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An essential, insider-friendly Hollywood tip sheet from Matthew Belloni, who spent 14 years in the trenches at The Hollywood Reporter and five before that practicing entertainment law. What I’m Hearing also features veteran Hollywood journalist Kim Masters, as well as a special companion email from Eriq Gardner, focused on entertainment law, and weekly box office analysis from Scott Mendelson.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Matthew Belloni
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April 4, 2025
The Unofficial, Highly Subjective CinemaCon Movie Awards
In honor of the fake honors handed out by theater owners at the annual convention in Las Vegas, a handful of, uh, special honors based on four grueling days of movie studio presentations, parties, and buzz inside Caesars Palace.
Matthew Belloni
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April 4, 2025
A Declaration of Movie Window War
At CinemaCon, the fight for the 45-day theatrical window was all anyone could talk about. So I assembled a team of industry players to survey the battlefield and attempt to find a solution.
Matthew Belloni
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March 28, 2025
Jen Salke Lived and Let Die at Amazon
The Amazon MGM Studios chief, one of the great survivors of the streaming era, was already on borrowed time after a series of big-budget flops and the James Bond debacle sealed her fate. Now, with a new org chart, the heat’s on Prime Video’s Mike Hopkins, who no longer has Salke as a shield.
Matthew Belloni
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March 25, 2025
Ari Finally Set Patrick Free
The most interesting element of Endeavor’s finally consummated go-private is the departure of both Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell from the day-to-day of the talent agency wars. Now Patrick is setting up his own shingle in pro football, among other things, and poaching from his former shop.
Matthew Belloni
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March 21, 2025
Amazon Picks Its Bond Producers
While their deals are still being negotiated, Amazon execs have selected veteran producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal to shepherd the next iteration of James Bond.
Matthew Belloni
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March 21, 2025
What Does Apple Really Want From Hollywood?
As the $3 trillion company’s stock drops and its leadership scrutinizes the money-losing Apple TV+ service, some around town are asking whether the streaming ambitions become expendable if the share price or overall financials grow more challenged.
Matthew Belloni
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March 18, 2025
How UTA’s Jeremy Zimmer Lost the Troops
Pushed out of the top talent agency he co-founded and ran, Zimmer became a victim of the pressures from a changing Hollywood and the private equity investors who increasingly call the shots.
Matthew Belloni
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March 14, 2025
The Mailbag: Disney’s Kamala Problem, Taylor Sheridan Moves & “Worst” Streamer Rankings
Answers to burning questions from readers, sources, agents, producers, and maybe your secret enemy on the Disney succession race, China’s box office windfall, the Paramount-Skydance odds, what’s up with Jon Hamm, whether Netflix actually makes the worst movies… and much more.
Matthew Belloni
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March 7, 2025
Can Village Roadshow Go On?
A pioneer of film finance that had its hand in everything from ‘The Matrix’ to the ‘Ocean’s’ movies is teetering on insolvency amid a crippling legal fight with Warner Bros., private equity management, and the industry slowdown that has claimed other Hollywood players.
Matthew Belloni
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March 4, 2025
Behold, the 2025 Awards Season Awards!
From the contenders who never were contenders to the Netflix-bashing on Oscar night (and plenty of Karla Sofía Gascón), one of the oddest and most roller-coastery seasons in memory deserves its own set of accolades…
