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this is a bummer because I’m about to read a bunch of devastating puns using my last name

The Paramount–Skydance Merger, Through the Eyes of the Lowest Rung A former page interviews others about Oracle VIP tours, layoff trauma and the pressure of an $8 billion deal while making $100 a day

forgot to post this but I made my ankler debut interviewing junior paramount employees about their experiences as the boots on the ground workers in the wake of a mega merger and massive layoffs. theankler.com/p/the-paramo...

I too have seen one battle after another and while it is not the next great american epic or on the same level of other pta films like some have been saying, it’s a very good movie with a fascinating message about contemporary politics and what we lose in our pursuit of revolution. also funny!

2025 Emmy Awards Roundup: The Good, the Bad, and the Why? The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards delivered some well-deserved wins, shocking upsets, and thoughts on the future of the industry.

the world’s #1 Emmy’s enjoyer has logged on. and I’m back at paste for the fifth(!) year recounting hollywood’s biggest night. read my recap of last night’s mixed bag show here: www.pastemagazine.com/tv/emmys/emm...

It was so great, the musicians were amazing and I love the exhibit !

I didn’t realize you were there, I was also at the press preview!

yesterday larry ellison became the richest man in the world and today it comes out his son’s new media conglomerate is trying to buy warner bros. capitalism is so predictable

max richter oscar nom finally happening this year for hamnet I’m putting all my chips in right now

absolutely she’s very fun live !! (I also love the largo)

my heart did break a little when I watched the trailer and realized that they put a giant mask on lee pace

as I gen z person I will say that I do this but only when getting spam calls to get around the AI/stop them from continuing to call (and it works!)

also, I will be donating a portion of my pay from this article to RAINN

Netflix Canceled the Release of a Gore Vidal Biopic Eight Years Ago — for the Filmmakers, the Story Isn’t Over An oral history of what went on behind the scenes of a canceled Gore Vidal biopic at Netflix, one that starred Kevin Spacey.

I spoke to the filmmakers behind Gore, one of the highest profile films never released, to learn the story behind the cancelled Netflix film. This is an article three years in the making for me, read it here: www.indiewire.com/features/int...

Alex Garland’s Films as a Writer, Ranked Whether reinventing zombie fiction or disturbing sci-fi, Alex Garland has produced some of the most memorable stories of the last 20 years.

I ranked alex garland’s films which had the easiest pick for number 1 www.pastemagazine.com/movies/alex-...

I have an article I started working on almost 3 years ago coming out later this week and I start a job at my dream organization to work for next week !!! life is going crazy time !!!

I’m pretty knowledgeable about the online famous but like.,., who are these people

just received the most insane pr email subject line of my life

predicting now the nominees for best podcast at the golden globes will be: celebrity vanity project, film history pod, important journalism, comedy pod that has 2 and half controversial episodes, and joe rogan

Inspired by 'Sesame Street,' Brett Goldstein combines puppets and stand-up in HBO special 'Second Best Night of Your Life' The comedian, who starred in "Ted Lasso" and co-created "Shrinking," explains how “The Second Best Night of Your Life” came to be a puppet-filled ode to American stand-up specials.

I interviewed brett goldstein for the LA Times and talked puppets, the LA comedy scene, and his eventual retirement gig www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Morgan Jay is giving his audience the musical sex comedy they want (and an auto-tuned microphone) Jay rose to popularity for his use of an auto-tuned microphone in his performances and audience-participation segments that went viral on TikTok. Now he’s in the middle of a U.S. and international tou...

I'm back in the LA times, this time talking to comedian morgan jay. you can read it here ! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

anywho here are my title suggestions: before you see me, now you foresee me, now you see me: before I’m gone, now you see me: fortunate souls, now you see me: 4 my next trick

making cinema con the week of april fool’s day was a very funny and evil move. I had to withhold my excitement about now you see me 4 so I wouldn’t feel duped

I've written a fair amount about amazon/prime video. in my opinion there have been three phases: origins/prestige tv era, mass content manufacturing/ip buying, and now the third. my guess? investing in legacy orgs (nfl,mgm) and strategies (ad-supported tv) to attempt an old school studio structure

jennifer salke stepping down + getting full control of james bond is revealing some really facinating inner workings at amazon mgm. especially with legacy titles like the boys and bosch ending, they're seemingly phasing into their third content startegy since its inception

my go-to answer when people have asked what my dream job is has been "vanity fair writer in the 90s" for like 3 years now. I can't even watch sex and the city because carrie's rates depress me so much ($4 a word!)

anywho I'm too busy with another story to try and pitch this around rn but if anyone wants to pay me to write 1000 words on this let me know lmao. it would be called "severance has lost the (B) plot" and would be passionately read by 54 people probably

episodes like chikhai bardo feel much stronger when they're anomalies. having two episodes back-to-back that are singularly plotted dims the magic and also makes the audience feel like the wheels are spinning too much. b/c plots also have development, they're not just moments or set up

the big issue I have with severence and a lot of other streaming shows (esp marvel shows) is they have no ability to maintain a b- or c-plot. last few episodes really confirmed this. think about how much happens on a procedural vs. the last two severence eps. everything is a-plot loaded

also uhhh don't forget they're being sued for gender discrimination. when I worked there the LA office had 120 ppl and less than 20 were women/not men

‘Pokémon Go’ Studio Niantic Sold in $3.5B Deal to Mobile Gaming Giant Scopely Niantic will sell its gaming business to Scopely, including 'Pokémon Go' and 'Pikmin Bloom,' in a deal that transforms the mobile gaming landscape.

I used to work at niantic and while they let me do pretty advanced stuff for being a random 19 yr old it also uhh made me never want to work in video games again. after laying off their entire LA office a few years ago, this is just another blow
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