The Hot Button by David Poland

The Hot Button by David Poland

Home
Chat
THB Headlines
DP/30
MCN Archives
Have I Told You This One?
THB Sidebar
THB Awards FYC
David Reads The Trades
David Links
Archive
Leaderboard
About

Sitemap - 2025 - The Hot Button by David Poland

THB #724: Too Much PreShow, Pt 2 of 2

THB #723: Too Much PreShow, Pt 1 of 2

David Reads The Trades : July 3, 2025

David Reads The Trades: July 2, 2025

David Reads The Trades: July 1, 2025

THB #722: Jurassic World: Rebirth

David Reads The Trades: June 30, 2025

THB #723: Box Office A Go Go

David Reads The Trades: June 27, 2025

THB #721: F1: The Movie (spoiler-free)

David Reads The Trades: June 26, 2025

THB #720: M3GAN 2.0

David Reads The Trades: June 25, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 24, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 23, 2025

THB #719: When Bombs Fall...

David Reads The Trades: June 20, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 19, 2025

THB #718: Elio

THB #717: Netflix Goes Linéaire Before Linéaire Goes Netflix

David Reads The Trades: June 18, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 17, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 16, 2025

THB #716: "Shane! Come Back!!!"

David Reads The Trades: June 13, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 12, 2025

David Reads The Trades, June 11, 2025

DP/30 EmmyWatch: Klepper Live!

ÉTOILE is "Ambitious and Addictive" | FYC — Outstanding Comedy Series

DP/30 EmmyWatch: Jordan Klepper from The Daily Show... LIVE!

David Reads The Trades: June 10, 2025

THB #715: Get Some Perspective, Please!!!

David Reads The Trades: June 9, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 6, 2025

Consider BLACK MIRROR, "The Best Season Yet" | An Inside Look at How the Chillingly Relevant Narratives Are Crafted

THB #714: Ballerina

David Reads The Trades: June 5, 2925

David Reads The Trades: June 4, 2025

THB #713: Summer 2025, 16 Major Studio Releases To Come

David Reads The Trades: June 3, 2025

David Reads The Trades: June 2, 2025

THB #712: The Karate Kid and the Mediocre, Disappointing, Not Significant, Almost Bad Weekend

David reads The Trades: May 30, 2025

THB #711: The Trouble With Emmys

David Reads The Trades: May 29, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 28, 2025

DP/30 EmmyWatch: Dan Amira, head writer of The Daily Show

David Reads The Trades: May 27, 2025

ADOLESCENCE is “The Best and Biggest Show of the Year” – An Inside Look at the Brilliance of the One-Shot

THB #710: Why Can't Tom Terrific Make As Much Money As An Animated Alien?

THB #709: Well... Now I've Seen Heart Eyes

David Reads The Trades: May 23, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 22,2025

THB #708: Lilo & Stitch (2025)

David Reads The Trades: May 21, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 20, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 19, 2025

THB #707: A Brief Industry History of Tom Cruise

THB #706: Box Office Quickie

David Reads The Trades: May 16, 2025

THB #705: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

David Reads The Trades, May 15, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 14, 2025

THB #704: A Week On & Around Broadway, May 2025

David Reads The Trades : May 13, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 12, 2025

THB #703: Weekend Box Office

David Reads The Trades: May 9, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 8, 2025

THB #702: Disney Q2 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 7, 2025

David Reads The Trades: May 6, 2025

THB #701: Summer's Here... And I'm For That

David Reads The Trades: May 5

David Reads The Trades NYC: May 2, 2025

David Reads The Trades NYC: May 1, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 30,2025

David Doesn’t Read The Trades: April 30, 2025

THB #700: Thunderbolts* (no spoilers)

THB #699: Talking About Talking

David Reads The Trades: April 28, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 25, 2025

THB #698: Étoile

David Reads The Trades: April 24, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 23, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 22, 2025

Tech issue experiment

THB #697: That Stubborn Academy Itch

David Reads The Trades: April 21, 2025

THB #696: Netflix Q1 2025

David Reads The Trades: Good Friday 2025

THB #695: Sinners

David Reads The Trades: April 17, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 15, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 14, 2025

THB #694: Whose CinemaCon Is It Anyway? - Pt 3, In Conclusion

David Reads The Trades: April 10, 2025

THB #695: Hard 8

David Reads The Trades: April 9, 2025

David Reads The Trades: April 8, 2025

THB #694: Whose CinemaCon Is It Anyway? - Pt 2, What We Saw In Vegas

David Reads The Trades, April 7, 2025

THB #693: Whose CinemaCon Is It Anyway? - The History & The Whining

David Reads The Trades - April 4, 2025

David Reads CinemaCon - Amazon MGM

David Reads CinemaCon - Paramount

David Reads CinemaCon - Universal Day 1

David Reqds CinemaCom - Warner Bros

David Reads CinemaCon - Lionsgate, Neon & More

David Reads CinemaCon - Sony

David Reads The Trades Live!!!

THB #692: CinemaCon Preview

David Reads The Trades, 3/28/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/27/25

THB #691: 5 Steps To Streaming's Future

David Reads The Trades, 3/26/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/25/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/24/25

THB #690: "No" White

David Reads The Trades, 3/21/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/20/25

THB #689: Snow White

David Reads The Trades, 3/19/25

THB #688: Make Television Linear Again

David Reads The Trades, 3/18/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/17/25

THB #687: Box Office Bottom?

David Reads The Trades, 3/14/25

THB #684: Industry Tipping Point - Pt 2, Fixing Oscar

David Reads The Trades, 3/13/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/12/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/11/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/10/25

THB #686: Box Office Delusional

David Reads The Trades, 3/7/25

THB #685: For Whom The Bong Tolls

David Reads The Trades, 3/6/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/5/25

THB #683: Industry Tipping Point - Pt 1, What's Wrong?

David Reads The Trades, 3/4/25

David Reads The Trades, 3/3/25

THB #682: 1 Hour After Oscar

THB #681: 3 Hours To Oscar - Donning The Cape

David Reads The Trades, 2/28/25

THB #680: Gene Hackman

David Reads The Trades, 2/27/25

David Reads The Trades, 2/26/25

THB #679: Typing Against My Will

David Reads The Trades, 2/25/25

David Reads The Trades, 2/24/25

THB #678:1 Week To Oscar - Dang, SAG It!

David Reads The Trades, 2/21/25

David Reads The Trades, 2/20/25

THB #677: Increasing The Upside Of Marginal Movies

David Reads The Trades, 2/19/25

David Reads The Trades, 2/18/25

THB #676: 2 Weeks To Oscar

Zoe Saldaña Gives the "Performance of Her Career" in EMILIA PÉREZ | Best Supporting Actress Winner - BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globes®

Academy Award® Nominated A REAL PAIN is “as genuine and haunting as anything you will see this year" | FYC, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor

David Reads The Trades, 2/14/25

READ IT: THE SUBSTANCE Oscar®-Nominated Screenplay and More Behind-the-Scenes Details

THB #675: The White Lotus, Season 3

Critics Around the World Rejoice about I’M STILL HERE – Nominated for 3 Academy Awards® including BEST PICTURE

David Reads The Trades, 2/13/25

“A COMPLETE UNKNOWN’s soul is rooted in the terrific performances of Timothée Chalamet and Edward Norton” | Nominated for 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture

THB #674: Captain America: Brave New World

David Reads The Trades, 2/12/25

The Only Girl in the Orchestra is a Musically Rich Masterclass in Filmmaking | Best Documentary Short Film

I’M STILL HERE is “one of the best movies of the decade” with 3 Oscar® Nominations including BEST PICTURE

David Reads The Trades, 2/11/25

DGA, PGA, CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS WINNER | ANORA is the Most Awarded Film of the Year

THB #673: 3 Weeks To Oscar - The Eve Of Voting

David Reads The Trades, 2/10/25

Jesse Eisenberg’s Academy Award® Nominated A REAL PAIN is “sincere, insightful and profoundly touching " | FYC, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor

THB #672: It's Not Funny

David Reads The Trades, 2/7/25

Academy Award® Nominee WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL is "The Best Animated Film of the Year"

THB #671: Getting Back To "Normal"

David Reads The Trades, 2/6/25

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN is “astonishing and authentic, with vocals that are jaw dropping to behold” | Nominated for 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture

David Reads The Trades, 2/5/25

NICKEL BOYS – 2 Oscar Nominations for Best Picture & Adapted Screenplay | “A rare testament to the transformative potential of cinematic adaptation”

David Reads The Trades, 2/4/25

THB #670: Sundance 2025, Pt 1

THB #669: 4 Weeks To Oscar - Distraction

David Reads The Trades, 2/3/25

Emilia Pérez | France’s Oscar® Entry for Best International Feature & Winner of 4 Golden Globes® Including Best Picture

David Reads The Trades, 1/31/25

David Reads The Trades, 1/30/25

Follow Your Heart. ANORA is the Most Beloved Film of the Year

David Reads The Trades, 1/29/25

Why Not CINEMA?! A Retrospective of the Films from EMILIA PÉREZ Producer Why Not Productions

THB #668: The Oscar Bump

David Reads The Trades, 1/28/25

David Reads The Trades, 1/27/25

THB #667: A Very Brief History Of January

David Reads The Trades, 1/24/25

David Reads The Trades, 1/23/25

THB #666: Oscar Nominations Morning...

THB Oscar Extra

David Reads The Trades, 1/22/25

THB #665: Netflix Q4 Day

David Reads The Trades, 1/21/25

David Reads The Trades, 1/17/25

FYC Walter Salles’ I’M STILL HERE Starring Golden Globe Winner Fernanda Torres

THB #654: 6.5 Weeks To Oscar

David Reads The Trades, 1/16/25

From Script to Screen, DGA Award Nominee Jacques Audiard Redefines the Movie Musical with EMILIA PÉREZ | Winner of 4 Golden Globes® including Best Picture

THB #653: Wolf Man

David Reads The Trades, 1/15/25

David Reads The Trades, 1/14/25

THB: In Case You Missed It

David Reads The Trades, 1/13/25

THB #652: 7 Weeks To Oscar - Turbulance

FYC: Walter Salles’s I’M STILL HERE Starring Golden Globe Winner Fernanda Torres

FYC ANORA | 3 SAG Noms, 7 Critics Choice Noms, DGA Awards Nominee

David Reads The Trades, 1/10/25

FYC ANORA | Nominated for 7 Critics Choice Awards

David Reads The Trades, 1/9/25

Josh Margolin’s THELMA, starring June Squibb | FYC, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay

James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro | FYC in all categories

THB #651: El Fuego Triste

With Maria, Angelina Jolie Delivers a Performance “Only a True Movie Star Could Unearth” | Critics Choice Nominee for Best Actress

David Reads The Trades, 1/8/25

Luca Guadagnino’s CHALLENGERS Is “a Fresh, Energetic and Layered Masterclass” | FYC In All Categories Including Best Picture | Watch a Special Q&A Now

THB #649: In The Year 2025... (pt 1)

NICKEL BOYS is “the BEST FILM OF THE YEAR and one of the great American movies of the 21st century” | FYC in All Categories including Best Picture

David Reads The Trades, 1/7/25

Marielle Heller's NIGHTBITCH starring Amy Adams | FYC, Best Actress

THB #648: 8 Weeks to Oscar - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Prognosticator

David Reads The Trades, 1/6/25

Luca Guadagnino’s CHALLENGERS Is “a Fresh, Energetic and Layered Masterclass” | FYC In All Categories Including Best Picture | Watch a Special Q&A Now

A REAL PAIN | 4 Golden Globe Nominations including Best Picture

THB #647: It Ends Here - Lively/Baldoni In 10 Min Or Less

FYC ANORA | Discover "The Best Film of the Year"

THB #646: Here's What An Industry Is To Do

THB #645: 8.5 Weeks To Oscar... Popular!

THB #644: The Singular Decade of Chris Pula

© 2025 David Poland
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture