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February 10, 2024 42 mins

Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece, "Alien", is the lens through which James examines the forces threatening independent movie and television producers with extinction in the Hollywood parasite colony.

WEBSITE: Thousands of Tiny Tyrants

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Additional Reading:

The Producers Union | Website

Blumhouse | Website

Genome Spotlight: Christmas Island Rat | The Scientist | March 24, 2022

Miami Blue Butterfly | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Knopf v. Producers Guild of America, 40 Cal. App. 3d 233 (1974) | Decision & Order

Additional Viewing:

Producers & Directors Panel Presented by The Producers Union | Tribeca Film Festival 2023 | YouTube

The Role of the Film Producer | Paula Wagner | Spotlight | Cooke Optics | Youtube

Tom Cruise Receives David O. Selznick Achievement Award | 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards | February 25, 2023

Additional Podcast Listening:

The Business Genius Behind Get Out | Episode 650 | Planet Money | NPR | March 29, 2017 [Jason Blum]

Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 14 | Billy Ray, Jason Blum, Craig Mazin & Lilly Wachowski | August 10, 2023

Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 18 | Billy Ray & Jennifer Fox | September 1, 2023

Triple-T Theme Music:

“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay

Additional Music:

"Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Music" by Aleksey Chistilin via Pixabay

"Hooray for Hollywood" by Richard A. Whiting & Johnny Mercer

"I Wanna Be a Producer" by Mel Brooks

"Snatch" by OctoSound via Pixabay

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