Neil Simon passed away yesterday, August 26th, 2018. I didn’t know Simon personally, however he had such an impact on my life and career that you would have thought we were fast friends. Many actors can say that of the playwright because he was, for most of us, the creator of a broad swath of work that allowed us to grace a stage and convey lines that made audiences laugh, cry, laugh so much they...
This past June Star Wars newcomer Kelly Marie Tran made the tough decision to remove herself from social media after she was subjected to abuse and harassment for her role as Rose Tico in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Tran talks about her decision to leave social media in an eye-opening op-ed for the New York Times today. “It wasn’t their words, it’s that I started to believe them.” Says Tran, who goes...
I love Amazon. You know that… They are a force that just doesn’t seem to stop growing in scope and scale. They’re like that project from hell that goes so far off the rails you forget the objective of the project to start with. What started as an online bookseller has turned into a massive marketplace for everything from books to home goods, bathroom fixtures to original movies and television shows. They have it all....
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a “Deep Thoughts with Anthony Pizzuto” segment. I’ve been so busy turning my deep thoughts into geek thoughts that I haven’t had time to blog on the things that are happening in the business world today. Fortunately for you and me, something fun happened today that inspired me to brush off the deep thoughts logo and blog away. Ladies and gents, I present to you the Netflix earnings call!...
