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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 25, 2022
Golden Globes Charities Want the Show Back
Matthew Belloni
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April 25, 2022
Have Movie Theaters Gotten Their Mojo Back?
The Great Netflix Correction is forcing Hollywood to rethink the “all-in” strategy for streaming. It’s not nearly a full reversal of fortunes, but it’s definitely a vibe shift.
Matthew Belloni
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April 22, 2022
Netflix’s Post-Crash Identity Crisis
Everyone in Hollywood knew that Reed and Ted were due for a correction, sooner or later—but they were happy to take their checks in the meantime. Now, to get back on top, Netflix may have to become more like the traditional rivals it set out to disrupt.
Matthew Belloni
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April 18, 2022
Rupert’s Age, Apple/NFL & The Bomb of the Pandemic
What I'm hearing about an M.I.A. Murdoch, the possible home of Sunday Ticket, Jeopardy’s Mike Richards, the future of WarnerMedia’s TV assets, and more.
Matthew Belloni
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April 15, 2022
The Studios’ Next Ticking Timebomb
In this era of skyrocketing I.P. value, a quirk of copyright law is suddenly a massive business, giving creatives (and their heirs) behind properties like Robocop a surprising weapon to take power back from studios.
Matthew Belloni
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April 11, 2022
Johnny and Amber Have Both Already Lost
One of the ugliest defamation battles in Hollywood history goes to trial this week, live on TV. Whatever the outcome, the real damage has been reputational—and, for Depp, largely self-inflicted. What does he have left to lose?
Matthew Belloni
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April 8, 2022
The David Zaslav Honeymoon Is Already Over
The goodwill tour has finished, and the executive purge has begun. Here’s who’s up, and who’s out, as Team Zaz assumes full control of the combined (and debt-ridden) Warner Bros. Discovery.
Matthew Belloni
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April 4, 2022
How to Get Fired for ‘Cultural Insensitivity’ By Netflix
A white showrunner working with Ava Duvernay hired a diverse writers room for a Matilda animated series. Then the staff turned on her, becoming the latest flashpoint in Hollywood’s culture war.
Matthew Belloni
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April 4, 2022
Notes on a Scandal: The Worst Week for Hollywood
What I’m hearing about the post-slap resignation, the Will Packer fallout, what happens to Smith’s projects, the race issue, and the Scientology question.
Matthew Belloni
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April 1, 2022
Will Smith Forgot to Thank His Many Enablers
Did Oscars execs really ask Smith to leave? Inside the wild, emergency board of governors meeting in the aftermath of the slap fiasco—and who’s ultimately to blame.
