“If you want to know your game is not good, you prefer to know it as early as possible, so that you can still do something about it, and not when it’s too late." - The New York Times
"Radio’s second largest ownership group says it has reached an agreement with a 'supermajority' of its debtholders on a deleveraging transaction that will erase over 80% of the company’s debt, … (in exchange for which) Audacy’s debtholders will receive an ownership stake in the reorganized company." - Inside Radio
The screenplay, which is finished, is based on A Life of Jesus by Shūsaku Endō, who also wrote the book on which Scorsese's Silence is based. Scorsese intends the 80-minute film to focus on the core principles of Jesus's teachings rather than retelling the Gospels. - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
“There’s an opportunity for cable companies to rebundle streaming services in a way that is friendly to consumers,” MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett said. - The Wall Street Journal
“News is no longer received consciously, but rather consumed incidentally like potato chips.” Instead of intentionally seeking news from sources dedicated to journalism, many people now assume the viral nature of social media will automatically alert them to any truly important events or issues. - HighBrow
After dipping in recent years, online piracy is on the rise again. And a not insignificant contingent of filmmakers and their fans believe this theft is justified. - The Daily Beast
But the Golden Globes could, and the intrigue was great as Taylor Swift faced off against Barbie. The doll won. Can the Academy ever go down this path? - Vulture
And that's not just the Palme D'Or winner, Anatomy of a Fall, but several others that came out in 2023. "Arthouse film-makers are subverting and reinventing the courtroom drama genre to explore faultlines in French society and raise questions about gender, race and prejudice." - The Guardian (UK)
Then an arbitrator ruled that since his jokes "were funny," he had to be re-hired by Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY - but he also had to take down some of his jokes that violated WHYY's social media code of conduct. - Vice
Judd Apatow, for one, is not having it. Sure, there were dolls, but dolls aren't a narrative. "It’s insulting to the writers to say they were working off of existing material. ... There was no existing material or story." - Variety
The company after whom the entire genre is named (remember the iPod?) maybe shouldn't kill podcasting, and indeed, the numbers might be an accident: "In September, Apple introduced iOS 17, which included a small change that has had a big impact on downloads." - The Verge
Awards season is what one might call compressed due to the Hollywood strikes of the spring and summer (and fall). Thus: "HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us topped night one of the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys presentation with eight awards." - The Hollywood Reporter
You see, "while modern Mickey is known for his charming personality, Steamboat Willie Mickey was more menacing with his propensity to use his fellow animals as musical instruments." - CBC
"At a time when the film industry is still struggling with deep existential anxieties, ... for many in Hollywood the impetus to look past the Globes’ rocky past is simply too strong to resist." Heck, there's even a new trophy. - Los Angeles Times
