Weekly Journal #196
Industry News
Jezebel, the Oral History: ‘There Was This Riotous Sense of Fun’ (The New York Times)
The Cost of Streaming (The New York Times)
SAG-AFTRA Deal Allows More Time To Prepare For Self-Tape Auditions, Fewer Pages To Read & Simpler Tech Requirements (Deadline)
David Zaslav Says Studios Overpaid To End WGA Strike; Scribes Deal Valued At $700M (Deadline)
Are Actors Overthinking the A.I. Threat? (Puck News)
Potential Backfires in the Actors AI Deal (Podcast via The Ringer)
Film
George C. Wolfe On Why ‘Rustin’ Matters & What This Man For All Seasons Thinks About Being Called A “Spectacular Tornado” – Behind The Lens (Deadline)
Why the Age of Marvel Is Not Quite Over (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
The Curse Debuts at #1 in Canada on Streaming (Cult MTL)
Cris Abrego Elected Chairman Of Television Academy (Deadline)
What Are Streaming Residuals Now? How Many Episodes Will Shows Have This TV Season? Your Burning Post-Strike Questions, Answered (Variety)
‘The Crown’ EP on Creative Choices to Dramatize the Story of the Royal Family: “They’re Not Mistakes, They’re Decisions” (The Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
Adam McKay Takes His New Oil-Company Sitcom Straight to Social Media, Hoping the Kids Will Give a Frack (GQ)
A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft (The New Yorker)