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The Metaphor of Facial Disfigurement

David Roche | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Phantom, Facial Disfigurement, Elephant Man, Facial Disfigurement Metaphor, Lion King, Passion of the Christ, Mask, Dark Knight, Charlize Theron, Hollywood, Quasimodo, Movies, Harry Potter Scar, Entertainment News
David Roche

This artistic shortcut is so trite as to be almost subliminal, so taken for granted that it is never questioned except in the hidden places of the heart where self-image is formed.

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Hollywood Scales Back Parties

Variety | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Financial Crisis, Film, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Don't expect all the usual trimmings on the Hollywood party circuit this holiday season. Showbiz party planners have begun to scale back soirees as p...

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Hollywood Under Siege

Jonathan Handel | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Movie Industry, Dvds, Film Industry, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Why is traditional content losing its vigor? Everyone focuses on the culture of piracy, but there are other reasons as well. One is supply and demand.

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The View from Morocco on the Eve of Election Day

Jillian York | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Elections, Movies in Morocco, John McCain, Morocco, Barack Obama, Hollywood, Home News
Jillian York

Bloggers based in Morocco -- both Moroccan natives and foreign residents -- are musing over potential election outcomes. They have more to say than "Yes we can!" Here's a peek.

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How Hollywood Helped Shape The Election

Variety | Posted 11.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Election 2008, Celebrities Talk Politics, Hollywood, Entertainment News

On "The Daily Show" last week, Jon Stewart spoke with self-satisfaction about his ability to land Barack Obama as a guest at a critical period just da...

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Maroon 5's Raw Vegan Halloween Desserts from Ani Phyo

Ani Phyo | Posted 10.31.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Market, Seasonal Farmers, Dates, Korean American, Raw Foods, Good For, Healthy, Local, Apricot, Desserts, Dessert, Cream, Acai, Raw Diet, Organic, Asian American, Raw Food Diet, Sweet Treat, Pudding, Nutrition, Tartlets, Organic Sweets, Maroon 5, Celebrity, Hollywood, Celebrities, Style News
Ani Phyo

Ani Phyo is serving up her raw vegan sweet treats at the Maroon 5 Halloween bash tonight in the Hollywood Hills.

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If National Security Matters, Don't Vote GOP

Donna and Ed Bassett | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Aviation, John McCain 2008, Bush Administration, Edward Markey, National Security, Homeland Security, Election 2008, Aviation Security, Security, Joseph Crowley, Voting, National Security Barack Obama, September 11, 9/11, Hollywood, McCain Palin, Bush Administration National Security, National Security GOP, Obama Biden 08, National Security John Mccain, Home News
Donna and Ed Bassett

We haven't been hit domestically again by terrorists because of the work of dedicated men and women, domestic and foreign, who have kept us safe -- in spite of the Bush Administration, not because of it.

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SAG Update: Union Meets with Mediator

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sag, Hollywood Strike, Labor, Screen Actors Guild, Amptp, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

SAG leaders met Friday with the federal mediator, and in a statement said that they discussed with him the union's request for mediation and "the possibilities regarding the resumption of negotiations."

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AMPTP Agrees to Mediate

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

The AMPTP has agreed to attend sessions conducted by a federal mediator, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, who unsuccessfully mediated the WGA negotiations just before the contract expired and the union decided to strike.

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Movie Review -- Saving Marriage

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Politics, California Gay Marriage, Connecticut Gay Marriage Ruling, Same Sex Marriage, Massachusetts Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Hollywood, Saving Marriage, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Thus, it's not about the California campaign or the Connecticut decision. Rather, it's a documentary about the first state that legalized gay marriage - Massachusetts, five years ago.

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Hollywood Struggles With Money, Wall Street Themes

New York Times | Posted 10.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Hollywood, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES -- Just a few months ago, Lifetime Television started adapting the Candace Bushnell novel "Trading Up" into a movie, figuring an aspiratio...

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SAG Steps Toward Strike

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

The SAG national board passed a resolution yesterday on what to do regarding contract negotiations with the studios. My take: Membership First outma...

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Finding Sophistication In Spite of Young Hollywood

Karyn Starr and Andrea Longacre-White | Posted 10.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Katie Holmes, Women's Clothing, Actresses, Style, Icons, Hollywood, Tom Cruise, Style News
Karyn Starr and Andrea Longacre-White

We want women older than our age to admire, so we can continue to dream and envision what we will someday become. We need style icons at every age!

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SAG Stalemate Update

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Next news is likely to come next weekend (Oct. 18-19), when the SAG national board meets. Items on the agenda will include whether to send a strike authorization referendum to the members.

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Why I'll Miss Nick Nolte's Burned-Down House

David Hochman | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: David Hochman, Celebrities, Hollywood, Nick Nolte, Nick Nolte's House, Nolte's House, Entertainment News
David Hochman

Nobody had a house like Nick Nolte's. The actor's Malibu home burned to the ground Tuesday after an electrical malfunction set his private office ablaze.

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Phase One Reanimator

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sag, Hollywood Strike, Aftra, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Aieee, it's alive! Remember Phase One? That's the 27 year old joint bargaining arrangement between SAG and AFTRA that collapsed this spring.

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Hollywood Republicans Respond to Satirical "Don't Vote" PSA with Counter-PSA

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Norris, Voting, Hollywood, Don't Vote PSA, Politics News
Alexis C. Jolly

A short film script, in response to this message from the Hollywood liberal elite.

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SAG: A Half Step Closer to a Strike

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

SAG moved closer to a strike today, but not quite as far as some predicted. The guild's negotiating committee, which has the power to send a strike...

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SAG Apparently Seeking Strike Authorization

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

SAG's appears to be playing a dangerous game: Seek an authorization and fail to obtain it, and the guild's leverage collapses.

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SAG Nudges the Studios, but the Studios Say No Thanks

Jonathan Handel | Posted 09.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Labor Unions, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

A key sentence warns "If your intransigence continues, however, our choices become harder and fewer." Whether SAG actually has any leverage to back up those words is unclear.

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The One Thing Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin Have in Common

Lesley Jane Seymour | Posted 09.29.2008 | Style

Read More: Michelle Obama, Rachel Zoe Stylist, Style, Palin, More Magazine, Obama, Hollywood, Vogue, Over-40, Harper's Bazaar, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Political Fashion, Supermodels, Sarah Palin, Christy Turlington, Fashion, Lesley Jane Seymour, Style News
Lesley Jane Seymour

For once we're focused on women of style and substance who are over 40 and unabashed about it.

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Rock On, Jimmy Dean

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: James Dean, Rebel WIthout a Cause, Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News
John W. Whitehead

Every year, during the last week of September, people from all across America--and countries as far away as Australia--invade the small Indiana town o...

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Sarah Palin Disney Trailer

Ricky Van Veen | Posted 09.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Disney, Hollywood, Sarah Palin, Palin Disney Trailer, Palin Disney, Palin Disney Movie, Matt Damon Palin, Matt Damon, Palin Movie, Damon Palin, Disney Palin, Sarah Palin Disney, Sarah Palin Disney Trailer, Sarah Palin Disney Movie, Entertainment News
Ricky Van Veen

2008-09-25-palin_disney.jpg After hearing Matt Damon's brilliant comparison of a Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, I said "Let's make a trailer for what that movie would look like."

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Move Over Wall Street, Hollywood and the Chamber of Commerce Want Their Handouts Too

Gigi Sohn | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Recording Industry, Department of Justice, Wall Street Crisis, Justice Department, Copyright, Hollywood, Economy, Business News
Gigi Sohn

These lawsuits could be brought even if the copyright holder has sued the alleged violator for civil damages; your tax dollars could be used to punish the same person or company twice.

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SAG: The Calm before the Storm

Jonathan Handel | Posted 09.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Strike, Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood, Labor Unions, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

The SAG elections are over, and the Unite for Strength challenger slate now has a razor-thin majority on the national SAG Board. Indeed, one of MF's ...

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