Weekly Journal #88
Industry News
CAA Acquiring ICM Partners; Will Be Biggest Agency Link-Up Since WMA-Endeavor (Deadline)
Warner Bros. Exec Channing Dungey Gives Back by Championing Children’s Institute (Variety)
Film
‘Black as Night’ and ‘Bingo Hell’ Review: Marginalized Heroes (New York Times)
The Best Indie Movies to Watch This Fall (Atlantic)
The ultimate film lovers’ guide to the new Academy Museum (LA Times)
Television
Behind Netflix’s Massive Roald Dahl Deal (Hollywood Reporter)
MAID: TV Series (National Domestic Workers Alliance)
TV Organization Chart (Dropbox)
Digital
Text Adventures: how Twine remade gaming (Verge)
How Lip-Syncing Got Real (New York Times)
In Other News
Guess Who’s Still Extremely Happy and in Love? (The Cut)
Britney Spears Conservatorship: Father Suspended As Termination Hearing Is Set (Hollywood Reporter)
Simone Biles Chose Herself “I should have quit way before Tokyo.” (The Cut)
TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Copying What Members Of Congress Do (NPR)
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine (New York Times)