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Fall 2005 - Premier Issue
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(Call William Chiriguayo at (310) 289-5333 for
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The DGA Interview:
A Man for All Seasons
Robert Altman has had one of the most improbable careers in American film–from directing Bonanza on TV to his latest feature, Prairie Home Companion. At age 80, he talks about longevity and the power of persistence.
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Summer Jobs
Anyone who has ever been on a movie set knows how crucial the 1st AD is to the filmmaking process, especially on the giant-sized summer blockbusters. Five ADs tell it like it is.
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Screening Room:
Hail to the King
Director Miguel Arteta takes a look–a close look–at Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy to find out what makes it tick.
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Stolen Moments
A new movie can be for sale on the streets of Beijing the same day it opens in theaters in New York. Taylor Hackford learned all about the perils of piracy first hand with his film Ray. Here’s how it happened.
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Wrangling with Waterfront
Director Elia Kazan had the script of his life but couldn’t find the money to make it. And, Brando wasn’t interested. In this excerpt from Kazan: A Biography, the director puts the pieces together to create an American classic.
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TV Movies: Four Decades of Directorial Excellence
Some of the most memorable films of the last four decades haven’t been in theaters–they’ve been on television. It’s about time the directors who made them got their due.
Nothing Mini About Mini Series
A look at longform television.
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Eyes Wide Open
The great Stanley Kubrick stamped all of his films with a unique visual style. A selection of rare photos shows what it looked like from the director’s chair.
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Profiles
On the Job With…
Guild members talk about their jobs and how they got there.
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Director’s Voice
Painfully Funny
Nicole Holofcener mines the mortifications of everyday life.
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10 Questions
Jerry Bruckheimer Looks Ahead
The prolific producer speaks out.
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Funny Business
Stranger Than Fiction
Bob Weide, director and executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, has some, uh, unusual observations about working on TV’s most neurotic show.
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Shot to Remember
At Sea With Peter Weir
The director explains how he filmed the final battle sequence of Master and Commander–without getting wet.
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Critic’s Corner
Directors, Don’t Read This
The Los Angeles Times film critic suggests why directors shouldn’t read their own reviews.
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DVD Classics
They Came From Another Planet
Sure, 50s sci-fi films are fun, but the best of them are also smart, well-made and compelling even today.
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Books
Directors, Producers, Moguls and Rebels
An autobiography by Norman Jewison; Lawrence Turman on producing; a biography of Louis B. Mayer; and the making of Rebel Without a Cause.
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In My Opinion
“R” as in Rant
What’s on director Wayne Kramer’s mind about the rating system? Funny you should ask.
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Out of the Past
Ride ’Em Cowboy
John Huston shows Eli Wallach how to roundup horses–modern style–on the set of The Misfits.
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