Polone: The Perils of the Disgustingly Big Hollywood Ego
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Polone: The Unglamorous, Punishing Hours of Working on a Hollywood Set
Twelve to sixteen hours are the daily norm, and that's gotta stop.
Polone: Why Sacha Baron Cohen Deserves the Nobel Prize
He sneaks political and social messages into outrageous comedy, tricking audiences into hearing them.
Polone: The Folly of Having Focus Groups Judge TV Pilots
The fate of a show can be decided by three cranky, biased people complaining to a moderator.
Polone: How I’d Fix Disney
He has a new development plan and some candidates to take the ousted Rich Ross's place as chairman.
Polone: Hollywood’s Most Important Phone Rule
The ones who last the longest on top are the ones who return calls.
Polone: All TV Should Be More Like Game of Thrones
It makes morally abhorrent behavior wildly entertaining through the power of great writing and acting.
Polone: Who Really Determines the Fates of Aspiring Screenwriters?
Dreaming of a studio exec personally discovering your unique voice? Wake up.
Polone: Why Key Lionsgate Execs Got Fired Just Before Their Hunger Games Blew Up
Were there better people for the jobs, or were they sacrificed to land the Summit acquisition?
Polone: Three Actors Reveal the Awkward Truth of Shooting Sex Scenes
"After we finished it was awkward and I was thinking, Was his dick touching my leg, and where is my robe?
Polone: So How Much Do Hollywood Players Make?
Here's what top agents, lawyers, and movie and TV execs can expect to pull in. Considering a new career now?
Polone: Four Star Screenwriters Talk About Rewrite Hell
"My emotional response [to being rewritten] is a mix of disgust and horror, no matter what side I'm on."
Polone: The False Circular Logic Behind Hollywood’s Resistance to Black Entertainment
There are three reasons why there are so few African-American-centered movies and TV shows. Two are crap, one can be fixed.
Polone: How Pilot Season Ensures That Great Actors Rarely Land the Right Shows
Get a glimpse into the exhausting and nonsensical schedule of one actress running around from network to network.
Polone: It’s Been a Shameful Month for Animal Cruelty in Entertainment
Young chimps were pimped in a Super Bowl ad, endangered wolves were demonized in The Grey, and Joan Rivers was kibitzing in a fur coat.
Polone: Why I Don’t Miss My Life As a Ruthless Agent
It was a gladiatorial, kill or be killed life of big money, but not good for the psyche.
Polone: Why I’m for SOPA, and How the Entertainment Industry Blew It
Instead of just politicking Congress, the MPAA should have publicly debunked four Internet myths about the anti-piracy bill.
Polone on the Great Oscar Farce
The awards aren't just meaningless, they also work as a detriment to moviemaking.
Polone: Why There Are No Sure-Thing Movie Stars Anymore, But Hollywood Pretends There Are
It's about the movie, not the star, but the star provides deniability.
Polone: What I’m Thinking When One of My New Shows Debuts
And how, after having done eleven shows, it's different from what his first-time partner and young star are thinking.
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