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Why Does Hermione Have to Choose Harry or Ron?: Kirsten Salyer

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- J.K. Rowling caused a stir in the

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Alec Baldwin Abandons Battlefield to Paparazzi: Margaret Carlson

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- If you're like me -- and I'm not

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`The Following' Doesn't Exactly Follow Logic: Stephen L. Carter

By Stephen L. Carter April 30 (Bloomberg View) -- Now that the second season of Fox’s “The Following” is over, I’d like to take a ...

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Ben Affleck and Bill Maher Debate Religion Badly: Ramesh Ponnuru

By Ramesh Ponnuru Oct. 7 (Bloomberg View) -- It was a long and meaty debate by talk-show standards, which is to say it was short and stupid. Ben Affleck, ...

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Gang Economics at the Movies

Hollywood can teach us something about the strategy of criminal organizations.

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Theme Parks Will Not Be Digitized

There are just some things you can't experience on your smartphone.

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Be Like James Bond: Fight Bureaucracy

Spectre isn't just a film villain. It's a metaphor for our lives.

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Blockbusters Still Matter. Just Ask Adele.

But attention doesn't translate into sales the way it used to.

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Reviving Japan Inc.'s Entertainment Division

Rebooting the 'Godzilla' franchise is a start.

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Spend the Weekend in an Alternate History

What if the Allies had lost? That's the hook to binge-watching “The Man in the High Castle.”

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At Least Disney Has Toys

Not everything in the entertainment business is being disrupted.

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We All Live in the Star Wars Universe

Never mind the details. It's a classic tale of good versus evil.

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Disney's Secret: Pushing Aside Jedi Master Lucas

Hollywood, dependent on fewer and bigger hits, is making safer bets.

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Think Star Wars Won't Be Profitable? It's a Trap

Stars who are unhappy with their paychecks need to reconsider their contracts.

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'Hamilton' Shows the Power of Public-Private Partnership

The Broadway blockbuster was incubated at the nonprofit Public Theater.

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The Business of Being Bowie

The rock legend was a visionary businessman whose greatest product was himself.

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`The Following' Doesn't Exactly Follow Logic: Stephen L. Carter

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Ben Affleck and Bill Maher Debate Religion Badly: Ramesh Ponnuru

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Gang Economics at the Movies

Hollywood can teach us something about the strategy of criminal organizations.

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Theme Parks Will Not Be Digitized

There are just some things you can't experience on your smartphone.

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