Richard Rushfield
@richardrushfield.bsky.social
It's showtime. Columnist for The Ankler.
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Here it is. When youve had enough DC-talk, here's the people who cover the world upstream from politics - the reporters and critics on the Hollywood beat in one lovely starter pack go.bsky.app/J1GQ3Ny
Free to all. This is Hollywood's battle of the century . Come and learn your facts and bring your questions. 12:30 PM PT today.
In a live Zoom on Thursday at 12:30 PT, @richardrushfield.bsky.social, @matthewstoller.bsky.social, and other special guests will break down the merger threats facing Hollywood and what can be done about them. It's free and open to all. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Free to all. This is Hollywood's battle of the century . Come and learn your facts and bring your questions. 12:30 PM PT today.
Today on the Rushfield Lunch, I'm joined by a true icon of our day, Suvivor/reality show superstar Parvati Shallow, who will talk owning your villany and surviving in this media age. Join us! IF you dare! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today on the Rushfield Lunch, I'm joined by a true icon of our day, Suvivor/reality show superstar Parvati Shallow, who will talk owning your villany and surviving in this media age. Join us! IF you dare! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Seems like @richardrushfield.bsky.social is one of the only journalists covering #Penske #HFPA skullduggery. Underhanded and bad faith maneuvering from a family that’s in bed with #Trump. Their m.o. shouldn’t be a surprise, I guess.
SCOOP: The HFPA is back from the dead... and gunning for the deal that gave Penske control of the Golden Globes. As the AG withholds approval, the original board has reassembled and wants to oust its president. More from
@richardrushfield.bsky.social: theankler.com/p/hfpa-reboo...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Seems like @richardrushfield.bsky.social is one of the only journalists covering #Penske #HFPA skullduggery. Underhanded and bad faith maneuvering from a family that’s in bed with #Trump. Their m.o. shouldn’t be a surprise, I guess.
In 30 minutes on the Rushfield Lunch I will be joined by literary world legend/doyenne of the Evil Witches newsletter, pissed-off parenting guru Claire Zulkey! Join us if you dare!
June 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In 30 minutes on the Rushfield Lunch I will be joined by literary world legend/doyenne of the Evil Witches newsletter, pissed-off parenting guru Claire Zulkey! Join us if you dare!
Universal has made its biggest bet on a swath of reclaimed swampland in central Florida. I journeyed to Epic Universe to look at why its time we start taking ourtheme parks very seriously. Especially the macaroni and cheese sandwich with pulled pork and bacon jam. theankler.com/p/the-bigges...
The Biggest Studio Bet of the Year is in a Swamp
Universal just opened the first major U.S. theme park in 24 years. This is why it matters more than you think
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May 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Universal has made its biggest bet on a swath of reclaimed swampland in central Florida. I journeyed to Epic Universe to look at why its time we start taking ourtheme parks very seriously. Especially the macaroni and cheese sandwich with pulled pork and bacon jam. theankler.com/p/the-bigges...
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The Rushfield Lunch is back today at 11am PT: @richardrushfield.bsky.social will talk culture, politics, and everything in between with @sonnybunch.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com, live on Substack. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
May 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Rushfield Lunch is back today at 11am PT: @richardrushfield.bsky.social will talk culture, politics, and everything in between with @sonnybunch.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com, live on Substack. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Why do we "Love to hate" the ritual? Because it's f-ing idiotic and the entire trade press builds their coverage around it. How's that for starters?
May 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Why do we "Love to hate" the ritual? Because it's f-ing idiotic and the entire trade press builds their coverage around it. How's that for starters?
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Tomorrow at 11 AM PT, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and political/cultural commentator @bendreyfuss.bsky.social for a Substack Live conversation that aims to answer the question: what the hell is wrong with everybody?! Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live theankler.com/subscribe
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tomorrow at 11 AM PT, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and political/cultural commentator @bendreyfuss.bsky.social for a Substack Live conversation that aims to answer the question: what the hell is wrong with everybody?! Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live theankler.com/subscribe
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This piece includes cameos from @travisview.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/truth-p...
President Trump’s Media Company Is Offering Movies About ‘Lizard People’ And Other Wild Conspiracy Theories
Less than two minutes into the movie, the narrator makes a shocking...
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May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This piece includes cameos from @travisview.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/truth-p...
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. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is calling Trump's Hollywood tariffs like he sees 'em: another disaster on top of a long line of disasters. He examines what sitting in Trump's crosshairs will mean for Hollywood and why Gavin Newsom's not coming to save us theankler.com/p/hollywood-...
May 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is calling Trump's Hollywood tariffs like he sees 'em: another disaster on top of a long line of disasters. He examines what sitting in Trump's crosshairs will mean for Hollywood and why Gavin Newsom's not coming to save us theankler.com/p/hollywood-...
Thunderbolts takes the box office! Solidly, if not overwhelmingly. Is Marvel back? Or is this a dead cat bounce? I’ll break it all down and everything box office on Monday Morning Quarterbacks with @seanmcnulty.bsky.social at 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT at open.substack.com/live-stream/...?
May 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thunderbolts takes the box office! Solidly, if not overwhelmingly. Is Marvel back? Or is this a dead cat bounce? I’ll break it all down and everything box office on Monday Morning Quarterbacks with @seanmcnulty.bsky.social at 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT at open.substack.com/live-stream/...?
Starting in 30 minutes. We're going to fix the culture! Come join us!
Tomorrow on The Rushfield Lunch, I am joined by cultural titan, Lena Dunham herself. And we will get to the bottom of what the hell is wrong with everybody, or die trying. Join us if you dare. At a special time 10 AM PT
April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Starting in 30 minutes. We're going to fix the culture! Come join us!
Tomorrow on The Rushfield Lunch, I am joined by cultural titan, Lena Dunham herself. And we will get to the bottom of what the hell is wrong with everybody, or die trying. Join us if you dare. At a special time 10 AM PT
April 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow on The Rushfield Lunch, I am joined by cultural titan, Lena Dunham herself. And we will get to the bottom of what the hell is wrong with everybody, or die trying. Join us if you dare. At a special time 10 AM PT
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. @richardrushfield.bsky.social examines the trade journalists who tried to send WB execs Mike and Pam packing before their now-successful films like Sinners hit theaters, and why their reflexive conservativism, lack of business knowledge and nitpicks are toxic theankler.com/p/warner-bro...
April 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
. @richardrushfield.bsky.social examines the trade journalists who tried to send WB execs Mike and Pam packing before their now-successful films like Sinners hit theaters, and why their reflexive conservativism, lack of business knowledge and nitpicks are toxic theankler.com/p/warner-bro...
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Glad @richardrushfield.bsky.social is talking about the bizarrely pessimistic and wrongheaded coverage of #sinners - also the problem isn’t esteemed Mike & Pam, it’s #Zaslav
#filmsky #movies #warnerbros
#filmsky #movies #warnerbros
Richard & Sean: Mike, Pam & Media's Sick 'Sinners' Doom
Ryan Coogler deserves a parade for delivering an original hit. Instead, the trades are so unwell they can't stop imagining failure as the duo talk box office
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April 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Glad @richardrushfield.bsky.social is talking about the bizarrely pessimistic and wrongheaded coverage of #sinners - also the problem isn’t esteemed Mike & Pam, it’s #Zaslav
#filmsky #movies #warnerbros
#filmsky #movies #warnerbros
Talking Sinners and weekend box office live with Sean McNulty. The Revenge of MikeandPam open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Sinners Soars: talking box office with Sean McNulty
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April 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Talking Sinners and weekend box office live with Sean McNulty. The Revenge of MikeandPam open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is disgusted by how Seth Rogen's freedom of speech was censored in front of tech oligarchs. Also revolting: the not-so- “anonymous” backstabbing comments toward WB studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy theankler.com/p/creeps-cow...
April 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
. @richardrushfield.bsky.social is disgusted by how Seth Rogen's freedom of speech was censored in front of tech oligarchs. Also revolting: the not-so- “anonymous” backstabbing comments toward WB studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy theankler.com/p/creeps-cow...
WE ARE LIVE! LUNCHING ! JOIN US!
Join us on Substack Live at 11AM PT for The Rushfield Lunch, where @richardrushfield.bsky.social will interview @specktor.bsky.social . Specktor's new book is a personal look inside the conflict between art and business in Hollywood. Subscribe to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe
April 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
WE ARE LIVE! LUNCHING ! JOIN US!
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Can’t wait to talk with my old pal @richardrushfield.bsky.social on Substack Live at 11! Come through!
Join us on Substack Live at 11AM PT for The Rushfield Lunch, where @richardrushfield.bsky.social will interview @specktor.bsky.social . Specktor's new book is a personal look inside the conflict between art and business in Hollywood. Subscribe to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Can’t wait to talk with my old pal @richardrushfield.bsky.social on Substack Live at 11! Come through!
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Join us on Substack Live at 11AM PT for The Rushfield Lunch, where @richardrushfield.bsky.social will interview @specktor.bsky.social . Specktor's new book is a personal look inside the conflict between art and business in Hollywood. Subscribe to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe
April 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Join us on Substack Live at 11AM PT for The Rushfield Lunch, where @richardrushfield.bsky.social will interview @specktor.bsky.social . Specktor's new book is a personal look inside the conflict between art and business in Hollywood. Subscribe to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe
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Trump 2.0 was supposed to be a Golden Age of Consolidation. But the Paramount-Skydance merger deadline was extended, and investor John Malone quietly exited the WBD board. @richardrushfield.bsky.social assesses what this fair amount of nothing means for Hollywood theankler.com/p/merger-int...
April 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trump 2.0 was supposed to be a Golden Age of Consolidation. But the Paramount-Skydance merger deadline was extended, and investor John Malone quietly exited the WBD board. @richardrushfield.bsky.social assesses what this fair amount of nothing means for Hollywood theankler.com/p/merger-int...
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With Hollywood studios mired in bureaucracy, red tape, and bloated tentpoles, @richardrushfield.bsky.social highlights four indie companies innovating on fundraising, marketing, distribution, and social media that just might revive film theankler.com/p/outsiders-...
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
With Hollywood studios mired in bureaucracy, red tape, and bloated tentpoles, @richardrushfield.bsky.social highlights four indie companies innovating on fundraising, marketing, distribution, and social media that just might revive film theankler.com/p/outsiders-...
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. @richardrushfield.bsky.social reports live from the CinemaCon bubble, where theater owners are begging for a slightly longer 45-day exclusivity window and studios are barely engaging with the conversation. But a bunch of franchise films will save us all, right? theankler.com/p/cinemacon-...
April 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
. @richardrushfield.bsky.social reports live from the CinemaCon bubble, where theater owners are begging for a slightly longer 45-day exclusivity window and studios are barely engaging with the conversation. But a bunch of franchise films will save us all, right? theankler.com/p/cinemacon-...
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Today at 11 AM, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and The Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change @olgakhazan.bsky.social for The Rushfield Lunch on Substack Live. Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe
March 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today at 11 AM, join @richardrushfield.bsky.social and The Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change @olgakhazan.bsky.social for The Rushfield Lunch on Substack Live. Subscribe to The Ankler to see when they're live: theankler.com/subscribe