In something of a coup, indieWIRE snags Anne Thompson to join our orbit. Anne is the well known Hollywood columnist formerly of both the Hollywood Reporter and most recently Variety. She is very well known; highly regarded; very connected; and very smart. Her blog is one that I read all of the time and it will now be seen on indieWIRE starting on Sunday evening. Enjoy it and welcome aboard Anne!
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Washington Post Company Well Managed in Down Period
Here is the Washington Post on the Washington Post in a very straightforward and concise article about its financial condition and results. Click here to read this piece. Well done Frank Ahrens.
It is interesting to note that the newspaper itself is now such a small part of the revenues of the company with Kaplan now representing 58 percent of the company’s revenues for the quarter. The actual newspaper itself continued to shrink in terms of ad sales, circulation and people. It continues to lose lots of money but less than last quarter. The Washington Post newspaper itself now represents only 15 percent of company revenues.
More Stuff to Debate
Just read this article on Japers’ Rink. The Caps have two D men on the list. I tend to agree with this listing. What do you think? Also, check out the top forwards list too. It is an interesting analysis. Debate away but be nice and be thoughtful in responses.
We respect our division but our sights as we all know must be set much higher next season. We want to be competitive with the very best teams in the entire league. We now want to be considered legitimate Cup contenders. We are starting to enter our prime now even though our core group is still quite young. A window is opening for our team. We should have a nice run over the next few years. It is time to compete for and win a Cup with this group. To do so takes some patience and some constant improving; adhering to our plan and strategy; and some luck and good health. But it also takes lots of talent and depth in our roster. It is comforting to know that we do have two First Team All-Stars on our team; the reigning MVP on our team; more talented prospects itching to get into the lineup; and a strong core that has played together now for a while and plays a consistent system. This should all serve us well as time goes on.
Last Chance
The last chance to watch this amazing film premiere is today until midnight then it goes dark and then hopefully gets into theaters and on TV.
What a cool way to pre-launch a film, huh? Congratulations to Morgan Spurlock for his innovative producing of The Entrepreneur! It is a great movie and very instructive. Click here to read this article and see the film. Do it now before it goes away.
In Chicago
This should be an interesting day. I am in Chicago and come back after the NHL Owners meeting. Click here to see today’s agenda. I always enjoy these meetings and getting together with other NHL team owners. We compare notes; work with the league offices; and discuss the present and future state of the game and our league. I bet today will be an informative day with a dynamic set of presentations for us all to consider. Wish us luck.
Wow
So Mike Green was a First Team All NHL All-Star along side Zdeno Chara. He was second in the Norris Trophy voting. He had a historic season scoring more consecutive goals than any D man in NHL history. His plus/minus rating was in the 50′s. He scored more than 30 goals and he missed more than a dozen games with injury. He played hurt and he didn’t complain.
He is all about team. He is considered one of the young stars in our league. He and Alex BOTH made First Team All Stars in the entire NHL this season. He made the World Cup All Star team too. He is 24 years old.
Yet some folks who are our fans disrespect him. Check out this thread on our message boards. A friend sent me this link with a note and said “Tough Room!” I have to agree. This headline and thread made some people take notice.
Let No Good Deed Go Unpunished
So I am at the beach. I wake up and get a nice cup of hot coffee. I get the newspapers and am on my way to relax and slowly wake up. As I walk by the side door, I see a baby lizard. It is stressed. It wants to get out. So I gently open the door and I move my feet to corner the lizard and gently push it out the door. I open the door and the lizard runs out. I smile and all of a sudden, a HUGE frog leaps on me and jumps right into my coffee cup! It freaks me out. The coffee goes plop and all over the floor, all over my shirt. Ouch – it is HOT! I drop the cup and it breaks in multiple pieces. The frog jumps away and is now somewhere in my home.
So now I have no coffee. I am cleaning up spilled coffee all over the floor and broken glass. I have to change my shirt. I have a burn on my hand and next I am on a frog hunt before our puppy gets up and goes nuts chasing it.
All I wanted to do is be nice to a baby lizard. What a way to start the day! Let no good deed go unpunished! I hope your day gets off to a better start than mine.
Cars, Morgan and SnagFilms on FOX
Click here to see a great interview on the US car industry; documentaries; SnagFilms; Hulu and more. Thank you so much.
Blushing Again
Here is a really nice story from Realscreen on SnagFilms and our one year anniversary. Click here to check it out and thank you so much. We blush.
More New Stuff on SnagFilms SummerFest
SnagFilms has a lot of momentum and we are helping lots of great filmmakers get their documentary films out to a wide audience. Click here for news on several new films including 45365. You will get it when you click and play the film. It is an awesome award winner. Check it out ASAP.