Columns
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The Jackie Robinson You Won’t See in ’42’
Guest blog: He made history breaking baseball’s color barrier, but off the field he often found himself on the wrong side of history
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David Robb -
California Politics Leave Hollywood and Silicon Beach Vulnerable
Guest blog: California residents and its elected officials consider online gambling
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Brad Chase -
How to Watch ‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Without Losing Your Mind
Guest blog: With only two season left, I am determined to manage my viewing to eliminate the show's maddening highs and lows
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If Only the Supreme Court Would Watch ‘Any Day Now’
Guest Blog: That film about same-sex marriage might change minds, as "Blue Caprice" could on gun control
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Aviva Kempner -
How MSNBC’s ‘The Cycle’ Won Me Over (Video)
Guest blog: A former NBC correspondent on why her initial criticism and dislike of the political chatfest have turned into admiration and respect.
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Mary Nissenson -
Don Payne Was a Role Model for Me in This Business
Guest blog: It meant a lot to me that someone of his stature believed in me as a writer — he had a hugely successful career but always took time
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Abra Deering Norton -
A Producer’s Secret: Take Every Opportunity That’s Presented
Guest blog: If you’re having a smooth experience on a film, then you are not pushing things far enough
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Jon Landau -
Amanda Knox Acquittal Retrial: Injustice, Italian Style
GUEST BLOG: With Amanda Knox retrial, Italian prosecutors are getting another chance to perpetuate their original miscarriage of justice
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Edward Jay Epstein -
What Kind of Culture Accepts Media Violence Toward Women?
Guest Blog: It's time to put an end to the exploitive use of photographs of women to sell anything and everything
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Dan Bloom -
Cheering Up Peter Sellers Wasn’t as Easy as Chaplin Cheering Up Picasso
Guest blog: Every morning as Pablo lathered his face for shaving, he would trace with his finger in the billowing cream the enormous lips, the path of tears oozing out of each eye — the stigmata of the professional clown
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Carole Mallory -
Urge the City to Pass Policies to Make it Easier for All Filmmakers to Work
Guest blog: How did we allow runaway production to soar to such levels that film companies like the legendary VFX house Rhythm & Hues would go bankrupt?
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Jason Gurvitz -
The Unsung (Skinny) Body in ‘Life of Pi’
Guest blog: "Life of Pi" CGI magic wasn't just for the tiger; it was for star Shuraj Sharma, too
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Dan Bloom -
Drugs, Tragedies and ‘Charlie’s Angels’
Guest blog: “Before coke, Bobby was a great guy. He was our protector. He was like a teddy bear. But coke changed him…”
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David Robb -
Jan & Dean’s Dean Torrence to ‘Surf’ Taiwan … by Motorcycle
Guest blog: Now 72, he'll be accompanied by 19 other foreign motorcyclists over the age of 62, and the group will be joined by local Taiwanese senior citizens
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Dan Bloom -
You’re Replaceable! (But You Don’t Have to Be)
Guest blog: Here are a few ideas that may help bring your immunity level up a few notches and your blood pressure down
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Keith Fenimore