Weekly Journal #23
News
Gov. Gavin Newsom virtual roundtable with members of the television and film industries (ABC)
WarnerMedia Locks HBO Max Distribution Deals With Seven New Partners (Deadline)
The Human Toll: The Artists Who Have Died From Coronavirus (Vanity Fair)
"Germ-Zapping Robots": How Hollywood Might Kill Coronavirus Fears on Set (Hollywood Reporter)
Social Distancing Is Not Enough (Atlantic)
Georgia Releases COVID-19 Best Practices Guide As State Gears Up For Production Restart (Deadline)
Film
9 Movies to Stream When You’ve Watched Everything Else (New York Times)
Movie Theaters Are Still Dark. Long Live Their Marquees (Vanity Fair)
60 Movies We’re Excited to See This Summer (Vulture)
Summer Movie Preview 2020: ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘Mulan’ and More (Variety)
Television
12 Great TV Series by Film Directors (New York Times)
‘Schooled’, ‘Bless This Mess, ‘Single Parents’, ‘Emergence’ Canceled By ABC (Deadline)
Winner, winner, stricken dinners: Doctor Foster to Succession, TV's most awkward meals (Guardian)
What the Success of ‘Dave’ Means for FX (Observer)
ABC Renews 13 Series, Including Freshmen ‘Stumptown’ & ‘Mixed-ish’, For 2020-21 Season (Deadline)
Digital
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet (Wired)
Step inside the Hype House, the LA mansion where TikTok dreams are made (Dazed)
Good Reads
Reopening Hollywood Means Adjustments, Higher Costs, Longer Shoots ... In 1933 (Deadline)
Our weird behavior during the pandemic is messing with AI models (Technology Review)
The Virtual Book Channel (Lit Hub)
4 Rules for Identifying Your Life’s Work (Atlantic)
Perfecting the ‘Burn’: Props Master Jay Duckworth on Styling the Iconic ‘Hamilton’ Song (DC Metro)
A Man Was Stabbed to Death on a Zoom Call (The Cut)
Meet the First NASA Astronauts SPACEX will launch to orbit (The Verge)