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May 2023
47m 53s

How To Salvage a Toxic Production and th...

NO FILM SCHOOL
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Are the best movie stars only the older ones? What’s the difference between celebrities of the past compared to today’s stars? What are some effective strategies you can use to navigate a troubled production? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, Jason Hellerman, GG Hawkins, and Yaro Altunin discuss:  Flaws from NRG’s recent study on who the ... Show More
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