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Job Negotiation Is a Contract Sport
Knowing these things before you start a job can save you a lot of headaches later on.
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Is There Life After Retirement?
Yes, after the Editors Guild, life does go on.
Tail Pop
Barry Levinson’s ‘Rain Main’
Starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, Rain Man opened 21 years ago this December. It made a lot of money and won a lot of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture.
This Quarter in Film History
Celebrity, Italian Style
La Dolce Vita. For 50 years, since the Federico Fellini movie was released in January 1960, those three words have been synonymous with delicious deca- dence among a jet-set mix of expatriate movie stars, high-society types and jaded Italian aristocrats based around Rome.
Book Reviews
Hollywood’s ‘Skilled Surgeon’
Viera’s fine history provides an insightful look into this legendary producer.
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Wes Anderson’s ‘THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS’ (2001)
‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ is a dark and redemptive tragicomedy of a “family of geniuses.”
Union Made
UNION MADE: How Does One Become a Sound Engineer Anyway?
I am still passionately involved—working with clients who require cost-effective methods of designing post-production facilities, recording studios, acoustics and home theatres internationally and am proud to be part of this strenuous but great business.
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY: O Brothel, Where Art Thou?
Of all his creations, ‘The Apartment’ is Billy Wilder’s most influential and greatest film.
Union Made
UNION MADE: The Lady in the Library
People seem to have the impression that I sit in a big office with millions of films which I loan out to interested borrowers… My actual job involves locating stock shots or establishing shots to include in various television shows and feature productions.
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Tax Credit Where It’s Due
New York Governor David A. Patterson’s proposal would allow filmmakers to be eligible for a 30 percent tax credit on qualified expenditures.
