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Brian Robbins at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Matthew Belloni September 24, 2021
Robbins, the newly installed C.E.O. of Paramount Pictures, was perceived as an “affront” to film industry purists. But the former Nickelodeon chief may be just what Paramount+ needs to compete with Netflix in a low-stakes, high volume, post-theatrical world.
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn
Matthew Belloni September 24, 2021
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn would have made $10 million each, I'm told. Then, just as Warners was preparing to announce the sequel, a curious thing happened.
89th Annual Academy Awards
Matthew Belloni September 20, 2021
It might be hard for industry voters to admit, but modern awards shows must start from a simple premise: Nobody cares about the actual awards.
71st Emmy Awards
Matthew Belloni September 17, 2021
What happens when Hollywood puts on an awards show and nobody cares?


Jim Gianopulos and Tom Cruise in 2018
Matthew Belloni September 12, 2021
Jim Gianopulos is out and Brian Robbins is up as the streaming scramble continues. Paramount may never be the same.
IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond in 2019
Matthew Belloni September 12, 2021
A conversation with the longtime IMAX C.E.O. about surviving Covid, the success of 'Shang-Chi,' David Zaslav, and the day-and-date dilemma.
Hollywood sign
Matthew Belloni September 12, 2021
Independence means the ability to 100 percent serve our audience, not sponsors.
Hulu's 2017 Emmy After Party
Matthew Belloni September 2, 2021
Hulu still feels like the also-ran in the Disney streaming universe. It’s way past time for Disney to resolve its fight with Comcast and fully unleash Hulu—and there may now be an opening to do it.


J.R. Ramirez as Jared Vazquez, Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone, Matt Long as Zeke Landon, Ellen Tamaki as Drea Mikami in a scene from Manifest episode 313
Matthew Belloni August 29, 2021
It’s an open question whether Peacock, or any streamer but Netflix, can make make an off-network show a hit—but NBC can certainly try harder.
David Dawson and Harry Styles filming the My Policeman with a masked crew in the background
Matthew Belloni August 26, 2021
“You’d be shocked how many actors are just saying no."
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