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The World Cup gets commercial breaks
Plus: Fox’s creator bet, Letterboxd’s co-op push, AI micro-dramas, and a new DGA deal.
Jun 11
6
May 2026
Changing Fortunes
Plus: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross at Tribeca, Big Tech’s upfront takeover, microdramas on the rise, and production’s uneasy plateau
May 21
7
Cannes does the math
Plus: YouTube’s TV flex, Netflix’s impact pitch, Paramount’s merger case, and Hollywood’s disappearing backbone
May 14
5
The empire Turner built
Plus: Narnia’s theatrical flex, The devils wears Prada... and gets a big opening, AMC’s live-concert bet, and spring/summer deadlines
May 7
6
April 2026
A million girls would kill for this opening
Plus: Backstreet’s Vegas revival, signs of life in LA production, and the fights getting nastier
Apr 30
8
CinemaCon gets practical
Plus: Netflix eyes a studio lot, Ellison heads to Madison Ave, and a week of power shifts…
Apr 23
9
Layoffs, shakeups, and a few bright spots
A bad week for headcount, a strange one for Paramount, and signs of life elsewhere in the industry.
Apr 9
8
Everything old is marketable again
Book adaptations, branded films, streaming plateaus, and the week’s other signals
Apr 2
10
March 2026
A strange week in Hollywood
Sora/Disney collapse, landmark social media addiction trials, and a new rom-com ecosystem
Mar 26
9
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AI resurrections, layoffs, and Hollywood after the Oscars
Plus: what to watch, spring festivals, and new opportunities
Mar 19
10
Oscar weekend meets SXSW opening night
Predictions, premieres, and party guides for one of the industry’s strangest doubleheaders
Mar 12
9
The big get bigger. The niche get nichier.
Paramount-Warner Bros. under the microscope. Plus: the rise of niche-casting, watch parties, and more spring festivals.
Mar 5
7
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