Joan Micklin Silver: the Lower East Side, yes; Hollywood, no, and that was Hollywoodâs loss
By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 2:48 p.m.
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Joan Micklin Silver s 1977 film, Between the Lines, included in its cast Lindsay Crouse (left) and Jeff Goldblum.Midwest Films
Wonât you raise a glass and sit a little shiva for Joan Micklin Silver, who died Dec. 31, at 85? A barrier-breaking filmmaker, she directed three of the finest movies of the late 1970s, one late-1980s romantic comedy that looks better with every passing year, and a little-known gem that was among HBOâs very first original films.
Museum seeks submissions for Waterston Desert Writing Prize, student essays
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The High Desert Museum is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Waterston Desert Writing Prize.
The Prize honors literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. Emerging, mid-career and established nonfiction writers are invited to apply.
To learn more about the Waterston Desert Writing Prize and how to submit an entry, visit highdesertmuseum.org/waterston-prize. Submissions will be accepted through May 1, 2021.
Inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterston’s love of the High Desert, a region that has been her muse for more than 30 years, the Prize launched in 2014 and annually recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and human narrative. The Prize is named in honor of actor Sam Waterston, who provided the seed money for the endowment that helps fun
BEND â The High Desert Museum is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. The prize honors literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. Emerging, mid-career and established nonfiction writers are invited to apply.
Inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterstonâs love of the High Desert, a region that has been her muse for more than 30 years, the prize launched in 2014 and annually recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and human narrative. The prize is named in honor of actor Sam Waterston, who provided the seed money for the endowment that helps fund the award.
Born to Russian Jewish parents in Omaha, Nebraska, Joan Micklin Silver launched her feature film career in 1975 with
Hester Street, a film based on a short story by Abraham Cahan. She wrote the screenplay as well as directing the film that portrays the Jewish-American immigrant experience and which served as a tribute to her parents and heritage.
Initially a music teacher and freelance writer in Cleveland, Ohio, Micklin Silver was inspired to work in film when she saw Satyajit Ray’s
Pather Panchali (1955). When her family moved to New York City in 1967, she seized this opportunity and began her filmmaking career as a screenwriter for educational film companies. Commissioned by the Learning Corporation of America, Micklin Silver wrote and directed the short
One of the retail giant s first scripted originals, the drama starring Titus Welliver and based on author Michael Connelly s best-selling books wraps its run after seven seasons and two executive regimes at Amazon.
The Florida-set crime drama starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston and Judy Reyes comes to a close after four seasons, a somewhat short run for a basic-cable network. Sources say the decision to wrap the series, a sturdy performer at a time when linear networks are struggling, was a mutual one between the drama s creative team and TNT. Rashida Jones exec produces the Warners drama alongside showrunners Sharon Lee Watson and Emily Silver.