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·Apr 16, 2021

The Unexpected Comfort of Monsters with Faces

Let me say upfront that I am not an NBC Universal employee, nor do the thoughts and opinions I express in this article reflect the views of the company itself. Peacock When NBC Universal launched its streaming service last summer, it…

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The Comfort of Monsters with Faces
The Comfort of Monsters with Faces
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Apr 14, 2021

The Real Meaning Behind the Theme Song to “Friends”

You are The Rembrandts. They are putting words in your mouth. During the original run of Friends, forever and always in syndication, currently on streaming, the song is telling you one thing: You’ll be there for them. By process of repetition, the song shapes your behavior and cements your beliefs…

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The Real Meaning Behind the Theme Song to “Friends”
The Real Meaning Behind the Theme Song to “Friends”
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Making Movies

·Sep 5, 2020

When a Movie Shoot Resembles a Robbery

We learn so many unexpected lessons when making movies. Case in point… March 2014 It’s a freezing cold midnight in skid row of downtown Los Angeles. I’m standing in the gated loading dock of The Warehaas, current home to Love Nail Tree, who has given us temporary shelter to lens the short…

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When a Movie Shoot Looks Like a Robbery in Progress
When a Movie Shoot Looks Like a Robbery in Progress
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The Outtake

·Aug 26, 2020

Keep Moving Forward, Kinda Like Superman

May 2007 I’m finishing my bachelor’s degree at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center. For the last four months, I’ve spent endless hours working on student films and group projects. I’m going on three days with no sleep, but the deadlines are done. The war is won. It’s finally time to fly…

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Keep Moving Forward, Kinda Like Superman
Keep Moving Forward, Kinda Like Superman
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Other Doors

·Aug 6, 2020

You’ll Want to Read this Poem Aloud

The linens in the valley of the People of the Pebbles were a-drying in the wind upon a bright n’ sunny day, When suddenly and utterly, a thrusty gust so blustery a-blew the linen sheets off linen lines and all away. They blew into the trees upon the busybody breeze…

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You’ll Want to Read this Poem Aloud
You’ll Want to Read this Poem Aloud
Poetry

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Jake Thomas

Jake Thomas

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Relentless reader | Storyteller | Filmmaker | Finding my voice in my nerdy thirties. See my work at jakethomasmakesmovies.com

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