The special prosecutor originally assigned to the case was legally obliged to withdraw, and now the judge has told Santa Fe's district attorney, whose office is badly understaffed, that she may not appoint another special prosecutor unless the DA's office steps away from the case entirely. - Variety
This week’s initial round comes a few days before the company’s annual shareholder meeting on April 3. Iger had first announced plans for the downsizing in February, describing it as a key to achieving $5.5 billion in cost savings. - Deadline
"The John Wick franchise, built around a weary assassin played by Keanu Reeves, has now shown dramatic growth with each consecutive sequel, something no action-thriller property has done before." - The New York Times
True, it's not common, but still - this exists, even when the source material itself is quite good (sorry, Susan Orlean, Sarah Waters, et al.). - LitHub
The lawyers for "weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez Reed are seeking to block the appointment of a new special prosecutor after a state lawmaker who had served in that role resigned amid controversy." - Los Angeles Times
"We arrive before the sun comes up. Most often to a large studio parking lot or enclosed garage that is called the 'holding area' filled with folding chairs and long picnic tables. ... We eat, sleep, contemplate our life decisions — and on some lucky days, forge new friendships." - Los Angeles Times
A ban now "could deal a massive blow to the entertainment industry, forcing movie studios, record labels, casting directors, Hollywood agents, and actors to radically shift the way they do business." - Washington Post
"Tyler Perry's Black Entertainment Television? It could happen: The prolific producer/director/actor is one of several very famous, very rich businessmen who have signaled an interest in taking control of the iconic entertainment brand now that owner Paramount Global has hinted it might be for sale." - Vulture
The equipment for making professional-looking films has never been more inexpensive or accessible. There are people writing creative scripts; there's always an abundance of talented actors; there's a whole scene building around microbudget indies. But how do you get the wider world to notice? - Esquire
"(Many in the industry are ambivalent), acknowledging the power of AI to help a screenwriter overcome writer's block or an editor to skip mundane tasks, but expressing alarm about the risk of machines replacing humans or effectively forcing them to work for free." - The Guardian
"Subscribers to Fresh Air+ will also get more recent exclusives, such as unaired excerpts from recent interviews and behind-the-scenes content that pulls back the curtain on how the Peabody Institutional Award-winning interview show is made." - Inside Radio
Jesse Thorn, host/producer of the public radio show Bullseye and founder/owner of Maximum Fun, which produces several other podcasts, worried about the fate of his staff if he sold the company to a larger enterprise. So he turned it into a co-op. - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
Using this data from the brain, audiences create a non-conscious edit of the film in real time – reinforcing the films’ respective stories of science-fiction dystopia and a wandering, daydreaming mind. - The Conversation
