Anthony Burt
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‘E.T.’ 30th Anniversary: Its Magic Still Resonates
Guest Blog: With 'E.T.,' Steven Spielberg introduced audiences to their inner child in a way that was so intense that it forced us to look at, and confont, the real world in a different way
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‘Space Command’: A Bold Revolution In Collaborative Filmmaking Blasts Into Hollywood
Guest Blog: The epic four-movie project "Space Command" is lighting up Kickstarter with over 700 backers gathered in less than a week
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Hey Peter Jackson, Can We Slow Down on Faster Film?
Guest Blog: "The Hobbit" director advocates shooting at double the current 24-frames-per-second film speed. It might be technically better, but don't we lose some of the magic?
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Depression Is No Reason to Stop Writing That Screenplay
Guest Blog: The ability to work through adversity is key for many successful writers. Or as Winston Churchill said, “if you’re going through Hell, keep going”
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In 2012, Dark Fantasy, Fables & Fairytales Will Lift Our Spirits
Superheroes, dark alliances and ultimate villains make for an exciting — and bizarrely uplifting — year at the movies
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Creative England Chief: Hard Times Ahead for UK Entertainment Industry
There’s no money left in the pot, so we make the most of what’s left
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My Part in the Epic 50th-Anniversary ‘Doctor Who’ Geek Fest
The plans for the Doctor’s 50th-anniversary in 2013 are taking shape already — and it’s going to be truly magical
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Open Phone Hacking by News Corp. vs. Secret Hacking by the CIA, MI5
Intelligence services hack in secret, with powers given to them under law; and when they hack, no one ever knows, unless they are subsequently arrested for planning a terrorist attack
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The Digital Revolution’s ‘Citizen Journalists’ Are Ruining Our Film Experience
If they were bona fide movie fans, they would truly understand the pleasure of being teased with trailers instead of shaky YouTube footage captured on a lunch break from half-a-mile away
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L.A.’s New Film Works Program: Will it Silence Moaners, Lessen Runaways?
Film Works suggests there are several clear problems it can address and begin to fix, with the encouragement, support and action taken by filmmakers and L.A. residents
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Slicing Up the U.K. Film Industry Pie — Will This Reform Work?
The new British government has finally come up with a solution to “rectify” the demise of the U.K. Film Council
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Get Out of Your L.A. Comfort Zone and Film in the Rest of California
Filmmakers need to leave the city when scouting locations
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B.O. Prediction: The Dark Tower Series Will Dwarf ‘LOTR,’ ‘Avatar’
Some of Stephen King’s grand seven-book “The Dark Tower” series has its roots in the fantasy world J.R.R. Tolkien created (and Peter Jackson brought to life magnificently) in “Lord of the Rings." But the epic, winding, horrific journey of gunslinger anti-hero Roland Deschain – King’s most intriguing, deftly woven, exciting and tortured character – will,…
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Time to Bring Google Down a Peg or Three
Google is attempting to create two Internets – one for the commoners, one for the rich