Discovery, the medium-size media company that began as a small cable network in 1985, is on the brink of something once unthinkable: assuming ownership of a fabled Hollywood company that […]
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Back to news home‘CODA’ Triumphs at the Oscars, but Onstage Slap Takes Center Stage
Notably, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not mentioned during the opening to the lighthearted show, which featured a D.J., a second standup routine from Schumer, and a sketch from […]
Streaming Took Over Hollywood. Will It Take Best Picture, Too?
The pandemic accelerated the disruption. Traditional studios like Paramount, Universal, Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney rerouted dozens of theatrical films to streaming services or released them simultaneously in theaters and […]
China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
When Russia blocked Facebook and limited Twitter this month, many Chinese internet users were surprised. Wait a moment, they said: The Russians could use Facebook and Twitter? Both social media […]
Streaming Companies Eye Britain for Studios to Meet Demand
LIVERPOOL, England — For two decades, the Littlewoods building in Liverpool, a long, low-slung and cavernous space built to house a betting and mail-order company in the 1930s, sat abandoned. […]
Hollywood Turns Up Star Power in Search of Audiences
“Stars matter more than ever,” said Bryan Lourd, the Creative Artists superagent who orchestrated the “Knives Out” deal. “When stars meet material that is their fastball, it cuts through all […]
‘Don’t Look Up’ Nails the Media Apocalypse
“That’s me calling myself out,” Mr. McKay said. “I am in no way above this. I really want Ben Affleck and J. Lo to find happiness together, and I really […]
Netflix Turns Its Attention to Films It Hopes Everyone Wants to See
Toward the end of “Red Notice,” Netflix’s flashiest and most expensive attempt to date at starting a film franchise, Ryan Reynolds descends into a cave to search for a bounty […]
The Brands of the James Bond Franchise Finally Celebrate ‘No Time to Die’
One day before “No Time to Die” started playing in American theaters on Friday, Bollinger, James Bond’s Champagne of choice, held a pre-screening bash at a swanky theater in New […]
A Hollywood Producer and a Master of Adaptation
Freedom, Maine, population 722, is about as far away from Hollywood as you can get. So when Erin French, who runs the uber-popular Lost Kitchen there, had boldface names flocking […]