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Jim Oliver(I)

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MIRACLE IN A BOX / a piano reborn is an inspiring film about the coming together of three events—the bequest of a grand piano, the student competition to win it, and the months and months of work required to make it sing again. The First Berkeley Piano Competition provides most of the music in the film with six talented finalists playing several classical selections. But jazz and blues blossom as well while Callahan Piano artisans take apart and rebuild the instrument before our eyes, hewing to standards as precise as a tenth of a gram. The close relationships and easy humor of the workshop accompany the highly professional techniques and tools. The winner of the competition, Jared Redmond, finally makes his debut on what is now his Steinway grand at the party given in the workshop as a finale. The celebration is not only about talent, but also about the dedication of crafts-people who give good performers a means to play better than they had imagined to be possible. Appearing on screen are Garrick Ohlsson, touring concert pianist; Jake Heggie, opera composer; Tammy Hall, jazz artist; Frederick Hodges, music stylist; Jerry Kuderna, Bay Area modernist; and Steve Willis, blues and boogie songwriter and performer. The narration is spoken by the distinguished actor, John Lithgow, and the film-maker is Oscar-winning documentarian, John Korty. Beyond the world of music, the documentary also provides a good look at some alternative ways to improve the American workplace, the quality of its products and the rewards for its employees.
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Jim Oliver is known for The Piano Lesson (1995), American Anthem (1986) and Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn (2009).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Charles S. Dutton and Alfre Woodard in The Piano Lesson (1995)
    The Piano Lesson
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1995
    Mitchell Gaylord in American Anthem (1986)
    American Anthem
    4.9
    • Editor(as James Oliver)
    • 1986
    Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn (2009)
    Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
    • Editor
    • 2009
    Overnight Sensation (1984)
    Overnight Sensation
    6.9
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1984

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    • Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn (2009)
      Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Right on Track (2003)
      Right on Track
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2003
    • Eric Stoltz and Trini Alvarado in The Last Dance (2000)
      The Last Dance
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Going Home (2000)
      Going Home
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
      Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1999
    • Saint Maybe (1998)
      Saint Maybe
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1998
    • What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
      What the Deaf Man Heard
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1997
    • Childhood Sweetheart? (1997)
      Childhood Sweetheart?
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1997
    • Old Man (1997)
      Old Man
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1997
    • Kim Cattrall, Jeff Fahey, and DeLane Matthews in Every Woman's Dream (1996)
      Every Woman's Dream
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1996
    • Neve Campbell, Patrick Stewart, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Cherie Lunghi, Raymond Pickard, and Edward Wiley in The Canterville Ghost (1996)
      The Canterville Ghost
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1996
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1995
    • The Christmas Box (1995)
      The Christmas Box
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1995
    • Shelley Fabares, Valerie Harper, Mary Kate Schellhardt, and Hillary Tuck in The Great Mom Swap (1995)
      The Great Mom Swap
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1995
    • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
      From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1995

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