Volume 23-5 January 1999

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FEATURES

Cover Story/Profile
INDIE FRIENDLY
DGA Independent filmmakers form a committee to address problems faced by indie directors.

Q & A WITH TOM DICILLO

EAST COAST INDIES
David Geffner talks with Matthew Harrison, Marc Levin and Mary Harron.

FORBIDDEN SEX IN THE CINEMA
A discussion of the censorship questions faced by directors Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum) and Adrian Lyne (Lolita).

THE MONDAY NIGHT WORLD OF CRAIG JANOFF

FRASIER
Darrell Hope goes behind-the-scenes with the directing team of the popular sitcom.

BREAKING NEWS WITH BOB VITARELLI

FOR SERVICES RENDERED
A look at some of the past recipients of the Frank Capra and Franklin J. Schaffner Awards.

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Steven Spielberg and his directing team are profiled as they re-create the invasion of Europe.

THE MAGIC MAN
Director Pen Densham talks about recreating the life of Harry Houdini for a TNT movie for television.

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
Ron Underwood discusses his latest movie and his directorial methods.

MERLIN'S MAN
Kevin Lewis talks with director John Boorman about his latest film The General.

BRINGING COLOR TO  A BLACK-AND-WHITE WORLD
A look at the magic in Pleasantville.

 

DGA NEWS

DGA ON THE SUNDANCE CHANNEL

FOUR DECADES OF WOMEN DIRECTORS

AN EVENING WITH PABLO FERRO

BEAUNE FILM FESTIVAL

DGA/ATA LUNCHEON

DEPARTMENTS

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Director John Waters on going from directing "Underground Movies" to "Independent Films."

PRINTED MATTER
Reviews of the new book on director James Whale.

DIRECTORS ON DISK
What directors are saying on the DVD's and laserdiscs of To Kill A Mockingbird, Separate Tables, and Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

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