Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, a little shorter tonight (you’re welcome!) because I’ve been traveling…
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Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, a little shorter tonight (you’re welcome!) because I’ve been traveling…
Best Strike Sign Contest: Thanks for the hundreds of votes so far. Reminder, you’ve got until 5 p.m. tomorrow to pick, and I’ll announce the winner of the status-defining Puck merch on Sunday. Vote here.
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- The double-whammy strike scenario: SAG-AFTRA’s decision to seek a strike authorization from its members in advance of its June 7 studio negotiations was unusual—and, astonishingly for the usually fractious actors union, it was unanimous. President Fran Drescher issued a fiery statement and its staff, led by national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, is on board as well. They’re fired up over...
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| The TV Upfronts B.S. Barometer |
| An honest assessment of the P.R. spin, wishful thinking and outright obfuscation in a slimmed-down, mostly star-free ad pitch week. |
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| Back when I covered the Cannes Film Festival, I always wanted to do a project that I jokingly called The Bullshit Barometer. The idea was to check in after a year or two on all the big-ticket financing deals and aging star-driven film projects that were breathlessly announced during the Cannes market (another weird Nic Cage action-thriller? Really?) to see what actually ended up real and what was dressed-up puffery hoping to become real. The odds wouldn’t be great... |
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| FOUR STORIES WE’RE TALKING ABOUT |
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| Iger’s Huluology |
| Will the forthcoming mega-platform affect Iger’s legacy? |
| JULIA ALEXANDER |
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| Tea at Tiffany’s |
| Inside a rift two years into the Tiffany-LVMH marriage. |
| LAUREN SHERMAN |
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