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hollywood ruminator: Abrams Has Become Autocratic
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Thursday, October 31, 2013. Abrams Has Become Autocratic. Star Wars: Disney CEO Bob Iger's Firm 2015 Date Leaves 'EpisodeVII' Team Scrambling. From The Hollywood Reporter). As Oscar winner Michael Arndt exits, producer Kathleen Kennedy sought — and was denied — a delay, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. In a previous post, I worried that Arndt's departure was inspired by JJ Abrams, not Lawrence Kasdan. This seems to be confirmed by sources that tell the Reporter. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Informal Guide: April 2010
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To Countries You Have Never Heard Of. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. We come at last to Lesotho. As every schoolchild knows, it was a Lesothonian ruler who built the pyramids. Lesothonian scientists went on to invent the telescope, the steam engine and penicillin. In the nineteenth century, Lesotho fought three great wars with the United States. Lesotho lost once but won twice. Okay, I made all that up. Lesotho, surely, does not exist. Welcome back to Africa. Feels like we never left! Events proceeded in Lesoth...
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The Informal Guide: March 2010
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To Countries You Have Never Heard Of. Saturday, March 20, 2010. IF I HAD TO GUESS. I'd get it right. But I'd be cheating. After seeing that Kiribati was the next entry in the Informal Guide, but before sitting down to write about it, I accidentally came across a reference to the country on the back cover of a travel book called "The Sex Lives of Cannibals.". Yes, I'm a sucker for a catchy title. Hey, at least we're out of Africa. 21 of which are inhabited. The aggregate population: 99,000. Two years late...
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hollywood ruminator: Upscale Density Index
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Saturday, October 19, 2013. Parks and Recreation's' audience is modest, but wealthy. From The LA Times). Three weeks into the fall season, "Parks and Rec" boasts a score of 171 on the upscale density index, for which 100 equals an average concentration of homes. That makes it the show with the audience that skews most toward upper incomes. Wow We're getting really detailed with our metrics these days. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. You Know Who's Good Looking?
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Neil's Movie Reviews: August 2012
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A screenwriter's take on current movies. The Dark Knight Rises. You Know Who's Good Looking? View my complete profile. The Hundred Point Movie Scale. I think the "four-star" system is ludicrously difficult to understand. I never know if two and a half stars is supposed to be good or bad. Saturday, August 25, 2012. Sometimes I am just at a loss. Does absolutely everything right. And it’s terrible. And I don’t know why. It is, of course, a remake of the 1990 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. That mo...
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Neil's Movie Reviews: Gravity
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A screenwriter's take on current movies. You Know Who's Good Looking? View my complete profile. The Hundred Point Movie Scale. I think the "four-star" system is ludicrously difficult to understand. I never know if two and a half stars is supposed to be good or bad. Sunday, October 6, 2013. One of the joys of moviegoing is to feel transported to a place you've never been. Delivers this joy, abundantly. From the first frame until the just-before-last, the movie puts its audience in orbit around the Earth&#...
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Neil's Movie Reviews: December 2012
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A screenwriter's take on current movies. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. You Know Who's Good Looking? View my complete profile. The Hundred Point Movie Scale. I think the "four-star" system is ludicrously difficult to understand. I never know if two and a half stars is supposed to be good or bad. Monday, December 31, 2012. Boy, I love that title. It refers, in code, to the planned time of the strike on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abottobad, Pakistan. Half past midnight. Zero dark thirty. In 1991, as...
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Neil's Movie Reviews: November 2012
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A screenwriter's take on current movies. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. You Know Who's Good Looking? View my complete profile. The Hundred Point Movie Scale. I think the "four-star" system is ludicrously difficult to understand. I never know if two and a half stars is supposed to be good or bad. Friday, November 30, 2012. My dad and I disagree over the recent movie Lincoln. He found the examination of the politics behind passage of the 13th Amendment absorbing. I had the opposite reaction...
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Neil's Movie Reviews: June 2012
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A screenwriter's take on current movies. The Cabin in the Woods. You Know Who's Good Looking? View my complete profile. The Hundred Point Movie Scale. I think the "four-star" system is ludicrously difficult to understand. I never know if two and a half stars is supposed to be good or bad. Monday, June 11, 2012. Hoo boy. This movie hit me where I'm weak. Tough guy hero with an enigmatic name: check. A space prison: check! With an orbital space prison standing in for New York, but who says there's anything...
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