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The Film Industry is Breaking My Heart: My Thoughts and Feelings on an Ever-Changing Landscape.

I’ve been meaning to write this article for some time. Every time I would go to write, I would become sad, anxious, and not clear in thought. The news of Paramount buying Warner Brothers, well, that pushed me over the edge. I had to get my thoughts to paper, so to speak. That another major original Hollywood film studio will succumb to the ever growing … Continue reading The Film Industry is Breaking My Heart: My Thoughts and Feelings on an Ever-Changing Landscape.

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The Cultural Impact of Rob Reiner : In Remembrance

Like most, I was sitting in my living room when the push notification popped up on my phone. Breaking News: Two people have been found dead inside a Los Angeles home owned by actor-director Rob Reiner, source tells AP My heart sank as I read the article. No names had been released. No confirmation on who was found inside, just the ages of the victims, … Continue reading The Cultural Impact of Rob Reiner : In Remembrance

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The Hard Relaunch of the Golden Globes

How did we get here? I’ll give you a condensed version. Who are the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? The HFPA was an organization founded in 1943 by Los Angeles-based foreign journalist who wanted a more organized process for distributing movie news in non-US markets. It would become an extremely exclusive club that nobody could get a membership to. Throughout those early years, the Golden Globe … Continue reading The Hard Relaunch of the Golden Globes

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Disheartened With Hollywood

I have been feeling very disheartened for the past couple of months with the state of the Film Industry in the United States. It’s why I didn’t write about Barbie, even though I saw it twice in theaters. It’s why I didn’t write about Oppenheimer. It’s why I didn’t write about my experience with a Barbenheimer double feature (so much fun. Was correct: Oppenheimer first, Barbie second). … Continue reading Disheartened With Hollywood

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What’s Going On In Hollywood? The Looming SAG-AFTRA Strike, the WGA, and Corporate Greed

Hi. It’s been a minute since you’ve heard from me. I moved cross-country and we’re still trying to get on our feet. But, with the looming SAG-AFTRA strike, I couldn’t let this moment in film history go by and remain quiet. I remember the writers strike in 2007 and the fallout from that. Shows that were cancelled, people displaced from work, and the creation of … Continue reading What’s Going On In Hollywood? The Looming SAG-AFTRA Strike, the WGA, and Corporate Greed

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Movie Going in the Time of Covid

Prior to covid, my escape from my anxiety was usually going to the movies. I’d remove myself from my reality by getting lost in the reality of a film in a dark theater. Obviously, due to Covid-19, this has not been possible for many months. And, arguably, should still not be possible.  I traveled to another county to have that “movie theater experience” again. Now, … Continue reading Movie Going in the Time of Covid

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With the Paramount Consent Decrees Ending, There’s Fear for the Future of Independent Theaters and Films

Movie theaters are in trouble, and even more so than we already thought. The Paramount Consent Decrees have been dismantled. For those unfamiliar, let me explain. With the birth of film in the United States came the birth of the studio system, where studios, under contract, had specific actors, directors, writers, and so on. That also included block booking their films, which ultimately led the … Continue reading With the Paramount Consent Decrees Ending, There’s Fear for the Future of Independent Theaters and Films

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The Future of Movie Theaters is in Jeopardy.

Movie theaters may be in trouble. In recent weeks, all major movie theater chains in the United States have closed due to the coronavirus, Covid-19. As a result, movie studios have moved to releasing their films that were in theaters direct to digital, as a way to try and make some profit while most of the United States has been told to stay in their … Continue reading The Future of Movie Theaters is in Jeopardy.

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Onward , Chris Pratt, and the Hillsong Church

I need to talk about something that has been on my mind, lately. As some of you know, I am a lover of Disney/Pixar films. Onward premiered on the 6th of this month and I do want to see it. Normally I would be excited to see the film. But, there’s something different with this film, and that difference is named Chris Pratt. In 2019, Chris Pratt … Continue reading Onward , Chris Pratt, and the Hillsong Church

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The Importance of the American Cinematheque

This past weekend, I went to the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. I bought a popcorn and a drink and settled in to my seat. The theater began to fill with people. There were teenagers, young adults, people in middle age and older. They all got comfortable and settled in for what we were about to watch. We were about to see a film on … Continue reading The Importance of the American Cinematheque

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