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    Oscar winner Ed Zwick writing memoir “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions”

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    Director Ed Zwick appears at the premiere for the movie "Pawn Sacrifice" during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 11, 2014. Zwick's memoir "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood," will be released on Feb. 13. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette, File)
    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick is working on a memoir, with all the highs and the lows and in-betweens.

    Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc., announced Monday that Zwick's "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood," will be published Feb. 13. Zwick's directing credits include "Glory" and "Legends of the Fall," for which he received Golden Globe nominations; along with the less successful "Pawn Sacrifice" among others. He also was a co-creator of the highly regarded TV series "Thirtysomething."

    He won a best picture Academy Award as one of the producers of "Shakespeare In Love," and he was nominated as a producer of "Traffic."

    According to Gallery, the book will trace "the head spinning ascents and vertiginous plunges that define a career in Hollywood." Zwick, 70, has worked with such top stars as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Annette Bening and Bruce Willis.

    "Even as the business undergoes yet another seismic shift, those of us who do the actual work (as opposed to those who hoard the lion's share of its profits) have no choice but to keep going," Zwick said in a statement. "This book is my attempt to understand that impulse. And to celebrate it in all its absurdities, ambivalences, and grace."

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    Kevin Costner to receive MPSE Filmmaker Award; Greg Hedgepath named recipient of MPSE Career Achievement honor

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Kevin Costner (photo courtesy of Kevin Costner)

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Oscar®-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. And supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 72nd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on February 23, 2025 at the Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

    The MPSE Filmmaker Award is bestowed upon an individual outside the sound community whose career has demonstrated a great appreciation and understanding of the impact of sound editing. The MPSE Career Achievement Award is presented to a person whose career has made a significant impact on the sound community through exemplary work, service or leadership.

    “Kevin Costner has captivated audiences with his powerful storytelling throughout his illustrious career,” said MPSE president David Barber. “From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades. This passion for sound is abundantly clear in his latest ambitious project, the Horizon saga. We are thrilled to honor him with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the art of storytelling through sound in film and television.”

    Barber added, “Greg Hedgepath is a true titan in the world of sound. His contributions to cinema are immense, spanning decades and encompassing a remarkable range of genres. From the heart-pounding intensity of ‘Speed’ and ‘Twister’ to the nuanced drama of ‘Selma’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’, Greg’s work has consistently elevated... Read More

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