The latest Hollywood + Media Business news to know each Weekday Morning in under 10 minutes (usually).
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
I hopped on the phone with director Deon Taylor to talk about his new adult thriller FATALÉ from Lionsgate, his pitch to Hilary Swank to take the unexpected role, and the process of releasing a movie in theaters during pandemic December 2020.
ALSO get a preview of his next movie, shot in the pandemic with TI and Joseph Sakora from POWER.
You can get Deon's Buy One Ticket, get one free offer HERE while supplies last.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
SONY casts Whitney Houston role in biopic
Megan & Harry + SPOTIFY
HULU gets Pam & Tommy sex tape series
KELLY CLARKSON renewed for 2 more years
SERVANT gets 3rd season
CHAPPELLE’S SHOW off HBOMax
SUNDANCE 2021 selections
FACEBOOK to launch new "Spaces" aka CAMEO for FB.
TRAILER HOUSE:
APPLE TV: “The World’s a Little Blurry” docu trailer
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
LISTEN TO:
Blake & Gwen “You make it feel like Christmas” on Spotify
TRAILER HOUSE:
SEARCHLIGHT “Nomadland” trailer
NETFLIX “Bridgerton” trailer
EPIX “Bridge and Tunnel” trailer
AMAZON “Yearly Departed” trailer
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Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
DISNEY sets 2021 movie release dates
Michael Douglas as Ronald Regan in PARAMOUNT TV limited series
Jamie Bell + Margaret Qualley to play Fred + Ginger at Amazon
RIDICULOUSNESS spinoff hits MTV tonight
TRAILER HOUSE:
APPLE TV “Dickinson” Season 2 trailer
UNIVERSAL PICTURES “Nobody” trailer
LISTEN TO:
CHARLIE PRIDE “Is Anybody goin to San Antone” on Spotify
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Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
LISTEN TO:
Charlie Brown Christmas “Linus and Lucy” on Spotify
ANDREA BOCELLI concert tickets
TRAILER HOUSE:
MARVEL “Wandavision” trailer
MARVEL “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” trailer
MARVEL “Loki” series teaser
NETFLIX “The Midnight Sky” final trailer
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Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
Affleck + Clooney at AMAZON
Kev Hart + Wes Snipes at NETFLIX
HBO rebooting TRUE BLOOD?
Jessica Simpson + AMAZON reality show
Fox News launching weather channel
LISTEN TO:
ELLE KING “Another You” on Spotify
TRAILER HOUSE:
NETFLIX “Cobra Kai” Season 3 trailer
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Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
New STERN SiriusXM deal
SPIDERMAN 3 casting news
PEACOCK & HBOMAX update account #s
OSCARS set producing team
TV Series renewals, cancellations, pickups
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Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
GUCCI movie adding big cast at MGM
Tina Fey producing Carol Burnett movie at APPLE
HBO sets EUPHORIA ep 2 date in Jan
Queen Latifah + NETFLIX movie
MSNBC getting new prez
LISTEN TO:
GWEN STEFANI “Let me reintroduce myself” on Spotify
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Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
NICE WHITE PARENTS coming to HBO
Oscar Issaac + METAL GEAR SOLID vid game pic at Sony
CROODS 2 lead box office, no other movie cracks $1mil
HBO MAX ends free preview weeks
LISTEN TO:
MILEY CYRUS “Gimme What I Want” on Spotify
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Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
WARNER BROS blows up 2021 movie biz
DISNEY’s massive entertainment group layoffs
Marvel’s HAWKEYE adds to cast at Disney+
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD gets 7th season
Hilary & Chelsea Clinton + AppleTV docuseries
New Movies + TV to watch this weekend
TRAILER HOUSE:
NETFLIX “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Season 4 trailer
LIONSGATE “Fatale” Trailer
LISTEN TO:
DOLLY PARTON “A Holly Dolly Christmas” on Spotify
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
Emma Stone drops out of Pitt, Chazelle PAR movie
HBO MAX picks up star studded covid heist movie
Gal Gadot signs on to international action franchise pic
WONDERY selling to Amazon?
DISCOVERY+ streaming service launch details
LISTEN TO:
JO BROS “I Need You Christmas” on Spotify
TRAILER HOUSE:
NETFLIX “The Dig” trailer
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
NETFLIX + Melissa McCarthy TV series
Armie Hammer + GODFATHER TV series
DISNEY axes TouchstoneTV label
PLUTO + Showtime channel
HBO’s THE UNDOING ratings are a hit
TRAILER HOUSE:
LISTEN TO:
MEGAN TRAINOR “Holidays” on Spotify
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Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
BLACK MIRROR creator doing 2020 Netflix special
Felicity Huffman books new ABC project
Peter Dinklage is the new Toxic Avenger
Disney making big end of year NFL push
Your monthly Comcast bill is likely going up
RUDOLPH airs tonight on CBS
LISTEN TO:
AC/DC “Realize” on Spotify
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Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
DISNEY raises 2021 layoff count
VIACOM sells Simon & Schuster
CROODS 2 sets US Covid Box Office record
SNL sets Dec hosts + music guests
AMAZON cancels UTOPIA
ABC Disney Holiday Singalong tonight
TRAILER HOUSE:
NETFLIX “Prom” trailer
LISTEN TO:
FGL “Lit This Year” on Spotify
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
New TV + Movies to watch Thanksgiving weekend
NETFLIX pulls Chappelle’s Show at Dave’s request
Peyton Manning to host NBC game show
ONE DAY AT A TIME canceled at PopTV
SKYDANCE gets new CMO
OBAMA book hits big week 1 sales
LISTEN TO:
ADAM SANDLER “The Thanksgiving Song” on Spotify
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Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
UNIVERSAL moves THE 355 to 2022
HULU buys Joe Carnahan / Frank Grillo movie
NPH joins Nic Cage movie at LIONSGATE
NETFLIX commits to spending $1 Bil in New Mexico
SNAP adds TikTok ‘homage’ section, “Spotlight”
HBOMAX + Nicki Minaj docuseries
JEOPARDY auditioning Ken Jennings as host?
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LISTEN TO/READ:
David Fincher NYT Mag profile
BENEE “Kool” on Spotify
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
Channing Tatum + 21 Jump St producers for UNI movie
PREDATOR gets another reboot at 20th Century Fox
HBO orders THE LAST OF US TV series
ROKU offers big Black Friday discounts
VOX.com sees big exec exits
LISTEN TO/READ:
SHAWN MENDES/JUSTIN BIEBER “Monster” on Spotify
George Clooney THR interview
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Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
Sony moves MONSTER HUNTERS to Christmas
Angelina Jolie to direct Vietnam War photog movie
AppleTV gets Tetris movie with Taron Egerton
NETFLIX orders Obama produced gov’t sketch show
Shawn Levy signs $100 mil Netflix deal
Buzzfeed buys Huffington Post
Digiday FAST / AVOD services biz model dive
New TV + Movies to watch this weekend
TRAILER HOUSE:
PARAMOUNT NETWORK “Coyote” trailer
LIONSGATE “Chaos Walking” trailer
LISTEN TO:
DUA LIPA “Levitating” on Spotify
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
WONDER WOMAN on HBOMax + Theaters on Christmas
300+ laid off at AMC Networks, NBCU & ViacomCBS
Tina Fey hosting NBC Broadway special in Dec
CHARLIE BROWN holiday specials airing on PBS
Fox rebooting NAME THAT TUNE
YouTube changes policy to put ads on whatever it wants
TRAILER HOUSE:
AMAZON PRIME “One Night in Miami” trailer
LISTEN TO:
DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE “Girls Ain’t Nothin But Trouble” on Spotify
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Today’s HEADLINES:
Conan ending TBS show in 2021, going to HBOMax
Terrence Winter leaves THE BATMAN HBO Max show
Woke renewed at HULU
Jennifer Garner + Zoe Saldana + Ryan Reynolds + NETFLIX
Spike Lee + Viagra musical at eOne
More exec changes at NBCU
TWITTER takes a note from Snapchat
SIMON & SCHUSTER sale heats up again
TRAILER HOUSE:
WARNER BROS “Tom and Jerry” trailer
NETFLIX “Pieces of a Woman” trailer
LISTEN TO:
Heavy D and the Boyz “We got our own thang” on Spotify
Johnny Gill “Rub You the Right Way” on Spotify
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