Richard Rushfield
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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
Latest Richard Rushfield stories
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Storm Clouds Over 2027
Yesterday, I was mostly positive about the state of movies; now, let’s get to reality
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Winners and Losers of a Long, Hot Movie Summer: What Changed
Movie stars returned — and Netflix suddenly looks a lot more like a legacy studio
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David Ellison Had a Done Deal. Why Did the Pitchforks Come Now?
Hollywood rolled over for every upheaval before this one. But this fight became different
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Be Original, Not a Try-Hard — More Advice From Hollywood’s Best
Jane Fonda, James Ellroy, RZA and others on finding your voice, ignoring ‘cool’ kids and making work only you can
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Lena Dunham Says ‘Say No’ — Advice from Hollywood’s Smartest
Marc Platt, Michael Moses, Parvati Shallow and more on the rules for surviving from those who’ve actually done it
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The Ellisons Aren’t Going Anywhere — and Neither Is This Deal
It’s the point of no return for Paramount-WBD amid the family’s web of entanglements
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Matt Stoller: Paramount Has a 60% Chance of Losing WBD
The monopoly expert who predicted the states’ challenge on why mounting legal and financing risks could kill the deal
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Writer, Jr. Agent, Indie Producer: The 10 Worst Jobs in Hollywood
Do you agree with my No. 1? I am sure the people in the seats do
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Paramount Is Losing the Room. What Happens Now
As states file to stop the merger, the Ellisons play defense and Oracle loses half its value, my read of where this goes next
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Netflix’s Season Two Problem Is All of Ours
The internet’s novelty trap comes for the biggest streamer
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Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce: Let Them Eat Cake
A plea to Hollywood’s celeb class to knock it off with the Marie Antoinette routine
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Vive L’NBCU!
Hollywood works best when entertainment is the main event — not a side hustle for a corporation selling something else
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Tom Rothman, Hollywood & the YouTube Epiphany
Movie execs are finally ready to tap into the world’s biggest platform, 21 years too late. We’ve seen this story before
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The Nithya Raman Interview: ‘Let’s Celebrate Making Things in L.A. Again’
The mayoral challenger says City Hall ‘let the industry walk away’ — and lays out her plan to bring production back
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‘We’re in a Battle’: Chris Meledandri Makes the Case for Moviegoing’s Future
Illumination’s CEO names names — in a good way — on the eve of his next Minions installment
A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.