What happens when you track dialogue patterns across 90 years of cinema? I ran the numbers on 60,000 films to find out.

Clear, practical steps that film industry veterans recommend for new filmmakers starting without existing connections.

Here are nine things filmmakers can learn from Annapurna Pictures’ playbook: Back filmmakers with strong visions. Annapurna ...

I crunched the numbers on over 14,000 films to see if video game movies are still the worst rated and to uncover why that is, ...

Cinemas have had a tough time of things recently. The rise of working from home, COVID-19, plush home cinemas, and streaming platforms offering instant access to massive libraries of movies, are all ...

Last year, I published data showing a remarkable decline in sexual content on cinema screens. Slightly less racy but equally interesting was my follow-up article a few months ago highlighting how ...

I interviewed 327 film professionals about what filmmakers get wrong when trying to secure a film distribution deal and then did not hold back with the truth bombs.

Last week George Clooney did something almost unheard of in Hollywood. He voluntarily stepped away from a genre that still might have him. Speaking to 60 Minutes, he said: “Look, I’m 63 years old. I’m ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment combines data, research, and analysis to go deep on a trend, idea or case ...