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LADDIE: THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVIES
Page 3 Editorial 4-7 Laddie The Man Behind The Movies
The untold story of the movie mogul who green lit Star Wars. And Blade Runner. And Alien. And Police Academy. And... A film about Alan Ladd Jr., producer and former 20th Century Fox chairman, directed by his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones.
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20-23 Memories Of My Father
The story about a Colombian writer's father. His father was an University md professor who promoted tolerance and human rights in his country.
24-27 Close Up 28 DVD OF THE MONTH (Our Friend)
After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined
29 DVD OF THE MONTH (Another Round)
Four high school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
30 DVD OF THE MONTH (Husbands)
After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London.
31 DVD OF THE MONTH (The Irishman)
An old man recalls his time painting houses for his friend, Jimmy Hoffa, through the 1950-70s.
32 Poster: In The Heights.
Photo Credits:
Strike Media: 1,4,6,7 Jon Rushton: 8,10,11 Curzon.com:16,18,19
Acknowledgements:
We would like to acknowledge the following for providing publicity information for this magazine: Keir Waller @Strike Media. Jon Rushton @Jon Rushton. Jake Garriock and Kelly Powell @Curzon.com
Directed by Amanda Ladd Jones (as Amanda Ladd) Starring: Ben Affleck, Mel Brooks, George Lucas, Elizabeth Daley, Ridley Scott, Richard Donner, Lucy Fisher, Sigourney Weaver, Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jnr., Ron Howard.
The documentary is directed by Alan Ladd Junior’s daughter. “My dad is an awesome movie executive you’ve never heard of; he has been an agent, an executive and a studio head with 150 academy award nominations, 60 academy award wins. He is one of the most prominent executives in the history of Hollywood, not that this impressed me very much growing up because my dad spent years trying to escape the shadow of his own illustrious father (*Alan Ladd) and I spent years trying to do the same. In the end, I broke into the movie business, and every job I did, inevitably someone had a story about my dad. I decided to sit down with all my Dad’s friends and colleagues and hear what they had to say about the man they called Laddie.
“He was the kind of foot on the ground producer” - Ben Affleck
“This guy is one who just says, ‘Just do it.” - Mel Gibson
“The objective was to help these incredibly creative people make the best possible movie they could” - Sigourney Weaver
“Laddie was one of the few people who said ‘I trust the artist’
- George Lucas
“What mattered to me was he said: “You got something?” And I said: “Yeah, you want to read it? And he said: Yeah, and you get an answer by Tuesday”. - Ridley Scott
Alan Ladd came to fame as a tough guy in
“This Gun for Hire” in 1942.
He had a cameo role in one of the greatest
films of all time: “Citizen Kane”.
Today he is remembered for the western
“Shane”.
Unlike any other film before it, “Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies” is a cinephile’s dream and will be eternally treasured and repeatedly watched because it is so inspiring and uplifting and will help many film afficionados from all backgrounds who may have flirted with the idea that maybe they could write a screenplay, that they have a story that is unique to them and can hear the inner voice of Laddie telling them to do it. Go ahead – realize your dream. Yes, “Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies is the most important movie you will have ever seen!
Laddie & George Lucas
Laddie
