Kent Youngblood
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ESPN Journalistic Standards: The Emperor No Longer Wears Clothes
Guest blog: From Tim Tebow to Penn State, a look at ESPN's journalistic failures
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The Academy Needs to Finally Decide What It Wants in a Host
What does Eddie Murphy bring to the Oscar table? The answer depends on which Eddie Murphy we’ll be getting
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Father’s Day Films — How Films Echo My Relationship With My Dad
There are traditional choices I could have picked, but this list is more about films that have a message about fathers and sons
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Movies Pet Peeves: 10 More Reasons to Stay Home
Seems like everyone has a tale to tell about a bad moviegoing experience
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How to Improve the Moviegoing Experience: 7 Steps to Cinema Nirvana
Hollyblog: Moviegoers are fast becoming an afterthought, even though it’s their dollars and blind love that feed the studios and exhibitors
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Comcast Cynically Tugs on FCC Heartstrings With Missing Children Campaign
New on-demand initiative just doesn’t feel appropriate in an interactive television menu, stuck between “The Sopranos” and “Avatar”
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2011 Film Slate: New Year, Old News
Of the 90 films listed hitting theaters this year, 29 are original concepts — that’s not a big change from lazy 2010
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Looking Back on LeBron James’ ‘Decision’
When the best player in the NBA moves to a new team, that’s big news. I get that. But does it warrant a reality series?
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Is a $20 Movie Ticket in Your Future?
Entertainment-seekers have plenty of options, so exhibitors have to be cautious about raising prices
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Stray Balloons at the Media Circus
When hot air is rewarded with reality TV fame, is the media to blame?
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Who Killed the Soundtrack?
Growing up some of my favorite CDs were movie soundtracks. The good ones always had a collection of great songs that perfectly encapsulated the mood of the film. Some were a handpicked selection of Top 40 hits ("Saturday Night Fever," "The Big Chill") while others were eclectic mixes of songs I had never heard before…
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Still Wrapping My Arms Around Oscar’s Decision
If you’ve ever felt that your favorite movie got robbed of a best picture Oscar nomination, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is here to help. Beginning in 2010, as you know by now, they will be expanding the number of best picture nominees from five to 10. Truth is, this change…
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Not Everyone Lives in a TiVo/YouTube World
D-day — June 12, 2009. Last Friday was the day when the remainder of the nation’s 1,700 analog television stations shut down in the long-promised changeover to digital broadcasting. Cable and satellite viewers — or those whose TV has a digital tuner — were still able to watch “American Idol,” “CSI” and “Heroes,” unaware…
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It’s Time for a Vote, but Many SAG Members Feel Betrayed
Like a small Balkan republic wrestling with political infighting, SAG members continue to be locked in combat with one another over the studio contract proposal. Although SAG’s national board narrowly approved the deal in April, now it comes down for the members to vote. And a lot of them are not happy. You think…
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