What do Backrooms, Iron Lung, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have in common?
Their success was built, at least in part, on audiences that already existed before the movies hit theaters.
Now, obviously audience building isn’t new. It’s always been the foundation of the movie business.
Traile...
This weekend, I found myself thinking about legacy.
It started after hearing about the death of someone whose public life took such a dramatic turn that, regardless of how anyone feels about his politics, history will probably remember him very differently than it would have just a decade ago. And ...
There’s something about the idea of “heading to Hollywood” that still feels like a rite of passage. But lately, I’ve been wondering… are we all still chasing something that’s already moved?
As many of you may know, I’m a proud Detroiter. I live in Brooklyn, NY, but I can never call myself a New Yor...