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Variety Hires Guy Lodge as Chief Film Critic

Variety has hired Guy Lodge as its new chief film critic. Lodge, who has contributed criticism to Variety since 2011, will partner with the magazine’s other chief film critic, Owen Gleiberman, to review major studio releases and arthouse films, as well as cover film festivals

Pattern Index, Max Cooper

Max Cooper’s music videos are always worth a look. This one , directed by Katia Schutz , is for a song called Pattern Index from his forthcoming album ( Feeling Is Structure , May 8). Cooper describes Feeling Is Structure as an “audiovisual album”, which I take to mean that

Dan Soder Sets First Netflix Comedy Special (EXCLUSIVE)

Dan Soder has set his first full-length Netflix comedy special. He’ll tape the hour on June 13 at the Throckmorton Theatre in San Francisco. The deal comes amid the stand-up comic, actor and podcast host’s 25-city “The Golden Retriever of Comedy” national tour, which is