Greenlight Like It’s 1985
What’s the one common trait across every studio executive with greenlight power? They’re all old enough to remember the launch of the first Mac. And what they give the go-aheads to on their film slate...
21 Jun 202443min
Hot Seat: Ed Zwick’s Battles With the Stars
Over four decades, legendary director, writer and Oscar-winning producer Ed Zwick built an enviable body of work, from acclaimed films (Courage Under Fire, Legends of the Fall) to zeitgeisty TV series...
15 Jun 202456min
A TV Deal Flurry. For Some
It feels like 2019 all over again — for a lucky few, that is. The Night Agent creator Shawn Ryan this week inked an eight-figure overall with Netflix, the latest in a flurry of recent announcements bu...
14 Jun 202436min
'My Career Feels Like it's On Life Support'
The state of careers in entertainment is shifting radically. As a new college major takes over the industry, the latest class of graduating seniors also is being told by their screenwriting and film p...
7 Jun 202429min
Pray for Paramount. And the Movies
Maypocalypse Now just came to a close, ending with the worst box office since 1995. The timing happens to coincide with Paramount’s uncertain future as Sean McNulty, Richard Rushfield and Elaine Low t...
31 Mai 202440min
Cannes vs. Box Office: Film's Troubling Split Personality
At the Cannes Film Festival, the active buyers’ market and (largely) applauded indies had everyone in the market, from haute couture hangers-on to cinema’s swells, feeling festive says Claire Atkinson...
24 Mai 202440min
Scripted TV SOS!
Hollywood descended upon New York City this week for the Upfronts, the traditional TV showcase, to promote almost everything but as sports, live events and movies dominated the stage and star power. T...
17 Mai 202437min
WBD, Disney and the New Frenemy Era
Earnings season has been a rough go as Disney, Paramount, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery deliver their Q1 results. And if you thought “Sports Hulu” was a surprise, just wait for the new bundle of Disn...
10 Mai 202441min
