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L’Affaire Nora Pours Acid Into France’s Fissures

October 8, 2026 Michael Washburn 0 Comments Boualem Sansal, Censorship, Éditions Grasset, Editis, France, free speech, French literature, French politics, French publishing, Hachette, intellectual freedom, Jordan Bardella, Le Monde, Livres Hebdo, Michel Houellebecq, Olivier Nora, publishing industry, Régis Debray, Vincent Bolloré

A high-profile publisher’s latest move occurs against a backdrop of deep divisions in contemporary France

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Kevin Sorbo Lost Hollywood. Kelsey Grammer Learned How to Beat It.

July 28, 2026August 1, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Angel Studios, anti-woke, Athena, Avengers Doomsday, Ben Shapiro, box office, cancel culture, celebrities, Christian films, Christopher Nolan, conservative media, Donald Trump, Eden's Choice, Elon Musk, faith-based films, film industry, Fox News, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Hollywood, JC Films, Jesus Revolution, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, movie criticism, Night at the Museum of the Bible, Pickleball Pete, Supergirl, Tea Party, The Marvels, The Odyssey, Xena, Young Washington, Zendaya

Two conservative actors took very different paths after falling out of the Hollywood consensus

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Extras: An Obituary

July 22, 2026July 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 1 Comment AI, Alex Garland, animatronics, Arab Legion, Avengers: Endgame, background actors, Battle of Aqaba, blockbusters, Book and Film Globe, CGI, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, CIvil War, D Day, David Lean, David Lean films, digital crowds, Dunkirk, epic cinema, Extras, film history, film production, Greece, Hollywood, Jordan, King Hussein, King Hussein of Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence of Arabia battle scene, Matt Damon, Messenia, Normandy, Oppenheimer, Peter Jackson, practical effects, puppetry, Ray Mendoza, SAG-AFTRA, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Steven Spielberg, T.E. Lawrence, Tenet, The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, The Odyssey, union actors, visual effects, William Tecumseh Sherman

AI sounds the death knell for living crowds of people on film

Since When Did It Become A Crime To Be a Jewish Writer?

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments A Silent Moratorium, Amazon reviews, Antisemitism, antisemitism in publishing, authors, book bans, book publishing, book reviews, books, Censorship, cultural boycott, Dinaw Mengestu, Frankenstein's Matzah, free speech, freedom of expression, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli writers, jewish identity, Jewish writers, K. Marcus, literary criticism, literary culture, October 7, Passover, PEN America, Publishing, publishing industry, Sally Rooney, Suzanne Nossel, writing

PEN’S latest scandal should be the final wakeup call

PEN President Resigns To Protest the Uncovering of Antisemitism

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Achille Lauro, Anne Boyer, anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, authors, BDS, Beirut Fragments, book publishing, cancel culture, Censorship, Dinaw Mengestu, Doubleday, editorial standards, free speech, freedom of expression, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Gaza, George Packer, Hamas, identity politics, Israel, Leon Klinghoffer, literary culture, Marjane Satrapi, New York Times Magazine, October 7, Park Slope Food Coop, PEN America, performative activism, performative quitting, Publishing, publishing industry, self-censorship, SodaStream, Suzanne Nossel, The Atlantic, The Believer, Thomas Gebremedhin, Vogue, writers

How did an organization designed to protect writers end up abandoning Jews to persecution?

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, 2026May 13, 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

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