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15 March 2013 10:29 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »

Todd Robinson is an Emmy-winning writer and Spirit Award nominee, responsible for "White Squall," "Lonely Hearts," and 2013's "Phantom," starring Ed Harris, David Duchovny and William Fichtner. Robinson, who also directed the latter two films, took some time to chat with Zap2it about his upcoming project, "The Last Full Measure," the perils of the studio system, and the pitfalls of the video game world.

"The Last Full Measure" is a passion piece for Robinson that he's set to begin filming in coastal Georgia later this year. The cast list is stacked with legendary actors such as Morgan Freeman, Lawrence Fishburne, and Andy Garcia. Robinson says he'll reunite with "Phantom's" Harris, Duchovny, and Fichtner as well.

Owing to such an impressive cast list may be Robinson's own classical training as an actor. "I try to write three-dimensional characters [actors] would like to play, and write words they would like to say, »

- editorial@zap2it.com

11 February 2013 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Award-winning film editor who had an instinctive feel for pace, rhythm and nuance

Gerry Hambling, who has died aged 86, was one of the finest editors that the British film industry has produced. He was widely admired, particularly by his peers, for films such as Midnight Express (1978), Mississippi Burning (1988), In the Name of the Father (1993) and Evita (1996). He won many awards from the editors' guilds in the Us and UK, which made up for the fact that, although he was nominated six times, an Oscar always eluded him. He did, however, win the Bafta three times for film editing. My own collaboration with Gerry went back 40 years, as he cut 14 feature films for me, as well as three short films and scores of commercials.

As with many film technicians of his generation, Gerry's choice of profession was serendipitous: born and raised in Croydon, Surrey, he left school at 16 and went to work at the local factory, »

- Alan Parker

11 February 2013 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Award-winning film editor who had an instinctive feel for pace, rhythm and nuance

Gerry Hambling, who has died aged 86, was one of the finest editors that the British film industry has produced. He was widely admired, particularly by his peers, for films such as Midnight Express (1978), Mississippi Burning (1988), In the Name of the Father (1993) and Evita (1996). He won many awards from the editors' guilds in the Us and UK, which made up for the fact that, although he was nominated six times, an Oscar always eluded him. He did, however, win the Bafta three times for film editing. My own collaboration with Gerry went back 40 years, as he cut 14 feature films for me, as well as three short films and scores of commercials.

As with many film technicians of his generation, Gerry's choice of profession was serendipitous: born and raised in Croydon, Surrey, he left school at 16 and went to work at the local factory, »

- Alan Parker

3 items from 2013