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There's nothing funny about the way Crystal the monkey is used for laughs.
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Polone: The Main Reason TV Is Now Better Than Movies
The plague of unoriginal studio movies has its roots in Hollywood's greenlight process.
Apocalypse Nikki: Polone Challenges the Power of the Vengeful Finke
Are Hollywood execs right to be afraid of her? There's only one way to find out.
Polone: Reality TV Isn’t Real, and Why Viewers Don’t Care
Producers won't cop to it being staged, per se, but acknowledge that the players know all too well the drama that's expected of them.
Polone: Why Everyone in Hollywood Is Paying More for a Manager
Everyone used to be fine paying 10 percent for just an agent. Now they have to pay twice that to get the same career advice.
Polone: The Perils of the Disgustingly Big Hollywood Ego
Many directors and showrunners think they can treat people like crap because they are a creative genius. Wrong.
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.
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