My sister was raped 60 days after her 18th birthday. She was a freshman at Penn State University. The defendants charged in the case, Nate Parker and Jean Celestin, were on the wrestling team and had…
Last month, Fortissimo Films and Metrodome Group shuttered their doors. As a veteran of the independent film industry, I can't let the closing of two art-house darlings go unnoticed. After three…
My strange and strangely gifted friend Curtis died earlier this week. His film of my novel L.A. Confidential was a signature moment in my life. The signature was his, more than mine. Thus, this…
I moved to New York City in 1989, shortly after the release of "Dead Poets Society." I was in search of an identity — an identity I imagined, at the time, as the classic "New York actor." You went to…
Steve Jobs. Mark Zuckerberg. Evan Spiegel. Maybe that third name hasn’t earned the right yet to be uttered in the same breath as the other two icons. But Snapchat’s CEO is making a case for himself…
We are on pace to close out 2016 with more than 430 scripted primetime programs across cable, streaming, and broadcast. If you use the rule of thumb that 10% of any artistic endeavor is worthwhile…
A proposal, a former child star, a video message from Dolly f—ing Parton: The blind auditions continued on “The Voice” on Tuesday for the second night in a row this week. New coaches Alicia Keys and…
Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the iPhone, but declining sales of the flagship product have many wondering what Apple's next big breakthrough product is going to be…
When one hears that Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys are joining “The Voice” as coaches in Season 11, it’s difficult to not have flashbacks to when “American Idol” welcomed Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey…
If Jimmy Fallon had any credibility left as a thinking comedian with a point-of-view, he lost the last shred of it last night. Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared on “The Tonight…
The all-important financial engine for most U.S. media conglomerates — cable networks— enjoyed a decent second quarter: Revenues were up, and margins continue to be healthy. But dig deeper, and…
