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David Weiner

Los Angeles
As seen in: It Came From Blog, CBS News, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Tonight, Yahoo, The Daily Telegraph, Cell Press, Yahoo Movies UK, LA Weekly, JD Supra, Urban Institute and
Covers:  Entertainment, with an emphasis on genre film and television.
Director of In Search of Darkness ‘70s, ‘80s & ‘90s (@80sHorrorDoc)/@80sSciFiDoc; @AliensExpanded EP; @ItCameFromBlog; fmr @FamousMonsters Editor, etc.🖖

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David Weiner’s Biography

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With more than 25 years of entertainment industry experience under his belt, David Weiner has mastered a variety of crafts within the field.

Using his creativity, innovation, strategic thinking and the written word as a foundation, David has accomplished countless goals and tackled numerous challenges as a national magazine editor-in-chief, top entertainment website senior editor, entertainment journalist (print & online), on-camera celebrity/filmmaker interviewer, documentary filmmaker, screen…

David Weiner’s Journalist Portfolio

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"We Never Had an Ending:" How Disney's 'Black Hole' Tried to Match 'Star Wars'

"We Never Had an Ending:" How Disney's 'Black Hole' Tried to Match 'Star Wars'

Forty years later, director Gary Nelson, along with actors Joseph Bottoms and the late Robert Forster, look b…

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"This Is Probably Going to Kill Us:" How First 'Star Trek' Movie Avoided Disaster

"This Is Probably Going to Kill Us:" How First 'Star Trek' Movie Avoided Disaster

With these shifting genre appetites growing stronger, and with Paramount struggling with the reality of selli…

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Ridley Scott on the Hard Road to 'Alien'

Ridley Scott on the Hard Road to 'Alien'

"The theater was positively boiling with expectation. I have never seen such audience participation," remembe…

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'Miracle Mile' at 30: The Nixed Happy Ending and Alternate Castings Revealed

'Miracle Mile' at 30: The Nixed Happy Ending and Alternate Castings Revealed

In Miracle Mile, Anthony Edwards plays Harry, a young musician who finds love with Julie, a server who works …

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How Original 'Pet Sematary' Director Won Over Stephen King

How Original 'Pet Sematary' Director Won Over Stephen King

Teased by his publisher as "the most frightening book Stephen King has ever written" in 1983, the prolific no…

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The Pain Behind 'Baron Munchausen'

The Pain Behind 'Baron Munchausen'

The production woes of Terry Gilliam's film have become the stuff of legend - and on its 30th anniversary, th…

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Articles

Beats, Burlesque, Bon Vivant: An Interview with Urge Overkill Music Manager Beth Winer

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By David Weiner
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By David Weiner The multi-talented Beth Winer has managed top alternative bands in the music industry including Urge Overkill, Combustible Edison, Imperial Teen, Ultrababyfat, and even King Missile (stepping in briefly as an interim manager).
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Serious/Silly: Does Will Forte Have a Master Plan?

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By David Weiner
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By David Weiner Back in 2014, former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE comedian Will Forte found himself being taken seriously as dramatic actor after his earnest turn in director Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA. I had a chance to chat with the down-to-earth Will for Entertainment Tonight about his well-deserved, but certainly unexpected, career turn that led him to get a ton of awards buzz (including the caché of being in an Oscar-nominated feature for Best Picture of the Year).
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David Cronenberg Interview: Crawling All Over Robert Pattinson’s Face in ‘Cosmopolis’

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By David Weiner
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By David Weiner Back in 2012, I had the distinct thrill of being able to chat with director David Cronenberg about his latest film, COSMOPOLIS, for Entertainment Tonight.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing as an online journalist for Lightspeed Media and AOL's flagship site, Entertainment Asylum.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

That's a loaded question.

How is social media changing news?

Dramatically -- in addition to instant gratification coverage, it also serves to rapidly misinform and encourage sensationalism.

Awards

Rondo Hatton Award

2016 - Best Interview of the Year

BEST INTERVIEW OF 2015: DAVID WEINER INTERVIEWS MEL BROOKS ABOUT YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Famous Monsters of Filmland #277) The Rondo Awards, named after Rondo Hatton, an obscure B-movie villain of the 1940s, honor the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation. Conducted by the Classic Horror Film Board, a 21-year old online community, The Rondo vote is the largest survey of the classic horror genre held each year.

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