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Postcard from Sundance... Starting with H'wood Agents at Burbank Airport No festival stars without Hollywood 'Hunger Games' at the gate RICHARD RUSHFIELD JAN 20 Burbank: A Prologue Before we get our feet in the snow in Park City, our journey begins with the voyage to the fest, at the Burbank Airport. On Thursday around noon, a Delta flight was scheduled to take off for Salt Lake City, gateway to the Sundance Film Festival. Accordingly, the flight was filled entirely with Hollywood types (AirPods, Moncler vests), headed to the fest, as though it has been chartered for the purpose. When the potentates arrived at their gate they were informed that they were five too many, that the plane had been overbooked, and couldn’t board until the crew had five volunteers to take the next flight, leaving a few hours later. Hollywood being what it is, of course no one stepped forward. Sweetening the offer, the crew put $200 on the table for anyone who would take the later flight. Still no one stepped forward. The offer climbed to $300. Then $500. And in classic Hollywood spirit, still no one was willing to skip the flight and take one that would be leaving a couple hours later. The offer went up to $800. An hour passed and the passengers still sat on their hands. As it reached $1000, a couple Hollywood agents approached the counter, trying to haggle for a better deal — perhaps a few first class upgrades thrown in? But then… Got a tip or story pitch? Email tips@theankler.com. To advertise to our 63,000 subscribers, email info@theankler.com. ICYMI 🎧 Ari Golds of a New Hollywood Agents and managers fight to join this generation's big power brokers (transcript here) Agents' New Big Deal: Quitting The death of package fees, consolidation and layoffs have sharks swimming away in record numbers into management Why Do Deals Take So Long To Sign? Biz affairs, lawyers, reps: My solutions for a terrible process 🎧 Cover Charge and a Minimum Rob Long on how to make money in TV again (transcript here) Tales from the Agency Mailroom. Still a Thing The Entourage generation is all grown up as execs tell me nothing beats Hollywood’s decades-old hazing ritual for breaking-in: 'It's about humility' Big Managers of the Moment 2024 The reps dominating deals today talk the long game of clients becoming (and staying) superstars, whether Selena Gomez, Taylor Sheridan or Deion Sanders 'Series Business' TV Newsletter to Launch Elaine Low will be joined by new Ankler London correspondent Manori Ravindran reporting on the business 'Color Purple' and Oscar's Musical Curse Despite an Oprah-Spielberg pedigree and critical plaudits, the new screen version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is meeting resistance on the circuit The Optionist, a newsletter about IP A 'White Lotus' Thriller in Big Sur Two Period Thrillers Mix Procedurals with History © 2024 Ankler Media 11990 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90049