Camera Q&A: Jonathan Hertzberg on Dirty Old New York aka Fun City

Who: Jonathan Hertzberg is a Brooklyn, New York-based filmmaker who runs the Obscure One-Sheet film blog. His ongoing video series, Dirty Old New York aka Fun City, focuses on films…..

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July 7, 2013

Camera Q&A: Pamela Katz on Hannah Arendt

Who: Pamela Katz is a New York City-based screenwriter, whose latest script is for a biographical film about German-Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt — whose 1963 book, Eichmann in Jerusalem:…..

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June 21, 2013

Camera Q&A: Christopher Moloney on FILMography

Who: Christopher Moloney is a New York City-based, Canadian-born producer for CNN’s Erin Burnett: OutFront. The proximity of CNN’s Columbus Circle offices to Central Park, and a longstanding love of…..

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May 11, 2013

Camera Q&A: Walter Bernstein on his career as a useful writer

Who: Walter Bernstein is a New York City-based screenwriter whose burgeoning career scripting films and television programs was interrupted in 1950, when he was blacklisted for being a member of…..

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March 24, 2013

Bel Kaufman looks forward to 102, and back on her literary career

Who: Bel Kaufman is a New York City-based author, who spent three decades teaching in NYC’s public school system. Up the Down Staircase, her 1965 debut novel, was inspired by…..

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February 19, 2013

Camera Q&A: William Lustig on his New York City Maniacs

Who: William Lustig is a Bronx-born filmmaker who is currently based in Los Angeles, where he runs film distributor Blue Underground — which specializes in re-releasing classic cult and exploitation…..

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January 22, 2013

Camera Q&A: Walter Mosley on adapting his novels for the screen

Who: Walter Mosley is a New York City-based author, whose 37+ book literary career goes back to 1990’s Devil in a Blue Dress. That novel kicked off a series revolving…..

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October 30, 2011

Camera Q&A: Larry Cohen on his films with Fred Williamson

Who: Larry Cohen is a veteran filmmaker who grew up in Bronx, New York before embarking on a long career that included several New York City-shot films. Two of those…..

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October 6, 2011

Camera Q&A: Jen Gatien on Limelight and her NYC films

Who: Jen Gatien is a New York-based film producer who has utilized the state for several productions over the past few years. A former resident of the Chelsea Hotel on…..

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January 12, 2011

Camera Q&A: Benji Kohn on Producing Films in NY, CA and PA

Who: Benji Kohn co-founded Paper Street Films in 2007 with friends/filmmakers Austin Stark and Bingo Gubelmann. The three have produced five feature-length films over that period, including Werner Herzog’s, My…..