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Elizabeth Holmes Film Opens to Over 2,000 Sold-Out Shows “You Can See Everything,” a documentary about the Theranos founder, made a big splash for a movie not yet in wide release. And Netflix had a box office milestone. A scene from “You Can See Everything,” the documentary on Elizabeth Holmes, who is serving time in a federal prison for crimes related to her medical technology company, Theranos.Credit...A24 Oct.
With Layoffs and a Firing, Netflix Hurries to Rewrite Its Narrative Despite strong revenues and profits, the streaming service cut 1,000 jobs and jettisoned its chief content officer. Drops in the stock price and viewer engagement are to blame. Netflix is replacing Bela Bajaria, the company’s chief content officer, with Peter Rice, a Fox and Disney veteran.Credit...Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times Oct. 16, 2026, 6:17 p.m. ET Plenty seems to be working for Netflix these days.
Netflix Shakes Up Top Ranks, Replacing Its Chief Content Officer
Netflix Shakes Up Top Ranks, Replacing Its Chief Content Officer Peter Rice, a former executive at Disney and Fox, will take over from Bela Bajaria. Open modal at item 1 of 2 Open modal at item 2 of 2 Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s former chief content officer, and Peter Rice, a former executive at the Walt Disney Company and News Corporation. Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Oct.
Alex Gibney on ‘Musk’ and Why a 4-Hour Film Was Necessary
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney has long been interested in tales of unchecked power, from turning Enron’s collapse into an entertaining crime story to revealing, in the Academy Award-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side,” the U.S. policy on torture. So it wasn’t a surprise when a group of investors approached him about taking on Elon Musk. It was 2022.
‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. ‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop The film, starring Tom Cruise, grossed an estimated $8 million in its opening weekend. That could put the movie on track to lose at least $125 million. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, left, the director of “Diggers,” and Tom Cruise, who plays a gray-haired billionaire in the film.
5 Takeaways From Ari Emanuel’s Memoir
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. 5 Takeaways From Ari Emanuel’s Memoir “Roll the Calls,” the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.
No Splinters Were Experienced in the Making of This Film
No Splinters Were Experienced in the Making of This Film For “Wicker,” the tale of a 17th-century husband conjured up by a basket maker, the challenge of designing the unlikely lover required months of testing. In “Wicker,” Olivia Colman’s Fisherwoman falls for a man made from the title material (played by Alexander Skarsgard).Credit...Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth/Black Bear Sept.
Here’s What You Won’t See at the Prestigious Fall Film Festivals
Here’s What You Won’t See at the Prestigious Fall Film Festivals The major studios and their A-list stars are AWOL this season for a variety of reasons, forcing the festivals to scramble. “You Can See Everything,” about Elizabeth Holmes, generated headlines for the Telluride Film Festival.Credit...A24 The Telluride Film Festival usually includes a surprise or two: Oprah Winfrey in the audience, a special film added at the last minute.
El inquietante documental en el que Elizabeth Holmes intenta limpiar su nombre Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El inquietante documental en el que Elizabeth Holmes intenta limpiar su nombre En el documental “You Can See Everything”, presentado por sorpresa en Telluride, Elizabeth Holmes colabora con Nathan Fielder en un intento por cambiar su narrativa sobre el colapso de Theranos.
Elizabeth Holmes documentary upends Telluride Film Festival
TELLURIDE, Colo. — Thirty-four days before Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the medical testing company Theranos, reported to prison to begin her 11-year sentence for defrauding investors, she invited a camera crew into her rented home in Southern California in an effort to clear her name. Yet the two people she chose to chronicle her life were Nathan Fielder, the absurdist comedian behind “Nathan for You,” and documentary director Lance Oppenheim.
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Upends Telluride Film Festival
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Upends Telluride Film Festival The comic Nathan Fielder and the filmmaker Lance Oppenheim teamed up to interview the convicted executive for “You Can See Everything.” Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes in a screenshot from the trailer for the new film.Credit...A24 Sept.
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Upends Telluride Film Festival
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Harry and Meghan see their California dreams, and riches, fade away
LOS ANGELES — It began with such high hopes. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Hollywood in 2020, flush with a multimillion-dollar Netflix deal and a promise that the duo, scorned by the royal family, would make a slew of inspirational programming.
El príncipe Enrique y Meghan parten de California con su poder de estrellas desvaneciéndose
Como muchos otros antes que ellos, el príncipe Enrique y Meghan llegaron a Hollywood con grandes planes. Se van con su poder estelar desvaneciéndose. Todo empezó con tantas esperanzas. El duque y la duquesa de Sussex aterrizaron en Hollywood en 2020, respaldados por un acuerdo multimillonario con Netflix y la promesa de que la pareja, despreciada por la familia real, crearía una gran cantidad de contenido inspirador.
El príncipe Enrique y Meghan parten de California con su poder de estrellas desvaneciéndose
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El príncipe Enrique y Meghan parten de California con su poder de estrellas desvaneciéndose Como muchos otros antes que ellos, el príncipe Enrique y Meghan llegaron a Hollywood con grandes planes. Se van con su poder estelar desvaneciéndose.
Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams — and Riches — Fade Away
Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams — and Riches — Fade Away Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Britain after spending six years in California chasing their Hollywood dreams.Credit...Dylan Martinez/Reuters Aug. 22, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET It began with such high hopes.
Meghan of Sussex Eyes a Role in a Netflix Show
Meghan of Sussex Eyes a Role in a Netflix Show The duchess's representatives have had exploratory talks about her joining a third season of “The Gentlemen,” two people said. Netflix has not yet ordered a third season of the show. The discussions with Netflix represent a step toward an acting comeback for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.Credit...Cyril Zingaro/Keystone, via Associated Press Aug. 21, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET In Hollywood, it qualifies as a “possible maybe” with an asterisk — perhaps two.
Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?
LOS ANGELES -- Wearing a ratty bathrobe and a pair of wired headphones, actor Nathan Shoop was living inside a 3-foot-deep by 25-foot-wide billboard shaped like a house, some 30 feet above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Netflix's Unique Billboard Promotion Stunt
Wearing a ratty bathrobe and a pair of wired headphones, actor Nathan Shoop is living inside a 3-foot-deep by 25-foot-wide billboard shaped like a house, some 30 feet above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Wearing a ratty bathrobe and a pair of wired headphones, the actor Nathan Shoop is living inside a 3-foot-deep by 25-foot-wide billboard shaped like a house, some 30 feet above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?
LOS ANGELES -- Wearing a ratty bathrobe and a pair of wired headphones, actor Nathan Shoop is living inside a 3-foot-deep by 25-foot-wide billboard shaped like a house, some 30 feet above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
There’s a Scramble Underway Over a ‘Barbie’ Sequel
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Barbie’s expiration date is looming. It has been three years since the bright-pink sensation hit the box office and racked up $1.5 billion in worldwide box office sales — the most ever for a Warner Bros. film — and commanded the culture, with all-pink screening parties and eight Oscar nominations. The reception left Warner Bros.
There's a Scramble Underway Over a 'Barbie' Sequel
Barbie's expiration date is looming. It has been three years since the bright-pink sensation hit the box office and racked up $1.5 billion in worldwide box office sales -- the most ever for a Warner Bros. film -- and commanded the culture, with all-pink screening parties and eight Oscar nominations. The reception left Warner Bros. with a clear commercial mandate: Get a sequel into production as soon as possible. But no deal has been reached, and time is running out.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of freelance journalists that for years owned and operated the annual Golden Globe Awards, has sued the show’s new owner over what it says was an unlawful takeover. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, claims that Penske Media fraudulently acquired the Golden Globes in a bid to monopolize the lucrative advertising business driven by Hollywood studios chasing awards.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of freelance journalists that for years owned and operated the annual Golden Globe Awards, has sued the show’s new owner over what it says was an unlawful takeover. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, claims that Penske Media fraudulently acquired the Golden Globes in a bid to monopolize the lucrative advertising business driven by Hollywood studios chasing awards.
Pump in the Butter and Add Salt. Just Don’t Toss Out the Popcorn Tub.
First, Bill Howard surrendered his cellphone. Then he signed the nondisclosure agreement. He sat for an hour and a half that day on the Universal Pictures studio lot with a single paper copy of a script for an upcoming movie. He pored over it, alone, scribbling in the one notepad he was permitted, thinking about his craft. How would he bring his unique set of skills to bear on this particular project and help to make it a blockbuster?
El lucrativo negocio de hacer ver 'cool' a las palomitas
Primero, Bill Howard entregó su celular. Después firmó el acuerdo de confidencialidad. Ese día pasó una hora y media en los estudios de Universal Pictures con una única copia impresa del guion de una película próxima a estrenarse. La leyó detenidamente, a solas, tomando apuntes en la única libreta que tenía permitido usar y pensando en su oficio. ¿Cómo podría aplicar sus singulares habilidades a este proyecto en particular y ayudar a convertirlo en un éxito de taquilla?
El lucrativo negocio de hacer ver ‘cool’ a las palomitas
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Primero, Bill Howard entregó su celular. Después firmó el acuerdo de confidencialidad. Ese día pasó una hora y media en los estudios de Universal Pictures con una única copia impresa del guion de una película próxima a estrenarse. La leyó detenidamente, a solas, tomando apuntes en la única libreta que tenía permitido usar y pensando en su oficio.
Salty, buttery, astonishingly lucrative: The $100 million market of popcorn buckets
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Nicole Sperling, New York Times First, Bill Howard surrendered his cellphone. Then he signed the nondisclosure agreement. He sat for an hour and a half that day on the Universal Pictures studio lot with a single paper copy of a script for an upcoming movie. He pored over it, alone, scribbling in the one notepad he was permitted, thinking about his craft.
Movie Theaters Embrace the Bewilderingly Lucrative Business of Buckets
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. First, Bill Howard surrendered his cellphone. Then he signed the nondisclosure agreement. He sat for an hour and a half that day on the Universal Pictures studio lot with a single paper copy of a script for an upcoming movie. He pored over it, alone, scribbling in the one notepad he was permitted, thinking about his craft.
Netflix Revenue Grows 13% to $12.6 Billion Original
Netflix Revenue Grows 13% to $12.6 Billion The company’s second-quarter earnings were largely in line with Wall Street’s expectations. Netflix’s animated film “Swapped” was among its biggest new hits in the second quarter, the company said.Credit...Skydance Animation/Netflix July 16, 2026, 4:17 p.m. ET Netflix’s second-quarter revenue grew 13 percent and its net income jumped close to 10 percent, the company said Thursday, in line with Wall Street’s expectations.
Netflix Revenue Grows 13% to $12.6 Billion
Netflix's second-quarter revenue grew 13% and its net income jumped close to 10%, the company said Thursday, in line with Wall Street's expectations. Audiences watched 97 billion hours of content in the first half of the year, about 2% more than they did in the same period the year before.
‘Minions’ Opens at No. 1 but Falls Far Short of Earlier Films in the Franchise Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. ‘Minions’ Opens at No. 1 but Falls Far Short of Earlier Films in the Franchise The movie generated $36.4 million in ticket sales in North America for the holiday weekend, a 62 percent decline from 2024, the last time a “Minions” movie was in theaters.
Minions as Auteurs? The Newest Entry Takes an Old Hollywood Approach
The mics were nearing 100 years old. So were the lamps. The wooden music stands were as old as Hollywood itself, complete with small indentations where the musicians used to rest their cigarettes while they performed. This is the scoring stage on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, California, which used to be the home of MGM back in the 1930s.
Minions as Auteurs? The Newest Entry Takes an Old Hollywood Approach
Minions as Auteurs? The Newest Entry Takes an Old Hollywood Approach The director Pierre Coffin, who also voices the yellow chaos agents, wasn’t interested in returning. Then a producer suggested an idea he couldn’t resist. The scoring session for “Minions & Monsters” involved 76 musicians. Credit...Universal Pictures July 3, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET The mics were nearing 100 years old. So were the lamps.
Independent Studio Buys Movie About OpenAI That Amazon Dropped
Independent Studio Buys Movie About OpenAI That Amazon Dropped Neon purchased “Artificial,” which focuses on OpenAI’s chief, Sam Altman, after Amazon walked away from it following an investment in the start-up.
Independent Studio Buys Movie About OpenAI That Amazon Dropped
LOS ANGELES -- The independent film studio Neon has purchased "Artificial," a film about Sam Altman and his rocky road to becoming CEO of OpenAI, after the film arm of Amazon abandoned it, two people familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. Neon will release the film, which features Andrew Garfield portraying Altman and Ike Barinholtz playing Elon Musk, later this year, one of the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversations.
Amazon’s Movie Arm Abandons Film About OpenAI Original
Amazon’s Movie Arm Abandons Film About OpenAI The company, which invested $50 billion in the artificial intelligence start-up this year, will let the team behind the film, “Artificial,” try to sell the project to another studio.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
Netflix is done coddling Hollywood
When Dan Lin, the chair of Netflix’s film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia, he thought it was obvious who should play the lead role: Charlize Theron. “Charlize is one of one,” Lin said. The movie, “Apex,” would feature white-water rafting, venomous snakes, characters plummeting to their deaths from cliffs.
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