Trump-loving network Newsmax is a hot stock on Wall Street
Conservative cable news channel Newsmax is getting a Trump bump on Wall Street.The Boca Raton, Fla., outlet‘s stock price surged after its initial public offering…
Top movie theater lobbyist wants a minimum 45-day theatrical window
LAS VEGAS — As movie theaters struggle to consistently bring back audiences, the nation’s top cinema lobbyist called on Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from…
Commentary: Yes, Newsom’s new podcast is cringe. But is it also smart?
Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” has Democrats in a tizzy. Republicans too.It has been nearly universally panned (or celebrated, depending on your…
Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich examine the Holocaust through photos
New York — In 2007, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., received an album of photographs documenting the experience of those who worked at…
What is clowning? On the rise of clowning workshops
We all have an inner clown, a wild self whose yearning for delight is greater than the fear of failure. A little one who wants…
Vincent D’Onofrio on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ reunion, Mayor Fisk
This story contains spoilers for “Daredevil: Born Again” Episodes 1 and 2.It’s been nearly seven years since audiences saw Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock come…
2025 Oscars TV audience declines from last year to 18 million viewers
The Oscars dropped nearly 8% to 18 million viewers Sunday, the first year-to-year decline for the ABC telecast since 2021.The decrease is hardly a shock,…
Hollywood diversity in decline despite audience demand: UCLA study
A new study examining the top films of 2024 has found that Hollywood is backsliding on its diversity efforts.The 2025 edition of the UCLA Hollywood…
Miss Austen's Mr Lidderdale explained as audience questions if he was real
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Their community in ashes, the Palisades Symphony finds solace in music
When Denisa Hanna opened the text and saw images of the flames and smoke of the Palisades fire advancing from the highlands, she knew she…
‘Onside’ on Apple TV+ gives MLS the ‘Drive to Survive’ treatment
As a British expat living in Los Angeles, Paul Martin found the thing he missed most about home was soccer.“If I’m walking across a park…
2025 BAFTA Awards: Full list of winners, best moments
LONDON — An unusually wide-open Oscar race remains uncertain following the 78th annual EE British Academy Film Awards, where trophies were handed out with the blanket enthusiasm…
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show: Fan theories about meaning
Standing atop a Buick GNX, rapper Kendrick Lamar warned, “The revolution ‘bout to be televised. You picked the right time, but the wrong guy.”Flipping Gil…
Why the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch could deliver a ratings record for Fox
Last year’s audience of 123.4 million has already drove this year’s game to an all-time high for the price of a 30-second commercial at $8…
How a top conservative radio host took on Trump, lost his audience and faith, but gained a new perspective
Reporting from MEQUON, Wis. — For nearly 25 years, Charlie Sykes was one of the most powerful and influential voices in Wisconsin.He cheer-led policies that turned…
Trump inauguration draws 24.6 million viewers, a steep drop from 2021 and 2017
The TV viewership for President Trump’s historic second inauguration fell far short of the audience for his first ceremony in 2017 and former President Biden’s…
How Shakespeare can help us fathom the unimaginable L.A. fires
The sprawling geography of Los Angeles is hard to envision for those who live outside the region. Friends and family members in New York, gripped…
Box office was down in 2024. Why Hollywood still sounds relieved
It wasn’t good, but it could’ve been a lot worse. Given the lingering effects of last year’s Hollywood labor strikes, the relative lack of big…
Latinx Files: 4 media trends that stood out to me in 2024
It’s the waning days of December, which means it’s time to look back at the year that was. For this week’s newsletter, here are four…
RaMell Ross took a radical approach to get inside ‘Nickel Boys’
Cinema’s most transcendent promise is that it can put us in another person’s shoes. But what if a film could take that further and allow…