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Go watch this drone video that will really make you miss movie theaters – The Verge
You can almost smell the overpriced popcorn By Kim Lyons Mar 13, 2021, 1:25pm EST Last week everyone was fixated on the “Right Up Our Alley” drone video that made us all nostalgic for bowling alleys. On Friday night, a VP at drone company DJI tweeted this video of a drone flight through a mostly-empty…
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Best Screenwriting Books | IndieWire
By Christian Zilko, Mar 8, 2021 5:15 pm From formatting guides to memoirs, no writer’s bookshelf is complete without these eight titles. Every great movie began as a blank sheet of paper. Before a filmmaker or actor can create onscreen magic, they need something to say. So it should come as no surprise that many…
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Joan Weldon Dead: Actress Pursued by Giant Ants in ‘Them!’ Was 90 | Hollywood Reporter
The Warner Bros. contract player also appeared in several Westerns and was a standout in the world of musical theater. Joan Weldon, the actress and singer dubbed “filmdom’s fairest exterminator” after her turn as a young scientist investigating giant, radiation-mutated ants in the 1954 sci-fi classic Them!, has died. She was 90. Weldon died Feb.…
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How Hollywood Writers Won a War | Vanity Fair
In April 2019, thousands of Hollywood writers fired their agents en masse. The move convulsed the entertainment industry. It looked like an impossible David and Goliath scenario: The Writers Guild of America had declared war on the immensely powerful talent agencies, several of which had mutated into full-blown media conglomerates over the years, backed by…
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‘Rebecca’ at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic ‹ CrimeReads
In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier’s masterpiece. She wouldn’t rest until she had the rights to adapt it. October 21, 2020 By Christina LaneVIA Via CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS Source: ‘Rebecca’ at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic ‹ CrimeReads
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‘Promising Young Woman’ and the Fallacy of the “Nice Guy” – scribbles of stage and screen
Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault. Posted by JoBradley on February 27, 2021 In Promising Young Woman, Writer/Director Fennell uses the familiar character type of Ryan (sweet, funny, unthreatening boyfriend), to argue that ‘nice guys’ who are complicit in the sexual harassm… Editor’s Note: Reposted from another blog.. This article was originally published on Screen…
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IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows | Coming: DUNE
Image from Rebooks and Remakes… Dune | In Theaters and HBO Max on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Dune | In Theaters and HBO Max on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021Hollywood has tried to nail Frank Herbert‘s classic sci-fi novel for decades to mixed success, with David Lynch‘s divisive 1984 version being the best known. But since…
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Steve Martin and Sarah Jessica Parker Remember L.A. Story
In honor of L.A. Story’s 30th anniversary, Martin and Parker look back on the underrated rom-com—a film that broke Martin’s heart and changed Parker’s career. Source: Steve Martin and Sarah Jessica Parker Remember L.A. Story
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Gillian Anderson Breaks Down Her Career, from ‘The X-Files’ to ‘The Crown’
Gillian Anderson takes us through her iconic acting career, including her roles in ‘The Turning,’ ‘The X-Files,’ ‘Playing By Heart,’ ‘House of Mirth,’ ‘Bleak House,’ ‘The Fall,’ ‘Sex Education,’ and ‘The Crown.’ Source: Gillian Anderson Breaks Down Her Career, from ‘The X-Files’ to ‘The Crown’
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The Big Chill – Movies Filmed in South Carolina
via The Big Chill – Movies Filmed in South Carolina One of the movies/films I worked on in the 1980s, when I was living in Charleston, SC.. we filmed it in Beaufort, SC, and a few scenes (some not included in the film) were also shot in Atlanta, GA… “Tidalholm Mansion was prominently featured in…
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10 More Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place During Christmas | CrimeReads
Folks, there are so, so many crime movies that take place at Christmas. Some are “about” crime during Christmas, like Home Alone or Bad Santa or The Ref, while some others’ interaction with “Christmas movie” themes are somewhat debatable, as in the notable cases of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. via 10 More Crime Movies…
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DrWeb’s Top Ten Christmas Movies…
Editor’s Note: Re-sharing my favorite Christmas movies list.. Happy Holidays to all!! And Merry Christmas! [originally published 12/24 in 2004, from my old blog] Here’s my favorite Christmas movies, with links to see more about them at the Internet Movie Database.. enjoy the holidays… via DrWeb’s Top Ten Christmas Movies…
