Showing posts with label Brent Lang. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Follow the money!

June 30, 2015 Brent Lang , Gay Movie Stars 0 Comments
Why Gay Movie Stars Are Staying Locked In The Closet

By Brent Lang, Jun. 29, 2015, Variety

There’s a vast and growing list of prominent gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender media and entertainment figures — just don’t count movie stars among them.

Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Caitlyn Jenner and Neil Patrick Harris have kicked open the closet door with little to no damage to their careers. In some cases, they’ve found themselves more in demand after revealing their sexual preferences or gender identification.

Yet there’s one glass ceiling that remains stubbornly resistant to cracks.

No A-list film actor has yet to come out publicly while at the pinnacle of his or her career. Sure, Jodie Foster gave an elliptical Golden Globes speech about being a lesbian, and out actors Ian McKellen and Zachary Quinto helped anchor the “X-Men” and “Lord of the Rings” series, and the rebooted “Star Trek” films, respectively. Yet despite their prodigious talents, none of them has the power to secure a greenlight on their name alone.

In some cases, business concerns, not personal comfort, lead to silence.


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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Mr. Angry White Guilt

June 27, 2015 Brent Lang , Michael Moore 0 Comments
Michael Moore: Gay Marriage Decision Ends Bad Week for 'Angry White Guys' 

By Brent Lang, Jun. 26, 2015, Variety

For Michael Moore, the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage provides the perfect capstone to a week that’s seen justices uphold the Affordable Care Act and South Carolina lawmakers call for the Confederate flag to be taken down at the state Capitol.

“It’s a very bad day for the angry white guy,” Moore joked during an interview with Variety shortly after gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states. “Already this week we’ve seen the Supreme Court uphold semi-socialized medicine that was put forward by a black president. We’ve seen the Confederate Flag being taken down at Walmart and at Nascar. Now they’re going to have to live in a world where two people of the same gender, that love each other, can get married.”

Moore, the documentary filmmaker behind “Fahrenheit 911″ and “Bowling for Columbine,” marveled at the speed with which attitudes on gay rights have changed. He noted that in 2004 gay marriage was a wedge issue during the presidential race and that President Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, two proponents of marriage equality, opposed same-sex unions when they ran for the White House in 2008.


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Friday, January 30, 2015

“more and more circus without any substance behind it.”

January 30, 2015 Brent Lang , George Lucas 0 Comments
George Lucas Rips Hollywood, ‘Stupid’ Cat Videos at Sundance

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By Brent Lang, Jan. 29, 2015, Variety.com

George Lucas offered a bleak assessment of the current state of the film business during a panel discussion with Robert Redford at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, saying that the movies are “more and more circus without any substance behind it.”

However, the “Star Wars” director hit back at critics who said his role in kicking off the blockbuster film business has watered down cinematic storytelling.

“If you go into ‘Star Wars’ and see what’s going on there, there’s a lot more substance than circus,” he argued.

In its day, “Star Wars” represented a major breakthrough in technology, and it’s easy to discern a throughline from the galaxy far, far away to the comic book movies and special-effects driven productions that dominate today’s movie screens. The tools he helped popularize were all in the service of plot, he argued.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Retreat!!!

December 18, 2014 Brent Lang , Sony Hacking Scandal 1 Comments
Sony Cancels Theatrical Release For ‘The Interview’ on Christmas

Brent Lang, Dec. 17, 2014, Variety

In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony also hit back at the hackers who threatened movie theaters and moviegoers and who have terrorized the studio and its employees for weeks.

“Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like,” the statement reads.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Imagine the fun when Iran, like North Korea, has a nuke

December 17, 2014 Brent Lang , Sony Hacking Scandal 0 Comments
Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11 Attack On Movie Theaters That Screen ‘The Interview’

Brent Lang, Dec. 16, 2014, Variety

“The world will be full of fear,” the message reads. “Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment.”

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Good thing she's not a republican--Harvey hates them!

December 16, 2014 Amy Pascal , Brent Lang 0 Comments
Sony Hack: Amy Pascal Apologizes To Harvey Weinstein, Lining Up Studio Supporters

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By Brent Lang, Dec. 15, 2014, Variety.com

Sony Pictures Entertainment is trying to get out in front of the devastating cyber-attack that has left the company reeling before the next batch of stolen documents leaks online.

Co-chair Amy Pascal has been reaching out to various executives and A-list stars across the industry to apologize preemptively for any disparaging comments she might have made in her correspondence. The Weinstein Co. chairman Harvey Weinstein was among the executives and actors who received an apologetic call from Pascal, insiders tell Variety.

The studio is also becoming more aggressive in mounting a defense after spending the initial days after the hacking essentially performing triage. It is working with the Motion Picture Association of America on a letter of support that would be signed by all of the other major studio heads. The language of the letter has been a sticking point, and some rival studio chiefs are reluctant to become embroiled in the issue. Others are concerned that a show of solidarity would expose their companies to attacks from the hackers, who call themselves Guardians of Peace.

It is suspected that the hacking was launched in conjunction with North Korea as punishment for the release of “The Interview,” a satire that depicts an assassination attempt on the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.

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