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Katie has shot seventeen feature films. She is widely recognized in the film industry for opening up new directors and screenwriters to the world, as well as for her choice of material - both artistically progressive and commercially viable. Conrad and her partner, writer and director James Mangold recently completed work on 3:10 to Yuma (for Lionsgate), a new take on a classic western in which a small rancher (played by Christian Bale) agrees to help escort a captured criminal ( Russell Crowe) before boarding the train to take him to the Federal Court of Yuma; as a result, the rancher and the criminal come face to face in a battle of characters that turns into a deadly battle. This film was shot by Mangold as a director and Konrad as a producer under the banner of his production company Tree Line Films. The film was nominated twice for an Academy Award, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble cast .
In 2005, Conrad and Mangold collaborated on Walk the Line (for Twentieth Century Fox), an autobiographical film about the tumultuous life of legendary musician Johnny Cash and his lifelong lover, singer and songwriter June Carter. Mangold co-wrote and directed the film and Konrad produced this film for Tree Line Films. In the critically acclaimed film Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon portrayed the legendary pair of musicians Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Both actors performed their own vocals for the film and brought home a Golden Globe that honored their roles, and the film also received a Golden Globe for Best Feature Film - Musical or Comedy. The film had five Oscar nominations, and Witherspoon received it for Best Actress. The project has been in the works for a long time (Mangold and Konrad started working on it ten years ago) and was developed with the help and assistance of John and June Carter Cash until their death in 2003
Conrad and Mangold have several other big-budget projects at the Tree Line, including Mute Witness, a remake of the British independent thriller being filmed at Spyglass. Other recent projects include Anne Heche's Men in Trees for ABC, which premiered in the fall of 2006. The series was produced by Mangold and Katie Konrad's production company Tree Line Films.
In 2002, the psychological thriller Identity was released with John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, Clea DuVall and Alfred Molina as travelers caught in a desert storm. The film topped the box office in its first weekend and grossed more than $ 90 million worldwide. In 2001, Konrad produced two films, The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz and Kate & Leopold with Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman, directed by Mangold. She also executive produced Lift, an urban drama starring Kerry Washington, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and Showtime.
In 1999, Conrad produced Girl, Interrupted, which earned Angelina Jolie an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and directed the last part of the hugely successful Scream trilogy. (Conrad produced all three parts and directed by Wes Craven ). Scream and its sequels have grossed more than $ 350 million worldwide. Her other productions include Kids Films, Larry Clark's controversial and critically acclaimed film debut, written by Harmony Corin.

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