February 2012
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“If Yahoo was making a legitimate claim on patent infringement, my guess is they...”
– Back to Innovation? Scott Thompson’s First Shameful Move | PandoDaily
just when you thought yahoo hit bottom
(via bijan)
Over 800 Starz Titles to Leave Netflix Streaming... →
ifc:
popculturebrain:
Including Toy Story 3, Scarface, Party Down, and more. So get watching.
Folks you have your homework assignments.
Pilot Season
phillamarr:
For non-show biz people, the best way to describe pilot season is this: you know how when the Lotto prize goes up to $100 Million and everyone starts buying 4 and 5 tickets at a time because if lightning strikes it could change your life forever. It’s like that, except even if you get a pilot most of them never become series and most of the ones that do get canceled before anyone’s...
Rushfield Babylon: NikkiLeaks Addendum →
richardrushfield:
Valiant Nikki watcher David Poland points out the other interests that Nikki’s pro-Baron Cohen/Anti-Academy screed served: namely pleasing Nikki’s true masters WME boss Ari Emmanuel, and possibly some folks at Paramount - another of her string pullers - along the way.
When people ask why I…
Barney Rosset, 1922-2012 →
lareviewofbooks:
Barney Rosset, one of the most significant publishers of the 20th century, editor of Grove Press and The Evergreen Review, who fought censorship in famous legal battles over the publication of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Tropic of Cancer, is dead at 89. Rosset introduced American readers to…
“Games need to become a project-based ecosystem rather than a company-based...”
– Kill Screen’s Jamin Warren wrote a great piece on Double Fine’s recent success. You should read the whole thing here. (via kickstarter)
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“It is not, as it turns out, necessary to be a micromanaging psychopath with...”
– A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Joel Spolsky
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“Has there ever been a trade story about a remake of a well-known Hollywood...”
– Jeff Wells on Variety on the upcoming remake of Hitchcock’s Rebecca bashed on the Daphne DuMorier novel. At least they aren’t calling it a Rebecca reboot. (via richardrushfield)
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Terry Gilliam School of Film: 10 Lessons for...
nevver:
Growing up is for losers.
Film school is for fools.
Auteurism is out. Fil-teurism is in.
Put your ideas in a drawer. Take them out as needed.
All you’ve really got in life is story.
Command the audience with your lens.
Nothing can defeat a director who is one with his actors.
Surround yourself with improvisers.
Directing is not for the faint-of-heart. Or the sane.
Be an...
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“That comment struck me as reflecting the same type of thinking as that of...”
– Will Richmond, Video Nuze (1/31/2012)
“Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around.”
– i don’t think that is how it has to be. music in the cloud can change this.
Neil Young on Music Quality, Record Labels and Steve Jobs - John Paczkowski - Dive Into Media - AllThingsD (via davehyndman)