Category: cinema
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My Best and Worst Movie Experiences of 2008
In honor of tonight’s Oscars ceremony, and Daniel Water’s annual mega movie list, I wanted to share what I will be posting on “the Wall” at Mr. Water’s Oscar party this evening – my own best and worst list for 2008. Of course, I saw many other films, but I am only including those released…
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Very Scary Business Going on at Screen Actors Guild as Chief Negotiator Doug Allen is Ousted
Because the vast majority of my audience is likely not a member of the Screen Actors Guild, I am going to repost a letter from twice-elected Nation President of the guild Allen Rosenberg expressing his outright disdain for the events of the past week that have led to the National Executive Director Doug Allen being…
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2009 Oscar Nominees – Complete List + SAG drops Strike Vote?
After all the haranguing and rhetoric, the ad campaigns and endless comment threads, stories surfaced that SAG has decided to forget the whole vote to authorize a strike thing altogether, citing they didn’t feel they could get the 75% majority they would need to move forward. *Eyebrow raised up into the hairline* WTF? Meanwhile, the…
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Ten Documentaries About Men That Will Change Your Life
Crumb – Dir: Terry Zwigoff This is the film that first made me hyper-conscious of self-imposed, voluntary corporate branding as […]