Links posted on May 04, 2006
Lapdogs: The White House Press Corpse
When the Freedom of the Press is willfully abandoned, representative democracy is fubar'd.
As Colbert hands them their ass on a plate, the gross negligence of the White House reporters begins to loom ever larger.
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LA Meetup?
Cabingirl and perhaps other monkeys will be in town next week for the nerd convention, er, I mean E3. Let's give her (and any assorted others) a proper MoFiLA welcome!
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The Drowsy Chaperone. Don McKellar, writer, actor, director, and guy who must never sleep, talks about the Drowsy Chaperone, a musical that went from being a one-off bit of stag party entertainment, to Fringe Festival fare, to a show on the Great Broadway itself. [more inside]
Curious, George: What are the economics of a Hollywood film? Steven Soderburgh spoke at a panel on Monday called "Downloading at a screen near you", in which he said that "negative cost" is up 85% and advertising up 110%. To lower the cost of making a movie, he recommends capping actor salaries, releasing movies in multiple media at the same time, and no "pre-screen" advertising. I'm intrigued, but confused. [more inside]
Pump it til the goo shoots out! With link to video.
