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As LA Movie Theaters Reopen, Indies Are Lagging Behind the Major Chains
“It’s going to be a year-long struggle, but we’re expecting that each month will be better than the last,” Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi says
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Why Paradigm Is Unlikely to Survive as a Standalone Agency Post-Pandemic
“A merger between what’s left of Paradigm and APA is the likely outcome,” one top agent tells TheWrap
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Peggy Rajski Sacked as Dean of Loyola Marymount Film School After Less Than 3 Years (Exclusive)
The mid-term ouster follows complaints about her abrasive management style, an insider says
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HFPA Rejected Press Conferences for Black-Led Projects Like ‘Bridgerton,’ Insiders Say (Exclusive)
None of the films or series ended up getting Golden Globe nominations, despite other honors
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From Billie Eilish to the Bee Gees: Why Music Documentaries Are Booming
“The halo effect for music docs on the artist’s catalog sales is enormous,” XTR’s Justin Lacob says
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Can Oscars Avoid the Ratings Disaster Felt by the Golden Globes and Grammys?
Record-low viewership is basically a given, but how low can April 25 ABC telecast go?
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COVID Killed Theaters’ 90-Day Exclusivity on New Movies – What Comes Next?
How COVID Changed Hollywood Special Report: “Studios still aren’t entirely sure how fast theaters will return to normal business this year,” one analyst says
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4 Things We Learned From NYC’s Movie Theater Reopenings This Weekend
The box office is one step closer to normal, but theatrical window chaos still hangs over the film industry
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Have Virtual Cinemas Fallen Short of Saving Art Houses During the Pandemic?
“There are individual films that have played at the theater that… made more than all of the virtual films have made combined,” Coolidge Corner Theater’s Wesley Emblidge says
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Will Reopened NYC Movie Theaters Lead to Box Office Recovery (and Blockbusters’ Return)?
“Consumer confidence in coming back to movie theaters is getting stronger over the past month,” NATO’s Joe Masher says
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Oscars Gender Gap Narrows: Women Directed Record 27% of Best Picture Contenders
100 of the 366 films eligible for the 2021 Oscars had female directors
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Why TCM Is Showing Problematic Films Like ‘Gone With the Wind’ – And Won’t Rule Out Woody Allen Classics
“Getting to have discussions in the gray area was something that interested me,” host Alicia Malone says
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s First Year Report Card: High Marks for Not ‘Steering it Off a Cliff’
“Nobody knew that the whole universe of entertainment, and business, in general, would literally be turned upside down,” one industry analyst says
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Congress Approved $15 Billion to Save Entertainment Venues – Why Has Not a Penny Been Spent So Far?
Indie cinemas, music venues and museums have waited two months and counting for the Small Business Administration to start sending out grants
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What Do We Do About Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi? The Truth Demands Action
The Biden administration needs to institute sanctions, issue a formal condemnation or take some other measure. This will also guide the response of America’s business leaders — including in media and technology
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