Category: media

“Google says that four weeks before a film is released, search volume for its trailer can predict its opening box office with 94 percent accuracy when factoring in its status and the time of year.”

What you need are some gossipy letters, a few love affairs, and the trial of the century.

“In an industry that’s so dependent on women in front of the camera – hello, Rachel McAdams, Jessica Paré, Kim Cattrall – the situation for Canadian women behind the camera is a bit of a horror movie.”

“Bootleg efforts are requiring producers of original content to grapple with what this means for their art form and how it affects their relationship with their fans.”

“The film, ‘Kickstarted,’ is to chronicle the rise of this revolutionary form of financing creative projects by focusing on the people behind some of the most high-profile campaigns.” You can help fund the film on Kickstarter, of course.

“‘I wanted then to move into unusually bright light, by Game of Thrones’ standards, for the feast,’ McLachlan said. ‘I had the art department add a great deal more candlesticks and torches than they wanted.'”

“The country’s three main television networks (including CNN Turkey) have almost completely ignored the demonstrations … That’s because government censors are allowed to restrict news media when ‘public health and morals, national security, public order, public safety, and the unity of the land are at stake.’ But that didn’t stop one wily show from finding its way around the media blackout.”

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy “are but two of the over-40 actresses whose careers aren’t just thriving but dominating big castings in Hollywood. For decades, middle-aged actresses largely were relegated to the sidelines in studio films, fighting for supporting roles.” No more.

“Well, the game has changed. The big movies are all franchises based on cultural properties, less star vehicles than spectacle machines.” This, as it turns out, is not entirely a bad thing, especially for the actors.

“Even a few years ago, the prize for a magazine editor was in luring an A-list Hollywood star onto the cover. But just as much critical attention has shifted to television from theatrical releases, readers are now more likely to pick up a magazine featuring a television actor, reality star or musician.”