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Showbiz Sandbox 481: Catty Jokes At Oscars Spur Backlash
February 17, 2020

When James Corden and Rebel Wilson strutted onto the Oscar stage dressed as characters from the film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Cats” it garnered sincere laughter from the audience. However, the duo went on to mock the visual effects of the fi...

Showbiz Sandbox 480: “Parasite” Infects the Oscars With Historic Win
February 10, 2020

Though many Academy Awards pundits believed that “1917” would win the Oscar for Best Picture, the prize went to filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite.” Anne Thompson of Indiewire joins us to explain how the industry united behind the South Korean film,

Showbiz Sandbox 479: Are Streamers Ruining Sundance?
February 03, 2020

About every five years a new group of deep-pocketed players shows up at the Sundance Film Festival and spends a small fortune acquiring a handful of films causing fear that the industry has been forever changed. This year,

Showbiz Sandbox 478: Setting Records at Sundance and the Grammys
January 31, 2020

With the Winter Olympics causing an abbreviated and frantic awards season, the film took a brief respite from Oscar-talk to head to Park City, Utah for this year’s Sundance Film Festival. We give you an update on all the hot titles and buzz being gener...

Showbiz Sandbox 477: The Recording Academy Upstages Itself During Grammy Week
January 21, 2020

Even before this year’s Grammys are handed out next Sunday the Recording Academy is making headlines, not necessarily in a good way. In a controversial move, the organization put its CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative leave after less than six months ...

Showbiz Sandbox 476: Four Movies Top This Years Oscar Nominations
January 14, 2020

When the nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Monday morning, for the first time in history four films wound up earning ten or more nods; “1917,” “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

Showbiz Sandbox 475: Broadway Attendance Was Up and Box Office Was (Slightly) Down in 2019
January 06, 2020

Broadway produced its second highest grossing year in history during 2019, earning $1.7 billion, just 3% down from the year before. The season still managed to set a record for attendance, selling more tickets than any other season in modern history.

Showbiz Sandbox 474: YouTube and Facebook Curtail Their Streaming Subscriptions
December 30, 2019

Facebook and YouTube might be giants in technology and media, but they have both decided to sit out the streaming wars. Sure, they’re spending $1 billion per year producing original content but pales in comparison to what the Apples and Amazons and Pea...

Showbiz Sandbox 473: There Is A Disturbance In The Chinese Force
December 23, 2019

The “Star Wars” franchise was never a huge phenomenon in China the way it was elsewhere in the world, so it wasn’t much of a shock when the latest installment, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” flopped in its opening weekend in the country.

Showbiz Sandbox 472: The Growing Dominance of Netflix Movies During Awards Season
December 16, 2019

As Hollywood’s major guilds begin announcing their nominations for best films of the year a trend seems to be emerging; Netflix is becoming a player in prestige cinema. Similar to how cable networks disrupted the domination of broadcast companies at th...