Michael Goldman is an award-winning, veteran journalist and author who specializes in covering feature films and

entertainment for both consumer-oriented and technical-oriented print, online, and other media. After graduating from Brandeis University, Michael launched his career in radio and, back in the day, hosted a sports talk show in the Riverside, California, market before transitioning into print, and later, online journalism. He has been a sports writer, sports editor, news editor, entertainment editor, and editor for a wide range of publications, including the leading Hollywood trade publication, Daily Variety, and the award-winning film journal, Millimeter, for which Michael served as Senior Editor for 12 years, interviewing most of the world’s leading filmmakers.

Over the years, he has also penned articles for The Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Orange County Register, American Cinematographer magazine, Animation magazine, Cinescape, Film & Video Magazine, Filmmaker magazine, and several others. Michael has also written four books, all associated with major entertainment brands. They include the behind-scenes movie book for the 1995 film, Mortal Kombat; fan books for two major television shows—24: The Ultimate Guide (Michael also edited another book about 24 called 24: Behind the Scenes), and Heroes Revealed; and a coffee-table book called Reality Ends Here: 80 Years of USC Cinematic Arts—a history of the world’s oldest and most famous film school. His podcast interviews with leading filmmakers can be found across the Internet, and you can also read Michael’s ongoing industry blog, From the Trenches, about the art and science of media production and post-production, at the industry Web site, www.provideocoalition.com/index.php/mgoldman.

Michael lives in Los Angeles with his wife Bari, where he spends his spare time trying to catch up to their two sons, Jake and Nathan.

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(phone/fax) 818-764-2110
(cell) 818-203-8204