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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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January 16, 2023
An Oscar Oops & The Most Mysterious Campaign
Academy president Janet Yang’s apparent endorsement of Michelle Yeoh raised eyebrows during voting, and the faux pas isn’t even the weirdest drama of the season…
Matthew Belloni
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January 13, 2023
The Iger Narrative Meets Its Nemesis
Nelson Peltz, the iconic activist, seems out for blood with Bob Iger. But does Peltz’s board seat thesis make any sense at Disney?
Matthew Belloni
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January 9, 2023
Welcome to the Do-or-Die Golden Globes
NBC’s stripped-down red carpet is being assembled and all those security blockades are going up in Century City, but Globes owner Todd Boehly and H.F.P.A. president Helen Hoehne can’t be quite sure whether this is a swan song, an audition for another suitor, or the beginning of a very different chapter.
Matthew Belloni
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January 3, 2023
23 Semi-Surefire Hollywood Predictions, Predicaments and Preoccupations for 2023
For the second year in a row, I polled sources for offbeat observations and areas of preoccupation that you might not be thinking about, both big picture and small, regarding what to expect in this year of likely pain and anxiety.
Matthew Belloni
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December 30, 2022
The Hollywood Hero of the Year Is…
David Ellison arrived in Hollywood like a wannabe Bond villain: a young, icy-blue-eyed aerobatic pilot, armed with Larry’s billions. More than 15 years later, however, with a nine-figure payday from Top Gun: Maverick, his string of studio and streamer successes could be a harbinger for how Hollywood survives a new era of downsizing and consolidation.
Matthew Belloni
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December 23, 2022
The Hollywood Villain of the Year Is…
Gunnar Wiedenfels, Zaz’s hatchet man, became the avatar of Hollywood’s perilousness in 2022 and managed to turn Warner Bros. and HBO, two of the industry’s premier brands, into objects of scorn and suspicion in the creative community.
Matthew Belloni
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December 19, 2022
How Agents Ride Out a Recession
UTA C.E.O. Jeremy Zimmer speaks candidly about cuts at the streamers, the writers’ unrest, WME’s expansion, CAA’s M&A, and what’s next for his own agency amid an economic downturn.
Matthew Belloni
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December 16, 2022
Never Over-Estimate James Cameron
Even if Avatar: The Way of Water performs as Hollywood hopes, Cameron alone can’t save cinema. This year will end with theatrical revenue down about a third versus 2019. There simply aren’t enough big movies these days to sustain theaters—and far too many duds.
Matthew Belloni
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December 12, 2022
The One Film Academy Voters Should Watch
The troubling arc of Meg Smaker’s “Jihad Rehab,” from Sundance sensation to swift cancellation, represents an alarming trend for all filmmakers. But there’s a way to make amends this week.
Matthew Belloni
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December 12, 2022
How Taylor Swift Ended Up at Searchlight
Behind the scenes of Swift’s first feature foray in Hollywood.
