Steve Leblang

It’s summer camp season, and not just for kids.  The epitome of at least two definitions of the word camp took place last week amidst the scenic surroundings of Sun Valley, Idaho, where the annual Allen and Company conference for the uber-elite and connected yet again produced some of the more unusual and outright bizarre … Read more

I tend to get excited about anything new that’s coming to streaming platforms during the summer months, because it’s a nice reminder that at least someone in a decision-making position in today’s media remembers that seasonality still does play a role in the chances something has in being labeled successfully.   That was a truth we … Read more

If you need a barometer for how big a deal the release of the latest iteration of SUPERMAN was in my world consider this–a buddy couldn’t think of anything he’d rather do on a milestone birthday than see it, and even moi somehow found the financial resources to get my butt into an actual theater … Read more

I got invited earlier this week to what is apparently a big deal among seasoned (read that as medicare-eligible) media veterans in the San Fernando Valley.  A regular gathering of minds and experience that convenes at a local deli, which unto itself should give you an idea how non-Tik Tok this group is.    A … Read more

Yesterday’s breaking news about my onetime peer Linda Yaccarino was as surprising but arguably inevitable.  Everyone eventually leaves a job, and ideally it’s on one’s own timeline.  The ASSOCIATED PRESS’ Matt O’Brien and Barbara Ortutay supplied the basics: X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two bumpy years running Elon Musk’s social media … Read more

The classic phrase about unexpected snags references the best-laid plans of mice and men ofttimes going astray.    Now, you can add a couple of perpetual adolescents to that list of the afflicted. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, not to mention their tightly knit team of comic geniuses, have been diligently working against self-imposed uber-tight … Read more

One has to appluad at least the nearly obsessive level of tenacity and fight that the folks in charge of ABC News have shown in the case of their least-viewed program on their schedule.  GMA3, a brand extension on what has been the demo champ of the highly profitable morning news wars for decades–GOOD MORNING, … Read more

Jason Blum is arguably one of the most well-liked creatives in Hollywood both among his peers and superiors, enough so that even in failure that reputation seems to be Teflon-like.  We mused about this in great detail almost two years ago when he put the Blumhouse brand on THE EXORCIST, an effort that wasn’t well … Read more