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Jan.21.2013
My understanding is, when movies of books are made, or TV adaptations, the sales of those books are renewed and peak. So - the more the better. So what if no one remembers who gets the Academy Award for writing. If I win I know I will remember. {Oh - btw - I happen to have this wonderful screenplay...
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Jan.21.2013
Photo: Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, from the film, and from the film's Wikipedia page.
I'd wanted to see this film for a long time, since before it came out, and I'm glad I did. I'm not a huge Ben Affleck fan; I've long considered him to be the more pale of the Affleck / Damon team....
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Jan.19.2013
I gotta say, this is one fascinating article about movie making. It is well worth a read from beginning to end. If you are floating a movie script or two over the seas of Never Neverland, here is an eye-opener. And this is a tale about the end result - with money and big name director and big name...
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Jan.12.2013
Call for submissions. The Hummingbird Review is looking for: 1) Essays that demonstrate the relationship between the literary arts and Hollywood, either through movies that refer to literature (Dead Poets Society, Love Song for Bobby Long, Shakespeare In Love, etc.) or treatments of classic novels...
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Dec.25.2012
On Wednesdays Phil Naessens Show Phil replays three great interviews he conducted in 2012. Up first author Robert W. Cohen discusses his book MVP, followed by an interview with author Bob Mustin to dicuss his book A Place of Belonging, followed by author Mark Barry who...
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Dec.07.2012
Yes, I have looked under the "E". No - surprisingly - I did not see my name.
If one may use a very very very broad stroke of a brush, I might have caused the most tiny of movie ripples a few times. I did get some Canadian pre-production money for a film script I wrote based on my novel. I...
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Dec.07.2012
The rumour that instead of Barack Obama being in Vogue it might well be the other way round ended up as a whimper.
The possibility of Anna Wintour being sent to the United Kingdom as the US ambassador might have been a mere tantaliser, but it would not be a coup. You could be a banker, a...
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Dec.03.2012
Inter-Disciplinary.net is sponsoring an international conference in February, 2013. Called Hollywood and the World, this research confab seeks to explore issues of cinema and its global influence across historical periods, and within cultural, political and social contexts; both in the US...
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Nov.30.2012
“Forever Marilyn” stands on the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs. This amazing sculpture, created by artist J. Seward Johnson will reside there until June 2013. If alive today Marilyn would be 85 years old. Stunning in her flowing white dress and famous pose,...
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Aug.24.2012
Mahatma Gandhi would have been pleased to find a Hollywood star snuggling his words. Known for his penchant for white women, he was their knight in spiritual armour.
It is, therefore, not surprising – although a bit amusing – to discover that he is the 'other man'. Here is a snappy report...
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