- Dec 2023
- May 2023
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letterboxd.com letterboxd.com
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https://letterboxd.com/bitdepth/lists/
bitdepth has some interesting lists, including films directed by women.
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- Feb 2023
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www.imdb.com www.imdb.com
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017674/?ref_=tt_cl_t_12
book idea w/ title:
Uncredited: The Life of Fred Aldrich
was he related to Robert Aldrich?
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- Jan 2023
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events.jhu.edu events.jhu.edu
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tedgioia.substack.com tedgioia.substack.com
- Nov 2022
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billyoppenheimer.com billyoppenheimer.com
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When I come across interesting information, I highlight then comment a corresponding question:
Every studio has a slate.
What is the source for this?
It's highly related to having a direction in life, or the famous example of Feynman's 12 Favorite Problems that he always kept in mind to slowly be working at.
Part of having a list of purpose dovetails to how one builds their identity too.
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- Sep 2022
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mleddy.blogspot.com mleddy.blogspot.com
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The casting director Marion Dougherty, in the documentary Casting By (dir. Tom Donahue, 2012): “I would keep the three-by-five card. I would put down anything that hit my mind.” The card for Dustin Hoffman (whose first screen appearance was in an episode of Naked City) notes Bob Duval’s (Robert Duvall’s) judgment that Hoffman is “v.g.” — very good. Notice the name of Blair Brown in the third screenshot. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd is an Orange Crate Art and Musical Assumptions favorite.
The documentary Casting By (2012) shows casting director Marion Dougherty's 3 x 5" index card collection which she used for casting notes. In particular they show an example card for Dustin Hoffman with his details. In Hoffman's case, his card included the older telephone numbers with exchanges (EN2-6933 or Endicott2 6933), so these cards may have also served a contact purpose similar to more modern rolodexes. Different from them however, Dougherty's also included heights, credits, and other observations relevant to the casting process.
Screen capture from the movie
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- Mar 2022
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www.imdb.com www.imdb.com
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Notable actors that worked with Roman Polanski after rape charges were filed in 1977.
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www.oscars.org www.oscars.org20221
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King Richard Written by Zach Baylin
Zach Baylin is JHU A/S '02 Academy Nomination for Original Screenplay 2022
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- Feb 2022
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therebooting.substack.com therebooting.substack.com
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Most entertainment media are hits business.
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- Jan 2022
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Mr. Rushfield, the founder of The Ankler, which bills itself as “the newsletter Hollywood loves to hate and hates to love,” will be the company’s editorial director and chief columnist.
I thought this was the niche filled by Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood?
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- Dec 2021
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www.newyorker.com www.newyorker.com
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/on-succession-jeremy-strong-doesnt-get-the-joke
So very Hollywood with all the fluff.
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thesephist.com thesephist.com
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Some people have found success with a crowd-funded Patreon-kind of funding model. Even though ostensibly making is showbusiness now,
Starting with reality television, everything seems to have become entertainment. Social media has accelerated this.
The idea that "making is showbusiness" is an interesting label for this.
We also have "manufacturing"; when will we have digufacturing?
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- Sep 2021
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fs.blog fs.blog
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Before beginning this piece I'm reminded to note some advice given to me by Rick Kurtzman at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) on reading scripts: If you're not going to act on having read (a script), then why bother having read it in the first place?
He meant to make notes, write coverage, create writer lists for rewriting, producer lists for selling, director list for directing, casting lists. One should tell people about the (good) things one read. Make your reading produce something.
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- Jul 2021
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www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
- Jan 2021
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www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
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DokkenOfficial (2021) Don Dokken discusses Covid-19 with Dr. Anne Rimoin, Youtube Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3XvmFf23XU&feature=youtu.be
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