When Disney purchased the 20th Century Fox library in 2019, it caused some consternation among cineastes. The Fox catalog was vast and impressive, containing tons of indelible classics and even more titles waiting deep inside the studio's archive. 20th Century Fox was formed in 1935 and quickly became one of the "big five" studios that dominated the film industry for decades. Fox hadn't seen a shake-up this dramatic since 1985 when ultra-conservative media mogul Rubert Murdoch bought a controlling share of the company from Marvin Davis.
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
President Trump Stands by Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio – and Laments That ‘Ratings’ Weren’t ‘Higher’
President Donald Trump staunchly defended his controversial decision to pardon much-maligned Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, and at the same time revealed that the Friday move was strategically made amid deadly flooding in Texas to potentially capitalize on a larger news audience.
“A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” Trump asserted of the pardon during a press conference Monday alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. “And actually, in the middle of a hurricane, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. You know, the hurricane was just starting and I put it out that I had pardoned,...
“A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” Trump asserted of the pardon during a press conference Monday alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. “And actually, in the middle of a hurricane, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. You know, the hurricane was just starting and I put it out that I had pardoned,...
- 8/28/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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