QOTD: Is a filmmaker’s primary responsibility to the truth or to a good story?
Three Oscar nominees for Best Picture — Argo, Lincoln, and Zero Dark Thirty — have come under criticism that they’re not entirely as factual as they might be…
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question of the day: Is Comic-Con these days anything other than a PR blitz for Hollywood?
If you’ve been to Comic-Con — or if you’re there now! — I’d love to hear your feedback. If you haven’t been, I’d love to hear your perception of Comic-Con, and how it compares with other conventions you’ve been to, and whether attending Comic-Con is a prospect that appeals to you.
question of the day: Is fiction — including the fiction we see in movies and on TV — good for us?
What other possible benefits could fiction give us beyond the ones that research is showing are real: reinforcing common values and instilling a useful morality?
