A year ago today, my book BLOOD, SWEAT & CHROME: THE WILD AND TRUE STORY OF MAD MAX: FURY ROAD was released! It's been such a gratifying journey since... thanks to everyone who read it, tweeted, came out to my events, and wrote such kind online reviews.
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Me reciting Coachella band names this weekend
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Monica Bellucci aggressively pronouncing directors' names at Cannes 2017 will always be my north star
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Murray Bartlett Dumbledore
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Has it been nearly a year
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I am hearing incredible BARBIE goss at Cannes
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Now release Oppenheimer character posters for all of Chris Nolan’s brunette twinks
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This is "gasoline" for creators👍
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Mad Max Fury Road book. Reading it saved me many times, given me courage many times, cried many times! The explanations in the ground text are eliminated as much as possible. The book is composed of interviews of the 130 people involved in "Fury Road" and is beautifully organized
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Nevertheless, I feel like my heart is about to break. At such times, this book gives me courage and energy.
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Every day, every hour, every minute, problems arise in the process of making things. Things do not go as planned or as scheduled. Problems occur not only in the frontline, but also in the business side. It is easy to give up quit, but we have to do something to move forward.
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Mad Max Fury Road book. Reading it saved me many times, given me courage many times, cried many times! The explanations in the ground text are eliminated as much as possible. The book is composed of interviews of the 130 people involved in "Fury Road" and is beautifully organized
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Kojima is tweeting about my book! Fuck yeah
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Mad Max Fury Road book. Reading it saved me many times, given me courage many times, cried many times! The explanations in the ground text are eliminated as much as possible. The book is composed of interviews of the 130 people involved in "Fury Road" and is beautifully organized
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Ke Huy Quan says “even though I just won an #Oscar, I’m still really fearful of what tomorrow brings.”
“I had a conversation with my agent & I said ‘I’m so worried this is only a one-time thing… I’m scared history is going to repeat itself.’”
(Source: wp.me/pc8uak-1lCgaf)
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The people in the Dolby Theater looked awfully proud of themselves after Michelle Yeoh’s win, but if they really want to do right by her, they have to keep writing lead roles for 60-year-old Asian actresses. Otherwise, it’s just empty back-patting.
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Snapped at the Governors Ball with Ke Huy Quan, courtesy of
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Happy to see the progress Criterion has been making in the 3 years since and I wrote about their exclusion of African American filmmakers nytimes.com/interactive/20
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Olivia Colman brainstorming future Animated Short winners
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I'm about to picket Netflix with the vengeance of a scorned fan of "The OA"
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Netflix Pulls Plug On Nancy Meyers New Project Due To Budget Issue deadline.com/2023/03/netfli
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Of the actresses he's worked with, I could see him picking Jennifer Jason Leigh as Kael...
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If Tarantino really is making a movie about Pauline Kael... who should he cast?
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Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film ‘THE MOVIE CRITIC’ will likely be about Pauline Kael, one of the most influential film critics of all time.
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How does a reporter make the most of a rare interview with a superstar?
Times journalists and share their tips for speaking to celebrities.
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE producer Jonathan Wang showed me his newly engraved Oscar
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Waiting for cars outside, I see Sarah Polley casually toting her Oscar…
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Just talked to Jeff Cohen about his Goonie pal Ke Huy Quan’s win. “He’s been my dearest friend for 40 years and my client for 20. I love him, and I’m just so proud of him.” When they announced his name, “I got so light-headed I almost fainted,” Cohen said.
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Ke Huy Quan shouts out Jeff Cohen (Chunk from THE GOONIES) who is now his entertainment lawyer!
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“As you can see, he loves me so much, and I love him so much,” said Ke.
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Just spoke with Ke Huy Quan and his brother David, who he accompanied to his TEMPLE OF DOOM audition (Ke ended up getting the part). David “ugly-cried” at Ke’s win today, especially when Ke said they text every day. What did he text Ke today? “I said you better mention my name!”
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Hail the conquering hero! Here’s Ke Huy Quan brandishing his engraved Oscar at the Governors Ball
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At the Governors Ball, I just told Ruth Carter she’s the first Black woman to win 2 Oscars. “I did not know that. [long pause] That’s crazy. That’s a hard act to follow. But that just means that we need more representation.”
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Though ALL QUIET didn’t take Best Picture, it’s still the Netflix film that has won the most Oscars, with 4
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With 3 acting wins, plus Best Director and Best Picture, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE has won more above-the-line Oscars than any movie ever in the 95 years they’ve thrown this show.
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And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to… EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE!!! Wow, A24 just swept every one of the top 6 Oscars… unprecedented!!
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“Ladies, don’t let anybody ever tell you that you are past your prime,” says Michelle Yeoh, 60, as she accepts her Oscar.
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No more commercial breaks, according to the theater announcer. We’re about to get Actor, Actress and Picture in one fell swoop.
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Daniel Kwan wearing the “PUNK” jacket from EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE is such a good reveal
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