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Directors Are Mattering More In Hollywood

An emerging trend skews more classic Hollywood—directors, particularly those who might be considered auteurs for their well-defined aesthetic and storytelling style, have begun to matter just as much as the actors attached to them. - The Atlantic

How Hollywood Has Adjusted Its Messaging During The Second Trump Administration

The creators of some of the more politically compelling movies and TV shows of the past year have explored how being alive feels during a tumultuous period. They capture the atmosphere, the mood, the ambient existence of everyday people who are living through a transformative time in history. - The Atlantic

Thinking Of AI Art — You Have To Think Of It As Its Own Art Form

I don’t understand how anyone can say they’re anti something that’s potentially creative. If it’s not working for you today it could work for you a year from now. Soon conversations like that won’t even matter. It’s like discussing the Internet. It already is. - The Hollywood Reporter

LiveNation Settles Antitrust Case

The centerpiece of the agreement is expected to be structural changes to Live Nation’s ticketing business. Under the settlement, Ticketmaster will be required to open parts of its platform to rival ticketing companies, allowing third-party sellers such as SeatGeek or Eventbrite to list tickets directly through Ticketmaster’s technology. - Politico

Hollywood Turns From Movie Stars Back To Auteurs

An “emerging trend skews more classic Hollywood—directors, particularly those who might be considered auteurs for their well-defined aesthetic and storytelling style, have begun to matter just as much as the actors attached to them.” - The Atlantic

Look At All The President’s Men, And See That Movie For What It Was

It’s not really a triumphal movie about the power of journalism, but a dire warning about the future - our present. - Salon

A Top Paramount Executive Sees His Career Take A Big Hit For His Friendship With A Vegas High-Roller

The Paramount Skydance president is "facing new scrutiny after his Paramount bosses hired a law firm to investigate his surreptitious dealings with a Las Vegas high-roller and self-styled ‘fixer.’ Investigators are reviewing whether Shell leaked sensitive corporate secrets.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

The Internet Is After Timothee Chalamet, Yes, But Also Jessie Buckley

Buckley doesn’t like cats. Big deal, right? Well … yes. Huge deal: "I have to come out and say it: Have we all lost our minds?” Or is this a carefully orchestrated campaign to win someone else the Best Actress Oscar? - Slate

The Best Actor Race Is Weirdly Up For Grabs

“‘When there’s not unanimity in the lead acting races, it can get really weird.’ In that situation, voters stop gaming out front-runners and simply vote for their guy. Which means that truly anything can happen.” - Vulture

The Man In Charge Of Pixar Cuts Any Content He Sees As Therapy

Especially if that content is, you know, gay. Surely that will fix the fabled studio! - Wall Street Journal (MSN)

Federal Judge Rules Appointment Of Kari Lake Invalid, Voiding Mass Layoffs At The Voice Of America

“If upheld by higher courts, Judge Lamberth’s ruling would allow more than 1,000 journalists and support staff members at the news group to return to their jobs” - and to keep broadcasting to places like China, Russia, and Iran. - The New York Times

After An Indigenous Filmmaker’s Speech Is Cut For Broadcast, The Toronto Film Critics Association Is Falling Apart

“Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit — with more considering their position.” - The Hollywood Reporter

Fandom Communities Seem Very Broken Right Now

“I see that a lot in different fandoms, where people won’t click the link, they’ll just see what they see on social, they’ll see the headline, and not necessarily digest the entire story. It’s a common thread in a lot of media consumption right now.” - Wired

Netflix and Paramount’s Interest In Warner? The Back Catalog. It’s An Old Strategy

Back in the 18th century for example, Longman, the UK’s oldest commercial publishing house, built up its business by acquiring the catalogues of other firms. - The Conversation

A Second Country (A Big One) Bans Social Media For Anyone Under 16

Australia instituted the ban this past December, and following suit is Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous nation. Starting March 28, accounts owned by children under 16 on "high-risk platforms" — including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, ​and Roblox — will be gradually deactivated. - Reuters

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