The Movie Mogul & The “Slow-Motion” Implosion Of Relativity Media
The Gist: New York magazine’s feature on the 11 year trajectory of Relativity Media and its founder, Ryan Kavanaugh.
Source Article Here: New York/Vulture
Author: Benjamin Wallace

The Jinx, Game of Thrones, The Big Short Take Producers Guild Awards Honors
The Gist: The full list of winners from this past weekend’s PGA Awards.
Source Article Here: E! Online
Author: Corinne Heller

Beyond The Oscars Backlash: Hope For The Creative Community
The Gist: My post from the weekend looking beyond the entertainment audience’s social media outcry over the Oscars and why the creative community is up to the challenge.
Source Article Here: LinkedIn Pulse
Author: Karl Gibson

Roll ‘Em! : Trailer For ‘11/22/63’ JFK Fantasy-Drama Based On Stephen King Novel
The Gist: The trailer for Hulu’s original 9-hour series adaptation of King’s novel centered on the JFK assassination. James Franco stars; the series premieres February 15, 2016.
Source Article Here: Hot Press
Authors: Hot Press Newsdesk

Shonda Rhimes: “Women are smart and strong. They are not sex toys or damsels in distress.”
The Gist: Shonda Rhimes’ remarks after receiving the Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Achievement Award. On her network entry in 2004: “Maybe content creators were afraid, maybe they had been hitting brick walls, maybe they had had their spirits broken.”
Source Article Here: Women and Hollywood/Indie Wire
Author: Inkoo Kang

#Viral Vid: Snowboarding Through Manhattan To The Tune Of 30M Views In 2 Days
The Gist: The 2:42 clip of Casey Neistat being pulled by his Jeep on a snowboard through Manhattan during the blizzard of Jonas that some mistook for a guerilla Jeep ad.
Source Article Here: Digiday
Author: Jordan Lavinsky

Attending A Film Festival As A Filmmaker? 8 Tips To Keep In Mind
The Gist: From not avoiding people, to post-festival follow-ups and not being late to your own panel, here’s a guide to best practices if you’ve made it to the festival circuit.
Source Article Here: Stage 32
Author: Kelly Hughes

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Paying Dues As An Assistant: “The worst thing to be called is a really good assistant.”
The Gist: Access has its perks, but there is a time to move on, as shown in this article, The Assistant Economy, from 2015 in Dissent. The highs and the pitfalls of being an assistant are here, as well as examples of assisting notables such as Robert Altman, Scott Rudin, Darren Aronofsky, and Susan Sontag.
Source Article Here: Dissent
Author: Francesca Mari