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By
Mark Netter
The best political commentary of the year is strangely reminiscent of the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece THE BIRDS.
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By
Matthew Ross
Whoever is advising Sly Stallone might want to tell him that Reagan isn't in office anymore.
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By
Anthony Kaufman
Ugly Pictures' Rohitash Rao and Abraham Spear, the New York-based filmmaking duo who made Webby-winner "Battle of the Album Covers," have leveraged their popular viral video into work for VH1 and AtomFilms.
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By
Anthony Kaufman
Black and white and brooding all over, the universe of celebrated music-vid director Anton Corbijn gets expanded to its first full-length treatment at the Cannes Film Festival tonight with the Joy Division drama "Control." But you can watch most of his prior work on the web.
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By
Matthew Ross
Did reporting on the Church of Scientology turn this veteran reporter into a nutcase, or was he a lunatic all along?
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By
Matthew Ross
The YouTube era has delivered its fair share of absurdities, but Peer Pressure's "Pretty Ricky - Late Night Special" may have skyrocketed its way to the top of the heap.
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By
David Hirschman
The serial about 20-something hipsters in Brooklyn announced last week that cell-phone maker Motorola will sponsor product placements in nine upcoming episodes. TDR spoke to co-creators Kathleen Grace and Thom Woodley about the deal, and what it means for the show.
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By
Anthony Kaufman
Once upon a time, video-makers didn't make a splash on the web and get signed to a TV deal; they actually had to seek funders from project to project. That's where Renew Media comes in, now celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of remixable online shorts.
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By
Matthew Ross
Marilyn Manson decided to premiere his new video on the Web, and after watching it's easy to see why. This is one clip that definitely falls under the "Not Safe for Kids" category. Just like Mr. Manson.
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