Weekly Journal #127

Industry News

Netflix Teaming With Microsoft On New Ad-Supported Streaming Tier (Deadline)

Netflix Picks Microsoft as Global Advertising Partner as It Plans New Service Tier (Hollywood Reporter)

Netflix to its Techies: Shut Up (Vulture)

Film

‘Three Colors’: Why a 30-Year-Old Trilogy Is Summer’s Most Relevant Cinematic Universe (Indiewire)

The Frenetic Editing of ‘Elvis’ Is a Matter of Perspective (Indiewire)

Is Jane Austen Just a Vibe Now? (Vulture)

Television

Snubs May Be Good Publicity Now — and Other Unusual Facts From 2022’s Nominations (Variety)

TV Has Outgrown the Emmys (Paste)

The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2022 Emmy Nominations (Vanity Fair)

‘The Bear’ Renewed for Season 2 by FX, Just 3 Weeks After Its Hulu Debut (Indiewire)

Better Call Saul Might Be the Greatest of All Time — If it Can Stick the Landing (NPR)

In Other News

Meryl Streep’s One Weird Trick (New York Times)

Why No One Believes American Rhetoric About Democracy (Atlantic)

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John Wells