How Could Alec Baldwin’s Set Tragedy Happen? Breaking Down Prop Gun Safety Protocols
The entertainment industry has a long-established and extensive set of protocols regarding the use of firearms on set; here’s what they look like.
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Don’t Make Fun of Brian Robbins: Here’s Why Paramount’s Best Hope Is the Director of ‘Norbit’
Jim Gianopulos and Emma Watts are the best in the business, but that also can make it impossible to navigate a massive paradigm shift.
Covid Anxiety Finds a Sequel as Hollywood Confronts the Next Wave
From “The Green Knight” to Sean Penn and new-but-still-confusing production protocols, this was the week that Covid anxiety made an unwelcome comeback.
CNN+ Bets It Can Spin the News Cycle Enough to Make News Junkies Pay
CNN+ announced its launch today and promised, “Nothing like this exists.” Exactly what that might mean is an open question.
As IndieWire Turns 25, We’re Spending the Rest of the Year Looking at the Future
In 1996, our site captured a creative community in flux. Now, we’re going to explore what the next quarter-century will look like.
This Was the Week That Movie Studios Finally Lost Control of the Industry
In a world where the theatrical release is an option, not a necessity, movie studios are no longer in charge of Hollywood.
SXSW and Penske Media Make a Deal for Investment and Long-Term Partnership
The investment, which makes Penske-MRC a SXSW shareholder, was described by cofounder Roland Swenson as “a lifeline.”
Amazon Prime Video Direct and the Dystopian Decision to Stop Accepting Documentaries
Amazon Prime Video Direct is the only mainstream service to accept unsolicited film submissions, but is that a distinction it wants to keep?
At Last, ‘Gomorrah’ Is the Prestige Drama That HBO Max Needs
The exhilarating crime-family drama revolutionized Italian TV, and now it’s poised to do the same for the fledgling streamer.
Denial, Blame, and Hubris: How Movie Theaters Are Making Their COVID Situation Worse
COVID is a terrible reality for theaters, but denying reality came first. The question now is whether it’s too late to start facing it.
Movie Theaters Need NATO’s Unified Safety Measures, Not 15-Cent Gimmicks
When AMC reopens August 20 with 15-cent movies, it will be one of the theater chains that signed on to NATO’s new safety guidelines. How many more will agree?
AMC Theatres Has Doubts It Can Stay in Business, According to New Filing
AMC reported a net loss of well over $2 billion. “We are generating effectively no revenue,” it said in a Q1 2020 regulatory filing.
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Creators of Multisensory VR Experience ‘Symbiosis’ Set to Launch ‘Future Botanica’ App
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Trump Was ‘Fact Free’ During Briefings, Says Former National Intelligence Director
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Virgil Abloh Dies: Fashion Designer And Founder Of Louis Vuitton’s Off-White Label Was 41
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Did True Story Do Women Dirty? Director Hanelle Culpepper Weighs In
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