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Irvine Welsh is one hell of a prolific writer, he literally doesn't know what writer's block is. In an era where the printed word is in question this man still churns out sweet decadent filth with no signs of stopping. His newest work SKAG BOYS is the prequel to Trainspotting, which also has a sequel...

Irvine Welsh is one hell of a prolific writer. He literally doesnt know what writers block is. In an era where the printed word is in question this man still churns out sweet decadent filth with no signs of stopping. His newest work Skagboys is the prequel to Trainspotting, which also has a sequel called Porno.

Irvines definitely got a unique writing style which may...
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Sara Gran has been writing for many years, but its her most recent novel Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead that has taken her to a new level. The book, just out in paperback, is set in post-Katrina New Orleans and stars Claire DeWitt, a woman who is arguably the worlds greatest detective....

Sara Gran has been writing for many years, but its her most recent novel Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead that has taken her to a new level. The book, just out in paperback, is set in post-Katrina New Orleans and stars Claire DeWitt, a woman who is arguably the worlds greatest detective. This isnt quite the major accomplishment that many people might...
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Indie film darling Greta Gerwig already has two movies out this year. She starred in Damsels in Distress and I actually got to meet her for that film when I was interviewing Whit Stillman....

Indie film darling Greta Gerwig already has two movies out this year, one of them being Damsels in Distress, in which she starred. I actually got to meet her for that film when I was interviewing Whit Stillman. While they were paired, Sillman commented on her character in the Arthur remake, as an example of how studio movies give characters silly traits.

In Lola Versus...
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Robert Rodriguez was always an independent self starter. He made his first movie, El Mariachi, for $7000 and kept doing things his own way. He started his own studio facility, Troublemaker Studios, where hes shot Sin City, Machete,...

Robert Rodriguez was always an independent self starter. He made his first movie, El Mariachi, for $7000 and kept doing things his own way. He started his own studio facility, Troublemaker Studios, where hes shot Sin City, Machete, Predators and more. Now he has his own company.

Quick Draw Productions is a step above the production facility Rodriguez already has in Austin,...
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Michael Robbins made a splash in the poetry world when his poem Alien vs. Predator was published in The New Yorker in 2009. The poem, which called Rilke a jerk and included the line That elk is such a dick, was atypical for a magazine like The New Yorker. Robbins, who received...