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Ashley Bell literally bent over backwards to entertain us in The Last Exorcism. The film marked her major movie debut in a leading role, and quite an impressive debut it was as a small down girl possessed by a demon. Even though it was called The Last...

Women in Hollywood have made monumental strides in the last year, with the success of Kristen Wiigs Bridesmaids and Lena Dunhams Girls. What you dont hear as much about is that there have been equally major advances for women behind the scenes.

For example, at Gary Sanchez Productions, the production company of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, a woman holds a major executive position. Jessica...
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Ashley Bell literally bent over backwards to entertain us in The Last Exorcism. The film marked her major movie debut in a leading role, and quite an impressive debut it was as a small down girl possessed by a demon. Even though it was called The Last Exorcism, theyve made a sequel and Bell is back.

Bell also gets to step up her...
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Arnold and Jacob Pander first achieved comic book stardom with their first project, Grendel: Devils Legacy, written by Matt Wagner which starred Christine Spar. The Brothers have since gone on to work on a number of projects including Accelerate written...

Arnold and Jacob Pander first achieved comic book stardom with their first project, Grendel: Devils Legacy, written by Matt Wagner which starred Christine Spar. The Brothers have since gone on to work on a number of projects including Accelerate written by Richard Kadrey and Tasty Bullet which Arnold collaborated on with Jonathan Vankin, but for the most part, the pair have worked together on comics...
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G Willow Wilson first made a name for herself in comics in 2007 when the graphic novel Cairo which she wrote was published by Vertigo and made a splash, combining fantasy and realism in an attempt to capture life in Egypts capital city. She followed up the book with the series Air, which...

John Shirley may not be a household name, but for three decades hes been an incredibly influential and prolific writer. He was one of the most important early writers in the movement that would later be called cyberpunk, and William Gibson and others have paid tribute to his influence. Shirleys...

G Willow Wilson first made a name for herself in comics in 2007 when the graphic novel Cairo which she wrote was published by Vertigo and made a splash, combining fantasy and realism in an attempt to capture life in Egypts capital city. She followed up the book with the series Air, which was also illustrated by her Cairo collaborator M.K. Perker and other comics...
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John Shirley may not be a household name, but for three decades hes been an incredibly influential and prolific writer. He was one of the most important early writers in the movement that would later be called cyberpunk, and William Gibson and others have paid tribute to his influence. Shirleys novel City Come A-Walkin and his later trilogy A Song Called Youthwhich has recently been...
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Since the publication of her now classic book Eros the Bittersweet a quarter century ago, Anne Carson has become one of the most acclaimed classicists, translators, poets and essayists of her generation. In one of her most acclaimed translations, If Not, Winter, Ms. Carson translated and...

Since the publication of her now classic book Eros the Bittersweet a quarter century ago, Anne Carson has become one of the most acclaimed classicists, translators, poets and essayists of her generation. In one of her most acclaimed translations, If Not, Winter, Ms. Carson translated and presented the complete works of Sappho, including the fragments, revealing what has been lost as well as what was...
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This is one of the only times Ive spoken to Alex Kurtzman by himself. Hes usually part of the screenwriting duo of Orci and Kurtzman. He and his partner Bob have written films like Transformers, Star Trek and...