Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke(born Helen Catherine HardwickeAccording to the State of Texas. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997". Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] on October 21, 1955) is an American production designer and film director. She is perhaps best known for directing the independent film "Thirteen" and the Biblically-themed "The Nativity Story".

Biography

Early life

Hardwicke moved to Cameron, Texas, the daughter of John Benjamin Hardwicke and Jamee Elberta Bennett. Prior to this she grew up in McAllen, Texas and was raised in the Presbyterian religion.cite news | last =Greydanus| first =Steven| coauthors=| title =Joseph Gets His Due| pages=| publisher =National Catholic Register| date =2006-11-22 | url =http://ncregister.com/site/article/1363| accessdate =2006-11-25 ] While at UCLA film school during the 1980s, Hardwicke made an award-winning short, "Puppy Does the Gumbo".

Career

Hardwicke began her career as an architect.cite news | last =Pacatte| first =Sister Rose| coauthors=| title =Inside ‘The Nativity Story’ – Film’s sacred subject draws cast, crew| pages=| publisher =| date =2006-11-28 | url =http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=22127| accessdate =2006-11-28 ] She spent most of the 1990s as a production designer, working on such films as "Tombstone" (1993), "Tank Girl" (1995), "2 Days in the Valley" (1996), "The Newton Boys" (1998), and "Three Kings" (1999). The following year she collaborated with director/screenwriter Cameron Crowe and actor/producer Tom Cruise on "Vanilla Sky" (2001). The later two films are notable for their original use of color-manipulation techniques to complement the narrative.

Hardwicke's first foray into film direction was with the award-winning "Thirteen" (2003). Hardwicke and fourteen year-old Nikki Reed got together to write a movie that would reflect Reed's teenage experiences. The script for the movie was done in only six days. Evan Rachel Wood was contracted to star in the movie alongside Reed. Hardwicke went on to direct "Lords of Dogtown" (2005), a fictionalized account of skateboarding culture. The film is loosely based on the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" by Stacy Peralta.

In 2006, Hardwicke directed the biblical film "The Nativity Story" for New Line Cinema. The film was released on December 1, 2006.

She has signed on to direct the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling book, "Twilight". [ [http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | Twilight | Twilight the Movie ] ]

Footnotes

External links

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* [http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=118 Thirteen Review and Interview]


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