Le Blog
Bring On The Trump Movie. Reality Doesn’t Seem To Matter.
Of all of the headlines that contained that five-letter word that begins and ends with the letters that stand for toilet paper (you know, that pesky substance that sometimes sticks to shoes) that are out in the ether this morning, this one from THE WRAP’s Umberto Gonzalez stood out as perhaps the one that best
This Debate Will Be Watched By Millions. And Might Influence Dozens.
Yeah, I suppose it’s my civic duty to at least pay attention to what will transpire tonight in Atlanta. You know, that debate thing. If you take the Associated Press at face value, and with the state of journalism these days one almost doesn’t have a choice, at least there will be a sizable audience
They Couldn’t Bear To Make Us Wait
The braintrust at FX has seemed to have its finger on the pulse of exactly what a great deal of America wants and needs for decades. Never has that intuitive flair been more in evidence than this week. For weeks, they were set on a Thursday, June 27th release date for Season 3 of THE
They’re Still Tooning In
On the calendar, it’s a Tuesday morning in 2024. To legions of eagerly anticipating Boomers, Xers and cartoon lovers, it’s a Saturday morning in some year from long ago, where the biggest worry you may have had was whether or not you would find the 3-D card or the toy you had hoped for inside
Second Week? Or Second Coming?
It’s bad enough that we can’t seem to find a truly objective source for news about politics or sports in this day and age. But that truth now seems to be spreading to even the rather mundane world of entertainment journalism. I’m a regular reader of THE HOT BUTTON, the daily newsletter from veteran movie
At Least HE Deserved To Be Called Mr. President
I’m yet again saddened by the passing of someone I had the chance to know and admire from up close, and considering this one came out of seeming nowhere and was far too soon it’s especially unnerving. On an otherwise quiet and unbearably hot summer Saturday VARIETY’s Michael Schneider was among the many who reported
If The Facts Point To Z, Y Chase X?
I’ve been generally impressed with Donna Langley as both a creative executive and a leader, and I’ve yet to find anyone who truly knows her to refute that first impression. And an interview she did yesterday that many Hollywood trade reporters, including THE WRAP’s Jeremy Fuster, only enhanced those favorable views: Donna Langley knows there
Which Post Would You Read?
There’s been a disproportionate amount of noise and internal strife at the WASHINGTON POST lately, enough to make it newsworthy even amongst Los Angeles-based sites that otherwise cover TV. This nugget from THE WRAP’s Natalie Korach hit my inbox earlier this week: Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, assured staffers Tuesday that the “journalistic
Don’t Presume You Know Where The Next Hit Is Coming From
I’m as guilty as anyone when it comes to paying disproportionate attention to hype. Partially because of the way I’ve prioritized my alerts, which means I get an awful lot of invites for stories on what the latest big gambles from streamers and studios are. With the glut of summer releases, festivals, upfronts and award