Showbiz Sandbox 527: Sundance Film Festival Overcomes Pandemic Hurdle
February 4, 2021
How do you hold a film in the midst of an infectious health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic? Just ask the Sundance Film Festival who managed to pull off a virtual film festival that felt quite similar to the real deal right down to the blockbuster acquisition deals for this year’s most popular titles. There was even a virtual bar for attendees to hang out and network with one another. We’ll fill you in on all the movies from this year’s festival that you’ll be hearing about throughout 2021.
Meanwhile, last year’s noteworthy movies and television shows are heading into a delayed awards season with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announcing their Golden Globe Nominees. If the Globes are any indication, which is not always the case, then streaming services may dominate this year’s round of awards.
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including the AMC stock price surge, Warner Music goes solo and we may finally have seen the end of Peak TV.
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Denzel Washington & Rami Malek Thriller ‘The Little Things’ Counts $4.8M Debut
https://deadline.com/2021/01/the-little-things-weekend-box-office-denzel-washington-hbo-max-1234684258/
China Box Office Earns $33 Million in Weekend Without new Releases
https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/china-box-office-weekend-without-new-releases-1234897033/
Sundance 2021 Winners: ‘CODA’ Wins Four Awards, Including Grand Jury Prize
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/sundance-film-festival-2021-winners-list-1234614184/
Weinstein Sexual Misconduct Settlement Confirmed by Bankruptcy Judge
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/weinstein-sexual-misconduct-settlement-confirmed-by-bankruptcy-judge
Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Attorneys to Receive Millions More Than Victims
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/weinstein-co-bankruptcy-payout-26-million-1234895958/
Nick Cannon Daytime Talk Show Revived After Controversy Over Anti-Semitic Comments
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nick-cannon-talk-show-masked-singer-debmar-1234894356/
Country Radio Quickly Removing Morgan Wallen From Playlists After Racial Slur
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/morgan-wallen-country-radio-removed-racial-slur-1234899010/
CBS Opens Probe Into Racist, Sexist Behavior By Local TV Execs
https://deadline.com/2021/01/cbs-sexist-racist-probe-george-cheeks-bob-bakish-viacomcbs-1234683888/
‘Game of Thrones’ Animated Series in Early Development at HBO Max
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/game-of-thrones-animated-series-hbo-max-1234894042/
Spotify Subscriptions Grew to 155M in 2020, Monthly Active Users Topped 345M
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-subscriptions-grew-to-155m-in-2020-monthly-active-users-topped-345m/
ICM Partners Promotes 14 New Agents
https://variety.com/2021/film/people-news/icm-partners-promotion-agents-1234892471/
CAA Promotes Rachel Rusch to Co-Head of Motion Picture Talent
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caa-promotes-rachel-rusch-to-co-head-of-motion-picture-talent
Warner Music Group Earnings: Streaming Boosts Label to Record Quarter
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9519510/warner-music-group-earnings-streaming-record-quarter/
Peak TV Update: Scripted Originals Dip 7% in 2020, FX Says
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peak-tv-update-scripted-originals-dip-7-in-2020-fx-says
‘Ozark,’ ‘The Office’ Lead Nielsen’s 2020 Streaming Rankings
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ozark-the-office-lead-nielsens-2020-streaming-rankings
A+E Networks Plans TV Ad-Sales Shake Up, Will Press for Total Audience Measures
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ae-networks-total-audience-measurement-tv-advertising-upfront-1234897009/
Dustin Diamond Dies: “Screech” From ‘Saved By The Bell’ Was 44
https://deadline.com/2021/02/dustin-diamond-dead-obituary-saved-by-the-bell-screech-1234684850/
Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/obituaries/cicely-tyson-dead.html
Sophie, Acclaimed Avant-pop Producer, Dies Aged 34
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/30/sophie-acclaimed-avant-pop-producer-dies-aged-34
Jamie Tarses, Executive in a Hollywood Rise-and-Fall Story, Dies at 56
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/business/media/jamie-tarses-dead.html
Emmy and Tony Winner Hal Holbrook Dies at 95
https://variety.com/2014/film/news/hal-holbrook-dead-dies-emmy-tony-winning-actor-mark-twain-1234898102/
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-Winning Actress and Prolific TV Atar, Dies at 94
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-01-27/cloris-leachman-dead
Allan Burns Dies: Co-Creator Of ‘The Munsters’ And ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Was 85
https://deadline.com/2021/01/allan-burns-dies-the-munters-mary-tyler-moore-rhoda-obituary-1234684359/
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