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Kevin Smith Plays Hardball at Sundance
Will movies for the masses eventually be eclipsed by movies by the masses? Notoriously opinionated filmmaker Kevin Smith believes this to be the case and is looking to eliminate the middleman from the distribution process.
Risky Business
Will there be a future in film futures? Should there be? Time will tell. The chances are looking better each coming day, with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission OK’ing the initiative.
Pads of Gold
An LA-based company called “theOffice” which offers a comfortable working environment for screenwriters is on the verge of going out of business. Why should we not care? When you learn how much they’re charging writers for membership fees, it’ll leave you scratching your head.
Commentary Tracks: The Ubiquity and Devaluation of Director/Writer Commentary
Long gone from today’s DVD audio commentaries is the scholarly discourse. Instead, the commentary has been replaced by insipid anecdotes and the filmmaker’s inside jokes.
Generation of Thieves
Pirates beware. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) fired three executive forerunners of its anti-piracy program and, in the matter of a single day, refocused its mission from “anti-piracy” to “content protection.” Their pledge: Target individuals who download movies from Bit Torrents and sue their asses.
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Box Office Blues
“Paranormal Activity” slays off vampires, wild things and even Jigsaw to top the charts for the weekend box office. Now entering its fifth week in theaters, “Paranormal” aims to scare up a sweet repeat this upcoming Halloween weekend.
The Case for Roman
I think everyone can agree that the overarching purpose of the law is to make the world a better place. If this is the case, then how does prosecuting Roman Polanski more than three decades overdue accomplish that purpose? Sounds like an instance of injustice through justice.
Oscar the Grouch
Tired of all the red carpet fashonistas stealing the show? Disappointed by the Academy’s poor host selection? Angry that your film didn’t even qualify for Best Picture? Zach Copeland offers a quick-fix to make the Oscars…well…not suck.
The Shameless Hijacking of an Artform
As Hollywood studios continue to pursue the property rights for classic American board games, action figures and arcade games, nostalgic movie-going masses may no longer feel that once-precious nostalgia.
Why the Academy’s New Voting Methodology is Just Plain Stupid
An increasingly democratic Oscar’s ballot is not going to deliver any more justice to the system. In fact, if anything it will result in choosing a film for Best Picture that is entirely unworthy of the award.
