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ERNEST DICKERSON on THE POETRY OF HORROR + THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF MICHONNE'S PATH (MF GALAXY 013)

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ERNEST DICKERSON on WHY TV IS BETTER THAN MOVIES, Part A (MF Galaxy 012)

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Film and television director Ernest Dickerson initially achieved fame as a celebrated cinematographer, photographing feature films including The Brother from Another Planet , Krush Groove , She's Gotta Have It , Eddie Murphy: Raw , School Daze , Do the Right Thing , Mo’ Better Blues , Jungle Fever , and Malcolm X .   In 1992, Dickerson made the jump to directing his own feature films, including Juice , which he also wrote, and which launched the acting career of Tupac Shakur; Surviving the Game with Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, and F. Murray Abraham, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight with Jada Pinkett and Billy Zane, Bulletproof with Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler, Bones , with Pam Grier and Snoop Dogg, and Never Die Alone with DMX and David Arquette.   In addition to having directed eleven episodes of the smash hit The Walking Dead, Dickerson has helmed episodes of Under the Dome , Revolution , Treme , Sleepy Hollow , Dexter , Low Winter Sun , Stargate Universe , The Vam

SCOTT WILSON on HERSHEL + THE WALKING DEAD (Part B - MF GALAXY 11)

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In 1967, actor Scott Wilson delivered a chilling performance in In Cold Blood that put him on the cover of Life Magazine when he was only 24 years old. He went on to appear in numerous celebrated films including The Great Gatsby, The Right Stuff, Dead Man Walking , and Monster , and he was a recurring guest on CSI . But it’s his work on the highest-rated US television show, The Walking Dead , in which Wilson plays veterinarian and farmer Hershel Greene , that has done more than anything before to make Wilson a star. He now earns more from his autograph-signing sessions at conventions than he does from acting, and The Walking Dead is the focus of our conversation: the physical difficulties of playing Hershel; the dramatic power of Hershel’s personality and character arc; and the series’ outstanding acting, directing, and production. Throughout this episode, Wilson refers to Ernest Dickerson , the acclaimed television and feature filmmaker who directed many of the