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'On the Day Before Christmas' -- A Temp Diaries Christmas Carol

December 22, 2011 By Temp X 1 year ago

While some people hate my musical numbers, I can't help myself

  

'Big Brother's' Chima on 'Real Housewives': Phaedra Ends It With Sheree

December 19, 2011 By Chima Simone 1 year ago

Sheree had been bad-mouthing Phaedra’s legal abilities and Phaedra was not having that

  

Wanna Buy a Watch? A How-to Guide for Christmas

December 18, 2011 By Peter McAlevey 1 year ago

Every good producer or hot new TV star needs a watch -- just does he need a $50,000 Rolex?

  

What You Need to Know About the New Crowd-Funding Bill

December 11, 2011 By Jeff Steele 1 year ago

Now in the Senate, the bill allows entrepreneurs to crowd source up to $2M a year from individuals without having to register the investors with the SEC

  

The Real Story Behind the NBC Telepic 'My Kidnapper, My Love'

December 4, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 1 year ago

On the drive back, James Stacy says, "My brother will adapt the script." I knew this day was too good to be true

  

'Real Housewives Recap': 'Papa Smurf' Makes Everyone Blue

November 21, 2011 By Chima Simone 1 year ago

Baby showers -- a time for Apollo to decide between pummeling Peter in the face or walking away for a quick photo op

  

What the Transmedia Movement Has to Teach (And to Learn)

November 20, 2011 By Nick DeMartino 1 year ago

If nothing else, last week's Story World Conference in San Francisco affirmed the reality of a new creative movement devoted to transmedia storytelling

  

Why Paul Greengrass' 'Green Zone' Is 1 of the Top 10 Films of the Decade

November 13, 2011 By Guy Magar 1 year ago

In my opinion, this is a true masterpiece of filmmaking which didn’t get its proper due as it was marketed as an action film

  

Flying to Hong Kong in the Mid-'60s as a Pan Am Stewardess

November 6, 2011 By Carole Mallory 1 year ago

This past Sunday, the series "Pan Am" took a trip to Hong Kong, and my memories were revived

  

How I Convinced Gil Cates to Make Billy Crystal an Oscar Host

November 1, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 1 year ago

Crystal hosted, and he made me laugh until I cried during one of his impromptu bits. He was phenomenal

  

Winner of a Taiwanese Emmy: 'I'd Like to Thank My iPhone'

November 1, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

The 40-something director took out a cell phone and started reading emails of congratulations, totally ignoring the audience

  

Robert Radnitz, a 'Total Producer' in the Tradition of David O. Selznick

October 30, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 1 year ago

No matter what the occasion, in pitch meetings, dinners or funerals, the white-haired, dashing producer wore only Fila white tennis clothes

  

Steve Jobs' Bio Passes 'Harry Potter' in Taiwan

October 24, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

Jobs has even penetrated the Bamboo Curtain separating Taiwan from China. Few people can do that!

  

Whatever Happened to 'TVTV'?

October 17, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 1 year ago

The left-wing San Francisco collective of writers, editors, shooters and actors hit Hollywood like a storm, but cleared out right along with the 1970s

  

Consumer Laundering - Piracy's Silver Lining Unfolds

October 9, 2011 By Jeff Steele 1 year ago

Operators of online piracy sites should take note -- you could be sitting on the next media gold rush

  

Why Charlie Sheen is A Good Role Model - Seriously

September 27, 2011 By Valery Satterwhite 1 year ago

The man has shifted from his unconscious blame-the-world kabuki dance to taking responsibility for the fire he admits to fueling

  

I'm Quitting Netflix

September 19, 2011 By Lew Harris 1 year ago

It's clear you don't care about keeping me happy, like you once did. And I don't feel so proud being caught with that little red envelope anymore

  

The Annals of the Interactive Emmy on its 10th Anniversary

September 15, 2011 By Nick DeMartino 1 year ago

Lost amid the old-school rituals of last Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys was a tiny signpost of change, an Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media

  

Superheroes Have Feelings, Too - Why Hollywood Should Show Them

September 11, 2011 By Marcus Dean Fuller 1 year ago

I wrote my first feature film, "One Fall," because I had something to say about what being a modern superhero really means

  

Making a Deal with the Devil -- The Patricia Neal Story

July 25, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 1 year ago

"It's show biz, it's biopic, it's overcoming odds, it's a catastrophic malady, it's a female 'Brian's Song!' I told whomever would listen

  

The Greatest Sequel Never Made

July 18, 2011 By Peter McAlevey 1 year ago

"Flatliners 2" seemed like a sure thing, with everyone wanting it -- here's why it never happened

  

'Scream 4': It Was the Best of Screams, It Was the Worst of Screams

May 1, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

It’s good in that it touches on ideas that are very timely and provocative. It’s bad in that it completely kills the suspension of disbelief

  
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