Category: media

Christopher Hawthorne: “By refusing to budge on its construction timeline, the academy is doubling down on the least-promising elements of the design. Sure, some refinements might smooth out some of its more obvious wrinkles. What they won’t do is salvage the design as a whole.”

Veteran LA Times entertainment industry reporter John Horn will anchor a five-person team that KPCC calls “our most ambitious programming effort since the launch of Take Two in 2012.”

“The artistic director of the prestigious film festival responds to accusations that the event is insular, sexist, and stodgy.”

Derek Thompson: “Hollywood has become sensational at predicting what its audiences want to see. And, ironically, for that very reason, it’s become better at making relentlessly average movies.”

“For a long spell, [many Hollywood] comedies … were taped without a live audience as laugh tracks fell out of fashion. But with the re-emergence of the traditional sitcom – comedies staged on a familiar set – living, breathing warm-up performers like Mr. Lundblade are suddenly in vogue. Producers fight for the best and virtuosos can command anywhere from $4,000 to $6,000 a day.”

“As television viewers increasingly turn to video on demand to watch shows when they want, PBS and its local stations plan to follow them, but with a twist: They are creating a streaming video service that will be available only to members of local PBS stations.”

Jarl Mohn “is the founder of the E! Entertainment Television cable channel and has a long list of media investments and corporate board appointments on his résumé. Among other positions, he was general manager of MTV and VH1 cable networks between 1986 and 1990.”

“The movies continue to dominate the global box office. They work, to varying degrees; they make money. So why have I heard from so many movie lovers who don’t know how much more they can take?”

Tax credits, the personal touch – and talent.

“After doing 10 publications that made very little money, I realized I really didn’t want to be a book publisher. I didn’t want to deal with stock anymore. I didn’t want deal with inventory.”