Nicole Sperling

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nicole Sperling

The company has turned an in-person fan event into a live televised spectacle. Netflix is counting on devoted fans of "Stranger Things," "Squid Game" and "Wednesday" to tune in to its streaming service on Saturday night. But they won't log in to see new episodes of those most popular shows. Instead, viewers will be greeted with sneak peeks and cast reunions, as part of Tudum, an occasional in-person marketing event for Netflix that the company has turned into a streamed variety show.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nicole Sperling

Movie studios are putting more emphasis on the IMAX brand as it stands out as a bright spot in the theater business. Tom Cruise had a major request. He wanted IMAX to show his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie - and only his movie - on its giant screens for three weeks. It is the kind of exclusive run that few films get. So Mr. Cruise went straight to the top. He reached out to IMAX's chief executive, Rich Gelfond, who had some requests of his own.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Nicole Sperling

Several Hollywood industry and labor organizations wrote to President Trump on Monday asking for tax breaks that they said would help bring more film and television production back to the United States. Their letter was sent in response to Mr. Trump’s declaration on Truth Social this month that he would put a 100 percent tariff on films made outside the United States.

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Matt Stevens |Nicole Sperling

IT would have been simple to shoot the game show The Floor in Los Angeles. The city has many idle studios that could have easily accommodated its large display screen and the midnight-blue tiles that light up beneath contestants. But Fox flies the show’s host, Rob Lowe, and 100 American contestants thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to answer trivia questions about dogs, divas and Disney characters at a studio in Dublin. It makes more financial sense than filming in California.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nicole Sperling

The show's producer, Jonathan Nolan, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood's push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates. It is rare for the writer and producer Jonathan Nolan to open up his set to visitors. Mr. Nolan may not be as secretive as his big brother Christopher, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind "Oppenheimer," but his history of creating spoiler-filled dramas like "Westworld" has made him wary of giving the public a peek before a project is final.