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RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 4th, 2014)
To all our American Stage 32'ers, a very happy, healthy, and safe 4th of July weekend. To the rest of the Stage 32 community, a very creative weekend to you all. Much to cover this week. Let's get to it... Sad news this week as Louis Zamperini, the subject of the remarkable book, Unbroken, passed away at 97. The Angelina directed film of Zamperini's life will be released on Christmas Day. Zamperini was a hero and an inspiration. May he rest in peace. Also…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (June 27th, 2014)
Another week in the books. Who's feeling creative this weekend? I have some midnight oil to burn with over 50 of the top Lounge discussions, Stage 32 Success Stories, and Stage 32 Meetups - Join the conversation, assist a fellow 32'er, or just simply get inspired. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, we say goodbye to one of the all-time greats, Eli Wallach, LA loses yet more productions, some takeaways and questions from a sputtering summer box office, 12 of the best and worst Broadwa…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (June 20th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. And an Introduce Yourself Weekend at that. In this edition of the Weekend Blog: A new study on TV violence, THR's comedy actress roundtable, a look back at how Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Risky Business influenced the 80's film scene, Sundance announces 20 fellows for documentary edit and story labs, how DGA and WGA members circumvent their unions to work on reality shows, a great interview with House of Cards creator Beau Willmon, how…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (June 13th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, 32'ers. Happy Friday the 13th! Full slate of news, discussions, tips, videos and Stage 32 Meetups...Let's get down and dirty. On the entertainment front, I have the full list of Tony Award winners, the latest Hollywood Reporter Roundtable - this time it's fun with the comedy actors, a report on China's growing dissatisfaction with sequels and effects-driven movies coming out of Hollywood, a couple of cool articles on Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys, 10 actors…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 30th, 2014)
Hello everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog: A list of all the winners from Cannes, Wall Street readjusts its summer box office forecast, a plethora of Mad Men news including a Q&A with showrunner, Matthew Weiner, Community may still have life thanks to Hulu, Some True Detective Season 2 news, Seth Rogan slams a film critic for her take on the Santa Barbara shooting rampage, and a bunch of Broadway and Tony Award coverage. Plus,…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 23rd, 2014)
Hey Guys… Welcome to the weekend. In entertainment news this week, another awesome version of The Hollywood Reporter’s Roundtable Series. This week, it’s the actresses. A fun and informative look at some of the biggest stars in what many consider to be the new golden age of television. In other listed news items: It may be the new golden age of television, but that doesn’t mean today’s television stars are making the jump to the silver…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 16th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Under Entertainment News you’ll find some really cool articles and features from the last week including a terrific look back at The West Wing (a must read if you’re a fan), the 5 films at Cannes that have Oscar aspirations, a slew of Netflix news (as per usual), Harrison Ford being wooed back to the Blade Runner sequel, a Hollywood Reporter roundtable with showrunners of your favorite shows, and much, much more. I also have a ton of tremen…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 9th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. A couple of news stories in the spotlight from the past week that I’m sure will generate some interesting opinion/debate and one incredibly inspiring story regarding the journey of Blue Ruin from concept to screen. Women Directors and Writers Lose Ground in Indie Film as Numbers Decline Barry Levinson Quits WGA Over Sloppy Credit Arbitration On Screen Version of Phillip Roth’s The Humbling How They Did It: The Incredible but True St…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 2nd, 2014)
Is it the weekend already? Wow. Another incredible week of member participation these last 7 days as you’ll see by the quality of posts in the Popular and Interesting Lounge Discussions area. My thanks to all who started discussions and all those who contributed. In entertainment news, we lost a great actor and all around class act this week in Bob Hoskins, superstar indie producer Cassian Elwes slams the Hollywood tentpole system, HBO brings back Project Greenlight, Jerry …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (April 25th, 2014)
Hey guys. Happy weekend. A really interesting news week, including updates on two stories we've covered extensively on Stage 32. Fallout from the Sarah Jones, Midnight Rider, tragedy continues. Star, William Hurt, has quit the project and now it's been revealed that one of the producers of the film made some controversial comments about local filming days before the accident. Quentin Tarantino finally held his table reading for Hateful Eight mere days before it was announced that his …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (April 18th, 2014)
Hey there, everyone. First off, thanks to all who participated in the Comments section with last weekend's blog. Some really interesting points and debate. Full week here at Stage 32. Webinars, Pitchfests, and record breaking Lounge activity. I've highlighted 60 of the most popular and interesting Lounge discussions from the last week as well as 17 planned and proposed Stage 32 Meetups. You can find the links below. Some really cool items under Entertainment News. The Hollywood Report…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (April 11th, 2014)
Hello all. Happy Weekend. Let's get at it, shall we? In entertainment news, one of the most controversial items this past week involves a cross-complaint filed by production company True Crime against actress Anne Greene. Greene had filed a complaint two years ago claiming she was bullied into performing nude scenes, sexually harassed, and placed in a dangerous work environment. True Crime claims Greene violated the "Nudity Rider" she signed before appearing on set. This story is liste…
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