Weekly Journal #260
Industry News
Los Angeles’ Hold on Hollywood Is Slipping (Hollywood Reporter)
Warner Bros. (Yes, Warner Bros.) Leads the Way of New Buyers Set to Shake Up the Sundance Market (IndieWire)
Production Assistants Union Notches First Win in New York (Hollywood Reporter)
Ted Sarandos Says Critics Just Misunderstand Netflix (NYT)
In Warner Merger Battle, Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters Rips Paramount Bid’s “Crazy” Debt; David Ellison Financier Gerry Cardinale Calls Netflix Deal “Smoke And Mirrors” (Deadline)
Film
Judd Apatow on Mel Brooks, Interviewing Rob Reiner and What It’ll Take to Revive Studio Comedies (Hollywood Reporter)
Oscar Noms Analysis: Six Takeaways From the ‘Sinners’ Surge, the International Show of Force and More (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
Netflix Is Testing Vertical Video Features For Mobile (Hollywood Reporter)
Oscar Nominations, ‘Sentimental Value’ Is Sensational, and Screenwriting in the Double-Screen Era. Plus, ‘The Pitt’ S2E3. (The Ringer)