The Business
Muta’Ali on his documentary ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’; CNN and Paramount step into the future
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.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenKim 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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2 storiesCNN’s layoffs and digital future; Costner’s ‘Horizon’ pushed
CNN announces layoffs in its 2024 ‘pivot to digital.’ Plus, uncertainty on the “Horizon” for Kevin Costner after theatrical release pushed, and an almost definitive end to the Paramount saga.
Read the story18 min‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’ follows the company's rise and fall through the eyes of its Black founders
Muta’Ali’s HBO documentary introduces us to MoviePass’s two Black founders, and the two white guys who tanked their company and attracted a federal investigation.
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