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10 Bruins contribute to Ensemble/Powerhouse premiere

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Thu Oct 29, 2009 -- The "Daily Bruin's" Erica Zhang Rui-ling reports on an LA Theater Ensemble production, opening October 29 at the Powerhouse Theater in Santa Monica, that employs 10 Bruins, both onstage and behind the scenes:

In addition to playwright Myles Nye '03 their ranks include: director Andrea Goldbaltt '02 and actor Catherine Talton '04, along with Mike Kindle MFA '97, Jim Merson '03 and Matthew Schueller MFA '03.

"I just envisioned as a lifelong Californian my fantasy of what a New Orleans 'Wizard of Oz' would be like," said Nye, a UCLA theater alumnus. "It would be very dark. Lots of alcohol, lots of trouble, good shoes, a brass band, some clowns (and) masks."

A great number of UCLA alumni are part of the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, with 10 involved onstage and offstage in this production.

"It's really fun and exciting to be working with people I went to school with ... and have that same foundation," said Catherine Talton, UCLA theater alumna. Talton plays [the tile character's] love interest, Purdue, a sophisticated woman who can talk smut and may or may not be a ghost.

The show features a live band and cast members who also play instruments onstage, which, in addition to the usual piano, guitar and bass, includes the musical saw (used in traditional folk music), the melodica (also known as the blow-organ) and the accordion.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/675-powerhouse_beau-fib/

Grad Richardson screens ambitious historical film

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Tue Oct 27, 2009 -- "The Daily Bruin" reports on an upcoming screening (information below) for an ambitious post-graduate film by alum Walter Richardson MFA '08

"I thought it was amazing that there were people alive today that had witnessed public lynching. When we talk about slavery, when we talk about civil rights, we seem to think that those things are so far in our past that nothing exists of it and that there's no remnants of it, but there are," Richardson said.

Richardson wrote and directed "Forgive Us Our Transgressions," which will screen on Oct. 29 at the Kodak Theatre, as his thesis film for the graduate directorial program at UCLA. His story features a young black man who must come to terms with the discovery that his elderly white friend took part in his grandfather's lynching 60 years ago.

During filming, Richardson attempted to make sure the racial tensions and controversial subject matter of lynching were portrayed in an appropriately nuanced way.

"When you're dealing with subject matter this serious, there's a chance that it could become melodrama. And once it becomes melodrama, then you lose the impact," Richardson said.

In order to bring his vision to life, Richardson relied on the support of several UCLA classmates and professors. The film is co-produced by UCLA theater alumnae Alexandra Creswick MFA '09 and Kathy Cabrera MFA '08, who also helped Richardson develop the story. UCLA theater professor Gary Gardner plays a starring role, and the film's cinematographer, Donald Morgan, has also taught classes in UCLA's theater department.

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Richardson and Cabrera have since collaborated on a feature-length screenplay inspired by the story of "Forgive Us Our Transgressions." The two have completed the script, titled "Secrets of the South," and hope to begin shooting in summer 2010, according to Cabrera.

BRUIN PHOTO: Actor Derek Shaun, cinematographer Donald Morgan, director Walter Richardson, actor/professor Gary Gardner.

SCREENING INFORMATION:

You are cordially invited to attend the screening of "Forgive Us Our Trangressions"

Thursday October 29, 2009 at 7:00pm

The Eastman Kodak Company
6700 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood

Wine mixer at 7:00 p.m
Screening at 7:30 p.m.
Q&A with filmmakers.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/674-forgive-us-our-transgressions/

Save the Date! - Sundance/Slamdance 2010

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mon Oct 26, 2009 -- The annual TFT Sundance and Slamdance celbratory soireé will occur during the festival season at Café Terigo at 424 Main Street in Park City, on Monday, January 25, at 4 p.m. Please join us to celebrate the work of your colleagues and classmates at the 2010 Festivals -- and watch this space for updates and very special announcements!

If your work will be on view in Park City please contact Dagmar Spira with information. We want to make sure to mention every Bruin who makes the climb.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/673-2010-sundance/

Exclusive Visit to Walt Disney Imagineering

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Oct 23, 2009 -- More event photos on our Flickr page.

Last month about 150 alumni gathered at Walt Disney Imagineering's headquarters in Burbank, CA, for a lively evening filled with stories from the talented team of Imagineers, where banter among classmates was capped off by an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the closely guarded facility.

Slideshow photos by Jess Allen

After a cocktail reception, our co-host, Peter McGrath, vice president, creative division, welcomed the Bruins and opened the program by introducing the legendary Martin Sklar '56, who has been with the company for more than 50 years.

Sklar credited his close friend Johnny Jackson who worked with him as a student reporter at the "Daily Bruin" for helping him get an interview with Walt Disney. The job offer required a writer to create the very first newspaper at Disneyland. Even though he was "scared as hell," he aced the interview and thus began his long career with the Mouse House.

Sklar delighted the crowd with colorful stories about the challenges of translating the Disney magic for other cultures. He admitted that the educational attraction about World War II for Tokyo Disney was a disaster and was later replaced with a Monsters, Inc. ride. The narration for the Jungle Cruise is filled with witty repartee however direct translations can make for jokes that fall flat he said. The solution was a total rewrite in the native tongue.

The day of our visit just happened to be the 99th birthday of legendary UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden noted Sklar. The two were friendly when Sklar was a sports reporter before moving to the editor position at the student paper. Sklar acknowledged that the Wizard of Westwood taught him many valuable leadership skills that he has used throughout his career.

More than 150 disciplines are incorporated in the day to day work of sculptors, model makers, artists, writers, architects, sound editors, music composers, special effects managers, animators and many more. More than 1,000 Imagineers are hard at work around the world, Sklar explained.

After a brief Q&A, the guests left in small groups for an exclusive look at the new attractions being developed. Alumni toured the model shop and sculpture studio while hearing about the techniques used to make the magic millions of fans know and love.

At one stop on the tour, guests were photographed with Lucky, a life-like animatronic Dinosaur recently introduced to park visitors.

Due to the extremely positive response from attendees, the School plans to offer more excursions exploring the worlds of moving image and performing arts. To hear about the details and make sure you are on the mailing list for the next exciting mixer, stay in touch with our Director of Alumni Relations, Dagmar Spira,

Disney Class at TFT

Since 2001, Bruce Vaughn, UCLA adjunct professor and chief creative executive for Walt Disney Imagineering has been teaching "The Art and Process of Entertainment Design" at the School of Theater, Film and Television. Students learn the art of telling stories in three dimensions. Vaughn emphasizes teamwork and how to effectively pitch an idea while also scouting for future Imagineers.

While taking the class, Asa Kalama '04, theater alumnus, landed an internship that eventually led to full-time employment with Disney R&D. Today, several students have gone on to join the Imagineering team.

Special thanks to Vaughn, who made this networking event possible.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/671-disney-imagineering-event/

Hugh Grauel 1918-2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Thu Oct 22, 2009 -- Hugh Grauel MA '66, who taught in the department from 1966 to 1987, and with John Cauble founded the joint Producers Program in theater and film, died in September in Pasadena. Grauel was responsible for bringing industry luminaries such as Peter Guber and Robert Silberling into the School. A warm, personable teacher, he was loved and respected by both students and colleagues.

"He was a warm and inspiring teacher, said Sheila Roberts '76, MA '85, MFA '89. "His encouragement and support meant so much to all of us who were lucky enough to be part of the Producers Program during the early years when he was at the helm."

"I'm terribly sorry to learn of Hugh's passing," said Professor Richard Walter. "We were colleagues for a decade, and I found him to be a generous friend and affirmative influence in the School."

"Hugh was a great guy and someone who always thought outside the divisions of Theater and Film in the creation of the Producers Program," said Bill Ward, chair, Department of Theater.

"I remember as a new lecturer in 1965 being welcomed as a colleague by Hugh, Ward continued. "Through his good work, he created a legacy that outlives him. May we all aspire to be as collaborative, kind, and generous."

"Please accept my most heartfelt condolences for Hugh's passing," said Dean Teri Schwartz. "I'm sure he was a very beloved colleague and will be missed by everyone."

Following his instructions, no public ceremony is scheduled. His last remaining survivor is a relative, Henry F. Pedersen, Jr. You can reach Pedersen on e-mail at hsped@cox.net.

PHOTO: Hugh Grauel in Solvang, CA, summer of 1984, three years before he retired from UCLA. Photo by Henry F. Pedersen, Jr.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/669-hugh-grauel_obit/

Anna Thomas serves "Love Soup"

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wed Oct 21, 2009 -- TFT alumna Anna Thomas '71, whose credits as a writer and producer include "A Time of Destiny" (1988),"My Family" (1995) and "Frida" (2002), is better known in some circles as one of the pioneer popularizers of vegetarianism in America.

Thomas's 1972 cookbook "The Vegetarian Epicure" was one of the first to proclaim that meatless meals could be succulant as well as healthful. Now, reports the "Los Angeles Times," Thomas has published a follow-up, the already-bestselling "Love Soup."

A UCLA film student without much money [in 1971], she took the advice of friends who appreciated her cooking and wrote a book, and she has since balanced careers in film and food. At the moment, Thomas is working on a film dramatizing the life of Israeli poet Rachel Blaustein.

Thomas and her then-husband, director Gregory Nava, left Los Angeles for Ojai in 1985 with their two young sons. The previous year their film "El Norte" came out. Thomas and Nava wrote it; she produced, he directed, and they earned an Oscar nomination. They lived in a big ranch house, with a kitchen roomy enough for a couch.

After a divorce, and once her younger son finished high school, Thomas moved to a smaller house that snuggled up to the Topa Topa Mountains. But it needed renovation, and for three years she was left with a kitchen just 81 inches across, tucked into one part of the house. She put most of her kitchen equipment in storage.

But she kept cooking. Soup was a natural for the tiny space.

And she kept inviting friends, ringing the dinner bell with e-mails announcing, "The soup kitchen is open."

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/668-anna-thomas_love-soup/

Bruin-filled doo-wop musical extended

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Tue Oct 20, 2009 -- Website BroadwayWorld.com reports that the world premier engagement of the doo-wop musical "Life Could Be a Dream," written and directed by Roger Bean ("The Marvellous Wonderettes"), has been extended at the Hudson Mainstage Theater in Santa Monica.

Bruins in the cast include current music student Doug Carpenter (third from left in poster image), who has performed leading roles for several regional opera companies, Ryan Castellino (second from left), who attended the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program, and Jessica Keenan Wynn '09. Caitlin Beitel '09 and James Blashaw '07 are undertstudies who have had several performances.

From the "marvelous" mind of creator Roger Bean, comes another trip to Springfield where we meet the "Crooning Crabcakes," the boy group banned from the Springfield High School prom which made it possible for "The Marvelous Wonderettes" to perform there. Now in an era before "American Idol," and "Star Search," the guys get one more chance at fame and fortune as Denny and his friend Eugene form a singing group so they can enter and win the local radio contest on Big Whopper Radio and realize their dreams of making it to the big time!

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/667-life-could-be-a-dream/

Jump into comics with screenwriting alum Felicia Henderson

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Oct 9, 2009 -- The prolific film and television writer-producer Felicia D. Henderson MA '04, PhD '08, TFT alumna turned UCLA Producers Program lecturer, has found a new frontier of popular culture to explore.

Following the debut in August, 2009, of her first play, "WWJD -- What Would Jimi Do?", Henderson began work on a long term dream project: becoming a professional comic book writer with her work the landmark 75th issue (November, 2009) of DC Comics "Teen Titans."

As Henderson told the fan website "Comic Book Resorces," her experience as a television writer-producer came in handy when she was juggling the book's large cast of adolescent super beings:

My television experience has almost always been writing for all types of ensembles, so it's what I do best. That doesn't mean that everyone gets equal screen time in each story. In my opinion, that's when stories can get into trouble, trying to service every character equally in every issue means that no one gets serviced adequately in any issue...

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Are you a long-time fan of the "Teen Titans" and comics in general?

I am a long time comic book fan. I was a sickly child, which meant lots of time on the Asthma inhaler and lots of time in the house while my brothers and sisters played outside. So I created my own alternate universe and comic books helped me do that. My sisters were reading Archies and I was reading "Batman" and coming up with ways the villains could take out my younger brother. Yes, I was dark even at ten years old.

Getting a chance to write "Teen Titans" is so cool because it combines my strengths in writing teens, my love of comics, my science background, and my sci-fi sensibilities. And I've always loved the idea of creating stories about where this realm meets the spiritual/mystical one. In other words, I'm in heaven.

Have you signed on for an unlimited run or do you know your end date?

It all happened so fast and with little time to think about or talk about it much. So I don't know how long my run will be. As long as DC's happy and I'm having fun, I'll probably be around - unless you know something I don't know.

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On the television/movie front, I'm developing a couple of new television series ideas and one of them is based on a DC book. That's all I can say about it for now. I'm also developing a feature film based on "Girl Genius," an independent comic that I love and can't wait to turn into a movie.

What are the major differences between writing for comics and television?

The biggest difference between the two is that you can rely on dialogue in television and you have to rely on visual story telling in comics. In that way, comics are more like film -- even more like silent film, which I love.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/665-henderson_teen-titans/

Eco-friendly producers

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Oct 9, 2009 -- Amanda Scarano Carter '91 has recently been named co-chair of the Producers Guild of America's Green Committee West.

"We are working with the studios and independents," Carter says, "to help make film and TV production more environmentally friendly.

"As producers," Carter continues, "I believe we are uniquely placed to make a significant and far-reaching impact in the area of sustainability, affecting both workers inside the entertainment industry, and even more importantly, audience members who hear and see the message of sustainability and are moved to action in their own lives.

"That being said, I know all too well the challenges faced in the frantic production world, where time and money are often in short supply. Coupled with the overwhelming amount of eco-information available, much of it conflicting and confusing, even the most well intentioned 'Greenie' can lose the motivation to act conscientiously.

Scarano Carter has worked for 13 years for Pierce Brosnan's production company, Irish DreamTime, and is credited as an associate producer or co-producer on "The Matador" (2005) and "The Greatest" (2009), among others. According to the organization's website (see link below) PGA Green was created...

...as a direct response to the increasing desire voiced by producers over the last few years to be more environmentally conscious in film, television and new media productions. Given the current climate crisis and the significance of the environmental impacts of film production, a movement is growing to support sustainable production practices. The goal of the PGAGreen Committee and its
website, PGAgreen.org, is to create a place for producers and production professionals to learn, exchange ideas, make suggestions and expand the conversation. PGA green.org will be a place to get information on some of the latest innovations and trends, as well as to share your stories from the trenches.

Via their website, The PGA Committee plans to provide tools and tips - from eco-factoids to use on Call Sheets, to profiles of green producers and their methods, vendor testimonials and links to current environmental news and notes. Eventually, we hope to provide the tools for every production to be able to comprehend, measure, track and offset their environmental impacts. This will include refining carbon calculators for different types of productions, as well as creating an eco-scorecard specifically designed for producers and their colleagues to track their non-greenhouse-gas-based impacts.

"I am passionate about PGA Green's mission to make changes within our Guild," Carter says, "and to help to make a systemic change that industry professionals can carry with them from job to job and back home as well. We want to not only provide the information, but the tools necessary to implement real change."

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/666-pgagreen_carter/

Mina Olivera Laughs Last

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mon Oct 5, 2009 -- Established actress and TFT theater graduate Mina Olivera '99 has a one-woman show underway at the Los Angeles Theater Center, "LOL! Latina on the Loose," which follows her life from Brazil to Switzerland to El Salvador and finally to America -- a show that evolved, reports the "Daily Bruin's" Jennifer Bastien, from a playwriting class assignment at TFT.

After working as an actress in Los Angeles after graduating in 1999, frustrations with roles in the industry led her to focus on her own writing, and last year she presented her idea for a one-woman show to her good friend, fellow Theater, Film and Television alumnus Miguel Angel Caballero, the producer of "LOL!" It was after a dinner one night during which Olivera came out as one of the characters, that Caballero decided to help produce it.

"It was the funniest thing that I had ever seen. So she kind of pulled a fast one on me because she knew I was going to love it, and then I just got completely involved," Caballero said.

Now there's a whole host of UCLA alumni involved, foremost of which is Alberto Barboza MFA '04, the director, who first worked with Olivera at the Latino Theater Company. Working along with them are recent alumni Francois-Pierre Couture MFA '06, set designer; Marika Stephens '09, associate set designer; Emarie Kohlmoos '09, the costume designer; and current student Sohail Najafi, the lighting designer.

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Barboza said he believes that it is the type of self-sufficient graduate that UCLA sends out into the world that creates such a strong community of alumni.

"It's the independent spirit of UCLA that has set us out on our own journey; knowing that we have other alumni artists that are supporting each other," he said.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/664-mina-olivera_lol/

Sanders's honored for "Outstanding Achievement" at CamerImage

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wed Sep 30, 2009 -- TFT alumnus Terry Sanders '54, MFA '67 is no stranger to national awards. He won his first Oscar in 1954, when the the film he made at UCLA with his late brother Denis Sanders '52, MA '55, "A Time Out of War," became the first student short to win an Academy Award.

He shared his second in 1994 as the producer of the documentary "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision," which was directed by his wife, Freida Lee Mock.

Now Sanders can add to his trophy case one of the most prestigious international kudos in the documentary field, the Award for Outstanding Achievement conferred by The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Plus CamerImage, in Lodz;, Poland.

Here's the CamerImage citation naming Sanders:

Terry Sanders (born New York, 1931) is a director, producer and writer who was granted the Academy Award® twice. [He] has directed and/or produced more than 70 award-winning dramatic features, theatrical documentaries, television specials and a large body of portrait films of major American artists, writers and musicians. He is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary documentary filmmakers. His documentary filmography includes: "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision," the Academy Award®-winning documentary about the artist famous for Vietnam Memorial Wall and the Civil Rights Fountain Memorial, "Fighting for Life," about military doctors, nurses and medics on the front lines of the Iraq war,"Return with Honor," which tells a story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 years, "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe" and "Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record."

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/676-terry-sanders_cameraimage/

Amy Duzinsky Janes documents art as a positive response to suffering

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Tue Sep 29, 2009 -- Amy Duzinski Janes, a 2003 graduate of the UCLA Producers Program, has two documentaries in the pipeline -- on closely related themes

Janes directed and edited "Kaziah the Goat Woman," an expansion of her UCLA thesis film, which screened at the Berkeley Film Festival on September 26. It is a portrait of goat farmer Kaziah Hancock, whose vocation is painting portraits of American servicemen killed in action.

Janes worked as a producer on "As Seen Through These Eyes," which opens in New York on October 2 and in Los Angeles on October 26.

Made in association with the Sundance Channel and narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou, "These Eyes" honors art and artists indelibly shaped by the Holocaust. It has won eight awards, including "Best Foreign Film" at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival.

Amy Janes started her career as a documentary editor and producer at a small production company in Boulder, CO. After attending UCLA, she was hired to run the feature film department at Parkchester Pictures, a Paramount-based production company.

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/announcement/663-amy-janes_these-eyes/

Kristin Hanggi Rocks Orientation

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Sep 25, 2009 --

COMING SOON: An exclusive video interview with Tony-nominated "Rock of Ages" director Kristin Hanggi '98, along with complete podcast audio of her onstage discussion with professor Michael Hackett during Orientation 2009.

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New and returning studentsgot a jolt of energy at TFT's Orientation 2009, along with a glimpse of their professional future that looked more like an exuberant celebration -- thanks to funny and engaging special guest, theater director Kristin Hanggi '98.

Tony-nominated for directing the '80s "hair band" musical "Rock of Ages," Hanggi delighted the assembled students with her message that success is best pursued by digging deeper into the activities you love already.

She chose as an example her TFT classmates Jack Black and Kyle Gass, whose penchant for "sitting around their dorm room making up funny songs" evolved into a recording, concert and film career as the internationally popular comedy rock duo "Tenacious D."

"Rock of Ages," Hanggi revealed, grew organically, in a collaborative workshop environment. The themes of classic late-'80s rock hits suggested situations that could be woven together into a boisterous ensemble comedy, centered around one of the most basic of all American Musical Theater plots: The plucky lad from the country in love with a street smart girl from the city.

The REO Speedwagon hit "Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore," Hanggi explained, seemed to be the perfect song to be re-imagined as a gay athem.

In addition to actively developing "Rock of Ages" as a feature film, Hanggi is working on a musical movie adaptation of the popular children's book series "Dear Dumb Diary," a heartfelt comic chronicle of the torments of middle school.
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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/event/659-kristin-hanggi_orientation/

Justin Lin '95 will re-boot "Highlander" franchise

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Sep 25, 2009 -- "Screendaily" reports that TFT alumnus Justin Lin '95 will direct a film designed to relaunch the lucrative fantasy action series "Highlander."

The 1986 original, directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, spun off several film sequels and a long-running syndicated televison series.

"Highlander" was the creation of another TFT alumnus, screenwriter Gergory Widen '81, MFA '85 ("Backdraft").

As previously announced, "Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are writing the script and longtime "Highlander" series producer Peter Davis will produce.

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The new version will develop the core mythology of immortals battling on Earth and is being eyed by Summit as a potential franchise.

"We are privileged to have this amazing opportunity to reinvent one of the great franchises," Summit Entertainment co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger said. "(Producer) Neal (Moritz) and Justin have proven more than once that they can deliver an entertaining and exciting blockbuster."

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http://www.tft.ucla.edu/news/press/660-justin-lin_highlander/

George Eckstein: 1928 - 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Fri Sep 25, 2009 -- "A record 72% of the viewing audience watched the 1967 'Fugitive' finale," notes the "Los Angeles Times," in its obituary for the writer of that classic episode, TFT alumnus George Eckstein '49.

Eckstein died of lung cancer on Saturday, September, 19, at his home in Brentwood. He was 81.

An excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" obituary is below; see a link to the complete story at right.

In a television career that began in the early 1960s, Eckstein amassed a string of credits over the next several decades.

Among them: serving as a producer on "The Name of the Game" TV series, executive producing the "Banacek" television series, producing the TV movies "Amelia Earhart" and "Tail Gunner Joe" and serving as an executive producer of the TV miniseries "Masada" and "79 Park Avenue" and on the television series "Love, Sidney."

"Duel," the suspenseful 1971 television movie that Eckstein produced starring Dennis Weaver as a motorist terrorized by the unseen driver of a tanker truck, proved to be a significant milestone in the budding career of the 24-year-old Spielberg.

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Eckstein, who also was an associate producer and a co-producer on "The Fugitive," teamed with Michael Zagor to co-write the final two-part story, "The Judgment."

"There were certain givens," Eckstein recalled in a 1994 interview with the "Chicago Tribune." "We knew there was no trick. The one-armed man was guilty, Kimble would confront him at some point and Gerard would have to accept the fact of Kimble's innocence. The rest was for us to determine."

Instead of flowers, his family asks that donations be sent to the Writers Guild Foundation.