Weekly Journal #183
Industry News
Mogul Memo: Streamers Will Bungle the Bundle Unless They Do What Daniel Ek Did (Variety VIP+)
The WGA and AMPTP Are Talking Again. Why the Studios Were Motivated to Return to the Table (The Los Angeles Times)
Strike Impact Hits Earnings as Executives Size Up War Chests. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Playwrights Say Financial Cushion From TV and Film Work Has Diminished: “The Rug Is Being Pulled Out” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
‘Barbie’ Becomes Biggest Warner Bros. Movie Ever at Domestic Box Office, Beating ‘The Dark Knight’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
Inclusion In Movie Casting Has Seen Little Progress Since 2007, USC Annenberg Study Finds (Deadline)
A Dormant Dome for Cinephiles Is Unsettling Hollywood (The New York Times)
They Review Movies on TikTok, but Don’t Call Them Critics (The New York Times)
Television
Life in the FAST Lane: A Special Report (Variety VIP+)
Column: Hollywood Saw Global TV as Strike Insurance. Workers of the World Have Other Plans (The Los Angeles Times)
‘Telemarketers’ Review: The Safdies-Produced HBO Documentary Is a Rowdy, Eye-Opening Exposé (IndieWire)
Linear TV Falls Below 50 Percent of Viewing for First Time (Deadline)
Whoever Starves Least, Wins (Vulture)
Nikole Hannah-Jones On Donald Trump Attacking ‘The 1619 Project’: “I Couldn’t Imagine A Greater Badge of Honor” (Deadline)
In Other News
I'm a Screenwriter. These AI Jokes Give Me Nightmares (TIME)
The Climate Wars Are Coming – And More Refugees With Them (Al Jazeera)
Resurfacing History: The Met to Spotlight Enslaved Boy, Bélizaire, Who Had Been Concealed in Family Portrait (The Grio)