Columns
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Independent TV Financing in the Digital Age: Who’s In?
Guest blog: What true appetite do potential financiers have for financing independent television productions, and where is the money coming from?
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In a Warming World, ‘Cli-Fi’ Is Here to Stay
Guest blog: For now, most cli-fi movies and novels are just old-fashioned yarns, so there's nothing to be afraid of — but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that climate chaos is going to have a chilling impact on the entire planet
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A First-Hand Account From the Front Lines of 21st Century DIY Distribution
We believe these seminal years will be looked back upon as the point when filmmakers and other artists discovered an alternative way to sustain themselves and their work, outside the system
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The Contingent Compensation Battle Only Gets Worse
Guest blog: The economic opportunities created by new distribution platforms have given rise to accounting practices that may be improper and deprive income participants of significant backend compensation
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Julian Assange Q&A Just One Highlight at Latest Filmfest DC
Guest blog: 27th installment of the festival also screened Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight Children"
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3 Steps to Writing Good Historical Fiction
Guest blog: Many writers do not understand the power of ruminating and spending time at the pre-writing phase, what I call the “Golden Years”
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‘Game of Thones,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Chronicles of Narnia’: Where Are All The American Fantasy Characters?
Guest blog: The Fantasy novel realm is lacking American stories and American characters
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Liam Neeson Takes ‘Walk Among the Tombstones’
Actor Liam Neeson is on novelist Lawrence Block's mind a lot these days. The New York novelist is chock-a-block with anticipation as one of his novels, "A Walk Among the Tombstones," is being filmed on the streets of Manhattan, and Neeson is starring as the character Matthew Scudder. Recently, Block was invited by the producers…
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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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California Politics Leave Hollywood and Silicon Beach Vulnerable
Guest blog: California residents and its elected officials consider online gambling
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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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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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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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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