The videos, by a purported outlet called Wolf News, "were distributed by pro-China bot accounts on Facebook and Twitter, in the first known instance of 'deepfake' video technology being used to create fictitious people as part of a state-aligned information campaign." - The New York Times
"With CEO Bob Iger back at the helm, the new organizational structure of (the company) is taking shape, with 7,000 layoffs planned. On Wednesday, the executive outlined his plan to swiftly restructure, effectively dismantling the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution group created by former CEO Bob Chapek." - The Hollywood Reporter
As the streaming boom took off, a number of companies tried to crack the problem of how to make good documentaries at the speed and scale demanded by streamers. - New York Magazine
"Watching these films, I found my class rage dissipating — giving way to pity — in proportion to the degree of suffering onscreen (and the cruelty and relish with which it was inflicted). The targets are cartoonishly deserving, but even caricatures can bleed, weep, and shriek." - Vulture
"Turning the spotlight on the sensational viral clip, only to describe the violence in it as a kind of picturesque genre scene, doesn't really do much to cut against the stereotype of out-of-touch liberal media. Still, I have some compassion for the writer and editors here." - Artnet
"The mega-exhibitor is following music concerts, sporting events and other entertainment venues in setting its ticket pricing strategy to sightlines for seating selections. AMC patrons attending cinemas after 4 p.m. will be able to pay different prices based on their proximity to the movie screen within the auditorium." - The Hollywood Reporter
What distinguishes the show—what makes it good, or at least enticing—lies instead in the workings of genre. In “Yellowstone,” Sheridan has corralled the ranging tropes of the Western into the chambers of domestic melodrama. - The New Yorker
The avid cinema-goers line up around the block and pack movie theatres for hours, until well after midnight - all for a new action thriller starring 57-year-old Shah Rukh Khan, who came out of retirement to, essentially, save Bollywood. - The Guardian (UK)
Turns out they don't believe in love anymore. "The approach misunderstands what modern households — which often include long-distance couples or families with children at college, as well as individual users who travel for work or don’t have one stable residence — are like." - Washington Post
Uh ... "Muslim male characters outnumber female characters 174 to 1, and when women do appear, they are portrayed as 'fearful and submissive' or endangered." But things may be changing, partly thanks to Disney. - Los Angeles Review of Books
The Oscar-nominated actress says, "In the early 90s, I had to fake an orgasm in a room full of male ad execs at an audition for a chocolate bar ad. It was grim." - The Guardian (UK)
One Netflix exec said, though, that it will be coming, and he added, "I think it’s worth noting that this will not be a universally popular move." - Wired
And those heads aren't spinning in a "get rich podcasting!" kind of a way. "Call it a pivot, call it a withdrawal; ... whatever the nomenclature, the financial realities of Spotify needing its big podcast bets to pay off have been true for some time." - Vulture
"It gave a name to the very common human experience of realising that you’re stuck. ... And that you can’t seem to get out of this repeating pattern of behaviours and consequences." But also, it offered hope. - The Guardian (UK)
