Weekly Journal #64

Industry News

Amazon Prime Passes 200 Million Subscribers (Hollywood Reporter)

Mystery Solved: Why Hollywood Is Obsessed with the Whodunit (Goodreads)

Hollywood loves making excuses for bullies. Here are some of the most damaging (LA Times)

In Conversation: Daniel Dae Kim The actor built a career by picking his battles (Vulture)

Film

ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres to Close (Hollywood Reporter)

Movies Survived 2020. The Oscars Diversified. There’s More to Do. (New York Times)

Matthew Ball Tweet About Sony/Netflix Deal (Twitter)

Sebastian Stan Makes Monday Worth Waking Up For (Vulture)

Television

Apple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotes (Verge)

Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings' to Cost $465M for Just One Season (Hollywood Reporter)

Year of national reckonings on race and inequality has tested The Real Housewives (Vulture)

In Other News

3 steps to start tackling your ‘productivity fatigue’ (Fast Company)

The Nature You See in Documentaries Is Beautiful and False (Atlantic)

A Woman Called Animal Control on a Croissant (The Cut)

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John Wells