Creatives are, by necessity, driven by passion. When writers, producers, actors and directors are interviewed, invariably, the words “labor of love” consistently emerge. When you invest blood, sweat, tears and yes, money into something you believe in, you despertately want to at least be given a fair chance to pursue your dream as long as … Read more
As 2023 unfolded and it was clear that the houses of cards that were being amassed by traditional media companies to leverage their assets into siloed behemoths were crumbling, one of the more telling signs of this not going as well as planned was the announcement that Paramount Global, nee Viacom, was looking for ways … Read more
Catalogues have been a part of the American consumer experience since the 19th century. Our grandparents and great-grandparents lived for the arrival of large tomes from the likes of Midwest department store behemoths like Sears and Montgomery Ward. You couldn’t be a baby boomer game show freak like me without memorializing for life the intonations … Read more
Julius Caesar may have advised to beware the Ides of March, but he never said much about the Ides of August. Perhaps he was predisposed to liking it; after all, the month is named after his brother. But unlike the events that befell him on March 15th, plenty of which didn’t quite work out to … Read more
Finally saw OPPENHEIMER this weekend (sincere thanks for the birthday present, roomie) and now can finally say I’ve completed the BARBENHEIMER double play. But given what has transpired in today’s world since the film’s release last month, particularly what went down in Georgia last night, I am seeing this film in an even more relevant … Read more
I’ve never met Neeraj Khemlani, and I’m not so sure it would be safe for either of us were that to happen. I’m not a physically violent person by nature, but frankly the mere sight of this man incites me to want to punch him square in the schnozz. Bare minimum, I’d borrow a page … Read more
Anyone who has read these musings recently know what today is for me, and how this one has particularly made me feel. I’ll ask that if you missed it, you perhaps click on the link within this site to take you back, for it has a specific and extremely sincere and heartfelt call to action. … Read more
Ah, there’s good news for a change. This morning the WGA and AMPTP will indeed sit down on Day 102 of the writers’ portion of the double strike, and it was actually at the behest of this lovely lady. As DEADLINE’s David Robb reported yesterday: The WGA and the AMPTP have agreed to resume bargaining for a … Read more
Apparently, a recent flurry of musings have caused enough concern among at least one of you who felt compelled enough to actually send me a note via the e-mail function on this site. I’m grateful, of course, because at least that means that there’s SOMEBODY real out there who is noticing all of this. But … Read more
A good friend of mine once tried to calm me down when I was enduring one of a seemingly endless barrage of gaslighting texts, e-mails and phone calls from someone who was displeased with me. I was panic-stricken that this person was going to cut off contact, which my friend dismissed summarily. Her counsel: ” … Read more