Showbiz Sandbox 585: Entertainment Industry Stumble Into Sociopolitical Pitfalls
June 7, 2022
Social justice and political issues have been making life complicated for movie studios, record labels and concert promoters. Whether you’re casting a movie, choosing a director, booking a live performance or releasing a new album, you’ll also be having to deal with their past, present and sometimes even future behavior. Just ask Johnny Depp, filmmaker Cary Fukunaga and comedian Louis C.K.
Rolling Stone knows a thing or two about digging into the past of the musicians it covers. As the war in Ukraine marches on the magazine published a piece on all the big name pop stars who’ve been paid millions over the years to perform at private parties and events for Russian oligarchs.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Mariah Carey is being sued for plagiarism, the most watched television shows from the past year and musician Kate Bush has a new old hit thanks to “Stranger Things.”
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Soars To $557M Global Through Sunday; ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Grabs $56M In Early Bow
https://deadline.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-500-million-second-weekend-jurassic-world-dominion-doctor-strange-global-international-boxofficeinternational-box-office-1235038582/
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Keeps Flying High at Box Office With $86 Million 2nd Weekend
https://www.thewrap.com/top-gun-maverick-box-office-86-million/
In Tribute to National Drive-in Movie Day, Drive-in Theatre Owners Launch New Drive-in Website
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/in-tribute-to-national-drive-in-movie-day-drive-in-theatre-owners-launch-new-drive-in-website-www-authenticdriveins-com/
A Big Lie in a New Package
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/us/politics/2000-mules-trump-conspiracy-theory.html
Pop Stars Made Millions From Russian Oligarchs. Now Some Have Regrets
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/russian-oligarchs-guns-n-roses-robbie-williams-jennifer-lopez-1349163/
‘Stranger Things’ Surges Past ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ In Streaming Showdown, Posting Biggest U.S. Debut Since March 2020, Nielsen Says
https://deadline.com/2022/06/stranger-things-netflix-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-disney-plus-nielsen-streaming-1235038981/
Mariah Carey is Sued Over ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ Song
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/06/04/mariah-carey-lawsuit-all-i-want-for-christmas/
Vince Vance & The Valiants – All I Want For Christmas Is You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HWHd0EYJA
100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2021-22: This Season’s Winners and Losers
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2021-2022-season-yellowstone-1235275680/
He Spent a Decade Playing a Temptation on Broadway. Now Jawan Jackson Is In The Group
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/06/06/temptations-melvin-franklin-jawan-jackson/7525464001/
Sources Say Cary Fukunaga ‘Abused His Power’ To Pursue Young Women on Set
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/cary-fukunaga-no-time-to-die-1359656/
Louis C.K. Reveals Secret Movie, Pushes for Theaters to Screen
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/louis-c-k-fourth-of-july-movie-1235158634/
Johnny Depp–Amber Heard Trial: Why I Couldn’t Turn It Off
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a40167619/depp-heard-trial-maynard/
The Content Collapse – Unforeseen Consequences of the Streaming War on Theatrical Cinema
https://www.smallcinemaowners.com.au/2022/05/06/the-content-collapse-unforeseen-consequences-of-the-streaming-war-on-theatrical-cinema/
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