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{{Short description|American screenwriter}}
'''Steve Barancik''' (born [[September 23]], [[1961]], [[Chicago, Illinois]], USA) is a screenwriter whose first screenplay, "Buffalo Girls," was filmed and released as the ''[[The Last Seduction]]'' in 1994. The film premiered as an HBO movie before going on shortly after to arthouse success. Actress [[Linda Fiorentino]] received notoriety for playing the movie's femme fatale, Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy, and Barancik was nominated for an [[Edgar Award|Edgar Allan Poe Award]] for best mystery/crime screenplay of 1994.
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'''Steve Barancik''' (born September 23, 1961, in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is a [[screenwriter]] whose first [[screenplay]], ''Buffalo Girls,'' was [[film]]ed and [[Film release|released]] as ''[[The Last Seduction]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E06E2D6153FF935A15753C1A962958260|author=Maslin, Janet|authorlink=Janet Maslin|title=THE LAST SEDUCTION; A Femme Fatale Who Lives Up To the Description|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1994-10-26|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> The film premiered as an [[HBO]] movie before going on shortly after to art house success. Actress [[Linda Fiorentino]] received notoriety for playing the movie's femme fatale, Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy, and Barancik was nominated for an [[Edgar Award|Edgar Allan Poe Award]] for best mystery/crime screenplay of 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/188367/Steve-Barancik/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019110625/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/188367/Steve-Barancik/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-19|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2008|title=Steve Barancik|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref>
Barancik received critical acclaim for his screenplay for ''The Last Seduction'', [[James Berardinelli]] called his dialogue "scintillating, often hilarious, and occasionally insightful",<ref>http://www.reelviews.net/movies/l/last_seduction.html</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said his development of the narrative "is very skillful and original".<ref>http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902402.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' claimed it was "a viciously funny first screenplay" from Barancik,<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thelastseductionrkempley_a07dff.htm</ref> and [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' called his screenplay "superb".<ref>http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3034</ref>


Barancik received critical acclaim for his screenplay for ''The Last Seduction''. [[James Berardinelli]] called his dialogue "scintillating, often hilarious, and occasionally insightful",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/l/last_seduction.html|authorlink=James Berardinelli|author=Berardinelli, James|accessdate=2012-03-08|publisher=Reelviews.net|title=Review: The Last Seduction}}</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said his development of the narrative "is very skillful and original".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902402.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 | work=Variety | first=David | last=Stratton | title=The Last Seduction | date=1994-02-23}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' claimed it was "a viciously funny first screenplay" from Barancik,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thelastseductionrkempley_a07dff.htm|title=The Last Seduction|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=2012-03-08|date=1994-11-18|author= Rita Kempley}}</ref> and [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' called his screenplay "superb".<ref>{{cite web|first=Kim|last=Newman|date=October 14, 2015|title=The Last Seduction|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3034}}</ref> Barancik worked steadily in the industry but with little to show for it until receiving shared screenplay credit for 2002's ''[[No Good Deed (2002 film)|No Good Deed]]''. He also received shared story credit for 2005's ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]''. Barancik is also the founder and a regular performer in Monolog Cabin, a group featuring writers performing comedic personal essays, which performs at Club Congress in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. He has developed a website devoted to the subject of quality children's books and another to collecting the experiences of authors who have self-published.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.best-childrens-books.com|title=Best Children's Books|website=Best-childrens-books.com}}</ref>
Barancik worked steadily in the industry but with little to show for it until receiving shared screenplay credit for 2002's ''[[No Good Deed]]''. He also received shared story credit for 2005's ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]''.

Barancik is also the founder and a regular performer in Monolog Cabin, a group featuring writers performing comedic personal essays, which performs at Club Congress in [[Tucson, Arizona]], and he has developed a website devoted to the subject of quality children's books.


==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb|0052964}}
* {{IMDb name|0052964}}
* [http://www.best-childrens-books.com Best Children's Books - Find, Read or Write]
* [http://www.best-childrens-books.com Best Children's Books - Find, Read or Write]
* [http://www.shared-self-publishing.com The Shared Self Publishing Experience]
* [http://monologcabin.com Monolog Cabin]
* [http://monologcabin.com Monolog Cabin]
* [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Best/MainFrame?year=2004&oid=oid%3A60899 Tucson Weekly interview]
* [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/qanda-with-steve-barancik/BestOf?oid=1077754 Tucson Weekly interview]

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Latest revision as of 19:39, 23 August 2023

Steve Barancik
Born (1961-09-23) September 23, 1961 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OccupationScreenwriter

Steve Barancik (born September 23, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is a screenwriter whose first screenplay, Buffalo Girls, was filmed and released as The Last Seduction in 1994.[1] The film premiered as an HBO movie before going on shortly after to art house success. Actress Linda Fiorentino received notoriety for playing the movie's femme fatale, Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy, and Barancik was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery/crime screenplay of 1994.[2]

Barancik received critical acclaim for his screenplay for The Last Seduction. James Berardinelli called his dialogue "scintillating, often hilarious, and occasionally insightful",[3] while Variety said his development of the narrative "is very skillful and original".[4] The Washington Post claimed it was "a viciously funny first screenplay" from Barancik,[5] and Kim Newman of Empire called his screenplay "superb".[6] Barancik worked steadily in the industry but with little to show for it until receiving shared screenplay credit for 2002's No Good Deed. He also received shared story credit for 2005's Domino. Barancik is also the founder and a regular performer in Monolog Cabin, a group featuring writers performing comedic personal essays, which performs at Club Congress in Tucson, Arizona. He has developed a website devoted to the subject of quality children's books and another to collecting the experiences of authors who have self-published.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (1994-10-26). "THE LAST SEDUCTION; A Femme Fatale Who Lives Up To the Description". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  2. ^ "Steve Barancik". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ^ Berardinelli, James. "Review: The Last Seduction". Reelviews.net. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  4. ^ Stratton, David (1994-02-23). "The Last Seduction". Variety.
  5. ^ Rita Kempley (1994-11-18). "The Last Seduction". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  6. ^ Newman, Kim (October 14, 2015). "The Last Seduction". Empire.
  7. ^ "Best Children's Books". Best-childrens-books.com.

External links[edit]

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