Paramount
Paramount and Skydance's Slow, Painful Merger
Why alienate half the country? As Al Capone said in The Untouchables, "It's bad for business."
Netflix
Expect the company to start reaching deeper into live sports and live events as a way to increase viewership globally.
Universal
Universal's "all in" marketing approach for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a wise move.
Apple
Theater owners should take note of the ever-improving quality of television.
Neon
The beauty of The Worst Person In The World is how confidently the script handles the challenges of Julie's life without melodramatically blowing everything out of proportion.
Warner Bros.
The movie studio that everyone — even us — loved to criticize is now consistently churning out hit films.
A24
This looks like yet another savvy move by one of the coolest players at the cool kids’ table.
Warner Bros.
For indie filmmakers trying to break into the business, this lane looks wide open.
Warner Bros.
Superhero fatigue is real, so the pressure is on the man of steel.
Universal
So of course, I saw Elio.
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No audience member wants to sit through 20 minutes of ads and trailers before the movie starts.
A double feature of F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth sounds like an awesome "forget the world and just have fun" double feature.
This is pretty much unheard of, and genuinely one of the most refreshing things I’ve heard in the biz.
The combination of high-octane action, star power, and IMAX screen presence has paid off for Tim Cook.
Independent theaters that invest in curating thoughtful, distinctive films are increasingly rare, yet they're essential to the cinematic landscape.
With a reported $300 million budget, F1 needs a strong opening.
The future of movies may be decided by lawyers and software.
Theaters are a space where people come together to experience empathy as a community. That’s worth preserving.
Elio opened to a total $21 million over its debut weekend, trailing far behind 28 Years Later and How to Train Your Dragon.
If marketed well, horror films are capable of bringing in huge profits.
Humans are weird. That might just be our super power.
Something is better than nothing.