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  Marshall Herskovitz @ Filmbug
Marshall Herskovitz became interested in filmmaking while studying at Brandeis University, where he wrote a screenplay of Beowulf as his senior thesis in 1973.
Herskovitz then spent several years writing and directing for episodic television, including such shows as Family and The White Shadow, before teaming with Edward Zwick to create the multi-award winning television movie Special Bulletin.
Herskovitz won two Emmys, for best dramatic film and best writing for a dramatic film, a Writers Guild Award, and the Humanitas Award for his work.
www.filmbug.com /db/36183   (374 words)

  
 MSCL.COM - [the website] - My So-Called Life
Marshall: And I remember she walked in to the room and we looked at each other and said "that girl is really good" and yet we said "she's so beautiful and she's so self-posessed and there's got to be something about Angela Chase that...
Marshall: You know there's something else about the pilot I really want to mention, which is Scott Winant had been a producer on "thirtysomething" and had started directing on "thirtysomething" and he was one of our best directors...
Marshall: Put it this way: people have often asked us about all of our shows 'were you upset that more people weren't watching?' and that sort of thing, but people who go into this business, you know, in some way are performers.
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 Tree Media Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Writer, director, producer Marshall Herskovitz became interested in filmmaking while studying at Brandeis University, where he wrote a screenplay of Beowulf as his senior thesis in 1973.
Herskovitz then spent several years writing and directing for episodic television, including such shows as Family and The White Shadow, until he teamed up with Edward Zwick to create the multi-award winning television movie Special Bulletin.
Herskovitz is currently working with Zwick on their hit series for ABC, Once and Again.
www.treemedia.com /roundtable/marshall.html   (356 words)

  
 Marshall Herskovitz
MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ, with Edward Zwick, created the Bedford Falls Company in 1985 as their home for film and television projects.
Herskovitz became interested in filmmaking while studying at Brandeis University, where he wrote a screenplay of "Beowulf" as his senior thesis in 1973.
Herskovitz produced and directed the historical epic "Dangerous Beauty," starring Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell, which was released in 1998.
www.cinema.com /people/002/527/marshall-herskovitz/index.phtml   (284 words)

  
 Marshall Herskovitz Photos - Marshall Herskovitz News - Marshall Herskovitz Information
Marshall Herskovitz Biography A leading TV writer, producer and director who segued to feature directing with "Jack the Bear" (1993), Marshall Herskovitz began his career as a writer on the TV series "Family", "The White Shadow" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers".
I had the privlege of working for Marshal on the pilot of 1/4 Life.
Marshall runs a production company, The Bedford Falls Company, with partner Marshall Herskovitz.
www.tv.com /marshall-herskovitz/person/53811/summary.html   (184 words)

  
 Herskovitz new PGA head
Marshall Herskovitz has been elected president of the Producers Guild of America, succeeding two-term president Kathleen Kennedy, it was announced Monday.
Herskovitz ran unopposed in the election, which also saw Bruce Cohen named vp motion pictures, Mark Gordon vp television and Courtney Cowan treasurer.
In the near term, Herskovitz said he would focus on improving health coverage for members and support efforts to create federal, state and local incentives to counteract the effects of runaway production.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002652102   (175 words)

  
 Clue - Colleen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Her eyes darted back and forth, from Sela to where Edward and Marshall stood in front of the motel's lobby door, blocking the exit.
Herskovitz was starting to come to--and, what a nasty headache he'd developed.
Marshall was left unable to defend himself against the seemingly endless stream of blows West delivered, one after another to his face.
www.jessie-katie.com /fanfic/colleen_clue5.htm   (1636 words)

  
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In this and the Hitchcock episode, Ethan and Brittany Weston are played by Jason and Rachel Nagler.] writer: marshall herskovitz writer: edward zwick director: marshall herskovitz attack of the killer parents 10/6/87 12/29/87 Hope's anxiety over her parent's (Shirley Knight, George Coe) impending visit taxes everyone's patience.
writer: marshall herskovitz writer: edward zwick director: marshall herskovitz but not for me (or ``saturday night'') 11/3/87 3/29/88 3/14/89 Gary and Melissa rekindle their long-dormant love af- fair; Hope and Michael's ``date'' turns into a disaster.
David Marshall Grant and Patricia Kalember are in- troduced as Russell Weller and Susannah Hart.
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 DANGEROUS BEAUTY movie review with photos, video
Herskovitz's film is intoxicatingly sexy, even as it offers intellectual stimulation and provocative ideas.
She is on a quest to control her own destiny at a time when most women couldn't even read.
Herskovitz and cinematographer Bojan Bazelli create a sumptuous canvas on which to tell this story.
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 President Warfield - Marshall Herskovitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Marshall Herskovitz began working in television as a writer for the TV shows "Family," "The White Shadow," and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."
Herskovitz teamed with fellow AFI graduate, Edward Zwick to produce the TV movie Special Bulletin which received two Emmy awards.
In 1985, Herskovitz and Zwick formed the Bedford Falls Company which produced the TV series "thirtysomething" for ABC.
www.presidentwarfield.com /article29.html   (83 words)

  
 “A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action”
Directed by Edward Zwick from a screenplay by John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, story by John Logan, the film is produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf and Tom Engelman.
Herskovitz, who soon joined the writing team, adds that while the story and characters are purely fictional, the filmmakers painstakingly endeavored to achieve an overall level of authenticity in all aspects, "a faithful evocation of that period in Japanese history and of the principles and values of the Samurai.
Says Herskovitz of the two-time BAFTA nominee, "Billy Connolly is one of the funniest men I’ve ever met and just a joy to watch." Regarding the actor’s casting, he says, "Ed and I always loved watching Victor McLaglen in the John Ford films, all those cavalry films with John Wayne.
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 Episode 319   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Marshall (with Ed) - "A long time ago, we realized that most of the process of making a movie or a television show was about the people who were involved and, in fact, there was a deep connection between the people who were involved and the product you came up with."
Instead of rehashing the battle of the sexes, writers Sue and Daniel Paige, Zwick and Herskovitz engage in a battle of the psyches.
Herskovitz said ABC executives told him last Thursday that the final episode of this season would be the series finale as well.
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 The Huffington Post | Marshall Herskovitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Writer, director, producer MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ has enjoyed a distinguished career in the separate worlds of film and television.
In 1991, Herskovitz directed his first feature film, Jack The Bear, starring Danny DeVito, then two years later produced Legends of the Fall, starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins.
The next year Herskovitz spent six months in Rome, producing and directing the historical epic Dangerous Beauty.
www.huffingtonpost.com /contributors/bio.php?nick=marshall-herskovitz&name=Marshall%20Herskovitz   (308 words)

  
 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated producers Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz return to television, as ABC makes a pilot commitment to "1/4life," a drama to be produced by The Bedford Falls Company in association with Touchstone Television, it was announced today by Steve McPherson, president, ABC Primetime Entertainment.
The creators of "Once & Again," "thirtysomething" and "My So Called Life," who have defined the modern drama, now turn their unique perspective to the lives of a group of Chicago friends and roommates in their 20s - balanced between the carefree and heightened emotions of youth and the mantle of responsibility and adulthood.
Zwick and Herskovitz first collaborated on the Emmy Award-winning television movie, "Special Bulletin." They founded The Bedford Falls Company in 1985 - so named for the town in "It's A Wonderful Life" - as home for their film and television projects.
www.thefutoncritic.com /pr.aspx?id=20040914abc01   (457 words)

  
 Marshall Herskovitz
A leading TV writer, producer and director who segued to feature directing with "Jack the Bear" (1993), Marshall Herskovitz began his career as a writer on the TV series "Family", "The White Shadow" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers".
In 1985, Herskovitz and Zwick formed the Bedford Falls Company.
Herskovitz returned to the big screen with the period romance "Dangerous Beauty" (1998), starring Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell.
www.allocine.co.uk /personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=3085.html   (224 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire: 30m with Marshall Herskovitz
SPLICED interviewed Marshall Herskovitz February 6, 1998 at the Prescott Hotel in San Francisco
Marshall Herskovitz has the square, unshaven jaw of a movie nefarian, but with an approachable grin.
Marshall Herskovitz: She is so remarkably natural and unadorned in any way, in real life.
www.splicedonline.com /features/herskovitz.html   (2869 words)

  
 Newsweek Panel on Teen Violence: Marshall Herskovitz: It is Possible to Confuse an 'Anarchic and Violent' Virtual ...
And it is possible for a person to so completely live in that virtual reality that they come to confuse it for the real world around them," TV and film director and producer Marshall Herskovitz says in the current issue of Newsweek.
I would like to talk about it in terms of individual responsibility." (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990508/HSSA006) Herskovitz's comments are part of a panel, moderated by Newsweek Columnist Jonathan Alter, to discuss the complexities of youth violence in advance of a White House summit on the issue.
And the parent needs the tools to make an informed choice." Herskovitz says that thoughtful consumers can feel the difference between gratuitous violence and necessary violence "in their gut.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/05-09-1999/0000929158   (641 words)

  
 Brandeis University :: News
Award-winning Hollywood producer Marshall Herskovitz ’73, whose credits include the movies “The Last Samurai,” “Traffic” and “I am Sam” and the TV series “thirtysomething” and “My So-Called Life,” has been elected president of the Producers Guild of America.
Herskovitz, who had been the guild’s vice president of television, will serve a two-year term.
The Producers Guild of America was established in 1950 and has more than 2,700 members and affiliate members who work in motion pictures, television, and new media worldwide.
my.brandeis.edu /news/item?news_item_id=105443&show_release_date=1   (234 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'Boomers': Sometimes a strange nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He chose people who aren't household names, but are famous within their professions.
Like Marshall, all the characters were caught between their expectations of what they thought life was going to be like and the reality of bringing up families, dealing with relationships, and juggling job responsibilities."
The Philadelphia lawyer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and went on to become president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
www.usatoday.com /life/books/news/2004-05-31-boomers_x.htm   (886 words)

  
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"Mike Van Dyke" 20 December 1988 D: Ron Lagomarsino W: Marshall Herskovitz & Ed Zwick The arrival of Christmas and Hanukkah in the Steadman home is once again fraught with religious uncertainty as Michael prepares to travel to a Chicago cemetary for the ceremonial unveiling of his father's headstone.
"Love and Sex" 3 October 1989 D: Marshall Herskovitz W: Liberty Godshall Michael and Hope find themselves sexually out of sync, and can't help but long for those thrilling days of yesteryear when they see their baby sitter in the rapture of young love.
"New Baby" 24 October 1989 D: Marshall Herskovitz W: Ann Lewis Hamilton Gary labors through Susannah's difficult birthing process as she seems reluctant to face the music: the baby and the responsibility of motherhood.
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 Marshall Herskovitz Title Search
Like Marshall Herskovitz, it is a flower that dies at eve,
of Marshall Herskovitz shall stir the soul into a restless flame.
There is no rest by day, no sleep by night; The eyes are blinded by the dazzling light.
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 Marshall Herskovitz
I'd buy the complete season on DVD in an instant -- it was one of the best shows of all time.
It's not hard to see what attracted director Marshall Herskovitz (TV's thirtysomething) and writer Steve Zaillian (Schindler's List) to this tragicomic story of a widower trying to keep life together...
Although it was unfortunately ignored during its brief theatrical release, this sumptuously seductive production is that rarest of cinematic breeds, the (barely) respectable guilty pleasure....
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 Marshall Herskovitz, Films DVD réalisés par Marshall Herskovitz
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 News
Herskovitz, meanwhile, is remaining realistic about the show's chances.
That, of course, means Herskovitz would have to walk away from his role producing the upcoming Tom Cruise flick The Last Samurai, which starts shooting this fall in New Zealand.
The critically beloved show (from ''thirtysomething'' creators Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz) had numerous time slots in its three seasons on the network, but never found a substantial audience; its already unimpressive ratings shrank even further this year, with 2 million fewer people watching, the New York Daily News reported.
www.angelfire.com /tv/onceagain/news.html   (8453 words)

  
 thirtysomething bare-bones episode guide
writer: marshall herskovitz writer: edward zwick director: edward zwick
writer: marshall herskovitz writer: edward zwick director: marshall herskovitz
David Marshall Grant and Patricia Kalember are introduced as Russell Weller and Susannah Hart.
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 UGO Screenwriter's Voice - Feature Article by Brian Tallerico -- The Last Samurai -- Script to Film Comparison
In the film, Algren is a man who we know is fighting demons from his past and who we know will find redemption from those demons.
So, I picked up an early draft of the screenplay by John Logan (with revisions by Zwick & Herskovitz), in the hope that a few of my frustrations at the film would be alleviated by "what could have been".
Zwick and Herskovitz were smart to pare back on the blatant voice over.
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 Marshall Herskovitz Movies @ Filmbug UK
Marshall Herskovitz Movies @ Filmbug UK Film Stars > Marshall Herskovitz > Movies
Movies on DVD with or related to Marshall Herskovitz.
Click here for region 2 encoded Marshall Herskovitz DVDs (Europe, Japan, Middle East and South Africa).
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 lastsamurai
Edward Zwick ("Glory"/"Courage Under Fire") efficiently directs within the studio system safe conduct code a predictable but rousing action epic destined to be a box office smash and nothing more.
He also co-writes with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz, loading it up as a heavy-handed hero-worshipping adventure tale about the ugly violence of war and the honorable men who found honor and bravery in fighting, even if their wars were mindless.
If you are taken with wide-sweeping battle scenes and panoramic storytelling and could care less about drama, real emotions, history and character development, I could see you enjoying this unmoving spectacle for the close-up action scenes and the stunning cinematography provided by the talented John Toll.
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 Brian Robbins | Bruce Helford | Marshall Herskovitz | tv : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In the frank discussion that follows, the producers acknowledge the power of the behemoth with remarkably little fear or hype.
MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ The only one of these I've ever watched was ''Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' because somebody called me on the phone and said, ''Turn on Fox.
You have to see this.'' And it was like watching the end of Western civilization.
www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,430049~3~0~whatswrongwithreality,00.html   (655 words)

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