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HERBLOCK: THE BLACK AND THE WHITE Release Year: 2013 Runtime: 100 Minutes Directed by: Michael Stevens The story of the dominant political cartoonist of the 20 th Century and the people who became his targets during his 55 years at the Washington Post. Herbert Block signed his work, Herblock, and the word around the Post was, “Don’t mess with Herb.” His career, spanning thirteen presidents, was marked by his passion for solid reporting and telling the truth. His cartoons contributed to the downfall of Senator Joe McCarthy and President Richard Nixon. Ben Bradlee, Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Jules Feiffer, Ted Koppel, Eugene Robinson, Tom Friedman, David Brooks, Gwen Ifill, Rick Hertzberg, Victor Navasky and Richard Cohen give first-hand accounts of Block’s life and work, and Jon Stewart and Lewis Black explore the place of political satire in American life. Block’s journey takes him from his boyhood Chicago to Washington, where he was honored with three Pulitzer Prizes and the Medal of Freedom.
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HERBLOCK: THE BLACK AND THE WHITE Release Year: 2013 Runtime: 100 Minutes Directed by: Michael Stevens The story of the dominant political cartoonist of the 20th Century and the people who became his targets during his 55 years at the Washington Post. Herbert Block signed his work, Herblock, and the word around the Post was, “Don’t mess with Herb.” His career, spanning thirteen presidents, was marked by his passion for solid reporting and telling the truth. His cartoons contributed to the downfall of Senator Joe McCarthy and President Richard Nixon. Ben Bradlee, Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Jules Feiffer, Ted Koppel, Eugene Robinson, Tom Friedman, David Brooks, Gwen Ifill, Rick Hertzberg, Victor Navasky and Richard Cohen give first-hand accounts of Block’s life and work, and Jon Stewart and Lewis Black explore the place of political satire in American life. Block’s journey takes him from his boyhood Chicago to Washington, where he was honored with three Pulitzer Prizes and the Medal of Freedom.
Michael Stevens Director - Producer - Writer
Michael Stevens is the director-producer of two independent feature films, a Grammy-nominated album and a producer-director-writer of over 30 prime-time event specials in his 18-year career. He is the recipient of six Emmy Awards, two Writers Guild nominations and one Directors Guild nomination.
For the last eight years, he has co-produced and co-written the KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, propelling the HONORS to Emmy Nominations in 2007 and 2008, and Emmy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for Outstanding Primetime Special.
He recently produced and directed the television adaptation of the Broadway play, THURGOOD, starring Laurence Fishburne for HBO, which was nominated for three Emmy Awards, a SAG Award and Directors Guild of America Award. The recording project that he produced, BETTYE LAVETTE: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK was nominated for Outstanding Contemporary Blues album in 2011. In 2009 he wrote and produced WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION (HBO) before an audience of 600,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. He was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for Special. His most recent feature film is SIN – a modern-day western set in Reno that stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames. It was sold to Columbia Pictures/ Screen Gems at the Sundance Film Festival.
Michael Stevens' television producing credits include CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON for the past 18 years (NBC/TNT) and THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE SALUTES. . . from 1993-’98 (ABC/CBS/NBC), which was nominated for an Emmy in 1995. His first production in 1993, THE GREAT ONES: THE NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS (NBC), was also nominated for an Emmy. For the past seven years, he has also directed the multi-camera production of CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON as well as writing that show and the KENNEDY CENTER HONORS.
His other feature film credits include BAD CITY BLUES (Dennis Hopper, Michael Massee, Michael McGrady), which he produced and directed and had its premiere at the AFI International Film Festival – and THE THIN RED LINE, where he worked for Terry Malick as associate producer on the film nominated for seven Academy Awards. In 1999 he produced Steven Spielberg’s film history of the 20th century, The Unfinished Journey, with an original score by John Williams. It had its premiere on the CBS broadcast of AMERICA’S MILLENNIUM, the three-hour live television special which he
produced with Quincy Jones for the President and First Lady on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an audience of 350,000.
Mr. Stevens was born and raised in Washington, DC, graduated from Duke University (B.A. ’89 English Literature and Political Science) and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Alexandra, son, John Cooper, and daughter, Lily. He has most recently completed a biographical documentary of the famed political cartoonist, Herblock, set for release in 2013.
HERBLOCK
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OPENING CREDITS - ALL CARDS
TBD PRESENTS A 3.0
(BLACK UNTIL FINAL DISTRIBUTION)
A STEVENS COMPANY PRODUCTION 1 3.0
in association with TBD 2 3.0
(BLACK - ONLY IF NECESSARY)
HERBLOCK: 3 3.0
THE BLACK & THE WHITE
supervising producer 8 2.5
BILL URBAN
co-producer 9 2.5
SARA LUKINSON
executive producer 10 3.0
GEORGE STEVENS, JR.
produced by 11 3.0
MICHAEL STEVENS
written by 12 3.0
SARA LUKINSON and MICHAEL STEVENS
directed by 13 3.0
MICHAEL STEVENS
TOTAL OPENING CREDITS
39.0
CLOSING CREDITS - ALL CARDS
[FIRST MUSIC] starring 1 4.0
ALAN MANDELL as HERBERT BLOCK
based on the writings and speeches of 2 4.0
HERBERT BLOCK
with 3 4.0
DOUG BUDIN as HERBERT BLOCK'S FATHER
and
JOSHUA WHITE as YOUNG HERBERT BLOCK
associate producers 4 3.0
MARK LEED DOTTIE McCARTHY
casting director 5 3.0
CATHY REINKING
cartoon and photograph visual effects by 6 3.0
DARREN FANTON and JAKE HAMILTON
art director 7 3.0
SCOTT WELBORN
set decorator SANDY SUMMER
set dresser STEVE HARRIS
assistant editor 8 3.0
TJ DALY
additional editing
MARK MUHEIM
production supervisor 9 3.0
CASEY DAVIS
Production coordinators JOSEPH McCARTHY STUART LEED
wardrobe 10 3.0
KLEEV GUESSFORD
hair and make-up LINDSEY BERGFALK
cartoon artist and technical advisor DAVID HORSEY
camera operators 11 3.0
ZORAN POPOVIC JESSE BRUNT KEVIN CHUNG DAVID McKINLEY DAVID COHEN CHARLES
MONTGOMERY
MITCH GOLDMAN MIKE THOMAS
camera assistant KEVIN HUGHES
gaffers grips 12 3.0
MATT ARDINE BRIAN FISHER
DAVID KANE TOM HUNT
electricians YOSHI ISOMURA MIKE BECKMAN DAVID KANE DAVID SHEETZ NEIL PHILLIPS CHRIS TONKAVICH
sound recordists 13 3.0
MIKE BOYLE PAUL FLINTON DAVID HOCS MUIKE JONES REZA MOOSAVI
production assistants 14 3.0
DARIUS CLEMONS JOHN COOKE TAYLOR CLOYES JONATHAN EDMUNSON LAUREN HERREL JENNIFER KOSS DYLAN LEE RACHEL WYLE
post production supervisor 15 3.0
JAKE HAMILTON
media manager TJ DALY
archival researchers 16 3.0
LEWANNE JONES ROSEMARY ROTONDI
media clearances SHEILA MANIAR
sound mixer 17 3.0
JOSH MORTON
dialogue editors JOSH MORTON KRISTIAN PEDREGON
opening titles design 18 3.0
JAKE HAMILTON and DARREN FANTON
chicago 1918 sequence 19 3.0
VFX Supervisor BOGDAN MARJANOVIC
VFX Artists DOCA MLADENOVIC IVAN PEJKIC NIKOLA PANIC NEMANJA ANDREJEVIC DRAGAN NAJDENOV VLADIMIR BOJCIC ALEK BUDIMLIC
on-line editor 20 3.0
KEVIN DEA
colorist NELSON MAH
music composed and orchestrated by 21 3.0
ROB MATHES
music editing and mixing by 22 3.0
JAMSHIED SHARIFI
music preparation MIKE CASTEEL
orchestra recorded and mixed by 23 3.0
JONATHAN ALLEN
assisted by PAUL PRITCHARD
contractor ISOBEL GRIFFITHS
concertmaster THOMAS BOWES
recorded at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON
piano and chamber ensemble 24 3.0
recorded by ALEX VENGUER contracted by SANDRA PARK recorded at MSR STUDIOS, NEW YORK
concertmaster LISA KIM cello soloist ALAN STEPANSKY trumpet solos TONY KADLECK
KATE MOORE piano ROB MATHES
post production facilities 25 3.0
BENTLIGHT DIGITAL, BEVERLY HILLS CHAINSAW, HOLLYWOOD DREAMDUST VFX, BELGRADE HAMILTON POST, NORTH HOLLWYOOD SOUND DESIGN, HOLLYWOOD
production accountant 26 4.0
ALAN REBACK REBACK LEE & CO.
public relations ROGERS & COWAN, LOS ANGELES STEVE DOCTROW HOLLY TAYLOR NATALIE LOGAN
legal services HOWEL BEGLE, ESQ MICHAEL DONALDSON, ESQ
production insurance WINNIE WONG MOMENTOUS INSURANCE
the producers wish to thank those 27 4.0 who generously contributed their time and recollections
SARAH ALEX BOB ASHER KEN AULETTA TONY AUTH MARILYN BERGER CARL BERNSTEIN
MICHAEL BESCHLOSS LEWIS BLACK BEN BRADLEE MARCELA BRANE TOM BROKAW DAVID BROOKS MARIAN BURROS DENNIS BURTON JOSEPH CALIFANO RICHARD COHEN JOE CONASON JULES FEIFFER THOMAS FRIEDMAN DONALD GRAHAM STEVEN HELLER HENDRIK HERTZBERG JIM HOAGLAND DAVID HORSEY BRIT HUME AL HUNT
the producers wish to thank those 28 4.0 who generously contributed their time and recollections
LAURA HUTCHISON GWEN IFILL HAYNES JOHNSON HARRY KATZ TED KOPPEL DOREE LOVELL BOB MANKOFF CHRIS MATTHEWS ROGER MUDD VICTOR NAVASKY MICHELE NORRIS CLARENCE PAGE JEAN RICKARD EUGENE ROBINSON
ROGER ROSENBLATT BOB SCHIEFFER MARK SHIELDS TED SORENSEN JILL STANLEY JON STEWART TOM TOLES CALVIN TRILLIN ROGER WILKINS BOB WOODWARD MATT WUERKER
the producers wish to thank 29 3.0
THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION SARAH ALEX MARCELA BRANE
HERBLOCK Vers - Pre-Distribtion FINAL A/O 4/9/2013
CARD # DURATION
OPENING CREDITS - ALL CARDS
TBD PRESENTS A 3.0
(BLACK UNTIL FINAL DISTRIBUTION)
A STEVENS COMPANY PRODUCTION 1 3.0
in association with TBD 2 3.0
(BLACK - ONLY IF NECESSARY)
HERBLOCK: 3 3.0
THE BLACK & THE WHITE
supervising producer 8 2.5
BILL URBAN
co-producer 9 2.5
SARA LUKINSON
executive producer 10 3.0
GEORGE STEVENS, JR.
produced by 11 3.0
MICHAEL STEVENS
written by 12 3.0
SARA LUKINSON and MICHAEL STEVENS
directed by 13 3.0
MICHAEL STEVENS
TOTAL OPENING CREDITS
39.0
CLOSING CREDITS - ALL CARDS
[FIRST MUSIC] starring 1 4.0
ALAN MANDELL as HERBERT BLOCK
based on the writings and speeches of 2 4.0
HERBERT BLOCK
with 3 4.0
DOUG BUDIN as HERBERT BLOCK'S FATHER
and
JOSHUA WHITE as YOUNG HERBERT BLOCK
associate producers 4 3.0
MARK LEED DOTTIE McCARTHY
casting director 5 3.0
CATHY REINKING
cartoon and photograph visual effects by 6 3.0
DARREN FANTON and JAKE HAMILTON
art director 7 3.0
SCOTT WELBORN
set decorator SANDY SUMMER
set dresser STEVE HARRIS
assistant editor 8 3.0
TJ DALY
additional editing MARK MUHEIM
production supervisor 9 3.0
CASEY DAVIS
production corrdinators JOSEPH McCARTHY STUART LEED
wardrobe 10 3.0
KLEEV GUESSFORD
hair and make-up LINDSEY BERGFALK
cartoon artist and technical advisor DAVID HORSEY
camera operators 11 3.0
ZORAN POPOVIC JESSE BRUNT KEVIN CHUNG DAVID McKINLEY DAVID COHEN CHARLES
MONTGOMERY
MITCH GOLDMAN MIKE THOMAS
camera assistant KEVIN HUGHES
gaffers grips 12 3.0
MATT ARDINE BRIAN FISHER
DAVID KANE TOM HUNT electricians YOSHI ISOMURA MIKE BECKMAN DAVID KANE DAVID SHEETZ NEIL PHILLIPS CHRIS TONKAVICH
sound recordists 13 3.0
MIKE BOYLE PAUL FLINTON DAVID HOCS MUIKE JONES REZA MOOSAVI
production assistants 14 3.0
DARIUS CLEMONS JOHN COOKE TAYLOR CLOYES JONATHAN EDMUNSON LAUREN HERREL JENNIFER KOSS DYLAN LEE RACHEL WYLE
post production supervisor 15 3.0
JAKE HAMILTON
media manager TJ DALY
archival researchers 16 3.0
LEWANNE JONES ROSEMARY ROTONDI
media clearances SHEILA MANIAR
sound mixer 17 3.0
JOSH MORTON
dialogue editors JOSH MORTON KRISTIAN PEDREGON
opening titles design 18 3.0
JAKE HAMILTON and DARREN FANTON
chicago 1918 sequence 19 3.0
VFX Supervisor BOGDAN MARJANOVIC
VFX Artists DOCA MLADENOVIC IVAN PEJKIC NIKOLA PANIC NEMANJA ANDREJEVIC DRAGAN NAJDENOV
VLADIMIR BOJCIC ALEK BUDIMLIC
on-line editor 20 3.0
KEVIN DEA
colorist NELSON MAH
music composed and orchestrated by 21 3.0
ROB MATHES
music editing and mixing by 22 3.0
JAMSHIED SHARIFI
music preparation MIKE CASTEEL
orchestra recorded and mixed by 23 3.0
JONATHAN ALLEN
assisted by PAUL PRITCHARD
contractor ISOBEL GRIFFITHS
concertmaster THOMAS BOWES
recorded at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON
piano and chamber ensemble 24 3.0
recorded by ALEX VENGUER contracted by SANDRA PARK recorded at MSR STUDIOS, NEW YORK
concertmaster LISA KIM cello soloist ALAN STEPANSKY trumpet solos TONY KADLECK KATE MOORE piano ROB MATHES
post production facilities 25 3.0
BENTLIGHT DIGITAL, BEVERLY HILLS CHAINSAW, HOLLYWOOD DREAMDUST VFX, BELGRADE HAMILTON POST, NORTH HOLLWYOOD SOUND DESIGN, HOLLYWOOD
production accountant 26 4.0
ALAN REBACK REBACK LEE & CO.
public relations ROGERS & COWAN, LOS ANGELES STEVE DOCTROW HOLLY TAYLOR NATALIE LOGAN
legal services
HOWEL BEGLE, ESQ MICHAEL DONALDSON, ESQ
production insurance WINNIE WONG MOMENTOUS INSURANCE
the producers wish to thank those 27 4.0 who generously contributed their time and recollections
SARAH ALEX BOB ASHER KEN AULETTA TONY AUTH MARILYN BERGER CARL BERNSTEIN MICHAEL BESCHLOSS LEWIS BLACK BEN BRADLEE MARCELA BRANE TOM BROKAW DAVID BROOKS MARIAN BURROS DENNIS BURTON JOSEPH CALIFANO RICHARD COHEN JOE CONASON JULES FEIFFER THOMAS FRIEDMAN DONALD GRAHAM STEVEN HELLER HENDRIK HERTZBERG JIM HOAGLAND DAVID HORSEY BRIT HUME AL HUNT
the producers wish to thank those 28 4.0 who generously contributed their time and recollections
LAURA HUTCHISON GWEN IFILL HAYNES JOHNSON HARRY KATZ TED KOPPEL DOREE LOVELL BOB MANKOFF CHRIS MATTHEWS ROGER MUDD VICTOR NAVASKY MICHELE NORRIS CLARENCE PAGE JEAN RICKARD EUGENE ROBINSON ROGER ROSENBLATT BOB SCHIEFFER MARK SHIELDS TED SORENSEN JILL STANLEY JON STEWART TOM TOLES CALVIN TRILLIN ROGER WILKINS BOB WOODWARD MATT WUERKER
the producers wish to thank 29 3.0
THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION SARAH ALEX MARCELA BRANE
JEAN RICKARD FRANK SWOBODA
the producers also wish to thank 30 4.0
JAMES DIXON ANDY ERICKSON PAMILA EISENBERG DONALD GRAHAM MARGARET HARMAN LIZ HYLTON THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PAUL HOGROIAN
JASMINN WINTERS
MIKE MASHON
JOHN LEIFERT SCOTT NORMAN MIKE POLITO PAUL SANDWEISS
photo stills courtesy of 31 4.0 THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AP IMAGES CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM CHICAGO TRIBUNE CORBIS IMAGES DOREE LOVELL GETTY IMAGES/ LIFE MAGAZINE THE GRAHAM FAMILY COLLECTION THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION THE IMAGE WORKS
photo stills courtesy of 32 4.0 JEAN RICKARD LAKE FOREST COLLEGE ARCHIVE LYNDON JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM MARION BURROS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION PULITZER ORGANIZATION RAVINIA FESTIVAL RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY &
MUSEUM TIME MAGAZINE UNDERWOOD ARCHIVES DIANA WALKER WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON POST
video footage courtesy of 33 4.0
ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE COMEDY CENTRAL CORBIS MOTION ERICH ROLAND
CLASSIC MEDIA/ DREAMWORKS ANIMATION FILM ARCHIVES, INC. FOOTAGE FARM USA GETTY IMAGES THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MOTION PICTURE, BROADCAST AND RECORDED SOUND DIVISION MYFOOTAGE, LLC. NBC UNIVERSAL ARCHIVES NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATION RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM T3 MEDIA WILLIAM J. CLINTON LIBRARY
This motion picture is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America and other countries. Any unauthorized duplication, copying or use of all or part of this motion picture may result in civil liability and/or criminal prosecution in accordance with applicable laws. Copyright © 2013 The Stevens Company, Inc. All rights reserved. First publication of this motion picture (sound recording and film): United States of America 2013. The Stevens Company is the owner of the copyright in this motion picture. 34 4.0
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TOTAL CLOSING CREDITS
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JEAN RICKARD FRANK SWOBODA
the producers also wish to thank 30 4.0
JAMES DIXON ANDY ERICKSON PAMILA EISENBERG DONALD GRAHAM MARGARET HARMAN LIZ HYLTON THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PAUL HOGROIAN
JASMINN WINTERS MIKE MASHON
JOHN LEIFERT SCOTT NORMAN MIKE POLITO PAUL SANDWEISS
photo stills courtesy of 31 4.0 THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AP IMAGES CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM CHICAGO TRIBUNE CORBIS IMAGES DOREE LOVELL GETTY IMAGES/ LIFE MAGAZINE THE GRAHAM FAMILY COLLECTION THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION THE IMAGE WORKS
photo stills courtesy of 32 4.0 JEAN RICKARD LAKE FOREST COLLEGE ARCHIVE LYNDON JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM
MARION BURROS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION PULITZER ORGANIZATION RAVINIA FESTIVAL RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM TIME MAGAZINE UNDERWOOD ARCHIVES DIANA WALKER WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON POST
video footage courtesy of 33 4.0
ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE COMEDY CENTRAL CORBIS MOTION ERICH ROLAND
CLASSIC MEDIA/ DREAMWORKS ANIMATION FILM ARCHIVES, INC. FOOTAGE FARM USA GETTY IMAGES THE HERBLOCK FOUNDATION THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MOTION PICTURE, BROADCAST AND RECORDED SOUND DIVISION MYFOOTAGE, LLC. NBC UNIVERSAL ARCHIVES NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATION RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM T3 MEDIA WILLIAM J. CLINTON LIBRARY
This motion picture is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America and other countries. Any unauthorized duplication, copying or use of all or part of this motion picture may result in civil liability and/or criminal prosecution in accordance with applicable laws. Copyright © 2013 The Stevens Company, Inc. All rights reserved. First publication of this motion picture (sound recording and film): United States of America 2013. The Stevens Company is the owner of the copyright in this motion picture. 34 4.0
THE STEVENS COMPANY LOGO 35 5.0
TOTAL CLOSING CREDITS
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