POSTCARDS

Greg continues to draw audiences and critical acclaim with diverse and interesting roles in both television and film. An Academy Award® nominee and Emmy award-winning actor, Kinnear recently wrapped production on Craig Zisk’s THE ENGLISH TEACHER, co-starring Julianne Moore, Lily Collins and Michael Angarano. The film will be released in 2012. He was most recently seen in Douglas McGrath’s I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, opposite Pierce Brosnan and Sarah Jessica Parker. He also recently starred in in IFC’s SALVATION BOULEVARD, opposite Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei, and Pierce Brosnan. The film originally premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. His performance as John F. Kennedy in the cable-television miniseries “The Kennedys” earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.

In 2006, Kinnear starred in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, the critically acclaimed hit of the Sundance Film Festival. Lauded by critics nationwide, the film went on to receive several Academy Award® nominations and Independent Spirit Awards wins. Kinnear, along with Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Toni Collette, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 1997, Kinnear starred alongside Jack Nicholson in James L. Brooks’ Academy Award® nominated film AS GOOD AS IT GETS. Kinnear’s performance garnered him an Academy Award® nomination, and he was named Best Supporting Actor by the National Board of Review; he was also nominated in the same category at The Golden Globes and The Screen Actors Guild Awards that year. Kinnear co-starred in Nora Ephron’s hit romantic comedy YOU’VE GOT MAIL with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. He made his feature-film debut in the Sydney Pollack-directed remake of SABRINA, in which he co-starred with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond, and was named NATO ShoWest’s Star of Tomorrow.

Other notable film roles for Kinnear include Paul Schrader’s AUTO FOCUS; INVINCIBLE, co-starring Mark Wahlberg; Richard Linklater’s FAST FOOD NATION, based on the best-selling book by Eric Schlosser; Paul Greengrass’ GREEN ZONE; GHOST TOWN, opposite Ricky Gervais; THE FEAST OF LOVE, directed by Robert Benton and co-starring Morgan Freeman; Mike Nichols’ WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?, with Garry Shandling and Annette Bening. Kinnear can also be seen in MYSTERY MEN, THE MATADOR, THE BAD NEWS BEARS, WE WERE SOLDIERS, SOMEONE LIKE YOU, STUCK ON YOU, THE GIFT, UNKNOWN, NURSE BETTY and BABY MAMA.

Kinnear grew up virtually all over the world as his family followed his State Department father to disparate locales such as Logansport, Indiana; Washington, D.C.; Beirut, Lebanon; and Athens, Greece. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three daughters.

Billy has earned critical accolades throughout his career for his consistently lauded performances on both stage and screen. Most recently, Crudup starred in David Leveaux’s production of Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” for which he received his fourth Tony Award nomination. He also appeared as Timothy Geithner in the critically acclaimed HBO ensemble film TOO BIG TO FAIL.

Next year, Crudup will star in the anticipated NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH,along with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill, set for Summer 2012 release, and THE LONGEST WEEK, along with Olivia Wilde and Jason Bateman, also set for 2012.

Crudup made his motion picture debut in Barry Levinson’s SLEEPERS, opposite Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt and Jason Patric, followed by Woody Allen’s EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU and Pat O’Connor’s INVENTING THE ABBOTTS. Crudup played the leading role in critically acclaimed WITHOUT LIMITS, the story of legendary long distance runner Steven Prefontaine, for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year.

He then starred in the critically acclaimed JESUS’ SON, opposite Samantha Morton, Holly Hunter and Denis Leary, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and he reunited with Jennifer Connelly in the acclaimed WAKING THE DEAD. Crudup also starred in Cameron Crowe’s Academy Award®-winning ALMOST FAMOUS, along with Frances McDormand and Kate Hudson.

Crudup’s other film credits include CHARLOTTE GRAY,opposite Cate Blanchett; Tim Burton’s fantasy tale BIG FISH, also starring Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, and Albert Finney; STAGE BEAUTY,opposite Claire Danes; TRUST THE MAN, with Julianne Moore; J.J. Abrams’ MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3, opposite Tom Cruise; and Robert De Niro’s THE GOOD SHEPHERD, alongside Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie.

In 2009, Crudup played J. Edgar Hoover in Michael Mann’s PUBLIC ENEMIESand starred as Dr. Manhattan in Zack Snyder’s hit comic-book adaptation, WATCHMEN. He also appeared in the box office hit EAT PRAY LOVE, starring alongside Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, and James Franco.

On the stage, Crudup won a “Best Performance by a Featured Actor” Tony for his role in the Broadway production of The Coast of Utopia. He also received Tony nominations for his roles in The Elephant Man and Martin McDonough’s The Pillowman. Crudup made his Broadway debut as Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, directed by Trevor Nunn, which won him several awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Debut of an Actor” and a Theater World Award. He was also honored with the Clarence Derwent Award from Actor’s Equity for “Outstanding Broadway Debut”. Crudup has also appeared on Broadway in William Inge’s BUS STOP and in the Roundabout Theater’s production of Three Sisters, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination. He has appeared in Oedipus with Frances McDormand, starred in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Measure For Measure at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and starred in the off-Broadway run of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, opposite Al Pacino and Steve Buscemi.

Crudup received his Masters of Fine Arts from New York University and also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in New York City.

Alan has long been recognized as an actor of great talent and versatility on stage, screen and television. He won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2007 Best Motion Picture Cast Performance by the SAG Awards and the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Alan recently completed filmingARGO directed by Ben Affleck for Warner Brothers, and will soon start shooting New Line Cinema’s BURT WONDERSTONE, opposite Steve Carrell and Jim Carey.

Born in N.Y., Alan launched his career with Chicago’s improvisational revue, “Second City.” This led to his first part on Broadway, the lead in Carl Reiner’s play Enter Laughing, for which he won a Tony Award. The following year he appeared again on Broadway in Murray Schisgal’s hit, LUV. In 1998, he directed, starred and co-wrote with Elaine May, the hit production of Power Plays at the Promenade Theatre. Alan began directing for the stage with the much acclaimed Eh?, starring Dustin Hoffman, at the Circle in the Square. He then won an Obie for directing Jules Feiffer’s Little Murders, followed by Feiffer’s The White House Murder Case, all three of which kept the Circle in the Square tied up for several years. These productions were followed by The Sunshine Boys, on Broadway, Rubbers and Yanks Three, at The American Place Theater, Joan of Lorraine, at the Hartman in Stamford, The Sorrows of Stephen, at the Burt Reynolds Theatre, starring his son, Adam, and Room Service, at the Roundabout in New York.

Alan’s first feature, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, as well as an Oscar nomination. He received a second Oscar nomination, and the New York Critic’s Award, for his performance inTHE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. A second New York Critic’s Award followed for his role in HEARTS OF THE WEST. His other films have included CITY ISLAND; SUNSHINE CLEANING; THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE; THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING; SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS; GROSSE POINT BLANK; GLENGARY GLENN ROSS; JAKOB THE LIAR; GATTACA; AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS; EDWARD SCISSORHANDS; LITTLE MURDERS (which he also directed); CATCH 22; THE IN-LAWS; HAVANNA; FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER; MOTHER NIGHT; JOSHUA THEN AND NOW; THE NOVICE; NOEL and STEAL BIG STEAL LITTLE.He has written and directed two short films, T.G.I.F. and PEOPLE SOUP. The first opened the New York Film Festival, and the latter received an Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject.

Alan starred in the highly acclaimed A&E series “100 Centre Street,” written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Other television appearances include his Emmy-nominated performances in “Pentagon Papers” for the FX network and “Escape From Sobibor.” He guest starred as the father of his real-life son, Adam Arkin, on “Chicago Hope,” which earned him yet another Emmy nomination and he also appeared in Showtime’s “Varian’s War.”

Alan directed the television adaptation of the Broadway play Twigs, with Carol Burnett, and The Visitor, with Jeff Daniels, Swoozie Kurtz and Julie Haggerty, which won multiple international awards.

When not occupied as an actor or director, Arkin is likely to devote his time to music or writing. He has written several books including eight children’s books, the latest children’s book entitled Tony’s Hard Work Day. An earlier work, The Lemming Condition, has sold steadily for thirty years, and was honored by The Book Sellers of America by being placed in the White House Library. In March 2011 to unanimous rave reviews Alan released his memoir entitled “An Improvised Life,” published by DaCapo Press.

David has gained a reputation as a performer as gifted in film and television as he is on stage, a medium in which he was nominated for a 2005 Tony Award. He is perhaps best known to audiences for his role as Shep Campbell in the romantic period drama REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Harbour also appears opposite Seth Rogan and Cameron Diaz in the superhero actioner THE GREEN HORNET as well as in the thriller ISOLATION and the romantic drama W.E., directed by Madonna.

The 36-year-old actor began his Hollywood career with guest roles in such television series as “Law & Order: SVU,” “Hack,” “The Book of Daniel,” “The Unit,” “Lie To Me,” “Royal Pains,” and two episodes of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” for which he recently earned praise for his role as Paul Devildis.

On the big screen Harbour has appeared in such feature films as KINSEY, WAR OF THE WORLDS, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE WEDDING WEEKEND, AWAKE, QUANTUM OF SOLACE and STATE OF PLAY (as Russell Crowe’s insider source).

A New York native, Harbour graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, just north of New York City. In 1997 he graduated from Dartmouth College with a double major in drama and Italian. He soon impressed theatrical critics and audiences alike, appearing in Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July and in such Broadway productions as Joe Hortua’s Between Us and Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love and The Coast of Utopia at Lincoln Center Theater.

Harbour was nominated for a 2005 Tony Award as Best Actor for his work in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring alongside Kathleen Turner, Bill Irwin and Mireille Enos. He reprised the role in a London production in 2005.

Currently, Harbour is putting both of his own college degrees in drama and Italian to good use, earning kudos on Broadway opposite Al Pacino in the recently opened production of The Merchant of Venice.

Lea is best known for her roles in BACKTOTHE FUTUREI, II, and III and as the star of “Caroline in the City”(People’s Choice and TV Guide Award Winner). Other film credits include ALL THE RIGHT MOVES,SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL,THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, SPACE CAMP, DENNIS THE MENACE,ARTICLE 99, CASUALSEX?, JAWS 3-D, RED DAWN, THE WIZARD OF LONELINESS,THE LITTLE RASCALS,THEWILD LIFE,THE UNKNOWN CYCLIST,COME AWAY HOME, EXIT SPEED, SPLINTERHEADS, and the now infamous HOWARD THE DUCK.Other films soon to be or recently released include Clint Eastwood’s J. EDGAR;MAYOR CUPCAKE, which Lea produced and starred in; THIN ICE;and THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH.Television movie credits include “The Substitute Wife”; “Stolen Babies”; “The Right to Remain Silent”; “The Unspoken Truth”;“Montana”; “Nightbreaker”(Cable Ace Nominee); the NBC miniseries, “A Will of Their Own”; “Stealing Christmas”;“A Life Interrupted”;“CaliforniaDreaming”;the Hallmark miniseries, “Final Approach”;“The Christmas Clause”;“TheCabin”;and “Game of Your Life.”Her television series include NBC’s “Caroline inthe City”; Lifetime’s “For The People.”Lea also starred in nine films and directed several for the Hallmark’s Mystery Movie series, “Jane Doe.”She can currently be seen in a new hit series, “Switched At Birth,”airing on ABC Family. Lea’s theatre experience has been extensive with highlights including Tony Kushner’s TheIllusion; The Vagina Monologues; the LA Reprise Series revival of I Love MyWife; the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Caroline In Jersey; and her personal favorite, on Broadway as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at Studio 54. Lea can often be seen performing for various charities such as The Alzheimer’s Association, Breast Cancer Research’s What A Pair, and the WeSpark Foundation. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, film director Howard Deutch, and their two artistic daughters, Madelyn and Zoey, along with lots of dogs, a cat, a parrot, countless fish, and several horses.

Bob has appeared in nearly a hundred movies, including MIDNIGHT COWBOY, CATCH 22, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, ALTERED STATES, 2010, ABSENCE OF MALICE, PRINCE OF THE CITY, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, JAKOB THE LIAR, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW, A MIGHTY WIND, THE MEXICAN, GHOST WORLD, CAPOTE, LADY IN THE WATER, and NO RESERVATIONS.  He was recently seen alongside James Franco in the Allen Ginsburg biopic, HOWL. He will soon be seen in IMOGENE, starring Annette Bening, and in Wes Anderson’s new film, MOONRISE KINGDOM.

He received a 2010 Emmy Award nomination for directing GEORGIA O’KEEFFE, which stars Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons and premiered on Lifetime Television in September 2009.  It was nominated for nine Emmy, three Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild, Directors Guild, and NAACP awards.

He received three 2008 Emmy Award nominations: for his performance in RECOUNT (HBO) and for directing and producing the HBO film BERNARD AND DORIS, starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes. BERNARD AND DORIS earned ten Emmy nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, as well as Producers Guild and Directors Guild nominations.

Bob produced and co-starred in GOSFORD PARK, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (Julian Fellowes), as well as the British Academy Award for Best British Film, the Golden Globe award for Best Director (Robert Altman), the Writers Guild Award for screenwriting, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for performance. In addition, the film was honored by the National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, London Critics Circle, Broadcast Film Critics, and Online Film Critics.

Bob produced and directed the hit Off-Broadway play, The Exonerated starring Richard Dreyfuss and Jill Clayburgh (Drama Desk Award, New York Times #1 Play, Outer Critics Circle Award, Court TV’s Scales of Justice Award, Defender of Justice Award from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) as well as the National Tour starring Robin Williams, Stockard Channing, and others. He also directed the film version of The Exonerated for Court TV, starring Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Aidan Quinn, and Brian Dennehy. At Guild Hall, he directed a production that starred Mia Farrow and Billy Dee Williams.

He produced, directed and wrote the award winning film, THE LAST GOOD TIME, starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Maureen Stapleton and Lionel Stander, and directed PARENTS, starring Randy Quaid, Sandy Dennis and Mary Beth Hurt.  He is the creator-writer-producer of the IFC animated series “Hopeless Pictures” and executive produced two seasons of “Celebrity Charades” for AMC. Bob also produced and directed the pilot for IFC’s “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman” and directed the pilot for the long running television series “Tales from the Dark Side.” Recently, Bob has directed four episodes of “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime).

His Broadway appearances include Plaza Suite, The Inspector General, (Tony Award nomination) and Speed the Plow.  Off-Broadway includes You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, The White House Murder Case, Marie and Bruce, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Romance, and Some Americans Abroad.

He wrote a series of best-selling children’s books for Scholastic called McGrowl, which he will be making into a film. The diary he kept during the filming of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND has been published under the title “Spielberg, Truffaut, and Me.” He is currently at work on another series of children’s books for Viking, The Creature from the 7^th Grade.

A Chicago native, Balaban’s roots are in the entertainment world: his uncle was a long-time president of Paramount and his grandfather headed production at MGM for many years.  He now lives in Bridgehampton, NY.

Michelle was born and raised in London and worked in theater, film and television before moving to the U.S. in 1995. She began her American career in New York, working mostly in commercials, voiceovers and sketch comedy before moving to Los Angeles in 1997 to work with Jill and Karen Sprecher on their first movie, CLOCKWATCHERS. Her film work includes GOLDENEYE, SEABISCUIT, THE TERMINAL, FUN WITH DICK & JANE, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III, HAPPY FEET, THE NUMBER 23, and CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR. Television work includes a recurring role on JJ Abrams’ “Alias,” “Lost,” and roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” Michelle was a writer and regular cast member on the Starz improvised comedy “Headcase” for three seasons.

Jill made her directing debut in 1997 with the independent feature CLOCKWATCHERS. Co-written with her sister Karen, the film debuted at Sundance and went on to screen at over a dozen international film festivals, winning top honors at the Turin Film Festival.

THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING, her second feature, was released in 2002 and appeared on a number of Top Ten lists, including Roger Ebert’s and The National Board of Review.

A philosophy and literature major at the University of Wisconsin, Sprecher received her Masters in Cinema Studies from NYU.

She got her start as a production coordinator, production manager and line producer on both studio and independent features, including ENEMIES: A LOVE STORY, LAST RITES, STONEWALL, and THE LAST GOOD TIME.

Karen is a licensed clinical social worker and received her Masters degree in the field from New York University. Before entering the film business, she counseled teenagers in an independent living program in Chicago, as well as adults and children at a community mental health facility in New York City.

Karen has worked as a production coordinator on a number of independent features. In addition to co-writing CLOCKWATCHERS, she served as the film’s co-producer.

She received a Best Screenplay award from the San Diego Critics Society for THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING. THIN ICE is the third feature she has written with her sister Jill.

Mary Frances is an independent producer living in Chicago working on productions under her own company banner, Spare Room Productions.

In addition to producing THIN ICE, Mary Frances produced FINAL directed by Campbell Scott and starring Denis Leary and Hope Davis. FINAL was the first film produced for Gary Winick’s InDigEnt film series. Mary Frances also produced HAMLET for Hallmark Entertainment directed by, and starring, Campbell Scott.

Mary Frances is currently developing projects with Academy Award winner Jim Taylor (SIDEWAYS), writer/director Shainee Gabel (A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG) and Stephen Schiff (TRUE CRIME).

Prior to entering the independent film world, Mary Frances worked at MTV, serving as Deputy General Counsel and Vice President of Law and Business Affairs. Prior to that she practiced intellectual property law at the New York law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy.

Mary Frances received her J.D. from New York University and her B.A. from the University of Illinois. She also sits on the board of The Renaissance Society, a contemporary arts museum in Chicago.

Elizabeth Redleaf’s love of film and process has led her to co-found and become CEO of Werc Werk Works, a film production company built on a vision of supporting artists and rewarding its profit partners.

She is the producer of DARLING COMPANION directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline; and HOWL starring James Franco.

In addition she is the executive producer of LIFE DURING WARTIME a Todd Solondz film, and the new Béla Tarr film THE TURIN HORSE which will be featured in competition at the Berlinale 2011.

Elizabeth is on the board of directors of the Telluride Film Festival and co-founded the Walker Art Center Film Society in Minneapolis.

Christine one of the original founders of Werc Werk Works, is an award-winning producer of artist-driven independent film. She is Executive Producer of DARLING COMPANION, LIFE DURING WARTIME, a Todd Solondz film, and HOWL, starring James Franco as poet Allen Ginsberg.

Walker also co-wrote and produced OLDER THAN AMERICA starring Adam Beach and Bradley Cooper, produced FACTOTUM starring Matt Dillon, Lily Taylor and Marisa Tomei, and line produced AMERICAN SPLENDOR.

Christine’s awards and recognitions include the Producer’s Guild of America Diversity Award, an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and the Sundance Institute’s Producer’s Fellowship.