Simon Brew Jun 30, 2017
Jon Ronson talks to us about writing Okja, writing films, his upcoming projects and Jason Statham...
This is the second time that Den Of Geek has had the pleasure of interviewing author, screenwriter and broadcaster Jon Ronson. The occasion this time was the release of the film Okja, that he’s co-written. The first time? Well, that seemed like a good place to start this interview…
I did always wonder how I’d start a conversation with you, given that the last time you and our website crossed, it nearly brought down Den Of Geek altogether…!
You know what, I’ve got a memory of this. But my memory’s so shit, you’re going to have to remind me!
You touched on it in the early passages of The Psychopath Test. We interviewed you ahead of the release of the film The Men Who Stare At Goats,...
Jon Ronson talks to us about writing Okja, writing films, his upcoming projects and Jason Statham...
This is the second time that Den Of Geek has had the pleasure of interviewing author, screenwriter and broadcaster Jon Ronson. The occasion this time was the release of the film Okja, that he’s co-written. The first time? Well, that seemed like a good place to start this interview…
I did always wonder how I’d start a conversation with you, given that the last time you and our website crossed, it nearly brought down Den Of Geek altogether…!
You know what, I’ve got a memory of this. But my memory’s so shit, you’re going to have to remind me!
You touched on it in the early passages of The Psychopath Test. We interviewed you ahead of the release of the film The Men Who Stare At Goats,...
- 6/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Bill Nye is a man who elicits a lot of strong emotions from the world around him — good and bad. An entire generation of science nerds grew up loving him, including the correspondents who contribute to “Bill Nye Saves the World,” Netflix’s new effort to make science education fun for the masses — while also returning television’s most famous bow tie to our screens.
Read More: ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ Review: Teaching Scientific Literacy to Millennials Makes for a Fist-Bumpy Ride
“It was a freaking mindblowing dream come true,” Emily Calandrelli said to IndieWire at the Los Angeles premiere, about getting asked to join the show led by Nye.
Joanna Hausmann agreed. “I grew up with him my entire life. I’m from Venezuela, and even there we would watch Bill’s old stuff.”
However, there are people out there who don’t share in this love for Nye,...
Read More: ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ Review: Teaching Scientific Literacy to Millennials Makes for a Fist-Bumpy Ride
“It was a freaking mindblowing dream come true,” Emily Calandrelli said to IndieWire at the Los Angeles premiere, about getting asked to join the show led by Nye.
Joanna Hausmann agreed. “I grew up with him my entire life. I’m from Venezuela, and even there we would watch Bill’s old stuff.”
However, there are people out there who don’t share in this love for Nye,...
- 4/22/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Cell phones and Instagram have made it easier for everyone to be a photographer—but being a good photographer isn’t easy. All the selfie sticks in the world don’t mean a thing without a storyteller’s soul and an eye for detail—and Ben Folds can teach a master class in both.
As the frontman of ’90s piano rock heroes Ben Folds Five and more recently as a solo artist, Folds has penned songs that showcase an unflinching eye, capturing moments and characters with hilarious—and often poignant—honesty. After years of setting scenes with music, he began...
As the frontman of ’90s piano rock heroes Ben Folds Five and more recently as a solo artist, Folds has penned songs that showcase an unflinching eye, capturing moments and characters with hilarious—and often poignant—honesty. After years of setting scenes with music, he began...
- 3/3/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Why are they pretending its not a musical but simultaneous reminding you that it is Exactly like the animated film it's based on? Cognitive dissonance! We'll save a Yes No Maybe So until the second trailer since we already Ynms'ed the teaser.
Beauty and the Beast on Broadway is one of the only stage shows I ever walked out of at intermission. It was painfully faithful to the movie to the point where it felt like the actors were robots dutifully mimicking the exact same line readings as the movie so as not to disturb the audience who had seen the movie a bajillion times. But if you don't bring anything new, why do you exist? Hopefully a second trailer will reveal that they didn't just make a new movie as carbon copy in which the only difference is actors where drawings used to be. ...
Beauty and the Beast on Broadway is one of the only stage shows I ever walked out of at intermission. It was painfully faithful to the movie to the point where it felt like the actors were robots dutifully mimicking the exact same line readings as the movie so as not to disturb the audience who had seen the movie a bajillion times. But if you don't bring anything new, why do you exist? Hopefully a second trailer will reveal that they didn't just make a new movie as carbon copy in which the only difference is actors where drawings used to be. ...
- 11/17/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
“The View” co-host Rosie O’Donnell expressed doubts about Phylicia Rashad’s defense of embattled comedian Bill Cosby, on the ABC daytime talk show Wednesday.
“It’s a slim possibility,” O’Donnell said, responding to fellow host Nicolle Wallace who cautioned Rashad’s defense could be true. “I think people like mothers in incestuous families, where they’re aware the father or boyfriend is sexually abusing the children, chooses denial because it’s the safest place for their brain to land. Because they can’t hold two thoughts in their head at once ‘The man that I’m married to...
“It’s a slim possibility,” O’Donnell said, responding to fellow host Nicolle Wallace who cautioned Rashad’s defense could be true. “I think people like mothers in incestuous families, where they’re aware the father or boyfriend is sexually abusing the children, chooses denial because it’s the safest place for their brain to land. Because they can’t hold two thoughts in their head at once ‘The man that I’m married to...
- 1/7/2015
- by Alicia Banks
- The Wrap
The Chicago-based political melodrama Boss, which returns for a second season tonight (10 pm, Starz), is not subtle, nor did it ever pretend to be, and its super-wonky political maneuverings and soap-opera plotlines don’t always mesh. It’s Cognitive Dissonance Theater. (Spoilers follow for those who haven’t seen Season One.) One minute you’re admiring a fine bit of reportorial brushwork that could only have been rendered by a political insider, and the next you’re guffawing at a ludicrous broad-brushstroke image, such as the sight of mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) regarding a box containing the severed ears of a poor schnook who was causing him trouble. Or yet another Fatal Attraction-like carnal interlude between the show’s biggest sexaholics, Tom’s ex-aide, Kitty (Kathleen Robertson) and the mayor’s married protégé/rival, treasurer Ben Zajac (Jeff Hephner).Despite its purplish grandiosity – imagine The Tudors in 21st-century business...
- 8/17/2012
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
During Tuesday night's edition of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart called out the Republicans' "cognitive dissonance" over the killing of Osama bin Laden and the taxpayer-funded bailout of Gm and Chrysler. "Cognitive dissonance," explained Stewart, "is when you hold two contradictory ideas in your mind, at the same time." Lately, the comedian contends, it seems like Republicans have been able to square away the opposing ideas in their head.
- 5/9/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader. She’s the nubile newbie, she’s the spoilery vet. Together they’re g-mashin’ George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their Pov on. Today they react to Chapter 30, an Eddard Stark chapter.
Elena-
Wow, what a long and unwieldy chapter this was. I’ve gotten spoiled with the fairly to-the-point chapters of late; this one caused me to dry out my pork roast because it took me too long to read (the more fool me for timing my cooking to my reading!). And it had a lot of Robert in the beginning, which is usually not my favorite reading, but Robert made me pity him more than dislike him more than I already did with his scenes (more in a bit), so that turned out better than I expected. The biggest part of the chapter is the end, of course,...
Elena-
Wow, what a long and unwieldy chapter this was. I’ve gotten spoiled with the fairly to-the-point chapters of late; this one caused me to dry out my pork roast because it took me too long to read (the more fool me for timing my cooking to my reading!). And it had a lot of Robert in the beginning, which is usually not my favorite reading, but Robert made me pity him more than dislike him more than I already did with his scenes (more in a bit), so that turned out better than I expected. The biggest part of the chapter is the end, of course,...
- 6/16/2011
- by Elena Nola and Rachel Parker
- Boomtron
How Facebook pages psychologically manipulate us into liking brands.
Many of the world's most powerful brands are doubling down on Facebook, from President Obama to The New Yorker. The powerful, hidden psychology of a fan page might just make this a worthwhile bet. Psychologists have long known that tiny, voluntary actions can cause sweeping changes in our opinions, transforming luke-warm attitudes into concrete beliefs. In other cases, the mere perception of a name or idea in the news can cause us to wildly exaggerate its importance. Here we'll take a deep dive into the social psychology of manipulation and how the simple act of a Facebook 'like' could have the exact intended outcome that these messaging brands, like politicians and newspapers, are seeking.
Dissonance
Rationalization, arguably social psychology's most powerful known cognitive force, predicts that a user will unwittingly feel much more positively about brand after they click 'like' than before--namely,...
Many of the world's most powerful brands are doubling down on Facebook, from President Obama to The New Yorker. The powerful, hidden psychology of a fan page might just make this a worthwhile bet. Psychologists have long known that tiny, voluntary actions can cause sweeping changes in our opinions, transforming luke-warm attitudes into concrete beliefs. In other cases, the mere perception of a name or idea in the news can cause us to wildly exaggerate its importance. Here we'll take a deep dive into the social psychology of manipulation and how the simple act of a Facebook 'like' could have the exact intended outcome that these messaging brands, like politicians and newspapers, are seeking.
Dissonance
Rationalization, arguably social psychology's most powerful known cognitive force, predicts that a user will unwittingly feel much more positively about brand after they click 'like' than before--namely,...
- 4/15/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
All the hype threatened to raise expectations unfairly high, but Bones delivered with an intense, compelling episode Thursday night, the first installment of its sniper story arc.
I loved the symmetry of "The Bullet in the Brain." The introduction of a new, murderous foil for Booth dovetailed with the end of the Gravedigger, who went out in epic fashion.
The first five minutes leading up to the opening credits were awesome, plain and simple.
Pushing Sweets' buttons like a true puppet master while offering no remorse for her monstrous acts, Deirdre Lovejoy's incarcerated child killer is as creepy as a TV villain gets.
Just as she arrived in court for her appeal, her head was blown off by an unknown gunman. The effects were such that I recoiled in horror even when I knew it was coming!
The Bones producers openly admit having fun with gross-out gags to open episodes,...
I loved the symmetry of "The Bullet in the Brain." The introduction of a new, murderous foil for Booth dovetailed with the end of the Gravedigger, who went out in epic fashion.
The first five minutes leading up to the opening credits were awesome, plain and simple.
Pushing Sweets' buttons like a true puppet master while offering no remorse for her monstrous acts, Deirdre Lovejoy's incarcerated child killer is as creepy as a TV villain gets.
Just as she arrived in court for her appeal, her head was blown off by an unknown gunman. The effects were such that I recoiled in horror even when I knew it was coming!
The Bones producers openly admit having fun with gross-out gags to open episodes,...
- 1/28/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
Episode Title: "Belonging"
Written By: Maurissa Tanchareon & Jed Whedon
The Story: The lens is tightened upon Sierra (Dichen Lachman) as viewers learn about her tragic past. Even worse, it dawns on Topher (Fran Kranz) and other Dollhouse officials that Sierra never came to the Dollhouse willingly — but that discovery comes with wildly unpredictable results for Sierra, Topher and more. Meanwhile, Boyd Langton (Harry Lennix) begins to realize that something has changed about Echo (Eliza Dushku).
Cognitive Dissonance: It's not the least bit bizarre that the season's best episode seems to have nothing, or almost nothing in common with Echo herself. "Belonging," which was directed by longtime "Star Trek" actor Jonathan Frakes, focused squarely on Sierra and Topher, with periphery roles for Boyd, Victor, Adelle and Echo. Other than a few choice lines of dialogue, this episode didn't do much to push the show's overall mythology, yet still I think...
Written By: Maurissa Tanchareon & Jed Whedon
The Story: The lens is tightened upon Sierra (Dichen Lachman) as viewers learn about her tragic past. Even worse, it dawns on Topher (Fran Kranz) and other Dollhouse officials that Sierra never came to the Dollhouse willingly — but that discovery comes with wildly unpredictable results for Sierra, Topher and more. Meanwhile, Boyd Langton (Harry Lennix) begins to realize that something has changed about Echo (Eliza Dushku).
Cognitive Dissonance: It's not the least bit bizarre that the season's best episode seems to have nothing, or almost nothing in common with Echo herself. "Belonging," which was directed by longtime "Star Trek" actor Jonathan Frakes, focused squarely on Sierra and Topher, with periphery roles for Boyd, Victor, Adelle and Echo. Other than a few choice lines of dialogue, this episode didn't do much to push the show's overall mythology, yet still I think...
- 10/24/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
I was standing in line at the bank the other day, mindlessly tapping my foot to the music on the Pa system, when I suddenly realized what I was listening to: Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime." Never mind the irony of David Byrne singing "Where is my large automobile?" at this particular moment in economic time -- let's talk about cognitive dissonance. It was just the fact of this band, this song, this setting. Perhaps I'm showing my age -- oh hell, I know I'm showing my age -- but I can remember when that song and that band were considered so far outside the mainstream that they weren't even played on the radio, let alone as background music at a suburban Citibank branch. Then, just as the insanity over Michael Jackson was dying down (yes, "Thriller" was quite an album;...
- 7/28/2009
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
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