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Back to news homeAs Hollywood Strikes Roll On, Viewers Catch Up With a TV Glut
With Hollywood’s labor disputes grinding on, and virtually all production stopped, anxiety began creeping into Zain Habboo’s house in Chevy Chase, Md.She and her husband had recently finished the latest […]
Hollywood Strikes Mean Steady Diet of Reruns, Game Shows and Reality TV
Scripted television series premiering at a slower pace. The “New Releases” and “Just Added” banners on streaming services piling up with reality shows, documentaries and international fare. Ninety-minute episodes of […]
Searching for Someone to Deliver a Hollywood Ending
The 1954 Hollywood classic “On the Waterfront” ends with unionized longshoremen on a dock. They’re fed up and standing idle, staring at a bloodied Marlon Brando. All of a sudden, […]
In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem
Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality. But the crisis in which the entertainment capital now finds itself is different.Instead of one unwelcome disruption to face — the […]
How the Last Writers’ Strike Changed Things Onscreen
The 2007 writers’ strike couldn’t have come at a worse time for the screenwriter Zack Stentz. After three years of being unemployed, Mr. Stentz was happily ensconced in a new […]
Hollywood Writers Go on Strike, Halting TV and Film Production
Hollywood’s 15 years of labor peace was shattered Tuesday, as movie and television writers went on strike, bringing many productions to a halt and dealing a blow to an industry that […]
Netflix’s Approach Shifts, Pushing Content That Can ‘Pop’
Netflix made sure viewers had ample opportunity to hear about “Wednesday,” its macabre hit starring Jenna Ortega.They could come across it in an airport security line when plopping their belongings […]
Netflix Shuns Live Sports but Embraces Sports Documentaries
By the fourth season of Netflix’s documentary series about Formula 1, “Drive to Survive,” the streaming company had plenty of evidence that it was onto something: Ratings and attendance for […]
Sundance, Once a Hotbed for Film Deals, Tries to Find Its Footing
The past two years have been a time of major upheaval in the film business — and at the Sundance Film Festival.Between the diminishing audiences in movie theaters, the consolidation […]