Weekly Journal #38
News
Hollywood Studios and Unions Reach COVID Return-to-Work Agreement (Hollywood Reporter)
What are loglines, and do they even matter? (John August)
Film
Films financed by Steven Mnuchin were tailored to appeal to China (Intercept)
BAFTA Takes Steps on Diversity, After All-White, All-Male Shortlists (New York Times)
Hulu to stream Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary, ‘RBG,’ for free on YouTube Thursday (NY Daily News)
Television
‘West Wing’ Cast To Perform Episode On HBO Max To Benefit Michelle Obama’s Voter Drive (Deadline)
‘The Suicide Squad’ TV Spinoff ‘Peacemaker’ From James Gunn Ordered By HBO Max (Deadline)
WandaVision Trailer (Watch Here)
‘Rashomon’-Inspired Drama From Amblin Television In Works At HBO Max (Deadline)
Pen15 Captures the Joy Of Being a Theater Kid With Humiliating Accuracy (Esquire)
Steven Soderbergh Says The Knick Will Rise From the Dead (Vulture)
NBCUniversal Releases ‘One Audience’ Report On Cross-Platform Viewing (Deadline)
Why ‘Donna Martin Graduates’ Is the Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 Episode (Vulture)
Digital
Quibi Explores Strategic Options, Including Sale (Report) (Hollywood Reporter)
The Entertainment Value Curve: Why TikTok is On Fire and Quibi Isn’t (Reforge)
400,000 people have already registered to vote in 2020 via Snapchat (Axios)
TikTok Influencers Reassured About Platform's Efforts to Avert Ban (Hollywood Reporter)
Good Reads
Cult leader who claims to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in Russia (Guardian)
S.O.S. By Noah Baumbach (New Yorker)
RBG is still inspiring young girls to be a 'superhero,' dream big. These photos prove it. (USA Today)
What It’s Like to Moderate a Presidential Debate (Slate)
My Friend and Boss, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Atlantic)