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“THE LOCAVORE FILMMAKER” – 2012 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL OPENING POEM

Dan Mirvish — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:05:13 +0000

Every year, the Slamdance Film Festival opens with the performance of a poem written by co-founder Dan Mirvish. For those of you stuck at home, unable to watch Dan deliver the poem in person, here's the 2012 Slamdance Opening Poem for your reading pleasure...

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“BRIDESMAIDS” REVISITED: TOP 11 REASONS IT WAS STRANGELY DISAPPOINTING

Dan Mirvish — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:20 +0000

To be clear, I found "Bridesmaids" to be genuinely entertaining and I'm happy it's getting awards consideration this season. That said, I saw it in its third or fourth week of general release last summer and I couldn't help but feel disappointed in a few ways - some objective, some not so much...

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“CROWDFUND THIS” – 2011 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL OPENING POEM

Dan Mirvish — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:05:07 +0000

If you can't be at Slamdance to see Dan's performance of the opening night poem, I hope being able to read it will make you feel that much closer...

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TOP 20 LURID HEADLINES FOR NICOLE KIDMAN’S “RABBIT HOLE”

Dan Mirvish — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:00:19 +0000

I had been planning on writing a thoughtful and informative piece about the challenges of adapting a hit Off-Broadway play into a movie. But every time I tried to write something, the headline always came out sounding a bit lewd or lurid...

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THE TALE OF THE 2005 BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL ACADEMY AWARD CAMPAIGN

Dan Mirvish — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:01:41 +0000

As word breaks that "The Hurt Locker" producer Nicolas Chartier is being banned from the Oscars for simply sending an email to a few friends that suggests that "Avatar" had a big budget (I thought that was high praise by Hollywood standards?), it's worth wondering what all the fuss is about. That's an Oscar campaign!?! Hardly. If you want to see a REAL Oscar campaign you need look no further than what happened in the leadup to the 2005 Oscar for Best Original Musical...

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OSCAR “THANK YOU” TIME FOR SALE

Dan Mirvish — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

WINNER OF OSCAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM! Now it just so happens that the director of "The Accountant" is a very nice fellow named Ray McKinnon. His movie is nominated for an Oscar in the shorts category. Why doesn't Ray make some money by selling all his "thank you" time?

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