Six takeaways from Disney’s quarterly earnings call
In a fickle media market, Disney’s overall revenue grew 4%. Despite declining ad revenue and uncertainty over the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, CEO Bob Iger sees growth opportunities.
Jamie Lee Curtis’ graphic novel shows how ‘We’re blowing it with Mother Nature’
This project was motivated by the climate crisis: “We are heading into a very, very dangerous place,” Curtis says. The story explores the environmental decisions one generation makes for the next.
‘Passages’ captures intimacy up-close — and the result is messy and mesmerizing
A narcissistic film director leaves his husband for a woman in Ira Sachs’ new drama. But ending a marriage is rarely clean or easy — as this thrilling, tempestuous film proves.
William Friedkin, director of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ dead at 87
The Oscar winner’s other credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising, Rules of Engagement and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie 12 Angry Men.
60 years after Hitchock’s ‘The Birds,’ fans flock to filming locations
Fans continue to visit two coastal California towns, where director Alfred Hitchcock filmed the 1963 horror classic: The Birds.
‘Barbie’ is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman
Greta Gerwig’s film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.
Writer-director Ira Sachs on his new film ‘Passages’
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with writer-director Ira Sachs about his new film, “Passages.” It’s about love and marriage, ego and betrayal.
2 new movies center on filmmakers who lead disruptive, messy lives
A pair of new indie films — Ira Sachs’ Passages and Randall Park’s Shortcomings — center their stories on filmmakers who espouse rigorous standards but lead messy lives.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return, rebooted and reinvigorated, for ‘Mutant Mayhem’
With a terrific voice cast and distinctive animation, Mutant Mayhem offers a fun and kinetic reset of a long-running franchise.
Oprah, Meryl Streep and more have donated at least $1 million to help striking actors
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has raised $15 million over the past three weeks for its emergency fund. The Entertainment Community Fund has received over $6 million since the WGA went on strike.
Movie extras worry they’ll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
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