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Vilmos Zsigmond
ZSIGMOND, Vilmos Cinematographer. Nationality:Hungarian. Born:Szeged, 16 June 1930; credited as William Zsigmond on early films. Education:Attended Budapest Film School, graduated 1956. Career:1956—escaped to Austria during Hungarian Revolution ... Read more |
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Films
159. Films See also 315. PHOTOGRAPHY . atmospherics special effects, extras, and the like used in order to establish an intended background or mood for a film. bioscope 1. a film projector of the early 20th century. 2. British. a motion-picture theater. cinematics the art or... Read more |
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Peter Greenaway
GREENAWAY, Peter Nationality:British. Born:Newport, Gwent, Wales, 5 April 1942. Education:Studied painting. Career:had first exhibition of paintings, London, 1964; worked as a film editor for the Central Office of Information, 1965–76; directed his... Read more |
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Peter Weir
WEIR, Peter Nationality: Australian. Born: Peter Lindsay Weir in Sydney, 8 August 1944. Education: Arts/Law coursework at University of Sydney. Family: Married Wendy Stiles, 1966, two children. Career: Worked for family real estate business, then joined television station ATN 7, Sydney,... Read more |
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William Alwyn
ALWYN, William Composer. Nationality:British. Born:Northampton, 7 November 1905. Education:Studied music at Royal Academy of Music, London 1920–23. Career:Played flute in an orchestra that accompanied silent films; 1927–55—Professor of... Read more |
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Dede Allen
ALLEN, Dede Editor. Nationality:American. Born:Dorothea Carothers Allen in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1925. Family:Married the director Stephen Fleischman: one son and one daughter. Career:1943—worked as messenger, then in sound laboratory and as assistant... Read more |
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Russell Boyd
BOYD, Russell Cinematographer. Nationality:Australian. Born:1944 in Australia. Career:Worked at Cinesound, Melbourne; shot commercials for Supreme Films, Paddington, late 1960s; first feature credit as director of photography for Between Wars, 1974;... Read more |
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John Richardson
RICHARDSON, John 1946–PERSONALBorn in 1946, in England; son of Cliff Richardson (a special effects artist).Career: Special effects artist.Awards, Honors: Saturn Award nomination (with John Evans), best special effects, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1980, for Moonraker;... Read more |
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Bruce Beresford
BERESFORD, Bruce Nationality:Australian. Born:1940. Education:Sydney University. Family:Married 1) Rhoisin Patricia Harrison; 2) Virginia Patricia Mary Dugan, 1985; has three children. Career:Worked in advertising and for ABC TV, late 1950s; moved ... Read more |
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Language and literature section.(Movie review)
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A PERSONAL `ODYSSEY' INTO FICTION, SCIENCE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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A MILLENIAL ODYSSEY: CLARKE'S FANTASTIC '2001' VISION NOT ALL FANTASY
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Get away from it all with some Net fun
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Clarke's novels have caused us fears and hopes
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