"The future is bright" says Aron, CEO AMC Theatres at Variety Summit At the Variety Summit in Los Angeles on September 26, 2024, Matt Donnelly, Senior Entertainment & Media Writer for Variety, had an insightful conversation with Adam Aron, CEO and President of AMC Theatres, that illuminated the ongoing resilience and evolution of the movie theater industry. Aron, a key figure in the theatrical business, shared his optimistic outlook on the future of cinemas, despite numerous challenges posed by technological [...]

Maura Delpero’s second feature film, Vermiglio, has been chosen as Italy’s official submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, competing for a spot in the Best International Feature Film category. Following its successful run at the Venice Film Festival, where Delpero received the prestigious Silver Lion, the film has been making waves in the international film circuit. A co-production between Italy, France, and Belgium, Vermiglio is produced by Cinedora, Charades, and Versus Production. The film has received financial support from the [...]

Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO, has undergone a notable shift in his stance on data transparency within the streaming industry. Previously, Netflix was known for its reluctance to disclose detailed viewership data, favoring a more opaque approach that kept its competitors and creative talent in the dark. However, Sarandos is now advocating for greater transparency, positioning Netflix’s biannual data releases and top 10 lists as the new standard for the industry. At a recent Fast Company conference, Sarandos emphasized Netflix’s commitment [...]

As the U.S. broadcast networks unveil their fall 2024 lineups, they will mark a significant milestone: the fewest original scripted series in at least 20 years. This decline includes past challenging years like 2020, impacted by COVID-19, and 2007, during the previous Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. In a landscape where Hollywood is supposedly operating under "business as usual," 2024 stands out as a bleak year for the comedies and dramas that have traditionally defined American network television. For [...]

If not the studios, then the law. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed off on legislation aimed at protecting Hollywood actors and performers from unauthorized artificial intelligence, which could be used to create digital clones of their likeness without their consent. The new policy, signed on September 17th, reflects the state’s effort to address concerns about AI's potential impact on the entertainment industry. Fears that studios might use this new technology to replace workers led actors to strike for four months [...]

Already in 2022, renowned Italian director Marco Bellocchio had told ANSA (Italian News Agency) about his desire to make a TV series about host Enzo Tortora "to tell the story of the great injustice he suffered while at the peak of his success with the show Portobello. That moment has now arrived." But let's go in order. Television host Enzo Tortora was one of the most recognizable and beloved faces on Italian TV between the late 1970s and early 1980s. [...]