12 2025 February
The Intrigue and Lessons of Canceled TV Shows and Abandoned Pilots
I find the idea of canceled TV programs to be intriguing. I always have. It’s not that I enjoy reading about the creative misfortune of...
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Flash Superhero Movie Director Proves We’re Not Great at Learning from Failure
The Flash movie came out in 2023 and by box office standards, it was a flop. A story making the rounds in entertainment trade publications...
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Is All-Blind Narration the Future of Audio Description for Films & TV?
“He looks ahead, his dark eyebrows overshadowing his dark eyes. One of his several gold teeth gleams in the dim light.” This is the audio...
Read Now19 2024 September
How the Black List Changed Hollywood, and Might Change Publishing Too
Nearly twenty years ago, Franklin Leonard started publishing his Black List which collected “an annual survey of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays.” The goal was to help undiscovered...
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Milli Vanilli Could Have Been Heroes Today … Maybe?
If you are a certain age, you might remember Milli Vanilli. I still have a cassette tape of their album that I could have resold...
Read Now09 2024 May
How Netflix Solves Content Overload with the Entertainment Industry’s Best User Interface Design
How does a company that offers more than a billion hours of programming make it less intimidating to find something to watch? This is a...
Read Now07 2024 May
Lessons From Daniel Radcliffe’s Journey to Leave Harry Potter Behind and Reinvent Himself
If you were cast into the role of a lifetime at the age of 11 and went on to play one of the most beloved...
Read Now23 2024 February
The African Media Streaming Brand That Just Turned Down $1.7B
One of the most famous streaming media brands in the world is one that you may not have ever heard of. It’s called MultiChoice and...
Read Now22 2024 January
Mean Girls Fans Outraged to Discover the Movie Is a Musical
There was a time in my life when I would experience a movie in a theater without ever having seen a trailer for it. I...
Read Now11 2024 January
Mickey Mouse Enters the Public Domain … Here’s What It Means
The first big meme of the year is Mickey Mouse finally entering the public domain, which means creators can use the iconic Disney character to...
Read Now24 2023 October
New Wiggles Documentary Offers Up Exactly the Radical Optimism the World Needs Right Now
They say meeting your heroes never ends well. But they have never met the Wiggles. This week at SXSW Sydney I was able to attend...
Read Now14 2023 October
SXSW Sydney and a Sneak Peek at the Non-Obvious Podcast
Next week I'll be back in Australia speaking at the international edition of SXSW in Sydney. In addition to doing a Featured Session, I'll be recording two episodes LIVE from the stage for my upcoming Non-Obvious Show podcast (launching later this year).
Read Now24 2023 July
Why Barbie Isn’t the Biggest Movie Marketing Story This Week
This week every marketing publication is talking about the movie marketing for Barbie, celebrating their “dizzying array of partnerships” and all the memes, parodies and brand...
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