Alissa Wilkinson's book explores Joan Didion's work as a film critic and screenwriter and what she understood about Hollywood and American politics.

Since President Trump retook office, entertainment and media companies have quickly moved to water down efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion both internally and in the content they produce.

We Tell Ourselves Stories,” by Alissa Wilkinson, looks at how Didion both shaped and was shaped by the movies.

The exquisitely exacting and expensive process (three to four times more costly than reliable black and white) was a major gamble - and win - for the nascent entertainment industry. Then came the copy cats.

His “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.

The Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni feud has shone a light on a part of the entertainment industry that many of those within it would rather remain invisible.

There's been a slow retreat for years from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at studios and entertainment companies, experts say.

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Apple, Amazon, Comcast and Lionsgate, among others, have resumed advertising, some starting last year.

Rogen stars in the Apple TV+ satire as the newly appointed head of a fictional studio, who is struggling to balance the artistic and financial sides of the business.