Hooray for Bro-llywood! Misfits once made the industry. Now a certain kind of male is multiplying

Very relevant piece from @richardrushfield.bsky.social.

Hooray for Bro-llywood!
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The blacklist is back, baby: Paramount's retributions should worry the industry Paramount retaliated with the blacklist after a columnist at The Ankler stood against its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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.

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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!

The Biggest Studio Bet of the Year is in a Swamp Universal just opened the first major U.S. theme park in 24 years. This is why it matters more than you think

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...

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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

President Trump’s Media Company Is Offering Movies About ‘Lizard People’ And Other Wild Conspiracy Theories Less than two minutes into the movie, the narrator makes a shocking...

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/...?

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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...

Richard & Sean: Mike, Pam & Media's Sick 'Sinners' Doom Ryan Coogler deserves a parade for delivering an original hit. Instead, the trades are so unwell they can't stop imagining failure as the duo talk box office

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
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LIVE NOW: Richard Rushfield on Substack Sinners Soars: talking box office with Sean McNulty

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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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...

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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.

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