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Peter Bart: Finding Movies That Will Galvanize America Has Become A Tough Bet
Even as Ryan Gosling launched his “Hail Mary” and Super Mario re-discovered his “Galaxy,” the bets were piling up on Kalshi: Which movie would win the summer?
Or would there be a winner at all? The mega-hits of seasons past reflected a comfy…
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Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor
As new leaders assume power in Hollywood, the town is trying to deal with their operating styles.
"Why are you bothering me?" That was Jack Warner's usual way of opening a meeting in a previous generation. "You have four minutes," was Lew…
Peter Bart: Oscar Week Brings Comforting Distraction From Hollywood’s Regime Changes & Very Risky Business
While compulsively watching The Sopranos on HBO 20 years ago, I never imagined that the network itself soon would become corporate bounty. As such it was conquered successively by AT&T, Discovery, Warners and Paramount+.
The dealmaking agonies of HBO reflect a Hollywood agenda committed more to…
Peter Bart: Trumpian Disruptions, AI & Tariffs Stall Growth, Put CEOs On Endangered Species List
I've never believed in ghosts but Lew Wasserman's intruded on me this week. Lew was CEO not only of Universal but of Hollywood in general until around 2000, and thus he'd be surprised to learn that his peers today are an endangered species.
Even…
Peter Bart: A Good Shrink May Help The Presidency But That Plan Ran Amok In One Hollywood Hit
The pitch seemed like a long shot: The movie would focus on an American president whose behavior had become so erratic that he was persuaded to hire a shrink. Both men instantly found themselves in dire straits.
No studio would buy that pitch…
Peter Bart: The Flying Pucks Of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Remind Studios How A Buzzy Novel Can Be A Real Power Play
"All we need is one game-changer," Jack Warner used to tell his troops when studio movies hit a bad patch. "One hit can change the town."
Warner would be bemused that a series of novels called Game Changers is energizing the streaming sector, one…
Peter Bart: Timothée Chalamet’s Mighty ‘Marty Supreme’ Campaign Energizes Awards Circuit
Kudos season is upon us with its ever-evolving rules and rituals. The various filmgoing juries are delivering their lists of favorites, while the media weighs in on the star performances: Which actors have pitched most persuasively? Are upsets in the…
Peter Bart: The Warner War Catches Hollywood By Surprise … Again
The Warner War is only a month or so old with Hollywood fervently trying to compute who will be the true winners or losers. The rhetoric of corporate turf wars always sounds transformative — until it isn't.
Highflying Netflix at this moment has…
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Peter Bart: Teary ‘Hamnet’ Spins Tale Of Love And Grief Amid Chaotic Backdrop Of English Renaissance (And Awards Season)
Do Oscar voters covet a good cry? At a moment when movies struggle to capture serious awards attention, Hamnet is being lauded by critics for its emotional clout, yet also critiqued for its limited focus.
Chloé Zhao's movie, impeccably co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, represents a…
Peter Bart: Awards-Season Movies Struggle To Be Heard Above The Digital Din
Hollywood is torturing itself over this simple question: What's happened to the audience? Why have movies batted .000 with its 25 wannabe hits this fall?
Many theories are being advanced, but I favor simple answers: Movies have gotten lost because…
Peter Bart: Hollywood, Scorsese & The Future Of The Flop
There is growing concern in Hollywood about the future of the flop.
The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners. But with production starts fading, assets…
Peter Bart: Companies Are Pitching MOGA (Make Offices Great Again), But AI-Wary Workers Are Barely Budging
For a glimpse of turmoil these days, look no further than the nearest office. "It's an incipient war zone," says a McKinsey study.
That's despite the fact that offices are mostly empty — both federal and corporate. The MAGA-era U.S. government…
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