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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 contributions from veteran Hollywood journalist Kim Masters, media analyst Julia Alexander, entertainment law expert Eriq Gardner, and special box office dispatches from Scott Mendelson.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Matthew Belloni
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August 19, 2022
Zaslav’s Hamptons-Hollywood Vanity Project
Since taking over WBD in April, David Zaslav has run the company like a cost-cutting vigilante… until it comes to an odd gangster movie project written by his Hamptons buddy, Nick Pileggi.
Matthew Belloni
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August 15, 2022
A Manifesto to Save Movie Comedies
The raunchy, Apatowian films that dominated the mid-2000s box office and spawned a generation of comedy stars have gone the way of iPods and skinny jeans. Critics blame everything from Covid to cancel culture, but the real culprit is more insidious: an economic landscape that rarely rewards risk-taking. One producer has some ideas to fix it.
Matthew Belloni
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August 12, 2022
The Return of Bob Greenblatt?
The legendary television executive just wrote a memoir about the hits he made and the networks he ran, but two years after his messy WarnerMedia ouster, the book might be a prelude to his own next moves.
Matthew Belloni
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August 8, 2022
Zaslav’s Next Move: Here Come the Layoffs
The rolling reductions will begin with smaller groups between Monday and Labor Day, followed by a ramp-up in bloodletting in September and October.
Matthew Belloni
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August 5, 2022
‘Batgirl’ Died For Our Sins
David Zaslav’s controversial and cold-hearted decision to kill off the movie for a tax credit isn’t simply the fault of the filmmakers or Jason Kilar or the herky jerky voyage of Warner Bros. It’s on Hollywood, as a whole, for worrying about being left behind by Netflix.
Matthew Belloni
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August 1, 2022
Stallone’s War on Rocky: This Time It’s Personal
The 76-year old star is fighting his producers and MGM for a financial stake in his signature property, but it’s not just a play for more money.
Matthew Belloni
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July 22, 2022
R.I.P., Netflix Narrative
Reed Hastings still wants investors to think of the streaming pioneer as separate from “legacy” media, but with its muted subscriber projections and an advertising pivot, it’s now a mature, slow-growth company.
Matthew Belloni
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July 22, 2022
Desus & Mero Broke Up Over Their Manager
Here’s what really ended the Showtime comedy duo’s successful partnership.
Matthew Belloni
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July 18, 2022
Zaz Rewards HBO Chief with 5-Year Pact
Sure, Zaslav and Gunnar have been fleecing WBD looking for redundancies, but re-signing Casey Bloys was a goal of the new C.E.O.’s first 100 days.
Matthew Belloni
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July 15, 2022
‘There’s a Lot Required and They’re Late’: Disney & Netflix in the Metaverse
A candid conversation with Matthew Ball, the technologist, futurist, and author of the forthcoming book, The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything.