A course correction, or even a tax write-off, but "the streaming industry and the entertainment industry in general trained consumers to think they could watch what they wanted when they wanted, and it would never go away, even if it went to another streaming service." - Slate
With Regal's parent company filing for Chapter 11, this is a last-gasp plan. "If successful, National Cinema Day could flood theaters with moviegoers and potentially prompt them to return in the fall. Before each showing, ticket buyers will be shown a sizzle reel of upcoming films." - NPR
"There were final hour meetings between the unions and the Motion Picture Assn. in an attempt to agree on terms before time ran out for this legislative session, a person close to the talks said. However, the two sides couldn’t agree in the required time." - Los Angeles Times
Jessica Matten pulls them up the ladder - or up ropes for a stunts course at the Counting Coup Indigenous Film Academy, which trains First Nations students in film production, acting, and stunt work. "My goal is to pass the torch onto them," she said. - CBC
It's the inventory, stupid - and the cost of carrying that inventory. "There is no version of keeping a show available for viewing on a platform that doesn’t incur at least tens of thousands of dollars in fees per series per year." - Variety
Why? Because the way we watch movies has changed. (Also, just how many shots of small children watching movies with their parents at the cinema do we actually need?) - Irish Times
Findings from the research conducted across Yahoo’s digital properties showed that 53% of all ad formats studied met viewability standards, but achieved less than 1 second of active attention. The study shows that viewability and attention are not the same. - MediaPost
Instead of four film categories that each feature five nominees for best lead actor or actress and best supporting actor or actress, two film acting categories with eight nominees each will celebrate best "performance in a leading role” or “performance in a supporting role." - MSN
"The magic of the brand (is) that over time it has been able to sell the idea of A24 as synonymous with originality, idiosyncrasy, and prestige. ... People may love Atonement and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but ... no one's rocking a Focus Features hoodie." - New York Magazine
Sometimes direct translation works well (Parasite). Sometimes clarity requires adding or cutting words (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain became Amélie). Sometimes the foreign title works fine (Les Misérables). Sometimes the title changes completely (El Hoyo, "the hole," became The Platform). And the choice matters a lot. - The New York Times
One former employee says as many as 13 people of color previously in charge of developing shows like The Gordita Chronicles and the Spanish-language docuseries Menudo: Forever Young have been let go, likely influencing the types of shows and movies that are greenlit moving forward. - The Daily Beast
The showings are reportedly restricted to those who worked on the film, as well as selected executives and representatives, before the footage is locked away for good. Batgirl was seen in public only once, in a test screening with incomplete visual effects and music, before the studio canned it. - The Hollywood Reporter
For both film and TV, the four current acting categories will be replaced with two, lead and supporting performances, with ten nominees each. For film, there will also be a best breakthrough performance award with five nominees of any gender. - Variety
"On Thursday, the two announced that more than 20 NPR shows, including Up First and Throughline, are now available on the platform. ... The addition of NPR podcasts comes just as YouTube recently added an Explore page dedicated to the format." - Endgadget
A lawsuit named Defteros v. Google argued that a website could defame someone without writing anything about them — or even knowing who they are. It was enough simply to link to another web page that contains defamatory content. - NiemanLab
