Babson Professor Julie Levinson Edits New Book About Filmmaker Alexander Payne

WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College Professor of Film, Julie Levinson, has edited the new book Alexander Payne: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series), published by the University Press of Mississippi.

In this first compilation of his interviews, Alexander Payne reveals himself as a captivating conversationalist musing on many subjects including his own creative process, his commitment to telling character-centered stories, and his abiding admiration for movies and directors from across decades of film history.

"Alexander is remarkably erudite, articulate, and wry so it was a delight to interview him and to compile the conversations he has had with others over the years including talk show host Charlie Rose and National Public Radio's Terry Gross," said Levinson.

The book's discussions range from 1996, shortly after the release of his first film, Citizen Ruth, to the debut of Nebraska at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.

Critics describe Payne as one of the few contemporary filmmakers who consistently manages to buck the current trend toward bombastic blockbusters. Like the 1970s, director-driven cinema that he cherishes, his films are small-scale character studies that manage to maintain a delicate balance between sharp satire and genuine poignancy. For more info, visit http://bit.ly/1CYWdci

About Professor Julie Levinson

Julie Levinson is a professor of film at Babson College and has been the film curator for several arts organizations and film festivals. She is the author of The American Success Myth on Film, co-editor of the volume on screen acting in the Behind the Silver Screen film history series, as well as author of book chapters and articles on a wide range of topics including genre and gender, documentary film, and metafiction.

About Babson College

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds(tm). The College is a dynamic living and learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society--while at the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to create economic and social value. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and Action(r) as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value. Visit www.babson.edu.

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