'It's Like California in the 1920s'
Five years ago, Hollywood rose up in protest over Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, which U.S. intelligence found was approved by the country’s leader, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman...
5 Jan 202438min
The Most Blunder-ful Time of the Year!
From mass layoffs to major strikes to multiplex disasters, the entertainment industry isn’t likely to forget 2023. Richard Rushfield runs through his annual Ankler 100, Hollywood’s most miserable mome...
22 Dec 20231h
A Peek Under Netflix's Secretive Hood
Hollywood officially entered the upside-down this week: streamers flexed like it was 2019 again with a flurry of new deals; Disney about-faced by licensing shows to one-time nemesis Netflix; and then ...
15 Dec 202348min
What the Heck is 'Undeniable' TV?
The passing of Norman Lear coincides with a new TV era where, quite likely, not a single one of the legendary producer’s famous sitcoms would pass muster in a pitch meeting of today. While Elaine Low ...
8 Dec 202354min
What Movie Audiences Want for the Holidays
As Hollywood reels from a string of high-budget box office flops, Kevin Goetz, says, sure, contraction is coming. But, “every movie — if made and marketed for the right price — should make money,” say...
1 Dec 202355min
In Conversation: Judy Blume & Kelly Fremon Craig
‘Oh Judy, baby.’ That’s Judy Blume impersonating the many male producers who had approached her decades ago to bring her legendary book about a girl traversing puberty, family and friends to the big s...
25 Nov 202350min
72 Hours with Netflix in Vegas
Back from the golf-F1 mashup Netflix Cup, Richard Rushfield joins Sean McNulty and Elaine Low to reveal that what happened in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas as the team talks Ted-spotting, celebrity ento...
17 Nov 202347min
Actors and Their Digital Replicas: Hollywood’s New Reality
Hollywood’s dystopian-sounding future is here, with AI the overriding issue for actors as they negotiated their new deal with the studios. Today, two actors on that SAG negotiating committee, Picard’s...
16 Nov 202344min
