Portrait: The Rough Cuts

The industry circuit gets rolling

Fall festival + TV previews - plus a summer box office postmortem and a gen alpha opportunity.

Sep 4

3

August 2025

Tax Credits, Taylor, and the Little Indie that Could

Plus: Kpop Demon Hunters just keeps growing, Venice kicks off, and films for the long weekend

Aug 28

2

Festival season is almost upon us

Plus: Paramount layoffs, festival faves hit theaters, and all the late summer deadlines

Aug 14

2

Ellison in charge

Plus: Disney says goodbye to Hulu app; TIFF expands line up; Sketch is the family film of the summer

Aug 7

2

July 2025

"The Funniest American Movie in Years"

Plus: Reboots abound, August deadlines, and more

Jul 31

2

Battling the Superhero Slump

Plus: A must-save film financing resource, Colbert redux, and the festival favorites landing in theaters.

Jul 24

3

Emmys '25: Loopholes, Cameos, and Late Night, Oh My

Plus: Celebrating Andrea Gibson; Rian Johnson's next Knives Out heads to TIFF; Summer means Short Fests

Jul 17

1

They've gone to Idaho looking for answers

Plus: Working Directors Intensive; Nick Offerman shines in new film; California lures the movie makers

Jul 10

3

June 2025

Eva Victor Keeps the Cat Alive (and the Industry Guessing)

Plus: From Emmy ballots to bullrings: what to watch, read, and prep before July 4th

Jun 26

3

The box office is benefitting from an unlikely savior

Plus: Tribeca wins, July deadlines, Festival darlings hit theaters, and more

Jun 19

4

Tribeca kicks off and we party down

Plus: Hollywood's secret obsession with AI, George Clooney streams live, and more

Jun 5

3

1

May 2025

Industry Chess Games

Plus: Memorial Day's record box office; Mountainfilm winners; Cannes redux; June deadlines

May 29

5