The Ankler.
Martini Shot
Please Calm Down
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Please Calm Down
Hollywood doesn't want to hear it, but post-WGA strike, Rob Long says it's time to cool things down
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The worst thing you can tell anyone in entertainment is to calm down. Typically, nothing escalates a fight further, particularly in this industry, where dealmaking requires going through the pantomime of yelling, demands and the possible hanging up of phones. And let’s not forget deals in this town never get made until the last minute, preferably 9 p.m. on a Friday. But now, after months of the town being in escalation mode, Rob makes a plea for Hollywood to… calm down.

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The Ankler.

Martini Shot

When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long

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