People need movies to explain it to them. And streaming services have elevated documentaries as an art form, and given them more heft. You think it’s about theatrical, when the truth is it’s about streaming. But theatrical is like the “Billboard” chart, a facsimile of what’s happening. If a film grosses a hundred million, […]

Every day, a new left wing trope. No wonder Republicans are laughing. To progressives, Obama was a disappointment. He was a centrist in an era of tribalism, one could even call it extremism. On his watch, Democrats lost tons of governorships and state legislatures. Sure, he’s a dignified man, sure, he’s an African-American, BUT THAT’S […]

EMBRACE NEW PLATFORMS The younger generation is online all the time…how else will they connect with their peers? And the younger generation is all about new platforms. Oldsters are on Facebook, you can’t find anybody under twenty who uses that platform. So take the temperature of the younger set, see where they play, and go […]

Rhymes with “Orange Julius,” at least according to the Beastie Boys! George produced the Black Crowes’s “Shake Your Money Maker” (and “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion”!) and he’s the music supervisor of choice for Ben Stiller, and he’s worked on films as varied as “The Hangover” and “Frances Ha.” George is a great conversationalist, […]