Tamalewood n.— «There, in the shadow of the snow-capped Sandia Mountains, the aircraft-hangar-like buildings at Albuquerque Studios house part of a budding film industry that one local newspaper dubbed Tamalewood. This year, four more...
Beavis and Butthead lab n.— «To set up what police call “a Beavis and Butthead” lab for crystal meth production, someone could spend less than $500.» —“What police refer to as ‘Beavis and Butthead’ labs are giving way to...
needle drop n.— «A needle drop or Drop License is a license that requires payment for individual songs. The prices for each song vary depending on the type of production in which the song is being used. The rule of thumb when pricing Drop...
slutification n.— «How getting serious is synonymous with getting sexy is unclear. Aguilera listed her label’s constraint as one of the factors that pushed her to produce Dirrty. She was tired of keeping her image clean to maintain her...
be daredeviled v. phr.— «During the last negotiation for the Independent Production Agreement, in 2001, 20th Century Fox claimed the studio canceled plans to shoot the Ben Affleck action flick Daredevil in Montreal and relocated it to...
global weirding n.— «The nation is reeling from several factors: Hurricane Katrina, “Global Weirding” (strange and violent weather and other events), our myopic and hopeless dependence on foreign energy, record worldwide...