Good afternoon. The title pretty much says it all. THIS SHIT IS REAL! So come on, Comic Con geeks – let your heads commence to explode. THIS IS A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT and a financial commitment unparalleled in the history of Hollywood (and way more impressive…
Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Conference – 2014 Day 1: The End Of Cynicism Day 2: Pivot Day 3: Improv Night You know what? F these young tech dorks! The great John Grisham once wrote there is a “Time To Kill” (or Jesus said it in the…
Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Conference – 2014 Day 1: The End Of Cynicism Day 2: Pivot Day 3: Improv Night I hate buzz words. I don’t use them. I make fun of those that use them. I didn’t go to business school so I didn’t…
Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Conference – 2014 Day 1: The End of Cynicism Day 2: Pivot Day 3: Improv Night Well, fuck, it’s that time of year again. I contemplated not going at all to the Herb Allen’s Sun Valley snorefest, but decided it was…
Hello from Maui! I’m feeling much better and have recovered from the outrageous snub from the Motion Picture Academy – yet still, fuck the Academy Awards. But life in Hollywood must continue. As many of you have read, Manka Bros. has stopped going to the Sundance…
Good morning… Following Kevin Reilly’s (Fox) announcement that they will no longer be participating in the TV Pilot Season process (which we’ve all been doing in this town for the past 50 years or so), I would like to take an even bolder step. Today, I am…
Good afternoon. For the second straight year, because it was a horrible year for the studio, I have cancelled the planned Holiday Party Extravaganza at the Downtown L.A. Live complex. Please inform your children that Santa Claus has been canned and will not be there. Because…
“Generation C” can suck it. It’s time for Old Media to strike back against the bullshit that is “Generation C” and the power this group of slack-jawed dorks seems to have over the way we have done business for over 100 years! Every goddamned meeting…
[The following is an unedited transcript of Khan Manka, Jr.’s Media Mastermind interview at MIPCOM 2013. An edited transcript will be released to the press when appropriate.] MIPCOM 2013 – KHAN MANKA, JR. MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE INTERVIEW Katy Perry’s “Roar” plays as Khan Manka, Jr. makes his way…
Good evening from Paris! I’m here to receive an Award from a French film society for all the Joey Levitch movies Manka Bros. produced over the past 50 years. Holy shit do they love Joey Levitch over here! I’m also prepping for a keynote address…