JOAN DIDION:
THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD
Post-film conversation with Griffin Dunne, moderated by actor/producer Amy Robinson
Tuesday, March 11
7:00
Griffin Dunne has been an actor, producer, and director since the late 1970s. Among his work, he produced and acted in AFTER HOURS; he directed PRACTICAL MAGIC and the documentary THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD about his aunt, Joan Didion. Griffin and his dog, Mary, live in the East Village of Manhattan. Photo credit: Brigitte Lacombe.
Amy Robinson began her film career as an actress, best known for her role in Martin Scorsese’s MEAN STREETS, before turning to producing. In 1977 she formed Triple Play Productions with Griffin Dunne and Mark Metcalf and they produced CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER from a novel by Ann Beattie and written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver. In 1982, Robinson and Griffin Dunne formed Double Play Productions. Together they produced six feature films: BABY IT'S YOU, AFTER HOURS, RUNNING ON EMPTY, WHITE PALACE, RUNNING ON EMPTY, WHITE PALACE ONCE AROUND and GAME 6. Robinson continued her producing career with: WITH HONORS, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, DRIVE ME CRAZY, AUTUMN IN NEW YORK, WHEN ZACHERY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN and JULIE AND JULIA. She also executive produced: FROM HELL and MARIE AND BRUCE.