Weekly Journal #131
Industry News
The HBO Max Rumors Were Wrong but There’s Still Pain Ahead (Vulture)
Inside Hollywood's Visual Effects Crisis (Defector)
Disney’s Streaming Services Passed Netflix In Total Subscriptions (Deadline)
Racism “Rife” in U.K.’s Film, TV Industry, According to Survey (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, & Other Studios Dodge Abortion Safety Plan Appeal (Deadline)
Film
A24 Knows How to Get People to Watch Its Films (Vulture)
Welcome to Streaming’s Memory Hole Era (Hollywood Reporter)
The Breakout Star of ‘Bullet Train’ Is...a Water Bottle? (Wall Street Journal)
Television
Wet Writhing, Eldritch Gurgling: A Chat With the Stranger Things Subtitles Team (Vulture)
A Big TV Hit Is a Conservative Fantasy Liberals Should Watch (New York Times)
How NBC’s ‘La Brea’ Took a “Solid Step” Toward a More Sustainable TV Set (Hollywood Reporter)
How Do You Make a Show Like ‘The Rehearsal’? HBO Budget and NDAs All Around (Wall Street Journal)
How ‘Better Call Saul’ Refined the Art of Television (Wall Street Journal)
‘A League of Their Own’ Returns As a TV Series (RollingStone)
Digital
A Filmmaker’s Ode to Virtual Reality and the People Who Live in It (The Information)
Nobody Is Playing Netflix’s Games (Wired)
In Other News
Humanitarian Safi Rauf Outsmarted the Taliban With a Code Based on Les Misérables (Playbill)
Werewolf Erotica Is the Latest Global Gig Work Trend (Rest of World)