Roscoe Pond
I am a Native American and/or American Indian. I like classic movies (1930's-60). I enjoy the treadmill and free weights at Gold's Gym. -- Articles coming soon for 2012 from me. Thanks for stopping by. RP
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"Smash" on NBC. My Favorite Show on TV - Part 2The TV show called "Smash" is coming to the end of the season on NBC. There are a few episodes left and I recap my favorite moments from the making of a Marilyn Monroe Broadway musical.
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"Smash" on NBC. My Favorite TV Show - Part 1"Smash" is a mid-season replacement TV show on NBC that got rave reviews from critics. It also grabbed a solid fan base as NBC renewed it for a second season. Staging a Marilyn Monroe Broadway musical was never so much fun.
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Roscoe Pond Appears on Fox TV Show "The Finder" 2012I was a featured background extra on the new TV show called "The Finder" on Fox. The episode is titled "The Great Escape". It is a spin-off of "Bones."
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1949 Film the GREAT GATSBY with Charismatic Movie Star Alan LaddMy favorite film adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY is the 1949 black and white production. It starred Alan Ladd as Jay Gatsby who gives a strong and memorable performance in the movie.
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DRIVE Movie 2011 Deserved Best Picture Oscar Nomination"Drive" with Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks get shut out of Oscar nominations. So does Andy Serkis for "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes." They are just a few of the many top performers snubbed by the Academy members.
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"The Man from Nowhere" is Magnificent South Korean Movie 2010South Korea's film, "The Man From Nowhere" 2010 is a stylish action-thriller. A neglected little girl brings back to life a lost former black operations agent as they both are dragged down into the underworld of drugs and child trafficking.
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TV Network Diversity Reaches Out to Native Americans. Part 2Do network TV diversity actor showcases work for Native Americans? Yes, by letting them audition in front of casting directors. No, when politics intervenes by angry native militant actors.
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TV Network Diversity Reaches Out to Native Americans. Part 1Do network TV diversity actor showcases work for Native American actors? Yes, by giving them chances to audition. No, when politics enters the picture with angry native militant actors.
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"The Playboy Club" on NBC Needs More Than Cute Bunny Tails to Save TV ShowThe parents television council should be happy. "The Playboy Club" isn't drawing any TV viewers on Monday nights at 10pm on NBC. The nostalgic 1960's factor grabs no interest.
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2011 DRIVE Movie is Smart Character Story Set in Los AngelesRyan Gosling portrays a man we only know as the "driver." He is a Hollywood stuntman who has a talent for driving fast and furious in Los Angeles. He makes a wrong turn as he races from killers in this cool action thriller.
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1973 Movie "The Day of the Jackal" is Suspenseful and ExcitingFilm director Fred Zinneman follows the famous French novel closely and succeeds. "The Day of the Jackal" is a must see thriller on widescreen DVD.
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French Film "Point Blank" is My Top Pick so Far in 2011The advertising for this film screams, "A desperate man is in a dangerous thing." That is putting it mildly in this action thriller from France that in my opinion is one the best of 2011.
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Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck Clash in 1950 Film "To Please a Lady"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays a ruthless news reporter named Regina Forbes. She writes a scathing article on a wild and dangerous race-car driver named Mike Brannnan. The sparks fly on and off the race track in this exciting film of its' time.
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1955 Western "The Violent Men" Stars Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson and Barbara StanwyckMiss Barbara Stanwyck portrays Martha who is married to a crippled but powerful land baron. They want to control the whole valley until a former union soldier decides to fight for his land. A range war begins between violent men and women.
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Barbara Stanwyck is Desperate Wife in 1953 Film "Jeopardy"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays a lovely housewife named Helen Stilwin. While she vacations in Mexico with her family. Her husband gets trapped in a rising ocean tide. She will do anything to save him. Anything!
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Murder Mystery with Barbara Stanwyck in 1949 Film "East Side, West Side"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays a beautiful socialite named Jessie Bourne who is caught up in a murder. It involves her husband who has a Sadomasochism nature with a social climbing beauty. East Side meets West Side in this interesting story.
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Samuel Fuller Directs Barbara Stanwyck in Bold 1957 Western "Forty Guns"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays Jessica Drummond who rules "Cochise" county in Arizona. The wild west is dying out as a U.S. Marshal comes to town and disrupts Jessica's control over forty hired guns.
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1954 Film "Executive Suite" with the Great Barbara StanwyckMiss Barbara Stanwyck portrays Julia who owns major stock in her dead father's old company. The current president in that company suddenly dies. Executives scramble for the top position in a business filled with ambition and greed.
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Incomparable Barbara Stanwyck Saves 1950 Film "No Man of Her Own"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays Helen Ferguson who by accident switches identities after a train wreck. She is embraced by a loving and rich family. Her dark past eventually finds her though.
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Veteran Actress Barbara Stanwyck Shines in 1953 Film "All I Desire"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays stage actress Naomi Murdock who returns to her small hometown and the family she deserted in 1900. She faces the scandal she ran away from and the men with whom she loved.
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1956 Western Film "The Maverick Queen" with Beautiful Barbara StanwyckMiss Barbara Stanwyck portrays cattle baron Kit Banion in the vast Wyoming territory as the old west dies out. She runs up against Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid after falling in love with a gentle male gun-slinging stranger.
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Film Legend Barbara Stanwyck in 1950 Film Noir "The File on Thelma Jordan"Miss Barbara Stanwyck portrays a mysterious woman named Thelma Jordan in this magnificent 1950 black and white "Film Noir." She lures a male lawyer down to Hell after the brutal murder of her old aunt.
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SKINS on MTV is Just One Big Party and No High School EducationAll the teens do in "Skins" on MTV is consume alcohol, smoke weed, pop prescription pills, have sex and then pass out. What else is there to do? A high school education is out of the question.
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The Hollywood Struggle for a Native American Actor 2010The chase after a modern Native American lead role in a Hollywood movie. It would be an arduous journey for Roscoe Pond who just wants a chance to work as an actor films. Lead roles for natives in Hollywood are few.
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Viagra Ends Up in a New Jack-In-The-Box Commercial and it is Hilarious!The Jack-In-The-Box advertising campaign has always been current with pop culture. 2010 is no different with comedy as the anchor. Whether you wanted it or not. Viagra has found its way into the popular fast food chain commercials.
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Ben Affleck Directs an Excellent Heist Film Called The Town 2010In his second directorial debut Ben Affleck hits a home run. "The Town" crackles with intensity and drama surrounding a group of lifetime bank thieves.
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Spartacus 1960 Film Star Tony Curtis Dies at 85Screen Legend Tony Curtis has died. He was a big movie star of the 1950's. I am a big fan and I'm glad he left behind a legacy of classic films.
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Greed is Still Good in the Film Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps 2010Michael Douglas is back as Gordon Gekko in this sequel to the 1987 film "Wall Street." He is out of prison and wants to play the game which is all about money.
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Michael Grimm Shocks Everyone and Wins America's Got Talent 2010America voted Michael Grimm into first place. Jackie Evancho was second. Fighting Gravity was third and Prince Poppycock was fourth. It was a great Final competition filled with drama, pressure and tension.
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Prince Poppycock & Fighting Gravity Are My Top Picks in Final America's Got Talent 2010The final four contestants in America's Got Talent 2010 will battle it out for the $1,000,000 prize and a headline Act in Las Vegas. My two Favorites are opera singer "Prince Poppycock" and the group "Fighting Gravity."
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The Final Four Have Been Chosen for America's Got Talent 2010America has voted and also shocked everyone with their four finalists. Fighting Gravity, Prince Poppycock, Jackie Evancho and Michael Grimm are one step closer to $1,000,000 and a headline show in Las Vegas.
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The Top Ten Finalists of America's Got Talent 2010America has voted for the top ten finalists of America's Got Talent. They all will perform this week. Three of my favorites made it, opera singer Prince Poppycock, magician Michael Grasso and the group Fighting Gravity.
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The TV Show America's Got Talent 2010 is AddictiveA summer TV ratings winner on NBC since 2006. Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel are the talent judge's. The host is Nick Cannon. I just cannot get enough of this show. I watch it every year.
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1951 George Stevens Classic Film A Place in the SunBased on the novel An American Tragedy this film won six Oscars in 1951. It starred Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. It has become a timeless classic movie.
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Screen Legend Rita Hayworth Didn't Need a Sex Tape to Be FamousThe sex tape is the new sex symbol for today's female wannabe celebrity. A trade down from the larger-than-life screen goddesses of the past like Rita Hayworth. She earned her film legend status through hard work.
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1953 Best Picture Oscar Winner From Here to EternityAfter 50 years plus this film stands the test of time. It had big stars of that era, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine.
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The Russian, the Recordings and Mad Max Mel Gibson!Say it ain't so Mel? I defended and supported you back in 2006 as a gifted filmmaker. Mel Gibson goes into another tirade. This time it is aimed at everybody and it is all caught on tape.
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The Disaster that is the 2010 Film The Last AirbenderWhite actors portraying Asian, Mongolian and Inuit roles. Where is Hollywood diversity when you need it? The film has made money and there will be a sequel. Box office money trumps everything including ethnic casting.
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Cody Lightning Shines in 2007 Film Four Sheets to the WindSterlin Harjo writes and directs this independent film. It premiered at Sundance in 2007. Its stars Cody Lightning, Tamara Podemski and Jeri Arredondo.
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Box Office Bomb! the 2010 Western Jonah HexWho is the blame for the failure of the western Jonah Hex? Re-writes and re-shoots cost the film more money. Another director was brought in to consult. Native American scenes cut.
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Director's Cut of the 1969 Classic Western Film The Wild BunchThe famous tagline was "Nine men came too late and stayed too long." A violent classic western by director Sam Peckinpah. Starring as aging outlaws are William Holden, Robert Ryan and Ernest Borgnine and Edmond O'Brien.
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Dateline NBC 2010 Episode Called Deadly Retreat3 people died and 18 others injured. Self-help guru James Arthur Ray created a fake idea surrounding the sweat lodge. He built a compound to get rich off those who seek spirituality.
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At the Movies! Cancelled After 24 Years in TV Syndication. The Balcony is ClosedAs a Native American who loves movies. I counted on Siskel & Ebert to guide me to movies that were little seen by the American public. I will miss At The Movies.
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The TV Show Diff'rent Strokes. Is There a Curse? I Doubt ItChild stars Gary Coleman and Dana Plato struggled to become adult actors. They failed to shake their images of adorable kids on the popular TV Sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
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Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74I pay tribute to that Hollywood rebel Dennis Hopper. His legacy on film and in television will live on and we are all the better for it.
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The Passionate 1983 Film Love LettersJamie Lee Curtis bares all including her soul in this 1983 film. It's about a simple attraction that falls into a love affair so deep and passionate that it becomes destructive.
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DVD Review of the Classic 1949 Film The HeiressTom Cruise once wanted to remake this Oscar winning film back in 1993. He decided that no one can remake perfection. He was so right even though a 1997 remake emerged.
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2010 Film Review of La MissionIt's all here, low rider cars, culture and tradition. There is also violence, modern culture and homosexuality. A man is faced with change in San Francisco.
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Casino Jack Film to Open in U.S. Theaters in Fall 2010Indian casino characters will be missing from this political film about greedy lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Too bad.
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Documentary Review of Casino Jack and the United States of MoneyRepublican lobbyist Jack Abramoff steals $85 million dollars from Indian Casinos. Were the Indian Tribes naive or did they too have their own political agendas? Many losers and no real winners in this compelling documentary.
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2010 Arizona Immigration Law Affects Native America, TooThe new Arizona Immigration Law 2010: Will California follow with similar Law after Arnold leaves office? Navajo Indian Reservation will be affected by Law.
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DVD Review of the Uncensored 1989 Movie ScandalIt's all about sex, money, politics and the fall of the British conservative government in the 1960s. It's also about friendships, pimps, orgies and prostitutes among the rich.
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Sexy Stripper Who Turned Soccer Mom Gets Murder Conviction OverturnedA former stripper who earned a thousand dollars a night wins an appeal on her murder 2007 conviction. The state of Alaska will retry this soccer mom who was once engaged to three men at the same time.
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A Review of Director Ang Lee's Lust, CautionAng Lee's NC-17 rated film is full of intrigue, drama and murder that is set in World War II Shanghai. It's also about love, sex, power and more sex and more power.
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Review of the Movie Kick-AssA boring high school kid creates a fake comic book super hero. What he gets in return is guns, violence and other super heroes. It turns into a fun and thrilling action movie.
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Failure to Launch the American Indian National Center for Television and FilmJhane Myers fails as executive director of National Center. Diversity at NBC, CBS, ABC & FOX spend money on unqualified individuals.
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Failure to Launch the American Indian National Center for Television and FilmJhane Myers fails as executive director of National Center. Diversity at NBC, CBS, ABC & FOX spend money on unqualified individuals.
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Clash of the Titans 2010 in 3DPut your 3D glasses on and sit back for a wild ride in the theater. Clash of the Titans is full of action galore and great special effects. a real popcorn movie.
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John Forsythe of TV's Dynasty and Charlie's Angels Dies at 92Farewell to John Forsythe. One of my favorite actors on stage, film and especially television. I grew up watching and learning from this great acting talent.
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Hunter on NBC is One of the Best of 1980s TelevisionSaturday nights on NBC belonged to Hunter starring Fred Dryer and part Native American actress Stephanie Kramer. It was before its time with all the action and violence.
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InterTribal Entertainment Wins and Loses with 2002 Tribal PSA SpotsInterTribal Entertainment produces 2002 PSA commercial without knowing Tribal program steals $6 million from federal government.
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Tales of an Urban Indian Theater ReviewA one-man show written and performed by Darrell Dennis who seeks out an identity as an urban Indian. He tackles many onstage characters with energy and gusto.
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Green Zone Starring Matt DamonThe mission is to uncover weapons of mass destruction by army chief officer Roy Miller. He uncovers that and much more in this new action driven Iraq war film called Green Zone.
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My Favorite Moments of the 2010 Olympic Winter GamesI choose my favorite moments of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The smack down match between Evan Lysacek and Yevgeny Plushenko tops my list.
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The Hurt Locker Film Producer Adds More Controversy in Oscar RaceThe race for the 2010 Best Picture Oscar heats up after producer breaks Academy rules. It just adds more controversy as the Academy Awards approach Sunday March 7, 2010.
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Evan Lysacek is a True Olympic ChampionGold medalist Evan Lysacek will be remembered as a true champion of his sport long after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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Evan Lysacek Lives Up to Challenge in 2010 Olympic Winter GamesThe 2010 Olympic showdown on ice between Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko and America's Evan Lysacek was competition at its finest.
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Evan Lyascek Gave a Gold Medal Performance at 2010 Olympic Winter GamesEvan Lysacek is the first American to win an Olympic Gold Medal in figure skating since Brian Boitano 1988. He edged out favorite Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia.
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The Hangover Deserved a 2010 Best Picture Oscar NominationThis 2009 Las Vegas comedy was completely ignored by Oscar voters as one of this year's 10 Best Picture nominees. Comedy films are never taken seriously by Academy voters.
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2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony: Aboriginal Peoples ShineThe Four Hosts First Nations representatives welcome 2,600 world athletes to Vancouver, Canada for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Native Actresses Chantal Rondeau and Lisa Muswagon dance in opening ceremony.
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1996 Best Picture Oscar Winner: The English PatientFilm director Anthony Minghella's epic love story that is set during World War II. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Juliete Binoche.
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The Book of Eli Brings Us Hope in a Post-Apocalyptic WorldDenzel Washington wants to "Deliver Us" all with The Book of Eli. The Hughes Brothers' latest film.
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The Hurt Locker Has My Vote for the Best Picture OscarThe Hurt Locker movie poster tagline "War is a drug" is all true true.
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2010 Best Picture Oscar Nominee: An EducationA wonderful coming of age story set in London in the 1960s.
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Native Americans Still at the Bottom in HollywoodNative Americans in Hollywood are invisible. Until the next Western.
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a Spectacular Visual Gore-fest with Lots of SexThe new cable TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand floats on an ocean of blood.
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Producer Says NO to Native American ScreenplayA Native American themed screenplay is tough to make in Hollywood.
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Legion Movie was Preposterous, Fun, Campy HorrorLegion was a fun horror flick not to be taken too seriously.
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I Will Still Follow NBC and Jay Leno Back to Late NightLoyal fans of NBC primetime TV will follow.
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Spartacus Actress Jean Simmons Dies at 80One of my favorite actresses is Jean Simmons.
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Hollywood Casting is Reaching Out to Multi-Ethnic Performers. SlowlyMulti-ethnic performers are growing in Hollywood.
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The Internet Opens Doors for Native Filmmakers. That's a Good ThingNative filmmakers can finally have a voice in this Internet age.
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MTV Jersey Shore Could Be Set on Any Indian ReservationReality TV stoops to stereotypes and not real life.
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Hollywood Film Distribution for Natives. It Could HappenFilm distribution is tough for native filmmakers.
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The Hollywood Casting Couch. Been There, Didn't Do ThatThe casting couch. Is it real or not? How do you handle it? The actor and actress test.
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Hollywood Sexual Harassment and the Native WarriorThe screen actors guild has strict guidelines on sexual harassment. Even on a SAG franchised short film.
