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When Collectors Die

The BBC has recovered three missing episodes of shows from the 1960s - episodes it had probably thrown out. Luckily, collectors "saved them from the skip." - BBC

Studios, Actors Still Talking After A Weekend Of Negotiations

Caveat to optimistic studio press releases: "Issues remain unresolved with the actors, including protections around the use of artificial intelligence technology to create digital replicas of their likenesses without payment or approval." - The New York Times

Meg Ryan Would Like To Talk About What Happens After The Rom-Com Ends

She rode a wave of 1980s and 1990s rom-coms to superstardom, and that no longer interests her. Now, she wants a story that asks "vulnerable, wounded questions." - The New York Times

How To Pitch A Movie

First step: Be a performer. - Los Angeles Times

Apparently, Movie Sex Was Gone, And Now It’s Kind Of Back?

Are Zoomers truly anti-sex? Or is this just a belief in the U.S. as Europeans go on and make, er, sexy movies? - Irish Times

The Friendly Ghosts Of Long Lost Silent Film Stars

"To be a silent star is to be almost completely, but maybe imperfectly, physically gone; to be a fan of silent films is to feel as though you’ve been given the gift of seeing the dead." - The Smart Set

The Streaming Squeeze Is On

Will it ever end? And how much can one household afford? - The Verge

Public Radio Station Sees Huge Ratings Boost With High-Context News

“We've been in a crazy news cycle, people are coming to us for nuance and context, like they've been doing many public radio stations across the country,” WYPR Chief Content Officer Jonathan Blakley says about the station's 40% Aug.-Sept. gain according to Nielsen. - Inside Radio

All About Fake Movie Blood

"In all its elemental, metaphorical, campy, over-the-top, gore-y goodness, blood is something that has seeped into the visual vocabulary of movies. But how exactly did all that gloop get on the movie set? It’s kind of a sticky story." - Quartz

Revered Taiwanese Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien Has Dementia And Has Retired From Filmmaking

A statement from his wife and two children, all collaborators, said that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's pre-pandemic and a recent bout of COVID has worsened his condition. The last film he was working on, Shulan River, will not be completed. - Variety

Movie Theatres Fear Terrible Holiday Season As Strike Drags On

Hollywood hoped SAG-AFTRA and studios would resolve their contract negotiations by the end of October. But the strike drags on, preventing major stars from promoting their new films and adding to exhibitors’ anxieties about the upcoming holiday season. - Variety

To Solve Social Media’s Content Moderation Crisis, Go Back To The Old 1990s Way Of Doing It

"Decisions about the spaces people gathered in online were often made by members of the community. Our examination of the early history of online governance suggests that social media platforms could return – at least in part – to models of community governance in order to address their crisis of legitimacy." - The Conversation

CBC Ditched ExTwitter. Didn’t Make Much Difference

"The audience and engagement that we get from X is small. Among our social media platforms, X is among the smallest sources of traffic," a CBC spokesperson told The Canadian Press when asked why it hasn't fully returned. - Yahoo!

Americans Are Cutting Back Their Streaming Subscriptions

Reports said that many Americans were paying for up to six streaming services. Since then, numbers have mostly returned to pre-pandemic with Americans paying for about three or four subscriptions. - Cordcutters News

Israeli Government Tries To Ban Al Jazeera From The Country

Communications minister Shlomo Karhi pushed for the authority to unilaterally shut down the Qatar-based network's Israeli reporting operations (and, presumably, those, of other foreign outlets if he wishes), though he settled for doing so only with the approval of several Cabinet members and a court. - Columbia Journalism Review

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