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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Ellison’s Warner Bros. Bid: A One-Man Toxic Spill
Our newest studio chief’s debut keeps getting worse; I love Sundance; why oh why the media class calls for the death of movie theaters
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The 9 Most Fearless Creative Decisions in Hollywood 2025
Introducing my Boldness Awards! Plenty of people had guts this year, if you knew where to look
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‘It Can Be Stopped’: Fighting Back Against the ‘Bad Faith’ Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal
I reconvened monopoly expert Matt Stoller and former FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya to break down what’s really driving the merger bid and what happens next
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One Chart That Should Set Off Hollywood Alarms
My decade of data, pulled film by film, reveals a dire trend hiding in plain sight: the world is watching less and less of what we make
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The Day of the Vulture is Here
A different kind of bird has descended upon Hollywood for Thanksgiving
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Trump Noose Tightens on the Warners Sale
Plus: Penske takes Ben Shapiro’s money; Pope Leo’s list of directors
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The Ellisons Made Their Trump Bed. First Whispers Hollywood May Finally Push Back
I hear rumblings the worm could be turning
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Indie Box Office Bloodbath: Awards Season Is Driving Films Off a Cliff
Everyone is caught in the 2,000-screen trap. Plus: Congress demands answers on Paramount & Trump
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The Death of Dramatic Films: Hollywood Fades into Emotional Flatline
Are we really okay with just white men making action comedies?
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100 Days at Paradance: Warners, Trump & the Ellison Checkbook
Plus: A reader mailbag on the dearth of women directors; Elon demands employees let their likeness be used to train ‘adult’ AI
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Hollywood’s Backslide Into White Male Directors Becomes Undeniable
How to chase away our future, one complacent decision at a time
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Hollywood’s Advancement in the Art of the Layoff Memo
The industry ‘right-sizes’ its way into the ‘future’; thanks, John Malone!
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Female Directors and Hollywood’s Grim Post-#MeToo Reality
We’re in our own manosphere and it’s time to get mad
A must-read for industry insiders, Richard Rushfield’s columns are unfiltered and unflinching analysis of the people and forces reshaping the business.