Rushfield Lunch
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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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Chris Aronson Has a Stark Warning for the Theatrical Business
The former Paramount distribution executive on the power of premium experiences and flexible pricing
Latest Rushfield Lunch stories
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The Woman Who Helped Bring Australian Comedy to the U.S.
Princess Pictures founder Laura Waters on her work with Chris Lilley and why being the tallest poppy isn’t always smart
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The ‘Hangover’ Producer Who Pushed Hollywood’s $750M Lifeline
Scott Budnick’s career is marked with good work — and deeds: ‘I want to create jobs for actual people on the ground’
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America at 250, Explained in 22 Movies
From ‘12 Years a Slave’ to ‘The Social Network,’ a birthday syllabus that sheds light on our nation’s experiment
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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
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James Ellroy’s L.A. Is Dead — But Not The Crimes: ‘It Feels Un-Glamorized’
‘I can’t believe how it’s changed,’ the legendary author tells me in a wide-ranging chat about his newest, essential novel
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Surprise! Fox Village Theater’s Comeback Starts This Summer
Scoop: Programmer Grant Moninger updates me on his big plans for the historic venue
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Not Just Directors: Women Are Losing Ground Across Hollywood
WIF CEO Kirsten Schaffer tells me the ‘numbers are going backward‘
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Wu-Tang’s RZA in His Director Era, Fueled by Tarantino
The cinephile makes his case for theatrical — and why filmmaking is ‘an orchestra’
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Warner Bros.’ Jeff Goldstein on the Big Tom Cruise Bet: ‘We Landed the Plane’
‘Owners come and owners go,’ the president of global distribution tells me from CinemaCon
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Inside the Oscar Knife Fight: How Best Picture Is Really Won (And Lost)
Legendary awards strategist Tony Angellotti reveals how the race is fought — and why losing can cost you everything
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The Oscars’ Arrogance Is the Point
A brutally honest conversation with my colleagues about the awards industry and its future
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Superagent Robert Newman’s Big Oscar Ideas: A Live Best Picture Elimination
The WME legend has a few smart ways to make the ‘boring’ ceremony feel fresh
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Penny Lane and the Tyranny of Cool
In a heroes-and-villains culture, she fights for nuance — even if it’s a ‘dirty word’
Rushfield Lunch brings Richard Rushfield together with top executives and creators for a live and lively weekly video on burning topics and the culture of Hollywood.