Weekly Journal #30
News
L.A. COVID Update: 11 New Deaths, 2,848 New Cases; Hospitalizations Reach All-Time High (Deadline)
Warner Bros Sets Up Anonymous System For Reporting Coronavirus Malpractice During Shoots (Deadline)
Black Hollywood Wants More Representation in the Hair & Makeup Department (Variety)
AT&T, With CEO John Stankey, Is To Kick Off Media Earnings For First Full COVID Quarter (Deadline)
The Rise of the Netflix Hit (Vulture)
Film
Can the Box Office Be Saved? Hollywood Hinges Its Hopes on 'Tenet' and 'Mulan' (Hollywood Reporter)
Roger Deakins Chats with Denis Villeneuve (Team Deakins)
Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Fest Sets Hybrid 2020 Edition to Boost Inclusion (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
The moment has finally come: we have run out of TV (Guardian)
Traditional Media Try to Adapt to Changing Viewer Habits, but Usually Fall Short (Variety)
Inside Cable TV’s Decline Amid the Rise of Streaming & Cord-Cutting (Variety)
‘Saturday Night Live’ Team Aims to Return to Studio for Season 46 (IndieWire)
HBO Max Reached 4.1 Million Subscribers One Month After Launch (Hollywood Reporter)
Pluto TV Goes Live On Verizon In Biggest Free Streaming Distribution Deal To Date (Deadline)
Forest Whitaker, Eva Longoria to Produce Natalie Chaidez Series ‘Chicano’ at ABC (Variety)
An ultimate guide to Korean dramas to binge for every mood (Dazed)
“This Was Abuse”: The Fall of a CBS Showrunner (Vanity Fair)
Good Reads
Patience Is a Dirty Word (Atlantic)
The Teenagers at the End of the World (New York Times)
Ocasio-Cortez speaks about 'culture of violence against women' after Republican's insults (Guardian)
Before the Media Treated Him as a Threat, They Treated Him as a Joke (Atlantic)
How To Watch This Year’s Comic-Con@Home Online (Deadline)
ABBA Will Release Five New Songs, With Avatar Tour Expected In 2021 (Deadline)
Taylor Swift’s Intimate “Indie” Album, “folklore” (New Yorker)