DGA Quarterly | Issue 1- Fall 2005
 
DGA Quarterly | Issue 1- Fall 2005
DGA Quarterly Features
DGA Quarterly - The Beginning
DGA Quarterly - The End
Fall 2005 - Premier Issue
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DGA Quarterly Feature Stories
The career of Robert Altman - click here to to read.


The DGA Interview:
A Man for All Seasons
Robert Altman has had one of the most improbable careers in American film–from directing Bonanza on TV to his latest feature, Prairie Home Companion. At age 80, he talks about longevity and the power of persistence.

By Peter Rainer

Five ADs talk about making summer blockbusters - click here to to read.

Summer Jobs
Anyone who has ever been on a movie set knows how crucial the 1st AD is to the filmmaking process, especially on the giant-sized summer blockbusters. Five ADs tell it like it is.

By Jack Egan

Miguel Arteta takes a look–a close look–at Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy - click here to to read.

Screening Room:
Hail to the King
Director Miguel Arteta takes a look–a close look–at Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy to find out what makes it tick.

By Rob Feld

All about the perils of movie piracy - click here to to read.

Stolen Moments
A new movie can be for sale on the streets of Beijing the same day it opens in theaters in New York. Taylor Hackford learned all about the perils of piracy first hand with his film Ray. Here’s how it happened.

By James Ulmer

How Elia Kazan made the classic On the Waterfront - click here to to read.

Wrangling with Waterfront
Director Elia Kazan had the script of his life but couldn’t find the money to make it. And, Brando wasn’t interested. In this excerpt from Kazan: A Biography, the director puts the pieces together to create an American classic.

By Richard Schickel

TV Movies: Four Decades of Directorial Excellence - click here to to read.


TV Movies: Four Decades of Directorial Excellence
Some of the most memorable films of the last four decades haven’t been in theaters–they’ve been on television. It’s about time the directors who made them got their due.

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Nothing Mini About Mini Series
A look at longform television.

By Jennifer Pendleton

The films of Stanley Kubrick - click here to to read.

Eyes Wide Open
The great Stanley Kubrick stamped all of his films with a unique visual style. A selection of rare photos shows what it looked like from the director’s chair.


  • DGA Quarterly - Beginning Section
    DGA President Michael Apted's president's report - click here to to read.
    Guild members talk about their jobs and how they got there

    Profiles
    On the Job With…
    Guild members talk about their jobs and how they got there.

    By Jean Oppenheimer

    Nicole Holofcener mines the mortifications of everyday life

    Director’s Voice
    Painfully Funny
    Nicole Holofcener mines the mortifications of everyday life.

    By Amy Dawes

    Jerry Bruckheimer Looks Ahead
    10 Questions
    Jerry Bruckheimer Looks Ahead
    The prolific producer speaks out.
    Bob Weide's  observations about working on TV’s most neurotic show
    Funny Business
    Stranger Than Fiction
    Bob Weide, director and executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, has some, uh, unusual observations about working on TV’s most neurotic show.
    Peter Weir explains how he filmed the final battle sequence of Master and Commander

    Shot to Remember
    At Sea With Peter Weir
    The director explains how he filmed the final battle sequence of Master and Commander–without getting wet.


    DGA Quaterly - The End section
    Critic's Corner - click here to to read.


    Critic’s Corner
    Directors, Don’t Read This
    The Los Angeles Times film critic suggests why directors shouldn’t read their own reviews.

    By Kenneth Turan

    DVD Classics - click here to to read.


    DVD Classics
    They Came From Another Planet
    Sure, 50s sci-fi films are fun, but the best of them are also smart, well-made and compelling even today.

    By Mark Olsen

    Books - click here to to read.


    Books
    Directors, Producers, Moguls and Rebels
    An autobiography by Norman Jewison; Lawrence Turman on producing; a biography of Louis B. Mayer; and the making of Rebel Without a Cause.

    By Robert Abele

    In My Opinion - click here to to read.

    In My Opinion
    “R” as in Rant
    What’s on director Wayne Kramer’s mind about the rating system? Funny you should ask.
    Out of the Past - click here to to read.


    Out of the Past
    Ride ’Em Cowboy
    John Huston shows Eli Wallach how to roundup horses–modern style–on the set of The Misfits.


    Editorial Staff
    Editorial Staff