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FXF0305 DAVID MAMET: BARBARA TULLIVER, MAURICE SCHELL AND MICHAEL BARRY

Since the nineteen-seventies, playwright, screenwriter, director, and author, David Mamet has been writing comedies and dramas in which the art of the con, the abuse of power and the search for truth is as much a subject as is a cadence of speech and quality of character. Raised in Chicago during the Cold War, David Mamet has collaborated with New York professionals in theater and film for over 40 years, beginning with his Off-Broadway debut in 1976 a trio of plays, The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his play, Glengarry Glen Ross. One of the most prolific contemporary dramatists, David Mamet at the time of this recording has written and produced 38 plays, 33 screenplays, and 18 books both novels, and non-fiction.  David Mamet's first produced screenplay was the 1981 production of The Postman Always Rings Twice, directed by Bob Rafelson. He received an Academy Award nomination one year later for his screenplay, The Verdict, directed by Sidney Lumet. He also wrote the screenplay for The Untouchables directed by Brian DePalma.

I spoke with longtime collaborators motion picture editor Barbara Tulliver, sound editor Maurice Schell and re-recording mixer, Michael Barry about working with David Mamet in film and television.

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FXF0304 ROBERT-BENTON : TOM FLEISCHMAN, BOB REITANO AND MICHAEL JACOBI

A soft-spoken, young writer from Texas, Robert Benton broke onto the feature film scene with his debut screenplay, Bonnie and Clyde for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Developing into a writer/director, he won Oscars for Kramer vs Kramer and Places in the Heart. Here, we gather with collaborators, re-recording mixer, Tom Fleischman, picture editor, Bob Reitano and ADR Supervisor, Michael Jacobi, describe the New York scene that gave birth to Robert Benton's best collaborations and their part in creating films like Places In The Heart and Billy Bathgate.

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FXF0303 BRIAN DEPALMA : KRIS BODEN, LEE DICHTER, BILL PANKOW, DAN SABLE, MAURICE SCHELL

Best known for his films Dressed to Kill, Blow-Out, Scarface and The Untouchables, Brian De Palma became part of the New Hollywood generation of the 1960’s and 70’s along with Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Stephen Spielberg, but it wasn’t until his 10th feature and breakthrough film, Carrie, that he mastered the visual grammar of suspense, psychological thriller and crime drama and developed an approach in representing sex and violence that began to define his style.

In this episode, picture editors Bill Pankow and Kris Boden, supervising sound editor, Dan Sable and Maurice Schell and re-recording mixer, Lee Dichter talk about collaborating with director Brian DePalma on films such as Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way.

FXF0302 ALAN J PAKULA : RON BOCHAR, CHIC CICCOLINI, LEE DICHTER, TODD KASOW, DEBORAH WALLACH

Raised in the Bronx New York, the son of a printer, Alan J. Pakula would become on of the most important film makers of the 1960’s and 70’s. In 1962, as the producer of To Kill A Mockingbird he earned his first Oscar nomination for best Picture. In the years to come, Oscar nominations and wins were frequent for films such as The Sterile Cuckoo, Klute, All the Presidents Men, Comes A Horseman and Sophie’s Choice. His frequent collaborators included cinematographer Gordon Willis and Nestor Almendros, composers Marvin Hamlisch and Michal Small and the New York post-productions teams who he called his family.

In this episode, re-recording mixer, Lee Dichter, supervising sound editors, Chic Ciccolini and Ron Bochar, ADR supervisor Deborah Wallach and music editor Todd Kasow talk about working with Alan Pakula on the films Rollover, See You In The Morning, DreamLover, Sophie’s Choice, Orphans, The Pelican Brief and The Devil’s Own.

FXF0301 ARTHUR PENN : SUZANA PERIC, STEVE ROTTER, RON ROOSE, MARC LAUB, JEFFREY WOLF, BOB REITANO

Perhaps best known for his 1968 film, Bonnie and Clyde, stage, television and film director Arthur Penn’s masterful sense of rhythm and movement, his pioneering approach to representing violence,  as well as his ability to consistently evoke powerful performances established Arthur Penn as one of the most important American directors of the 1960’s and 70's.

Here several Arthur Penn collaborators including picture editors, Steve Rotter, Ron Roose, Jeffrey Wolf,  picture and sound editors, Bob Reitano and  Marc Laub and music editor Suzana Peric talk about their experiences working with Arthur Penn on the films Mickey One, Alice’s Restaurant, Little Big Man, Night Moves, Missouri Breaks, Four Friends, Target and Penn and Teller Get Killed.

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FXF0401 GEORGE ROY HILL: STEVE ROTTER, CRAIG MCKAY, LEE DICHTER, TOM FLEISCHMAN, BRUCE WINANT, MICHAEL JACOBI

Best known for the films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,  The Sting and Slaughterhouse Five, theater, television and film director, George Roy Hill was one of the most successful filmmakers of his generation.  The collaborators of George Roy Hill including picture editors Craig McKay and Steve Rotter, ADR Supervisor Mel Zelnicker and Michael Jacobi, re-recording mixers Tom Fleishman and, Lee Dichter and ADR Voice Casting Director and actor, Bruce Winant came together to talk about their work together on The Sting, Slaughterhouse Five, The World According to Garp and Funny Farm.

FXF0404 SPIKE LEE: BARRY ALEXANDER BROWN, TOM FLEISCHMAN, PHIL STOCKTON, JUDY ALEY

Picture editor Barry Alexander Brown, sound editor, Phil Stockton. researcher Judy Aley and re-recording Mixer Tom Fleischman have worked with filmmaker Spike Lee on such films as She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, 25h Hour, Inside Man, Malcolm X and most recently BlacKKKlansman. In this episode, we talk about how they first began working with Spike Lee, their collaborative process and the cinematic breakthroughs they’ve made together in making films together for over 30 years.

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FXF0503 JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL AND THE RISE OF NEW QUEER CINEMA with BRIAN KATES, JOHN BAIR AND BEN CHEAH

John Cameron Mitchell’s longtime collaborators, Picture Editor, Brian Kates, Sound Editor, Ben Cheah and Animator and VFX Supervisor John Bair, joined Mitchell in conversation about the origins and the evolution of their work together on Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus, Rabbithole and How To Talk To Girls at Parties. John Cameron Mitchell, Ben Cheah and John Bair joined us via Voice-over IP.

 

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FXF0402 MIRA NAIR ALLYSON JOHNSON, BARRY BROWN, DOMINICK TAVELLA, JENNIFER DUNNINGTON, DAVID PATTERSON, TONY MARTINEZ, DAVID SMITH

Picture editors Barry Brown and Allyson Johnson, re-recording mixer, Dominick Tavella, supervising sound editor, Dave Paterson, dialogue and ADR editor Tony Martinez, music editor, Jen Dunnington and Asst Editor David A Smith talk about their work with Mira Nair on both documentaries and scripted features India Cabaret, Salaam Bombay!,Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, Kama Sutra, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Queen of Katwe over the past 40 years.

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FXF0403 RON HOWARD: MIKE HILL, CHIC CICCOLINI, TOM FLEISCHMAN, BOB CHEFALAS

In the late 1970's, Mike Hill was coming up as a Picture Editor in Los Angeles, while in New York, Chic Ciccolini, Tom Fleischman and Bob Chafalas were working steadily as a Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixers respectively in New York. They all came together working on the films of Ron Howard. 

Listen to stories about their collaborations on Night Shift, Gung Ho, Far and Away, Apollo13, A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man.

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