Weekly Journal #93

Industry News

Economic Gains In Tentative IATSE Agreements Expected To Easily Top $500 Million (Deadline)

Why Are Netflix’s Subtitles So Bad? (Hollywood Reporter)

Film

“Just a Wacky, Weird Thing to Make”: A Brief History of Movie Merch (GQ)

Ted Hope: What Do Filmmakers Need to Consider Now That They Really Didn't Need to That Much Before? (Facebook)

Television

The TV Hit That Wasn’t (New York Times)

HBO Head Casey Bloys Talks ‘Succession,’ DC Comics and International Programming (Bloomberg)

Shonda Rhimes on Creating Hit TV at Netflix (Variety)

Digital

Hollywood Is Curious About NFTS - as Well it Should Be (Variety VIP)

Netflix’s Gaming Section Launches Globally With ‘Stranger Things’ Titles (Hollywood Reporter)

How Social Media Turned ‘Prioritizing Mental Health’ Into a Trap (New York Times)

In Other News

How Angelenos Are Channeling Their Climate Change Anxiety Into Sustainable Living (KCRW)

America Has Lost the Plot on COVID (Atlantic)

Forget Video Calls: Here’s What It’s Like to Meet in Holographic AR (Fast Company)

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John Wells