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Diana's avatar

Wow, that number of different sources you use is impressive! Kudos!

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Joe Valdez's avatar

Thank you so much, Diana! If Ally Sheedy contacts me to add more depth, I will talk to her and amend my article, but short of that, existing reporting or interviews with the cast and crew must suffice.

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Diana's avatar

Excellent commentary, Joe!

Where do you get the background information on these films? It's really interesting!

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Joe Valdez's avatar

Thanks so much, Diana. It's terrific to have you here! I get my background information cross-referencing newspaper articles, magazine articles (sadly, two of the best--Starlog and Premiere--aren't digitized, all that great coverage lost in the '80s unless I order back issues on eBay), website articles, books, behind-the-scenes documentaries and increasingly, podcasts. The AFI provides some basic but informative production history on nearly all of these films that I rely on more than I would Wikipedia and I'll search those keywords for more information.

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