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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Michael Bay</title>
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		<title>&#039;Transformers 4&#039; and &#039;5&#039; Shooting Back-to-Back with Jason Statham?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-4-5-shooting-back-to-back-jason-statham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-4-5-shooting-back-to-back-jason-statham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In Negotiations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rumor Monger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Statham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the heels of this morning's news that Hasbro was in "active discussions" with director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg for <i>Transformers 4</i>, it sounds like plans are getting bigger than that.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Michael Bay Return for &#039;Transformers 4&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-return-transformers-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-return-transformers-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In Negotiations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As to the question posed in the headline, Hasbro CEO says there are 'active discussion's with Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg to return for <i>Transformers 4</i>, but will they?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuaron Circle New &#039;Twilight Zone&#039; Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christopher-nolan-michael-bay-alfonso-cuaron-circle-twilight-zone-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christopher-nolan-michael-bay-alfonso-cuaron-circle-twilight-zone-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Studio Shortlists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alfonso Cuaron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Yates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rupert Wyatt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuaron are apparently on the shortlist to direct a new <i>Twilight Zone</i> movie. Names such as David Yates and Rupert Wyatt are also in the mix creating a delicious bit of speculation.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chaos Cinema: How Do You Like Your Action?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/chaos-cinema-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/chaos-cinema-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cinematic Taste Buds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Greengrass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantum of Solace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Supremacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Ultimatum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wild Bunch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you embrace "Chaos Cinema", are you a classical action fan or do you fall somewhere in the middle? Matthias Stork of Press Play has created a two-part video essay taking a look at the modern age of action film directing and delivers some interesting conclusions.]]></description>
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		<title>No Name Podcast #6: Stupid is as Stupid Does&#8230; &#039;Larry Crowne,&#039; &#039;Transformers 3&#039; and then Some</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/podcast-6-stupid-stupid-does-larry-crowne-transformers-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/podcast-6-stupid-stupid-does-larry-crowne-transformers-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridesmaids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Crowne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thor 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=42865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s Friday, which means it&#039;s time for our latest podcast, which still has no official name, but at this point I am beginning to not even care. As long as we&#039;re consistently making them I&#039;m not sure it really matters, though by next week I guarantee we will have one. As for this episode&#039;s topics [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Michael Bay&#039;s Next, &#039;Texas Chainsaw&#039; in 3D Next October and &#039;The Wolverine&#039; Next Year?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bays-next-texas-chainsaw-3d-october-the-wolverine-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bays-next-texas-chainsaw-3d-october-the-wolverine-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Morsels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Hemsworth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wolverine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Ferrell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=42772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know you&#039;ve all been waiting for news of when you&#039;ll be able to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and now you have it along with tentative plans for a production start on The Wolverine, a new project for Thor star Chris Hemsworth and just what exactly is Michael Bay going to do next? [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>McShane&#039;s a Dwarf, Open Road Picks Up Meyer&#039;s &#039;The Host&#039; and Bay Outs Fox</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mcshanes-dwarf-open-road-picks-the-host-bay-outs-fox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mcshanes-dwarf-open-road-picks-the-host-bay-outs-fox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Morsels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Aronofsky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian McShane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow White and the Huntsman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Host]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ides of March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=42287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning&#039;s dose of Movie Morsels brings another layer to the Megan Fox vs. Michael Bay scuffle, our first dwarf in that other Snow White film, a Venice opener and more talk of Darren Aronofsky&#039;s Noah&#8230; let&#039;s have a look. Ian McShane (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) is the first actor to sign [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Too Much Girl Power! LaBeouf Explains Why Megan Fox isn&#039;t in &#039;Transformers 3&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/girl-power-labeouf-explains-megan-fox-transformers-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/girl-power-labeouf-explains-megan-fox-transformers-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV Spots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shia LaBeouf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=41467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon Photo: Paramount Pictures Could it possibly be a coincidence that one day after Shia LaBeouf &#034;explained&#034; to Rebecca Keegan at the Los Angeles Times why Megan Fox decided to bow out of returning as Mikaela Banes for Transformers: Dark of the Moon that one day later we [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Michael Bay&#039;s Angels Ask &#039;What&#039;s Your Fantasy?&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bays-angels-ask-whats-your-fantasy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bays-angels-ask-whats-your-fantasy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sidebar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=34063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Victoria&#039;s Secret Michael Bay was not only in attendance at the Victoria&#039;s Secret Fashion Show, which aired last night, but he directed a new 90-second spot for the ladies. This one features Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Chanel Iman, Erin Heatherton, Katsia Zingarevich, Lily Aldridge and Bay&#039;s Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bay Comments on &#039;Transformers 3&#039; Rumored 3D Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bay-comments-on-transformers-3-rumored-3d-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bay-comments-on-transformers-3-rumored-3d-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sidebar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=33916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Paramount Pictures I caught this comment over the weekend, but I was too busy doing my best to avoid working over the holidays to worry about it. However, I didn&#039;t forget about it entirely. Apparently Michael Bay has done a complete 180 when it comes to his opinion of 3D and his ability to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>3D Overload: Potter, Alien, Green Lantern&#8230; What&#039;s Next? A &#039;Precious&#039; 3D Re-Release?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/3d-overload-potter-alien-green-lantern-whats-next-a-precious-3d-re-release/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/3d-overload-potter-alien-green-lantern-whats-next-a-precious-3d-re-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reactionary Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Lantern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Kosinski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Scorsese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prometheus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sucker Punch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tron Legacy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=25199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess you can look at 3D as a gimmick or as an actual film enhancement, the decision is up to you, but in reality it&#039;s simply a marketing ploy. It&#039;s a money-making scheme. Sure, James Cameron&#039;s intentions to make Avatar in 3D were honest and pure, but 20th Century Fox execs liked it because [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>RMR: Nolans Directing Superman and Justice League? Transformers in Russia? Weaver in &#039;Avatar 2&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rmr-nolans-directing-superman-and-justice-league-transformers-in-russia-weaver-in-avatar-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rmr-nolans-directing-superman-and-justice-league-transformers-in-russia-weaver-in-avatar-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rumor Mill Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captain America: The First Avenger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stretch Armstrong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superman: Man of Steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Lautner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight Rises]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=24906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A bunch of comic book-y rumors kicked up some dust at the end of the week and I really had no idea if I was going to report on any of them, but enough hit the back-fence talking points I felt the first Rumor Mill Round-up since last September was in order. We begin with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Summer 2011 Looks Like 2007 as &#039;Transformers 3&#039; Throws Its Hat In the Ring</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/summer-2011-looks-like-2007-as-transformers-3-throws-its-hat-in-the-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/summer-2011-looks-like-2007-as-transformers-3-throws-its-hat-in-the-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bay announced today Transformers 3 will be hitting theaters on July 1, 2011 as was previously reported and then denied by Bay only to now be reconfirmed. Here&#039;s how his announcement reads: Well its official: We have a great Transformers 3 story. The release date is now July 1st 2011. Not 2012. Today is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Michael Bay the Death of Cinema?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-michael-bay-the-death-of-cinema/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-michael-bay-the-death-of-cinema/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reactionary Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bay&#039;s influence on films is undeniable, but in most cases his influence has inspired others toward comedy. &#034;South Park&#034; creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone delivered Team America: World Police, which was just as much a visual slam on Jerry Bruckheimer films as it was Bay, and they did it again in an episode [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#039;Transformers 3&#039; and &#039;Indiana Jones 5&#039; to &#039;Lincoln&#039;, Spielberg&#039;s Name is Everywhere</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-3-and-indiana-jones-5-to-lincoln-spielbergs-name-is-everywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-3-and-indiana-jones-5-to-lincoln-spielbergs-name-is-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg&#039;s name was attached to no less than four different films in the past 24 hours ranging from awards fodder such as Harvey and Lincoln to Michael Bay fodder such as Transformers 3, and the nightmare scenario of a potential Indiana Jones 5, even though we all secretly want that one to happen. First [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Celebs React: Bay v. Fox Round 8, Clooney&#039;s Impressed and about that Script</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/celebs-react-bay-v-fox-round-8-clooneys-impressed-and-about-that-script/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/celebs-react-bay-v-fox-round-8-clooneys-impressed-and-about-that-script/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rumor Mill Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Campbell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Clooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Timberlake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Fox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bay laughs as Megan Fox squeezes one out at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards Photo: MTV Michael Bay saw fit to respond to an open letter from his crew members (which has since been deleted) that was posted on his official site by denouncing it: I don&#039;t condone the crew letter to Megan. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Okay to Use a Movie to Personally Attack a Filmmaker?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-it-okay-to-use-a-movie-to-personally-attack-a-filmmaker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-it-okay-to-use-a-movie-to-personally-attack-a-filmmaker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bay. Quentin Tarantino. Rob Zombie. McG. Uwe Boll. The list of directors many find easy to attack for one reason or another can go on and on, and a lot of the time their films are used as the jumping off point to air out one&#039;s personal grievances. And I&#039;m not necessarily talking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QUIZ: The Explosively Awesome Michael Bay Quiz!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/quiz-the-explosively-awesome-michael-bay-quiz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/quiz-the-explosively-awesome-michael-bay-quiz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know him because he is awesome and because once his movies are over the entire set is on fire and his actors are lucky to come out alive. But just how well do you know the man behind the madness? How well do you know Michael Bay? With this week&#039;s release of Transformers: Revenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steven Spielberg Tells Michael Bay &#039;Transformers 2&#039; is &#039;Awesome&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/steven-spielberg-tells-michael-bay-transformers-2-is-awesome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/steven-spielberg-tells-michael-bay-transformers-2-is-awesome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slash Film points us to Michael Bay&#039;s online forum where he has just posted the following message: Steven Spielberg sat next to me in a big 100 person theater at Sony today. There were 98 empty seats. The lights came up after we just watched my cut of Revenge of the Fallen. He turned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay and I Agree On Something</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-and-i-agree-on-something/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-and-i-agree-on-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=15273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I joke around about Michael Bay and his massive ego often, but truth be told I actually enjoy some of his movies. It&#039;s just the fact Transformers really let me down and my expectations for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen have been severely adjusted as a result. However, Bay has found a way to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay Says &#039;You Won&#039;t Believe How Transformers 2 Ends!&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-says-you-wont-believe-how-transformers-2-ends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-says-you-wont-believe-how-transformers-2-ends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, Megatron will be in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. And, yes, it will be awesome! But I bet you don&#039;t know how it is all going to end&#8230; Well, I got the scoop straight from Michael Bay&#039;s mouth as I had a sit down interview with the helmer over the weekend from a glass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Transformers 3&#039; Release Date Looks to 2012&#8230; Not 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-3-release-date-looks-to-2012-not-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/transformers-3-release-date-looks-to-2012-not-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clearing the Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess if you are going to announce a release date for your movie you should do your best to start by getting the year correct and go from there. On Monday Paramount announced a July 1, 2011 release date for Transformers 3 all while stating Michael Bay was not confirmed as director and no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay Wanted to Bring Transformers to the Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-wanted-to-bring-transformers-to-the-oscars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-wanted-to-bring-transformers-to-the-oscars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mock up of what it would have looked like if Optimus and Megatron presented together Photo: DreamWorks / AMPAS This year the Oscars are doing something a little different, what exactly no one really knows outside of 81st Academy Awards®, telecast producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon and I would assume President Sid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay Promises Next &#039;Transformers 2&#039; Trailer Will Spoil Most of the Film</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-promises-next-transformers-2-trailer-will-spoil-most-of-the-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-bay-promises-next-transformers-2-trailer-will-spoil-most-of-the-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Michael Bay has revealed that not only is the latest Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Super Bowl trailer just the start of things to come, but it also doesn&#039;t spoil the movie nearly enough. &#034;Just wait until they see the next one,&#034; he tells us exclusively, &#034;we are going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &#039;Friday the 13th&#039; is a Twisted Tale Too Twisty for Twists</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new_friday_the_13th_is_a_twisted_tale_of_too_twisty_for_twists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new_friday_the_13th_is_a_twisted_tale_of_too_twisty_for_twists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday the 13th]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bay had a chat with Entertainment Weekly and vomitted some news regarding the Friday the 13th remake directed by Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake helmer Marcus Nispel. Bay is producing the film through his Platinum Dunes house and he closely guarded the plotline, which I have heard rumors saying it actually takes place half at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Read Michael Bay&#039;s Rejected &#039;Dark Knight&#039; Script?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/have_you_read_michael_bays_rejected_dark_knight_script/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/have_you_read_michael_bays_rejected_dark_knight_script/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=9851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Spill.com Just imagine if instead of those Disaster Movie hacks, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, Michael Bay actually spoofed films, but tried his best to make them kick ass all Bay style with explosions and shit! Well, Spill.com took their imagination one step further and made their own passing it off as legit: Apparently, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Michael Bay&#039;s a Douche, but This is Funny</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bays_a_douche_but_this_is_funny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bays_a_douche_but_this_is_funny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=8673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After hearing Michael Bay wax about how great he is on the Transformers audio commentary I chalked him up as an ego maniac as he pointed out his prowess with the &#034;Pen-ta-gon&#034; and how he&#039;s &#034;not very good at taking no for an answer&#034;. He came off as a proper prick. Now, there are two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay Already Wrote &#039;Transformers 2&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bay_already_wrote_transformers_2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bay_already_wrote_transformers_2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive! Exclusive! Exclusive! I just got my hands on Michael Bay&#039;s script outline for Transformers 2, here&#039;s a snippet: EARTH NIGHT JOKE (knock, knock?) EXPLOSION ROBOTS (lots of them) FUCKING BLOW SHIT UP! ONE ROBOT (possibly Soundwave this time) PEES ON JOHN TURTURRO JOKE (sex pun) HOT CHICK JOKE (did yah ever notice?) SHIA! That, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Bay&#039;s &#039;Transformers 2&#039; Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/update_on_bays_transformers_2_statement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/update_on_bays_transformers_2_statement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=6995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as I had suspected Michael Bay jumped the gun on his thoughts on Paramount&#039;s decision to go HD DVD exclusive and he has posted a new message that reads as follows: Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three blu-ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray and I drank the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bay&#039;s Empty &#039;Transformers 2&#039; Threats</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bays_empty_transformers_2_threats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael_bays_empty_transformers_2_threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EDIT: I just wanted to be clear that I think Michael Bay just spoke too soon in his message board post, and that I can understand his frustrations in that Transformers won&#039;t be released on Blu-ray considering PlayStation 3 owners would be the primary purchasers of any high-definition release of the film considering that is [...]]]></description>
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