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Spyglass Entertainment
The company's savvy production choices from the beginning led to the phenomenal box office success of "The Sixth Sense," starring Bruce Willis, which went on to gross over $661 million and garnered six Academy Award® nominations. Further successes include "The Count of Monte Cristo," with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce, "Keeping the Faith," with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton, "Shanghai Noon," with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and its sequel "Shanghai Knights," as well as the dynamic teaming of AI Pacino and Colin Farrell in "The Recruit," and “The Insider” with Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. Spyglass also co-financed and Barber executive-produced: "The Legend of Zorro," the sequel to the 1998 smash hit, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas, and director Martin Campbell, and "Memoirs of a Geisha," based on the best-selling novel, helmed by Rob Marshall ("Chicago") and starring Ziyi Zhang and Ken Watanabe. “Memoirs of a Geisha” earned Spyglass three Oscar® wins out of six nominations, bringing a total of twenty-six nominations. 2006’s successful Walt Disney Pictures' "Eight Below" was co-financed by Spyglass and executive produced by Barber. In the spring of 2007, Spyglass produced and financed the releases of “The Invisible” and "The Lookout," helmed by acclaimed writer turned first time director Scott Frank, through Miramax Films and Touchstone Pictures respectively. Next up for Spyglass are the productions of “27 Dresses” with Katherine Heigl and “The Ruins,” a horror/thriller in association with DreamWorks. Management Gary Barber, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
A seasoned veteran of the business, Barber has been directly responsible for operating companies in feature film production and distribution, foreign theatrical, video and TV distribution, exhibition and pre-recorded music and music publishing. Barber has produced or executive produced over 50 feature films and TV shows including the 1994 hit that rocketed Jim Carrey to stardom, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," and its highly successful sequel, "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," and the 1991 blockbuster, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," starring Kevin Costner. Barber executive produced and co-financed two milestone movies: "Bruce Almighty," starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston, which grossed over $485 million in worldwide box office and is considered one of the blockbuster comedies of all time, and "Seabiscuit," the tale of a legendary racehorse, starring Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, and Jeff Bridges, which received seven Oscar® nominations with its moving story of triumph over adversity. Barber went on to produce “The Pacifier" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," starring Sam Rockwell and Mos Def, "The Pacifier," a family comedy starring Vin Diesel, earned approximately $200 million in worldwide box office, while "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," an adaptation to the Douglas Adams’s bestseller, earned over $100 million globally. Barber's international expertise is considered one of the best in the business with extensive relationships in worldwide theatrical, video and television. As an executive with unparalleled experience and financial savvy, Barber has also developed strong relationships in the commercial and investment banking community and earned the respect of this tightly knit group through constant and successful deal making. Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Birnbaum is currently Co-Artistic Director of the AFI conservatory, and serves on the Advisory Board for UCSB at the Center for Film, Television, and New Media. He is also a mentor to the USC Peter Stark Producing Program, as well as the UCLA Graduate Film program. Prior to founding Spyglass Entertainment, Birnbaum co-founded Caravan Pictures, where he was responsible for such box office hits as “Rush Hour,” “Six Days/Seven Nights,” “Inspector Gadget,” Gross Pointe Blank,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Angels in the Outfield” and “While You Were Sleeping.” Before joining Caravan, Birnbaum served as President of Worldwide Production and Executive Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox, where he developed such films as “Home Alone,” “Sleeping with the Enemy,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Hot Shots,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Die Hard 2” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” among others. Prior to that, Birnbaum was President of Production for United Artists where he developed the Oscar® winning film and all-time cinema favorite “Rain Man.” Earlier in his career, he produced “The Sure Thing,” directed by Rob Reiner and “Young Sherlock Holmes,” which were presented in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. For television, he executive produced the telefilms “Scandal Sheet,” “Happily Ever After,” “When Your Lover Leaves” and the award winning “All The Kids Do It.” In 2006, Birnbaum co-financed and produced the action adventure “Eight Below,” based on the true survival story about a group of sled dogs’ in Antarctica. The film had strong legs at the box office, with earnings over $120 million worldwide. Jonathan Glickman, President Jonathan Glickman is responsible for the development and production of all Spyglass Entertainment films. In 1993, Glickman joined Caravan Pictures as an intern and by 1997 he had worked his way up to President of the company. During his time he brought in such projects as "While You Were Sleeping,” serving as associate producer. Later, Glickman executive produced "Grosse Pointe Blank" and Walt Disney's "Inspector Gadget". In addition, he also produced the international smash hits "Rush Hour" and its sequel "Rush Hour II.” In 1998, Glickman was named President of Production for Spyglass Entertainment and in 2003 was promoted to President of Spyglass Entertainment. While at Spyglass, Glickman has produced "Shanghai Noon,” "Count Of Monte Cristo,” "Mr. 3000,” "The Pacifier,” “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” and “The Invisible.” In 2007, Glickman is producing the summer releases “Rush Hour 3,” “Underdog” and “Balls of Fury.” Glickman, who is married to television writer Christy Callahan, graduated with honors in English from the University of Michigan and attended University of Southern California's Peter Stark program. Rebekah Rudd, Executive Vice President of Post Production Rebekah Rudd is responsible for all aspects of Post Production, Visual Effects and International Delivery for the company. She started her career as an assistant editor on such films as “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’s” and Disney’s “The Mighty Ducks.” After several years in the cutting room she segued into supervising Post Production on Warner Brother’s “Don’t Tell Mom the Baby Sitter’s Dead” and Disney’s “The Three Musketeer’s.” While on “The Three Musketeer’s,” Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth asked her to join them at Caravan Pictures as their head of Post Production. She remained there for two years handling all aspects of Post Production on 12 films including “I Love Trouble,” “Angels in the Outfield” and “Houseguest.” In 1995, she moved from Caravan to Steve Herek’s Disney based Mud Pony Productions to join him as his Producing Partner. During her four years at Mud Pony she served as Associate Producer on “101 Dalmatians” and Co-Producer on “Holy Man.” In 1999, Rudd joined Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber in their newly formed company Spyglass Entertainment, as Head of Post Production. At Spyglass she Co-Produced “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Reign of Fire,” “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,” “The Invisible” and “Underdog.” Cheryl Rodman, Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs and General Counsel Cheryl Rodman joined Spyglass in 2002 and is responsible for overseeing business and legal affairs for the company, including matters in connection with international distribution, development and production and corporate transactions. Prior to joining Spyglass Rodman was an associate at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., in Los Angeles, where she worked with clients in the entertainment, Internet and technology industries, among others. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Peter Oillataguerre, Senior Vice President of Physical Production Peter Oillataguerre is responsible for all aspects of production at Spyglass Entertainment Holdings. He started his career at The Walt Disney Co. and after several years joined Spyglass as Director of Production and Finance where he worked on such films as "Shanghai Noon," "Keeping the Faith," and "The Count of Monte Cristo." From 2001 to 2005, Oillataguerre served as Vice President of Production at Universal Pictures where he was involved with such movies as "The Scorpion King," "The Life Of David Gale," "The Rundown," "Red Dragon," "Intolerable Cruelty," “Along Came Polly," "Van Helsing," "Friday Night Lights," "The Interpreter," "Meet The Fockers," and "Doom." In 2005, Oillataguerre took advantage of an opportunity to be an independent executive producer of "Dead Silence." Shortly after completing the film, he re-joined the company in his current position. Jose Gutierrez, Senior Vice President Finance Jose Gutierrez is responsible for the day-to-day finance, banking, financial reporting and other administrative functions in the company. Prior to joining the company in 2003, he was with the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Century City for seven years. There he managed clients primarily in entertainment, including The Walt Disney Co., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Revolution Studios, Miramax Films, Initial Entertainment Group, and The Los Angeles Lakers. His portfolio of clients also included some in the music, technology, and retail industries. He has a BA of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California. Spyglass Entertainment alliances The Walt Disney Company, Village Roadshow, Universal, United International Pictures, Columbia, Sony Music, Canal+, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Forum Film Ltd, Lusomundo Group, TF1 International, Gulf Film LLC, Pony Canyon Inc, RTI, SF, Sogecable, Telecinco, Tele Muenchen Gruppe Spyglass Entertainment - 10900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Tel: (310) 443-5800, fax: (310) 443-5912 © Preems.com |
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Filmography Production Bunny Lake Is Missing (2009) Four Christmases (2008) Ghost Town (2008) The Love Guru (2008) Wanted (2008) The Happening (2008) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) Flash of Genius (2008) The Game (2008) Balls Of Fury (2007) Underdog (2007) Evan Almighty (2007) The Invisible (2007) The Lookout (2007) Stick It (2006) Stay Alive (2006) Eight Below (2006) Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005) The Legend Of Zorro (2005) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) The Pacifier (2005) Mr. 3000 (2004) Jumpshot (2004) Connie And Carla (2004) The Perfect Score (2004) / (a Roger Birnbaum co-production) Weekends (2004) (TV) The Making of 'Seabiscuit' (2003) Seabiscuit: Racing Through History (2003) Seabiscuit (2003) 1 Love (2003) Bruce Almighty (2003) Shanghai Knights (2003) Miracles (2003) The Recruit (2003) Criminology 101 (2003) (TV) Abandon (2002) Reign Of Fire (2002) Dragonfly (2002) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Out Cold (2001) Shanghai Noon (2000) Keeping the Faith (2000) The Insider (1999) The Sixth Sense (1999) Instinct (1999) Distribution Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) The Legend of Zorro (2005) Jumpshot (2004) / 2004, worldwide, DVD Seabiscuit (2003) / 2003, non-USA 1 Love (2003) Dragonfly (2002) / 2002, non-USA, theatrical The Insider (1999) / 1999, theatrical, non-USA Various services 20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10) (2007) / footage courtesy of ("The Sixth Sense") |
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Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC is an American motion
picture
production, distribution and finance company co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger
Birnbaum. In total, Spyglass earned over 26 Oscar® nominations,
including three wins.
Barber is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer
of Morgan Creek Productions. During his eight and a half years at
the company, he was in charge of all day-to-day operations for each
of Morgan Creek's business entities including feature film production,
foreign distribution, music, exhibition and interactive.
Born in Teaneck, New Jersey and educated at the University of
Denver, Birnbaum built a successful career as Vice President of
A&M Records and Arista Records before entering the film business
to produce motion pictures.