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When Will Theatrical Find Its New Normal? (as of Sept. 2021)
I was pleased to hear Jeffrey Katzenberg interviewed by angry, middle-aged onanist Kara Swisher and saying, "I think for anybody to sit here today and…
Sep 22, 2021
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27 Weeks To Oscar: The Trouble With Award Shows (Emmy Edition)
Once again, after a forgettable evening of "thank you"s and whining by the permanently aggrieved, Hollywood's media tries to figure out what went wrong…
Sep 20, 2021
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27 Weeks To Oscar: The Trouble With Award Shows (Emmy Edition)
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29 Weeks To Oscar: The Oscar Season Starts... Or Does It?
Venice and Telluride are off to rip-roaring starts. Well... Here are the films that survived the weekend, between the two festivals. Not frontrunners…
Sep 5, 2021
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29 Weeks To Oscar: The Oscar Season Starts... Or Does It?
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Tweeted: Academy & Oscar (September 3)
The problem with The Academy Awards, as a popular TV event, is not the difference between a 2hr 30min show and a 3hr 15min show. It’s about a failure to…
Sep 5, 2021
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August 2021
When Chaos Came To Town - Episode II: If 100 Million People Watch A Tree Fall For Two Minutes, Does It Make A Sound?
Monday, I looked at what the studios are chasing in streaming (the world)... and the long road ahead. Today, a little about how they are chasing it and…
Aug 28, 2021
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When Chaos Came To Town - Episode II: If 100 Million People Watch A Tree Fall For Two Minutes, Does It Make A Sound?
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When Chaos Came To Town - Episode I: Everybody Wants To Rule The World
There once was a time in this business when they had the eyes of the whole world in theaters! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to…
Aug 23, 2021
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Uncle David's House Of Box Office: Reboot
I haven't written about weekly box office in a really long time. Even before the pandemic, it became an overwrought exercise. But Disney has triggered…
Aug 2, 2021
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July 2021
A Year Later... Movie Content Scoreboard
Last year, on July 23, I wrote the first "Movie Content Scoreboard." I am a little early with this final look at the pandemic effect on choices made on…
Jul 7, 2021
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May 2021
When Netflix Met Cinemark... And Nothing Happened
So news today, on May The 4th Be (fill in your favorite), that Cinemark and a bunch of the smaller chains will unite for a 600-screen run for Zack…
May 4, 2021
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April 2021
The Little *Oscar Show That Couldn't
"A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest Clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought, 'If only Casey could…
Apr 26, 2021
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Can TV Engage Racism Without Being Racist?
I ran into this Vulture piece by Angelica Jade Bastién that is presented as a review of a new limited series this week. It is titled, "Them Is Pure…
Apr 18, 2021
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13 Days To *Oscar
Final voting starts on Thursday (the 15th)... end of Tuesday (the 20th). And still, outside of the nominees, their companies, their parents, their…
Apr 12, 2021
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