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From November 1999 to July 2001, I was the co-guide for About.com's Hollywood Movies/Reviews site. My responsibilites included researching, writing, editing and uploading weekly articles. In addition, I was responsible for promoting the site by sending weekly newsletters and posting promos in our site's Delphi forum. When I was not creating features, it was my job to check and update our vast catalog of links to other movie sites.

Unfortunately, the Hollywood Movies/Reviews site is no longer available online. I have saved the features I wrote for the site, which are listed below. All of the interviews were obtained during the official press junkets for the films, so all quotes are direct quotes. This content was linked to from various sites, including Yahoo.com and IMDB.com. It was also syndicated and made available on iSyndicate.com.

Articles

Oscar 2001 Wrap Up
3/25/01
The hype is finally over. Who won Hollywood's most coveted film awards?

Oscar 2001 Voting Guide
3/22/01
Need some help filling out your Oscar Ballot? Research your choices here.

Summer Movie Preview
4/18/00
What are the hottest summer movies being released in the year 2000?

Oscars 2000
3/26/00
Find out who took home the Oscar from the 2000 Academy Awards.

Interviews

Battlefield Earth
5/11/00
Director Roger Christian, discusses the battles behind making Battlefield Earth with star/producer John Travolta and Barry Pepper and Forrest Whitaker.

Waking the Dead
1/21/00
Director Keith Gordon and stars Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly talk about Waking the Dead at Sundance 2000.

Stuart Little
12/24/99
The movie's stars, Geena Davis, Nathan Lane, and Jonathan Lipnicki, along with director Rob Minkoff discuss their latest effort in this fun interview.

Miss Julie
12/11/99
Read this in depth interview with the Mike Figgis and the two stars of his latest film, Peter Mullan and Saffron Burrows.

The Messenger
11/12/99
Hear what Luc Besson and actresses Milla Jovovich and Faye Dunaway have to say about The Messenger.