quantum Project' can be released to all the world's Internet users simultaneously." Stephen Dorff came to prominence playing "Fifth Beatle" Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British musician and artist. Until his early death Sutcliffe earned praise for his paintings, which mostly explored a style related to Abstract Expressionism. in 1993's "Backbeat." He has since made dozens of film appearances, most recently starring in "Blade" (opposite Wesley Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. ) and "Earthly Possessions" (with Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Sarandon, the eldest of nine children, was born Susan Abigail Tomalin ). He recently completed filming John Waters' latest project, "Cecil B. Demented," opposite Melanie Griffith. Fay Masterson's credits include "Eyes Wide Shut," "The Quick and the Dead" and "Man Without a Face." John Cleese has starred in nearly two dozen films, notably "A Fish Called Wanda," for which he was nominated for both a Golden Globe and Academy Award, and, most recently, "The World is Not Enough." "We are excited that Stephen, Fay and John and the entire production cast and crew have joined us in making movie history," offered Sander. "Quantum Project" is slated exclusively for download sale only, and will premiere at www.sightsound.com at 12:01 a.m. on May 5, 2000. "It is an exciting challenge and a privilege to be the first to jump into this space," said Bain. Metafilmics was formed in 1995 to develop and produce projects that entertain, empower and inspire by portraying characters as both human and spiritual beings. Metafilmics' feature production debut, 1998's "What Dreams May Come," grossed over $100 million in worldwide box office, and was nominated for two and won one Academy Award, for best visual effects. The film won several other awards, including a Blockbuster Entertainment Award (for favorite supporting actor) a Golden Satellite Award (for visual effects), an NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Image Award (for supporting actor) and a production design award from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Art Directors. Metafilmics projects in development include a motion picture based on Neale Donald Walsch's best-selling "Conversations with God" books. SightSound.com continues to make Internet history. First in 1995 by selling the first music online; then in 1999, renting the first full-length movie online and in summer of 2000, releasing the first Internet feature film. SightSound.com is a 5-year-old Internet company based in Mt. Lebanon, Penn., that distributes movies and music online in an unprecedented, cutting-edge format. It began when engineer Arthur Hair developed a technology to eliminate the physical distribution of music and video by instead delivering digital audio and video files over a network like the Internet. This innovation was the basis of a portfolio of patents and the founding of SightSound.com in 1995 by Hair and Sander. |
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