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The Ellisons bet big on Trump. Richard Rushfield tracks the fallout as layoffs, the Warners bid, and Epstein revelations collide with fresh political shifts. Early murmurs in town suggest the cost of that alliance may rise: theankler.com/p/the-elliso...
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Ellisons bet big on Trump. Richard Rushfield tracks the fallout as layoffs, the Warners bid, and Epstein revelations collide with fresh political shifts. Early murmurs in town suggest the cost of that alliance may rise: theankler.com/p/the-elliso...
Adult animation is one of the few parts of TV with real buyer interest. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with agents and insiders about Netflix’s global push, Warner Bros.’ aggressive DC plans, Amazon’s expanding slate, and Fox’s search for a longer format series theankler.com/p/adult-anim...
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Adult animation is one of the few parts of TV with real buyer interest. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with agents and insiders about Netflix’s global push, Warner Bros.’ aggressive DC plans, Amazon’s expanding slate, and Fox’s search for a longer format series theankler.com/p/adult-anim...
SCOOP: Hulu spent $100M on Kim Kardashian’s 'All’s Fair', paying its five leads an average of $350K per episode. Critics called it “a crime against television.” Viewers made it Hulu’s biggest launch in three years. @snoodit.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/100-millio...
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
SCOOP: Hulu spent $100M on Kim Kardashian’s 'All’s Fair', paying its five leads an average of $350K per episode. Critics called it “a crime against television.” Viewers made it Hulu’s biggest launch in three years. @snoodit.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/100-millio...
As theaters faced their worst October since the ’90s, Matthew Frank visited 58 movie theaters in 28 states to hear from the people keeping moviegoing alive.
The first edition of Crowd Pleaser, our @letterboxd.social x Ankler series, is here: theankler.com/p/ghosts-in-...
The first edition of Crowd Pleaser, our @letterboxd.social x Ankler series, is here: theankler.com/p/ghosts-in-...
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As theaters faced their worst October since the ’90s, Matthew Frank visited 58 movie theaters in 28 states to hear from the people keeping moviegoing alive.
The first edition of Crowd Pleaser, our @letterboxd.social x Ankler series, is here: theankler.com/p/ghosts-in-...
The first edition of Crowd Pleaser, our @letterboxd.social x Ankler series, is here: theankler.com/p/ghosts-in-...
At the Denver Film Festival, Gus Van Sant broke down the deceptively simple job of a director: keep moving, stay calm, and stay obsessed. He talked with @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social about leadership on set and his new film Dead Man’s Wire: theankler.com/p/gus-van-sa...
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
At the Denver Film Festival, Gus Van Sant broke down the deceptively simple job of a director: keep moving, stay calm, and stay obsessed. He talked with @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social about leadership on set and his new film Dead Man’s Wire: theankler.com/p/gus-van-sa...
Dramas once defined cinema. Now, they’re nearly extinct. @richardrushfield.bsky.social digs into the data and asks what happens when Hollywood trades human emotion for algorithmic risk avoidance
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November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Dramas once defined cinema. Now, they’re nearly extinct. @richardrushfield.bsky.social digs into the data and asks what happens when Hollywood trades human emotion for algorithmic risk avoidance
theankler.com/p/the-death-...
theankler.com/p/the-death-...
Fifty million users. A $3 billion revenue goal. And storylines written in two weeks. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with DramaBox execs on how the Disney-backed app is turning 60-second soap operas into a global business theankler.com/p/the-art-of...
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fifty million users. A $3 billion revenue goal. And storylines written in two weeks. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with DramaBox execs on how the Disney-backed app is turning 60-second soap operas into a global business theankler.com/p/the-art-of...
David Ellison’s first 100 days at Paramount are in the books.
@richardrushfield.bsky.social breaks down the rhetoric, the layoffs, the checkbook hype and that wild bid for Warner Bros.
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@richardrushfield.bsky.social breaks down the rhetoric, the layoffs, the checkbook hype and that wild bid for Warner Bros.
theankler.com/p/100-days-a...
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
David Ellison’s first 100 days at Paramount are in the books.
@richardrushfield.bsky.social breaks down the rhetoric, the layoffs, the checkbook hype and that wild bid for Warner Bros.
theankler.com/p/100-days-a...
@richardrushfield.bsky.social breaks down the rhetoric, the layoffs, the checkbook hype and that wild bid for Warner Bros.
theankler.com/p/100-days-a...
In 2025, just 17 of the top 100 films were directed by nonwhite filmmakers. @richardrushfield.bsky.social examines how Hollywood’s talk of change gave way to complacency and what that means for the stories audiences see on screen theankler.com/p/hollywoods...
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In 2025, just 17 of the top 100 films were directed by nonwhite filmmakers. @richardrushfield.bsky.social examines how Hollywood’s talk of change gave way to complacency and what that means for the stories audiences see on screen theankler.com/p/hollywoods...
[email protected] analyzes what Zohran Mamdani’s policies could mean for New York’s creative class, from union support and higher corporate taxes to housing costs and film incentives that keep productions local: theankler.com/p/zohran-mam...
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
[email protected] analyzes what Zohran Mamdani’s policies could mean for New York’s creative class, from union support and higher corporate taxes to housing costs and film incentives that keep productions local: theankler.com/p/zohran-mam...
This year’s Oscar race is a generational face-off. Gen Z is breaking through with potential nods for Hamnet and Frankenstein, millennials dominate directing, and Gen X is holding tight to its power... for now. @kateyrich.bsky.social sees who’s winning the long game: theankler.com/p/oscar-show...
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This year’s Oscar race is a generational face-off. Gen Z is breaking through with potential nods for Hamnet and Frankenstein, millennials dominate directing, and Gen X is holding tight to its power... for now. @kateyrich.bsky.social sees who’s winning the long game: theankler.com/p/oscar-show...
Inside Warner Bros., the mood is “quiet panic.” @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how staff are bracing for another ownership change, what David Ellison’s bid could mean for jobs, and why “business as usual” doesn’t feel so usual anymore: theankler.com/p/warner-bro...
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Inside Warner Bros., the mood is “quiet panic.” @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how staff are bracing for another ownership change, what David Ellison’s bid could mean for jobs, and why “business as usual” doesn’t feel so usual anymore: theankler.com/p/warner-bro...
TODAY AT 11 A.M. PT: Kristen Stewart joins Richard Rushfield on The Rushfield Lunch to chat about her sharp directorial debut 'The Chronology of Water' and her views on the state of the entertainment industry. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
TODAY AT 11 A.M. PT: Kristen Stewart joins Richard Rushfield on The Rushfield Lunch to chat about her sharp directorial debut 'The Chronology of Water' and her views on the state of the entertainment industry. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Eight years after #MeToo, Hollywood’s progress for women behind the camera has flatlined. Only three studio films this year were directed by women: the lowest in nearly a decade. Richard Rushfield crunches the numbers and calls it what it is: a crisis
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October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Eight years after #MeToo, Hollywood’s progress for women behind the camera has flatlined. Only three studio films this year were directed by women: the lowest in nearly a decade. Richard Rushfield crunches the numbers and calls it what it is: a crisis
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theankler.com/p/female-dir...
Frankenstein is looking alive again. Guillermo del Toro’s gothic epic is finding new momentum with critics, thanks to stunning craft work from his Nightmare Alley and Crimson Peak team. @kateyrich.bsky.social breaks down how Frankenstein could shock the Oscar race: theankler.com/p/the-franke...
October 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Frankenstein is looking alive again. Guillermo del Toro’s gothic epic is finding new momentum with critics, thanks to stunning craft work from his Nightmare Alley and Crimson Peak team. @kateyrich.bsky.social breaks down how Frankenstein could shock the Oscar race: theankler.com/p/the-franke...
Live sports aside, have we hit Peak Sports TV? As insiders tell @elainelow.bsky.social: yes and no. Discover how top producers are altering their sports strategy, the one oversaturated genre, and which high-profile sports follow-doc disappointed some in the know theankler.com/p/sports-doc...
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Live sports aside, have we hit Peak Sports TV? As insiders tell @elainelow.bsky.social: yes and no. Discover how top producers are altering their sports strategy, the one oversaturated genre, and which high-profile sports follow-doc disappointed some in the know theankler.com/p/sports-doc...
Our Prestige Junkie pundits are united on Jessie Buckley, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet but divided on who else makes the cut. From One Battle After Another to Sinners, @kateyrich.bsky.social charts the emerging Oscar order and the chaos underneath: theankler.com/p/oscar-pred...
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Our Prestige Junkie pundits are united on Jessie Buckley, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet but divided on who else makes the cut. From One Battle After Another to Sinners, @kateyrich.bsky.social charts the emerging Oscar order and the chaos underneath: theankler.com/p/oscar-pred...
At the AFI Fest premiere of his new film, Bruce Springsteen fired up a Hollywood crowd singing about America’s soul. But when it comes to a Warner Bros. merger that could reshape their own industry, those same voices are quiet. @richardrushfield.bsky.social asks why: theankler.com/p/springstee...
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At the AFI Fest premiere of his new film, Bruce Springsteen fired up a Hollywood crowd singing about America’s soul. But when it comes to a Warner Bros. merger that could reshape their own industry, those same voices are quiet. @richardrushfield.bsky.social asks why: theankler.com/p/springstee...
What would Paramount Skydance look like if it swallowed up Warner Bros. Discovery? And could that potential behemoth go head to head with Netflix? @snoodit.bsky.social spoke to insiders about David Ellison's dream merger and the fallout to come theankler.com/p/supermerge...
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What would Paramount Skydance look like if it swallowed up Warner Bros. Discovery? And could that potential behemoth go head to head with Netflix? @snoodit.bsky.social spoke to insiders about David Ellison's dream merger and the fallout to come theankler.com/p/supermerge...
. @erikbarmack.bsky.social talks with Bryn Mooser, the CEO of Asteria, an AI company that’s training models only on licensed, legally defensible material. The goal: safeguard IP and give studios AI tools that respect creativity rather than replace it theankler.com/p/sora-2-sho...
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
. @erikbarmack.bsky.social talks with Bryn Mooser, the CEO of Asteria, an AI company that’s training models only on licensed, legally defensible material. The goal: safeguard IP and give studios AI tools that respect creativity rather than replace it theankler.com/p/sora-2-sho...
TODAY AT 11 AM P.T.: @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social makes his long-awaited return to The Rushfield Lunch! Bring your rage, ire, confusion and disgust as Richard and Franklin dig into the Warner Bros. news and much more. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
TODAY AT 11 AM P.T.: @theblcklst.bsky.social's @franklinleonard.bsky.social makes his long-awaited return to The Rushfield Lunch! Bring your rage, ire, confusion and disgust as Richard and Franklin dig into the Warner Bros. news and much more. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Warner Bros. Discovery has officially gone up for sale, sending shockwaves through Hollywood. @richardrushfield.bsky.social shfield unpacks how the studio reached this moment, what’s at stake for its employees, and why it marks the end of an era:
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October 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Warner Bros. Discovery has officially gone up for sale, sending shockwaves through Hollywood. @richardrushfield.bsky.social shfield unpacks how the studio reached this moment, what’s at stake for its employees, and why it marks the end of an era:
theankler.com/p/zazpocalyp...
theankler.com/p/zazpocalyp...
Forget Cannes and Telluride. This weekend, Oscar buzz ran through Virginia horse country and suburban New Jersey. @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social report from Middleburg and Montclair, where the regional circuit is rewriting awards season strategy: theankler.com/p/stars-posi...
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Forget Cannes and Telluride. This weekend, Oscar buzz ran through Virginia horse country and suburban New Jersey. @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social report from Middleburg and Montclair, where the regional circuit is rewriting awards season strategy: theankler.com/p/stars-posi...
What was once “icky” is now essential.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What was once “icky” is now essential.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
NBC is benching three hours of scripted TV a week for NBA games that cost $2.45 billion a year. @snoodit.bsky.social crunches the numbers on which play makes better business sense: live sports or profitable Dick Wolf dramas theankler.com/p/the-battle...
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NBC is benching three hours of scripted TV a week for NBA games that cost $2.45 billion a year. @snoodit.bsky.social crunches the numbers on which play makes better business sense: live sports or profitable Dick Wolf dramas theankler.com/p/the-battle...