Nader ElhefnawyWall Street is Acting Like the Singularity is Here (Again)A couple of years ago, considering in hindsight the way that the capitalization of the stock market exploded in 1994–1999 (growing 20…2 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyJust How Much Do Streaming Shows Get Watched After Their Run?Last year Kimiko Glenn’s sharing her residual check for her work on the hit Netflix show Orange is the New Black during the actors’ (and…2 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyinPredictDoes Sora Represent the Beginning of the End for Film and TV Production as We Know It?Back during the Hollywood strikes of last year the rights of writers and actors with regard to the usage of their work to train the…2 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyHow Did Aquaman 2 Play in China?Back in 2018 a significant factor in the first Aquaman film’s success was its exceptionally robust performance internationally, especially…2 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyThe Rudimentary Lathe and World Manufacturing SupremacyWhat do lathes have to do with world manufacturing supremacy?4 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyWhat “Genre” Can Mean: Revisiting the Issue by Way of Spy FictionRecently revising the essay collection A Century of Spy Fiction (the second edition of that book is now out) I had occasion to think…4 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyMadame Web ‘s Opening Weekend: A Few ThoughtsBoxoffice Pro’s first long-range forecast for Madame Web anticipated a three-day (Friday-to-Sunday) gross in the $25-$35 million range.3 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyCan Hollywood Survive the Demise of its “Blockbuster” Filmmaking Model?As I have remarked many a time (because the claqueurs and courtiers of the entertainment press are so much in denial about this) what…4 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader Elhefnawy“Hollywood’s $9 Billion Year” — and the Year That Might Follow ItThe press has been abuzz with talk of 2023 having been a $9 billion year for Hollywood.2 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Nader ElhefnawyA Few Thoughts on the Box Office in 2024 (So Far)As I remarked in a recent post the January 2024 box office has been, to put it mildly, disappointing for Hollywood. Rather than improving…3 min read·Feb 25, 2024----