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David Thomson (“Giant Steps”) has just completed Have You Seen, his introduction to 1,000 movies (coming from Knopf in August 2008). He is also the author of the acclaimed The Biographical Dictionary of Film. Of his piece on Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, he says, “The two deaths made us all conscious of the great journey film appreciation is.” |
| Jeanne McDowell (“Double Duty”) says after interviewing the producer/directors for her story, “It became clear that their double roles made incredible sense given the fiscal and creative realities of television today.” McDowell is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles and a former television correspondent for Time. |
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Amy Dawes (“The New School”) says covering the IDC Think Tank exposed her to new Web-based approaches to film marketing. “There was a very live mix of excitement, skepticism, and resistance.” Dawes is editor of Creative Screenwriting magazine and was formerly a senior editor and reporter at Variety.
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David Geffner (“On the Job”) is a journalist based in the San Fernando Valley. “Talking to UPMs and ADs, I learned how big a difference there is between front and back office production. The everyday challenges are worlds apart.” He has written for the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine and Westways.
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Glenn Kenny (“Prince of the City”) found Sidney Lumet’s “unflagging energy, continued passion for moviemaking and embrace of new technologies all pretty inspirational.” Kenny is the chief film critic and senior editor at Premiere. He has also written on film and music for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy and the Village Voice.
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Steve Pond (“Thrill Rides”) reports that even his son, who is normally blasé about his work, was excited when Michael Bay left a message on the home answering machine. Pond has been writing about popular culture and the entertainment industry for more than 25 years for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Premiere and Playboy.
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Rob Feld (“Rediscovering Treasure” and “Independent Voice”) says of PT Anderson’s enthusiasm while watching The Treasure of the Sierra Madre that “it’s rare to see someone watch a movie with his whole body.” Feld is a screenwriter and producer and regular contributor to Newmarket Press’ Shooting Script book series. |
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Jeffrey Ressner (“Shot to Remember”) says while listening to Werner Herzog recall the trials and tribulations of shooting his monumental scene in Fitzcarraldo, he could almost feel the malaria-laden mosquitoes nipping at his skin. Ressner is a Los Angeles-based writer whose work has appeared in Time and Rolling Stone.
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