A decade ago, WBEZ had four hours of weekday local news; as of next week, there's one hour, as Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons loses half of its 11 am-to-1 pm time slot. (The remaining hour, with some schedule rearrangement, will go to a second daily broadcast of Fresh Air.) - Axios
Warner Bros. Discovery is no longer pursuing a merger with Paramount Global as its shares trade near a 52-week low, according to people familiar with the matter. - CNBC
"Streaming revenue is poised to overtake pay TV subscription revenue by the third quarter of 2024, boosted by the recent uptick in ad-supported offerings, London-based research firm Ampere Analysis predicts." - TheWrap
To campaign for an Oscar, as for the Presidency, you need a narrative—some compelling story, decided on by a combination of the nominee, campaign strategists, and the media, that gives voters a warm, happy, check-the-box feeling. - The New Yorker
"Speaking to those who labored to get the film onscreen — including stars Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes, composer John Williams, agent Michael Ovitz and Martin Scorsese ... — what follows is the most complete telling of one of the most important movies not just of Spielberg’s career." - The Hollywood Reporter
The film, set to begin shooting in Baltimore (of course) later this year, is an adaptation of Waters's 2022 novel Liarmouth (subtitled "A Feel-Bad Romance"). Aubrey Plaza will star as a compulsive liar and scammer named Marsha Sprinkle. - The Guardian
The laws, championed by right-leaning state lawmakers, are rooted in the idea that the tech platforms have had a bias against conservatives. They’ve long lambasted social media practices that limited the reach of certain accounts, while tech companies have denied that they are discriminating against certain types of political speech. - Deadline
Mary Poppins is being re-released in select UK cinemas next month to celebrate the film’s 60th anniversary, prompting BBFC to upgrade its classification for the first time since 1964. - Deadline
AI will entrap us in a matrix where none of us know what’s real. If an inventor lacks empathy and spirituality, perhaps that’s not the invention we need. Dystopia stories can also become a self-fulfilling prophecy. - Los Angeles Times
She is the last member of what was known internally at one time as Warner’s “A+ talent” crew, a group that included only two other members: Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg. - The Wall Street Journal
“Letting children act like themselves ... makes the show feel textured, grounded. Their impromptu reactions — yawning, stretching, making faces — nudge scenes toward greater realism. And the cameras are there to capture it all, as quickly as possible, so that the children can return to their mandatory schooling." - The New York Times
They will likely not be big reflections of what will win at the Oscars - but the bittersweet Past Lives was rewarded with Best Feature and it director Celine Song with Best Director, while A Thousand and One (whose lead actor, critics say was snubbed this season) won Best First Feature. - The Hollywood Reporter
The Golden Bear goes to … a one-hour documentary about the return of some artwork? Yes. And “by awarding the top prize to Dahomey, the jury doubled down on Berlin’s distinctive, more political and less populist identity.” - The Guardian (UK)
Sorry, Paul Giamatti! Cillian Murphy and Oppenheimer are her. Lily Gladstone seems to have the edge over Emma Stone in the Best Actress category too. The SAG Awards were on Netflix this year - which maybe didn’t know how to handle them. Anyway, here’s the list. - The Hollywood Reporter
