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fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

A 'Star Wars' and 'Top Gun' producer is joining the micro drama craze. Read his pitch deck.

Micro dramas are evolving with VeYou, an app aiming to elevate the format with high-quality storytelling and AI-driven effects.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
5 days ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
Media industry
fromFortune
1 week ago

Meet Gerry Cardinale, the investor behind Skydance Media's bid for Paramount | Fortune

Investing in strong intellectual property is essential for thriving amidst industry disruptions.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
1 week ago

'Thank You For Generating With Us!' Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Generative AI is revolutionary, but it cannot replace human creativity, which is rooted in effort and experience.
fromInverse
1 week ago

'Avatar 4'? Producer Teases The Sequels Are "Full Speed Ahead"

The Avatar team took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at this year's ceremony - in part for their help crafting a new cinematic language to create the world of Pandora.
Film
fromEsquire
1 week ago

The Best Action Movies of 2026 (So Far)

In the new film, he plays a hit man named Mike who is attempting to leave the business when he's framed for murder. He's sleeping with loan shark Nick's wife Alice, so Nick tricks him into pulling off one last job.
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Graphic design
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Film's Most Iconic Logo: An Accidental, but Roaring Success

Creative accomplishments often arise from improvisation and context rather than intelligent design by gifted individuals.
#steven-spielberg
Independent films
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

See the Climactic Ending of Steven Spielberg's Breakout Duel Recreated Entirely with 3D-Printed Models

Steven Spielberg's journey from a young filmmaker to a Hollywood icon is depicted in The Fabelmans, showcasing his passion for storytelling and filmmaking.
Independent films
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

See the Climactic Ending of Steven Spielberg's Breakout Duel Recreated Entirely with 3D-Printed Models

Steven Spielberg's journey from a young filmmaker to a Hollywood icon is depicted in The Fabelmans, showcasing his passion for storytelling and filmmaking.
Marketing tech
fromVariety
3 weeks ago

Directable AI Set to Disrupt Film and TV Biz: 'It's Going to Help Small Film Industries in Asia Compete'

Generative AI tools with advanced directability are transforming film and TV production workflows, enabling filmmakers to achieve results three to four times faster than traditional methods.
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Let's Wrap Up the MFL with a Few Small Charts

One Battle After Another dominated the awards race and even threw in some box-office points as well. Seven of the top-ten movies were Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, for what it's worth.
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Independent films
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media became Hollywood's most innovative-and bankable-company

Ryan Coogler founded Proximity Media with his wife Zinzi and producer Sev Ohanian to produce films, television, documentaries, and audio content across multiple entertainment divisions.
Film
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Trailers for trailers? Movie studios in the TikTok era are competing for 1 second of your precious attention

Warner Bros. Discovery and Marvel Studios employed innovative pre-trailer marketing strategies, releasing promotional clips and fan-involved content before full trailer debuts.
fromLos Angeles Times
14 years ago

Paramount Pictures plans $700-million upgrade to Hollywood lot

We have run out of options for creating more production space," said Frederick Huntsberry, Paramount's chief operating officer. The internal expansion would create nearly 7,300 jobs during construction and accommodate 5,500 permanent workers at the studio.
LA real estate
Film
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Hollywood Is Dead: We Must Fight to Save the True Magic

Technological advancement in filmmaking has eliminated scarcity and bottlenecks that once created awe, diminishing the magic of cinema through abundance rather than enhancing it.
Independent films
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Oscar nominee Jerry Bruckheimer reflects on his love of providing joy to moviegoers

Jerry Bruckheimer, a legendary producer with over 50 years of experience, is nominated for Best Picture with 'F1' at the 98th Academy Awards, alongside four other nominations.
Media industry
fromVulture
1 month ago

One Nepo to Rule Them All

David Ellison acquired Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion after nine rejected bids, gaining control of major film studios, cable networks, sports rights, and streaming platforms despite the substantial cost relative to his initial offer.
Film
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

3 AI trends in Hollywood to discuss at Oscars parties

AI's rapid evolution in filmmaking is creating new ethical, aesthetic, and storytelling challenges that are reshaping Hollywood conversations and industry practices.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Inside David Ellison's plan to build a Netflix killer

David Ellison is restructuring Paramount to compete with Netflix by upgrading streaming technology, recruiting top executives, and increasing content production before a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Independent films
fromVulture
1 month ago

Hoppers Skips and Jumps to Pixar's Best Original-Film Opening in a Decade

Pixar's original animated film with anthropomorphized animals achieved its best opening weekend for an original film in nearly a decade, signaling audience appetite for this genre over recent underperforming originals.
Film
fromFortune
1 month ago

The Oscars' Best Picture category exposes a harsh new reality for Hollywood | Fortune

Hollywood's film production is collapsing, with no Best Picture nominees filmed on Los Angeles soundstages, shoot days plummeting 46% since 2022, and 41,000 industry workers departing.
Media industry
fromVulture
1 month ago

David Ellison's HBO Headache

Paramount CEO David Ellison plans to merge HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service following the Warner Bros. acquisition, despite assurances that HBO will maintain independence and resources.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 month ago

25 Years Later, Pixar Is Reviving Its Boldest Fantasy Franchise

Monsters, Inc. 3 is in early development at Pixar, marking the franchise's first direct sequel 25 years after the original film.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Warner/Paramount sets up Hollywood to shrink from Big 5 to Big 4, a decade after Disney took out number 6 | Fortune

Simply put, it was no longer "financially attractive," the company said. In December, Netflix had reached a deal to acquire some of Warner Bros. Discovery's assets: Their library, movie studio and HBO. Almost immediately Paramount, who months earlier had expressed interest in purchasing Warner Bros., initiated a hostile takeover bid for the whole company, which culminated in a $31 per share offer this week.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

David Ellison's Paramount is shaking up a key engineering group as it looks to catch up to Netflix's tech

We are evolving our operating model to strengthen accountability, deepen technical specialization, and ensure we are positioned for long term success. Paramount is changing the internal structure of key engineering groups for its streaming services, with the goal of improving user experience and facilitating AI enablement and automated testing.
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Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

Pump Up The Volume! The Rise OF Virtual Production - Hollywood's Most Confusing Miracle

Virtual production technology evolved from 1930s rear projection to modern LED walls, revolutionizing how filmmakers create backgrounds while keeping actors stationary on set.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

Have You Been Hurt by Media Consolidation? I Have.

The infrastructure supporting independent film production and distribution has collapsed, eliminating financing options, distribution channels, and profit opportunities that sustained filmmakers for decades.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Household Names Hollywood Has Been Seeking

Hollywood's traditional movie star system is declining as franchises and established properties lose commercial power, while director-driven films and innovative independent projects gain prominence.
Media industry
fromVulture
1 month ago

Everybody Loses

David Ellison's Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. over Netflix's bid will likely result in massive debt, layoffs, reduced content production, and a rightward-leaning combined news operation.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

AI "Filmmaker" Gets Funding, Begs For Ideas On What to Actually Make

Crowdsourcing film ideas for an AI-produced movie elicited ridicule and highlighted concerns that AI tools cannot substitute for genuine creative vision.
Film
fromAxios
1 month ago

How Ryan Coogler is rewriting Hollywood's ownership playbook

Director Coogler secured unprecedented deal for 'Sinners' receiving direct royalties from streaming, broadcasts, licensing and merchandising, signaling a power shift from studios to creators in Hollywood.
fromVulture
1 month ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
Film
#warner-bros-discovery
fromAxios
1 month ago

Hollywood's mega-merger battle ends with Warner Bros. as the real winner

Netflix said Thursday that it won't raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets, allowing Paramount Skydance to emerge as the winning bidder of the entire Warner Bros. portfolio, which includes cable networks like CNN, TBS, TNT, HGTV and others.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

David Ellison has a message for Paramount staffers: tech is a key to winning

The progress we've made over the past 6+ months - from advancing our strategy to strengthening our portfolio and reorganizing our businesses to operate more efficiently and effectively - is a direct reflection of your hard work and commitment.
Media industry
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Paramount Hires Max Landis for G.I. Joe Movie

Max Landis, accused of sexual and emotional abuse by eight women in 2019, has been hired to write a G.I. Joe film for Paramount alongside Danny McBride, marking his first major project since being removed from Shadow in the Cloud in 2020.
Film
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

Marty Supreme's Legendary Production Designer Shares 5 Secrets From the Film's Sets

Production designer Jack Fisk's meticulous recreation of 1950s New York in Marty Supreme may finally earn him an Oscar after three previous nominations for period-specific production design.
#mergers--acquisitions
fromFortune
2 months ago
Media industry

A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons' lose-lose Paramount positioning | Fortune

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Film

Warner Bros. reopening takeover talks with Paramount, but Netflix deal still favoured | CBC News

fromFortune
2 months ago
Media industry

A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons' lose-lose Paramount positioning | Fortune

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Film

Warner Bros. reopening takeover talks with Paramount, but Netflix deal still favoured | CBC News

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Top of the props: meet the unsung heroes behind the memorable objects in your favourite films

It's nice that you are asking about props, because they're not really acknowledged, says Jode Mann, a TV prop master in Los Angeles. When Mann worked on the children's comedy show Pee-wee's Playhouse in the 1980s, she got a call from its star, Paul Reubens, who said he was nominating her for an Emmy. It was only after Mann told her mother and promised to thank her if she won that Reubens called back to say he couldn't nominate her because there's no category for you.
Film
Film
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
fromInverse
1 month ago

Dan Trachtenberg Has "Multiple Things" Planned For The Predator Franchise

It all began with an image of Chewbacca carrying C-3PO on his back. That one image from The Empire Strikes Back would inspire one of the best Predator movies ever, a fresh reimagining of the sci-fi horror franchise that turned the slasher monster into the protagonist. But while Star Wars will always be a north star for director Dan Trachtenberg, he didn't make Predator: Badlands with the ultimate goal of making a Star Wars movie - not that he would say no to one.
Film
#box-office
Film
fromFast Company
2 months ago

I test-drove the new ScreenX movie format. Here's what I thought of it

ScreenX expands movie visuals by projecting footage onto side walls for a 270-degree viewing experience and is rapidly expanding across theater chains.
Film
fromEsquire
2 months ago

The 16 Most Anticipated Action Movies of 2026

2026 centers on massive action epics, sequels, reboots, and a few mid-budget originals, with video-game and nostalgic-cartoon IPs heavily mined for box office.
Film
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Disney's Star Wars has new leaders who face both big opportunities and traps

Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down; Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will co-lead Lucasfilm and must revive and safeguard the Star Wars franchise.
Film
fromThe Hollywood Reporter
2 months ago

Film Academy Creates Academy Studios to Oversee Digital Output, Will Be Led by Jennifer Davidson

The Academy launches Academy Studios to professionalize and expand digital content and promotes Jennifer Davidson to chief marketing, communications and content officer to lead it.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

The Adventures of Cliff Booth Gets Super Bowl Trailer

Starring Brad Pitt as the titular Cliff Booth along with Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and more, the trailer depicts Booth after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. "So you helped rick subdue those hippie intruders, huh?," he's asked before replying "Something like that." The teaser then shows various scenes and scenarios from the film, but with minimal dialogue; though each time a character cusses or flips someone off, it's bleeped and censored.
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