Entries from 2021-01-01 to 1 year

Looking at the new improvements to Disney’s corporate overhaul

Brandon Blake-Managing Partner at Blake & Wang P.A There’s been new developments in Disney’s long-term overhaul of their corporate structures to match their new focus on content for direct-to-consumer resale. We took a look at their late-f…

International theaters reopen- but will audiences come?

Brandon Blake Entertainment Lawyer Now that most of the United States has allowed its exhibition industry to reopen in some capacity, we’ve seen very positive trends among theatre-going numbers. It’s clearly considered a clean and simple n…

The Brits are Back (and Other Exhibition News You Should Know)

Brandon Blake- Entertainment Attorney Los Angeles Here at BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment attorney we’ve focused a lot on the reopening of the exhibition industry in key US domestic markets, most especially New York City and Los Angeles, wh…

Theaters boom back to business?

As of last Friday, we saw Cinemark make an exciting announcement about their theatrical schedule. Does this mean an overall recovery for the exhibition industry? BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Attorney Los Angeles takes a closer look. Cine…

Lessons from the Oscars

Despite much campaigning from the AMPAS to make this season’s Oscar show a success, and despite some fantastic and deserving wins, there seem to be more complaints than compliments from the unusual ceremony. BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment …

What the demographics of the top-grossing films can tell us

An exciting new study from Dr Martha Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in TV and Film, gives us a deeper look into diversity trends from the last few years. What lessons does it hold? Today, BLAKE & WANG P.A E…

SAG Award Success for Netflix

If there was one content producer that ruled the SAG awards, it would have to be Netflix. Managing to dominate half of the eight TV categories, across 3 shows, as well as net 3 out of 5 of the major movie categories, does this mean we can …

Rumors roundup: the Oscar edition

While nothing else yet seems to be certain about the Oscars, the rumor mill has certainly been busy! BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Lawyer today rip away the curtain and round up the current buzz around the award ceremony- and why it looks…

Godzilla vs Kong could open to the best crowd since the pandemic begun

With the critical tentpole Godzilla vs Kong set to debut in just two weeks, what will the cinema-going public think of seeing it on the big screen? Judging by figures from reputable Hollywood polling agency, the National Research Group, th…

LA cinemas get the greenlight to open

With California finally entering the less-restrictive ‘Red Tier’ of coronavirus restrictions, BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment lawyer Los Angeles are happy to report that the long-shuttered L.A theatrical exhibition industry can finally go b…

Oscars: Is This the Year Noone Was Watching?

We at BLAKE & WANG P.A. Entertainment Lawyer Los Angeles have been following closely as the Oscar race hots up. While we’ve focused a lot on Netflix’s battle to finally get acknowledged as a serious contender, and we’ve even covered some O…

Relief is finally at hand for the entertainment industry

Finally, BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Attorney Los Angeles can have the happy role of reporting that the House of Representatives has passed a COVID-related bill that includes the entertainment industry. Sure to have many celebrating, le…

Chinese Box Office Offers Hopeful Signs for COVID Recovery

Last Wednesday saw the Chinese Box Office hit another milestone, leaving grosses for the Chinese New Year of over $1.2 billion. This beats out the same holiday period in 2019, despite the still-enforced COVID-19 capacity restrictions, some…

A Golden Globes Like No Other

Blake & Wang P.A. Here at BLAKE & WANG P.A, we guess it’s only fitting that a year like no other for the film industry is followed by an awards season to match. From timetable disruptions to a field intriguingly empty of expected productio…

WME signs with the Writers Guild, Ending Historic Writer Dispute

It’s finally over! This week we’ve heard the news that the lengthy dispute between the WGA and talent agencies over packaging fees has finally drawn to a close- fast approaching three years after the matter was first raised. This victory f…

Do Oscar hints lie in recent award excitement?

Award announcements have come in thick and fast this past week. We’ve seen AFI’s top 10, Spirit Awards, USC Scripter nominations, and the National Board of Review Award winners all make headlines in short order. Do hints to our future Osca…

The SAG Awards: A Window On the Oscars

You’ll often hear it said that the SAG awards ‘predict’ the Oscar winners. While that’s not quite true- the two award shows are different entities, and nothing is ever set in stone- they certainly are regarded as a vitally important step f…

COVID Safety On Set a Big Success According to SAG-AFTRA

In a world that’s eager to get as many people back to work as soon as possible, there’s some exciting news from the film industry- what they’re doing is a resounding success! The widely-adopted return-to-work protocols the industry has bee…

Has Parasite revolutionized the Oscars forever?

The startling win of Bong Joon Ho’s exceptional foreign-language star, Parasite, may well have changed the way the Oscars looks at international films forever. BLAKE & WANG P.A one of the top entertainment law firms Los Angeles takes a loo…

COVID relief for the entertainment industry could finally be on hand

The entertainment industry has been begging for some form of relief from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy for months. It seems- finally- there could be some movement in the water. BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Attorn…