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Digital Deeds Done Dirty: SONY Hack & Streisand Effect & JenLaw/ScarJo Nudie...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentUPDATED: SONY Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton was slated to give his “All Hands” speech* this week about the Sony Hack, whereby on or about 11/24,...
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PSIFF: Brad Pitt or “Dukhtar,” Don’t Make Me Choose, Films Win Out!
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent After Brad Pitt stole the show Saturday night at Palm Springs International Film Festival with his “oh-yellow-oh” David Oyelowo name-rhyme edutainment...
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Film Independent’s LACMA Event: The Curious Case of Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent(*Richard Linklater also just received the Sonnny Bono Visionary Award at the 26th Annual Palm Springs Film Festival.)Two things will happen as...
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PSIFF: Inside CITIZENFOUR with Filmmaker Laura Poitras & Reframing Ed Snowden
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentJust as the biggest breaking story drops in her lap, filmmaker Laura Poitras is thinking ‘why did he choose me?’ The ‘he’ in question is then 29-year-old...
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Golden Globes 2015 Stage a Good, Old-Fashioned, Hollywood Comeback
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentIt wasn’t too long ago that the words “Golden Globes” would raise the specter of litigation, corruption, and a whiff of foul play - but no more. For 2015,...
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OSCARS 2015: Here Come The Nominees with Chris Pine & Cheryl Boone Isaacs
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentWhat better way to usher in the Oscars Nominees than with the real-time footage that had some of us up on the West Coast at 5:30 am. Of course, since they...
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American Sniping: Backlash Against Celebrity Takes A Left Turn, From Bergman...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentThere have been backlashes against celebrity before, from Ingrid Bergman and Rita Hayworth being pilloried in Congress in 1949-1950, for Roberto...
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SBIFF’s Vanguard Award & How the Academy’s Math Is Right on Eddie Redmayne &...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentIt’s fitting that Eddie Redmayne’s father is a numbers guy in Finance, who not only explained the statistical odds of making a living as an actor, but...
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Why Jennifer Aniston’s Disappearing Act Was Essential For “Cake” & Leaving...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentWith Jennifer Aniston in the house, the red carpet threw off sparks last night when she blew in town to receive the Montecito Award at the 30th Santa...
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How Michael Keaton Went From Merchant of Menace to “Soaring Above Them” in...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentSome actors find themselves between jobs, Michael Keaton found himself between careers. Now Oscar-nominated for Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of...
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Kansas Band’s Point of “Surpassing Dreams” in New Doc “Miracles Out of...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentEven if you don’t know what “prog rock” is, new documentary Miracles Out of Nowhere, that chronicles the rise of America’s iconic superband Kansas, is a...
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Foxcatcher Magic of Steve Carell Is No Trick & Performer of the Year Award...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentSteve Carell tells a story about working with Vanessa Redgrave in Foxcatcher, the movie for which he is Oscar nominated, and in this one scene he reveals...
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Diversity? How About Breakout Disney Hit 'McFarland USA,’ & Kevin Costner,...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent‘Diversity’ is a buzzword that says a lot by saying very little, so it is with McFarland, USA, from Disney, starring Kevin Costner leading a remarkable...
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Susan Sarandon & son Jack Henry Robbins on Their Doc “Storied Streets” & No...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentSometime last month it was reported that Susan Sarandon, 68, exited the five-year personal relationship with New York-based ping-pong venture partner...
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Bruce Greenwood Hits Back At Critics & Talks "Good Kill" With Ethan Hawke
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentOn May 15, IFC Films will release GOOD KILL starring Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, and Jake Abel. It’s an unusual war-related...
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Jason Segel Sticks as David Foster Wallace in “End of Tour” & Consider the...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Absolutely no one in literary circles anywhere on Planet Earth would have approved the casting of Jason Segel, (the guy who does the Musical Puppet Rock...
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Love & Mercy’s Paul Dano, An Appreciation & He Couldn’t Get a Job at...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent He may not look like your typical American leading man, but actor Paul Dano, 31, is likely a next Oscar contender for Best Actor come the Academy Awards...
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King Willem Was Here & 10 Year Reconstruction of The Rijksmuseum
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentWhen King Willem-Alexander came to pay an official visit in June, including meeting US President Barack Obama to commemorate the 70th anniversary of The...
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IFFF Screenwriters' Panel: Are family films relevant for the digital age?
NEWS/EVENT ALERT:IFFF Screenwriters' Panel: Are family films relevant for the digital age?The International Family Film FestivalSunday, November 8, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (PST)Los Angeles, CA...
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When Penny Marshall Got The Cinema Icon Award From Hollywood Film Fest
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What most people will remember from last night, when Penny Marshall was handed the Cinema Icon as Honorary Chairperson of the Hollywood Film Festival, is...
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