The Golden Globes are chosen by a small group of 80-odd full and part-time journalists in Los Angeles — how hard can they be to predict?
Pretty hard, sometimes. Where the tastes of the 6,000-plus Oscar voters tend to even out and make sense, there’s often something confounding about the priorities and agendas of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s motley assortment of voters. But knowing that they like big stars, they like to be on winning teams and they like to spread the wealth to keep everybody happy, TheWrap has taken a look at Sunday’s categories to offer our predictions.
Pretty hard, sometimes. Where the tastes of the 6,000-plus Oscar voters tend to even out and make sense, there’s often something confounding about the priorities and agendas of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s motley assortment of voters. But knowing that they like big stars, they like to be on winning teams and they like to spread the wealth to keep everybody happy, TheWrap has taken a look at Sunday’s categories to offer our predictions.
- 1/8/2015
- by Steve Pond and Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
"The most nerve-wracking thing about the process is not getting it right," says songwriter Dan Heath (watch our video interview below), who with pop star Lana Del Rey composed the title song from Tim Burton's latest film, "Big Eyes." -Break- Christoph Waltz on Oscars and his 'volatile' role in 'Big Eyes' [Podcast] Heath has worked with Del Rey on a variety of songs, and together the two tried to create something that would work for the film while staying true to their very specific style. "The most important thing for me was to listen to the music in the film which Danny Elfman had done, and see the film and get into the head space of it, but also do something which stayed true to what [Lana and I] do, our sounds, with maybe giving it more of a cinematic, lush feel than it would be on an album." The idea...
- 1/7/2015
- Gold Derby
Interscope Records and The Weinstein Company have announced the release of Big Eyes – Music From The Original Motion Picture available at all digital partners now.
Multi-platinum recording artist Lana Del Rey performs the title track “Big Eyes,” which she co-wrote with Daniel Heath and is nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.
Check out the song Here. Lana also performs “I Can Fly,” which she co-wrote with Rick Nowels for acclaimed director Tim Burton’s latest motion picture.
Said Del Rey: “I’m so grateful to Tim for letting me into his wild world and to Harvey for encouraging me to continue to write for films. I’m honored that the Hollywood foreign press has nominated my song.”
Big Eyes opens in theaters December 25, 2014. Read Tom Stockman’s review Here.
From the whimsical mind of director Burton, Big Eyes tells the outrageous true story...
Multi-platinum recording artist Lana Del Rey performs the title track “Big Eyes,” which she co-wrote with Daniel Heath and is nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.
Check out the song Here. Lana also performs “I Can Fly,” which she co-wrote with Rick Nowels for acclaimed director Tim Burton’s latest motion picture.
Said Del Rey: “I’m so grateful to Tim for letting me into his wild world and to Harvey for encouraging me to continue to write for films. I’m honored that the Hollywood foreign press has nominated my song.”
Big Eyes opens in theaters December 25, 2014. Read Tom Stockman’s review Here.
From the whimsical mind of director Burton, Big Eyes tells the outrageous true story...
- 12/24/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Photograph by Lorey Sebastian/Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why some of the biggest victories are won an inch at a time.
Sometimes a slog can be beautiful. In 1990, Sally Herndon became the program manager in North Carolina for Project Assist, an antismoking initiative. Her mandate was to improve the public's health by reducing smoking. But how could she prevail against one of the world's most powerful lobbies -- on its home soil of North Carolina? A knockout blow seemed highly unlikely. Rather, Herndon knew that to succeed she would need to chip away at the problem.
Herndon and her team spent two years planning, but just as their rollout began, they suffered a terrible setback. In 1993, the tobacco industry persuaded the state legislature to pass a law mandating that 20% of the space in government buildings be reserved for smoking. Devilishly, the law limited local governments from passing stricter regulation.
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why some of the biggest victories are won an inch at a time.
Sometimes a slog can be beautiful. In 1990, Sally Herndon became the program manager in North Carolina for Project Assist, an antismoking initiative. Her mandate was to improve the public's health by reducing smoking. But how could she prevail against one of the world's most powerful lobbies -- on its home soil of North Carolina? A knockout blow seemed highly unlikely. Rather, Herndon knew that to succeed she would need to chip away at the problem.
Herndon and her team spent two years planning, but just as their rollout began, they suffered a terrible setback. In 1993, the tobacco industry persuaded the state legislature to pass a law mandating that 20% of the space in government buildings be reserved for smoking. Devilishly, the law limited local governments from passing stricter regulation.
- 2/16/2011
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
We continue our examination of the business book Made to Stick with an interview of author Dan Heath. Heath looks at sticky ideas on social networks, and what makes a great business book.
What was the impetus for you and your brother Chip to write Made to Stick?
We were puzzled and somewhat disturbed by the fact that lots of shady ideas--like urban legends, conspiracy theories, and rumors--have no trouble succeeding in the marketplace of ideas. Meanwhile, many important ideas fail to stick (e.g., public health messages and the correct nationality of our president). We wanted to reverse-engineer the "naturally sticky" ideas and figure out what made them so effective. In the book, we tried to demonstrate that there are patterns that explain their success, and these patterns can be used by people who have credible, important ideas to share--teachers, non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, etc.
Why do you think the...
What was the impetus for you and your brother Chip to write Made to Stick?
We were puzzled and somewhat disturbed by the fact that lots of shady ideas--like urban legends, conspiracy theories, and rumors--have no trouble succeeding in the marketplace of ideas. Meanwhile, many important ideas fail to stick (e.g., public health messages and the correct nationality of our president). We wanted to reverse-engineer the "naturally sticky" ideas and figure out what made them so effective. In the book, we tried to demonstrate that there are patterns that explain their success, and these patterns can be used by people who have credible, important ideas to share--teachers, non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, etc.
Why do you think the...
- 1/12/2011
- by Kevin Ohannessian
- Fast Company
What can a Kleiner Perkins Vc pitch, and Hamburger Helper from General Mills, tell you about how to make your ideas tangible and real? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Made to Stick, written by Fast Company columnists Dan and Chip Heath.
For an entrepreneur, having the chance to pitch a business idea to local venture capitalists is a big deal, like a budding actor getting an audition with an independent film director. But having a chance to pitch an idea to Kleiner Perkins--the most prestigious firm in Silicon Valley--is more like a private one-on-one audition with Steven Spielberg. You could walk out a star, or you could walk out having blown the biggest chance of your life.
And that's why twenty-nine-year-old Jerry Kaplan was nervous as he stood in the Kleiner Perkins office...
For an entrepreneur, having the chance to pitch a business idea to local venture capitalists is a big deal, like a budding actor getting an audition with an independent film director. But having a chance to pitch an idea to Kleiner Perkins--the most prestigious firm in Silicon Valley--is more like a private one-on-one audition with Steven Spielberg. You could walk out a star, or you could walk out having blown the biggest chance of your life.
And that's why twenty-nine-year-old Jerry Kaplan was nervous as he stood in the Kleiner Perkins office...
- 1/12/2011
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
Courtesy American Express, Procter & Gamble, At&T, Hp
Dan Heath and Chip Heath on what we can learn from the world's brand kings.
Even more than the crazy wigs and high-protein clothing, it's the name that makes Lady Gaga. If her name were Bethany Cranston (or, say, Stefani Germanotta), forget about it.
Everybody wants a Gaga name for their new product/website/startup. But if you've ever brainstormed about names, you know how deflating the process can be. The URLs for every four-letter word in the English language have long since been snatched up. Yet you crave something unique, something legally protectable. So here come the artful misspellings ("Gene-yus") and the syllable mashups ("TechnoRiffic"). Later, as you review your whiteboard full of gawky names, someone walks by with a BlackBerry and you seethe with envy. That's how it's done. (Hey, has anyone trademarked Graype?)
No one in the naming world...
Dan Heath and Chip Heath on what we can learn from the world's brand kings.
Even more than the crazy wigs and high-protein clothing, it's the name that makes Lady Gaga. If her name were Bethany Cranston (or, say, Stefani Germanotta), forget about it.
Everybody wants a Gaga name for their new product/website/startup. But if you've ever brainstormed about names, you know how deflating the process can be. The URLs for every four-letter word in the English language have long since been snatched up. Yet you crave something unique, something legally protectable. So here come the artful misspellings ("Gene-yus") and the syllable mashups ("TechnoRiffic"). Later, as you review your whiteboard full of gawky names, someone walks by with a BlackBerry and you seethe with envy. That's how it's done. (Hey, has anyone trademarked Graype?)
No one in the naming world...
- 1/3/2011
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
Illustration by Owen Gildersleeve
Feeling Their Pain: Reality TV often offers cures to life's woes: Tlc's What Not to Wear, above, and Style Network's Clean House, below. | Photograph Courtesy of Tlc/BBC
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why it's not enough to give people something they need.
Photograph Courtesy of Comcast Entertainment Group
Ray Bard, founder of Bard Press, learned a lot about book publishing from a mistake he made early in his career. He was the agent for an author who'd written a book describing the cycle of pregnancy from a husband's perspective. It was a thoughtful book, certain to help men understand the physical and emotional changes that their wives were experiencing. Bard and the author both knew they had a hit: The book's audience included millions of men.
But when they sent the book proposal around, not a single publisher made an offer. The publishers reasoned that,...
Feeling Their Pain: Reality TV often offers cures to life's woes: Tlc's What Not to Wear, above, and Style Network's Clean House, below. | Photograph Courtesy of Tlc/BBC
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why it's not enough to give people something they need.
Photograph Courtesy of Comcast Entertainment Group
Ray Bard, founder of Bard Press, learned a lot about book publishing from a mistake he made early in his career. He was the agent for an author who'd written a book describing the cycle of pregnancy from a husband's perspective. It was a thoughtful book, certain to help men understand the physical and emotional changes that their wives were experiencing. Bard and the author both knew they had a hit: The book's audience included millions of men.
But when they sent the book proposal around, not a single publisher made an offer. The publishers reasoned that,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
A New Ball Game: Economists discovered our aversion to ambiguity through experiments using different colored balls. | Photograph by Mikyl Roventine/Flickr
To succeed on the path to change, say Dan Heath and Chip Heath, you have to eliminate ambiguity.
Allina Hospitals and Clinics, an innovative health-care network that serves Minnesota and western Wisconsin, had a drug-abuse problem. And it fell to Bruce McCarthy, Allina's chief medical officer, to fight it.
Many patients at Allina needed narcotics to manage chronic pain due to back problems or arthritis. Unfortunately, some patients were misusing or reselling the drugs. "In our group, we'd had malpractice suits related to narcotics prescriptions," says McCarthy, who recently became the president of the physician division at Columbia St. Mary's health system. "Worse, in a seven-year period, two people died, despite having well-meaning, caring, and smart doctors."
Everyone agreed on the goal: eliminate narcotics misuse. But good intentions hadn't been enough.
To succeed on the path to change, say Dan Heath and Chip Heath, you have to eliminate ambiguity.
Allina Hospitals and Clinics, an innovative health-care network that serves Minnesota and western Wisconsin, had a drug-abuse problem. And it fell to Bruce McCarthy, Allina's chief medical officer, to fight it.
Many patients at Allina needed narcotics to manage chronic pain due to back problems or arthritis. Unfortunately, some patients were misusing or reselling the drugs. "In our group, we'd had malpractice suits related to narcotics prescriptions," says McCarthy, who recently became the president of the physician division at Columbia St. Mary's health system. "Worse, in a seven-year period, two people died, despite having well-meaning, caring, and smart doctors."
Everyone agreed on the goal: eliminate narcotics misuse. But good intentions hadn't been enough.
- 8/10/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
Photograph by Afp/Getty Images
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why we tend to neglect coordination -- and suggest how to fix it.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the American men's 4x100 relay team was a strong medal contender. During the four previous Games, the American men had medaled every time. The qualifying heats in 2008 -- the first step on the road to gold -- should have been a cakewalk.
On the third leg of the race, the U.S.A.'s Darvis Patton was running neck and neck with a runner from Trinidad and Tobago. Patton rounded the final turn, approaching anchorman Tyson Gay, who was picking up speed to match Patton. Patton extended the baton, Gay reached back, and the baton hit his palm.
Then, somehow, it fell. The team was disqualified. It was a humiliating early defeat. Stranger still, about a half-hour later, the U.S.A.
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why we tend to neglect coordination -- and suggest how to fix it.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the American men's 4x100 relay team was a strong medal contender. During the four previous Games, the American men had medaled every time. The qualifying heats in 2008 -- the first step on the road to gold -- should have been a cakewalk.
On the third leg of the race, the U.S.A.'s Darvis Patton was running neck and neck with a runner from Trinidad and Tobago. Patton rounded the final turn, approaching anchorman Tyson Gay, who was picking up speed to match Patton. Patton extended the baton, Gay reached back, and the baton hit his palm.
Then, somehow, it fell. The team was disqualified. It was a humiliating early defeat. Stranger still, about a half-hour later, the U.S.A.
- 6/23/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
Photograph by Max Wolfe
Dan Heath and Chip Heath ask, Have you been looking closely enough at your business?
Football Coaches pore over game film to spot things they'd never see in real time. Check it out: When the defense blitzes, the free safety picks up the running back. So by picking off the safety, the middle of the field will be wide open for a screen pass. The value of this meticulous observation is intuitive in the sports world. After all, coaches get a week to review a 60-minute game. In the organizational world, where every day is game day, such analysis is less common. It's unfortunate because studying the game film can yield unexpected insights.
Consider the work of Doug Lemov, a consultant to school districts that were desperate to improve. Lemov, a former principal and teacher, was convinced that better teaching was the answer. Stanford research shows that in one year,...
Dan Heath and Chip Heath ask, Have you been looking closely enough at your business?
Football Coaches pore over game film to spot things they'd never see in real time. Check it out: When the defense blitzes, the free safety picks up the running back. So by picking off the safety, the middle of the field will be wide open for a screen pass. The value of this meticulous observation is intuitive in the sports world. After all, coaches get a week to review a 60-minute game. In the organizational world, where every day is game day, such analysis is less common. It's unfortunate because studying the game film can yield unexpected insights.
Consider the work of Doug Lemov, a consultant to school districts that were desperate to improve. Lemov, a former principal and teacher, was convinced that better teaching was the answer. Stanford research shows that in one year,...
- 5/24/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
It's Exciting to Acquire Talent, But... Disney nurtured homegrown stars the Jonas Brothers, a smart move worth emulating.
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why you should grow your next generation of talent, not recruit it.
The business world is obsessed with "talent" -- hiring it, retaining it, rewarding it. We're urged to "get the right people on the bus." (And, really, what better symbol of the high-performing enterprise than a bus?) The metaphor implies that good workers are portable units of competence. They can bring their talent to your bus or your competitor's bus, but ultimately, it's their prize to bestow.
What if talent is more like an orchid, thriving in certain environments and dying in others? It's an interesting question, full of nature-versus-nurture overtones; we could debate it endlessly. But Boris Groysberg, a professor at Harvard Business School, has spoiled the debate with an unsporting move. He's gathered some data.
Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why you should grow your next generation of talent, not recruit it.
The business world is obsessed with "talent" -- hiring it, retaining it, rewarding it. We're urged to "get the right people on the bus." (And, really, what better symbol of the high-performing enterprise than a bus?) The metaphor implies that good workers are portable units of competence. They can bring their talent to your bus or your competitor's bus, but ultimately, it's their prize to bestow.
What if talent is more like an orchid, thriving in certain environments and dying in others? It's an interesting question, full of nature-versus-nurture overtones; we could debate it endlessly. But Boris Groysberg, a professor at Harvard Business School, has spoiled the debate with an unsporting move. He's gathered some data.
- 5/5/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
What's more interesting, that Subway offers seven sandwiches that are under six grams of fat or that those sandwiches helped a guy with a 60-inch waist get off the fast track to heart attack station? Answer: The story of Jared, of course. In this installment of Made to Stick, Dan Heath explains how stories about triumph over adversity make for better brand messages than ... math. Watch and then go find your own company's Jared.
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Is there anyone in the Us who doesn’t know the story of Jared Fogel, who lost 250 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches every day? It’s a story that has stuck on a massive scale, and I think we can learn a lot from its success. Let’s start by going back to the Pre-Jared Era.
You probably don’t remember that, before Jared, Subway had another campaign going called “7 under 6,” meaning that they have 7 sandwiches under 6 grams of fat.
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Is there anyone in the Us who doesn’t know the story of Jared Fogel, who lost 250 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches every day? It’s a story that has stuck on a massive scale, and I think we can learn a lot from its success. Let’s start by going back to the Pre-Jared Era.
You probably don’t remember that, before Jared, Subway had another campaign going called “7 under 6,” meaning that they have 7 sandwiches under 6 grams of fat.
- 3/31/2010
- by Dan Heath
- Fast Company
Brownout: Van Halen's brown-m&M test acted as a diagnostic, allowing the band to spot problems early. | Photograph from Wikimedia Commons
Hot For Details: Former Van Halen front man David Lee Roth seemed like a diva but was really a stickler. | Photograph by Richard E. Aaron/Getty Images
Dan Heath and Chip Heath go to eighth grade, Google, and a Van Halen concert to find early-warning signals for big problems.
Walk into an urban high school and look around at the kids. Roughly half of them will drop out of school. If you knew which ones, you might be able to steer them toward a different path. But you can't solve a problem until you can spot it, and how do you spot a future dropout?
Some Johns Hopkins University researchers, frustrated by the high-school-dropout rate, went looking for early-warning signs among students in Philadelphia. What were the telltale...
Hot For Details: Former Van Halen front man David Lee Roth seemed like a diva but was really a stickler. | Photograph by Richard E. Aaron/Getty Images
Dan Heath and Chip Heath go to eighth grade, Google, and a Van Halen concert to find early-warning signals for big problems.
Walk into an urban high school and look around at the kids. Roughly half of them will drop out of school. If you knew which ones, you might be able to steer them toward a different path. But you can't solve a problem until you can spot it, and how do you spot a future dropout?
Some Johns Hopkins University researchers, frustrated by the high-school-dropout rate, went looking for early-warning signs among students in Philadelphia. What were the telltale...
- 2/23/2010
- by Dan Heath and Chip Heath
- Fast Company
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