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They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway

By Daedalus Howell | April 10th, 2009
I’m happy to report that I’ve officially hung my wee shingle on the media industrial complex having moved into new offices on Broadway this past week. Here, among other enterprises, I produce a range of media and entertainments, including the very words that comprise this column. Now, if anyone inquires about my whereabouts, you may [...]
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Hollywood and Vines

By Daedalus Howell | April 3rd, 2009
Though I had moved to Hollywood from the Bay Area in the early part of this century I remained a stringer for the San Francisco Chronicle (the ink in my veins apparently outshone the stars in my eyes). My contributions amounted to a handful of celebrity interviews (I specialized in what we called “Blisters,” a [...]
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Film Fest Day One: Kitchen Synchronicity

By Daedalus Howell | April 2nd, 2009
I’m not one for omens, signs or symbols, particularly when they fall outside the realm of my creative work (the early, sad voyages of which were often across a veritable sea of Joseph Campbell soup). I’ve noticed in waking life that foreshadowing only works in retrospect, but occasionally, when I’m not paying attention, a little [...]
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They Call Him Bruce

By Daedalus Howell | March 12th, 2009
Actor and life-size action figure Bruce Willis and his pal, Kevin McNeely, chairman of the Sonoma International Film Society, were recently bold names on the New York Post’s infamous Page Six. According to the gossip column, McNeely was “instrumental in getting (Willis) on a plane to the ‘cattle call’ casting that led to his co-starring role [...]
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