Very relevant piece from @richardrushfield.bsky.social. Hooray for Bro-llywood! open.substack.com/pub/theankle...

You don’t need to go very far to see that the Para-Bros merger will mean censorship, reprisals, punishment and exclusion. They are already at it. Trust them when they tell you they will use the power and this consolidation of media for political reasons. www.avclub.com/hollywood-bl...

Free to all. This is Hollywood's battle of the century . Come and learn your facts and bring your questions. 12:30 PM PT today.

Today on the Rushfield Lunch, I'm joined by a true icon of our day, Suvivor/reality show superstar Parvati Shallow, who will talk owning your villany and surviving in this media age. Join us! IF you dare! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Seems like @richardrushfield.bsky.social is one of the only journalists covering #Penske #HFPA skullduggery. Underhanded and bad faith maneuvering from a family that’s in bed with #Trump. Their m.o. shouldn’t be a surprise, I guess.

In 30 minutes on the Rushfield Lunch I will be joined by literary world legend/doyenne of the Evil Witches newsletter, pissed-off parenting guru Claire Zulkey! Join us if you dare!

Universal has made its biggest bet on a swath of reclaimed swampland in central Florida. I journeyed to Epic Universe to look at why its time we start taking ourtheme parks very seriously. Especially the macaroni and cheese sandwich with pulled pork and bacon jam. theankler.com/p/the-bigges...

We made it folks

The Rushfield Lunch is back today at 11am PT: @richardrushfield.bsky.social will talk culture, politics, and everything in between with @sonnybunch.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com, live on Substack. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Why do we "Love to hate" the ritual? Because it's f-ing idiotic and the entire trade press builds their coverage around it. How's that for starters?

Tomorrow at 11 AM PT, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and political/cultural commentator @bendreyfuss.bsky.social for a Substack Live conversation that aims to answer the question: what the hell is wrong with everybody?! Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live theankler.com/subscribe

This piece includes cameos from @travisview.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/truth-p...

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is calling Trump's Hollywood tariffs like he sees 'em: another disaster on top of a long line of disasters. He examines what sitting in Trump's crosshairs will mean for Hollywood and why Gavin Newsom's not coming to save us theankler.com/p/hollywood-...

Thunderbolts takes the box office! Solidly, if not overwhelmingly. Is Marvel back? Or is this a dead cat bounce? I’ll break it all down and everything box office on Monday Morning Quarterbacks with @seanmcnulty.bsky.social at 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT at open.substack.com/live-stream/...?

Starting in 30 minutes. We're going to fix the culture! Come join us!

Tomorrow on The Rushfield Lunch, I am joined by cultural titan, Lena Dunham herself. And we will get to the bottom of what the hell is wrong with everybody, or die trying. Join us if you dare. At a special time 10 AM PT

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social examines the trade journalists who tried to send WB execs Mike and Pam packing before their now-successful films like Sinners hit theaters, and why their reflexive conservativism, lack of business knowledge and nitpicks are toxic theankler.com/p/warner-bro...

Glad @richardrushfield.bsky.social is talking about the bizarrely pessimistic and wrongheaded coverage of #sinners - also the problem isn’t esteemed Mike & Pam, it’s #Zaslav #filmsky #movies #warnerbros

Talking Sinners and weekend box office live with Sean McNulty. The Revenge of MikeandPam open.substack.com/live-stream/...

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is disgusted by how Seth Rogen's freedom of speech was censored in front of tech oligarchs. Also revolting: the not-so- “anonymous” backstabbing comments toward WB studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy theankler.com/p/creeps-cow...

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Can’t wait to talk with my old pal @richardrushfield.bsky.social on Substack Live at 11! Come through!

Join us on Substack Live at 11AM PT for The Rushfield Lunch, where @richardrushfield.bsky.social will interview @specktor.bsky.social . Specktor's new book is a personal look inside the conflict between art and business in Hollywood. Subscribe to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe

Trump 2.0 was supposed to be a Golden Age of Consolidation. But the Paramount-Skydance merger deadline was extended, and investor John Malone quietly exited the WBD board. @richardrushfield.bsky.social assesses what this fair amount of nothing means for Hollywood theankler.com/p/merger-int...

With Hollywood studios mired in bureaucracy, red tape, and bloated tentpoles, @richardrushfield.bsky.social highlights four indie companies innovating on fundraising, marketing, distribution, and social media that just might revive film theankler.com/p/outsiders-...

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social reports live from the CinemaCon bubble, where theater owners are begging for a slightly longer 45-day exclusivity window and studios are barely engaging with the conversation. But a bunch of franchise films will save us all, right? theankler.com/p/cinemacon-...

Today at 11 AM, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and The Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change @olgakhazan.bsky.social for The Rushfield Lunch on Substack Live. Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe

Join me this week on the Rushfield Lunch, when we break bread with author and Atlantic writer @olgakhazan.bsky.social talking about her new book Me But Better and her stunning case that people can change! Wed 11 AM PT.

Starting in 20! Jump on in! Bring your questions , dont hold back!

Tomorrow at 12 p.m. PT, @richardrushfield.bsky.social and Substack co-founder @hamish.bsky.social will go live on Substack to get under the hood of the platform that has ignited much of the current creator revolution. Subscribe to get notified when we’re live: theankler.com/subscribe

This Wednesday on the Rushfield Lunch. Join me for an up close and intimate conversation with Substack co-founder @hamishmckenzie where we will pry deep into the bowels of the Creators revolution. Wed, noon PT. Join us if you dare!

Which franchises are humming along and which should be taken out to pasture? @seanmcnulty.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social examine the future of Hollywood's biggest tentpoles like Harry Potter and Spider-Man theankler.com/p/ip-franchi...

Time for an Ankler crossover episode: @seanmcnulty.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social assess 13 franchises from Marvel to Star Wars to see which IP worlds have more life, which need to go away for a while, which have promising revivals, and which look wobbly theankler.com/p/big-ip-fra...

In 20 minutes, The Rushfield Lunch - our weekly gathering to discuss the great issues of our time w/ the great thinkers of our time will convene to consider the case of The Traitors! w/ @kateyrich.bsky.social and @emilyyoshida.bsky.social . Join us...if you dare!!

Join us in 90 minutes - 11 am PT. Calling all Faithful and Traitors alike! This is your moment of truth!

O come all ye Faithfuls -- and Traitors: tomorrow at 11am PT, @richardrushfield.bsky.social , Shōgun writer @emilyyoshida.bsky.social and @kateyrich.bsky.social will hash out the Traitors finale on Substack Live. Subscribe to The Ankler to be notified when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe

C is now for content, and that's not good enough for @richardrushfield.bsky.social. He assesses which studios are trying to create original, interesting films and shows, and which ones want to strip meaning from stories and just make #content theankler.com/p/warner-bro...

In just two short days, prepare yourself for murder, treachery and unspeakable glamour. All discussed on this week's Rushfield Lunch where I take up the Traitors finale w/ @kateyrich.bsky.social & @emilyyoshida.bsky.social . Join us..if you dare..!

Traitors finale pod! @richardrushfield.bsky.social are tossing our ceremonial pouches into the Fire of Truth and we have some ~notes~ for the producers for Season 4… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

For his ninth State of the Industry address, @richardrushfield.bsky.social declares that we’re f*cked. He names the life-and-death issues in entertainment that have a grave price if we ignore them — and gives some sense of how we can respond. More cheery thoughts: theankler.com/p/state-of-t...

The first Rushfield Lunch is history! Had a great talk about the desperate shape of the film world and how it might turn around with indie film legend Ted Hope. Check out the tape! substack.com/@richardrush...

In just 25 minutes, the debut episode of The Rushfield Lunch begins on Substack Live. Finding hope for Hollywood with indie film legend Ted Hope. Join us or - wonder if we're talking about you behind your back!

Today at 2pm ET/11am PT, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social for a new weekly lunchtime Substack Live series with fascinating people in entertainment and beyond. Up first: film exec and writer @hopeforfilm.bsky.social. Subscribe to The Ankler to see when we're live: theankler.com/subscribe

Set your clocks - debuting tomorrow/Wed at 11 AM PT - my weekly live video chat The Rushfield Lunch. Talking (and eating) with artists, thinkers, business folks about what's on our minds & haunting our dreams. Sign up at Theankler.com/subscribe for updates.

A good night but Oscar is at a real crossroads now. I lay out the choices and scenes from inside the Dolby.. theankler.com/p/oscars-202...

Note from conan to the 57th mezzanine

Final predictions at the line: retreating to my original position. Complete Unknown takes pic. Timmy/Demi. Kieran/Zoe. Mangold gets direct. Wild robot ani. Emilia - foreign.

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social takes us inside the Oscar Nominees Dinner and finds a sense of relief among actors that awards season is finally drawing to a close, and awe at what the film community has managed to accomplish this year against all odds theankler.com/p/oscars-fin...

In 2014, when there was still hope that we might have one more Gene Hackman performance, I interviewed him and he told me that in the future we'd see him "Only in reruns." I felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach. RIP to one of the very greatest. sports.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-...

The only correct version of this headline. Kathleen Kennedy haters are fools and children who genuinely understand nothing about the incredible career she's had.