“‘It's incredible because somehow the film has united Mexico — everyone hates it,’ explained Mexican film critic Ricardo Gallegos Ramos. ‘Everyone is inviting you to not go to the movie theatre: Please, don't support this movie.’” - CBC
"When they did the premiere of Twin Peaks: The Return, the executives had not seen it, and they said: 'Mr. Lynch, would you say a few words?' And he comes out; he goes: 'This project has a lot of wood in it. I like wood.'" - The Guardian
"Struggling with declining revenue in its groundbreaking nonprofit radio/newspaper model, Chicago Public Media is offering voluntary buyouts for Chicago Sun-Times journalists and business employees at WBEZ. The WBEZ newsroom will not be affected by the buyout announcement Wednesday, but more cuts could be on the way." - Chicago Tribune (MSN)
The hare-brained Online News Act has only been in effect for a few months, but already it has proved a disaster for small and emerging news media in Canada, with the country’s Indigenous media perhaps the hardest hit. - Canadian Dimension
Over time, digested in larger quantities, this entertainment sands away the distinctions between this and that until context collapses into a river of color and sound. - The New York Times
"Paramount must face some claims in a lawsuit from Warner Bros. Discovery accusing it of setting in motion a breach of a $500 million licensing deal for the exclusive rights to South Park, a court has ruled." - The Hollywood Reporter
Execs said the March ceremony will "celebrate the work that unites us as a global film community and acknowledge those who fought so bravely against the wildfires." For this year, the proceedings will "move away" from live performances of the Best Song nominees in favor of celebrating the nominated songwriters. - The Guardian
"On the surface, my job was simple: travel around with a producer and cameramen and sell branded merch to the drunken masses at 'parties' we threw at bars and nightclubs. … My job was not, in reality, that simple, … and it didn’t take me long to figure out: the business model was rigged." - Slate
This is far from the first time that the Academy has had to adapt to calamity. The closest analogy may be 1938, when another natural disaster hit L.A. - The New Yorker
History suggests that our collective approach to social media may be approaching a fork in the road. These laws are more like junk-food regulations than cigarette bans. - The New Yorker
The internet is flooded with what some call 'sadbait'. It gets far less attention, but some of today's most successful online content is melancholy and melodramatic. - BBC
"Netflix revealed it has now reached 301.63 million subscribers globally when it reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Tuesday. … (The company) smashed expectations by adding a record-breaking 18.91 million subscribers, a year-over-year increase of 15.9%." - Variety
Col Needham started building the database that later became IMDb in 1990. He remained CEO even after selling the website to Amazon in 1998, overseeing major changes like the rollout of its IMDbPro subscription and an update that lets professionals hide their age. - The Verge
The re-recording mixer for Emilia Pérez said that AI software was used to extend the vocal range of star Karla Sofía Gascón to reach that of her songs, and The Brutalist editor Dávid Jancsó used an AI program to correct the pronunciation in Adrien Brody's and Felicity Jones's Hungarian dialogue. - The Guardian
