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talent buzz

interesting stuff I found online (that you might find interesting too)

Thu, Jun 20, 2013
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20th Century Fox is embarrassed by the stars of its film The Heat; Vice thinks women writers are most beautiful when they shut up and die; the madness of George (Lucas); and more.

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Michael Shannon: oh my Zod

Tue, Jun 18, 2013
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Enjoy an excerpt from my interview with Michael Shannon in the latest issue of movieScope. Here, he discusses his experience making Man of Steel…

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the wit and wisdom of Walter Murch at Sheffield Doc/Fest

Mon, Jun 17, 2013
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My tweets from Murch’s informative and inspirational talk…

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on the hidebound misogyny of (some) science fiction fans… and pros

Wed, Jun 12, 2013
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Silly me. I always thought of SF as a genre that encourages freethinking and lets the imagination roam beyond the mainstream.

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Kickstarter worth supporting: Lay in Wait

Fri, Jun 07, 2013
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The film is about a woman, and the money raised from the Kickstarter will go toward paying the people who are actually making the film. Two pluses!

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the Telegraph slut-shames Kate Winslet

Thu, Jun 06, 2013
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Were you were suffering under the delusion that a respected actress was safe from having her morality decried because she has slept with more than one man?

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how in the name of all that is decent can we fix the Grumpy Cat movie?

Mon, Jun 03, 2013
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Grumpy Cat the Movie is coming, and it’s going to be horrible, and you can’t stop it. But we can dream about making it better…

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Doctor Who thing: Matt Smith is leaving the show; 12th Doctor not yet named

Sat, Jun 01, 2013
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Held over from Saturday! Continue with the wild speculation and fan-wishery!

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Doctor Who thing: fans need to leave John Simm alooooooone!

Fri, May 31, 2013
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Look, actors don’t owe fans anything at all beyond their work. It’s hardly ever cool to approach a celeb in public. Why would you want to annoy someone you profess to like?

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why the *hell* is Michael Musto talking to Huffington Post?

Mon, May 20, 2013
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It’s precisely because of sites like HuffPOS that content has been devalued and writers like Musto find themselves considered expendable. So what in the actual fuck is Musto doing supporting them by speaking via them?

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