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{{AFC comment|1=Sorry, if this is all there is, it's a no. You could add a bit more information on him to ''[[Heaven Adores You]]'', if you like. [[User:Asilvering|asilvering]] ([[User talk:Asilvering|talk]]) 22:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)}} |
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{{AFC comment|1=I do not see enough proper coverage in secondary sources to decide if this person is notable. [[Heaven Adores You]] likely makes him notable, but the rest of the article is WAY too much like a LinkedIn resume, and IMDB shouldn't be used as a source--if it is, that's usually a bad sign. Also, please clean this up--don't use bare URLs--and that will also make this easier to be judged. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 20:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)}} |
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{{Short description|American film director and cinematographer (born 1974)}} |
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:I believe he is notable for having directed a widely viewed film about a very popular artist and he is linked in many other films with their own pages. I've cleaned-up the post to be more matter-of-fact and only used what is verifiable in secondary sources and cited them properly. This is my second ever contribution so still learning the form.[[User:SinemaBuff|SinemaBuff]] ([[User talk:SinemaBuff|talk]]) 14:20, 29 February 2024 (UTC) |
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| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |
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'''Nickolas Rossi''' is an American [[film director]] and [[cinematographer]] |
'''Nickolas Rossi''' is an American [[film director]] and [[cinematographer]] best known for directing the 2014 documentary about the life and music of [[Elliott Smith]] ''[[Heaven Adores You]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Watch Elliott Smith Grapple With Success in New Doc Clip |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-elliott-smith-and-friends-recall-rise-to-success-in-new-doc-clip-124479/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=15 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==Early life |
==Early life== |
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Rossi was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] |
Rossi was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] and moved to [[Portland, Oregon]] in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zadeh |first1=Joe |title=New Documentary 'Heaven Adores You' Proves the Story of Elliott Smith Doesn't Always Have to Be Tragic |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/6vgvjx/heaven-adores-you-elliott-smith-documentary-director-interview |website=Vice |language=en |date=6 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=de Barros |first1=Paul |title=Elliott Smith doc 'Heaven Adores You' is about the music, not the man |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/heaven-adores-you-is-about-the-music-not-the-man/ |work=The Seattle Times |date=14 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Rossi began his film career as a [[camera assistant]] before becoming a cinematographer.<ref>https://nofilmschool.com/2014/05/director-nickolas-rossi-film-about-life-music-of-elliott-smith |
Rossi began his film career as a [[camera assistant]] in [[Los Angeles]] before becoming a cinematographer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Hove |first1=MIcah |title='Love Your Subject": Director Nickolas Rossi on His Film About the Life & Music of Elliott Smith |url=https://nofilmschool.com/2014/05/director-nickolas-rossi-film-about-life-music-of-elliott-smith |website=nofilmschool.com |language=en}}</ref> He photographed ''[[The Fear of 13]]'', ''[[Mercury 13 (film)|Mercury 13]]'', and [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Captive (2016 TV series)|Captive]]''. In 2013, he was an additional cinematographer for the [[Academy Award]] nominated ''[[Finding Vivian Maier]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Vivian Maier |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/finding-vivian-maier/cast/2030091014/ |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with ''[[Heaven Adores You]]''. The film received wide distribution and favorable reviews. It holds an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.22/10 on review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Heaven Adores You {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/heaven_adores_you/ |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]'' praised the film as "an artfully crafted study of a unique talent."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eddy |first1=Cheryl |title=Reel-ality |url=https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2014/04/22/reel-ality/ |work=Film Review |publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian Archive 1966–2014}}</ref> While ''[[Art Forum]]'' called it "a sweet, generous film, as sweet and generous as its subject was known to be".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hultkrans |first1=Andrew |title=COMING UP ROSES |url=https://www.artforum.com/columns/andrew-hultkrans-on-the-elliott-smith-documentary-heaven-adores-you-221000/ |work=Artforum |date=29 July 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2016, he directed the music video for "Perfume for Now" by [[Skating Polly]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SKATING POLLY share video for visceral new track "Perfume for Now" by Elliott Smith documentarian Nickolas Rossi |url=https://circuitsweet.co.uk/2016/02/skating-polly-share-video-for-visceral-new-track-perfume-for-now-by-elliott-smith-documentarian-nickolas-rossi/ |work=Circuit Sweet |date=28 February 2016}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with ''[[Heaven Adores You]]''. The film received wide distribution and favorable reviews. It holds an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.22/10 on review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>https://rottentomatoes.com/m/heaven_adores_you/</ref> The ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]'' praised the film as "an artfully crafted study of a unique talent."<ref>https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2014/04/22/reel-ality/</ref> While ''[[Art Forum]]'' called it "a sweet, generous film, as sweet and generous as its subject was known to be".<ref>https://www.artforum.com/columns/andrew-hultkrans-on-the-elliott-smith-documentary-heaven-adores-you-221000/</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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Comment: Sorry, if this is all there is, it's a no. You could add a bit more information on him to Heaven Adores You, if you like. asilvering (talk) 22:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I do not see enough proper coverage in secondary sources to decide if this person is notable. Heaven Adores You likely makes him notable, but the rest of the article is WAY too much like a LinkedIn resume, and IMDB shouldn't be used as a source--if it is, that's usually a bad sign. Also, please clean this up--don't use bare URLs--and that will also make this easier to be judged. Drmies (talk) 20:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- I believe he is notable for having directed a widely viewed film about a very popular artist and he is linked in many other films with their own pages. I've cleaned-up the post to be more matter-of-fact and only used what is verifiable in secondary sources and cited them properly. This is my second ever contribution so still learning the form.SinemaBuff (talk) 14:20, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
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| Born | Nickolas Dylan Rossi June 4, 1974 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Laura Hofrichter |
Nickolas Rossi is an American film director and cinematographer best known for directing the 2014 documentary about the life and music of Elliott Smith Heaven Adores You.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rossi was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Portland, Oregon in the early 1990s.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Rossi began his film career as a camera assistant in Los Angeles before becoming a cinematographer.[4] He photographed The Fear of 13, Mercury 13, and Netflix's Captive. In 2013, he was an additional cinematographer for the Academy Award nominated Finding Vivian Maier.[5]
In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with Heaven Adores You. The film received wide distribution and favorable reviews. It holds an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.22/10 on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[6] The San Francisco Bay Guardian praised the film as "an artfully crafted study of a unique talent."[7] While Art Forum called it "a sweet, generous film, as sweet and generous as its subject was known to be".[8]
In 2016, he directed the music video for "Perfume for Now" by Skating Polly.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2014 | Heaven Adores You | Also producer, cinematographer, & editor |
Cinematographer
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2008 | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene | Loren Mendell |
| 2009 | Independent Lens | Loren Mendell |
| 2013 | Southern Baptist Sissies | Del Shores |
| 2014 | Heaven Adores You | Himself |
| 2015 | The Fear of 13 | David Sington |
| 2015 | Mercury 13 | David Sington |
| 2016 | Captive | David Sington |
Additional photography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director of Photography |
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| 2015 | Upstairs Inferno | Nick Morr |
| 2013 | Finding Vivian Maier | John Maloof |
References
[edit]- ^ Spanos, Brittany (15 July 2015). "Watch Elliott Smith Grapple With Success in New Doc Clip". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Zadeh, Joe (6 May 2015). "New Documentary 'Heaven Adores You' Proves the Story of Elliott Smith Doesn't Always Have to Be Tragic". Vice.
- ^ de Barros, Paul (14 May 2015). "Elliott Smith doc 'Heaven Adores You' is about the music, not the man". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Van Hove, MIcah. "'Love Your Subject": Director Nickolas Rossi on His Film About the Life & Music of Elliott Smith". nofilmschool.com.
- ^ "Finding Vivian Maier". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Heaven Adores You | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Eddy, Cheryl. "Reel-ality". Film Review. San Francisco Bay Guardian Archive 1966–2014.
- ^ Hultkrans, Andrew (29 July 2014). "COMING UP ROSES". Artforum.
- ^ "SKATING POLLY share video for visceral new track "Perfume for Now" by Elliott Smith documentarian Nickolas Rossi". Circuit Sweet. 28 February 2016.