Balaban Reveals Short Film SPFX 1140 Aiming for Directing Break
Actor Bob Balaban spent 2000 on a 12 minute spoof SPFX 1140 to showcase directing talent. The project drew Mandy Patinkin and Richard Dreyfuss, became a NYMoMA New Directors finalist, screened at Filmex and Seattle festival, with cable sale negotiations in progress. The piece follows Balaban’s acting roles in Altered States Prince of the City and Absence of Malice.
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Lucas film to The Keeps rescue
Industrial Light & Magic has been hired to rescue Paramount Pictures Gothic horror The Keep after the death of optical effects wizard Wally Weevers. ILM will handle the film’s intricate optical effects for director Michael Mann's adaptation of F. Paul Wilson's tale set in a Romanian World War II castle where a German unit uncovers a trap haunting the fortress.
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