As regular readers to these musings well know, I have never been shy nor short-winded about my effusive love and respect for Norman Lear. When a third edition of his marvelously cast LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE debuted in December 2021, I waxed nostalgic about my involvement in the first two editions and … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus insightful coverage of technology. I came into the world of media buying and seling in an era when the movie WALL STREET was a cultural touchstone. As Michael Douglas’ unapologetic lead character … Read more
I’m genuinely concerned about several friends of mine who are apparently becoming increasingly unhinged about whatever executive order or antic eminates from The White House. Some have taken to keeping an ongoing tally of the actions, reactions and overreactions that have once again become the fodder for social media engagement and distraction, perhaps not fully … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts and thoughtful reports on technology. I get it, timing is everything, and that’s especially true in the case of the city of New Orleans. It’s been a pretty arduous start to 2025 for … Read more
Even at a company with the amount of upheaval and attrition that Paramount Global has already seen and is likely to reinforce in coming months, there are likely few jobs as secure as those assigned to business affairs and legal. They’re an awfully busy bunch these days, and yesterday was proof positive that they’re probably … Read more
The Sundance Film Festival, which wrapped up yesterday in the gloriously chic hamlet of Park City, Utah, is a throwback to far more significant and prosperous times in cinema history. When Robert Redford became one of the founders of what was first called the Utah/U.S. Film Festival in 1978, he was among the most bankable … Read more
It’s usually not easy for me to get excited about The Grammy Awards. I’m increasingly moving out of even the fringe of the target demographic of the majority of nominated artists, and I’d be hard pressed to pick any of them out of a police lineup. Were it not for the fact that in the … Read more
As “crises” in media go, this particular one that landed in my inbox overnight isn’t a five-alarmer. Lord knows there are far bigger and far-reaching matters going on these days, But because this particular one that VARIETY’s Brian Steinberg uncovered resonated with me on so many levels, I felt it’s something you needed to know … Read more
Back in the Pleistine era of Hollywood when newspapers existed and cared about entertainment and budgets weren’t slashed to shreds by paranoid beancounters looking to save their hides by delivering the least negative quarterly results–ya know, the 2010s–this would have been a time of year where a lot of networks and platforms would have gathered … Read more
Do forgive me if I appear to be a tad less patient than usual, which I acknowledge is a diminished bar in comparison to many. I’m in the middle of an extended work schedule at a more remote location where my commute time has been doubled and it results in about a 14-hour day with … Read more