At the age of 9, my Grandmother (RIP) bought me my first guitar. Being a kid, it was 3/4 size and worked perfectly. By the time I was 14, I started to write my own songs. Then I learned how to copyright my song with the U.S. Government. Learning this process and paperwork by 15 … Continue reading Technology & Suno’s Magical Mystery Tour
Paramount’s CEO David Ellison Is Out Of His Mind
Here in Hollywood, we always ask ourselves the same question each year: "Does life imitate art or does art imitate life?" In what may be the single most bizarre business move in the history of the studio system in California, the following announcement was made over the past 24 hours: "Warner Bros. Discovery's blockbuster announcement … Continue reading Paramount’s CEO David Ellison Is Out Of His Mind
Hollywood’s Big Shift
If you have felt something strange in the air, it has to do with the profound changes in real time as a result of AI and as someone who has been in and around the entertainment business since I was only 5 years of age, I can openly expose that a.i. may be the biggest … Continue reading Hollywood’s Big Shift
America’s Dystopian Pluribus Dopamine Addiction
The number #1 Streaming Show of all time on Apple+ is Pluribus. If you haven't heard about it or haven't even seen the trailer, here is a brief clip to bring you up to speed. Now for the trailer. In Hollywood, the number one thing that they know about producing films is that it has … Continue reading America’s Dystopian Pluribus Dopamine Addiction
Rob Reiner’s Legacy
Written by Mitch Santell By Mitch Santell The death of Rob and Michele Reiner has sent shockwaves throughout Hollywood over the hours and days since their death on December 14, 2025. My heart aches for their children. In the natural order of things, you will always bury your parents first, and to have your own … Continue reading Rob Reiner’s Legacy
Hollywood 1925 ~ 2025 (RIP)
The entertainment business is going through a huge shift and as I dialogue with many actors, writers, directors and producers that I have known since 1998 where I had offices on the Warner Brothers Lot, I’m going to have a lot to say about what is coming down. At the end of the day? It … Continue reading Hollywood 1925 ~ 2025 (RIP)
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Diane Keaton Passed Away Today ~ October 11, 2025
What can I say? It was a mind blower to read that Diane Keaton has passed away today. Diane may be without a doubt one of the most authentic women that I truly admired and never met. As actress, as a producer and also as a Mom. Why? Who Diane Keaton was on Camera and … Continue reading Diane Keaton Passed Away Today ~ October 11, 2025
Mindset
Do you see the glass as one half empty or one half full? For me? Throughout my life, I always see it as half full and most of the time I need a bigger glass. Let people come into your life that you are supposed to and let go of always needing to be right … Continue reading Mindset
Living In A Post Truther World
The truther movement as I usually like to call it may be full of shills, or controlled opposition or even “controversial control freaks,” regardless of where the path takes you, all you can do is authentic to yourself. Over the past few weeks I have found a new peace in my own life because I … Continue reading Living In A Post Truther World
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