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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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September 30, 2021
Why CAA Ate ICM: “This Deal Is About Agendas and Exhaustion”
A conversation with CAA expert James Andrew Miller, about the place of agencies in Hollywood, and what the future holds for its rivals in a quickly changing talent landscape.
Matthew Belloni
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September 30, 2021
Bryan Lourd Wants to Be the Last Agent Standing
The rest of Hollywood is consolidating and bulking up in the face of domination by tech companies—and so, they can say, is CAA. But let’s not pretend the ICM deal is a huge coup.
Matthew Belloni
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September 27, 2021
A Night at the Academy Museum … and a Coup for Netflix
There was a sense among some at the opening night gala for the new Academy Museum that Ted Sarandos, for all his love of film, has been Trojan Horsed into Hollywood. And Netflix waving around its influence at the Academy Museum, of all places, felt like a slap in the face.
Matthew Belloni
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September 24, 2021
The Case for Brian Robbins at Paramount
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.
Matthew Belloni
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September 24, 2021
Wedding Crashers 2 Falls Apart at the Finish Line
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.
Matthew Belloni
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September 20, 2021
The Future of Awards Shows, Part 2: How to Fix What’s Broken
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.
Matthew Belloni
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September 17, 2021
The Future of Awards Shows, Part 1
What happens when Hollywood puts on an awards show and nobody cares?
Matthew Belloni
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September 12, 2021
Shining Up Sumner’s Camaro: Behind the Paramount Executive Shakeup
Jim Gianopulos is out and Brian Robbins is up as the streaming scramble continues. Paramount may never be the same.
Matthew Belloni
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September 12, 2021
“Imax is Going to be More Important in a Post-Pandemic World”: My Chat with Rich Gelfond
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.
Matthew Belloni
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September 12, 2021
Why I Joined Puck
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