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The AI App That Could Supercharge A24
Cursor shares the same big investor as the indie studio, and is on the cusp of reprogramming everything from development to production to VFX
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Erik Barmack
The AI App That Could Supercharge A24
Cursor shares the same big investor as the indie studio, and is on the cusp of reprogramming everything from development to production to VFX
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Erik Barmack
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THAT'S TARIFFIC!
What sitting in Trump's crosshairs will mean for us. And oh Newsom, this is what finally got you to step up?!
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Richard Rushfield
☀️HBO New Comedy Expansion; Tariff Qs
NBC trims ‘Chicago’ costs / David O. Russell sets another pic / LGF gets Pine action pic
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Sean McNulty
Talking 'Thunderbolts*' & Tariffs
Richard and Sean make sense of Marvel's big weekend & Trump nonsense
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'Thunderbolts*': Making Marvel Cool Again (With a Prestige TV Assist)
Florence Pugh, an A24-approved director and a box office win: the MCU experiment is back in action
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Katey Rich
SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers
Erin Underhill, pres of the studio behind 'Hacks' & 'The Gilded Age', reveals the innovative talent pact agents are loving. Plus: How to pitch a show…
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Elaine Low
SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers
Erin Underhill, pres of the studio behind 'Hacks' & 'The Gilded Age', reveals the innovative talent pact agents are loving. Plus: How to pitch a show…
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Elaine Low
☀️'Thunderbolts*' Gives Summer 🎥 A Solid Launch
CINEMARK sees Q1 losses / Jolie pic hitting Cannes market / NETFLIX, Julia Garner re-team
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Sean McNulty
First-Looks & Overalls Q1; Indie TV Studio Winning Playbook; Film Finance 2.0
Plus: Was the strike worth it? Big writers tell Lesley Goldberg their answer
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David Lidsky
The Rushfield Lunch: Gen X Culture, 'Catastrophe' with Meghan Daum
I sit down with one of the voices of her generation to figure out its fate, with a lot of fun digressions along the way
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Richard Rushfield
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🎧 What Deals in 2025 Reveal So Far
Surprise, suspense & new industry narratives are taking shape
☀️ ROKU Losses Continue, As Key Ad Market Shifts Begin
Cast shifts at HBO, CBS / 'Sinners' gets more IMAX / FUBO's unfavorable forecast
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Sean McNulty
‘The Pitt,’ Nurse Dana & an Actor’s Breakout Turn in Her 50s
Katherine LaNasa was once on ‘Seinfeld’, married to Dennis Hopper and endured a major audition dry spell before nailing the unforgettable Nurse Dana
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Katey Rich
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Netflix Partners with The Ankler for FYSEE: LA, Featuring Janice Min, Katey Rich With Top Series Talent
The two brands to collaborate on three May events, including an 'Adolescence' screening and live 'Prestige Junkie' podcast with Paul Giamatti
Join Jessica Biel & Elizabeth Banks for "The Better Sister" Screening & Conversation on 5.4
'Sinners' Impact, Originals & Indie Hope: 2025 Q1 Deals Report
Even big reps are seeing a profitable path outside of the studio system
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Ashley Cullins
Originals, Indies & 'Sinners' Impact: 2025 Q1 Deals Report
Even big reps are seeing a profitable path outside of the studio system
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Ashley Cullins
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Studios vs. WGA: Writers Reveal Rage, Rewards, Reality Two Long Years Later
On the strike-aversary, Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof and more tell me how they really feel and the next debates roiling negotiations set to begin in 2026
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Lesley Goldberg
Studios vs. WGA: Writers Reveal Rage, Rewards, Reality Two Long Years Later
On the strike-aversary, Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof and more tell me how they really feel and the next debates roiling negotiations set to begin in 2026
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Lesley Goldberg
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☀️AMAZON MGM Movie Spigot Flowing (for A-List)
NBCU trims staff as SPINCO looms / SIRIUSXM sees more sub loss / DC pulls shoot from ‘25 roster
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Sean McNulty

April 2025

🎧 Upfronts, Auspices & Half-Truths
What to learn from how the TV game used to be played
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Rob Long
Creator Money is Growing 5X Faster Than Hollywood's. Here's How to Get Yours
The inside scoop on growth areas from int'l to touring to podcasting, as top talent and reps tell me about today's fees and how to become a millionaire
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Natalie Jarvey
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Eli Roth's Fix for Indie Films' Bloodbath? Crowdfunding 2.0
'This is the most free I've ever felt,' says the horror director, who, like Robert Rodriguez, is fan-financing movies outside of the studios
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Nicole LaPorte
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