Zach D'Amico, Author at Bright Wall/Dark Room

JoinedApril 13, 2020

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Zach D'Amico is a writer and lawyer based in San Francisco. He co-founded Rough Cut Cinema when he realized that writing about movies is far more stimulating than practicing law. He's usually rewatching old Pacino movies when he’s not at his day job.

The Heart, Extinguished.

Zach D'Amico·

Issue 95: 1971

Even as the fictional world of Lucas’ painfully personal debut acts as an ode to a man who dares to defy corporate strictures, THX 1138’s very existence is also a dire warning to his future self about the futility of defying such an all-consuming conglomerate.

Matt & Me

Zach D'Amico·

Issue 85: The Great Unknown

I learned from the Matt Damon characters I knew growing up: Will Hunting, Tom Ripley, and Mike McDermott. I don’t know if, as a young actor from Boston, Damon struggled with his identity—but I know the roles he took helped me find mine.

Adaptation as Translation as Interpretation: Antonioni’s Blow-Up

Zach D'Amico·

Issue 82: Literary Adaptations Redux

Michelangelo Antonioni committed to a faithful adaptation of Julio Cortázar’s Las Babas del Diablo, but specifically to his version of the story.