‘Folie á Deux’ may repulse moviegoers, but Todd Phillips isn’t inflicting self-harm or sabotaging Warner Bros., he’s showing off his clout as a billion-dollar grosser… Puck's Matt Belloni digs in.
‘Folie á Deux’ is more than Todd Phillips’ attempt to create a record-shattering sequel; it’s him flexing his muscle as a billion-dollar grosser.
A dispatch from the British art fair circuit surrounding Frieze: the biggest sales, the debate over activity in the private market, attendance anxiety, and the battle with Paris. From Puck's Marion Maneker.
News and notes from the British art fair circuit surrounding Frieze: the biggest sales, the debate over activity in the private market, attendance anxiety, and the battle with Paris.
Bernard Arnault has begun clearing LVMH’s executive decks for the next generation—his 5 children—amid growing anticipation of another sale and fresh acquisition targets as the fashion world braces for change. @laurensherman.bsky.social has details.
Bernard Arnault has begun clearing the executive decks for the next generation—Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Frédéric, and Jean—amid growing anticipation of another sale and fresh acquisition targets.
ESPN, miffed by MLB’s cheaper deals with other platforms, wants it both ways—to decrease the cost of its rights package and get its mitts on local broadcasts to power its streaming service. Can both sides coexist happily? Puck's John Ourand explores.
ESPN, understandably miffed by MLB’s much cheaper deals with other platforms, wants it both ways—to decrease the cost of its current rights package and also get its mitts on local broadcasts to power ...
At one point, a big-budget follow-up movie that grossed less than the original was an anomaly. But with The Marvels and now Joker: Folie à Deux, it’s becoming a trend… Puck's Scott Mendelson explores.
At one point, a big-budget follow-up movie that grossed less than the original was an anomaly. But with ‘The Marvels’ and now ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ it’s becoming a trend.
A deep dive on the data from the New York midseason auctions illuminates conclusions about the current state of the art market… Puck’s Marion Maneker has the story.
A quick look at the numbers from New York’s midseason contemporary art sales suggests the market is improving slowly but surely.
In the Jane Doe suit against the billionaire Apollo founder, Leon Black’s lawyers are demanding access to documents that they believe will show his accuser fabricated her story—and that she might not be an Epstein victim at all. Puck's William D. Cohan reports.
In the Jane Doe suit against the billionaire Apollo founder, Black’s lawyers are demanding access to documents that they believe will show his accuser fabricated her story—and that she might not be an...
The final month of the Trump-Harris dogfight is shaping up to be less shocking than the history-shaping summer that preceded it. But the media hunger surrounding Washington’s favorite political ritual has a momentum of its own… Puck's John Heilemann explores.
The final month of the Trump-Harris dogfight is shaping up to be less shocking, in many respects, than the history-shaping summer that preceded it. But the media hunger surrounding Washington’s favori...
Brian Williams’ latest return to television—well, to streaming—is not only a first step toward a possible career revival, but also a potential harbinger of the future of cable news. Puck's Dylan Byers has the backstory on how Williams’ Amazon special was hatched.
Brian Williams’ latest return to television—well, to streaming—presages not only a possible career revival, but also a potential future for cable news.
The industry-wide resetting of TV news contracts is now firmly underway, and most talent will be affected—at best by a smaller-than-anticipated cost-of-living raise, often by a pay cut, and, at worst, by a delicately choreographed defenestration. From Puck's Dylan Byers.
The industry-wide resetting of TV news contracts is now firmly underway, it seems, and most talent will be affected—at best by a smaller-than-anticipated cost-of-living raise, often by a pay cut, and,...