Film Industry

The Future of Cinema!

Chris Miller | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Miller

People often ask us where we think the film industry is headed, next. And since we have made one whole movie before, we are definitely experts. Now we're finally ready to unleash our wisdom.

Adventures of Power: Air-Drumming in America

Ari Gold | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment


Ari Gold

The genesis of the movie was simple: air-drumming looks sublimely ridiculous. Yes, you've seen that guy at the concert, hitting his fists in the air, in perfect time with Judas Priest.

Mighty Movie Podcast: The Script That Kills: Austin Peck on The Blue Tooth Virgin

Dan Persons | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

A TV writer tries his hand at a feature film. His friend reads the script, thinks it's an ungodly mess of muddled symbolism and Freud 101 anxieties. "Be honest," the writer says.

Movie review: It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

It's a kind of guitar summit, with the three guitarists sitting around in overstuffed chairs on a platform in the middle of an L.A. soundstage, talking about electric guitars and playing them.

Reality TV Kills California's Budget

James Sims | Posted 08.10.2009 | Entertainment


James Sims

FilmL.A., the office behind film permits for the city, reported last month that the number of prime-time TV pilots shot in Los Angeles is down nearly 42 percent.

In Hollywood, Nobody Still Knows Anything

Bill Swadley | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment


Bill Swadley

It's both the frustration accompanying trying to work in this business and the hope that, as it always has, anything can happen.

Even in a Recession, We Need Provocative Independent Cinema

Asiel Norton | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment


Asiel Norton

Contrary to popular belief, economic and other hardships usually cultivate the appetite for movies and other arts instead of diminishing it.

Stand Up for Creative Jobs

Dan Glickman | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business


Dan Glickman

We can't afford to undervalue the contributions of the arts to our nation's economic renewal.

Will Hollywood Futures on the CantorExchange Kill Hollywood?

Max Keiser | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment


Max Keiser

Futures contracts are NOT GOOD for Hollywood monopolists. What file sharing leaves behind will get blown apart by studios shorting each other's projects trying to drive 'perception.'

Hollywood Under Siege

Jonathan Handel | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

Why is traditional content losing its vigor? Everyone focuses on the culture of piracy, but there are other reasons as well. One is supply and demand.

Bad Economic News Means Big Weekend At The Movies

Epicenter | Betsy Schiffman | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business


All this dire economic news could be good for Hollywood. Box office grosses for the weekend are projected to range between $130 million and $140 milli...

Selling Your Old Media Now: Internet Whiz Says To Get Out

DealBook | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business


Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen, who now runs the social networking site Ning, kept up his death watch for old media Wednesday morning. In a morning...

Strike Fears Grow As Hollywood Labor Talks Break Down

Los Angeles Times | Richard Verrier | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Halloween is looking scarier than ever for Hollywood. Studio executives and representatives of the Writers Guild of America abruptly ended talks Frid...