Love and friendship, two of life's abiding rewards, are endangered species in Hollywood. People crave both, mistaking alliance for friendship, lust for love, and ambition for both.

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.

My goal has been to learn how to get movies made without losing sight of the reasons I began. I have had to learn to recognize the insidious nature of the beast without becoming one.

Breakthroughs, in art, in culture, in personality, come when tackling the unexpected.

Self-love knows no impediment.