Weekly Journal #134
Industry News
Paramount+ Combines with Showtime in Single Streaming App (Deadline)
Police Denounce Claims of Extortion Toward 'lady in the Lake' Crew Members (WBAL)
Comcast and Charter Face a Grim New Reality: Actual Competition (Fastcompany)
James Earl Jones Theatre Gets Official Broadway Opening (Hollywood Reporter)
Nicole Kidman’s Amazing AMC Ad Is Getting a Sequel (Vanity Fair)
Film
There’s Nothing ‘Normal’ About Moviegoing Any More. But Fall Gives Us Reason to Hope (LA Times)
Legendary Entertainment Eyeing Rival Studio Options With Warner Deal Over (Deadline)
Telluride Unveils Lineup of Films to “Fight About” (Hollywood Reporter)
The Summer of Almost No Flops (Vulture)
Will Venice Protests Help or Hurt Filmmakers in Iran? (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
The Patient' Is an Effectively Terrifying Thriller About ... Therapy (NPR)
‘The Rings of Power’ Review: Shiny, Not Yet Precious (NY Times)
A Racist Backlash to ‘Rings of Power’ Puts Tolkien’s Legacy Into Focus (Hollywood Reporter)
Here’s Why NBC Might Kill a Third of Its Primetime Programming (Indiewire)
The Wrath of a Woman Without Any Options (Atlantic)
How ‘She-Hulk’ Could Smash Open the Fourth Wall Across the MCU (Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
Songwriters and Music Publishers to Be Paid More by Streaming Services (Wall Street Journal)
An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy (NY Times)
You’ve Probably Seen Yourself in Your Memories (Atlantic)