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Peter Bart: Billionaire CEOs Could Take A Lesson From The Courtly Father Of Public Relations
#Commentary #60Minutes #DavidEliison #JeffBezos #PeterBart #ScottPelley

https://deadline.com/2026/06/peter-bart-jeff-bezos-david-ellison-1236941047/

Peter Bart: Billionaire CEOs Could Take A Lesson From The Courtly Father Of Public Relations

Edward Bernays, a calm, courtly man renowned as the “Father of Public Relations,” would likely have been confounded by today’s billionaire CEOs.

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DeadlineMay 22

Peter Bart: Hollywood’s Dearth Of A Salesman Has Directors Struggling To Fill A Summertime Void
#Commentary #ChristopherNolan #PeterBart #StevenSpielberg

https://deadline.com/2026/05/hollywood-dearth-of-a-salesman-movie-marketing-1236918107/

Peter Bart: Hollywood’s Dearth Of A Salesman Has Directors Struggling To Fill A Summertime Void

Hollywood will need some zealous promotion to sell its franchise-heavy summer movie season but also some hard work from filmmakers, Peter Bart writes.

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DeadlineMay 7

Peter Bart: Filmmakers Quietly Await Hollywood’s Greenlight On A Trumpian Era ‘All The President’s Men’
#Commentary #News #AlanPakula #AllthePresident039sMen #DonaldTrump #PeterBart

https://deadline.com/2026/05/trump-era-all-the-presidents-men-movie-plans-1236886406/

Peter Bart: Filmmakers Quietly Await Hollywood’s Greenlight On A Trumpian Era ‘All The President’s Men’

Several filmmakers believe they could create a political procedural movie like All The President's Men that would tackle the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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DeadlineApr 23

Peter Bart: Will Moviegoers Dig Tom Cruise As A Billionaire Savior In A Trumped-Up World?
#Commentary #CinemaCon #Digger #PeterBart #TomCruise

https://deadline.com/2026/04/tom-cruise-digger-movie-peter-bart-1236869795/

Peter Bart: Will Moviegoers Dig Tom Cruise As A Billionaire Savior In A Trumped-Up World?

Deadline's Peter Bart asks whether a new Tom Cruise comedy about the world’s most powerful man can succeed in a Trumped-out world.

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DeadlineApr 9

Peter Bart: Finding Movies That Will Galvanize America Has Become A Tough Bet
#Commentary #News #PeterBart #TheDrama

https://deadline.com/2026/04/where-are-the-movies-that-will-change-america-1236785884/

Peter Bart: Finding Movies That Will Galvanize America Has Become A Tough Bet

Deadline's Peter Bart wonders about movies that can change America.

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DeadlineMar 27

Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor
#Commentary #DavidEllison #Netflix #PeterBart #TomRothman

https://deadline.com/2026/03/hollywood-studios-new-leaders-peter-bart-1236766819/

Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor

As new leaders assume power in Hollywood, the town is trying to deal with their operating styles, Peter Bart writes.

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DeadlineMar 13

Peter Bart: Oscar Week Brings Comforting Distraction From Hollywood’s Regime Changes & Very Risky Business
#Commentary #News #PeterBart

https://deadline.com/2026/03/peter-bart-oscar-week-1236751570/

Peter Bart: Oscar Week Brings Comforting Distraction From Hollywood’s Regime Changes & Very Risky Business

For many studio employees the familiar rituals of Oscar week provide a comforting distraction; or at least a welcome yawn.

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DeadlineFeb 26

Peter Bart: Trumpian Disruptions, AI & Tariffs Stall Growth, Put CEOs On Endangered Species List
#Commentary #Executives #BobIger #CaseyWasserman #JeffBezos #JoshD039Amaro #PeterBart

https://deadline.com/2026/02/ceo-endangered-species-ai-tariffs-trump-1236737475/

Peter Bart: Trumpian Disruptions, AI & Tariffs Stall Growth, Put CEOs On Endangered Species List

Legendary Hollywood CEO Lew Wasserman would be surprised to learn that his peers today are an endangered species, Peter Bart writes.

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DeadlineFeb 12

Peter Bart: A Good Shrink May Help The Presidency But That Plan Ran Amok In One Hollywood Hit
#Commentary #PeterBart #ThePresident039sAnalyst

https://deadline.com/2026/02/hollywood-political-satire-movies-presidents-analyst-1236717669/

Peter Bart: A Good Shrink May Help The Presidency But That Plan Ran Amok In One Hollywood Hit

Would a political satire movie like The President's Analyst be demolished in today’s landscape of ICE agents and Epstein files, Peter Bart wonders.

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DeadlineJan 22

Peter Bart: The Flying Pucks Of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Remind Studios How A Buzzy Novel Can Be A Real Power Play
#Commentary #News #HeatedRivalry #PeterBart

https://deadline.com/2026/01/peter-bart-heated-rivalry-novels-hollywood-1236693071/

Peter Bart: The Flying Pucks Of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Remind Studios How A Buzzy Novel Can Be A Real Power Play

The concept of a show based on Rachel Reid's 'Heated Rivalry' series bounced between HBO and Netflix in Australia, Canada and Hollywood before getting a green light.

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