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Loren Kantor
May 15

Charlie Chaplin Gets a Taste of Modern Times

My appointment was for 9:00 am at the Cahill Center for Astrophysics at Cal Tech…

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Loren Kantor
Apr 7

Was Silent Film Star Buster Keaton an Abused Child?

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Apr 2

The Day I Was Fired by Chevy Chase

In 1991, I worked on the movie Memoirs of an Invisible Man. I was a lowly production assistant…

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Feb 27

The Making of the French Connection

The French Connection is a 1971 police thriller featuring the most famous car chase in movie…

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Loren Kantor
Feb 26

Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Journey for The Godfather

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Feb 2

The Making of Singin’ In the Rain

In 1949, the writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green walked into the MGM offices of Arthur…

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Jan 22

My Neighbor Was Darth Vader

In 1987, I lived near Melrose & La Brea just south of Hollywood. My neighbor was a 30ish guy named Chris with…

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Loren Kantor
Jan 16

Rest in Peace David Lynch

During the 1980s, David Lynch was a ubiquitous presence in Los Angeles. He gave talks at the American Film…

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Jan 6

Bad Jobs: 3 Days on a Zombie Horror Film

Los Angeles, 1997. I’m in a Hancock Park mansion for three marathon days working on a…

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Loren Kantor
Dec 2, 2024

Watching The Godfather With a Special Needs Teen

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