Being able to control how long programmes are available to stream appears to give video-on-demand platforms significant power over what audiences watch. The longer fruit is dangled in front of a viewer, the likelier they are to grab it. - The Conversation
"A number of British actors Variety has spoken to say they've yet to hear from local actors' union Equity with any guidance about their situation. That's likely because it’s being worked out in real time." - Variety
Meta announced in a news release following the act's passage that it will block news for Canadian users in order to comply with the law, and will do so before C-18 comes into effect in six months, though it hasn't given a date. - CBC
Titles like "The Little Mermaid" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" haven't been able to deliver the expected results, adding to Disney's economic woes. In fact, two of their recent films, "Strange World" and "Lightyear," were outright flops. - Marca
Well ... she wrote and directed Frozen. "Now 51, Lee is warm, glossy and as successful as you can get. She no longer needs to see a bit of Cinderella to get her out of the house, but the film is still a touchstone." - The Guardian (UK)
"The 14-year-old in Milton, Ont., was tapped to animate a scene in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse after his shot-by-shot recreation of the original trailer — stylized so that the characters look like Lego — racked up hundreds of thousands of views online." - CBC
Of course, "there is the question of who actually gets the Oscar. Is it the stunt artists? The choreographer? The film’s director? Is the award for best stunt? Best sequence? Best performer?" - The Guardian (UK)
Union president Fran Drescher to her SAG-AFTRA members: "We are having an extremely productive negotiations that are laser focused on all of the crucial issues you told us are most important to you." Now, what about the writers? - Los Angeles Times
As lawmakers race to finish the budget, a deal has been struck: "Hollywood studios will get a lucrative tax benefit they have long sought and workers on film productions will get new safety protocols they’ve wanted since the deadly Rust shooting." - Los Angeles Times
Riley, on parts of I'm a Virgo: Writers are "showing the world that, hey; this is where your power can come because it's not only a strike over wages, ... it's not only a strike over work conditions, but it's a strike about the very creation of culture." - NPR
In a furious and impassioned plea, Castillo writes, "I'm tired of hearing how much David Zaslav loves classic movies when his action scream otherwise. If he loves classic movies so much, then invest in the people who bring classic movies to the masses." - Monica Castillo's Patreon
"It is crucial to emphasize that while the AI component provided optimal results, AI is just one tool among the array of toolsets our artists used. No artists’ jobs were replaced by incorporating these new tools; instead, they complemented and assisted our creative teams.” - The Verge
Talk of such a move was a surprise, largely given the frostiness between the two rivals, which have been battling it out on the talent and awards front for the last few years, but optics aside, a deal, which was described as “groundbreaking” by one source, could be good for consumers and the town. - Deadline
In retrospect, it seems clear that “Inside Out” was when Pixar’s Silicon Valley brain trust began to peel off from the universe and float into the metaverse, borne aloft by a kind of totalizing cleverness. It was the moment when the studio’s narrative and emotional complexities became convolutions. - The New Yorker
"Gradually over the last decade, Reddit went from merely-embarrassing-but-occasionally-amusing, to actively harmful, to — mainly by accident — essential. … The internet's best resources are almost universally volunteer-run and donation-based, like Wikipedia and The Internet Archive. Every time a great resource is accidentally created by a for-profit company, it is eventually destroyed." - Defector
