Weekly Journal #43
Industry News
Netflix Raises Prices in the U.S.Rights (Hollywood Reporter)
Overwhelmingly White and Male: Diversity on TV Doesn’t Translate to Hollywood’s Exec Suites (Variety)
Film
It’s Time for the Movie Studios to Step In to Save the Movie Theaters (500ish)
For Bong Joon-ho, navigating the virtual Parasite set was like playing an RPG (Polygon)
A Cinephile’s Dream-Travel Bucket List (The Cut)
A Year Without Movie Buzz (NewYorker)
Television
Matthew Ball Part 1: The Waves of Competition in Media (Thinking Out Loud)
The Brilliant Awkwardness of “Pen15” (NewYorker)
Dwight Schrute Was a Warning (Atlantic)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Are Back With a British ‘X-Files’ (New York Times)
Digital
Facebook leak reveals policies on restricting New York Post's Biden story (Guardian)
Lil Yachty’s Quibi show is the first to find a life raft (Verge)
Nintendo Goes After Adult TikTok Influencer Over Pokémon Branding (Kotaku)
In Other News
Piper Sandler Completes 40th Semi-Annual Generation Z survey of 9,800 US Teens (PiperSandler)
Inside the Secret World of Covenant Communities (Gen)
‘Well, What Do You Mean, We Can’t Join the Klan?’ (Politico)
'Star Wars' VR Story Lets Players Train Under Yoda (Hollywood Reporter)
Harry Styles Left Note For a Fan Who Didn't Get to Meet Him, But He Did Feed Her Fish (Vanity Fair)
Why Many White Men Love Trump’s Coronavirus Response (Atlantic)
AOC’S Next Four Years (Vanity Fair)