In today's day and age, when a celebrity makes a big mistake, it can often lead to rapid cancellation. But give credit to Sabrina Carpenter and her team... in what could have turned into a parade of outrage aimed at the hotter-than-hot superstar, a quick pivot...
In a previous article I penned a worrying set of numbers. Los Angeles shoot days plunged to 19,694 in 2025. These are the lowest levels outside the pandemic year. That is down from over 36,000 in 2022. Soundstage occupancy is stuck in the low 60s after years of...
Now that Blake Lively has seen most of her claims tossed out by a judge, pieces are starting to come together that the wife of Ryan Reynolds could have concocted a devious legal strategy that simply failed to launch. Was Lively aiming to use her claims about Justin...
The death of Chuck Norris has led many to reflect on the action-movie icon’s life and career. However, a recent piece in Variety uses the moment as an opportunity for grandstanding a political ideology. A piece titled, “Chuck Norris Was a Great Action Star — but Politics May Overshadow His Legacy,” questions if there is something insidious about Norris’s brand of screen hero.
Almost-forever CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, is stepping down this week and new leadership is filling in the vacuum. After Wall Street moguls helped guide the company towards picking Josh D'Amaro as his replacement, they also sought to quell possible...
The new movie from Pixar, Hoppers, may be performing worse than last year's Snow White, the media refuses to say so. The theatrical debuts of Disney’s live-action Snow White (2025) and Pixar’s animated Hoppers illustrate how dramatically the tone of media coverage can...
If you have been paying attention to social media this weekend, you'll notice that there is a full court press under way to promote Hoppers, the mediocre new film from Pixar, as well as an effort to convince you Pixar knows they have a problem and are fixing it. Of...
Hot Rod did nothing wrong. Yes, you heard me, I said it, darnit! By now you’ve likely seen the news that Hasbro is rolling out a tongue-in-cheek 1986 Apology Tour for the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie (1986). What are they apologizing for, you may...
We all know how production is shrinking and shriveling in high-cost-of-living-and-shooting California. We all THINK we know how bad it is getting in so many ways for formerly well-paid and regularly employed crews to make a living in the “Golden State.” Wanna bet you...
Disney films are notable for operating on dual levels: they provide accessible narratives for younger audiences while simultaneously presenting philosophical considerations regarding identity, authority, and moral responsibility. Both the animated classic The Lion...
The Super Bowl commercial for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie left many in the audience baffled. Disney and Lucasfilm had the biggest stage in television. They had over 100 million viewers watching. They had the first theatrical Star Wars film in years to sell. And...
Bob Iger was supposed to be the CEO of the Walt Disney Company until the end of his contract, December of 2026. Thus his replacer would be announced in the first half of this year, apprentice under Iger and then the transition of power would occur so that the new head...
As news of a WGA member strike against guild leadership heats up, LW Ghost is here to explain the ins and outs of how these unions actually work. As the season of contracts and negotiations approaches, there is a lot of press—informed and otherwise—and general...