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My Letter To AI Tilly On The Meaning Of Being An Actress

Tilly, you never had to be 14, so I’ll tell you what Google can’t. It feels like your soul gets a broken glass enema. You go from curious about this marvelous world to drowning in un-marvelous you. Who am I? How should I be? Am I alone? Your human brain answers “no one,” “invisible” and “yes.” - The Hollywood...

Warner Bros Discovery Rejects Paramount’s First Offer, But The Talks Are Far From Over

Chat, is this less than ideal? “The merger would lead to the elimination of one of the original Hollywood film studios, and could see the consolidation of CNN with Paramount-owned CBS News.” - Los Angeles Times

Gamergate’s Ghosts Keep Haunting Gaming, But The Script Is So Boring

"This issue of right-wing men attacking minority creatives and characters in video games has been going on for well over a decade at this point, and is unlikely to fade away any time soon.” Could gaming execs make a damn plan? - Slate

No Surprise, But Oscar Winning Director Chloe Zhao Says Hollywood Isn’t Great At Nuance

Zhao, at the London premiere of her new Hamnet, said, “In Hollywood, in the film industry, we are not very good at preserving the language of ambiguity. If logos and mystery are in harmony, we would be living in a much better world.” - Variety

A Small Box Office Weekend, But A Big Secret Screening

“It’s been over a decade since the New York Film Festival has deployed a ‘Secret Screening’ of a major Oscars contender — not since Martin Scorsese brought an unfinished Hugo to the festival in 2011, followed by Steven Spielberg premiering Lincoln to, appropriately, the Lincoln Center audience in 2012.” - Vulture

Amazon Awkwardly Edits Guns Out Of James Bond Posters For, Uh, James Bond Day

Yes, Bond, the action hero who famously solves problems without guns … er, sorry, that's Doctor Who. "Unsurprisingly fans went into a tizzy about the alteration.” - The Verge

If You Build A Small Cinema, Regulars Will Come

Carlos Costa, in São Paulo: “The movie theater is just me. I project the films, make the popcorn, sell the tickets, everything. For economic reasons, I can’t afford an employee. … But I also think that’s part of the charm.” - Seattle Times (AP)

Perhaps Because Its People Now Control All Branches Of The US Government And A Lot Of Media, The Parents Television Council Is Disbanding

Actually, the conservative watchdog group is bankrupt. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

Hollywood Vs. OpenAI Heats Up Hard With Release Of New Software

“At the core of the dispute is who controls the copyrighted images and likenesses of actors and licensed characters — and how much they should be compensated for their use in AI models.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)

The New Number-One Factor In Public Radio Stations’ Scheduling Choices

With federal funding now at zero, as one exec puts it, “Station programmers are looking at their schedule and saying, ‘Where can I save money here?’” - Current

About Half Of Alaska Public Radio Stations Get Temporary Emergency Funding

Fourteen of the state’s public radio stations, the ones deemed to serve Alaska Native people, will receive a total of $4.5 million from the federal government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. Those stations were highly dependent on grants from the now-defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington, DC. - Anchorage Daily News

Dozens Of Bob Ross Pictures To Be Auctioned To Help Support PBS

Ross, with his distinctive afro, soothing voice and sunny outlook, empowered millions of viewers to make and appreciate art through his show The Joy of Painting. More than 400 half-hour episodes aired on PBS (and eventually the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) from 1983 to 1994, the year before Ross died of cancer at age 52. - NPR

The Jimmy Kimmel Affair Exposed Growing Rift Between Networks And Affiliates

As affiliates, they’re not happy. And as they lobby the FCC to abolish the cap on how many stations one company can own (currently maxed at a number that all together reaches no more than 39% of TV households in the country), a bulked-up Nexstar and Sinclair are flexing their power and heft. - Variety

How TikTok Gets Its Users Addicted, Scrolling Ever Longer For Content

“(We) collected TikTok watch histories from 1,100 users. We created a database of roughly 15 million videos served up to them in a six-month period last year. Our analyses showed just how effective TikTok is at getting even its heaviest users to swipe more and watch more on its platform.” - The Washington Post (MSN)

BBC Execs, Facing Steep Cuts, Want Defense Budget To Help Pay For World Service

“BBC executives are hoping to ease the burden on the stretched Foreign Office budget (which usually funds the World Service) by classifying some of its spending as national security. That would probably include its efforts to monitor foreign media and to put out information to counter propaganda from other countries.” - The Guardian

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