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Hollywood and the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Last month a study came out which suggested that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs have had the perverse effect of increasing workplace hostility…
Dec 24
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When Hollywood Did It Right: Silence of the Lambs
The Hollywood "Programmer" meets Hannibal Lechter
Dec 5
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When Hollywood Did It Right: Silence of the Lambs
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November 2024
Men and Their Dreams
Hollywood's strange war on innovators
Nov 19
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Must the Audience Share in the Responsibility?
I’ve loved movies since I was a kid.
Nov 11
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Playing Taps
Director Harold Becker’s coming-of-age military drama ”Taps” was released in 1981, when the Fall of Saigon and the end of our misadventure in Vietnam…
Nov 4
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October 2024
The Meaning of "Elite"
For most of my life, the word “Elite” has had but a single definition… those who are the very best in the world at what they do.
Oct 21
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The Lost Art of the Sitcom Opening
On September 18th, popular X-denizen and good friend to your humble essayist, Kurt Schlichter reposted a link to the opening credit sequence of “WKRP In…
Oct 7
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What Women (and Men) Want
Much of the last ten years in Hollywood can be summarized as the victory of data over common sense.
Oct 1
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September 2024
Where Did the All the Filmmakers Go?
Rick Beato is a musician, songwriter and rock producer with a very popular YouTube channel in which he analyzes popular music in a way that appeals both…
Sep 24
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How Streaming Killed Quality: The Death of Hype
And so, finally, we come to Part 3, the final installment of a short mini-series in which we have been discussing some of the reasons why the transition…
Sep 16
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Apes on a Treadmill: Tom Clancy Speaks
A mid-week follow-up post exclusively for my paid subscribers
Sep 5
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How Streaming Killed Quality: The Death of Incentives
Last week we talked about how eliminating the box office cost Hollywood one of its best sources of data on what kinds of movies their audience actually…
Sep 2
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