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Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel is past president of the Boston Society of Film Critics. His reviews appeared in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette for 25 years and can now be found at NorthShoreMovies.Net. He is local correspondent for Variety, the "Movie Maven" for the (Boston) Jewish Advocate and teaches film at Suffolk University. He writes on classic science fiction films for Clarkesworld and Space and Time magazine. His book on the history of FOX TV, The Fourth Network, received the Cable Center Book Award. His other books include a history of DreamWorks, The Dream Team, and I'll Have What She's Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies. His latest book, his first on SF, is Jar Jar Binks Must Die...and Other Observations about Science Fiction Movies.
Programming for Daniel M. Kimmel
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| Wed | 16:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
Teaching SF: Stretching the Mind While Thinking Outside the Box
Start with "What if" - a simple idea - a film - a painting - and have a student explore speculative fiction |
| Thu | 11:00 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: Dan M. Kimmel
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| Thu | 14:00 | (C01) | 1 hr |
For Fringe Fans
TV's cross between X-Files and The Twilight Zone just keeps getting richer and stranger. It's got a great mad scientist and a hot FBI agent or two. Where is Fringe going? Why do we love it so? |
| Thu | 16:00 | (C04) | 2 hrs |
Trailer Park
Eclectic collection of trailers and shorts |
| Fri | 12:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Fri 12:00
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| Fri | 16:00 | (A13) | 1 hr |
Failure to Launch: Film Franchises that Failed
Film franchises that never got off the ground such as Buckaroo Banzai, The Rocketeer, and other promising attempts to start film series. And on the other side, what are the most unwanted sequels or remakes? |
| Sat | 15:00 | (C04) | 2 hrs |
Trailer Park
Eclectic collection of trailers and shorts |
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