From Campaign Flicks To ‘Civil War,’ A Genre Darkens
I’m not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, I’d rather talk food, or faraway places. But I do have a weakness for political films—or, more precisely, films about political…
Hollywood’s Q1 Was A Bust; Will CinemaCom Help Q2?
All due respect to Godzilla, but the first quarter of this year was a bust for Hollywood. There’s no getting around it. The news read like an April Fool’s joke…
An AMPAS Survey Makes You Wonder What Hollywood Thinks
The film Academy’s annual membership survey hit email in-boxes on Monday. As usual, it promises to be something of a nonevent. Most of the questions are inside-y, a bit trivial…
Deal Anxiety, And Why The Oscar Bump Isn’t Enough
We’ve raised a cheer for the March 10 Oscar broadcast’s audience bump, up 4 percent, to 19.5 million viewers from 18.8 million a year ago. The total should stretch toward…