Weekly Journal #184
Industry News
WGA Doesn’t Just Want a Deal. It Wants Hollywood Power Reined In. (The Los Angeles Times)
AI-Generated Works Can’t Be Copyrighted — Now What? (Variety VIP+)
Amid Strikes, Food Drive for Hollywood Workers Serves 1,000 Households as Lost Wages Add Up (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
Another Box Office Milestone: ‘Barbie’ Becomes Top-Grossing Movie of 2023 Domestically, Global to Soon Follow (The Hollywood Reporter)
Honey, I Blew Up the Family Film (The New York Times)
Los Angeles Sees Movie Theater Resurgence With Wave of New Openings, Renovations: “It’s Shockingly Optimistic” (The Hollywood Reporter)
What We Lose When Streaming Companies Choose What We Watch (The New Yorker)
Television
Band of Brothers and The Pacific Set September Netflix Release Date (What’s On Netflix)
How HGTV Swallowed HBO (The New Republic)
Max to Launch CNN Max News Streaming Service (The Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
How We Got Duped Into Believing Milk Is Necessary for Healthy Bones (Vox)
People Forgot How to Act in Public (Vox)