Oprah: The Last Media Mega-Influencer?

Social Media and Art 15 November 2010 | 0 Comments

The New York Times just ran a piece called “Who Will Be Oprah’s Last Star?” on what has been called the “Oprah Effect”, complete with slideshow of the beneficiaries of the talk show hosts immense influence over the last 25-odd years. Oprah’s book club did wonders for authors and she became a fairy godmother to [...]

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Knock-Knock. It’s 2010. With 5 Imperatives for Filmmakers

Future Predictions,Old School Film in The New World 30 December 2009 | 0 Comments

I hate rules. I’ve never been able to follow them. And I find the tyranny of web lists obnoxious. BUT, somehow one cannot deny that in an era of such chaos as we are experiencing in the media arts especially, this kind of list may…possibly… have some value. There, I said it! This is my [...]

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