… and New York, for that matter. And I’m talking about WRITERS! Of course, there are some small roles in film and television that are played by unattractive female actresses (the psychotic neighbor, the diner waitress, the homeless woman, the awkward teen friend, etc.) –…
Once upon a time, Hollywood was creatively bankrupt… again. The year was 2011 and poor little Hollywood didn’t know what kind of movies to make. The heads of the major studios (including Manka Bros. – the owner of OnMedea) knew that a film adaptation of…
Deep-down, I believe almost everything Kagan puts out is bullshit. Entertainment industry projections that are almost never right. However, I had to give pause when I saw this chart regarding Comcast’s NBC Universal purchase. If you’re an old media mogul, this chart should scare the…
So, it was announced today that Playhouse Disney will become Disney Junior. The folks at Disney Corporate must have put in quite a bit of overtime on that one. It’s a stroke of brilliance really – just as I thought it was brilliant when Viacom…
Being a member of the fringe press, I have no idea how many people attended the Herb Allen Sun Valley Retreat last week and I certainly don’t know a complete gender breakdown – but from everything I’ve seen in the press (including from the blogs…
Now THAT’S what I call a month off. As many of you have noticed, I haven’t been around for the past month (replies to your emails are coming). Where have I been? CLIMBING MT. KILIMANJARO! I was told MK is considered one of the easiest…
By selling Miramax back to the Weinstein Brothers (that would be Harvey and Bob) and (ahem) Lord Ron Burkle (he who has single-handedly created thousands of jobs in the prostitution and supermarket industries), Disney Chief Bob Iger has effectively given the coup de grace to…
YES! But only Viacom’s cable networks and digital assets. CBS (not wanting to leave the cocoon of Old Media) should buy Viacom’s Paramount Pictures. Is there any chance in hell this could actually happen? Could Rupert Murdoch pull off an acquisition of that magnitude? No…
Here’s why: “OPTION 1: SWITCH TO ANOTHER BROWSER?” What is my five-year-old daughter and my 90-year-old grandmother supposed to do with that?! When I go to Hulu, I get no prompt that says (in so many words) “MY MACHINE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO FOR…
Apparently, Rich Ross has had an epiphany: Women like movies. According to the Los Angeles Times (and I’m paraphrasing/ reading between-the-lines), Rich Ross has told (male) literary agents at (male) literary agencies (who represent [male] literary writers), that (Walt) Disney Studios would like to produce…