I am so excited today!!!

It looks like I've been cast to play Hollywood Icon Samuel Goldwyn in an A&E Biography...

I know, I know... It's typecasting, but I am so excited!

Once at New Line Cinema I ran into Tony Goldwyn the actor and he commented to me that I looked like Sam.

"That's a complement, right?"

"Of course!" he said.

I met up with Aaron last night at Roman's. He's pretty tired and almost finished with "Shark Tale," so he's ready to hit the surf in Cambodia, as that's his favorite vacation spot.

I wonder if I could ever get my Vietnam Vet brother Donald to go back as a vacation?

Doubt it, but I'll ask.

Chef Julia Child dies at 91.

In her honor, I'll eat a slice of cheese pizza in the Village Pizzeria on Larchmont Blvd.

I know, I eat there everyday, but today it will be special. For Julia...

Craig Kilborn gave notice that he's leaving to do other things...

Sources say he's out at the end of this month, sending CBS and David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, out hitting the streets looking for a replacement.

I've kept this under my hat a while, but some of you know, I have been auditioning for the desk these past few weeks. I know they are trying to get Conan, cause he'd like a change, but my tests have gone over pretty well and I have met some nice people who have sat in as guests on the test shows.

I doubt I'll get it, but it has been fun thinking about it.

I stopped in an caught a screening of "Alien vs. Predator" and was astonished that neither creature won, but it was the humans that killed them all. Making it kind of pointless.

I'm waiting for...

"King Kong vs. Godzilla."

Today was my lucky day! Friday the 13th, you rock!

Dear FiLM Club Member,

Congratulations! You've won "BRAKHAGE" and "IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN" on DVD courtesy of Zeitgeist Films!

We'd like to announce your name in next week's Los Angeles update.

Thanks for participating in the contest and again, congratulations!

Best,

Martha Mitchell
Marketing Department
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I was able to answer:

1.) According to "Biographical information for Maya Deren" by Moira Sullivan , what is the filmmaker's birth name?

Eleanora Derenkowsky

2.) According to "Stan Brakhage: A Brief Introduction" by Fred Camper, what must a viewer learn to do in order to watch Brakhage's films?

"one must learn to see faster, more precisely, and more deeply."

Boy, I am so glad I won this one, these are my two favorite filmmakers!

Hopefully with all this good luck, I'll get laid!