Richard Rushfield
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Kimmel Fights. Tech Bros Bow Before The King
A who’s who at the state dinner tells us what we need to know about CEOs vs. creatives in Hollywood
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The Case Against Paramount-WBD Keeps Getting Louder
As backlash builds, so do the stakes. Plus: an update on The Ankler
Latest Richard Rushfield stories
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Hollywood: Now the Joe Biden of Industries
Aimless, out of step, in denial: How to lose while pretending we’re winning
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🎬 Paramount–Warner and the Attorney General Who Could Kill It
The merger that would gut Hollywood’s ecosystem will sail through Trump’s D.C. But one man has the power to stop it, says antitrust expert Matt Stoller
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Warnermount: Is Anyone Awake Out There to Stop This?
This is an emergency, and Hollywood’s sad-sack shtick needs to end
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Mike & Pam Revenge Tour, Pundits Fed Their Own Garbage
Plus: ‘Variety’ takes down its creepy DiCaprio red carpet q after backlash
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Clear Eyes, Full House: Toronto Takeaways
Kirsten Dunst, Sydney Sweeney, Midnight Madness and how TIFF restored my faith in the industry (for now)
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Layoffs to Lost Guilds: Leaders, Pull Your S*** Together
10 man-made disasters coming this fall. It’s time to impeach the idiots
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The Rushfield Lunch: Nicholas Stoller & Francesca Delbanco
The ‘Platonic’ co-creators on comedy, theatrical and how they write: ‘We’re both hard on the material’
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Amber Alert: Hollywood Democrats Vanish — at the Worst Time
Don’t think Donald Trump is done with the studios or us
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Hollywood Syllabus: What to Read (and Watch) Before Opening Your Mouth
Franklin Leonard, R.J. Cutler, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Sarah Schecter and more share their essential curriculum for not embarrassing yourself — as do I
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How-To H’wood: Say Goodbye to Your Career the Right Way
The art of the transition: my final guide on industry survival
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How-To H’wood: Business Lunch Kabuki
Location, when to end chit-chat, and how to gain the upper hand. The art of the ‘friendly’ nosh — with an agenda
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How-To H’wood: Making Friends (and Keeping Them)
Insight into forging real bonds in this industry: part 2 of my four-day series
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How-To H’wood: The Blood Sport of Asking for a Favor
In the marketplace of asks lurks danger and payback. Part 1 of my four-day series with top names on outsmarting Hollywood’s dysfunction
A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.