“The pendulum is swinging back to some sense of normalcy and balance as market watchers see theatrical box office returns from major releases in the post-pandemic era." - The Wrap
The Flemish half, that is. The Story of Flanders features lavish, unsparing reconstructions of historical scenes interspersed with commentary from scholars. It was funded by the Flemish regional government, led by a separatist party, and Flemings are having a hearty argument over whether the series is propaganda. - The Observer (UK)
The fundamental bet of Vice and its internet-born brethren, that new forms of distribution and content production enabled by the internet would transform media economics in a way that they were uniquely poised to capture, simply didn’t materialize. - The Wrap
"Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing South Park on its own streaming platform, Paramount+." - CNN
It’s easy to imagine many productive uses of the metaverse, from educational to virtual meetings to entertainment. And most of these are already underway in some form or another. The consumer opportunities are clear: “Every year, US$54 billion is spent on virtual goods.” - 3 Quarks Daily
And, from the super secret ballots revealed in their entirety here, it sure looks like Todd Field is going to win Best Director for TÁR. - Los Angeles Times
The game won't be ready for years - but by the time it is, players will have watched "content" for it on TikTok, read graphic novels, and more. "What if we try to build this IP slightly in reverse. ... What if we didn’t start with gaming?" - Los Angeles Times
It was a really good night for the cast and crew of Everything Everywhere All at Once, as the cast won four acting awards and the movie took Best Film at the Producers Guild. - The New York Times
A real surprise: "The festival’s top award is rarely given to a documentary, and in his acceptance speech, a clearly surprised asked the jury members if they were 'crazy'" - ironic, since his film is about a floating Parisian barge that treats mentally ill patients. - The New York Times
“Effective immediately Netflix is to drop monthly subscription pricing in more than 100 territories globally,” but not in North America and Western Europe where average revenue per user is higher." - The Hollywood Reporter
As Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has shown, even if the movie isn’t a critical success, it can still make a hefty profit. Indeed, not only has a Winnie the Pooh sequel already been announced. - Fast Company
In "The New Vermeer," "two professional painters and dozens of amateur artists compete to reinvent the lost works of the 17th-century master. The results are judged by Vermeer experts from the Rijksmuseum ... and from the Mauritshuis, a collection of old masters in The Hague." - The New York Times
