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Nerd Poker Builds a House of Game; Hollywood Scissorhands

Hosted by Kim Masters Jun. 08, 2009 Entertainment
Hollywood's video game nerds come out of the closet with a hip new event for less game savvy show biz types. Plus, executives are often maligned for re-cutting films, but sometimes they save filmmakers from themselves.

Hollywood's video game nerds come out of the closet with a hip new event for less game savvy show biz types. Plus, executives are often maligned for re-cutting films, but sometimes they save filmmakers from themselves. Mark Gill tells us why he's sometimes traded his suit for the razor blade on films like The English Patient.

 

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Photos: Charlie Chu

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Nerd Poker Builds a House of Game; Hollywood Scissorhands

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Kim Masters

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