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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…
David Poland
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…
David Poland
Venice and Telluride are off to rip-roaring starts. Well... Here are the films that survived the weekend, between the two festivals. Not frontrunners…
David Poland
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…
David Poland

August 2021

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…
David Poland
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…
David Poland
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…
David Poland

July 2021

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…
David Poland

May 2021

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…
David Poland

April 2021

"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…
David Poland
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…
David Poland
Final voting starts on Thursday (the 15th)... end of Tuesday (the 20th). And still, outside of the nominees, their companies, their parents, their…
David Poland
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