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Over 30 Really Good Things In The Indie Film Biz 2013

"Over 30 Really Good Things In The Indie Film Biz 2013"
“Over 30 Really Good Things In The Indie Film Biz 2013”

We have plenty to be thankful for.  Things are getting better — at least in the Indie Film Biz they are…  Or should I say Specialized Film Biz? Artist First Film Biz? Whatever this is, let’s celebrate.  We have plenty to be thankful for.

I have over 30 points to prove it to you.  Granted I have something close to an equal number on the negative side too, but I will shield you from those for the time being. Besides, those negative things are all just opportunities, right?  So what is this cornucopia of things we have to be thankful for? Well…

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The Academy Is Indie Friendly

I got some pleasure and many smiles seeing many indie types and indie friends on this list.  It is a record number.

This is their Press Release, naming the names.
 
ACADEMY INVITES 276 TO MEMBERSHIP

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Dept. Of The Obvious: The Film Biz Has No Gender Equality

That lack of gender equality in the film business has been clear for so long.  A lot has been written about it, and a lot more shall.  Like so much, it is a problem for everyone, not just whom it effects most.  It is all one world after all.

For a long time, white people did not accept that

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Thoughts On Last Night’s Oscars

The opening  number felt so inappropriate that I first hoped that the show would keep up a feel of a high school spoof of the Spirit Awards.  Shouldn’t such a celebration of art & entertainment aim to contextualize all that is great about this Dream Factory?  Okay, if they can’t figure out how to do that, I would be fine with several hours of pure crass classless puns like the song & dance intro promised too, but no.  We get 4 hours of dullness instead.  The fun of the show becomes critiquing all the mistakes.