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Roger Smith

A Spectre Is Haunting Hollywood

By Roger Smith
March 12, 2015
The major studios have squandered 10 years searching in vain for a digital solution

Passion Project

By Roger Smith
January 3, 2012
With Pixar, Steve Jobs built a paradise for creativity that became a money machine

32nd Annual Grosses Gloss: How the majors stacked up in 2006

By Roger Smith
May 31, 2011
Enough about the little guys, who's got the most collectible Burger King cups? Aspiring investors, look no further

Why Grossing 2.5 Million Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

By Roger Smith
May 16, 2011
Avatar is a game-changer—but not necessarily for the better

The Most Powerful Woman (Make that Person) in Hollywood

By Roger Smith
May 15, 2011
You’ve never heard of Nikki Finke? Everyone in the movie business damn well has

Industry: Netflix (Expanded Version)

By Roger Smith
May 9, 2011

Almost 30 years ago, I spent the weekend visiting friends on Long Island’s North Shore. Also present at this impromptu house party was a professor of film at the Sorbonne, previously unknown to me. At one point, our hostess…