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Have you ever begun watching a new television show at the beginning of the fall season and become immediately hooked? What makes that show appeal to you? Is it an actor or actress? Is it the show's writing? Or are you hooked because everyone at work talks about it by the proverbial water cooler?
I am not talking about a show that goes on for 10 seasons and becomes part of nost
2003 was a banner year for my career as a writer. The month was October and I had been in the middle of my first full fledged Film Festival experience, having only gone to the odd show a year earlier. There would be days when I'd see two or three films back to back with very little downtime and then spend the night covering a Hollywood feature.
The year was 2001 and it was the first time that the Soothsayer threw his hat into the Oscar ring.
That year in my Oscar article, I complained about Oscar neglecting the idea of having an award for animated feature films.
January is often known as one of the two months studios use as a dumping ground for troubled movies.
It's funny how things work out sometimes. In October of 2002, I crossed paths with singer/songwriter Ben Lee at a sound check party for a Vanessa Carlton concert that I won tickets to from a local radio station.
ShowbizMonkeys.com staff has once again picked the year's best releases. Agree? Disagree? Be sure to leave a comment and let us know.
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Interview: Musician Rob Zombie, director of the new horror film House of 1000 CorpsesPosted by: Mark McLeod April 1, 2003 @ 2:17amRob Zombie is without a doubt one of the biggest names in rock music. His band White Zombie dominated the rock charts in the early 1990s with their hits like "More Human Than Human" and "Thunderkiss 65", winning all sorts of MTV Award hardware. Our top 10 films of 2002Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys January 1, 2003 @ 10:16pmShowbizMonkeys.com staff has once again picked the year's best releases. Agree? Disagree? Be sure to leave a comment and let us know. 1.The ultimate Experiment: Hirschbiegel shows brutality of humankindPosted by: Jeremy Maron November 1, 2002 @ 1:21amAs a blackjack dealer, I can honestly tell you that the majority of the time, gambling does not pay. For every person that leaves my table up, 10-15 will leave down, and the person that left up will most likely lose his/her winnings the next day. That being said, occasionally a gamble does pay off big time, and changes your life forever. Interview: Christopher Nolan talks about Insomnia and other future projectsPosted by: Dean Kish May 7, 2002 @ 1:05amDean Kish: Can you tell us anything about your upcoming film, Insomnia? Christopher Nolan: It's a psychological thriller centering around a veteran cop who is sent up from Los Angeles to a town in Northern Alaska to help the police solve a murder involving a young girl. He goes up there with his partner from L.A. ← PreviousSearch SBM Archives |
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