Weekly Journal #189
Industry News
How the Writers Deal Got Done: Inside the Room (The Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix Has Mailed Its Last DVD (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘TV’s Top 5’: Chris Keyser Explains the New WGA Deal (and Why He’s Done Negotiating) (The Hollywood Reporter)
Danger Ahead: Celebrity Production Companies and Private Equity (The Ankler)
Film
‘The Creator’ Review: ‘A.I.’ Meets ‘Children of Men’ in a Sci-Fi Epic That Should Change Hollywood Forever (IndieWire)
Film Academy To Replace Hattie McDaniel’s ‘Gone With The Wind’ Oscar; Howard University To Get Statuette (Deadline)
‘Dumb Money’ Brings a Smart Spin to Its David-and-Goliath Gamestop Story (CNN)
Television
TV Business Faces Further Contraction As Marketplace Reopens: “The Bubble Has Burst” (Deadline)
‘Long Island Medium’ Star Theresa Caputo Moves To Lifetime For New Series (Deadline)
Writers Rooms Reopen: ‘Grey’s’, ‘9-1-1’, ‘NCIS’, ‘Abbott’ & ‘Yellowjackets’ Among First Shows To Go Back To Work (Deadline)
No Wonder Everyone Is Licensing Shows to Netflix (IndieWire)
In Other News
AI Is Studying My Book About James Cameron to Learn How to Write. So Far, It’s: Robots 1, Humans 0 (The Hollywood Reporter)
Emma Thompson Is Right: The Word ‘Content’ Is Rude (The New York Times)