Richard Rushfield
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The Zaslav Rules
As David Ellison takes control, a final goodbye to the former Warners boss — and the lessons to impart from his time on top
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Skydance’s Original(s) Sin: Firing Its Hitmakers
The rap on Mike & Pam? They spent too freely on movies that weren’t ‘Transformers.’ The slate tells a very different story
Latest Richard Rushfield stories
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Jerry Stahl: ‘I Write to Keep From Going Completely Insane’
The ‘Permanent Midnight’ author on avoiding dying like a hamster, Philip Seymour Hoffman and the movies that got away
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Forget Ari and Chapek: 20 Books That Really Explain Hollywood
Moguls, climbers, revolutions, disasters and spectacular flameouts. Read them now — yes, there will be a quiz
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Roll the Eyes: The Destructive Tao of Ari Emanuel
I’d rather hear his worldview than anyone’s. But his gospel of infinite scale makes me gag more than his breakfast worms
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You Won, David Ellison. Don’t Blow It
The dog caught the car. Now it’s time to prove how the deal makes Hollywood stronger
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Inside Paramount’s Deal Fine Print — Loopholes and Escape Hatches
30 films? Well, not so fast, says Matt Stoller
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Movie Freaks, Producers and Hope: Postcards From TIFF
From presidential suites and midnight screenings to $800 tickets, I spend four days among the dreamers
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What the Hell Was That Emmys Broadcast?
Product placement galore and they couldn’t even fill three hours — but at least no one’s watching
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I Watched the Towers Fall. Hollywood Has Never Felt the Same Since
In NYC 25 years ago for a wedding, I never shook the dread that followed — or the sense the industry changed with it
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The 6 Worst People You’ll Meet During Fall Festival Season
A field guide to the scandal hunters, ovation timers, insta-critics and other vile species drowning out the movies
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Alison Pill: Hollywood Parents Don’t Let Their Kids Be Child Stars
‘There are very few nepo actual babies; there are nepo late teens,’ she says. Why? ‘A hint to knowledge of the exploitation’
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8 Fall Trends I Can’t Ignore
Merger mania, a box office Trojan horse and the midterms — what I’m watching (and you should too)
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Hayden Panettiere, the Final Blow of Child Stardom — and Hollywood’s Shame
Another lost soul joins an awful list of tragedies. When will this horror show make the industry realize something is wrong?
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First Look: Hollywood’s Secret AI Talks Go Public. Here’s the Plan
Kathleen Kennedy quietly convened Oscar winners, actors, studio execs, Silicon Valley — and me. Now our first public framework draws a line in favor of human-controlled AI
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Hollywood Abandoned August. But the Movies Didn’t
The dog days of summer get a bad rap. But the eighth month has long been where the most interesting cinema thrives
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Storm Clouds Over 2027
Yesterday, I was mostly positive about the state of movies; now, let’s get to reality
A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.