The bulk of them are across divisions of Disney Entertainment, including marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and development. Also affected are Disney’s corporate financial operations.
While Americans get news from social media, they often don’t see those sources as trustworthy. And while Democrats see most traditional news sources as trustworthy, the most trusted news sources among Republicans are generally acutely partisan ones such as Fox News and Newsmax. - Washington Post
Weirdly, Netflix bought Nouvelle Vague “and is likely to make the film its big awards play — an ode to a golden age of moviemaking that will probably only play in movie theaters for two weeks.” - Washington Post (MSN)
“After working in the space industry, has come to believe that we have learned nothing from history, that humans may be doomed to repeat the mistakes we made on Earth in space.” - The Guardian (UK)
“The point of all these actions is to chill speech,” Gomez told the small crowd. “We all need to understand what is happening and we need people to speak up and push back.” - Los Angeles Times
This is not a new problem but the TV Academy has not made any changes to the talk or variety categories to address the situation, which comes as late-night is facing its own existential issues. - Deadline
“Paramount Global in recent days has offered $15 million to settle, according to people familiar with the situation. Trump’s team wants more than $25 million and is also seeking an apology from CBS News … (and) has threatened another lawsuit against CBS related to alleged bias of its news coverage.” - The Wall Street Journal (MSN)
“Those terminations would affect the 800 remaining workers at the agency, after nearly 600 VOA contractors were dismissed by the Trump administration earlier this month. Employees have been advised by management to expect termination notices in the coming days.“ - Politico
“Once pioneers of Indian cinema, Marathi films have long been hurt by Bollywood's dominating influence in the state of Maharashtra - where the language is spoken - and elsewhere in the country. But in the past decade, they've been quietly making a global mark, with diverse, acclaimed titles lighting up international festivals.” - BBC
During the height of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Boston’s daily newspapers employed some of the nation’s best-known film critics. All of them were women. They tended to travel as a pack, lugging typewriters and formal gowns to movie premieres all over the world. - WBUR
Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d'Or for his film It Was Just an Accident on Saturday, a political drama inspired by his time in prison. Following the win, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Panahi's win was "a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression". - BBC
Cartoon Network is an excellent case study for how the conditions of media conglomeration shape how media is made and curated. And in making a wide variety of animation available, Cartoon Network also helped make audiences think differently about animation. - The Conversation
“More than 20 key stakeholders behind its success — from author Margaret Atwood and adapter Bruce Miller to producers, executives and the cast led by Elisabeth Moss (June/Offred) — share how the Trump-era drama captured the cultural zeitgeist … and launched a Gilead universe with sequel series The Testaments.” - The Hollywood Reporter
