Weekly Journal #190
Industry News
Max Is No. 1 Streamer for Overall Satisfaction While Netflix Falls to Sixth Place: Survey (Variety)
Young Insiders at Disney, Netflix, and Other Hollywood Giants Say Their Careers Are in Peril as the Industry Gets Crushed (Business Insider)
Spotify Makes Audiobooks Free for Premium Subscribers (The Hollywood Reporter)
Labor Pains and Gains: The Winners and Losers of the Writers Strike (Vanity Fair)
Netflix Is Just Waiting Out the Actors Strike to Increase Your Monthly Price — Report (IndieWire)
Film
‘Mean Girls’ Was Free to Watch on TikTok for a Day, But What About the Residuals? (The Los Angeles Times)
‘Flower Moon’ Filmmakers Talk 100-Day Shoot, Script Rewrite and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Performance: ‘Truly an Acting Feat of Genius’ (Variety)
‘Elemental’ Morphs From Flop to Hit, Raising Questions Along the Way (The New York Times)
The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets (The New York Times)
Television
When Will Broadcast Hits Like ‘Abbott Elementary’ Return? (The Hollywood Reporter)
Coach Prime Goes Scripted: Deion Sanders Comedy In The Works With SMAC & Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat (Deadline)
In Other News
‘Too Young for Me!’: A Senior Center Watches ‘The Golden Bachelor’ (The New York Times)
Lewis Hamilton’s First Race-Winning Mercedes F1 Car Could Fetch $15 Million at Auction (Robb Report)