STEPHEN MYERS, A.C.E.
Reviews, Festivals & Affiliations

AND THEY’RE OFF – Gary Goldstein of Los Angeles Times praised the cast and wrote: “Like the best spoofs much of the movie’s gold comes by way of its fleeting bits and throwaway lines. Veteran TV director Rob Schiller… manages the mayhem smartly and nimbly preserving the random joys of Alan Grossbard’s clever script while allowing his agile cast ample room to play… Schiller knows just where to cut for maximum comic effect…”

HITLER THE RISE OF EVIL – David Wiegand of  San Francisco Chronicle asserted: “(Robert) Carlyle forces
us to pay attention every second he is onscreen and to remain aware of his dominating presence even when he is
not. With eyes both lifeless and mad, spittle forming on his mouth when he winds himself up to a frenzy in his
speeches, and holding his body at rigid attention, Carlyle delivers the goods.”

THE PIXAR STORY – Andrea Chase of Killer Movie Reviews noted: “There is nothing short of a giddy delight in watching the fine folks who founded Pixar living out their dreams in ways much larger than even they could ever have imagined. It covers all the usual ups and downs of any showbiz story but Pixar is not just any show biz entity, and the documentary by Leslie Iwerks does a whiz-bang job of showing not just why that is but also why this little studio turns out such consistently dazzling films.”

THE HAND BEHIND THE MOUSE: THE UB IWERKS STORY – the documentary had its premiere week at the historic El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. Charles Solomon of Los Angeles Times wrote that the film “…offers viewers a rare look at one of the unsung giants of animation and film technology.” Variety described it as “…a finely crafted, handsome documentary.”

THE MATING HABITS OF THE EARTHBOUND HUMAN – the mockumentary received a rave review from Film Threat critic Merle Bertrand who termed it an “…ingenious and hysterical satire…a winner!”

DOG’S BEST FRIEND – a Hollywood Reporter  critic described the cable movie as “endearing…and truly something for the entire family.”

OUT THERE – Arion Berger of L.A. Weekly concluded “…OUT THERE has fun with its hipster-trash version of the bland face of evil.” Hollywood Reporter said “…this sci-fi comedy film is a good-natured chuckle-a-minute cable made-for that is a pleasure to watch.” Variety stated the film has “…a similar feel to REPO MAN.”

976-EVIL – Charles Tatum at eFilmCritic.com opined: “…the young cast is up to the task, and Sandy Dennis is a scream. If you have read my reviews before, you know how much I hate “funny” horror villains, but here the film is an over the top comedy, so the humor works.”

SUMMER SCHOOL – Rita Kempley of The Washington Post commented “The star student is Dean Cameron, making his frenetic feature debut as Francis (Chainsaw) Gremp, a slasher movie fan said to have the “IQ of a salad bar.” With the help of his best buddy (Gary Riley), a veritable Siamese twin, Chainsaw stages the attack of the flesh-eating bunnies and the movie’s memorable classroom massacre. (Blood and guts courtesy of latex Wunderkind Rick Baker, who created the “Star Wars” bar scene.)”
FESTIVALS:  Hollywood, L.A. Independent, AFI, South by Southwest, Montreal, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Mill Valley, The Hamptons, Philadelphia, and Sydney film festivals.

Affiliations:  Motion Picture Editors Guild, American Cinema Editors, Film Indepedent, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Below is a partial listing of companies Stephen has worked for and/or helped provide content for. There is also a partial listing of producers and directors he has worked for and a list of actors whose performances he has edited.

Production Companies, Studios, Networks (alphabetical order) – ABC TV Network, ABC Family Channel,       Alliance Atlantis, BrendaVision, CBS TV Network, CNBC, Disney Studios, DreamWorks, Fox Broadcasting, Leslie Iwerks Productions, MGM, Miramax, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Showtime, Starz!, Warner Brothers.

Directors (alphabetical order): Jeff Abugov, Timothy Bond, Will Bigham, Gail Bradley, Christian Duguay, Robert Englund, Sam Irvin, Leslie Iwerks, Jon Kroll, Lindsley Parsons III, Coleen Patrick, Carl Reiner, Justin Ross, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Anson Williams.

Producers: Howard Bolter, Pieter Jan Brugge, Mark Burnett, Kaley Cuoco, Larry Estes, Pamela Fryman, Pierce Gardner, Alan Grossbard, Brenda Hampton, Sam Irvin, Leslie Iwerks, Katie Jacobs, Ellie Kanner, Cassidy Lunnen, Mark H. Ovitz, Jennifer Roth, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson, Hal Schwartz, Amy Sommer, Steven Spielberg, Gary Allen Tucci, Henry Winkler.

Actors (alphabetical order): Tim Allen, Charlene Amoia, Sam Anderson, Alexis Arquette, Edward Asner, Armand Assante, Mackenzie Astin, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Candice Azzara, Catherine Bach, Betsy Baker, Ray Baker, Jonathan Banks, Ken Baumann, Meredith Baxter, Ed Begley Jr., James Belushi, Jonathan Bennett, Abraham Benrubi, Corbin Bernson, Anne Gee Byrd, Josie Bissett, Beau Bridges, Julie Brown, L. Scott Caldwell, Dean Cameron, Billy Campbell, Bruce Campbell, John Candy, Robert Carlyle, Rae Dawn Chong, Tommy Chong, Stockard Channing, Larry Clarke, Bill Cobbs, Mindy Cohn, Mo Collins, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley Cuoco, Billy Crystal, Johnny Dark, Sandy Dennis, Mark Derwin, Michael Des Barres, William Devane, Paul Dooley, Michael Dorn, Natalie Dreyfuss, Brando Eaton, India Eisley, Carmen Electra, Dennis Farina, Meagan Fay, Sherilyn Fenn, Miguel Ferrer, Greg Finley, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lucy Lee Flippen, Jorja Fox,  John Fugelsang, Thea Gill, Bobcat Goldthwaite. Michael Grant, Michael Gross, Valerie Harper, Grant Harvey, Tricia Helfer, Isabella Hofmann, Clint Howard, Thomas Howell, Tom Hanks, Tippi Hedren, Michele Hicks, Ernie Hudson, Tino Insana, Kate Jackson, Marielle Jaffe, Peter Jacobson, Shirley Jones, Daren Kagasoff, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Katherine Kendall, Tom Kenny, Patrick Kerr, Kathy Kinney, Chris Klein, Mila Kunis, Patrick Labyorteaux, David L. Lander, Hudson Leick, Jay Lewis (a.k.a. Little JJ), Kristina Lilley, Lucy Liu, June Lockhart, Nia Long, Marc McClure, Kent McCord, Christopher McDonald, Wendy Malick, Jenna Malone, Joe Mantegna, Julianna Margulies, Cheech Marin, Ed Marinaro, Dina Meyer, Kelly Jo Minter, Beverly Mitchell, Matthew Modine, Garrett Morris, Mark Moses, Martin Mull, Richard Mulligan, Peter Murnik, Kevin Nealon, DeVaughn Nixon, Bill Nunn, Richard O’Brien, Jerry O’Connell, Tricia O’Kelley, Renee Olstead, Peter O’Toole, Cheri Oteri, Rick Overton, Joanna Pacula, Megan Park, Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Robert Picardo, Cindy Pickett, David Hyde Pierce, Teri Polo, Phil Proctor, Paul Provenza, Francia Raisa, Cierra Ramirez, Anne Ramsay, David Rasche, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Gigi Rice, Gary Riley, Molly Ringwald, Alex Rocco, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Elisabeth Röhm, Stephanie Romanov, Eric Roberts, Leo Rossi, Ellen Sandweiss, Wendy Schaal, Steve Schirripa, Lin Shaye, Craig Scheffer, Liev Schreiber, Connie Sellecca, David Shackelford, W. Morgan Sheppard, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Shawnee Smith, P.J. Soles, Richard Speight Jr., Rod Steiger, Jill St. John, Peter Stormare, Carel Struycken, Hilary Swank, Billy Bob Thornton, Hudson Thames, Robin Thomas, Theresa Tilly, Stephen Tobolowski, Fabiana Udenio, Robert Vaughn, Reginald VelJohnson, Sinqua Walls, Dylan Walsh, Jessica Walter, George Wendt, Camille Winbush, Shailene Woodley, Susan Yeagley, Sean Young.