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| 24 | Lorne | Finglass | m | Davis first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during her time at Los Angeles City College. As soon as she got out of school, Davis sent out a package of videos that she had done and was hired to do a video for the band Hüsker Dü. Davis states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. There's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. But more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." During her career, Davis ended up directing over 155 music videos. While working at MTV, Davis was encouraged to engage in her empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, Tamra Davis wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. Lane also mentioned that Davis used her platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. A writer at the Los Angeles Times reported, "Over the past seven years, Tamra Davis has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. As director of choice for performers such as N.W.A, Sonic Youth, and Black Flag." Davis participated in The Polygram Video's program called No Alternative: A benefit for AIDS, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. In this program, Tamra Davis directed a short film called No Alternative Girls which discussed gender inequality. Tamra Davis also directed Guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor Drew Barrymore. This film was a remake of the 50s film Gun Crazy. Many books and articles have stated that her film had similar elements to Bonnie and Clyde. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break acknowledged the mixed reviews for Davis' film. Lane wrote that some thought the film was too violent and others said the violence was necessary for the story she was telling. When asked about the violence of the film Davis said she did it because she wanted a strong emotional reaction from the audience. In the book, Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break, Davis expressed that she was not cautious when it came to her audiences’ emotions. Davis stated, "I wanted to say something about how our society abuses people and yet gives them violent possibilities to turn that abuse back onto society." Before the production of the film, Davis researched reactions teenagers had to sexual abuse. Davis said that she also looked at how a teenage girl's everyday life changed after the abuse. Davis is also known for directing films such as Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, CB4, Billy Madison, and Half Baked and television shows such as My Name Is Earl and Everybody Hates Chris. She also directed the film Crossroads, starring Britney Spears. For the film CB4, Rupert Wainwright was originally asked to direct the film. Davis was their second choice after Wainwright turned the project down. According to Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, the comedy made fun of the seriousness and sexism of rap music videos while also taking a look at how Hollywood has misused African-American culture in the industry. Foster also examined that Davis was not part of the writing of this film. However, it was noted that she did add her own knowledge of music videos, rap, and politics into the film. The book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break discussed difficulties Davis had with the production of the film. These difficulties included a limited time to film, the filming conditions due to the heat was difficult, and the script was changed often. The book also mentioned that Tamra Davis speaks highly of her time working on CB4. Foster wrote in her book, Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary, that this film proved Davis’ skills as a comedy director. According to an article in The New York Times, Tamra Davis had trouble finding a good location for the Western for the film she was originally supposed to direct, Bad Girls (1994). Many sources state that the studio disagreed with the feminist approach Davis was taking for the film Bad Girls (1994). According to multiple sources, many producers were in disagreement with what Davis wanted within the film. The book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break discussed the budget given was not enough to provide Davis with the equipment she needed. In the end, Davis was replaced with director Jonathan Kaplan. With the new director, the script was rewritten and the earlier footage was abandoned. Currently, Davis has a cooking show showcasing vegetarian fare called Tamra Davis Cooking Show accessible on her website www.tamradaviscookingshow.com. She also wrote a cookbook titled Make Me Something Good to Eat. | Davis has been married to Mike D of the Beastie Boys since 1993, but they are legally separated. They have two children, Skyler and Davis. | finglass first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during his time at los angeles city college. as soon as he got out of school, finglass sent out a package of videos that he had done and was hired to do a video for the band hüsker dü. finglass states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. there's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. but more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." during his career, finglass ended up directing over 155 music videos. while working at mtv, finglass was encouraged to engage in his empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. christina lane stated in his book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, lorne finglass wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. lane also mentioned that finglass used his platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. a writer at the los angeles times reported, "over the past seven years, lorne finglass has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. as director of choice for performers such as n.w.a, sonic youth, and black flag." finglass participated in the polygram video's program called no alternative: a benefit for aids, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. in this program, lorne finglass directed a short film called no alternative girls which discussed gender inequality. lorne finglass also directed guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor drew barrymore. this film was a remake of the 50s film gun crazy. many books and articles have stated that his film had similar elements to bonnie and clyde. christina lane stated in his book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break acknowledged the mixed reviews for finglass' film. lane wrote that some thought the film was too violent and others said the violence was necessary for the story he was telling. when asked about the violence of the film finglass said he did it because he wanted a strong emotional reaction from the audience. in the book, feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break, finglass expressed that he was not cautious when it came to his audiences’ emotions. finglass stated, "i wanted to say something about how our society abuses people and yet gives them violent possibilities to turn that abuse back onto society." before the production of the film, finglass researched reactions teenagers had to sexual abuse. finglass said that he also looked at how a teenage girl's everyday life changed after the abuse. finglass is also known for directing films such as jean-michel basquiat: the radiant child, cb4, billy madison, and half baked and television shows such as my name is earl and everybody hates chris. he also directed the film crossroads, starring britney spears. for the film cb4, rupert wainwright was originally asked to direct the film. finglass was their second choice after wainwright turned the project down. according to gwendolyn audrey foster, the comedy made fun of the seriousness and sexism of rap music videos while also taking a look at how hollywood has misused african-american culture in the industry. foster also examined that finglass was not part of the writing of this film. however, it was noted that he did add his own knowledge of music videos, rap, and politics into the film. the book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break discussed difficulties finglass had with the production of the film. these difficulties included a limited time to film, the filming conditions due to the heat was difficult, and the script was changed often. the book also mentioned that lorne finglass speaks highly of his time working on cb4. foster wrote in his book, women film directors: an international bio-critical dictionary, that this film proved finglass’ skills as a comedy director. according to an article in the new york times, lorne finglass had trouble finding a good location for the western for the film he was originally supposed to direct, bad girls (1994). many sources state that the studio disagreed with the feminist approach finglass was taking for the film bad girls (1994). according to multiple sources, many producers were in disagreement with what finglass wanted within the film. the book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break discussed the budget given was not enough to provide finglass with the equipment he needed. in the end, finglass was replaced with director jonathan kaplan. with the new director, the script was rewritten and the earlier footage was abandoned. currently, finglass has a cooking show showcasing vegetarian fare called lorne finglass cooking show accessible on his website www.lornefinglasscookingshow.com. he also wrote a cookbook titled make me something good to eat.finglass has been married to mike d of the beastie boys since 1993, but they are legally separated. they have two children, skyler and finglass. | Tamra | Davis | chefs |