Hopefully, the Path to More, Better Entertainment
“Somebody please beam me out of here.” – Stevie Wayne, “The Fog,” Revolution Studios, 2005 Okay, April 2025 didn’t exactly start out as we envisioned, but…
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Tax Incentives Won’t Solve Hollywood’s Problems
“Taking the wrong boy was a lucky break. In other words, this doesn’t count. But you have to pay anyway. You’re a fool to pay,…
People Want Ads as Intelligent as their Content
‘In situations like this, carelessness, mistakes–they will haunt you. I know this from experience.” – Walter O’Brien, “Scorpion,” CBS, 2014- 2018 There’s nothing harder to…
Getting the Right Creative Content in Front of the Right Audience
“Just relax, darlin’. This is the Big Easy. Folks have a certain way o’ doin’ things down here.” — Remy McSwain, “The Big Easy,” 1987,…
CES on Content Creation, Rebuilding Tomorrow
“I can’t lie about your chances. But you have my sympathies.” — Rook, “Alien: Romulus, 20th Century,” 2024 A few short weeks ago, we made…
Franchise Projects Shouldn’t be a Makeover
“I’m going to tell you a story. It’s going to sound ridiculous. The longer I talk, the more rational it’s going to appear.” Cage, “Edge…
Creator Economy Isn’t Really Like Film/Show Entertainment
“Come on Barry, you’re good at this sort of stuff. Think of something.” – Nathan, “Misfits,” Clerkenwell Films, 2012 A few weeks ago, we walked…
AI Is a Tool, Not a Creative Solution
“What you men call ‘work life’ is full of flattery and peer pressure. I can be part of those, too. I’m just appalled by them.”…
Production Location Options Are Now Global
“Once loyalty begins, it does not have an end. Otherwise, it would not be loyalty.” – Mariko, “Shogun,” FX Productions, 2024 A lot of people…
We’re Entering Untested Entertainment Territory
“Ventress wants to face it. You want to fight it. But I don’t think I want either of those things.” – Josie Radek, “Annihilation,” Paramount,…