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Scott Alexander (born June 16, 1963) and Larry Karaszewski (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ zj uː s k i /; born November 20, 1961) are an American screenwriting duo, recognized for their unique approach to biopics.
Larry Karaszewski. Writer: American Crime Story. Mr. Karaszewski is known for unusual true stories written in tandem with Scott Alexander. Their feature film credits include the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, The People vs.Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, & Dolemite is My Name. Mr. Karaszewski co-chairs the International Feature Film category ...
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Larry Karaszewski. Writer: American Crime Story. Mr. Karaszewski is known for unusual true stories written in tandem with Scott Alexander. Their feature film credits include the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, The People vs.Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, & Dolemite is My Name. Mr. Karaszewski co-chairs the International Feature Film category ...
American Crime Story is an American true crime anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson.
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In 1958, Margaret Ulbrich leaves her then-husband and takes her young daughter Jane to North Beach, San Francisco, where she gets a job painting illustrations at a furniture factory. While doing portraits at an outdoor art show, she meets Walter Keane, who sells paintings of Parisian street scenes but makes his money in real estate. They soon becom...
Amy Adams as Margaret KeaneChristoph Waltz as Walter KeaneWriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski negotiated with Margaret Keane over her life rights and wrote Big Eyes as a spec script. In October 2007, it was announced that development was moving forward with Alexander and Karaszewski directing their script, and nightclub operator Andrew Meieran fully financing, through his Bureau of Moving Pictur...
It was reported in November 2014 that singer Lana Del Rey would contribute with two original songs to the soundtrack, and the songs "Big Eyes" and "I Can Fly", which Lana Del Rey wrote and performed, were leaked in December 2014. The soundtrack album and both songs were officially released on December 23, 2014.
Box office
The film earned $3 million during its opening weekend and grossed $14.5 million in North America, and $14.8 million internationally, for a worldwide total gross of $29.3 million.
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, Big Eyes holds an approval rating of 72%, based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10; the site's consensus reads: "Well-acted, thought-provoking, and a refreshing change of pace for Tim Burton, Big Eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of social commentary". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The Philadelphia Inquirer's Steven Rea awarded the film three-an...
Big Eyes at IMDbBig Eyes at Box Office MojoBig Eyes at Rotten TomatoesBig Eyes at MetacriticDec 28, 2014 · Pressure mounts on all sides to declare Tim Burton’s sweet and understated Big Eyes either a return to form or a turned corner, but for screenwriters Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander it’s just an exemplary marriage of maker and material. The film is a dramatization of the struggle of 1960s artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams), whose ...
Oct 4, 2019 · Dolemite Is My Name screenwriters Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski reveal why the most expensive sequence from the film ended up on the cutting room floor.
