“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
At the preshow, “Buena Vista Social Club, a musical about a Cuban band, picked up awards for choreography, sound design and orchestrations, while Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the Netflix series, won for sound, lighting and scenic design.” - The New York Times
The Last of Us composer Gustavo Santaolalla: "I think the fact that we kept the sonic fabric — that we didn’t do an orchestral score for the series — has been instrumental in keeping those fans of the games fans of the series, too.” - The Verge (Internet Archive)
“Late Thursday, the two attorneys sent a strongly worded letter to Paramount’s chairworman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and other board members arguing that a Trump settlement would cause ‘catastrophic’ harm to the embattled media company.” - Los Angeles Times (AOL)
“I’m still very alert to the inequality in the world, and also inequality in my industry. I am not there to endorse the status quo. I’m there to bring other people with me and to open the doors, always, to great talent.” - The Guardian (UK)
“What began as a story about transcending cultural boundaries through sports has turned into a symbol of just how little China and the U.S. understand each other—and how little interest they have in trying.” - The Atlantic
“Singing robots. Undead frenemies. A dead train robber, and a dying cave explorer. A fumbling group of spies, and a bumbling group of pirates. Also: Hamilton.” - The New York Times
“People were repressed into silence during the dictatorship and they couldn’t talk about the tragedies in their lives for 40 years. And it’s even complicated in democracy. … You get these voices saying: ‘Come on! What do you want to remember all that for?’” - The Guardian (UK)
Try this 40-year-old kids’ movie. Beneath The Goonies’ "awkward stereotypes and slapstick humor from 1985 lies powerful messaging about what it means to belong, to resist, and to imagine abundance in the face of systemic scarcity.” - Salon
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)
