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Martha Coolidge was the first female
president of the Directors Guild of America,
serving as president from March 2002-2003.
She is best known for directing Sarah
Jessica Parker in “Sex and The City”
on HBO, and Halle Berry in “Introducing
Dorothy Dandridge” (1999). Martha
Coolidge’s film credits include,
“Lost in Yonkers,” starring
Richard Dreyfuss; “Angie,”
starring Geena Davis and James Gandolfini;
“Three Wishes,” starring Patrick
Swayze; “Out to Sea,” starring
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau; and the
teen comedy “The Prince and Me,”
starring Julia Stiles and Miranda Richardson.
Madonna is one of the most, if
not the most, prolific female recording
artists of our time. One of Madonna's
greatest achievements is how she manipulated
the media and the public with her music,
her videos, her publicity, and her sexuality.
Arguably, Madonna was the first female
pop star to have complete control of her
music and image. In 2001, she founded
Maverick Films, making her segue into
movie producing.
Maverick Films has developed
its own fresh and distinctive approach
to making movies. Under the supervision
and guidance of CEO Mark Morgan, Maverick
houses and supports a talented group of
independent producers, who are encouraged
to find, acquire and develop a broad range
of properties that appeal to their individual
artistic and commercial tastes. This approach
has enabled Maverick to place nearly a
dozen projects in various stages of development
with major and mini-major motion picture
studios. In addition, Maverick projects
include "Queen of the Rodeo"
for 20th Century Fox, "The Whale"
for Dimension Films, "My Sassy Girl"
for DreamWorks, "Feels Like the First
Time" for Spyglass, "Agent Cody
Banks 2" for MGM, "Alyx"
at Touchstone/ABC, and "Gravedancers"
with Neverland Films.
Guy Oseary founded Maverick Films
with Madonna in 2001. He has produced
several films, including “Agent
Cody Banks 2: Destination London,”
starring Frankie Muniz and Anthony Anderson;
“Agent Cody Banks,” starring
Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff; “House
of 1000 Corpses,” starring Bill
Moseley; and “Turn It Up,”
starring Ja Rule and Jason Statham.
Mark Morgan is the CEO of Maverick
Films, He has produced or executive produced
a number of movies including, “Agent
Cody Banks 2: Destination London,”
starring Frankie Muniz and Anthony Anderson;
“Agent Cody Banks,” starring
Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff; “Slackers,”
starring Laura Prepon and James King;
“The Wedding Planner,” starring
Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey;
and “Beautiful,” starring
Minnie Driver and Kathleen Turner.
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