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Ann Roth entered the theatrical world as a scenic painter for the Pittsburgh Opera before being hired as assistant to a Broadway costumer. By the mid-'50s, Roth was one of the leading stage costume designers, and in 1964 she broadened her activities to films. Ann Roth's motion picture credits include productions “The World of Henry Orient,” “Up the Down Staircase,” “Midnight Cowboy,” and “Klute.” Her filmography also includes films like “Murder By Death,” “California Suite,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Postcards From the Edge.” Her work was showcased through the 90s in films that include: “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” “School Ties,” “The Birdcage,” “The English Patient” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” Over the past decade she has continued to work with the industry’s finest and her costuming has appeared in films like: “Signs,” “The Hours,” “Cold Mountain,” “The Stepford Wives,” “The Village,” “Closer,” “The Good Shepard,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Doubt,” “The Reader” and “Julie & Julia.”
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Filmmaking team behind "Waking Sleeping Beauty" invite MakingOf to film an exclusive interview
The MakingOf Team
Directed by Don Hahn and produced by Peter Scheinder, the documentary "Waking Sleeping Beauty" chronicles Disney's animation department.
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Christine Aylward, Co-Founder
Before the premiere of HBO's epic, $200-million World War II miniseries "The Pacific," I had the privledge to talk with screenwriter and co-executive producer Bruce C. McKenna.
2010 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
MakingOf Festival News,
9th Annual Festival to Present 85 Feature-Length and 47 Short Film Selections from April 21 – May 2, 2010
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No Film School's Guide to DSLR Shooting
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Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo has just posted an astonishingly detailed and useful article on his No Film School site called "The DSLR Cinematography Guide."
Tom Ford interviewed by Gus Van Sant
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Tom Ford is without question one of the mostrecognizable fashion designers America has ever produced.
Why Having Ten Best-Picture Nominees is Working
Vanity Fair
Ten nominees has made potential longshots, which in past years would have had no hope, seem vaguely viable.
Screenwriter-Director Paul Cotter on Shooting on a Micro-Budget
Film News Briefs
This week FilmNewsBriefs had the pleasure of speaking with writer/director Paul Cotter, who made his feature film BOMBER on a micro-budget (aka, under $150,000).






