Movie studios flocked to Las Vegas for CinemaCon last week hoping to prove to theater owners that they had the goods. Not everyone left Sin City a winner: Some high-profile releases fizzled, while others were greeted with a collective "meh." But a few lucky companies and blockbuster hopefuls left the exhibition industry trade show well positioned to make a box office killing. Here's a look at which fortunes rose and which collapsed after four day... Full Story on Variety.com →
WGA Contract Talks Complicated by Dramatic Changes in Television Landscape
Ten years ago, the Writers Guild of America forced the major media conglomerates to address the question of how high-end content creators would be paid in the digital future. That future is now — and WGA troops are once again gathering at the border. The economic pressures fueling strik …
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Entertainment Attorney Nina Shaw Speaks for Diversity in a Changing Industry
At Variety's Power of Women event last October, honoree Ava DuVernay focused part of her speech on her representatives – those agents, managers and lawyers, or "whoever speaks for us in the industry." Top among these reps, for DuVernay and many others, is entertainment attorney Nina Sha …
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Hollywood Lawyer John Frankenheimer of Loeb & Loeb Fights for City of Hope
Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney John T. Frankenheimer, Variety's Power of Law honoree this year, understands the devastating impact of cancer all too well. In 2013, his wife, Leslie, a multi-Emmy award-winning set decorator who worked on such feature films and TV series as "Blade Run …
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