Iron Man 3 Director: Hollywood’s Hottest Screenwriter

Why Iron Man 3 Director Shane Black Was Once Hollywood’s Hottest Screenwriter



Though his scripts are practically soaked in ironic distance, Black knew when to snap to attention and surprise the reader (and the audience) with something authentic.

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Kickstart a documentary about Dr. Demento!

Kickstart a documentary about Dr. Demento!



A group of filmmakers is working to make a feature-length documentary about the good doctor, but has only about $60,000 raised with four days to go. Under The Smogberry Trees would provide a sanctioned look into the life, works, and massive record collection of Barry “Dr. Demento” Hansen.

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Bob’s Burgers became TV’s most enjoyable show

Bob’s Burgers became TV’s most enjoyable show by channeling early Simpsons



There are plenty of superficial similarities between Bob’s Burgers and The Simpsons, right down to the number of kids in both families, but what unites the two series at this point is tone. It may be tough to remember after the show hit such a peak by doing anything to get a laugh in seasons four and beyond, but The Simpsons started out as an often deeply realistic portrayal of a blue-collar family doing its best to get by in a world that seemed to have increasingly less room for it. At the time, the show prompted nattering from cultural commentators about how its realistic portrayal of the struggling American working class depicted a country falling headlong into a recession. (Not for nothing did the president suggest America needed more families like the Waltons and fewer like the Simpsons.)

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