Mark Johnson
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‘Won’t Back Down’ Director: Film’s Debut Like Pulling Off a Band-Aid
"Won't Back Down" director Daniel Barnz said his film on education reform was released amid the massive teacher strike in Chicago
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Bruce Davis, Ron Yerxa Taking Over Oscar Foreign-Language Committee
Producer Ron Yerxa and former AMPAS executive Bruce Davis are new co-chairs of a committee overseen for 12 sometimes controversial years by Mark Johnson
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Peter Berg Admits ‘Battleship’ Was Expensive, Too High-Concept
On a day when Brian Grazer, Michael DeLuca, Mark Johnson, Cean Chaffin and others discussed passion projects, "Battleship" director Peter Berg says his "underperforming" film was too big and impersonal
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One Year Later, Oscar’s Foreign-Language War Still Rages
Unconventional Greek film “Dogtooth” remains a flash point for voters who feel disenfranchised by blue-ribbon committees
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Here’s Who Put ‘Dogtooth’ on the Oscar Shortlist
We have the full list of the Academy committee responsible for a decisive break from years of timid foreign-language selections
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Can Oscar’s Foreign-Language Problems Ever Be Fixed?
No other category has taken such drastic steps to correct its deficiencies — but the complaints continue
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John Huston’s Grandson Cast in David Chase’s Directorial Debut
“The Sopranos” creator will reunite with Steven Van Zandt on Paramount’s coming-of-age drama
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Billy Ray to Write & Direct WB’s Remake of ‘Secret in Their Eyes’
Mark Johnson will produce the project, which original director Juan Jose Campanella will exec produce with John Ufland
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Producers Bemoan New Hollywood Realities
At the PGA’s Produced By Conference, money woes and creative conflicts take center stage