As Paramount Skydance Grabs Warner Bros. and Netflix Bows Out, the Mood Inside All Three: Champagne Toasts vs. ‘Gut Punch’

As Paramount Skydance Grabs Warner Bros. and Netflix Bows Out, the Mood Inside All Three: Champagne Toasts vs. ‘Gut Punch’

The surprise news Thursday that Netflix was ending its pursuit of Warner Bros. caught nearly everyone in Hollywood off guard, including staffers inside Warner Bros., Paramount and Netflix. The reaction, of course, varied — depending on which side of the Hollywood Hills you sat, what division you’re a part of and even your political persuasion. […]

‘Amadeus’ Review: Jefferson Mays Shines as a Funny and Frothing Salieri in a Gorgeously Mounted, Essential Revival at the Pasadena Playhouse

‘Amadeus’ Review: Jefferson Mays Shines as a Funny and Frothing Salieri in a Gorgeously Mounted, Essential Revival at the Pasadena Playhouse

Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” is, at heart, a great love triangle. At one vortex, there’s 18th century composer Antonio Salieri, wavering between piety and murderous peevishness. At another corner, there’s the God whose favor Salieri craves, quite unrequitedly. And then, standing between them, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, God’s true love, or at least it seems to Salieri […]

CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: ‘It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio’

CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: ‘It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio’

Jake Tapper had to break some news that could affect his own network on Thursday’s “The Lead” report. After a commercial break, he came back on air and announced to viewers – and the crew – that Paramount Skydance had, just a few moments before, moved into position to become the presumptive new owner of […]