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Richard Todd Reads From The Thing Itself

18 August 2009 2:55 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

The Thing Itself by Richard Todd. In his new book, The Thing Itself (Riverhead), editor and culture critic Richard Todd examines the pursuit of authenticity in contemporary society. In an era when everything can be made to seem “real” or “vintage,” Todd searches ways to gauge the truth in his own life—from the items he purchases to the people he loves. Listen to an exclusive audio excerpt, after the jump. »

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"Hell Drivers" At Film Forum New York August 21

17 August 2009 2:59 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The terrific cult film Hell Drivers (1957) will be screened at New York's Film Forum this Friday, August 21 as part of the theater's Brit Noir series. The movie stars Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, Peggy Cummings, Herbert Lom and future super spies Sean Connery and David McCallum. Cy Endfield directed. The movie is being shown on a double bill with John Guillerman's Never Let Go (1960) a crime drama with Richard Todd, Adam Faith and Peter Sellers in a dramatic role. For details click hereTo watch the Hell Drivers trailer click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Peter Jackson's 'Dambusters' to March Onscreen in 3-D?

3 August 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »

Peter Jackson's currently trialing some hot-topic tech that may bring a whole new dimension to his remake of the historic Dambusters movie: 3-D filming. He's shooting test footage in New Zealand to see how feasible it is right now.

There is something of a 3-D renaissance happening in the entertainment industry right now. We've heard it's coming soon to our TVs and PC monitors, it's had an outing in a number of CGI films like Pixar's Up, the ever tech-savvy U2 even released a whole movie/show performance piece in 3-D last year, and James Cameron spent 14 years perfecting the 3-D technology for his new movie Avatar. Jackson's reported to be interested because 3-D could enable the audience to experience the history of the Dambusters in a much more physical way--because, let's face it, the idea of low-flying bombers launching water-skipping bombs at a wartime dam target is pretty damn physical. »

- Kit Eaton

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Richard Todd Reads From Robert Nylen's Guts

3 June 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Guts by Robert Nylen (Random House). There were many facets to Robert Nylen’s colorful personality: soldier and salesman, professor and family man, journalist and publisher (a driving editorial and entrepreneurial force behind New England Monthly and Beliefnet.com). Last December, Nylen lost a long battle with cancer, but not before he finished his memoir, Guts: Combat, Hell-raising, Cancer, Business Start-ups, and Undying Love—One American Guy’s Reckless Lucky Life (Random House). In this excerpt from the book, his friend Richard Todd—the esteemed editor, and author of The Thing Itself: On the Search for Authenticity—reads selections on Nylen’s tour of duty as a decorated platoon leader in the Vietnam War, among the many adventures in the storied life of this modern Renaissance man. Listen to the podcast after the jump. »

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Ken Annakin: 1914-2009 -- An Appreciation

30 April 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Director Ken Annakin.

I knew there was something familiar about the name when I read it: "Deborah Annakin-Peters." I had been corresponding with Debby via email for nearly a year after she had started working for Home Video Publicity at Paramount, and handled all my DVD requests. Then one day it struck me. I wrote her a quick email: "Are you, by chance, related to the director Ken Annakin?" I got a quick reply "Sure am. He's my dad!" It just happened that Annakin's most famous film, "The Longest Day," was getting a special edition DVD release from 20th Century Fox in a few weeks. I asked Debby if her father, then in his early 90s, was up to doing an interview. The answer to that question lies in the conversation below.

I was lucky enough to get to know Ken Annakin quite well over the next year or so when my producing partner, »

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5 articles from 2009

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