It's an art house fever dream, including "the theatrical lighting rig, the pencil mics that descend from the ceiling for post-screening Q&A sessions and the soundproofed sliding wall that opens to the building’s spacious courtyard." - Las Vegas Weekly
And in some ways, says actor Mimi Rogers, it's even harder on writers than on actors. "Biases and double standards are still firmly in place." - Los Angeles Times
For instance: "The likely wipeout for Steven Spielberg’s drama about his parents’ divorce would indicate the Oscars are no longer in thrall to big beasts of the industry. ... It also shows the curtain is closing on movies about movies being awards catnip." - The Guardian (UK)
The sci-fi domestic challenges immigrant multiverse comedy-drama (yes, all of that) "led all films this year with eight nominations and a won a total of seven prizes, including best feature." - Variety
"India's single-screen cinemas were grand structures, built to accommodate large audiences and boasted diverse architectural styles." Now, only a few thousand remain, and they're going away quickly. - BBC
Right now, "online broadcasters like Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify ... are earning money in Canada without being required to reinvest in Canadian content." C-11 wants to change all of that. - CBC
The downturn in sponsorship sales that began in 2020 continued for public radio in 2021, while public television bucked that trend. TV stations began to chart a recovery toward prepandemic sponsorship levels. - Current
Looking at the eight years before and after #OscarsSoWhite, the USC study found that 8% of nominees between 2008 and 2015 were from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups. In the post-#OscarsSoWhite era between 2016 and 2023, that number increased to 17%. - Los Angeles Times
Neglected equipment, screens sagging or dusty with popcorn flecks, images that are too dark and sometimes bleed off the screen. "If a movie theater can't perform its most basic function and deliver a sharp, well-lit image, we might as well knock it down and put up a bank." - New York Magazine
On top of leading Black viewership among cable networks with 173,000 Black viewers on average in February — ahead of CNN’s 105,000 Black viewers and Fox News Channel’s 24,000 total viewers on average — MSNBC is also the home of the 10 highest-rated cable news programs among Black Americans. - The Wrap
"The show didn't just annoy Swedish viewers, though — it wholly divided them. Three Dads has become a sensation during a winter of political turbulence, where there's been an emerging sense that the culture wars are only getting started." - Slate
Although the link between J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic and Italy's far-right is not new, it's a phenomenon that has re-surfaced with new vigor since politician Giorgia Meloni was elected as the country's prime minister. - CBC
"In-flight licensing (is) unique in the licensing business in that it raises questions among everyday consumers — like how titles are chosen, why a given film might be censored, or why a show canceled and removed from, say, HBO Max might still be flying around the world." - Vulture
A ton of journalists on the games beat have suddenly found themselves out of jobs. The field is in the midst of a brutal, paradoxical contraction. The world’s power brokers are investing desperately in the games industry, but games media is another story entirely. - NiemanLab
"Imagine walking into a room to be confronted by Helena Bonham Carter, Meg Ryan, Ashley Judd and Michelle Yeoh. It would be a pretty intimidating prospect. Now imagine that these four world-famous, movie-star actresses were somehow combined into one person." - The New European
