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Fast Company December 2005 Scott Kirsner |
Maverick Mogul Broadcast.com founder Mark Cuban is questioning everything about the film business - and naturally ticking a lot of people off. |
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Jessi Hempel |
Lights, Action, And Bleeding Hearts EBay billionaire Jeff Skoll is backing a flurry of movies with political messages. |
Wired February 2006 Michael S. Malone |
The Indie Movie Mogul eBay ex-president Jeff Skoll likes to bankroll worthy causes. So he went to Hollywood to make small movies with big messages. |
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 |
Catching the Conscience of Hollywood Former eBay President Jeffrey Skoll has a new bid: Producing socially relevant movies such as Good Night, and Good Luck. |
Wired December 2005 Xeni Jardin |
Thinking Outside the Box Office Director Steven Soderbergh talks about the copyright cops, the remixing underground, and why he'll debut his new movie on DVD, cable, and in theaters all at once. |
Fast Company September 2006 Anya Kamenetz |
Moving Pictures With 11 Oscar nominations for cause-driven work such as Syriana -- and a growing roster of A-list talent at his side -- entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeff Skoll is proving that it pays to be pointed. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 David Kushner |
Can Mark Cuban Take Hollywood Hi-Def? In the first part of this interview, the HDNet and Landmark Cinema's impresario tells us how he's going to change the way we watch movies. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Comcast Demands Indie Cred The cable giant comes up with an interesting deal for on-demand content. Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster, with lines around the block on opening weekend, coming to an end? Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Ronald Grover |
What's Driving The Box Office Batty Hollywood is pushing movies to DVD and video faster -- and theaters are feeling squeezed. And with the price of cinema tickets skyrocketing, this gives movie fans new clout. Clearly, some big script changes are in store. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 W.D. Crotty |
Will "Bubble" Bust Cinemas? A maverick filmmaker and a billionaire duo seek to shake up Hollywood by simultaneously releasing a new movie to DVD, cable TV and movie theaters. Is this the paradigm shift that kills the suffering movie theater industry? Investors, take note. |
Fast Company December 2005 Alan Deutschman |
Building a Better Movie Business It's the iconic American industry. But audiences are vanishing, piracy is soaring, and new technology is treacherous. Can Tinseltown innovate its way out of trouble? |
BusinessWeek May 5, 2011 Michael White |
This Summer, Hollywood Could Use a Hero Hollywood will roll out big-budget movies almost weekly this summer in an effort to erase a $500 million box-office deficit so far in 2011. |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Grover & Green |
Hollywood Heist Will tinseltown let techies steal the show? The ripping and burning of movies to DVDs is growing into a global underground industry that last year cost film studios an estimated $3 billion in lost DVD sales. It's prodding the guys in Guccis into action. |
Wired April 2005 Xeni Jardin |
The Cuban Revolution The maverick billionaire blogger wants to take the film out of the film industry. And his all-digital vision is coming soon to a screen near you. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 24, 2006 Julia Hanna |
The Life of the Indy Producer As many changes as there have been in the film industry, more are sure to come as technology alters the way movies are made and how we watch them. |
Fast Company December 2005 Mark N. Vamos |
Editor's Letter: Hooray for Hollywood There is a revolution taking place in the film industry. |
InternetNews September 10, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
Mark Cuban Works Hard, Plays Hard He's known as a firebrand, but Mark Cuban is at heart a fun-loving, shrewd businessman. |
CRM December 2011 Eric Barkin |
The Monday Morning Numbers on Movie Marketing How international growth, social media, and a decline in DVD sales are changing the film industry's marketing strategies. |
Salon.com November 14, 2002 Charles Taylor |
Will the DVD save movies? Film purists have long wanted to watch movies "as they were meant to be seen." With the art house all but dead, the future of film is right there in your living room. |
Fast Company December 2005 |
The New Wave A digital tsunami is hitting Hollywood, and the old guard is holding on for dear life. But a new generation of up-and-comers has arrived. Here are 10 who know how to surf. |
Salon.com February 13, 2001 Andrew O'Hehir |
Toga! Toga! Toga! The amazing Oscar nominations: "Gladiator" gets 12! Steven Soderbergh gets dual nods for picture, direction! Wait -- where's "Cast Away"? |
BusinessWeek December 1, 2003 Michelle Conlin |
Jeffrey Skoll: Why Delay? Give It Away Jeffrey S. Skoll lit up Silicon Valley as the first president of eBay Inc. Then, in 1999, when he was all of 34, he used $34 million from the proceeds of eBay's initial public offering to set up the Skoll Foundation, making him one of the youngest philanthropists in U.S. history. |
Popular Mechanics January 2009 Glenn Kenny |
Finally, Bring Home the Hollywood Classics in HD With HD discs and downloads now widely available, Hollywood is finally tackling the job of turning film classics into digital masterpieces. |
Wired January 2004 Chris Anderson |
MEMO: To: The next head of the Motion Picture Association of America How Hollywood can avoid the fate of the music industry |
Salon.com March 29, 2001 Stephanie Zacharek |
Hating Hollywood Even in the year of the art film, failing to appreciate what movies do best is just as dumb as sneering at subtitles... |
Salon.com December 20, 2000 Stephen Lemons |
Steven Soderbergh It's been a very hot year for the director of New York Film Critics Circle favorites "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich." Next year may be hotter still... |
Fast Company July 2003 Ryan Underwood |
Speedometer Special Summer-Movie Edition. What does -- and doesn't -- sell in Hollywood these days. Plus, the management wisdom of Marilyn Monroe. And while you're reading, please supersize the popcorn. |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Stephen H. Wildstrom |
At Last, An Online Art House Jaman has an eclectic catalog of easy-to-download movies. |
Salon.com June 29, 2000 Gregg Kilday |
The perfect star As "The Perfect Storm" bears down on the box office, George Clooney tries to prove -- yet again -- that he's an A-list star. If George Clooney didn't exist, Hollywood would have invented him. Come to think of it, Hollywood more or less did. |
Reason May 2008 Greg Beato |
Hollywood's Decency Epidemic An onslaught of wholesome entertainment |
Macworld March 30, 2007 Peter Cohen |
The Movies Fun strategy game allows you to go Hollywood. |
Salon.com November 27, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
"Solaris" Sure, it might not have a plot, but Steven Soderbergh's sci-fi reverie floats through space on a cloud of pure cinema. |
Salon.com December 7, 2001 Stephanie Zacharek |
"Ocean's Eleven" Soderbergh's crisp, funny heist flick makes out like a bandit. George Clooney and Elliott Gould steal the show... |