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Spring 2025 • Vol. XLVII No. 2 Cinema |

Color, Sound, Darkness

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Les Bohem is a songwriter whose work has been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Randy Travis, Johnette Napolitano, and Alvin and the Chipmunks, among others. He is the writer of screenplays for such films as Dante’s Peak and the television miniseries Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, as well as the author of novels Junk, a New York Times Notable Book (Audible, 2019), and Jive (Audible, 2021). He has won Emmy, Television Critics, and Saturn awards and has been nominated for both Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards. His short stories and poetry have appeared in print and online in such places as Fabula Argentea, BigCityLit, and Catamaran. Bohem lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their son, and their cats.

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