TV’s Remake Craze: Who Gets the Money and Owns the Rights?

The Hollywood Reporter is nothing if not practical. Which gives it a special place in the uber-idealistic world of Hollywood.

Okay, okay! We kid! But as past, present, and future stakeholder in the re-boot rights issue, we find this a potentially very valuable discussion:

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by Lesley Goldberg

Hollywood’s reboot and remake frenzy is spreading from film to TV. read article

Herbie J Pilato Reads Julie Adams, Star of THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

by Herbie J Pilato

The beautiful and legendary actress Julie Adams has written about her astoundingly full and wonderful life in the book, THE LUCKY SOUTHERN STAR: REFLECTIONS FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, the title of which references her monumentally popular 1954 motion picture film, The Creature From the Black Lagoonjuliebook

However, Ms. Adams has made hundreds of appears on the big-screen, television and the stage beyond her most famous Creature feature, including countless classic TV appearances on shows such as Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, Murder, She Wrote, and a gem of the small-screen, titled, The Jimmy Stewart Show.

Her talent, versatility, intelligence and of course obvious beauty continues to shine today, off-screen, as it has throughout each of performances, be they live on stage, or recorded on film. read article

Peer Production: LILAC

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TVWriter™’s great and good friend, film maker extraordinaire Hank Isaac, has a new web series coming out very soon. This is Hank’s first web series and – well, once you see this trailer we think you agree that it looks every bit as extraordinary that its pedigree has led us to expect:

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Are You Ready for CARGO 3120?

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One of the really cool things about becoming a content creator is that you can never be absolutely certain how your content is going to turn out. A great idea is nothing if it remains, simply, a great idea. It’s got to go someplace where it can be seen or heard or read or experienced one way or another by its audience, and the journey from brainchild to final “product” often takes many highly unexpected twists and turns.

The basic premise is clear enough: read article

Comedy Club Charges Customers Per Laugh

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We don’t know if this is a terrific idea or a terrible one, or even if it’s true:

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