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Erik Davis

QOTD: How much does a sense of mystery surrounding a movie impact your desire to see it?

Mon, Mar 04, 2013
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Cuz people are speculating what Brad Bird’s new flick Tomorrowland might be about, and then speculating how much folk will be upset if it turns out to be something else entirely…

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watch it: “Very LARGE dead snake!”

Wed, Apr 18, 2012
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Oh my goodness…

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AOL/HuffPo shoots the messenger, fires Moviefone editor Patricia Chui over work-for-free email

Thu, Apr 07, 2011
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And the AOL/HuffPo Cinematical fiasco comes full circle in the only way it could have: with a scapegoating…

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AOL/HuffPo to movie journos: You’re fired, unless you want to write for free

Wed, Apr 06, 2011
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AOL/HuffPo values the voices and input of its writers… just not enough to pay them. So please do continue to do the excellent work you’ve been doing, Cinematical and Moviefone writers, just don’t expect to get paid for it. *grrr*

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my outrage over the TechCrunch AOL ‘Source Code’ mess (aka: this is why we can’t have nice things)

Sat, Mar 19, 2011
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Or, Why not to be a whore for the studios, even though lots and lots of folks are doing it.

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