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The Outtake
Smart, accessible, and sometimes very personal writing on film and television, classical and contemporary. Written (mostly) by people who study this stuff for a living.
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Smart, accessible, and sometimes very personal writing on film and television, classical and contemporary. Written (mostly) by people who study this stuff for a living. Relax, we’re professionals. SUBMIT: OuttakeThe@gmail.com or @OuttakeThe.

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Kelli Marshall
​Ph.D. Writer-editor. Southerner. ​Gene Kelly fan. Curator/editor of @OuttakeThe on @Medium. http://kellimarshall.net
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The Outtake
Smart, accessible writing on film and TV, classical and contemporary. Written (mostly) by people who study this stuff for a living. Relax, we’re professionals
Writers
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Amanda Ann Klein
Professor, Mama, Just Old Light
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Kristen Warner
AKA Dear Black Woman. Foolywang Sommelier. Casting, Industry, & Race Research. Recovered Vampire Diaries grown-ass fan (Praise Him!). Skirt wearer. Professor.
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Derek Kompare
media scholar, teacher, parent, fan, feminist, American, procrastinator, he/him, Hufflepuff af, est’d 1969. Don’t stop / Chalang alang alang.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
Ph.D. in English | Film and TV geek | Lover of fantasy and history | Full-time writer | Feminist and queer | Liberal scold and gadfly
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Joseph Winkler
Writer, reader, tutor, babysitter, obsessive cultural consumer. Eater of way too much diner food.
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Charlie
I write film things.
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Marc Orr
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Troy Hitch
Speculatist, acclaimed thought leader, transpresentationalist, award-winning filmmaker, entrepreneur, acclaimed thought leader and Chief Innovation Officer.
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Nathan Hartman
Multi-award winning screenwriter and film professor. www.nathanhartman.net
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Elvis Deane
I make books and movies and stuff.
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Dan Cohen
Brooklyn Bred Entrepreneur | Twitter: @dcnature52
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Kevin L. Ferguson
Assistant Professor English, Queens College/CUNY •film, 80s, digital, Kathy Acker, horror• https://vimeo.com/119790662, http://filmvis.tumblr.com, @DuckSoupBot
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Timothy Yenter
movies. tv. philosophy. other stuff. professional site: http://is.gd/dMAbuJ
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Stephanie Brown
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at Washington College. I study digital media, comedy, gender, media industries, and fandom.
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Nick Campbell
Engineering manager in tech. Former semi-pro TV writer-abouter. Avid snacker. Angry LA pedestrian. Toddler parent. Happy husband. Probably tired.
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Eric Langberg
Interests: bad horror movies, queering mainstream films, Classic Hollywood.
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Dr. Karra Shimabukuro
Specializes in the medieval and early modern folkloric, roots of pop-culture icons, tropes, and figures.
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Bill Arceneaux
Independent film critic and freelance contributor. SEFCA member, Rotten 🍅s approved.
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Jason Gilmore
Filmmaker, novelist, husband and father. https://jasongilmore.me
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Charles Wood
Filmmaker/designer. Formerly @twitter and @modea. Director of Design at Vayu Aircraft.
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Nancy Spielberg
Producer of ABOVE AND BEYOND and exec producer of Elusive Justice, Mimi and Dona, and Who Will Write Write Our History. Philanthropist.
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Colin Tait
Asst Prof - Media at TCU, Co-Author, The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh: Indie Sex, Corporate Lies and Digital Videotape, De Niro aficionado & Canuck living in DFW
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Matt Erspamer
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Argun Ulgen
Contributor at The Outtake, Hardwood Paroxysm, The Cauldron, amongst others. Narrative non-fiction; film and sports essays.
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Erik Marshall
Writer. Teacher. Thinker.
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Matt Gross
Restless & hungry. Writing about travel, food, parenting, and culture all over the place.
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Jorie Lagerwey
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Bethan Jones
Media and cultural studies PhD at Aberystwyth. Interested in gender, fandom, popular culture, X-Files. @FanStudies Network tweep.
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Brian Faucette
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Brooke Berman
playwright, screenwriter, author of NO PLACE LIKE HOME: A Memoir in 39 Apartments.
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M. Ali Kapadia
Design leadership. Startup advisor. Filmmaker.
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Jack El-Hai
Books: The Lost Brothers (2019), The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (2013), & The Lobotomist (2005). Covers history, medicine, science, and more. jack@el-hai.com
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Amanda D. Lotz
@DrTVLotz — Professor: University of Michigan — Author: The Television Will Be Revolutionized — Consultant: Media Industry
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Lori Morimoto
Independent scholar of transcultural fandom. Curator of @fanmetareader. 日本語OK.
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Jonathan Sircy
Disciple first. Father and husband second. Teacher third.
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Carly Kocurek
Video game historian. Writer. Game designer. Assistant Prof. of Digital Humanities & Media Studies at Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Katherine Oliver
Principal at Bloomberg Associates, former Commissioner of NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, Executive Producer, & host at Bloomberg Radio
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Network Awesome
Network Awesome is an online video site that curates thousands of legitimately interesting movies, TV shows and video clips. NetworkAwesome.com
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Will McKinley
NYC-based freelance writer/producer. Social copywriter for Sony’s getTV. Guest on TCM, NPR, TCM podcast, Sirius XM.
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Kathryn VanArendonk
Grad student, TV watcher, nerd
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John Alberti
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David Fantle
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Marie Thouaille
PhD candidate at @uniofeastanglia; feminist; firmly hoping my encyclopedic knowledge of Clueless will be useful someday. Tweets are personal, obvz.
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Richard McCulloch
Lecturer in Film Studies @regentsuni • Media audiences and reception • Pixar/Disney • Nordic Noir • LFC fan • Retired 50m sack race champion of Southport
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Nathaniel Deyo
Gainesville, FL.
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Kristi McKim
film professor, cinephile, writer, reader, mama
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Miriam Kent
Media representation expert interested in film and comic books. I blog about gender, sexuality and identity politics is US and UK media.
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Kirsten Strayer
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William Duffy
I write and teach about rhetoric, ethics, and technical communication
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Mike “DJ” Pizzo
Creator of Record Selector LV / co-creator of HipHopSite.com / Let the Record Show https://bit.ly/3QKAHzv
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Imran Siddiquee
writer and filmmaker | on gender, race, and pop culture | email: siddiquee.imran@gmail.com
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Jason Coffman
Unrepentant cinephile. Former contributor to Daily Grindhouse & Film Monthly. letterboxd.com/rabbitroom/
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Richard DiCicco
Journalism graduate student and art historian, writing about whatever I feel like.
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Stacy Lambe
Features Editor for @ETnow Online. Texted @HillaryClinton. stacy.lambe@cbs.com
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Shefali S. Kulkarni
Editor of Digital Storytelling for The New York Times | I laugh at my own jokes | Chocoholic for life
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Virginia Pasley
Virginia Pasley is a writer in Arlington, Virginia. @vbpasley www.virginiapasley.blogspot.com
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Allison Klein
Author of What Would Murphy Brown Do? How the Women of Primetime Changed Our Lives. Get it here: https://goo.gl/JxsSD8
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Chantel L. Carlson
Ph.D. in Modern Drama and Narrative Film and teaches as an Instructor at Texas Christian University.
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Joel Gunz
Writer, filmmaker and Alfred Hitchcock geek. https://www.patreon.com/AlfredHitchcockGeek
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Stephanie Laing
Exec Producer on Veep, Eastbound & Down & Vice Principals. Co-EP on Divorce. Director for Veep. Co-founder Good Content Mama of 3. Launching PYPO soon. Tired.
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Jennifer Lynn Jones
IU Film & Media Studies Ph.D. student, research @jonescene, teaching @indianajonesie
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August Bradley
I help people who feel they’re not progressing in life to achieve what matters most to them by implementing a Life OS in Notion (YearZero.io).
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Laurence Barber
Freelance writer. AFCA Award-winning critic. Critic on Weekend Evenings @abcsydney. Ex-@star_observer. Character actress. Nancy in a state of crisis on a cloud.
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Aaron Schmidt
Writer and lawyer based in Cleveland and Columbus. www.byaaronschmidt.com
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Alex Zalben
Author of “Thor And The Warriors Four” for Marvel. Comic Book Club Live! for Nerdist. Sketch comedy with Elephant Larry. Formerly MTV News/UGO/AMC. Other stuff.
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Rom Watson
Rom Watson is the author of the full-length plays Image and Likeness, Lying Beneath the Surface, The Norma Conquests and Pinocchio in The Bronx.
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Allie Rubin
Queer writer, comedian, and cat mom living in Chicago.
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Dave Wischnowsky
Former Chicago Sports & News Columnist. Current Chicago Marketing Agency ACD (Copy). Alum of @ChicagoTribune, @CBSChicago & @News_Gazette.
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Brontë Mansfield
writer | zebra cake connoisseur
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Ben Johnson
I run a company called Gruvi: we help entertainment brands reach and build audiences for their content through technology and intelligent media buying.
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Kyle Turner
Snarkoleptic. Queer monster. Amateur critic. Professional snob. Writer person. I am relieved to know that I am not a golem. Words in Slate, GQ, the NYTimes, etc
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Kyle Osborne
UX Researcher/Data Guy/Music Lover Alumni @UofT I want to change the world http://kyleosborne.ca
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Kate Skow
designer by day, cryptid by night. occasionally i also find time to write. fueled by coffee and pop culture opinions.
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Mathilde Dratwa
Founder, MomsinFilm.org.
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Stefano Cagnato
writer, creative director @ moonstonemag.com
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Joe Amditis
Associate director of operations, Center for Cooperative Media; host + producer, WTF Just Happened Today podcast.
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Simon Lund Larsen
Has a day job at a toy factory. Trying hard to figure out why some movies work really well. Byline at @OuttakeThe, @MovieTimeGuru and @CineNationShow
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Rebecca Bodenheimer
Writer. Editor. Independent scholar. I write about pop culture (music/TV/film), Cuba, higher education, and identity. https://rebeccabodenheimer.contently.com/
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Myles McNutt
Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University; PhD, Media and Cultural Studies, UW-Madison; TV Critic at Cultural Learnings/The A.V. Club; Canadian.
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C.M. Vincent
A writer and filmmaker from San Diego, California.
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Louise Foerster
Writes "A snapshot in time we can all relate to - with a twist." Novelist, marketer, business story teller, new product imaginer…
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Cécile Duclos
Writer, Fashion Designer, French Londoner. Twitter: @CcileDuclos1
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Jack Jose
Freelance writer/editor | Published educator: Angels and Superheroes | Prevent gun violence | Top Rated 100% Upwork | thebestwordsllc.com | he/his
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Michael Dixon
professional accountant, unprofessional movie watcher
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Krista Strom
Writer for stereosight.com and 3Dor2D.com
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Bryan Kwa
(He/Him) I craft compelling sociopolitical stories that resonate. | W: bryankwa.mystrikingly.com | E: bryankwa8594@gmail.com
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Jake Thomas
Relentless reader | Storyteller | Filmmaker | Finding my voice in my nerdy thirties. See my work at jakethomasmakesmovies.com
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Kathryn Staublin
Writer, teacher, artist.