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The bleaker our reality gets, the more we'll need bright, sunny escapism in our entertainment. But even though things are already looking pretty darn hard-scrabble, and we're still looking at another few years of eco-disasters, zombie holocausts and blighted landscapes in pop culture. Just how long will we be seeing dark, miserable stories of people who descend into their own personal hells where morality is a forgotten luxury? A few more years, maybe. Blame the Hollywood development process. More »
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Winners of reality shows like American Idol may go home with a ticket to fame and fortune, or risk disappointment, heartbreak, and public humiliation. But could any prize convince contestants to risk death? In upcoming movie Fortuna, members of a desperate future underclass play a mysterious game where the winner gets to join the wealthy elite, and the losers don’t go home at all. More »
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