It's striking to visualize that only a small handful of companies control virtually all the media we consume. (*Click on the graphic and expand with button in upper right corner.) Source: UsTelevision.com...read more
I know I'm totally dating myself with this post, but 'nuff respect to actor, Robert Hegyes, who just passed away at the age of 60. He is best known and remembered as the Puerto Rican / Jewish character Juan Epstein on the popular 70's sitcom, Welcome Back Kotter, where he played alongside a teen...read more
While sitcoms have been dying out, the last decade has seen an incredible growth in original quality tv dramas on cable from Mad Men to Dexter to The Walking Dead, these hour-long dramas have become the sole reason for many of us to keep paying outrageous cable tv bills. While many networks have...read more
On this episode of Double Down Film Show, we talk to veteran Costume Designer, Jennifer L. Bryan, who has worked on dozens of film and TV shows through the decades including The Vampire Diaries, Dark Angel, Exit Wounds, and more. Over the course of the hour we delve into such pressing quest...read more
Classes, books and DVD's are all good resources to help you learn the craft of filmmaking. And you already know that I believe you ultimately have to do it yourself, before all those lessons even gel. But the very next best thing to doing it yourself is watching someone else do it - up close and per...read more
A new Current TV series will discuss "The 5o Greatest Docs to See Before You Die" with the filmmakers that made them, starting next week Tues. Aug. 2nd. ...read more