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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lew & Edie Wasserman: Hollywood’s Yin-Yang Power Couple
Guest blog: Lew could be ruthlesss and relentless; Edie's mantra was, “Keep the chummy-chums together”
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When the Media Takes a Page From the Kathryn Bigelow Playbook
Guest blog: Best Picture nominees aren't the only ones playing fast and loose with the truth
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Singing the Praises of ‘Smash’
Guest blog: A good, not great show is more than a grown-up version of "Glee"
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Seth MacFarlane’s Oscars Had a Deaf Ear and a Blind Eye to Women
Guest blog: The latest Academy Awards proved that the Academy’s younger cohort can be just as sexist as the old guard
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Oh, If Only Naomi Watts Could Win Best Actress…
Guest blog: In my imagination she would have the perfect opportunity to declare to the worldwide viewers that we need to prevent global warming
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Why Did I Write My Book ‘Picasso’s Ghost’? To Defend Picasso
A story of money, wronged love and suicide, centered around the famous painter and his illegitimate son
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When John Ford Punched Henry Fonda – and How It Led to One of the Greatest Westerns Ever
Guest blog: The true story behind "The Searchers," and what makes it so iconic
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China Can Be a Gold Mine for Hollywood, But…
Guest blog: There is one massive obstacle to a financial bonanza — somewhat surprisingly, it is the sheer size of that market of 1.2 billion consumers
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Lawrence O’Donnell: Death by Voice Coach
Guest blog: O'Donnell denies it — but lately he leaves this viewer waiting for the last word