“On Glee this spring, a transgender character named Unique is competing in a sing-off. On Grey’s Anatomy, Arizona and Callie are adjusting to married life, having been pronounced ‘wife and wife’ last year. On Modern Family, the nation’s most popular television show, Cameron and his partner Mitchell are trying to adopt a second child. What’s missing? The outrage.”
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Implosions, Hollywood’s New Favorite Means Of Destruction
“For the Hollywood blockbuster the implosion has many advantages over the explosion. The first and most obvious attraction is novelty. The implosion takes the rather well-worn Hollywood explosion and turns it inside-out – with none of those pesky balls of fire covering up the destruction.”
Meet India’s Oprah (Who’s Male, Muslim And A Movie Star)
Aamir Khan’s new television show, Satyamev Jayate (“Truth Alone Prevails”), “takes elements of the female empowerment talk show associated with Oprah Winfrey, journalism, public service announcements and reality TV interactivity and throws them all together.”
Tribeca Film Festival Sets Up Outpost In Florence
“Tribeca Enterprises, the parent company of Robert DeNiro’s Gotham-based festival, has partnered with IMG Artists to bring film premieres to the Tuscan Sun Festival, which runs June 11 to 18 in the historic Italian municipality.”
Indians Annoyed That The Avengers Shows Calcutta Slums
“‘When will Hollywood stop cashing in on the poverty here?’ says Rishabh Bal, a bank employee. ‘There is no reason to be happy about the Indian connection. It has become a trend in the west to show Indian slums and a Westerner trying to help the poor here,’ says Nitin Bhatia, a software professional.”
“Avengers” Scores Biggest Opening Weekend Box Office Of All Time (How?)
“Distributor Disney’s estimate of $200.3 million (even taking into account potential slight revisions when official figures hit Monday) shatters the previous opening-weekend record of $169.2 million, held by “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2″ last summer.”
Idea: Let’s Honor The Late Beastie Boy With Better Copyright Laws
“Good law should reflect and support quality artistic culture — not oppress the people who create that culture. In 1998, Congress passed a hideous law to honor mediocre musician Sonny Bono. It should use MCA’s passing as an occasion to correct that mistake and honor a truly great musician instead.”
Why Would Anyone Want To Be Studio Chief At Disney?
As a matter of fact, no one seems to want it at all. Why? “The way things are presently organized, overseeing the Disney studio is a lot more like being a brand manager at Procter & Gamble than being a successor to Irving Thalberg, Robert Evans or any other fabled studio chief, let alone Walt Disney himself.”
Timing Really Is Everything – In Film, Anyway
“Bam. Pow. Timing. The moral? Wait a beat. Don’t wink. Set up the moment properly. Whether it’s Grodin in deadpan or a computer-animated Marvel taking it out on another computer-animated Marvel, the audience can be putty in the right hands.”
Just What Is It About Reality TV That Makes Us (Well, Not Me) Watch?
“The young don’t read newspapers, but absorb tons of information about celebrities. The definition of “celebrity” is so elastic that some nitwit on a reality-TV show for six hours is very famous indeed. Nobody is sure what is acceptable behaviour and what will get you shunned by civilized society.”