How Facebook Has Swiped Digital Ad Revenue From Publishers (Guest Blog)
Look for buyers to reduce their direct spend on branded content and reallocate distribution budgets directly to Facebook, warns Polar CEO Kunal Gupta
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How Angie Dickinson and Candice Bergen Shook Up Women’s Roles on TV – and Off (Guest Blog)
Two actresses paved the way for women to play more than just wives and mothers
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How Filmmaker Sophia Kiapos Stumbled Into Directing (Guest Blog)
We Do It Together Blog: “I started going on too many auditions… I got way too many people saying, ‘You are the perfect prostitute!'” Kiapos tells Jessica Hobbs
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What Happens When We Dress Up as Monsters, or Nazis (Guest Blog)
“‘The Great British Baking Show’ opened a door for me that will not be tarnished by Paul Hollywood’s faux pas,” Richard Stellar writes
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A Brief History of Hollywood Activism, From Helen Douglas to Tonight’s Harvey Telethon (Guest Blog)
The seeds of celebrity activism harken back to this Hollywood couple who put their careers on the line at an equally, if not more, perilous time
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4 Lessons to Make a Gothic Horror Movie on Time and on Budget (Guest Blog)
“You simply can’t afford to throw caution to the wind and work it out on the day,” writes director Brian O’Malley, whose film “The Lodgers” premieres this month in Toronto
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Let’s Revisit the 1990 ‘It’ TV Miniseries: 5 Floating Facts About Pennywise and Friends
With the new film “It” in theaters, we look back at the miniseries that made everyone hate clowns
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Jennifer Lawrence Fans Like Chipotle: Why Studio Marketers Should Rely More on Analytics (Guest Blog)
“It’s time for studios to do away with basic demographics and focus on psychographics,” writes Ranker COO Glenn Walker
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A Film Journalist on DACA Speaks Out: Keep My DREAM Alive (Guest Blog)
“All we want is a chance to keep contributing to this country in every field, including film,” Carlos Aguilar writes
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How I Went From Teaching Sex Ed to Making a Feature Film (Guest Blog)
“Because of Grácia” writer-director Tom Simes shares how he finally took his own advice to students: “Take a risk, make a film, don’t wait to get permission”
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How ‘La La Land’ Singer Angela Parrish Overcame Her Fears (Guest Blog)
We Do It Together Blog: “I was nervous — so nervous that I almost threw up,” singer says of watching Oscar-winning movie for the first time
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Director Mike Burstyn’s ‘Azimuth’ Distills a Lifetime of Wisdom About the Middle East (Guest Blog)
“The whole idea that we can survive is that we cooperate,” the 71-year-old debut filmmaker says
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‘Prince of Broadway’ Review: Tribute to a Great Theater Producer and Director
This revue showcases some great songs exceptionally well sung. But the talent of Harold Prince goes largely unexplored
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Fad or Trend? What’s the Difference, How to Tell Them Apart and Why It Matters! – Part 1 (Guest Blog)
That latest technological marvel. It seems to be sweeping the nation, quite literally, but is it a fad or a trend with lasting staying power? Read on and find out how you can spot the differences between the fads that wow you and the trends you won’t want to miss out on!
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Bruce Lee Fights Like a Girl (Guest Blog)
We Do It Together Blog: “Lee’s iconic fighting style, Wing Chun, was developed by a woman, intended for a woman and named after a woman,” Natasha Choi writes
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Joss Whedon Is a ‘Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals,’ Ex-Wife Kai Cole Says (Guest Blog)
“He used his relationship with me as a shield … so no one would question his relationships with other women or scrutinize his writing as anything other than feminist,” she writes
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Subscription Aggregation: The RX for OTT Fatigue? – Part 2 (Guest Blog)
As the wheel of video distribution fortune spins around and around, where it will stop, is anybody’s guess. It used to be enough just to have the content to be king. Those days are over.
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An FBI Veteran on What Discovery’s ‘Manhunter: Unabomber’ Gets Wrong (Guest Blog)
“There’s no excuse to make a minor member of a team who was only on the [investigative] team for a matter of months into the star player,” writes former agent Greg Stejskal
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How Elvis Presley’s Death Led to the Birth of Modern Entertainment Journalism (Guest Blog)
“It did not take long for [CBS MNews] executives to realize they’d underestimated the appeal of the singer who made Ed Sullivan blush,” Mary Murphy and Michele Willens write
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Why Hollywood’s Bad Behavior Is Bad for Business (Guest Blog)
“The Hollywood set system routinely turns a blind eye until a real problem is brought forward, typically by way of a lawsuit,” writes attorney Doug Wigdor
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‘The Terms of My Surrender’ Broadway Review: Michael Moore Visits Trump’s Hometown
The two men have so much in common, including a need for self-aggrandizement, victimhood and worshipful applause from their respective political bases
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8 Ways Hollywood Writers Can Blow It With Their Agents or Managers (Guest Blog)
The Rep Sheet: “The worst thing writers can do is not write,” manager Jennie Frisbie says
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Subscription Aggregation: The Rx for OTT Fatigue? – Part 1 (Guest Blog)
Between sequelitis, franchise fatigue and now OTT fatigue, it’s no wonder that theater chains across the US are all reporting decreases in attendance. US consumers are more fractured than ever, harder to predict and becoming as difficult to track down as an original story idea.
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‘A Parallelogram’ Theater Review: Bruce Norris Gives Nihilism a Good Name
This gentle comedy is like the Midas Touch, teaching us how our fondest dream can turn into a living nightmare
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Fantasy Sports: Fleeting Folly or Fabulous Gold Mine? – Part 4 (Guest Blog)
Will the appeal of Fantasy Sports and eSports endure the test of time as companies and online leagues struggle to win the acceptance (and the dollars) of this challenging, yet growing segment, of attention deficit consumers?
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How Studying Acting Prepares You for Life (Guest Blog)
“Discover your authenticity, and show that to the world,” acting coach Bernard Hiller writes
