Disney Declares Hollywood’s Future: Big Movies in Theaters, Everything Else Is Streaming
The $170 million loss barely registered as a blip, but Bob Iger’s Q3 earnings call will serve as a template for how the industry moves forward.
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David Rubin Elected President of the Motion Picture Academy
He is the first casting director to be named as Academy president.
Tribeca Sale: From Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Festival to ‘Attention Economy’ Player
James Murdoch and former Fox executive Joe Marchese are betting the company can shape the future of commerce and culture.
Bob Berney Is Leaving Amazon Studios, Which Faces a Challenging Future
His decision comes as his contract ends — but Amazon Studios now operates in a world that’s very different than it was four years ago.
MPAA 2018 Entertainment Report: Nontheatrical Thrives As Global Box Office Goes Flat
The revenue gap between entertainment inside and outside theaters has doubled, and more people now subscribe to streamers than to cable.
Kevin Hart Steps Down From Hosting the Oscars: ‘I Do Not Want to Be a Distraction’
Hosting the Academy Awards is his dream, but not if it means saying he’s sorry for homophobic tweets: “I’ve done it. I’ve done it.”
Introducing the New IndieWire Homepage: More Awards, Festival Coverage, and Breaking News
IndieWire’s new homepage provides a more efficient overview of all our latest coverage.
Criterion After FilmStruck: 9 Possible New Streaming Homes for the World’s Greatest Film Library
If FilmStruck must go, Criterion lovers will follow its library wherever it winds up. Here are some of its options.
‘Ray Donovan’ Season 6 Review: A Move to the Big Apple Means Small Drama
The new season brings us Ray as a schlubby Sabretooth, stumbling through the streets of Staten Island. It’s not a good look.
Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg, and Melissa McCarthy Get Filthy at STX CinemaCon Presentation
Wahlberg can’t stop talking about Berg’s nipples, while Melissa McCarthy does drugs with Muppets in “The Happytime Murders.”
Disney Strategy: Dazzle With Familiarity, Then Take Over the World — CinemaCon Analysis
From “The Avengers” to “Solo” and “Christopher Robin,” there’s not a single original idea — and that’s only one reason that Disney remains poised to win.
Quentin Tarantino and Tom Hardy Excite at CinemaCon, But Sony’s 2018 Slate Feels Oddly Familiar
“Venom,” Claire Foy in “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” got exhibitors’ attention.
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Barrett Title IX Ruling Draws College Athletics Into Nomination Fray