The movie business has obviously changed since 1948 – but it is not obvious that longstanding rules should be tossed aside.
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Off-Screen Drama At The Movies
Tag Archives: Hollywood
The Predators We Trust
Piggish behavior has no ideology beyond pure selfishness. Our own biases, however, can leave us vulnerable.
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The Right To Hide Your Age
Can older actors get more work if we allow them to suppress information about their age?
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Is Jennifer Lawrence Well-Cast As The Victim?
Jennifer Lawrence, a hacking victim herself, made public use of Sony’s stolen emails. This script may have more irony than truth.
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Hollywood’s Tiananmen Amnesia
Want to see a blockbuster film about the events in Tiananmen Square? You’ll have to make one on your own.
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‘Red Dawn’
The 1984 film “Red Dawn” projected our worst Cold War nightmare onto the big screen: Soviet paratroopers, backed by Cuban …
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Blacklists And Contempt Of Congress
Courts provide a crucial check on congressional demands; the Hollywood blacklist illustrated the consequences when they fail.
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