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We Need Bret Easton Ellis’ Twitter Rants During Our Clubby Awards Season
Guest blog: And why, for his part, Bret Ellis needs to offer them
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Jeremy Walker -
Where Was Taiwan in Its Own Golden Horse Film Fest?
Called the Oscars of Asia, the televised show seemed like it was taking place in Beijing or Hong Kong, since most of the awards went to Hong Kong and Beijing film people
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Dan Bloom -
Larry Hagman Risked His Career to Stand Up for His Beliefs
For their anti-war views, Jane Fonda was labeled a traitor, Hagman an "eccentric"
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Ivor Davis -
Confessions of the Cinematic Kid: ‘The Movies Made Me Do It!’
Guest Blog: As a youth hooked on movies, the author mainlined everything from "Rocky" to "Caddyshack" — and lived to tell
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Keith Fenimore -
Al Weiwei, His ‘Never Sorry’ Director and Their Serendipitous Meeting
Guest Blog: The movie, the Chinese artist and activist, has finally reached Taipei — but still has not been shown yet in China
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Dan Bloom -
‘Lincoln’ – and Norman Mailer’s Aversion to Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's new biopic is a carefully studied, moving view of history — and laborious … but at least E.T. isn't in it
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Carole Mallory -
Hurricane Sandy Spoke: Were You Listening, Hollywood?
Guest Blog: The tragedy of hurricane Sandy means it's time for Hollywood to make a movie that will show people what will happen if we don't get our act together on climate change
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Dan Bloom -
My Blind Date With the Best James Bond of Them All
Guest blog: Why "Skyfall's" Daniel Craig can't compare to the original 007.
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Carole Mallory -
OD’ing on My New Favorite Stars
Guest blog: The ultimate sensitive guy, the pretty girl who’s messed up but has a heart of gold and People's Sexiest Man Alive
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Mali Perl -
Making It as a Band May Be Tough, but Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Guest blog: While it’s much easier these days to release music without big-label assistance, the need to protect musicians and their work remains the same.
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Lisa Buckley -
Ang Lee Opens Film Studio, ‘Life of Pi’ in His Native Taiwan
Guest Blog: Director Ang Lee returns to his homeland Taiwan for the premiere of "Life of Pi" and the opening of a new film studio
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Dan Bloom -
Oy … I Almost Peed My Pants Seeing ‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’
Guest blog: For me, seeing young actors join in the fun confirms the important tradition of a new generation learning tthe art of repeat-joke-telling
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Aviva Kempner -
‘The Sessions,’ My Almost-Father-in-Law Jonas Salk – and the Healing Power of Sex
Guest blog: How repressed a society we are — despite all of our iPad and techno-net ways of relating
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Carole Mallory -
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Filmfest Invites Controversy With Chinese Host
Founded in 1962, the Golden Horse Film Festival — often called the Oscars of Asia — is an annual fixture on Taipei’s cultural calendar. For directors, producers, actors and fans of Chinese-language cinema, the festival — scheduled this year for Nov. 24 — gets better every year. And if you're wondering why it's called…
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Dan Bloom -
‘Skyfall’ Takes Product Placement to Next Level with Heineken
Guest Blog: Heineken is hoping beer drinkers will be stirred by their "Skyfall" campaign, but Sony marketers may be the biggest winners
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Frank Conlon