For those who came in late, a bunch of fans crowdsourced the funds to make a Star Trek fan film, Axanar. The funding campaign was outrageously successful, earning over 1.1 million dollars. That large an amount of money set off Paramount’s sensor array, and they quickly filed suit against said fans for unauthorized use of trademarked items. The folks behind Axanar counter-sued, claiming Paramount didn’t have hold of all the items they claimed. It was going to get testy (and potentially untenable for Paramount if any of the points made in the counter-suit were deemed valid) until J.J. Abrams stepped in and convinced Paramount to calm down.
In response to said events, this week Paramount released a series of guidelines that fan films must follow in order to stay on the right side of the law, or at least on the right side of Paramount’s battery of white-lipped attorneys.
In response to said events, this week Paramount released a series of guidelines that fan films must follow in order to stay on the right side of the law, or at least on the right side of Paramount’s battery of white-lipped attorneys.
- 6/27/2016
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
Sarah Silverman is known for her sassy, sharp-tongued comedy, but like many comedians, her sense of humor grew from darker places. Silverman got candid about her first bout of depression, and how she battles to overcome it on a daily basis.
Silverman, 44, revealed to Glamour magazine that she was just 13 years old when she first became depressed after coming home from a "miserable" school trip where she had to hide her "gigantic and shameful secret" of bed-wetting from her friends.
"My mom was there to pick me up, and she was taking pictures like a paparazzo. Seeing her made the...
Silverman, 44, revealed to Glamour magazine that she was just 13 years old when she first became depressed after coming home from a "miserable" school trip where she had to hide her "gigantic and shameful secret" of bed-wetting from her friends.
"My mom was there to pick me up, and she was taking pictures like a paparazzo. Seeing her made the...
- 10/13/2015
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- People.com - TV Watch
Amazing Spider-Man #544-545, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24, and Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #41 (2007-08)
Written by J, Michael Strazcynski
Penciled by Joe Quesada
Inked by Danny Miki and Joe Quesada
Colored by Richard Isanove and Joe Quesada
Published by Marvel Comics
For some reason, Marvel Comics has always treated Spider-Man a lot like the Knicks treated Patrick Ewing. In Spider-Man, Marvel has their most iconic and globally recognized property, yet they seem to do everything humaely possible to undermine the character’s appeal and success. At times, it almost appears that Marvel is content to surround the Spider-Man franchise with mediocrity and controversy. From trying to convince readers that Peter Parker was actually a clone and replacing him as Spider-Man with Ben Reilly, to turning him into a giant spider every 8 years or so, Marvel can’t help but fuck up the Spider-Man mythos every once and a while. There was that time Peter’s long-thought-dead parents returned,...
Written by J, Michael Strazcynski
Penciled by Joe Quesada
Inked by Danny Miki and Joe Quesada
Colored by Richard Isanove and Joe Quesada
Published by Marvel Comics
For some reason, Marvel Comics has always treated Spider-Man a lot like the Knicks treated Patrick Ewing. In Spider-Man, Marvel has their most iconic and globally recognized property, yet they seem to do everything humaely possible to undermine the character’s appeal and success. At times, it almost appears that Marvel is content to surround the Spider-Man franchise with mediocrity and controversy. From trying to convince readers that Peter Parker was actually a clone and replacing him as Spider-Man with Ben Reilly, to turning him into a giant spider every 8 years or so, Marvel can’t help but fuck up the Spider-Man mythos every once and a while. There was that time Peter’s long-thought-dead parents returned,...
- 8/18/2015
- by Andrew Doscas
- SoundOnSight
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By Harvey F. Chartrand
Michael Moriarty, who starred in such classic films as Who’ll Stop the Rain and Pale Rider, exiled himself to Canada in 1995, following a nasty confrontation with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in a Washington, D.C. hotel room. Moriarty was invited along with network television executives and producers to hear Reno’s views on censorship of TV violence. Law and Order, one of the least violent shows on television, was cited as a major offender. Incensed by Reno's campaign to “forcibly end violence on television and trample on rights of free expression as guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution,” Moriarty quit the series and left the U.S. in protest. He has been a landed immigrant in Canada ever since. Why the fateful encounter with Reno led to a radical (and seemingly overnight) transformation of Moriarty’s...
By Harvey F. Chartrand
Michael Moriarty, who starred in such classic films as Who’ll Stop the Rain and Pale Rider, exiled himself to Canada in 1995, following a nasty confrontation with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in a Washington, D.C. hotel room. Moriarty was invited along with network television executives and producers to hear Reno’s views on censorship of TV violence. Law and Order, one of the least violent shows on television, was cited as a major offender. Incensed by Reno's campaign to “forcibly end violence on television and trample on rights of free expression as guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution,” Moriarty quit the series and left the U.S. in protest. He has been a landed immigrant in Canada ever since. Why the fateful encounter with Reno led to a radical (and seemingly overnight) transformation of Moriarty’s...
- 8/7/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
UFOs don’t exist, but they do... and the government knows about them! From the dark years of the UFO era, this amazing documentary details the facts they Don't want you to know. UFO's are real and the government and military forces know it. These factions have researched and investigated sightings as early as the late 1930's, while simultaneously denying any interest in the UFO phenomenon. They have been debunking and covering up UFO sightings, crashes and incidents for decades. This fascinating DVD covers over 100 UFO cases including: -UFO sightings and encounters during World War II and Vietnam. -Exclusive Majestic 12 document connections. -UFO sightings by Warren Beatty, Stuart Whitman and Walter Cronkite. -A C130 takes off in 1966, encounters a UFO and lands in another location in the year 1982. -Jackie Gleason views crashed UFO wreckage and bodies. -UFO crash retrievals. -The history of the 1940's Philadelphia Experiment and a visit...
- 3/22/2011
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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