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🎧 What ‘Heated Rivalry’ Reveals About Minting Stars
The hit’s casting directors captured lightning in a bottle over Zoom — as the path to fame becomes fuzzy
14 hrs ago
Judgment Day for Indie Film Starts Today at Sundance
Plus: My conversation with the fest’s Eugene Hernandez
15 hrs ago • Richard Rushfield
Oscar Morning Shockers, Snubs & Screams
No trophy yet, but there were 10 big winners of the day
16 hrs ago • Katey Rich
Netflix, Warner Bros. and the Global Fallout Begins
U.S. upheaval is ripping through Europe
17 hrs ago • Manori Ravindran
SCOOP: Substack Is Launching a TV App Today
CEO Chris Best tells me about the new platform’s bid to grab some of YouTube’s living-room audience
19 hrs ago • Natalie Jarvey
☀️PSKY Extends Offer; NETFLIX Can’t Get Enough Wahlberg
Oscar noms day / SORA 2 underwhelming / UNI’s new college comedy / NFL's up, down Saturday
20 hrs ago • Sean McNulty
🎧 What Happened to Our Great Parties?
Hollywood still throws plenty. It just forgot how to have one
Jan 22 • Rob Long
Brent Montgomery: Hollywood ‘Needs a Win.’ Microdramas Are the Answer
The Wheelhouse CEO tells me about investing in app My Drama: ‘Gatekeepers are the audience now’; plus: a YouTube competition series scoop
Jan 21 • Natalie Jarvey
Inside Hollywood’s Book Wars: How a Top Universal Exec Decides What to Buy
IP guru Jordan Moblo on the ‘Heated Rivalry’ moment shaking up studios
Jan 21 • Lesley Goldberg
Inside Hollywood’s Book Wars: How a Top Universal Exec Decides What to Buy
IP guru Jordan Moblo on the ‘Heated Rivalry’ moment shaking up studios
Jan 21 • Lesley Goldberg
☀️NETFLIX ’26: Behind the Numbers
WBD’s thwarted 💰 growth projections / ‘The Rip’ boosts NFLX Gen X boom / ‘Hunting Wives’ adds Angel Reese
Jan 21 • Sean McNulty
The Impact Lounge returns to Park City during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
The Impact Lounge returns to Park City during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, running Friday, January 23 through Tuesday, January 28.
Jan 21
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