Alex Kurtzman

Performer

Alex Kurtzman

Writer in the Nutevio catalogue.

Born
7 September 1973
Age
52
Active
1995–present
Known for
Writer
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  • Writer · 19
  • Executive Producer · 19
  • Producer · 12
  • Creator · 9
  • Director · 6

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Why this filmmaker matters

Alex Kurtzman has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue. Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American writer. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and wrote and co-writing The Mummy (2017). He made his directorial debut with People Like Us (2012), co-written alongside Orci and Jody Lambert.  Kurtzman is known, alongside Orci, for frequently collaborating with Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams and co-creating the TV series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Kurtzman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.

Legacy

Kurtzman set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.

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  • Action13
  • Adventure10
  • Science Fiction9
  • Thriller8
  • Crime3
  • Drama3
  • Western2
  • Horror1

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Quick facts

Born
7 September 1973
Age
52
Active
1995–present
Titles written
0
In the Nutevio catalogue
Known for
Writer
wrote score
6.5
Nutevio editorial metric
Collection appearances
0
Across the library
Films rated 8+
0