Oscars Flashback: The True Story Behind 1974's Streaker

The streaking incident became Hollywood lore overnight, and even now is widely cited as one of the Oscar's most memorable moments, thanks in part to Niven's quick riposte as the audience roared and tittered. But the incident's notoriety is also due to the unorthodox life and tragic demise of the streaker himself, a conceptual artist, photographer and gay rights activist named Robert Opel.

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5 Most Awesome Things About Writing "Everything Is AWESOME!!!" for The Lego Movie

After months of the song getting cut into various early versions of the rough film, I finally went down to Animal Logic to meet with writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Chris McKay and producer Seanne Winslow. That…was AWESOME. They were all so incredibly happy with my song and appreciative of it. Also, I was such a huge fan of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s work, so this was just getting to be ridiculous levels of fun. Even if the song never ended up in the final film, the ride getting there was the best experience.      Read More.

How Hollywood Resists Disruption

Netflix isn’t eating the TV industry’s lunch, it’s paying for it. Its commercially and critically successful moves into original content—fantastic shows like "Orange is the New Black" and "House of Cards"—were commissioned in Los Angeles, created and produced by studio-system veterans, and packaged by Hollywood agencies. In fact, Netflix paid slightly above the going rate for Hollywood scripts and talent.

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