formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
A new report suggests that some regions giving big bucks to Hollywood aren’t actually creating as many local jobs as their sky-high production spending figures imply, with the exception of California, New York and the U.K. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/states-are-spending-billions-courting-hollywood-which-are-creating-the-most-local-jobs-1236559436/
Years after Andrew Yang, the tech-minded 2020 presidential candidate, tested the idea of campaigning by hologram alongside a digital representation of the late Tupac Shakur, the medium is starting to make inroads in American politics. It’s long overdue, said one … Continued
“When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: ‘Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?’ ” says one studio assistant. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/hollywood-assistants-ai-development-1236553905/
Hollywood studios have shut down a backyard DIY movie theater in Boston over its illegal screenings — with one showing of “The Wild Robot” ultimately triggering the crackdown. Source: https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/boston-diy-theater-shut-down-by-hollywood-cease-and-desist-after-wild-robot-screening/
Sam Altman is buying his favorite show, Larry Ellison is buying CNN to merge it with CBS News, Jamie Dimon is toying with launching a venture. It may mark a new era of vanity media owners. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/billionares-buying-media-deals-openai-tbpn-larry-ellison-1236554833/
Judge threw out 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against her It Ends With Us director and co-star on Thursday as trial nears. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/03/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-lawsuit-lawyers