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America as Paramount Pictures

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America as Paramount Pictures

It's amazing anything ever goes right here.

Jonathan V. Last
Jun 21, 2021
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America as Paramount Pictures

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1. Life Is Suffering

I want to talk about Hollywood today as a metaphor for the larger world. So bear with me.

Last week I watched a very bad movie that could have been a very good movie. It had a solid, high-concept idea, a talented director, and a pretty good cast. It was one of those movies where five minutes …

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