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    Director Noam Murro And Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, S.F., Bypass “Sheet Metal.”

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    By Sarah Woodward

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    There is some irony in the fact that Saturn’s "Sheet Metal" was shot on location in, of all places, Los Angeles-a city known for its utter dependence on the automobile. That’s because the ad-created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP), San Francisco, and directed by Noam Murro of Los Angeles-based Biscuit Filmworks-is essentially car-free. Like most automotive spots, we see people in scenarios involving cars. The difference in "Sheet Metal" is that the cars are missing.

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    CLIENT

    General Motors Co./Saturn.

    PRODUCTION CO.

    Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles.

    Noam Murro, director; Stefan Czapsky, DP; Shawn Lacy Tessaro, executive producer; Jay Veal, producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles.

    AGENCY

    Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco.

    Jamie Barrett, associate partner/creative director/copywriter; Mark Wenneker, art director; David Yost, executive producer; James Horner, producer.

    EDITORIAL

    Bikini Edit, New York.

    Avi Oron, editor, Michelle Thibeault, producer.

    POST/VISUAL EFFECTS

    Company 3, Santa Monica.

    Steve Rodriguez and Mike Pethel, colorists; Denise Brown, producer.

    Ring of Fire Advanced Media, West Hollywood.

    Kevin Prendiville, on-set supervisor/Inferno artist/online editor;Todd Hemsley, Inferno artist; John Myers, visual effects executive producer; Kim Evans and Zenta Kronitis, visual effects producers.

    AUDIO POST

    TLA Productions,

    San Francisco.

    Mark Pitchford, mixer.

    SOUND DESIGN

    Bikini Edit.

    Avi Oron, sound designer.

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    Stage and Film Actor Tony Roberts Dies At 85

    Friday, February 7, 2025

    Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen's best friend — has died. He was 85.

    Roberts' death was announced to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley.

    Roberts had a genial stage personality perfect for musical comedy and he originated roles in such diverse Broadway musicals as "How Now, Dow Jones" (1967); "Sugar" (1972), an adaptation of the movie "Some Like It Hot," and "Victor/Victoria" (1995), in which he co-starred with Julie Andrews when she returned to Broadway in the stage version of her popular film. He also was in the campy, roller-disco "Xanadu" in 2007 and "The Royal Family" in 2009.

    "I've never been particularly lucky at card games. I've never hit a jackpot. But I have been extremely lucky in life," he write in his memoir, "Do You Know Me?" "Unlike many of my pals, who didn't know what they wanted to become when they grew up, I knew I wanted to be an actor before I got to high school."

    Roberts also appeared on Broadway in the 1966 Woody Allen comedy "Don't Drink the Water," repeating his role in the film version, and in Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" (1969), for which he also made the movie.

    Other Allen films in which Roberts appeared were "Annie Hall" (1977), "Stardust Memories" (1980), "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" (1982), "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) and "Radio Days" (1987).

    "Roberts' confident onscreen presence — not to mention his tall frame, broad shoulders and brown curly mane — was the perfect foil for Allen's various neurotic characters, making them more funny and enjoyable to watch," The Jewish Daily Forward wrote in 2016.

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