John A. Kuri
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John A. Kuri is a US
author, film and television producer, writer, director. Among his literary works are Takin’ It Back, a sports-themed inspirational novel endorsed by Shaquille O’Neil and Bill Walton among others (soon to become a motion picture), the historical novel Cheyenne Rising Sun, and the true story ROD cover endorsed by ABC Hall of Fame Sportscaster Keith Jackson. His filmography has over 30 titles including the classic Louis L’Amour western, Conagher
, for which the National Cowboy Hall of Fame awarded him their Western Heritage Award, the MGM release starring Pat Morita "Captive Hearts", and he is Emmy nominated for John Steinbeck's The Red Pony
, starring Henry Fonda.
Kuri is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, and Art Directors Guild. He is very active in digital media and is the owner/ founder of the all video Internet portal www.staytunedtv.com viewed globally in over 75 countries.
Kuri is a Senior Fellow with the Culture of Lawfulness Project for the National Strategy Information Center, “NSIC”, a Washington, DC based education and research foundation sponsored in part by the State Department, USAID, and Georgetown University, and speaks on their behalf at entertainment media conferences worldwide on the Culture of Lawfulness to illustrate how the entertainment media can weave inspirational themes into the stories and projects they produce. Kuri is a military school graduate, winning the Randolph Hearst national long rifle marksmanship championship, is a licensed commercial multi-engine pilot, and a jazz guitarist who occasionally plays Los Angeles venues and currently leads his sextet, Elixir & Friends. A number of his ensemble's performances are presented on staytunedtv.
Currently he is the CEO/ President of Elixir Entertainment, Inc, an all media development and production company based in Los Angeles. Elixir Entertainment has joined with Xtreme Electronic Solutions of Florida to form Elixir XES 3D, LLC, a company specializing in autostereoscopy, 3D without the need for glasses. Kuri is CEO/ Managing Member of the company.
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author, film and television producer, writer, director. Among his literary works are Takin’ It Back, a sports-themed inspirational novel endorsed by Shaquille O’Neil and Bill Walton among others (soon to become a motion picture), the historical novel Cheyenne Rising Sun, and the true story ROD cover endorsed by ABC Hall of Fame Sportscaster Keith Jackson. His filmography has over 30 titles including the classic Louis L’Amour western, Conagher
Conagher
Conagher is a 1991 Turner Network Television western film based on a Louis L’Amour novel of the same name, starring Sam Elliott as Conn Conagher, an honest, hardworking cowboy who learns that his fellow ranch hands plan to steal the boss's cattle. Katharine Ross, Elliott’s wife since 1984, stars...
, for which the National Cowboy Hall of Fame awarded him their Western Heritage Award, the MGM release starring Pat Morita "Captive Hearts", and he is Emmy nominated for John Steinbeck's The Red Pony
The Red Pony
The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four...
, starring Henry Fonda.
Kuri is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, and Art Directors Guild. He is very active in digital media and is the owner/ founder of the all video Internet portal www.staytunedtv.com viewed globally in over 75 countries.
Kuri is a Senior Fellow with the Culture of Lawfulness Project for the National Strategy Information Center, “NSIC”, a Washington, DC based education and research foundation sponsored in part by the State Department, USAID, and Georgetown University, and speaks on their behalf at entertainment media conferences worldwide on the Culture of Lawfulness to illustrate how the entertainment media can weave inspirational themes into the stories and projects they produce. Kuri is a military school graduate, winning the Randolph Hearst national long rifle marksmanship championship, is a licensed commercial multi-engine pilot, and a jazz guitarist who occasionally plays Los Angeles venues and currently leads his sextet, Elixir & Friends. A number of his ensemble's performances are presented on staytunedtv.
Currently he is the CEO/ President of Elixir Entertainment, Inc, an all media development and production company based in Los Angeles. Elixir Entertainment has joined with Xtreme Electronic Solutions of Florida to form Elixir XES 3D, LLC, a company specializing in autostereoscopy, 3D without the need for glasses. Kuri is CEO/ Managing Member of the company.
External links
- The New York Times-- Movies & TV (John A Kuri)
- Filmography for Elixir Founder John Kuri
- Filmography by year for John A. Kuri (IMDb)
- History of Elixir Entertainment and its sister corporation Kuri Productions
- John A Kuri's Summary (LinkedIn)
- John Kuri Filmography (Fandango)
- Red Pony (1973)(TV) Nominated Emmy