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The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Mennew

How Howard Bragman, Hollywood's coming-out guru, helps gay actors tell the truth. Bragman's parents were "tolerant and accepting" when he came out in his 20s; Proposition 8 was "extremely painful"; gays and lesbians need to "call people on their shit."
L.A. Weekly  |  Patrick Range McDonald  |  10-09-2009  |  Movies

Is Hollywood Recession-Proof?new

While there are many more pressing national issues about the economic crisis than How It Will Affect the Film Industry, our local economy is bound up with Hollywood tightly enough that it's a legitimate subject for concern.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  12-01-2008  |  Movies

Have Movie Stereotypes Returned?new

Officially, stereotypes don't exist in Hollywood, only archetypes -- representative characters based on real people. To complain about movie stereotypes is to risk being labeled a humorless, P.C. crank.
L.A. Weekly  |  Steven Mikulan  |  04-25-2008  |  Movies

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Moviesnew

Taking aim at the critics who write with their thumbs.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  04-24-2008  |  Movies

Bush II Could Inspire Another Indie Film Renaissancenew

As we enter George W. Bush's second term, the country's extreme rightward turn could ignite the type of movie renaissance not seen since eight years of nuclear proliferation, HIV discrimination, and materialist greed helped produce the American independent film movement of the late '80s and early '90s.
The Village Voice  |  Anthony Kaufman  |  01-13-2005  |  Movies

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