The fall was springtime for Broadway plays. With a bumper crop of nontuners crowding out the handful of new musicals so far this season, straight-play devotees could savor the resurgence of a form that had long been eclipsed on the commercial landscape by big-budget song-and-dance.
At a recent digital cinema event in Hollywood, a speaker joked that it was no accident exhibs had dubbed nonfeature content "Other Digital Stuff."
That's O-D-S for short. Pronounced odious. The line was meant as a joke, but many exhibs act like that's what they think.
Hedge funds aren't just for the majors anymore. While the first round of big fund players -- Dune, Virtual, Legendary, Gun Hill -- focused on studio slates and would-be blockbusters, investors have a new target in the entertainment business, with potentially lower risks and higher returns: specialized film.
Denver scribe Josh Hartwell delivers a slice-of-life tribute to film buffs, seen through the lens of four twentysomethings who work at an arthouse theater specializing in Hollywood classics.
On the 10th anniversary of our 10 Producers to Watch list, Variety looks both forward and back. We present a new crop of producers showing great promise.