Hawk Koch was named President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences today. Like his aggressive name suggests, this is a bold choice from an extremely bold organization. To have the balls to choose the old media film producer son of an old…
Today, I read an analyst report written by Vasily Karasyov of Susquehanna Financial Group titled “The Death of Superheroes”. Salacious title? Certainly. A title that would get the attention of every media executive around the world? Absolutely. A title that’s total bullshit? Definitely. According to…
I’m going to start with a really stupid statement: Filmmakers are a very important piece of the filmmaking process. But they’re not the only piece. It appears Michael Bay has a problem with the way movie theaters have been projecting 3D movies lately (read: dark)…
I certainly hope Jeffrey Katzenberg is actively trying to sell the company. I mean, for a guy like him, I just don’t get why he does it. For most people, it would be a great gig: Produce two high quality (some at Pixar would say…
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…
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…
Holy shit! I can’t believe it. It’s like a dagger right into the breast! My new employer (Khan Manka, Jr.) PLAYED TENNIS YESTERDAY with my old boss (the asshole Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers). I feel so dirty. I feel so ashamed. What the fuck,…