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Matthew Belloni
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November 22, 2021
Academy Museum Donors: What About the Jews?
The private grumbling has begun to spill into the press, and it’s certainly a topic of frustration among some older, Jewish members I’ve spoken to. Now a few of those angry members are withholding financial donations in protest.
Matthew Belloni
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November 22, 2021
Tarantino Enlists Copyright God in ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT War
One of the country’s most respected copyright experts has joined the Tarantino legal team as the battle with Miramax over script NFTs accelerates.
Matthew Belloni
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November 19, 2021
Netflix’s New Love Language: Hello, Engagement!
Netflix is finally, subtly lifting the veil on its ultra secretive streaming data—in a way that benefits Netflix, of course.
Matthew Belloni
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November 19, 2021
Why Reed Hastings Had to Send Everyone Home From Munich
This week’s Netflix confab in Germany was set to last three days, but Covid had other plans.
Matthew Belloni
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November 15, 2021
Your Real Box Office Champion of 2021 Is…
It’s a win with a big asterisk, but still notable, given the audience for the franchise.
Matthew Belloni
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November 15, 2021
It’s Time to Take ‘Star Wars’ Movies Away from Kathy Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood history. But it's time for someone else to manage the Star Wars franchise.
Matthew Belloni
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November 15, 2021
Britney’s Lawyer Celebrated Her Freedom with Steak and Tequila
Mathew Rosengart ran circles around the clowns controlling Spears’ life for the past 13 years.
Julia Alexander
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November 12, 2021
How to Fix Disney’s Sluggish Streamer: It’s All About the ‘Hamiltons’
Disney+ badly needs to grow beyond families with kids and Star Wars or Marvel fanatics. Can Disney+ recreate its 'Hamilton' magic?
Matthew Belloni
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November 12, 2021
Disney Now Lives By the Sub, Dies By the Sub
Disney’s disappointing fourth quarter underscores the risk, and the unforgiving new reality, for entertainment companies that have hitched their share price to ceaseless subscriber growth.
Matthew Belloni
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November 8, 2021
Morgan Wallen, WME & What Happens When a “Canceled” Client Still Makes Millions
WME kind-of, sort-of dropped Morgan Wallen after the country music star got caught saying the n-word. Now Wallen’s WME representative is leaving to start his own agency—with Wallen as his marquee client, of course.
Matthew Belloni
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November 8, 2021
“Sexual Misconduct” Claims: The Battle at Anonymous Content
Since his ouster, the behind-the-scenes war between Keith Redmon and Anonymous Content has led to darker and more inflammatory recriminations.
Matthew Belloni
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November 5, 2021
Zazmania Takes Over Hollywood as the Warner-Discovery Plot Thickens
He's having dinner with Ari and Bryan, holing up at the Polo Lounge, and meeting with Jason Kilar's direct reports. As he works on the $43 billion Warner-Discovery combination, David Zaslav seems to be all over town, and the subject of an endless game of Telephone... if Biden's antitrust enforcers don't rain on the victory parade.
Matthew Belloni
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October 31, 2021
‘Rust’ Blame Game: Let’s Follow the Money
The indie film industry is notorious inside Hollywood for penny-pinching financiers, lax on-set managers, cheap hires and poor on-sent conditions.
Matthew Belloni
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October 31, 2021
Kevin Hart Is Selling. Is Kevin Mayer Buying?
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone Group-backed company is one of the suitors as Kevin Hart jumps on the private equity party bus.
Matthew Belloni
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October 29, 2021
How Hollywood Fits Into Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse
A conversation with Matthew Ball about how Hollywood botched the rise of the internet, digital gaming, online distribution—and how Disney could turn Robert Downey Jr. into a metaverse billionaire.
Matthew Belloni
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October 25, 2021
An Early Frontrunner Has Emerged for the Academy’s Next C.E.O
Saving the Oscars must be the focus of the new C.E.O.—and with Hudson’s 2020 compensation reaching $950,000, the Academy should be able to convince a strong candidate to take the job. Who?
Matthew Belloni
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October 25, 2021
How Netflix Is Changing the Cancel Culture Conversation
It’s an open secret in Hollywood that many feel the movement toward greater accountability and inclusion sometimes goes too far—and are terrified of getting called out, themselves. Now Netflix has become an unwitting signpost in the culture wars, and some believe it may signal a turning point.
