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November 2025

The Interview Everyone Asked For — Now Live for the Holiday
Our full One Battle After Another conversation drops now. Watch first, then catch the key deadlines for the long weekend.
Out of the fall box office ashes...
New financing and distribution playbooks; producer tensions rise; NBCU’s latest moves; key deadlines for the holiday weekend
Comeback Vibes for the Indie Market?
Plus: The BBC crisis, DOC NYC openers, and Goldman’s talent-agency play.
The microdrama gold rush is here.
Quibi was right?!? Plus: new winter grants; election redux for Hollywood; festival darlings hit theaters

October 2025

Box Office Chills and Billion-Dollar Thrills
Sheridan’s blockbuster exit, fall box office blues, and a $50K short film grant for Portrait members.
The Week Everyone Needed a Lawyer
MrBeast’s $100M courtroom day, Zaslav’s slow burn sale, AFI kicks off, and the creators behind this week’s premieres
Hard Times Require Rough Edges
Plus: YouTube eats TV, the Saudis spend big, Black List names its new class, and Telly Award submissions open.
FilmStack Inspiration Challenge #60
A tale of lost venues, frozen funding, canceled flights, and humans helping humans
Marvel for Music. B Minus for Netflix.
Plus: Kimmel opens up about his first night back; J Lo musical hits theaters; Warner Bros. deal takes shape.
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