Muta’Ali on his documentary ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’; CNN and Paramount step into the future

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Muta’Ali on his documentary ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’; CNN and Paramount step into the future

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Published on Jul 12, 2024, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:28:35

Episode Description

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the Paramount-Skydance merger. They also look at CNN’s digital future after the company lays off 100 employees, and weigh in on Kevin Costner’s sad “Horizon” rollout. 

Plus, Masters speaks to Muta’Ali, director of the HBO documentary “MoviePass, MovieCrash.” The filmmaker talks about his desire to center the story of the company’s two Black founders, while detailing the complex business dealings that led to MoviePass’s meteoric rise and fall.

 

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Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.