Weekly Journal #90

Industry News

What Will Shut Down if Hollywood Crews Strike? Your IATSE Questions, Answered (LA Times)

WarnerMedia’s Annual Equity and Inclusion Report Shows Representation Gains (Deadline)

25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks (Vulture)

Film

Don’t Let Amazon Eat the Film Industry (New York Times)

Jamie Lee Curtis Attends Premiere Dressed as Her Mom’s Iconic ‘Psycho’ Character (Variety)

Television

Spoiler Alert: ‘Squid Game’ Creator Talks Season 2, Show’s Deeper Meaning (Hollywood Reporter)

The Morning Show Has Become a Camp Masterpiece (Atlantic)

Digital

Tech Firm DGene Partners With Jeff Apple to Bring AI-Driven Characters to Series (Hollywood Reporter)

Facebook’s New $10 Million Fund for VR Creators Is Hopefully Just the Beginning (Verge)

In Other News

To Be Happy, Hide from the Spotlight (Atlantic)

Afghanistan’s Film Archives Were Saved from the Taliban Once Before. What Now? (Indiewire)

Why Do These Witches Dress So Well? (The Cut)

‘Whore of New York’ Reflects on Sex, Love and Labor (New York Times)

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John Wells