Lately, most of television seems stuck in the same mode. Virtually everything I’ve watched recently has been some variation of rich people pottering around in “aspirational” compounds. - The Atlantic
“As the labor of making movies and shows splinters across far-flung cities and countries, Hollywood has become dislodged from its physical home.” - Vulture
“What happened to take The Bear from Emmy battering ram to awards also-ran in the span of only a few months? According to multiple writers on various comedy series, it seems like an undercurrent of industry resentment toward The Bear played a part.” - Vulture
Javier Bardem: "This is a job, and you just do the job as good as you can with your own limitations. You put everything into it when they say, ‘Action,’ and when you’re out, you just leave it behind. Otherwise, it’s too much.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
And that’s thanks to us, the great unwashed movie audience: He "explained that he found himself too distracted by the chat and mobile-phone disturbance from the audience to concentrate on the film.” - The Guardian (UK)
“There’s a crazy number across the entire continent: less than about 3,000 cinemas, actual cinemas,” said the actor. “I would love to be able to tackle some of that, because I believe that the cinema experience that we all have gone through should be experienced by a new generation.” - Variety
The Lords, who are looking for more protections for artists from AI, rejected the latest amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill on Monday. Peers backed calls for greater transparency after musicians such as Sir Elton John warned of the threat to creative industries. - BBC
The former conservative media star and sore-loser Arizona candidate for governor and senator, who now heads the agency overseeing VOA, says Trump had directed her “to reduce the performance of its statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law.” - AP
“The film-makers set out to deliver a sensory bombardment that would mimic the experience of addiction. But they ended up doing much more, touching off serious debates about the free will of the addict, the line between compassionate observation and exploitative voyeurism, and the toxic siren call of the American Dream itself.” - BBC
“AMC Theatres has agreed to show pre-movie advertising before features begin as part of a new deal with National CineMedia, … the in-theater advertising company.” The commercials start on July 1. - The Hollywood Reporter
The proposal, sent to lawmakers by White House budget director and key policy architect Russell Vought, asks Congress to “rescind,” or repeal, $8.3 billion in foreign aid and more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports NPR and PBS. - Washington Post
“SIFF leadership has been addressing the need to cut expenses in an intensive way since the summer of 2024: reducing administrative costs and significantly scaling back on expenses relating to our annual Seattle International Film Festival." - Seattle Times
“GBH on Monday announced it laid off 45 employees, roughly 6% of its workforce. … Home to national programs like Frontline and Antiques Roadshow, GBH is one of the country's largest producers of content for public media.” Last month, the station eliminated nine jobs, after laid off 4% of its workforce last year. - WBUR (Boston)
“Senate Bill 22 … (will) allow the comptroller to deposit $300 million into a new Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Fund every two years until 2035. … Currently, the state provides $200 million every two years for film incentives.” - The Texas Tribune
After more than 1,600 episodes, Maron says he and his producer, Brendan McDonald, are “tired” and “burnt out” but “utterly satisfied with the work we’ve done.” Among the landmarks achieved by Maron’s WTF is his interview with Barack Obama, which arguably changed both podcasting and American political campaigning. - The Guardian
