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AI: The Ghost in Hollywood’s Machine • As studios start experimenting with the evolving tech, expect disruption in VFX, fiercer labor fights and, possibly, an invigoration of the production landscape as new tools aim to bring down costs considerably

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One Big Way Trump Might Upend Production • Tariffs could stick it to Gavin Newsom by making Canadian shoots even cheaper

Disney Grabs the Lion’s (Market) Share

Rights Available! • A hot new book with Hollywood appeal

The Podcasts of the Year Are … • The most popular in 2024 see Joe Rogan, Crime Junkie and The Daily making all the lists

How to Remake a 70-Year-Old Show for the TikTok Era • For The Tonight Show, nostalgia (plus big stars, less politics and a focus on social reach with 100 million-plus followers) has been a winning formula for ad buyers

Christmas Movies Are the Gifts That Keep Giving • There’s a reason dozens of holiday titles flood screens: People are still watching in sizable numbers. The top performers, through Dec. 8

Movie Ratings Revenue Falls at MPA

What Next Year Holds for Hollywood • THR experts offer educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about soon

We Won’t Tell You How This Column Ends • An argument for silence in the age of noise

Nate Bargatze Isn’t Built for Auditions • The nicest (and top-grossing) guy in stand-up still frets about alienating his audience, but he’s not afraid to look back on his many, many misses: ‘I was a mess. Just terrible’

Netflix’s Christmas Log(lines) • Like trimming the tree or that one uncle who quotes Joe Rogan over family dinner, Netflix Christmas movies have become a full-fledged tradition. THR ranks this year’s batch of holiday movie loglines, from delightfully unhinged to as classic as a candy cane.

Michael Jackson’s Secret Songs Found in … Van Nuys?

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

A Nickel for His Thoughts • Ethan Herisse just graduated college with a B.S. in chemistry. He’s about to be a movie star

All She Wanted for Christmas Was a Comedy Club • Every time you hear Mariah Carey’s Yuletide classic, producer Walter Afanasieff gets a little richer. This year he bought his comedian wife the stage of her dreams

THR’S HOT DATES

Go Sell It on the Mountain • Having upended the entertainment business, Netflix executive chairman Reed Hastings now wants to disrupt the ski industry, creating a hyper-exclusive members club on Utah’s pristine Powder Mountain

THE A-LIST’S CARIBBEAN CHRISTMAS • Island-hopping stars are seeking St. Barts alternatives

Red Carpet Roulette • From Cynthia Erivo’s green revolution to Zendaya’s foul balls, THR’s resident style czar picks the fashion hits and misses of 2024

Social Anxiety • Is it still OK to post on X? Is Bluesky really a thing? Is TikTok even legal? A Hollywood insider’s guide to navigating the suddenly scrambled social media landscape

Hitched, Hatched, Hired & Housed • Inside the industry’s celebrations, news and moves

Women in Entertainment • Beverly Hills, Dec. 4

WIE: The Next Generation • Selena Gomez dropped in on the 2024 cohort of THR’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program

Ron Meyer’s Love Triangle of Sadness • Even as Charlotte Kirk seeks payment from her $2 million settlement with the ex-NBCU vice chair, new details emerge that her onetime manager (a former Miss Great Britain)...