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Tom Roston

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Journo. Kombucha/coffee/lager. Author of The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five and lots of other nonfiction.
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The Missing Pieces We Carry After 9/11 Original

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By Tom Roston Verified
| TIME Verified
Early dawn. A slice of last night’s chocolate cake. Watching the rays of the sun spread over the city. Stealing a moment like this was a coveted morning ritual for some of the breakfast staff at Windows on the World, the restaurant that was on the 107th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. This was the meeting place where New Yorkers and out-of-towners went to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries; to revel with food and drink and to mark life milestones.
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How Playing a Soldier Takes More Than Basic Training

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By Tom Roston Verified
| Backstage Verified
It takes more than a strong jawline and sharp salute to successfully play a soldier on the big screen. Consider Tom Cruise as a Navy Air Force pilot in “Top Gun,” Mark Wahlberg as a Navy SEAL in “Lone Survivor,” Martin Sheen in “Apocalypse Now,” or Tom Hanks in “Saving Private Ryan.” You just believe these actors have gone beyond the wire. So, how do they do it? There are many paths to glory, but here are just a few tricks of the trade.
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Big Budgets, or Big Ideas? An Optimistic Look at the Future of Blockbusters

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By Tom Roston Verified
| Backstage Verified
At this year’s Academy Awards, first-time winner Cord Jefferson made heads turn when he accepted the award for best adapted screenplay for “American Fiction,” his directorial debut that he’d struggled to get greenlit. His speech was part plea, part call-to-arms, imploring studio executives and other Hollywood gatekeepers to take more chances. “I understand that this is a risk-averse industry. I get it. But $200 million movies are also a risk.
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