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Books remain one of the most reliable sources of IP for film and TV, and 2026 is shaping up to be an especially strong year. From BookTok sensations to literary classics, stories born on the page continue to dominate both movie theaters and streaming platforms. The upcoming slate spans genres from Wuthering Heights and Sense & Sensibility to sci-fi Project Hail Mary,  and contemporary romance ( People We Meet on Vacation , Verity ). Full list via The Hollywood Reporter .  B

After years of fragmentation, consolidation has defined 2025. Not in terms of content output (this is not a retreat from the creator economy), but in structure: fewer jobs, fewer players, and concentrated power have reshaped the media landscape. From Warner Bros. Discovery’s acquisition strategy to Disney’s integration of AI, YouTube’s dominance in audience behavior, and the steady disappearance of truly ad-free experiences, the industry has entered a new phase: more centrali

In an age of shifting truths and blurred realities, documentary filmmakers are confronting the question at the heart of modern storytelling: what is real, and who decides? New releases exploring environmental resistance, ideology, philosophy, and crime (and using artificial intelligence), tackle this question from different angles. 🌿 YANUNI: Defiance and Survival in the Amazon Few environmental documentaries open with such urgency as Yanuni . Austrian filmmaker Richard Lad

California has just passed two new laws, AB 1836 and AB 2602, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to protect actors from unauthorized AI-generated replicas of their voices and likenesses. The legislation, prompted by concerns raised during the Hollywood strikes, requires explicit consent and legal representation before a performer’s digital image can be used, and mandates family or estate approval for recreations of deceased artists. By closing loopholes that allowed unapproved

Sunday night’s Emmy Awards offered a snapshot of television’s current moment. The night highlighted the central role TV plays in our...

What Do the Big Studios Have in Common?   To start, they’re all over 100 years old. Which means that they’ve weathered every disruption...

How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Box Office Recovery According to   Forbes , the U.S. box office is up 16% year-over-year so far in 2025,...

A compelling   marketing report   found that 61% of Gen Z prefer watching short-form videos over those longer than three minutes. The...

The Secret Agent Cast and Crew - Cannes (2025) Forget Carnaval and Soccer. This year Brazil is celebrating its powerful entertainment...

After the president of the United States announced a possible 100% tariff on movies "produced in foreign lands", Hollywood woke up to a...

According to the Writers Guild of America, the TV industry lost a shocking 42% of writing jobs in the 2023-24 season. It is almost half...

“I’ve just come to realize A.I. is smarter than I am”, confessed Taxi Driver's screenwriter, Paul Schrader, in a January post. He...

“Distributors, please focus first and foremost on the theatrical releases of your films”, invoked Sean Baker at the Academy Award...

If the Academy Awards are meant to honor the best in cinema, this year’s ceremony is proving that the drama off-screen can be just as...

Our offices are situated a mere two neighborhoods from Pacific Palisades, a community that has been home to hundreds of film and TV...

Forget Alexa and Siri. It is 2025 and audiences are now voice activated. At least this is the latest Netflix guideline: screenwriters...

What do the top 10 biggest box offices of 2024 have in common? They’re all sequels, adaptations, and remakes (check the full list on Box...

When we think about a movie industry flop, we usually associate it to a single bad theatrical release. But last weeks’ AFM fiasco was...

The era of invincible superheroes at the box office seems to be faltering—are audiences finally tired of capes and masks? In recent...

The recent success of "Shogun", the first non-English TV show to win Best Drama at the Emmys, highlights a significant shift in the...