FILMS GONE WILD: Judge Wapner and that time I was on The People’s Court
The People’s Court didn’t just begat the other trial shows, it begat reality TV and the sad parade of Honey Booboos, and Duck Dynastys and even, the President we currently have.
FILMS GONE WILD: The loss of Bill Paxton, the people person surpasses the loss of the talented actor and filmmaker – and that says a lot
There is a balance that someone that has achieved fame and celebrity is always re-calibrating. And it involves being a “good guy,” a “nice guy,” a “sweetheart,” etc. and not allowing themselves to be used, abused, and exploited for that fame. It is not easy, I don’t think. Holding the people around you accountable, and insisting that they “be cool” with what they are asking of you, and yet not being a pain-in-the-ass about it takes some work, actually.
FILMS GONE WILD: Danny Glover at the Oxford Film Festival and the accomplishment of a star actually showing up to the fest
Last year, in a meeting with a major PR firm in L.A., I was told that unless the fest’s dates lined up perfectly with the actual release of the film that there was no way they would recommend that client going to the fest. It was just a pain-in-the-ass for the publicist. And that was a friend of mine. Cutthroat, baby.
FILMS GONE WILD: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Cary Darling shows everyone how to actually be a film journalist by making a single phone call
when Cary posted his story, I found several more details beyond what I included in the press release regarding other festivals some of the films had screened at and awards they won, etc. It’s like Cary actually spent some time researching and looking stuff up.
FILMS GONE WILD: So who exactly are the snowflakes? Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad hurts the feelings of delicate conservatives all over again
Those are the snowflakes, we were told. They, and others like them, in several cities across the country, far outnumbering the Trumpettes that turned out – paid or otherwise, for the inauguration festivities, staked a claim to the country they rightfully share in, refusing to be cowed, and insisting that there ideas would continue to be put forth, and fought for.
FILMS GONE WILD: Today my name is Angela. (Or let’s not sweat the small stuff, shall we?)
Fortunately, to this day I have not been lynched by the AP Style Society. No one has picketed my house. Justina, my wife, has not had her invitations to the sewing circle rescinded. Okay, there is no sewing circle. And if there was one, I’d deliberately make some more grievous AP Style errors in order to get her kicked out because that would be totally rock n’ roll, right?
FILMS GONE WILD: Hollywood’s New World Order – Amazon and Netflix takes over the business of studios & mid-budget star-driven dramas and comedies
Is the Amazonianzation and Netflixication of independent film basically just the latest “reset” of what we used to think of as the hierarchy of studio films versus independent films?
FILMS GONE WILD: FESTWORKS.COM covers regional fests and film discoveries that happen there. Do you even give a damn about that?
We don’t need more Clooney, Kidman, Lawrence, Adams, Streep, Cruise coverage. Monkeys can do that by this point. We need to find the new talent in film, and TV, and VR, etc. We need to give the new voices a forum to discuss their work. We need to help people find the golden film needles in the haystack of VOD titles we scroll past on Amazon and Netflix now.
Is Dallas’ Film Community Giving Up Its Film Incentives Without a Fight? State Representative Matt Shaheen, Konni Burton, Bob Hall speak up
Is Dallas’ Film Community Giving Up Its Film Incentives Without a Fight? State Representative Matt
Learning From A Master: Liener Temerlin and the Dallas International Film Festival
A Master: Liener Temerlin and the Dallas International Film Festival “It’ll knock your hat in