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Will Hollywood Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Workers? • With vaccines expected to arrive for all U.S. adults by the end of May, the entertainment industry may need to devise new guidelines for on-set and workplace safety as challenges loom
Obamas’ Film Label Makes Unexpected New Buys • Higher Ground productions picked up Worth, a 9/11 drama that ‘sat on the shelf for 13 months,’ and teamed with Kevin Hart to release Fatherhood despite the comedian having drawn criticism for old homophobic jokes
Surge Pricing for Tix: New Norm in China? • The tactic, which boosted box office to a $1.2 billion Lunar New Year holiday record, is ‘quite likely’ to be used by movie theater chains going forward
Hollywood Quietly Cashed in on Wall Street Trading Frenzy • Before GameStop stock soared in January, media giants reaped a nine-figure windfall driven by trader enthusiasm for an unlikely streamer: FuboTV
Theaters Bet on Family Films Amid Reopening • With 45 percent of theaters now open stateside, exhibitors count on all-ages titles like Croods: A New Age and Raya and the Last Dragon to have long runs
April Is TV’s New ‘Midseason’ for Big Premieres • But fewer total shows are debuting next month
Nominations Are Raining Down Fast and Furious • Critics doled out prizes; BAFTA, producers and directors announced noms; and Oscar follows March 15
BERLIN SALES SPIKE WITH NETFLIX’S $55M DEAL FOR CHRISTIAN BALE THRILLER
After a Dark Year, Disneyland Eyes April Reopening
Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal
7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week
Ciara Bravo • The onetime Nickelodeon player shatters her child-star image in the new Russo brothers movie Cherry
Dramatic Reenactments Fuel College-Bribes Doc • Relying on transcripts of wiretapped calls between college-admissions counselor Rick Singer and his wealthy clients, director Chris Smith and a cast that includes Matthew Modine re-create the 2019 scandal: ‘You’re getting a window into a world’
‘Pandora’s Box’: Soleil Moon Frye Revisits Life as a Hollywood Kid • Sifting through old photos and recordings inspired the star of Punky Brewster (now revived on Peacock) to direct a new Hulu doc, Kid 90, about her youth
THR CONFIDENTIAL • Hollywood history questions answered
Rescuing a Beloved Korean Cafe • Phil Rosenthal is among the supporters of a GoFundMe for Spoon by H, a victim of credit-card scammers
Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment
FLASHBACK! • Did I Really Say That?
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Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
Tom Ryan • The ViacomCBS streaming exec talks helping consumers navigate the massive new Paramount+ content library, licensing shows to a rival platform and why it’s smart to be a contrarian in this business
Is Ignoring the Right Financially Wrong? • Filmmakers behind politically conservative projects say the industry is ‘leaving a giant pile of money on the table’ by neglecting Trump supporters and other right-leaning moviegoers
Pop Culture Landscape Sees Role of Oscar Movie Diminish • The 93rd Academy Awards may face an even bigger ratings decline than has been the recent trend. Just as big novels gave way to more specialized literary fiction, titles like Nomadland and Minari are likely to have more niche appeal
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