- Dan Mirvish
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Dan Mirvish Nationality US Other names Martin Eisenstadt Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis, USC Occupation filmmaker, author Known for Slamdance Film Festival, Eisenstadt hoax Website http://www.danmirvish.com Dan Mirvish is an American filmmaker and author, best known as the co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival[1][2] and co-creator of the Martin Eisenstadt hoax during the 2008 Presidential election.[3][4] In 2009, he co-authored the satirical novel I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 978-0865479142.[5]
In 2004, Mirvish spearheaded the effort to get the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to reactivate their Best Original Musical Oscar category. In a controversial move, the Academy canceled the category after Mirvish and others submitted the requisite number of films, including two by Mirvish.[6]
Mirvish is widely credited as the discoverer of the Hathaway effect, which indicates that when actress Anne Hathaway is in the news, the share price for Warren Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway increases.[7]
He was also a speechwriter for Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa.[8]
Mirvish's father, Dr. Sidney Mirvish, is a well-known cancer researcher at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.[9]
Filmography
- Omaha (The Movie) (1994)[10]
- Open House (2004)[11]
- Half Empty (2006)[12]
- A Message from the President of Iran (2006)[13]
- Sheldon (2007)[14]
- The Few & the Proud (2007)[15]
- The Last Republican (2008)[16]
References
- ^ Slamdance company profile
- ^ Lyons, Charles (1999-02-07). "FILM; Is Success Seducing the Rebel Festival?". New York Times (February 7). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00EFD81338F934A35751C0A96F958260&scp=6&sq=%22Dan%20Mirvish%22&st=cse. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (2008-11-13). "A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arts/television/13hoax.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "How Sarah Palin was Hoaxed" (BBC audio). BBC News. 2008-11-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7726000/7726706.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Joshua Green. "True Lies". The Washington Monthly. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0911.green.html. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Welkos, Robert W. (2004-12-16). "No '04 Oscar for original musicals". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/16/news/wk-oscars16. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ Alexis Madrigal (18 March 2011). "Does Anne Hathaway News Drive Berkshire Hathaway's Stock?". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/03/does-anne-hathaway-news-drive-berkshire-hathaways-stock/72661/. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Argetsinger, Amy and Roxanne Roberts (2006-01-27). "On a Roll at Wendy's Window". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/26/AR2006012602499.html. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ http://www.unmc.edu/eppley/faculty/f_mirv.htm
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard. "Omaha (The Movie)" (New York Times movie summary). The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/133818/Omaha-The-Movie-/overview?scp=4&sq=%22Dan%20Mirvish%22&st=cse. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Open House" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0340883/combined. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Half Empty" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0762101/combined. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "A Message from the President of Iran" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt1010025/combined. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Sheldon" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt1198087/combined. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "The Few & the Proud" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt1489247/combined. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "The Last Republican" (IMDB Movie page). http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt1334460/combined. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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