Max Tani
@maxwelltani
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"I have memories of going to films and being in awe of what I was seeing. And that's what drove me in wanting to be a filmmaker. And I feel like I'm seeing awe just disappearing, especially as these images can be made in an instant." Ari Aster talks to @maxwelltani and…
In an email to employees, Fortune says it has cut 10% of staff, the result of a decline in traffic, and rise of audio/video. The company says its new strategy is "to cultivate our premium franchise communities and deliver premium editorial content to them."
. @FortuneMagazine is laying off staff this morning, I'm told.
Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ @iriesentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
the fastest growing political youtube channel is benny johnson's account, he grew more last quarter than the next four highest accounts combined...
‘Founders Films’ aims to remake Hollywood with patriotism, Palantir and Ayn Rand semafor.com/article/07/20/…
A @maxwelltani mustread on a new effort by a Palantir exec to remake Hollywood
We are breaking very important news on @semafor's Mixed Signals podcast...
Ari Aster reveals that he was offered the chance to direct ‘MORBIUS.’ (youtu.be/Q0Y_cmvKje0?si…)
Riley Gaines, who works for Murdoch-owned website Outkick, urging Trump to sue Murdoch “into oblivion”
Sue them into oblivion
"I feel like I shouldn't say. Should I?" @maxwelltani asks director Ari Aster about a rumor that he was asked to do a Marvel movie on Mixed Signals from Semafor Media:
Ari Aster's 'Eddington' is a modern Western placed in the height of lockdown during the 2020 pandemic, where digital media is the real villain. This week on Mixed Signals, @semaforben and @maxwelltani bring on the writer and director to talk about why he decided to make a film…
It would be a little funny if Paramount went through all this trouble and the FCC still didn’t approve the merger
"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" has been canceled. The series will end in May 2026, with CBS calling it a "purely financial decision." Read more: variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…