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While 2016 saw the wide success of several adult dramas like Hidden Figures and Sully, hits of this genre have been in sparse supply in 2017, as we point out on The Bart & Fleming Podcast this week. Given the disappointment of films like mother!, will movies for grownups gain the support of studios and indies? Also…

On Episode 10 of The Deadline Podcast, we talk about how several new films may be short-changing their potential because they out-live their welcome, with the 163 minute running time for otherwise superb Blade Runner 2049 as one example. Also, Hollywood's mistakes in dealing with sex either as film product or in terms…

In launching a committee of governors to redefine "What is a movie?", the Motion Picture Academy recognizes the dimming line between film, TV and streaming. The growing resources of Netflix and its appetite for awards recognition underscores the need for new standards and definitions. Should extended play at theaters…

The indie film business may be struggling, but each week 15 or so indie movies hit the cinemas, representing burgeoning new sources of indie support, Peter Bart reports on the latest Deadlinepodcast on film. The releases stem from a variety of sources ranging from billionaire investors to streaming services to…

At a moment when the indie film business is especially fragile, industry insiders are questioning the obstacles that are increasingly being put in the way of new releases, such as Rotten Tomatoes and similar services. Where distributors formerly relied on hopefully favorable reviews from a few top critics, the Tyranny…

The major Hollywood studios’ growing dependency on R-rated movies as evidenced by It, Mother! and The Kingsman sequel points up a potential need to revise the ratings code, we suggest in the The Deadline Podcast with special guest Deadline co-editor-in-chief Mike Fleming Jr. Deadpool's release two years ago (sequel…

A growing number of directors are being fired off films. Is there a connection to the trend of more filmmakers writing their own screenplays, rather than depending on the craftsmanship of seasoned screenwriters? Directors have worked hard to achieve more creative freedom, but may be sacrificing those gains in their…

In Episode 4 of The Deadline Podcast, Mike Fleming Jr joins me to review the options facing filmmakers in creating movies for streaming services versus for theaters. How do audiences respond to a major Netflix comedy-satire like Brad Pitt's War Machine, viewing it at home compared sharing it with a crowd of filmgoers…

For Episode #1 of our new The Deadline Podcast, we explore the conundrum of summer tentpoles — too many and too familiar. The major studios are writing ever bigger checks to support their summer franchises but are worried whether the overseas market is as buoyant as it seemed a few years ago. Still, foreign ticket…