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25 Jul 2012
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Movie Magic

Kaplan: "Automated retail" dispenses movie magic. Photo courtesy Gregg Kaplan/Redbox If you’ve seen one at your local US grocery store, you know that “vending machine” is an inadequate description for Redbox, the sleek, red (of course)... View Details

Keywords: vending machines; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

15 Sep 2016
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Movies That Move People

Alan Horn (MBA 1971) is chairman of the Walt Disney Studios and is a 2016 recipient of an HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, he talks about how the company’s films have the potential to influence audiences worldwide. “Every film must have both heart and... View Details

31 Aug 2017
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How Netflix’s Content Strategy Is Reshaping Movie Culture

18 Nov 2024
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10 Movies Every Leader Should Watch

14 Dec 2017
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Making Movies Is a Class Act

Glenn Close in Crooked House (photo by Nick Wall) Crooked House, an Agatha Christie mystery published in 1949, was one of her favorites, yet it had never been adapted for film or television. Now, however, HBS sectionmates Joe Abrams and Sally Wood (both MBA 1983 E)... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

26 Feb 2020
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The Future of Movie Theaters, and Radical Salary Transparency

09 Dec 2014
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Can Your Movie Change the World?

06 Dec 2013
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The Blockbuster Movie Model That Ate Hollywood

12 Apr 2016
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How Disney’s Alan Horn Manages the Movies

The most recent issue of Variety features a cover story on Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn (MBA 1971). The piece paints Horn as a rare character in Hollywood, being “both successful and beloved,” and tracks his departure from Warner Bros. and subsequent... View Details

28 Jun 2018
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Independent Movie Theaters Can Survive The Rise Of Streaming

25 Aug 2022
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Turning Point: Dream Weaver

books. How do you get out of the Bronx? Being good at science. I was valedictorian of my class at Bronx Science and that was the ticket to Harvard, a school I had only visited by watching the movie Love Story. As an undergrad, I realized... View Details

Keywords: career; life experience; Hollywood; movies; film