“There's something really ugly and beautiful about Los Angeles, I think, and that's what these films capture - the idea that anything could happen here, that people could become overnight famous in LA for something they did really well or something really horrible.” - NPR
“He came of age in the American new wave era but in spirit belonged neither to that nor fully to Hollywood’s golden age studio system that preceded it.” - The Guardian (UK)
One advocate for the lawsuit: “The consequences would be felt nationwide, from destroying CNN the way that Ellisons have devastated CBS to entertainment industry job losses and consumers losing access to independent voices and a competitive market.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“Pixar plummeted to the ground with such a force that I began to question my undying devotion to an animation studio. Could my beloved Pixar, which had already anthropomorphized so many things, really make something so upsetting and perplexing, and on so many levels?” - Salon
Kane Parsons, 20, and Curry Barker, 26, the directors behind Backrooms and Obsession who both built their audiences on YouTube, have become two of the youngest filmmakers to have movies top the box office. - CBC
"I don't know Bari Weiss' motivations, but it's hard to imagine that you would create so much turmoil in such a profitable show if what you really cared about was the bottom line." - The Wrap (MSN)
“The state’s public television commission agreed Thursday to pay PBS dues and undo its effort to cut ties from the national network. Arkansas had been set to become the first state to cut off from PBS, but paused the move earlier this year following an outcry from donors and viewers.” - Arkansas Advocate
“Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month after their union leaders negotiated a deal they say provides protections against synthetic actors created by artificial intelligence.” - AP
The AI revolution in Hollywood is not just real, but taking form in tangible projects that people can now see. Whether it's animated shorts, experimental theatrical projects or full-blown movies and shows, AI is showing that it can not only cut down on costs and production time, but push the boundaries of storytelling. - The Wrap (MSN)
If Bilton stays, as he presumably will, the organization will try to muddle its way forward, damaged and listing and leaking to the gossip columns. Meanwhile, no answers were forthcoming about why Weiss was so determined to burn "60 Minutes" down. - The Wrap (MSN)
“I think print media is incredibly open. You can hand it to someone, you can read it together,” Obara says, calling mobile phones “very insular.” - Japan Times
“Average daily usage per YouTube account (worldwide) rose from 87.2 minutes in 2024 to 99.1 in 2025, according to analysis conducted by the Digital i agency across 20 international markets. The figure for Netflix dropped from 100.5 to 93.4 minutes.” - The Guardian
“A consortium led by Montclair State University has won a competitive process to take over New Jersey’s public television station.” The move comes months after New York PBS station WNET declined to renew its contract to run the New Jersey outlet. - New Jersey Globe
