Steven Gaydos
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Steven Gaydos is an American screenwriter, songwriter, and journalist.
Works
Steven Gaydos is a screenwriter known for writing American independent film director
Gaydos has co-authored several other screenplays, including the 1988
As a screenwriter, Gaydos also developed and co-authored Dutch filmmaker Ate de Jong's adaptation of Simone de Beauvoir's novel All Men Are Mortal, and contributed to the screenplay for Dutch director Nouchka van Brakel’s, One Month Later.[5]
In addition to his produced screenplays, Gaydos co-authored several screenplays with
His not produced solo works include current projects Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah and The Man Who Was Not With It, based upon the novel by Herbert Gold.[1] In 2008, Gaydos received a special award for his contributions to film culture from the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[7]
Among Gaydos' music projects are several recorded works, including "More Than I Care To Remember" by Carl Hickman and "Chicken of the County", a popular parody record by Rod Hart based upon Kenny Rogers' hit "Coward of the County".
Gaydos’ song "Mystery Dawn"
Gaydos is an entertainment journalist and the co-author of several books on the entertainment industry, including Movie Talk From The Front Lines (McFarland) and Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex and Celluloid (Miramax).[9] He has appeared regularly on American television and radio, international outlets such as the United Kingdom's BBC, and in publications around the world.[5]
Gaydos was elevated to vice-president and Executive Editor of Variety in 2013.[10]
Screenplays
- One Month Later (co-writer) 1987
- Iguana 1988 (co-writer)
- Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! 1989 (co-writer)
- All Men Are Mortal 1995 (co-writer)
- Road to Nowhere 2010 (screenwriter-producer)
Books
- Movie Talk From The Frontlines (McFarland) 1995 ISBN 0786400056
- Variety Guide To Film Festivals (Perigee) 1998 ISBN 0399524428
- Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex & Celluloid (Miramax) 1997 ISBN 0786882956
Music
- "Rain in the Drought" (co-writer with Mitch Moon)
- "More Than I Care To Remember" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer)
- "Chicken of the County" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer)
- "Mystery Dawn" (from the film, Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey, co-writer with Mitch Moon)
References
- ^ a b c "Ten Questions with ROAD TO NOWHERE Screenwriter STEVEN GAYDOS". Screenwritersutopia.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Road to Nowhere". Roadtonowherethemovie.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Road to Nowhere review". Filmcomment.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Jacques Rancière : " Vertigo " et " Road to Nowhere "". Canalblog.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b "2011 ASCAP EXPO". Ascap.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Truax, Jackson (9 April 2012). "LiC Interview: Screenwriter/Producer Steven Gaydos talks about Monte Hellman and "Road to Nowhere" – Living in Cinema". Living in Cinema. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Steven Gaydos". PMC.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Mystery Dawn". YouTube.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Steven Gaydos. "QUO VADIS EUROPEAN CINEMA?" (PDF). Cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Variety Ups Steven Gaydos to VP and Executive Editor". Variety.com. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
- Steven Gaydos at IMDb