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	Oscar 2000 - Foreign Films
		Johnson has served on the nominating committee for about 10 years, but this is his first stint at the top of the heap.
		Johnson's producing career has, in some ways, mirrored his affinity for foreign films, most of which, it seems, rely strongly on character-driven narratives as opposed to modern Hollywood's typical reliance on action.
		Johnson's move from film scholarship to Hollywood producer may not be quite as dramatic as, say, Alain Robbe-Grillet arriving in Hollywood to pen the script for the next Die Hard sequel, but it does bode well for foreign films in America.
	www.filmfestivals.com /academy/oscar_2000/3_foreign (793 words)

	Producer Mark Johnson Talks To JoBlo.com - Narnia Movies, C.S. Lewis, and More - The Stone Table
		Years ago, I produced The Natural and people were furious that we’d changed the ending, even though the author of the book loved it, and we have a movie out this summer in the states, The Notebook, and some people are upset that we made changes to it.
		Johnson: Andrew’s being very creative about some of the characters, both in the White Witch’s army and also in Peter’s army so we have all kinds of creatures and I can’t tell you offhand which ones are in the book.
		Johnson: The interiors of the White Witch’s compound, it is so hard to light, the camera man, Don McAlpine, who shot Moulin Rouge, said to me: “I have no idea how to do that,” and came in over the weekend and played with fluorescent lights, and was hanging Christmas lights around the set.
	www.thestonetable.com /articles/81,1.html (1833 words)

	Lycos Movies - Biography - Mark Johnson
		Although executive producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber grabbed an Oscar the night "Rain Man" (1988) won Best Picture honors and posed for a widely-circulated picture, the real winner of the statuette was the film's producer Mark Johnson, longtime collaborator of its director Barry Levinson.
		Although the self-effacing Johnson does not attribute any of the artistic achievement of these films (including "The Natural" 1984, "Tin Men" 1987, "Avalon" 1990, and "Bugsy" 1991) to his efforts, he clearly showed a sensitive and supportive talent for opening creative spaces for Levinson, his actors and crew.
		Among the numerous projects Johnson has in various stages of development are the TV pilot "Falcone", based on the same material that was the basis for "Donnie Brasco", and a screen version of Nicholas Sparks' best-seller "The Notebook" (lensed 1999).
	entertainment.lycos.com /movies/celeb_bio.php?id=15261 (321 words)

	My Dog Skip
		MARK JOHNSON (Producer), an Academy Award-winning producer who has worked with such directors as Barry Levinson, Steven Soderbergh, Paul Mazursky and Robert Redford, remains one of the busiest creative talents in film and television.
		Johnson began his career as a production assistant on director Paul Mazursky’s "Next Stop, Greenwich Village." He served as assistant director on such films as "Movie, Movie," "The Brinks Job," "Escape from Alcatraz" and "High Anxiety," where he first met Levinson, who was one of the film’s writers.
		He is executive producer of the new CBS television drama series "Falcone," based on the film "Donnie Brasco," and is producer of the science-fiction film "Galaxy Quest," starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver and directed by Dean Parisot.
	mydogskip.warnerbros.com /cmp/filma.html (311 words)

	twin falls idaho
		Mark also co-wrote, co-produced and played the part of Poncho in the award-winning short film directed by his brother, "Bajo del Perro" ("Under the Dog").
		The Fresh Produce Company operates under Seattle Pacific Investments where Schweickert is a manager and has been actively involved in the family-run business for the past 16 years.
		In addition to music used in the films "Sea of Love" and "Indecent Proposal," he has composed and performed music for the short films "Bajo Del Perro" by Michael Polish and "To Be a Black Man" by Nelson George.
	www.sonyclassics.com /twinfallsidaho/thefilmmakers.html (1016 words)

	Producer Talks Show Business at Darden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Johnson's presentation was part of theÂ Darden 50th Anniversary Speaker Series, co-sponsored byÂ The Virginia Film FestivalÂ and theÂ Darden Media, Entertainment and Sports Club.
		In making Chronicles of Narnia, which was released in December 2005, Johnson said for the first time in his career he felt a responsibility "to get it right" for the millions of readers who loved C.S. Lewis' books, on which the film and its sequels are based.
		Rights to make film adaptations of the book (first published in 1949) had been kicking around Hollywood for years, he said, noting in an aside that some of his film projects had consumed a dozen years before they were finally made.
	www.darden.virginia.edu /html/news_article.aspx?id=8302 (835 words)

	Making Movies in Flyover Country: Virginia Film Festival, Day 3
		In attendance were Mark Johnson, the film's producer and (I think) a Virginia native, and William Moseley, the actor who played Peter Pevensie (the oldest of the four children) in the movie.
		Later, when the film cuts to "Six Years Later," the now-fourteen year old boy proclaims his truths himself, albeit awkwardly (I wasn't sure if the awkward delivery was intentional or just a result of bad acting on the kid's part).
		I'm not describing the film very well, which goes to show you why the Warner Independent Pictures marketing people had such a hard time, but it really touched me and had me on the verge of tears several times (and had a lot of laughs, too).
	christopherhansen.blogspot.com /2006/10/virginia-film-festival-day-3.html (1148 words)

	NarniaWeb - Mark Johnson Talks Narnia at Comic-Con
		Mark Johnson, one of the award-winning producers of Narnia greeted the attendees with a preview of the 4-disc extended edition of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
		During the question and answer session of the presentation, one fan asked the question of why the movie franchise was being made out of sequence with respect to the novels.
		Johnson said that they wanted to establish who the children were in the first movie and then proceed with the rest of the stories with the children being the main focus.
	www.narniaweb.com /news.asp?id=962 (833 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Academy celebrates foreign film
		It is almost as if films like Titanic, and this year's most nominated film Gladiator, were made with the Academy Awards in mind.
		The Oscar-winning producer of Rain Man, Mark Johnson chaired the symposium.
		Johnson brought the symposium to a close with the unusually positive news that already, all five nominated films had secured distribution.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/1242254.stm (744 words)

	Cinema Confidential News: 11/29/04 - INTERVIEW: Producer Mark Johnson on "The Chronicles of Narnia"
		Years ago, I produced the natural and people were furious that we’d changed the ending, even though – who wrote it, loved it, and we have a movie out this summer in the states, the notebook, and some people are upset that we made changes to it.
		MARK: Andrew’s being very creative about some of the characters we say, both in the white witches army and also in peters army so we have all kinds of creatures and I cant tell you off hand which ones are in the book.
		MARK: The interiors of the white witches compound, it is so hard to light, the camera man, Don McAlpine, who shot “Moulin Rouge,” said to me, “I have no idea how to do that,” and came in over the weekend and played with fluorescent lights, and was hanging Christmas lights around the set.
	www.cinecon.com /news.php?id=0411291 (1967 words)

	The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of films produced by Mark Johnson, based on the series of novels, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis in the 1950s.
		The first film, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was released in December 2005.
		Lewis never sold the film rights to the entire Narnia series, being skeptical that any cinematic adaptation could render the more fantastical elements and characters of the story realistically (he reportedly despised the television adaptations of the books that were made during his lifetime).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_film_series (908 words)

	Still Breathing: What Does a Producer Do?
		I sent it around to some studios (another thing producers do) to see if they would like to make it, although this film was to be made with a first-time feature director.
		Another thing producers should do is get the actor who is best for the part, and who also draws audiences to the theatre, as well as other talent to the production.
		All the while we are still looking for the right domestic distributor who will do the best job of getting our film out to the most people (another thing a producer and director must do) because no one cares as much as the filmmakers do about how to market their film and handle their release.
	www.stillbreathing.com /onlocation/producerdoes.html (1587 words)

	Preview Interview with Chronicles of Narnia Director and Producer
		You know, one of the things that is a beautiful illustration in the book, by example, is a moment where … Aslan’s walking and talking to the witch, and he’s walking around on his hind legs with his hands behind his back.
		Mark: You know, I probably should have said that or I should have been more worried about that, but the truth of the matter is I wasn’t.
		Mark: Although he claims that The Chronicles of Narnia are not Christian allegories.
	preview.gospelcom.net /interviews/narnia.html (1355 words)

	FILM RADAR: THE 2005 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD NOMINEES SYMPOSIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Moderated by Mark Johnson, Oscar winning producer of Rain Man, Moonlight Mile, The Notebook and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
		From what began as a small and intimate gathering of film directors representing their nominated films in the foreign language film category, this annual event has turned into an SRO happening that is as entertaining as it is informative.
		Moderated by producer Mark Johnson, it will bring together on one stage some of the world's top filmmakers, discussing such wide-ranging topics as art, politics and moviemaking.
	www.filmradar.com /calendar/item.php?id=1675 (354 words)

	Masquerades: The 14th Virginia Film Festival \| PopMatters Film Feature
		She struggled to precisely interpret her films, however, saying that it is difficult for her to pick apart films that are so intense and personal.
		The Festival focused on his films about the theater and acting: Venice/Venice, Last Summer in the Hamptons, and Deja Vu, which was accompanied by a reel of excerpts from his current work-in-progress, Festival in Cannes.
		The film documents a grueling dance marathon during the Great Depression, in which contestants dance for months on end in exchange for food and a place to sleep.
	popmatters.com /film/features/011115-vafilm.shtml (1240 words)

	Success of 'Passion' makes Hollywood ponder films of faith \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		As the overwhelming success of "The Passion of the Christ" reverberates through Hollywood, producers and studio executives are asking whether the movie industry has been neglecting large segments of the American audience eager for more openly religious fare.
		In marketing departments the film is regarded as pure genius; its director, Mel Gibson, is credited with stoking a controversy that yanked the film from the cultural margin to center stage, presenting it as a must-see.
		One of its producers, Gavin Polone, described it as being along the lines of "The X-Files," but about a nun and a skeptical scientist who begin to believe in the Bible as the events of Armageddon begin to happen.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040318/news_1c18passion.html (867 words)

	The average family film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While the intensity of children's films is clearly changing, the ratings are not, leaving parents to figure out on their own what's too terrifying for the smallest moviegoers.
		PG used to be the mark of the family movie, the seal of approval from the MPAA.
		As a group, family films are among the most lucrative in the industry, particularly for the DVD aftermarket because successive generations will buy the films.
	www.californiafilmindustry.com /News/Average_family_film.html (949 words)

	Interview with Filmmaker Tom Curran about his film "Adrift.", 7/02
		Participants in the two-year program are assigned to television or film productions, where they assist the unit production manager and assistant directors with all aspects of the daily operation of the shooting set.
		Other alumni include Mark Johnson, the Academy Award-winning producer of "Rain Man," and Barrie M. Osborne, who served as a producer on the "Lord of the Rings" films.
		Program participants vary in age and background from 20-something film school grads to career changers in their 40’s, but they must be at least 21.
	www.newenglandfilm.com /news/archives/02july/dga.htm (993 words)

	Iowa Alumni Magazine: Moving Pictures
		Among the film's minor characters is a young cowboy who manages to sing a song before he's gunned down.
		The acting bug brought Johnson back to the U.S. and to the University of Virginia, where in his senior year as a drama student he enrolled in a film course.
		Johnson landed a scholarship and a position as a teaching assistant at the UI and headed to Iowa City in his own Volkswagen Beetle.
	www.iowalum.com /magazine/apr01/movingpictures.html (782 words)

	The Wendell Baker Story at UVA - Wilson Brothers Forums
		Mark Johnson, the film’s producer, is a UVa alumnus and chairman of the Virginia Film Festival Advisory Board.
		The Virginia Film Festival brought Luke Wilson and producer Mark Johnson to the University for the showing of "The Wendell Baker Story," written by Luke and co-directed by Luke and his brother Andrew.
		"Mark Johnson, who produced the film and is a U.Va alum, supports the Virginia Film Festival, so he wanted to come and show the movie here in Charlottesville," said Kate Malay, a fourth-year College student and the festival's publicity intern.
	wilson-brothers.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3676 (2459 words)

	Narnia Producer Mark Johnson Interviewed by Hollywood Wiretap
		He added when asked about the budget though, that on projects of this size, even in years past "everything is scrutinized and questioned." He admitted that he is in discussions with Disney (DIS) at this time on the overall budget for the project.
		Johnson also said that even though these big budget movies include a lot of special effects, it's really the character development and their interlocking relationships that are his primary interest.
		One answer Johnson made was telling when asked about whether independents were more eager to work with established film makers on a smaller scale, or if they wanted new people.
	www.bizofshowbiz.com /2006/12/narnia_producer_mark_johnson_i.html (802 words)

	Making Movies in Flyover Country
		And speaking of his journey, I thought the film jumped a little too quickly (and conveniently) to Harold's conclusion that the person narrating his life must be an author.
		The efficiency with which the film establishes its plot and characters is breathtaking -- the pace of the first 30 minutes or so is blinding.
		We looked at several of his short films, and Kelley surprised the audience by telling them that the apparently "impromptu" interviews in his apparently documentary shorts were completely scripted and planned.
	christopherhansen.blogspot.com (4000 words)

	Preview of Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at All Info About Movies
		Recorded as the film was being made, the personal film diaries of ‘Cinematic Storytellers’ are fresh, candid and unique perspectives on an epic film.
		The film's producer is Mark Johnson, with Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely as executive producers.
		Chosen as the prestigious 2005 Royal Film Performance, the premiere is a fundraising event in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, it was jointly by the Walt Disney Studios, Walden Media, the CTBF and Clarence House.
	movies.allinfoabout.com /family/chronicles_of_narnia.html (2392 words)

	Higgaion » What is Mark Johnson talking about? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		According to a Sci-Fi Wire report this morning, Mark Johnson, producer of Disney’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, “plays down religion” (SFW’s term in the headline) in talking about the movie.
		This seems somewhat at odds with Mark Johnson’s claims (Johnson is credited as producer of the film), although Johnson’s comments on that score are admittedly muddled.
		All of this makes it sound like producer Mark Johnson had it wrong in his own statements about not marketing to faith-based groups (though he strangely seemed to exempt churches from that category).
	www.heardworld.com /higgaion/?p=272 (681 words)

	Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Symposium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Moderated by Mark Johnson, producer of Diner, Rain Man, A Little Princess and Galaxy Quest.
		From what began as a small and intimate gathering of film directors representing their nominated films in the foreign language film category, this annual forum has turned into an SRO event that is as entertaining as it it informative.
		Each year the Academy invites the five directors to appear live on-stage, accompanied by clips from their nominated foreign language films.
	www.filmmakers.com /news/events/printer_69.shtml (206 words)

	Insomnia
		Clooney is not only a producer on the film, but he has a cameo as well.
		He executive produced and starred in a live television broadcast of Fail Safe, which was nominated for a 2000 Golden Globe Award as Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.
		CHARLES J. SCHLISSEL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) studied film and media at the University of Washington and San Francisco State University before he was accepted into UCLA and moved to Los Angeles to complete his college education.
	dontcloseyoureyes.warnerbros.com /filmm4.html (1256 words)

	KNIN - Home - Luke, Owen and Andrew Wilson to Screen 'The Wendell Baker Story' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		No, the Virginia Film Festival is not starting early this year.
		They will be joined by the film's producer, Mark Johnson.
		The film's producer, Mark Johnson, happens to be a UVA alumnus and chair of the Virginia Film Festival Advisory Board.
	www.knin.com /home/1424217.html (331 words)

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