Todd Longwell

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Oscars Screenplay Race Break Down: From Paul Thomas Anderson’s Dominance to Foreign-Language Longshots

Most of the Oscar prognostication action happens around the best picture, acting and directing races, leaving the poor writing nominees metaphorically stuck alone in a room, staring at a blank screen....

Showbiz Leaders Take AI Deep Dive at Variety Entertainment Summit at CES 2026

Launched in 1967, the Consumer Electronics Show bounced around cities and spots on the calendar before finally settling down in 1998 as an event held every January in Las Vegas. For...

Investment Banker Invasion: How Boutique Firms Dominated Hollywood’s Biggest Deals in 2025

Look at the biggest recent mergers and acquisitions in the worlds of entertainment, media and sports, from the record-setting $55 billion buyout of Elec­tronic Arts to the Skydance-Paramount merger and the...

Dealmakers 2025: Taylor Swift and Paramount to a Rapper’s Presidential Pardon, the Power Players Behind the Year’s Seismic Showbiz Shakeups

It’s no exaggeration to say that 2025 was a landmark in the annals of showbiz dealmaking. The year saw several transactions that not only involved billions of dollars changing...

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