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Everyone Knows To Fear A Wolf(f) More Than A Fox. Except…
When opportunity knocks, even briefly, you damn well make sure that you open the door and at least try to take advantage of it. That’s how I’ve approached my career and, for the most part, that philosophy succeeded me. At least until COVID made the very act of knocking on any door a non-starter for
Box Office Dominance. Taylor’s Version.
People went back to movie theatres this week in droves, and most of them weren’t even going to a movie. Per FORBES’ Hugh McIntyre: Taylor Swift has conquered almost every chart there is, and that statement now includes the ranking of the biggest movies in America. The singer’s new concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour launches
Between A Hard Place And A Rock
Even in the direst of times, people with business to do find the time to gather in person to help to solve the particular problems of their little corner of the world. No, last week’s CIMM Conference at the ARF, aka the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement at the Advertising Research Foundation, wasn’t quite up
I Asked For A Thumb. Instead, I Got A Middle Finger.
This should have been a piece that ran Friday, in advance of the premiere of CBS and Sony’s new game show RAID THE CAGE. Well, actually, it’s only new in the U.S. As The NEW YORK POST’s Michael Starr reminded, it’s already been established in plenty of other territories around the globe: It’s based on
How DID They Do It?
AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER. GRAN TURISMO. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. BARBIE. Collectively, these four films released over the last 12 months raked in over $4.5 BILLION DOLLARS in box office revenue–nearly $1.75 BILLION DOLLARS in the US alone. Heck, I even saw two of them in theatres. These were not mere hits. They
It’s Always Been About More Than Numbers. No Matter How Much Sh-t Is Being Flung
Ted Sarandos had the cameras turned on him yesterday at the Bloomberg Screentime Conference, hours after he apparently led the Gang of Four ostensibly attempting to work a deal with the union that represents those who do it best out the door in a hissy-fit that have now stalled negotiations and has yet again brought
Must-Stream TV
At a time when we could all use something to distract us from other news, FRASIER’s long-awaited return drops today on Paramount+, and not a moment too soon. It’s been waaaaay too long since we were able to get a visit from Dr. Crane, and if ever we needed a good session with a Harvard-degreed
He Finally Got The Boss He Deserved
It was both poignant and ironic that I had just left the FOX lot in Century City when I saw this alert flash onto my phone at a traffic light. Per DEADLINE’s Erik Pedersen: Jonathan Dolgen, a respected longtime entertainment industry executive known for his tough dealmaking and attention to budgets while chairman of Viacom
Curb Your Criticism. For Now.
It’s another fall before a Presidential election, and once again we have an outsider with some radical views declaring his intention to run for the office of President of the United States. This time, thankfully, no “golden escalator” was in sight. All I saw in the background of yesterday’s annoucement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.