Richard Rushfield
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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
Latest Richard Rushfield stories
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The Rushfield Lunch: Claire Zulkey on the Kids’ Screen Time Debate
Says the Evil Witches writer: ‘We reserve the right to take it away, usually for the younger child if he’s being a dick’
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Denial, Brought to You by AMC Theatres
Plus: Rachel Zegler’s empty H’wood dance card, decoding the streamers’ billboards, the return of Mel Brooks and comedy’s iceberg
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Who Killed Original Animation?
As ‘Elio’ flops with the worst Pixar opening ever, a Hollywood mystery examined
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Warner Bros. Divorce, Netflix & Never Living in Regret
In this week’s Jamboree, I appraise some, shall we say, curious choices
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🎧 TV Tales: How ‘Traitors’ Broke Through & Upended Reality
I talk to exec producer Mike Cotton about one of my personal viewing obsessions, how they did it and what twists and turns lie ahead
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A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Except in Hollywood)
As the competition for attention grows, one studio head explains to me that he can take one chance a year
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The Rushfield Lunch: Ted Gioia on What the Media Doesn’t Understand
The cultural critic tells me how the Substack revolution will impact legacy media. When ‘you’re dealing directly with your audience, the rules all change’
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Exec Jon Glickman: ‘We’re Entering a Radical Transition Period’
Now at Miramax, the longtime leader on his optimism and why AI can be a force for positive change: ‘There’s an opportunity for new voices’
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Producer Sarah Schechter: ‘We Might Be in Hollywood’s Panic Attack’
Berlanti Productions’ chair on why risk aversion is worse than ever and AI as a potential tsunami: ‘Something’s coming, and it’s coming quickly’
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🎧 ‘Penis, Penis, Penis, Penis, Me’: Comedy Legend Nell Scovell Tells All
The TV writing titan on early days at ‘Vanity Fair’ and ‘Spy,’ and battling the boys’ club from ‘Letterman’ to ‘The Muppets’
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R.J. Cutler: Still ‘Bullish’ on Docs, Bring the ‘Bank Robber Mentality’
The Emmy-winning director on what he learned from D.A. Pennebaker, and how he navigates big personalities like Martha, Wintour, Cheney & Eilish
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Colin Callender: ‘We’re Missing the Big Personalities Who Took Big Risks’
Today, the former HBO Films boss and prolific producer on what streamers lose by hedging bets
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Lorenzo di Bonaventura: ‘The Only Leverage We Had Was Shame’
My first in a week of talks with The Mavens of Hollywood; today, the legendary producer reveals how to win the power game and get what you want
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The Rushfield Lunch: Talking Young Hollywood with Tepper
How to convince someone to leave the doom scroll and come to the TV show
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A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.