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L.A. Times Film Critic Carina Chocano And Op-Ed Columnist Meghan Daum Decry Lack Of Chastity Among Hookers

After watching a summer’s worth of lowest-common-denominator big-tent movies such as Knocked Up, Carina published an acclaimed essay Oct. 21 complaining about the lack of complex female leads in dumb comedies. Yeah, well, I’ve got a great essay in my … Continue reading

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Camera Of Death Vs. WGA Picket Line Outside Fox Studios Wednesday Morning

Video of the picket line. My first interview (video) is with screenwriter Michael Elias (The Jerk, Frisco Kid). (Photo) Next up (video) is former journalist Rene Balcer (Law & Order). (Photo) I try to talk to Friends writer Ira Ungerleider … Continue reading

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Camera Of Death Vs. Writers Guild Protest At Universal Tuesday Afternoon

New Videos: Frances Fisher, Zach Braff, Minnie Driver, And Sarah Silverman Talk Science Guy Bill Nye, Calista Flockhart, Rob Lowe, Cathy Griffin, Ben Stiller At WGA Protest Protest Video Uncensored Protest Video Uncensored Protest Video Uncensored Protest Video Protest Video … Continue reading

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Why Newspapers Love Striking Screenwriters

Jack Shafer writes: Newspaper reporters tend to identify with their cinematic brethren because writers tend to look out for other writers no matter what genre they work in. One New York Times article from this week noted with no irony … Continue reading

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Suicide By Strike

Marc Andreessen writes: So imagine you’re a major media mogul, a captain of the film and television business, a shaper of global culture, one of the anointed few who can green-light major entertainment projects. You’re faced with a massive, once-in-a-lifetime … Continue reading

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