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Category Archives: Hollywood
Battle in Seattle is a Compelling Film
I’m a right-wing free trader so I am not at all sympathetic to the activists in this movie who disrupt the 1999 World Trade Organization talks in Seattle. The motivations of the activists are not clear to me but their … Continue reading
‘Battle in Seattle’ V – Producer Mary Aloe
I interview her by phone Friday.
‘Battle in Seattle’ IV
I talk with producer Mary Aloe:
‘Battle in Seattle’ III
Luke Ford talks with producer Mary Aloe:
‘Battle in Seattle’ II
I talk with producer Mary Aloe.
‘Burn After Reading’ Discussion III
Luke Ford talks with Marc Gafni.
‘Burn After Reading’ II
Luke Ford talks with Marc Gafni:
Movie Producer (‘Battle in Seattle’) Mary Aloe Interviewed
We spoke by phone Friday about her new film "Battle in Seattle." I first interviewed Mary in early 2002. Mary: "This is a great film but with limited… P&A (prints and advertising), it’s hard to get people in." "It’s one … Continue reading
‘Burn After Reading’
I discussed this new movie with Marc Gafni Friday afternoon. Marc: "It’s a rare movie that understands the subtlety and complexity of both masculine shadow and feminine shadow." Luke: As a religious person, I felt like I shouldn’t enjoy the … Continue reading
Battle In Seattle
Mary Aloe produces this movie. I interviewed her in 2002. From the New York Times: Ed Araquel/Redwood Palms Pictures Charlize Theron in "Battle in Seattle." “Battle in Seattle” is a film that leaves bruises. A visceral fictionalized account of the … Continue reading