“Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency“ This book is so depressing I almost want to tell you not to read it. But that would be a mistake. I was not going to read it, because I hate oral histories and the reviews were horrid. Then I ran into Steve Barnett who told […]

Taylor Swift has a rich father. Florida Georgia Line auto-tune their vocals. Scott Borchetta built his company upon Scott Swift’s cash. The wannabes complain, they could do it better. But they hardly do it at all. I’m not saying you have to like the work of those who make it, but you do have to […]

It was a stiff upon release. It cost $3 million and grossed $4 million in a pre-home video era. In other words, it lost money, with only half of gross receipts coming back to the studio. Sure, there was television income, but this was pre-cable. No one knew the movie and no one knew the […]

“Ratings Are No Hit for MTV Video Music Awards” It’s the content, stupid. 24 million people tuned into Fox last August to see the initial Republican debate. But only 6.5 million people tuned into a multiplicity of Viacom channels to watch the train-wreck known as the VMAs. It was an unwatchable show. Unmoored from its […]