Richard Rushfield
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YouTube Horror Kids vs. Nolan: Beware of Summer’s Wrong Lessons
Against all odds, it’s a great time for theatrical — now just don’t get cocky
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How to: Survive TV Development Hell in Hollywood
Secrets for enduring notes, free work and the heartbreak of a process built to kill great ideas
Latest Richard Rushfield stories
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Sundance Day 3: A Gen Z Congressman and a ‘Totally F*cked Up’ Racist
Two years after I interviewed Rep. Maxwell Frost at Sundance, he is attacked. Plus: indie films’ signs of life
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Sundance Day 1: Indie Film Organizes to Stop the Merger Era
Plus: My first screenings — including a new movie with Chris Pine and Jenny Slate — were a reminder of what makes the fest so special
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Judgment Day for Indie Film Starts Today at Sundance
Plus: My conversation with the fest’s Eugene Hernandez
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Kathleen Kennedy: A Legend in a Galaxy That Rarely Makes Them
The unique hell of running Star Wars as a woman, yet with enormous grace
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How-To H’wood: Take Credit and Avoid Blame
9 easy steps in a town where success has many parents, failure is an orphan and someone always takes the fall
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How-To H’wood: Dark Arts of Film Pitching
Great stories aren’t enough. Fear, charm and manipulation decide what gets made
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How-To H’wood: Surviving on Location, Reputation Intact
Advice from producers, filmmakers and crew — including why set flings are a red line: ‘I don’t want any HR drama’
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Hollywood’s Last Stand: 6 Fronts That Make or Break 2026
On the anniversary of the fires, we are a phoenix ready to rise if we mobilize
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10 Lessons From Hollywood’s Brutal Year
A clear-eyed look at what failed, what worked and what comes next
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Three Amigos: A Netflix Bros. Photo Caption Contest!
Plus: As the Oscars go to YouTube, whither go the movies?
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Hollywood 2026: Collapse or Comeback? Let’s Talk Odds
Reasons for actual hope as we stumble and bumble into the new year
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Rob Reiner and a Terrible Weekend
The shocking deaths of the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, cap two days that reveal a world stripped of humanity
A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.