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🎧 ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz • Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
🎧 ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz
Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
theankler.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
🎧 ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Oldest Trick in Showbiz • Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
Andrew Jarecki on His Unsettling Prison Doc That Broke the Rules • He and co-director Charlotte Kaufman hope their ‘The Alabama Solution’ has ‘liberated’ filmmakers to tell the real stories of incarceration
Andrew Jarecki on His Unsettling Prison Doc That Broke the Rules
He and co-director Charlotte Kaufman hope their ‘The Alabama Solution’ has ‘liberated’ filmmakers to tell the real stories of incarceration
theankler.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Andrew Jarecki on His Unsettling Prison Doc That Broke the Rules • He and co-director Charlotte Kaufman hope their ‘The Alabama Solution’ has ‘liberated’ filmmakers to tell the real stories of incarceration
Sara Bareilles Is Back: ‘Grief Is This Miraculous Teacher’ • The singer-songwriter on writing her Oscar-shortlisted track for ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ after a few challenging years
Sara Bareilles Is Back: ‘Grief Is This Miraculous Teacher’
The singer-songwriter on writing her Oscar-shortlisted track for ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ after a few challenging years
theankler.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Sara Bareilles Is Back: ‘Grief Is This Miraculous Teacher’ • The singer-songwriter on writing her Oscar-shortlisted track for ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ after a few challenging years
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’ • Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’
Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
theankler.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’ • Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’ • Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’
Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
theankler.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Versant’s Mark Lazarus and Val Boreland Detail What’s Coming: ‘No Handcuffs’ • Scoop! E! is developing a new show to bring back canceled stars as the execs share a new post-NBCU playbook
How-To H’wood: Dark Arts of Film Pitching • Great stories aren’t enough. Fear, charm and manipulation decide what gets made
How-To H’wood: Dark Arts of Film Pitching
Great stories aren’t enough. Fear, charm and manipulation decide what gets made
theankler.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
How-To H’wood: Dark Arts of Film Pitching • Great stories aren’t enough. Fear, charm and manipulation decide what gets made
☀️ NETFLIX Mulls All-Cash To Speed Up WBD Deal Vote • PAR enlists Williams for Chazelle pic / Romance rules NETFLIX Films '26 start / NBC’s early 80s pilot season
☀️ NETFLIX Mulls All-Cash To Speed Up WBD Deal Vote
PAR enlists Williams for Chazelle pic / Romance rules NETFLIX Films '26 start / NBC’s early 80s pilot season
theankler.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
☀️ NETFLIX Mulls All-Cash To Speed Up WBD Deal Vote • PAR enlists Williams for Chazelle pic / Romance rules NETFLIX Films '26 start / NBC’s early 80s pilot season
James Cameron’s AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH “is a True Epic” | Discover the Innovation of Pandora
James Cameron’s AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH “is a True Epic” | Discover the Innovation of Pandora
theankler.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
James Cameron’s AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH “is a True Epic” | Discover the Innovation of Pandora
'Heated Rivalry' and The Oldest Trick in Showbiz • Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
'Heated Rivalry' and The Oldest Trick in Showbiz
Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
theankler.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
'Heated Rivalry' and The Oldest Trick in Showbiz • Making a hit is hard. Showing more skin isn’t
TikTok, BuzzFeed Jump Into the Microdrama Race • Creators rush in to seize the format before Hollywood does. Plus: I scoop news about genre star Kasey Esser
TikTok, BuzzFeed Jump Into the Microdrama Race
Creators rush in to seize the format before Hollywood does. Plus: I scoop news about genre star Kasey Esser
theankler.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
TikTok, BuzzFeed Jump Into the Microdrama Race • Creators rush in to seize the format before Hollywood does. Plus: I scoop news about genre star Kasey Esser
BUGONIA is “The Movie of the Moment” | For Your Consideration
BUGONIA is “The Movie of the Moment” | For Your Consideration
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
BUGONIA is “The Movie of the Moment” | For Your Consideration
Anthropic Is a $350 Billion Problem for Hollywood About to Strike • Soon, the company’s Claude will be as standard in industry offices as Slack and Excel — reshaping who gets hired and what gets made
Anthropic Is a $350 Billion Problem for Hollywood About to Strike
Soon, the company’s Claude will be as standard in industry offices as Slack and Excel — reshaping who gets hired and what gets made
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Anthropic Is a $350 Billion Problem for Hollywood About to Strike • Soon, the company’s Claude will be as standard in industry offices as Slack and Excel — reshaping who gets hired and what gets made
🎧 Oscar Ballots Are Live: Who’s Peaking at the Right Moment? • I name names with Christopher Rosen
🎧 Oscar Ballots Are Live: Who’s Peaking at the Right Moment?
I name names with Christopher Rosen
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
🎧 Oscar Ballots Are Live: Who’s Peaking at the Right Moment? • I name names with Christopher Rosen
How-To Hollywood: Surviving on Location, Reputation Intact • Advice from producers, filmmakers and crew — including why set flings are a red line: ‘I don’t want any HR drama’
How-To Hollywood: Surviving on Location, Reputation Intact
Advice from producers, filmmakers and crew — including why set flings are a red line: ‘I don’t want any HR drama’
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
How-To Hollywood: Surviving on Location, Reputation Intact • Advice from producers, filmmakers and crew — including why set flings are a red line: ‘I don’t want any HR drama’
☀️NBC Ratings Test: NBA ‘25 vs. Scripted ‘24 • Shane Gills calls NETFLIX home / PSKY post-WBD lawsuit options / Job board Tuesday!
☀️NBC Ratings Test: NBA ‘25 vs. Scripted ‘24
Shane Gills calls NETFLIX home / PSKY post-WBD lawsuit options / Job board Tuesday!
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
☀️NBC Ratings Test: NBA ‘25 vs. Scripted ‘24 • Shane Gills calls NETFLIX home / PSKY post-WBD lawsuit options / Job board Tuesday!
🎧 The ‘Wicked: For Good’ Team Is ‘Heartbroken’ the Movies Are Done • Paul Tazewell (costumes), Frances Hannon (hair & makeup) and Bernard Telsey (casting) discuss the care and craft behind the blockbuster musical
🎧 The ‘Wicked: For Good’ Team Is ‘Heartbroken’ the Movies Are Done
Paul Tazewell (costumes), Frances Hannon (hair & makeup) and Bernard Telsey (casting) discuss the care and craft behind the blockbuster musical
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
🎧 The ‘Wicked: For Good’ Team Is ‘Heartbroken’ the Movies Are Done • Paul Tazewell (costumes), Frances Hannon (hair & makeup) and Bernard Telsey (casting) discuss the care and craft behind the blockbuster musical
Inside the Ankler Invitational: Where Hollywood Took the Court (and Who Won) • I hosted a fierce, fun tourney with Propagate’s Howard Owens as Dan Lin, Joel McHale, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade and more came out swinging
Inside the Ankler Invitational: Where Hollywood Took the Court (and Who Won)
I hosted a fierce, fun tourney with Propagate’s Howard Owens as Dan Lin, Joel McHale, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade and more came out swinging
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Inside the Ankler Invitational: Where Hollywood Took the Court (and Who Won) • I hosted a fierce, fun tourney with Propagate’s Howard Owens as Dan Lin, Joel McHale, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade and more came out swinging
Sequel Math Comes for ‘Avatar’ • James Cameron’s Disney blockbuster lags behind its predecessors as the studio’s ‘Zootopia 2’ is poised to wear the year-end crown
Sequel Math Comes for ‘Avatar’
James Cameron’s Disney blockbuster lags behind its predecessors as the studio’s ‘Zootopia 2’ is poised to wear the year-end crown
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Sequel Math Comes for ‘Avatar’ • James Cameron’s Disney blockbuster lags behind its predecessors as the studio’s ‘Zootopia 2’ is poised to wear the year-end crown
Train Dreams Director Clint Bentley on the Strength and Tenderness Joel Edgerton Brought to His Character | Go Behind the Scenes
Train Dreams Director Clint Bentley on the Strength and Tenderness Joel Edgerton Brought to His Character | Go Behind the Scenes
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Train Dreams Director Clint Bentley on the Strength and Tenderness Joel Edgerton Brought to His Character | Go Behind the Scenes
‘F1’: How Joseph Kosinski Turned Real Races Into Hollywood’s Most Exhilarating Set • The director talks about the challenges of making his racing drama, and the support from F1 itself: ‘They really did embrace us like we were an 11th team’
‘F1’: How Joseph Kosinski Turned Real Races Into Hollywood’s Most Exhilarating Set
The director talks about the challenges of making his racing drama, and the support from F1 itself: ‘They really did embrace us like we were an 11th team’
theankler.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
‘F1’: How Joseph Kosinski Turned Real Races Into Hollywood’s Most Exhilarating Set • The director talks about the challenges of making his racing drama, and the support from F1 itself: ‘They really did embrace us like we were an 11th team’
Globes Night Was the Warm-Up. But the Parties Were the Point • As Oscar voting begins, I was inside as Clooney and other contenders chased momentum — with one even getting stuck in an elevator
Globes Night Was the Warm-Up. But the Parties Were the Point
As Oscar voting begins, I was inside as Clooney and other contenders chased momentum — with one even getting stuck in an elevator
theankler.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Globes Night Was the Warm-Up. But the Parties Were the Point • As Oscar voting begins, I was inside as Clooney and other contenders chased momentum — with one even getting stuck in an elevator
The Golden Globes Just Humiliated Hollywood • A perfect Trump-era embarrassment just unfolded
The Golden Globes Just Humiliated Hollywood
A perfect Trump-era embarrassment just unfolded
theankler.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The Golden Globes Just Humiliated Hollywood • A perfect Trump-era embarrassment just unfolded
☀️ Ape Beats Butler, ‘Housemaid’ Cleans Up, ‘Avatar’ Dropping 😧 • ‘KPop’ writers set next gig / NETFLIX’s ’Rip’ performance bonuses / A24, AMAZON cast up for new pics
☀️ Ape Beats Butler, ‘Housemaid’ Cleans Up, ‘Avatar’ Dropping 😧
‘KPop’ writers set next gig / NETFLIX’s ’Rip’ performance bonuses / A24, AMAZON cast up for new pics
theankler.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
☀️ Ape Beats Butler, ‘Housemaid’ Cleans Up, ‘Avatar’ Dropping 😧 • ‘KPop’ writers set next gig / NETFLIX’s ’Rip’ performance bonuses / A24, AMAZON cast up for new pics
Kurtzman on Star Trek’s Future; MoviePass 2.0; Blumhouse’s TV Playbook • Plus: Richard Rushfield’s 6 fronts that make or break 2026
Kurtzman on Star Trek’s Future; MoviePass 2.0; Blumhouse’s TV Playbook
Plus: Richard Rushfield’s 6 fronts that make or break 2026
theankler.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Kurtzman on Star Trek’s Future; MoviePass 2.0; Blumhouse’s TV Playbook • Plus: Richard Rushfield’s 6 fronts that make or break 2026
FYC | HAMNET is “Soaring, Profound and Life-Affirming” | Now a PGA, DGA and Actor Award Nominee for Best Cast
FYC | HAMNET is “Soaring, Profound and Life-Affirming” | Now a PGA, DGA and Actor Award Nominee for Best Cast
theankler.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
FYC | HAMNET is “Soaring, Profound and Life-Affirming” | Now a PGA, DGA and Actor Award Nominee for Best Cast