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Why Can’t Cannes be Like the Silverdocs?
45 of the around 100 films unspooling at the festival are directed or co-directed by women
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Sorry, It’s Just Not True That ‘One Writer Fits All’
In bouncing between movies, novels and sitcoms, there is some crossover in the required skill sets, but the bulges that don’t intersect lead lots of writers to their real-estate licenses
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‘E.T.’ 30th Anniversary: Its Magic Still Resonates
Guest Blog: With 'E.T.,' Steven Spielberg introduced audiences to their inner child in a way that was so intense that it forced us to look at, and confont, the real world in a different way
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A Once and Not-Future TV Writer’s Ode to Joy
Guest Blog: In this re-entry into network TV, no matter where I looked — ESE, WSW NNE, SSW — the future was clouded with frigid conference calls, coded notes, oppressive tact and congestive collaboration
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Peter Mehlman -
Paul McCartney: He Had ‘Stardom, Here I Come’ Written All Over His Pretty Face
Guest Blog: Sir Paul McCartney, who turned 70 on Monday, was the smoothest of the Fab Four in their prime — articulate, witty and very gregarious
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Ivor Davis -
‘Rock of Ages’ Recalls My Rod Stewart Connection
Guest Blog: No shame here. No shame there. No shame in the new Tom Cruise rock musical
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Carole Mallory -
Rediscovering ‘Uncle Miltie’
Guest Blog: A look back at "Mr. Television" himself, Milton Berle, given to making his point with a kiss
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Arthur Axelman -
‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ with Norman Mailer
Guest Blog: The filmmakers behind "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding" missed a chance with their take on a mother and daughter healing a relationship
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Carole Mallory -
A Message for Hollywood and Silicon Valley: Grow Up
Guest Blog: For real copyright detente, Hollywood and Silicon Valley should forego the rhetoric, stop screaming and negotiate like adults
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Michael Stroud -
Memo From the RIAA: Legal Action Is First Step to Legal Listening
Guest Blog: The best strategy is all about providing fans with convenient access to music in legal, affordable ways
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Cara Duckworth -
Search for the Magic Typewriter
Guest Blog: Retro typewriters that captivated Jack Kerouac, Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen are making a comeback in new and revamped forms
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Arthur Axelman -
Snow White, Paloma Picasso and The Quest for Eternal Youth
Guest Blog: "Snow White and the Huntsman" is authentic in spirit to the original intentions of the story
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Carole Mallory -
Cougars, Gray Panthers, Silver Foxes: It’s a Jungle Out There
Guest Blog: Labels abound for older women who know what they want and go after it; but don't worry men, your judgmental nickname is coming
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Ellen Besen -
Why Can’t Hollywood Handle Older Women and Sex?
Guest blog: Too often male fantasies drive portrayals of mature females in Hollywood films. Women, and realism, would be better served by a more balanced approach
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Ellen Besen -
China’s Bid for AMC: The Elephant in the Theater
Guest Blog: Reports about Dalian Wanda Group's $2.6 billion purchase of AMC have missed a big ironic point about China's take on foreign films
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Michael Stroud