Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2023
AI. IP. Branding. Technology. Release windows. Fandom. Culture. DEI. Marketing. Touring. Publicity. Promotion. Social media. Partnerships. Finance. International ties. Not to mention human nature. It...
View ArticleMaren Morris Praises ‘Brave’ Taylor Swift, Sinéad O’Connor and Billie Holiday...
Changemaker of the Year, Maren Morris celebrated her honor at the Variety Hitmakers, presented by Sony audio, by listing off the women who inspired her including Taylor Swift, Sinead O’Connor and...
View ArticleAmerican Girl Dolls Movie in the Works From Mattel, ‘Pet Sematary:...
“Barbie’s” billion-dollar box office haul has opened the door for more feature film adaptations of iconic plastic ladies. American Girls, the 18-inch dolls that had an absolute chokehold over...
View ArticleJudd Apatow Roasts Biden and Trump in DGA Awards Monologue: ‘A Guy Old Enough...
Welcoming nominees and guests to the 76th DGA Awards, director, producer and writer Judd Apatow greeted the audience joking, “I’m your host Bradley Cooper in an even more beguiling Jewish nose.” Apatow...
View ArticleCalifornia Soundstage Boom Could Ease State’s Post-Strike Concerns
Producer William Selig and director Francis Boggs came west from Chicago in 1909 to establish the first Los Angeles-based movie studio in a neighborhood that is today known as Echo Park. By 1916, 60%...
View ArticleCAA Appoints New Managing Directors and Agency Board Membership in Major Move
CAA appointed Thursday nine managing directors and new membership for its agency board. The managing directors will work on a wide range of strategic and operation matters while the agency board will...
View ArticleVariety + Meta Innovators Dinner: See the Photos
Variety and Meta hosted an intimate dinner with top entertainment marketing executives in Beverly Hills on Wednesday at Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura. Among the notables who took part were Universal...
View ArticleAndie MacDowell’s ‘The Way Home’ Is the Way Forward for Hallmark Channel
The first word that comes to mind when most people think of Hallmark Channel is Christmas. The network has made its name (and a lot of its money) on its annual holiday fare that guarantees...
View Article‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Showrunners on Character’s Enduring Popularity After...
Cultural phenomena aren’t often yellow and seldom absorbent, and almost never live in a pineapple under the sea. In those and many other ways, SpongeBob SquarePants is exceptional. Since the...
View ArticleL.A. Recording Studios Are Fading, Despite Manifesting Music’s Greatest Hits
Over the past few decades, the playing field for music recording has expanded exponentially. Hit pop singles can now be cut in bedrooms, entire orchestral film scores have been recorded one instrument...
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