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Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson (Barry Levinson) was born on April 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He graduated from the University of Washington with a major in journalism. He is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1979, he served as the screenwriter of the crime film " ...And Justice for All " and was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 52nd Academy Awards
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. In 1982, he wrote and directed the youth comedy "Small Restaurant", which was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 55th Academy Awards
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. In 1985, directed the thriller "Young Sherlock Holmes", which was nominated for the best fantasy film at the 13th American Film and Television Saturn Awards. In 1988, he won the 61st Oscar for Best Director for his biopic " Rain Man "
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. In 1992, directed the feature film "Toys" and won the Golden Bear Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, he directed and produced the comedy " Wag the Dog ", which won a special jury award
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In 2001, he shot the action film " Bandits "
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. In 2006, directed the comedy " Man of the Year "
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. In 2008, directed the comedy " What Just Happened? "
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. In 2010, filmed the horror drama " You Dont Know Jack ", which won the 62nd Emmy Awards limited drama/TV movie category-best TV movie nomination
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. In 2011, he served as the chairman of the judges of the Golden Goblet Award
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. In 2012, he shot the science fiction horror film " The Bay ", which was nominated for the Midnight Crazy Unit of the 37th Toronto International Film Festival Audience Choice Award
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. In 2015, filmed the comedy " Rock the Kasbah "
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. In 2016, directed the crime film " Blue Ocean Twilight "
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Early Experience
Barry Levinson studied journalism at the University of Washington in his early years , then went to Los Angeles to study acting, worked as a screenwriter on TV shows, won three Emmy Awards, and later participated in the behind-the-scenes work of "Silent Movie" and "The Nervous Master"
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Performing Experience
In 1979, Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin co-wrote the crime film " ...And Justice for All ", starring Al Pacino and Jack Walden, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 52nd Academy Awards
.
In 1982, he wrote and directed the youth comedy "Small Restaurant", which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 55th Academy Awards
.
In 1984, directed the feature film "Talent". In 1985, directed the thriller "Young Sherlock Holmes" co-starring Anthony Higgins and Susan Fleetwood , which was nominated for the best fantasy film at the 13th American Film and Television Saturn Awards.
In 1987, directed the comedy " Good Morning " starring Robin McLaurim Williams and Forest Whitaker . The film was based on a radio host based on his own personal experience in Vietnam that year, reflecting the Vietnam War issue in a lateral way
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In 1988, directed the biopic " Rain Man " co-starring Dustin Hoffman and Thomas Cruise Mapother IV . The film was nominated for eight Oscars and won four awards including the Oscar for Best Director and the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival
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In 1990, he shot the action film " Avalon ", which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 63rd Academy Awards, and Barry Levinson was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 48th American Golden Globe Awards
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In 1991, directed the crime drama " Bagsey " co-starred by Henry Warren Beaty , Annette Bening , Harvey Keitel , Ben Kingsley, etc. The film won ten nominations including Oscar for best original screenplay and best director award and won it. Two awards
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In 1992, directed the feature film "Toys" and won the Golden Bear Award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1994, filmed the crime comedy " Jimmy Hollywood ". In the same year, he filmed the feature film " Dislosure " co-starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore on the subject of sexual harassment
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In 1996, he filmed the crime thriller " Four Brothers " , co-starring Kevin Bacon and Billy Crudup
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In 1997, Barry Levinson directed and produced the comedy " Wag the Dog ", which was co-starred by Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro and won a special jury award
.
In 1998, he filmed the sci-fi film " Sphere " with a psychology background co-starred by Dustin Hoffman , Sharon Stone , Samuel L. Jackson and others
. In 1999, filmed the feature film " Liberty Heights " co-starring Adre Brudy and Ben Foster .
In 2001, filming the action film " Bandits " based on real "heroic deeds" was completed in a prison in Oregon, starring Walter Bruce Willis , Billy Bob Thornton , Catherine Elise Blanchett and others
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In 2003, he produced the comedy " Deliver Us from Eva " co-starring Lee Kuhl J and Gabrielle Union . In 2004, directed the action film " Envy " co-starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black
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In 2006, he produced the youth film "Youth Sex Diary". In the same year, he directed the comedy " Man of the Year "
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In 2008, he directed the comedy " What Just Happened? " co-starring Robert De Niro , Sean Justin Penn and Walter Bruce Willis
. In 2009, he produced the drama " The Philanthropist " co-directed by Peter William Horton and Duane Clark .
In 2010, directed the feature film " Boone Spring Township ". In the same year, he filmed the horror drama " You Dont Know Jack " starring Al Pacino and John Goodman . The film was adapted from a real story and was nominated for the 62nd Emmy Awards Limited Drama/TV Movie Category-Best TV Movie
. In addition, he also directed the documentary " No Crossover The Trial of Allen Iverson " which reflected Iverson's 1993 criminal case
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In 2011, he produced the French TV drama " Borgia " adapted from real history . In the same year, he served as the chairman of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award
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In 2012, directed the biographical crime film " GOTTI: In The Shadow Of My Father " adapted from real characters . The film was co-starred by John Travolta , Lindsay Dee Lohan, LL, and La
. In the same year, he shot the sci-fi horror film " The Bay ", starring Kristen Connolly and Christopher Denham , and was nominated for the Midnight Crazy Unit of the 37th Toronto International Film Festival Audience Choice Awards
. In addition, he also produced the crime film " Copper "
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In 2013, he produced the biopic " Phil Spector " directed by David Mamei . In 2014, directed the romance film " Drop into the Dust " co-starring Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig
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In 2015, filmed the comedy " Rock the Kasbah "
. In 2016, directed the crime film " Blue Ocean Twilight " co-starring J.Lo and Warren Kole
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Character Evaluation
In the more than 20 films that Barry Levinson has shot , the themes and styles are different-plot, comedy, science fiction, horror, biography, but his works always have a mild and unique Aura, and always maintain the freshness of the ivy. Just like the soothing family affection of "Rain Man", the twists and turns of "Disclosure", the medical philosophy of "You Dont Know Jack", and even the intertwined absurd "Bandits". American warmth, humor, refraction of real problems, and the intricacies of contemporary social values are magnified under his lens, as if everything came from the real world, from there, and from there .
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