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movieScope

movieScope interview with me re the Kickstarter

Wed, Nov 26, 2014
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Please hop over to movieScope magazine for an interview with me about my Kickstarter and why it is so very necessary. (This post is not behind the paywall.)

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how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
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Girls and women love movies just as much as boys and men do. But it’s a love that gets thrown back in our faces by 95 percent of films.

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London photo: the view from the Shard (33rd floor)

Wed, Jun 18, 2014
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The food at Hutong, on the 33rd floor of the Shard, is delicious. But it’s the view one goes there for.

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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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if movies were honest high school parties (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Mar 12, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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