Weekly Journal #164
Industry News
The State of English-Speaking FAST Worldwide (Variety VIP+)
Choreographers’ Work in Film and TV Often Goes Uncredited. A New Guild Aims to Change That. (The Los Angeles Times)
Proof that Studios (and Streamers) NEED to Release Films in Theaters (The Ankler)
New Lionsgate Studios Atlanta Rising In Latest Partnership With Robert Halmi’s Great Point (Deadline)
The WGA Has an AI Proposal and It Needs to Become a Lot Smarter — Analysis (IndieWire)
Film
Air Exists Because One Underemployed Guy in His 20s Saw The Last Dance (Vulture)
Most Moviegoers Will Still Go To Theaters Even If What They’re Seeing Will Soon Be Streaming – Study (Deadline)
Members Applaud Academy’s New Production and Technology Branch: “The Arts and Sciences Not Only Inspire Each Other But Require Each Other” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘The Night Agent’ Zeroes In On Netflix’s All-Time Most Popular TV Series List (Deadline)
TV Has a Cynical Message for Humanity (The Atlantic)
In Other News
NPR Objects to ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label Twitter Slapped on Account: ‘Inaccurate’ (The Los Angeles Times)
It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing It (The New York Times)
As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, A Debate About Where to Draw the Line (The New York Times)