For Netflix, such a deal would have complicated the business model for a company that had already vaulted to a leading position in Hollywood on its strength as a streaming pure-play. - The Wall Street Journal
Anton Caldwell, Shawnee's librarian for more than 20 years, says he knew right away the ban was working. The number of students visiting the library increased, and so did the number of books they're reading. - NPR
While social media bans may seem like a prudent measure to protect children, they are not only ineffective, they endanger both children and adults. There is little evidence that social media is driving any type of widespread mental health crisis in children. - The Guardian
“Because it streamed on Netflix, there was no bleeping of F-bombs. Winners were not played off by an orchestra. The banter was not as stiff as the scripted dialogue we expect from the Oscars.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)
Luhrmann’s new Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert “is far from the conventional concert movie its title implies,” thanks to a 40-minute never before released audio tape and a few private collectors deals that Luhrmann calls "going to see gangsters in car parks at midnight.” - The Guardian (UK)
Sure, there may be an “alternative celebration” later, but basically, “with 115 Writers Guild of America staffers still on strike after months of contract talks with the writers’ union led to no deal, the WGA West has cancelled its annual Writers Guild Awards.” - The Wrap
It’s South Florida Public Media Group versus a South Florida NPR school board affiliate, playing out both at the FCC and in the Miami-Dade County Court. - Inside Radio
The awards formers known as the SAG Awards stream live on Netflix on Sunday night. Though there are both TV and movie nominations, Oscar watchers are aware that "the guild’s awards are usually one of the most accurate bellwethers for the Oscars.” - Los Angeles Times
“The 45-second-long, one-reel short Gugusse et l'Automate – Gugusse and the Automaton – was made nearly 130 years ago. But the subject matter still feels timely.” - NPR
“For those fortunate enough to have missed these films, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is, or was, a series of movies about people (mostly villains or antiheroes) who have at some point met the masked wallcrawler in the comics. Spider-Man himself does not appear in them.” - The Guardian (UK)
The work “was shortlisted for the prestigious Turner Prize and exhibited in Tate Britain's stately gallery: a dishevelled divan with stained sheets, strewn and surrounded with personal detritus such as contraceptives, slippers, bloodied period pants, empty vodka bottles, Polaroid selfies, an overflowing ashtray.” - BBC
“It felt like 'orgasm' wasn't a word that was used in that time period. … It needed to be a word that sounded right coming out of Francesca's mouth over and over again.” - CBC
Rob Bonta’s cold water on the Paramount-WBD fireworks comes a week after the CA Department of Justice opened a probe into any deal to take over WB — be it Netflix or Ellison’s team. - Deadline
