David Friendly
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Judd Apatow Should Have His Own Talk Show
Judd Apatow is a national treasure. Why, you might ask, am I patronizing this talented writer-director and king of all things comedy on this day instead of any other? I had the pleasure of watching him moderate a panel last week called “Beyond Words” that featured five of the most recognized writers this year: Simon…
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Super Bowl winner is . . . Hollywood
Having watched every play of Super Bowl XLIII Sunday, I can honestly say that it was perhaps the best game in the history of this storied championship. Perhaps far more important, did you happen to catch the game within the game? While the Steelers and the Cardinals fought to the bitter end in a hard-hitting…
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Lay off ‘Slumdog’!
As an ex-reporter and current day producer, the so-called "controversy" over "Slumdog Millionaire" offends me on so many levels I'm not quite sure where to begin. Some people claim the movie exploits the abject poverty omnipresent in Mumbai. I wonder if these same critics would have attacked the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" as exploiting…
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David T. Friendly