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RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (October 2, 2015)
Welcome to the Weekend, everyone, and greetings from (an abnormally) sunny London. We’ve had quite a week thus far here at the Raindance Film Festival. Quite a bit to report on and I will do just that in a blog somewhere down the road. In the meantime, much to get to with the Weekend Blog. Let’s roll… Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, I have all the coverage regarding the so-called “sex fiasco” on the set of HBO’s Westworld which has SAG-AFTRA up i…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (September 25, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Another packed edition of the Weekend Blog. Let’s jump in. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, another small indie steals the show at a major festival plus some questions now that the big festivals have completed; Netflix knows exactly when you get hooked on a show; a plethora of Emmy articles; sales and producing info from Bill Strauss; Andrew Ranells offers some advice to young actors; more on the Relativity bankruptcy proceedings; a look…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (September 18, 2015)
Miss me? Fear not. The Weekend Blog is back…with a vengeance. This edition is bursting at the seams with content, so let’s get right to it, shall we? Hey, guess what? Diversity and sexism in Hollywood is back in the news. Shocking, no? Our friend George Clooney has an idea or two to share. I have that article and a few others on the subjects du jour under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. Also in that section, the true story regarding the CIA’s involvement in the making of Zero D…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (August 28, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, diversity and sexism in Hollywood is back in the news. I have 4 articles speaking to the subject in the first spots under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. Also in that section, why Hollywood studios are trusting untested directors; Max Landis sounds off; why Martin Scorsese is destroying guns; Quentin Tarantino waxes poetic; speakers at AMAI sound the alarm for independent film; more news from t…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (August 21, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. And, yes, it’s an Introduce Yourself weekend as well. Allow me to provide some content with your networking. This week under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, how to improve your return on investment regarding film festivals; a filmmaker breaks all taboos by releasing his film for free on YouTube and lives to tell the tale; a look at the long list of troubled films produced by Harvey Weinstein; Premium Beat wonders what makes a film cult classic; the much malig…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (August 14, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Some really cool and interesting news articles this week I’m excited to share with you guys. Think they will inspire much discussion and debate (which I always welcome in the Comments section below). Starting off, if you’ve watched any of my On Stage With RB webcasts (all available for free right here) you have heard many of my guests and I discuss the growing opportunities for writers and filmmakers within the television medium. This past …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (August 7, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you’ve all had a great week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, a few hot filmmakers share what they learned along the way; Vince Gilligan shares some sage advice to aspiring writers; why indie horror movies are hotter than ever; a look at the Relativity implosion; a young Tom Hanks pleads for a job; why National Lampoon lost its luster; TV casting directors want a little spotlight of their own; the ins and outs of …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 31, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS a look at how to succeed in the indiefilm world; how Sean Parker took used his iPhone to create indiefilm magic; the 5-year battle to get Southpaw to the screen; the Revenant shoot is plagued by even more issues; a cool story regarding the iconic poster art for Jaws; the original article that inspired the original Vacation; the financiers of Wolf of Wall Stre…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 24, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a killer week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, we have yet another “Best of” list to debate. This time around it’s the BBC Culture’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. Plenty of the usual suspects on the list, but, no surprise, a few stunners as well. Yeah, it’s fluffy fun, but I welcome your thoughts in the Comments section below. Also under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, the sto…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 17, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend everyone. An Introduce Yourself Weekend to boot. Within the ENTERTAINMENT NEWS section this week, A Hollywood Reporter journalist fires back against Dustin Hoffman; J.J. Abrams and company traveled back to the future for the new Star Wars film; Amazon announces the first film they will release theatrically; Quentin Tarantino hires a legendary composer for The Hateful Eight; a deeper look at Paramount’s shorter movie windows; an extremely comprehensive look at the …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 10, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. This week, sadly, saw the passing of producer, Jerry Weintraub. Jerry was a legend in Hollywood, a self made guy who defied all the odds and became one of the industry’s most powerful producers. Along the way, Jerry promoted Elvis and Sinatra to name a couple and always found a path from impossible to possible with a smile and charm to spare. For those of you who weren’t familiar with Jerry and love a good showbiz story, I urge you to pick up his phen…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 3, 2015)
Welcome to the Weekend, everyone. And a very Happy 4th of July Weekend to all celebrating. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, a radical cry for better movies; how blockbusters have changed the art of screenwriting (someone calling screenwriting an art is news in itself!); a few veteran actress discuss Hollywood’s “woman problem”; the Academy addresses the lack of diversity in their membership; a cool look at how a Pixar story com…
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