ICYMI: The Art of the Dealmakers
Catch up on our recent best
Our great weeklong series on the representation business of agents and managers got people talking (and subscribing). Today’s the day to catch up in case you missed any of it:
Notes From the Home Office
Our new weekly TV marketplace newsletter, Series Business, debuts tomorrow morning from Elaine Low for paid subscribers only.
Manori Ravindran has joined Team Ankler as our London correspondent. Formerly executive editor of international at Variety, Manori will be contributing to Series Business. Reach her at Manori@theankler.com.
Look for Gregg Kilday’s last word before Tuesday’s Oscar noms in a new Prestige Junkie tomorrow; his quick analysis of the noms hits Tuesday afternoon.
Today in Park City: Richard moderates an official Sundance panel, “Storytelling and Gun Safety: Changing the Narrative to Save Lives”, with Gen Z sensation, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10), Brady president Kris Brown, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), actor-filmmaker Clark Gregg and think tank founder Lorna Randlett. It’s today at 4:30 PM at the Filmmakers Lounge on Main Street. RSVP here and arrive early.
Now, our rest of the best of the week:
Why is Color Purple Getting Snubbed?
Musicals have a rough go of it, both historically at the box office, but also on the awards circuit. Gregg Kilday examined resistance to the genre, and how it’s likely hurt The Color Purple:
Postcard from Sundance
Richard starts with the saga of a Hollywood-filled plane delay out of Burbank Airport (and the execs who came to the rescue) before commending the festival on its continued significance to indie film:
☀️THE WAKEUP
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