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Legacy Letters by Tony DiLeonardi
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Cinema School
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Questions Abound As Amazon Confirms Its Second HQ Choices by Thom Forbes, Featured Columnist The company will split its "second headquarters" between Arlington, Va. and New York's Long Island City, with Nashville, Tenn. also a new "Operations Center of Excellence." Read the whole story
Trump sparks clearing-versus-climate debate The California wildfire disaster marked Monday a deadly milestone as frustrated calls for more aggressive forest management -- led by ... more Rick Scott Is In DC For Senate Freshman Orientation As Florida Recount Rages On https://trib.al/9LZDKsL McConnell: 'Reports of the Death of Bipartisanship...Have Been Wildly Exaggerated' http://ow.ly/jFBK101lVti This tells you something about what many people think was the start of of the Campfire Fire in northern California...Utility PG&E sued by victims of California wildfire..In story: The lawsuit alleged that PG&E failed to properly maintain, repair and replace its equipment and that “its inexcusable behavior contributed to the cause of the ‘Camp Fire.’” |
on media - it has changed since i was working full-time in it... From @Timobns - when one realizes that TV news is entertainment, it makes sense. They are a visual medium and need the shot for their stories. Whether it is a storm story or crime scene, they must often "stage" a shot for TV. Most news does not happen when the cameras are rolling. TV news goes to the spot and if a shot is not there, well, they use backdrops, etc. They run to the crime scene tape and the ocean's edge for that shot. Most TV anchors have a staff of writers, so they are rehearsing all day reading copy. They film segments ahead of time and rely on ratings.
- With that said, look at the California fire coverage...the reporters go in and should not be there. Gone are the days when we need to have a TV reporter stand in soot to report the news. They often send a weatherman, too. And they place them in a scarred building or among the ashes. When they do this, they become part of the story, instead of just giving us information. Because TV news need to take up space with equipment, they block areas, use electricity and try to get info from people while they are working. And they do indeed inject their own personal politics into matters. Note the way in which the questions are formed. - When every single news item somehow tries to link Trump into it, be leery of that story. That is proof of an agenda or simply they are too mad to think straight. It is one thing to oppose, but to find a connection, link to the current administration means you should take on a different beat. During Obama's administration, it happened too, and was very distracting, and wrong. - Now may be the time to rethink how the White House press pools operates. And more people need to know how it does work, so I suggest one looks that up and do a little research. Is it outdated? The access issues are so much different now that when it was started. Social media has changed that a great deal.Even the computer-age changed that. One need not be in the room to get full access anymore and do the necessary reporting. And sharing info among networks does create group think, and that is what media wants. They want to save resources by being able to get info even though they are not present at an event, etc. For a presser like the those at the White House are really PR, and everyone knows it.
- CNN sues to get press pass back yet the network still has two reporters in the presser. If the network was banned then I would be on their side. One wonders why an outlet needs more than one since it is a pool. It has been noted that CNN has 50 hard passes. They have 50 reporters assigned to cover the White House in one way or another. Again, it would seem that if an outlet is a member of the press pool, they do not need that many. That is what a pool is - sharing info and not needed as many. * For the misleading headline on this, go no further than - CNN sues Trump - the more accurate would be CNN sues Trump administration. * Hard pass means one needs no escort and come and go at will, any day/night.Think of it as an all access pass. Day passes are available by request as well.
Stan Lee, Super-Heroic Promoter Of Comics And Pop Culture
by Thom Forbes, Featured Columnist "Lee catapulted Marvel from a tiny venture into the world's No. 1 publisher of comic books and, later, a multimedia giant," says one report. Read the whole story OSCARS® GENERAL ENTRY SUBMISSION FORMS DUE NOVEMBER 15 FOR 2018 OSCARS
LOS ANGELES, CA — Thursday, November 15, is the deadline to submit Oscars Submission Forms (OSF) in the general entry categories to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 91st Academy Awards®consideration. Films will not be accepted for consideration after the deadline. The deadline for submission by either method is 5 p.m. PT on November 15. If a feature film is released in Los Angeles County in 2018 and the completed OSF and billing are not delivered by the deadline, the film will be ineligible for Academy Awards in any year. music reviewSTEVE PERRY'S 'NO ERASIN'' There is not a bad song on the CD. It packs an emotional punch while delivering the feeling of lost love, loneliness and acceptance. The lyrics are from his soul and the voice is there - - welcome back Steve Perry. It is painfully beautiful at times, while it serves as a sign that life goes on, too. From the outset with "No Erasin'," "We're Still Here" and "No More Cryin'", you understand that this album is very much therapy, while setting a theme for a flowing work of wanting to fly away and recapture lost love. But, knowing he cannot, he accepts it and lets the music be his tribute, and release. From @Timobns, Tim O'Brien...So, go ahead and mix in "Open Arms," "Faithfully," "Mother, Father," "Sweet and Simple" and "Patiently" to a potential concert and you would have a reunion between the old and new, and it would be perfect.
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'Halloween" is how a horror movie is supposed to made. Entertain the nostalgia folk while grabbing new ones. The movie showed gore but not as much as others do. It was very much like the original, with plenty of references and similarities. Plus, many are calling it a reboot. It is not and you are better served not to think about it that way.
I saw "A Star is Born" and it is good, but not great. My mind kept going back to the 1977 version, and that is not good. One has to believe that Jackson Maine was a huge star when the movie opens. He did not feel like a star. Next up for me is Bohemian Rhapsody
UPDATE: It only dropped 38.9 percent in the second weekend. It beat expectations again.
MOVIE NEWS: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' beats expectations by a lot - The film played to an audience that was 51 percent female with 78 percent of the crowd coming in aged 25 years or older... ... Critics were wrong on 'Bohemian Rhapsody'...not only was it a thoroughly enjoyable movie, the performances were wonderful. Overall, the movie did indeed rock and the critics missed the boat and many not likely understand what Queen is all about. The music weaves through the movie like a wonderful opera, setting up scene after scene. The soundtrack is Queen and its fan base is showing up. And once I saw a few critics dump on it, I knew group think was going to take over - and it did, for them. But, not those who see it. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is beating expectations at the box office, so now those publications which dumped on it are trying to backtrack. ..at first, I saw where the film would do $20 million; then it moved to $36 million and now, $45-50 million. It ended at $51 million. Kudos to Brian May for this. Tim's tidbits- Is it considered fake news if what you were taught in school was wrong, or incomplete. Or if a media story has the wrong info from a source? And that source supplied the wrong info on purpose. And a rumor is not a source, which is the norm nowadays. Or, how about myths that the media created to enhance a story?
- Abraham Lincoln did not write "The Gettysburg Address" on the back on an envelope on the train ride. - Mason Locke Weems, a biographer, created the cherry tree myth and George Washington. - Meanwhile, Washington did not have wooden teeth, either. - While Abner Doubleday was a Civil War hero, he did not invent baseball. - No witches were burned in Salem. - Ub Iwerks drew the first Mickey Mouse, not Walt Disney. - The correct phrase is “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” - It was the second raising of a American flag at Iwo Jima that we all know. |
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When it comes to spewing hate and anger, one need not look any further than TV. Just spend one day going from cable news station to another. It will not take long to see and hear the hate - - on both sides. Until we realize both sides are an issue, it will never change. It is the pundit class that bears some responsibility. They get paid to do this and they, of course, have an agenda. That can easily be changed. TV news does not need that. At least one hour should have no opinions or analysis on it. It should be straight news and no round-tables. TV news just does not happen. It is all planned so the topics they cover is known ahead of time. They book guests designed to spew the talking points in a vile way. Now, if I wrote like this for a newspaper, it would be labeled opinion, and rightly so. I was often called or for blurring the lines, and they editor's labeled in an opinion even when I thought it was not. They were right. News anchors get away with much more than they used to and the audience accepts that. That is the key - - the audience does not care, so the blurring of opinion and news skews it. This website is opinion and offers my take, so this NOT straight news. I know this. Opinion is fine but do not pass that along as straight news. Yes, opinion writing and such have facts in it and there is a fine line when it comes to blurring those lines. Most people will not see it or hear it in today's journalism. That is all be design.
Disclaimer: It seems with blogs and posts, that it is implied that the author of those posts are the person in the photo, etc. Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece is it is compiled from many sources, which the authors simply post. The link should take you were item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is a aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item.
After college: spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I got my degree in 1986 from Illinois State University (Mass Communication/Journalism. I worked in newspaper industry and on-air radio host (for many genres) over the years. The business and approach to the news has changed - - and not for the better. It needs to get back to news gathering and basic reporting. And less pundits, opinion-hosts and round-table debates that turn into hate-filled rants. News shows should stick to news.
Some of the shows I worked on:
"Ghostbusters II" "Limit Up"
"Far Out Man" "Opportunity Knocks"
"Baywatch TV Pilot" - lifeguard BP TV commercials
Coors Light first campaign Olympic Stain
"Party All Night" TV movie "Beauty and the Beast" TV
Many shows and commercials I do not remember ....the list is long...
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate. After seven years of that, I went back to Illinois and took what I knew to newspapers and radio there (while still going back to L.A. to work the award season).
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After college: spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I got my degree in 1986 from Illinois State University (Mass Communication/Journalism. I worked in newspaper industry and on-air radio host (for many genres) over the years. The business and approach to the news has changed - - and not for the better. It needs to get back to news gathering and basic reporting. And less pundits, opinion-hosts and round-table debates that turn into hate-filled rants. News shows should stick to news.
Some of the shows I worked on:
"Ghostbusters II" "Limit Up"
"Far Out Man" "Opportunity Knocks"
"Baywatch TV Pilot" - lifeguard BP TV commercials
Coors Light first campaign Olympic Stain
"Party All Night" TV movie "Beauty and the Beast" TV
Many shows and commercials I do not remember ....the list is long...
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate. After seven years of that, I went back to Illinois and took what I knew to newspapers and radio there (while still going back to L.A. to work the award season).
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