Showbiz Sandbox 630: Resurrecting Silent Films Can Be Profitable (Theoretically)
September 12, 2023
The 1923 silent film “The Spanish Dancer” starring Pola Negri is the latest restoration project being theatrically released by Milestone Film & Video, one of the key players over the past 30 years in resurrecting forgotten and neglected films. We are joined by Dennis Doros, the co-founder of Milestone, who tells us how he turned a labor of love into a viable business.
Meanwhile, unlike the carriage dispute between Disney and the cable provider Charter Communications, which was settled early this week, the writers and actors strike against Hollywood studios and networks appears to have no end in sight.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including the winners of this year’s Venice Film Festival, a new artist-centric royalty scheme for music streaming and how criminals are using Spotify to launder money.
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‘The Nun II’ Conjures $85M+ Global Bow; Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ Thrills At Home & Abroad
https://deadline.com/2023/09/nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-oppenheimer-barbie-global-international-box-office-1235542325/
‘The Nun II’ Kicks Off Fall Box Office With $32.6M Domestic Opening
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nun-ii-box-office-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-1235586187/
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice, Peter Sarsgaard and Cailee Spaeny Take Acting Prizes
https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/poor-things-wins-golden-lion-at-venice-film-festival-1235718607/
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Greg Berlanti, Mindy Kaling, Bill Lawrence and More Overall Deals Suspended By Warner Bros. TV
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mindy-kaling-greg-berlanti-bill-lawrence-warner-bros-deals-suspended-strike-1235715723/
Striking Writers Try to Exploit Conflicts Between Studios and Streamers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/09/08/writers-union-calls-out-studios-streamers-escalation-strike/
‘Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel’ to End HBO Run After 29 Seasons
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel-hbo-ending-1235715019
Multiple Criminal Gang Members Confirm They’ve Used Spotify for Money Laundering in Bombshell New Report in Sweden
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/multiple-criminal-gang-members-confirm-theyve-used-spotify-for-money-laundering-in-bombshell-new-report-in-sweden/
TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes
https://torrentfreak.com/tv-museum-will-die-in-48-hours-unless-sony-retracts-youtube-copyright-strikes-230904/
‘Artist-Centric’ Payments on Deezer Can’t Exceed 100% of Platform’s Royalty Pool
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-artist-centric-payments-on-deezer-cant-exceed-100-of-platforms-royalty-pool/
Disney and Charter Reach Agreement to End ESPN, ABC Blackout
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-11/disney-charter-reach-accord-ending-blackout-of-espn-wsj-says
Disney and Charter end blackout, returning ESPN and ABC to Spectrum TV
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-11/charter-disney-deal-to-return-espn-abc-to-spectrum-blackout
Milestone Films Website
https://milestonefilms.com
The Spanish Dancer on Milestone Films Website
https://milestonefilms.com/products/spanish-dancer
Gary Wright, ‘Dream Weaver’ Singer, Dies at 80
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/gary-wright-dead-dream-weaver-1235713097/
Edith Grossman, Who Elevated the Art of Translation, Dies at 87
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/books/edith-grossman-dead.html
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