DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 MARCH 2015 NEWSLETTER 35th Reunion June 18 - 21, 2015: Get Ready to Register!! Joint Mini-Reunions Galore Mini-reunions are really a great way to meet fellow classmates by Robert Goldbloom in your area – some that you may know already and some that you’ve never met before. As mini-reunion chair over the past few The Class of ’81 is planning an unprecedented series of joint mini- years, I have seen how people generally have a better time than reunions over the next two months with the Classes of ’79 and ’80. they expect to have. Many of us don’t realize (or forget) that our classmates are an amazing group of interesting, diverse and Leading up to our joint 35th Reunion in Hanover this June, the engaging people. And some people are a bit hesitant to show up mini-reunion chairs from the three classes decided to try some- where they might not know a lot of people. I have found that thing a little different this year. We decided to focus on having these people -- if they manage to overcome their reticence -- are joint mini-reunions as a way to generate additional enthusiasm typically the most surprised by the good time they have. for our combined 35th Reunion. We also figured that we could get more critical mass in some places where the number of class- Below, you can see that we have 17 mini-reunions planned. For a mates is relatively small and it’s difficult to pull together a one- few of these, some of the details aren’t final yet; and we may still class-only mini-reunion. have one or two more mini-reunions to add to the list. Please Joint continued on Page 7 Joint Mini-­‐reunions '79/'80/'81 City Date Time Event Description 81 Contacts Email Atlanta 4/16/15 6:30 At the Gabianelli's house, Atlanta, GA Gino Gabianelli [email protected] Sally Ankeny Reiley, Gay Boston TBD 80s and '81s only [email protected] Macomber Bird Burlington, VT 3/18/15 5:00 The Guild Tavern, S. Burlington Pete Weller [email protected] Barney Oldfield, Jim 80s and '81s only; Onwentsia Club, Lake Chicago 5/2/15 4:00 Randolph, Jeff Steen; [email protected] Forest, IL -- to be confirmed Steve Anderson Cocktails & buffet dinner at the Denver 4/17/15 6:30 Anne & Tom McGonagle [email protected] McGonagles; Cherry Hills Village, CO Steve Zales, Peter The Water Club, Greenwich, CT; Fairfield County 4/11/15 6-8 pm Oudheusden, Jane [email protected] appetizers & drinks, dinner optional Chapman Craft beer and hard cider at the DOC Hanover 3/27/15 6-9 pm Kevin Kerin [email protected] House Hanover 5/2/15 4:00 Derby Day in Hanover TBD Wine and beer tasting at home of Mike & Minneapolis 3/29/15 4-7 pm Molly Van Metre [email protected] Suzanne Wall, Independence, MN Cockails, hors d'oeuvres at loft apt. of Bill New York 4/7/15 6-9 pm Helman '80; Trustee Trio from classes of Robert Goldbloom [email protected] '79, '80, '81; Prof. Wohlforth speaking [email protected] Park City, UT 3/21/15 4:30 Skiing!; Heber City UT, Bill Mitchell's house Bill Mitchell '79 uth.org Annabelle Brainard Philadelphia 3/31/15 5:30-8:00 The Canning's house, Philadelphia [email protected] Canning Portland, ME 3/18/15 5:30 Falmouth Foreside Tavern Charlie Jacobs [email protected] Young-Moragne house, Atherton, CA; Kim Young, Su-Moon San Francisco 3/13/15 7:00 Pizza, pong & pics; hosted by Kim, Su- [email protected] Paik Brown Moon & their older husbands The Old Pequiliar Pub, 1722 Market St. Seattle 3/27/15 4:00 Hallidie Haid [email protected] NW, Seattle Washington, DC 4/2/15 7:00 Drinks/ dinner at Pi Pizzeria in DC Burr Gray '79 [email protected] Washington, DC 4/12/15 3:00 At the Lewyckyj's house, McLean VA Beth Shapiro Lewyckyj [email protected] www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 Gilroy continued from Page 1 of fear to get them to watch TV in order Gilroy continued from Page 2 bigger?” And I said, “No, I want the film nomination for best original screenplay. The I rehearsed for months prior to the film- to sell commercials. I believe this creates a viable option. My dad gave me confidence and Duplicity, so he has a lot of credibility to resemble reality, I want someone who film costars Gilroy’s wife, Rene Russo, and ing. It was Jake’s idea to lose a tremendous a paranoia that limits our ability to make to want to try it. in the entertainment industry. The hardest represents the multicultural world that we was edited by his twin brother, John ’81, amount of weight to play the character. He informed decisions about somebody who is thing for somebody new who says, “I want live in.” and produced by his older brother, Tony. was my creative partner on the project, and wandering through our neighborhood and What was it like to direct your first fea- to direct,” is getting people to believe in Here the son of Pulitzer- and Tony Award- I really feel he’s done work that’s worthy of whom we judge to be a threat. News sta- ture film at age 55? them. To have Tony stand alongside me and Did any aspect of your Dartmouth educa- winning playwright Frank Gilroy ’50 talks every award nomination out there. tions are selling the story of urban crime say, “I’m going to produce this movie and I tion contribute to your career? about his “very personal” project—and what creeping into the suburbs. There’s a racial On the downside, it’s a physically demand- think Dan can do it,” was crucial. And while he learned from his dad. You said if you didn’t get to direct this component to the story. Stations use the ing job and I’m not as strong as I was in my I was shooting the film to have Tony as a I was an English lit major. I took a creative script, nobody would. Why? terms “urban” and “suburbs” as code words, 30s or 40s. The upside is that at 55 I have sounding board was invaluable as well. writing class with professor Richard Corum What was the inspiration for but I think we know what they’re talking a very good sense of who I am and what I my junior fall. I had never written creatively Nightcrawler? Nightcrawler is a very personal film. I didn’t about. believe in. I had great confidence on the set You chose your twin, John, to be your before and it was in that class that I real- write it as a message film. I wrote it to be because I brought a certain amount of wis- editor. Any competition there? ized I really loved writing fiction. It was a Years ago I heard about the crime pho- entertaining and engaging, but there are Did Rene Russo, your wife of 21 years, dom about how I communicate, my point of crucial, crucial class for me. I often wonder tographer Weegee [Arthur Fellig]. He was messages in it that I felt passionate about: have to audition for her role? view and my ability to get things done. Johnny has edited a number of really won- if I would be a writer if I hadn’t taken that active in New York in the 1930s, and I was comments about journalism, comments derful films, Miracle, Narc, Pacific Rim. He class. very intrigued with the intersection of com- about a hyper capitalism that disenfran- I wrote the part for Rene because I knew Can you talk about the logistical de- cut all of Tony’s films, including Michael merce and art and crime. When I moved chises many people. she could walk the difficult line of tough mands of production? Clayton, and he’s a tremendous editor. But Moviemaking is known as a cutthroat to Los Angeles I heard about the modern and vulnerable. Rene’s previous roles have also just to have somebody I know who business. How do you maintain your mor- equivalent, people with video cameras who What is the film saying about capitalism? tended to the former, but I knew she had a We made the film for $8.5 million. We can support me and protect me and can al compass in Hollywood? drive around and film crime scenes for far greater, untapped range. I wrote a dif- had three months prep time, one month to speak honestly—these are the things you’re the local news. I’d never seen that world It’s a cautionary tale. Yet I approach it as ficult character to play credibly, but I was shoot and four months for post-production. dreaming of when you make your first film. There’s a lot of bad behavior that goes with depicted on film before. It was very visual a success story. The character Jake plays— confident Rene could bring her to life. And These sound like big numbers but they’re We are not competitive with each other, the territory. There are a lot of parties, and very kinetic and I was very excited by Lou—is looking for work at the beginning she did. not. When I got the job of directing I was none of us brothers.