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To the Bank and Beyond!

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments A Minecraft Movie, Baby Yoda, Barbie, BLACKPINK, BTS, China box office, Disney, film industry analysis, franchise filmmaking, G.I. Joe, Grogu, Hollywood trends, K-pop, Labubu, LEGO movies, Lisa (BLACKPINK), Lucasfilm, Marvel, merchandising, Ne Zha 2, Paramount Pictures, Pixar, Pop Mart, Resident Evil, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sony Pictures, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros, The Mandalorian, toy movies, Toy Story, Transformers, Universal Pictures, video game adaptations, Zootopia 2

Do too many Hollywood films aspire to the condition of a toy story?

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The Sci Fi Short Story That Rocked Wall Street

March 22, 2026March 26, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments ai agents, ai and labor, ai disruption, ai economy, AI ethics, ai risk, artificial intelligence, automation, capitalism, citrini research, consumer economy, Darwin, dystopian fiction, financial commentary, financial markets, Freud, future of work, Galileo, ghost gdp, H.G. Wells, John Wyndham, Jonathan Swift, King Kong, market panic, science fiction, speculative fiction, Taylorism, the 2028 global intelligence crisis, unemployment, Wall Street, white collar jobs

Citrini became famous overnight by its dystopian tale of artificial intelligence

Humanity Counters Robot Overload at SXSW 2026

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments ai robots, ai themes in film, alex prager, Amy Poehler, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Texas, automation culture, Barack Obama, Better Call Saul, Bill Hader, Boots Riley, Curry Barker, David E. Kelley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, dreamquil, Elizabeth Banks, Elle Fanning, Eric Andre, Festival Coverage, Film festival, Film Premieres, HBO comedy, human vs ai, I Love Boosters, iheartradio awards, Inde Navarrette, Indie Film, jeff schaffer, John C. Reilly, John Carney, Juliette Lewis, Keke Palmer, Larry David, life larry and the pursuit of unhappiness, margos got money troubles, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Jonas, Nick Offerman, obsession horror, Paul Rudd, Pluribus, podcasting trends, power ballad, Rhea Seehorn, robotics, rufi thorpe, self driving cars, Sorry To Bother You, South By Southwest, Steven Spielberg, streaming TV, susie essman, SXSW 2026, tech festival, Terry Gross, tesla robot, the big picture podcast, TV Premieres, vanessa prager, Vince Gilligan, waymo, Will Ferrell

The film and TV slate doubled down on the value of the human touch amid what felt like a ‘bot takeover.

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Sanderson Fandom in Turmoil as Iconic Soundtrack Faces Takedown

March 20, 2026March 23, 2026 J. Barnes 3 Comments Apple TV Plus, black piper, book soundtrack, Brandon Sanderson, cosmere, dragonsteel, fan backlash, fandom culture, fantasy adaptations, film adaptation, genre fandom, intellectual property, kaladin soundtrack, michael bahnmiller, Mistborn, music rights, shallans lullaby, spotify streaming, stormlight archive, stormlight archive adaptation, streaming rights, the way of kings, tv adaptation

After Apple bought the rights to The Stormlight Archive, lawyers have threatened a beloved fan ‘book soundtrack’

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SXSW’s Reality Check

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments AI anxiety, AI culture, Alanis Morissette, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Convention Center, Austin Texas, Boots Riley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, Ego Nwodim, Eric Andre, festival culture, Film festival, future of media, HBO comedy, I Love Boosters, John Carney, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Mark Zuckerberg, media consolidation, metaverse, music festival, Nick Jonas, Paul Rudd, Penske Media, Ready Player One, robotics, South By Southwest, Spotify showcase, St Vincent, Steven Spielberg, streaming industry, SXSW 2026, Taylor Sheridan, tech conference, The Madison TV show, Will Ferrell, You Oughta Know

Austin’s annual bacchanal of tech, movies, and music South by Southwest faces its biggest challenge yet: staying human

Tips for Winning Bar Bets About Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Netflix

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments 45-day theatrical window, Academy Awards, Apple Original Films, Argo, Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Best Picture, box office records, Burbank, cable television revenue, Casablanca, CBS, CODA, Comedy Central, corporate debt, corporate takeover bid, David Ellison, DC Studios, entertainment finance, F1 film, film industry economics, Frankenstein, HBO, Hollywood studios, Hollywood studios history, inside out 2, Larry Ellison, Los Gatos, market capitalization, Max, media consolidation, media mergers, Melrose Avenue, My Fair Lady, Netflix, Nickelodeon, One Battle After Another, Oscar history, Paramount global, Paramount Skydance, Roma, Silicon Valley, Sinners, Skydance Media, Spider-Man: No Way Home, streaming distribution, streaming vs theatrical, streaming wars, Ted Sarandos, The Force Awakens, The Jazz Singer, The Life of Emile Zola, Theatrical window, Titanic, top grossing films, Train Dreams, video on demand, Warner Bros. Discovery, Wings

As WBD goes back on the sale aisle, here are some non-trivial facts about the companies in the drama

At Sundance, Filmmaking and the Festival Contemplate Apocalypse and Rebirth Collide

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments AI and filmmaking, AI and labor rights, AI and unions, AI apocalypse narratives, AI benefits, AI efficiencies debate, AI ethics, AI in cinema, AI in Hollywood, AI industry, AI regulation, AI risks, AI safety, AI tools, Antonio Gramsci, Apocaloptimism, Apocalypse narratives, Binet Simon test, British Empire, CAA, CCAI Creators Coalition on AI, Charlie Tyrell, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Roher, Daniels filmmaking duo, dystopian futurism, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Elon Musk, eugenics, Everything Everywhere All At Once, film technology, Focus Features, future of cinema, future of work, Ghost in the Machine, Grok chatbot, Hollywood future, Hollywood Reporter, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Park City, phrenology, Sam Altman, Sam Altman fundraising, Silicon Valley history, Stanford Binet, Sundance, Sundance 2025, Sundance 2026, Sundance documentaries, Sundance industry issues, Sundance panels, Tay, tech culture, tech hubris, The AI Doc, The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist, the future of cinema, Tristan Harris, utopian futurism, Valerie Veatch, White supremacy in tech, William Shockley

Amid a farewell to Park City, two major AI documentaries reflect the end of a way of being

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James L. Dolan Has Big Balls

January 22, 2026 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments 360-degree cinema, Abu Dhabi Sphere, Alex Garland, American Film Institute, Box Office Trends, Casablanca, Darren Aronofsky, Ferris wheel, Flying monkeys, Fog effects, George Cukor, Hollywood Industry Trends, Jack Warner, James L. Dolan, King Vidor, Las Vegas Sphere, Maryland Sphere, MGM, MGM National Harbor, Movie Exhibition, Movie Going Trends, National Harbor, Postcard from Earth, Potomac River, Seat Shakers, Sphere Entertainment, Sphere Las Vegas, The Awakening, The Capitol Wheel, The Maltese Falcon, The Wizard of Oz, Truncated sphere, Vegas Sphere, Vic Fleming, Victor Fleming, Washington DC, Wizard of Oz at Sphere, Wizard of Oz Remix

After the success of the Las Vegas Sphere, here come more. Can they save Hollywood?

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The Golden Globes Rundown 2026

January 12, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments Adapted Screenplay, Adolescence, Amy Poehler, animated film, Awards Season, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, comedy series, Drama Series, Film Awards, Hamnet, International Film, Jean Smart, Jessie Buckley, KPop Demon Hunters, Limited Series, Ludwig Göransson, Noah Wyle, One Battle After Another, Original Score, Original Screenplay, Original Song, Paul Thomas Anderson, podcasts, Rhea Seehorn, Ricky Gervais, Rose Byrne, Sentimental Value, Seth Rogen, Sinners, Stand Up Comedy, Stellan Skarsgard, Streaming Television, Television Awards, Teyana Taylor, The Pitt, The Secret Agent, The Studio, Timothée Chalamet, Wagner Moura

Who won what and what we wrote about them

Google’s AI Oscar-Bait Is Not the Only Place Where AI Shows Its Limits

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments AI in Film, artificial intelligence, Black Mirror, film criticism, Google, Hollywood Technology, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael Keaton, Oscars, Sam Altman, Short Films, Tech Hype

Michael Keaton Douglas directs a short feature that may not even go down in history

The Year AI Began To Shape Hollywood

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments 2023 actors strike, Academy Awards, Adrien Brody, AI, AI ethics, AI filmmaking, artificial intelligence, Bob Iger, ChatGPT, collective bargaining, copyright, David Ellison, digital performers, Disney, Emilia Perez, Fantasia, Felicity Jones, film industry, film technology, future of cinema, generative AI, Hollywood, Hollywood studios, intellectual property, Karla Sofía Gascón, labor relations, Larry Ellison, Marvel, Mickey Mouse, Netflix, OpenAI, Oracle, Oscars, Paramount, Particle6, Pixar, Respeecher, SAG-AFTRA, Sora, Star Wars, Steamboat Willie, synthetic actors, The Brutalist, Tilly Norwood, voice technology, Walt Disney Company, Xicoia, Zurich Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival Summit

From AI Oscar wins to Disney handing OpenAI its crown jewels film is racing from talent to tech

In 2025, Familiarity Breeds Content — And Lots of Money

December 3, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments blockbusters, box office 2025, Eli Whitney, film marketing, franchise filmmaking, Frederick Taylor, Hollywood debt, Hollywood trends, intellectual property, interchangeable parts, IP movies, Lilo and Stitch, Minecraft Movie, movie industry analysis, original films, Superman, Taylorism

Hollywood’s business model moves ever further away from originality

Is Los Angeles Losing Its Allure?

October 16, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments Assembly Bill 132, California entertainment economy, California film incentives, Captain America: Brave New World, FilmLA, Georgia film industry, Hollywood production decline, Los Angeles shoot days, Marvel Studios, MovieMaker Magazine, New York film tax credit, Philip Sokoloski, Thunderbolts, Trilith Studios, U.K. film incentives

Hollywood is to the film industry what autos are to Detroit and politics are to Washington: and it’s all a mess.

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Movie Theaters Celebrate Record Post-Covid Revenues, The Reality Is Different

October 9, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments Avatar Fire and Ash, box office 2025, CNBC, Comscore, Deloitte media study, Disney Plus, film industry economics, Gen Z viewing habits, Paramount Plus, Paul Dergarabedian, post-Covid box office, streaming vs theaters, Zootopia 2

Bigger box office is still way behind 2019 — and the math looks grim

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Meet Tilly Norwood

September 30, 2025October 6, 2025 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments inside out 2, Ne Zha 2, Paramount Plus, Particle6, Skydance, Tilly Norwood

The age of synthetic entertainment stars is upon us

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