What now? Sexual predators can be fired; assaulters presumably punished. These measures may bring relief and perhaps justice to victims, and they may scare abusers from doing more harm. But we are talking about the movie business, an industry that has systematically exploited some women while shutting others out of positions of power. Integrating more women into this male-dominated sphere may not automatically right the balance.
Category: media
Director Bryan Singer Fired From Queen Biopic After Going AWOL
“The decision reflected an escalating clash between Singer and actor Rami Malek and was caused by the helmer being missing from the set, necessitating the Dec. 1 production shutdown of the film” – titled Bohemian Rhapsody – in which Malek stars as Freddie Mercury, frontman of the rock group Queen.”
Harassment, Bullying, On-Air Conflict: The Long, Turbulent Downfall Of Public Radio’s John Hockenberry
New York Public Radio – producer of The Takeaway and Hockenberry’s employer – does a detailed report on the working atmosphere at the show, which charges of unprofessional behavior senior management knew about when, and the development that finally led the station to terminate his contract this summer.
How ‘The Takeaway’ Is Covering The Harassment Accusations Against Founder And Former Host John Hockenberry
Here is the public radio news show’s first segment since news of alleged bullying of female colleagues and hitting on female subordinates became public over the weekend. Current host Todd Zwillich talks with journalist Suki Kim, who broke the news, as well as a special projects producer at WNYC about how the station will begin dealing with the issue.
Movie Critiques Are Thriving On YouTube
Some of their “trailer reaction” videos actually boast more views than the trailers they reference, meaning that, mathematically speaking, a significant portion of their audience watch the reaction but not the trailers to which the reaction is, um, reacting.
Canadians Make Some Great Movies. Pity No One Sees Them (Here’s Why)
“There is a paradox in the missing cohort of current homegrown films and filmmakers at the box office. It’s not a lack of talent. Canadians make movies for Hollywood every day. We have the best movie craftspeople on the planet. It, X Men: Apocalypse and Blade Runner 2049 are recent Hollywood releases made mostly by Canadian crews. It’s also not a lack of market. Canadians spent around a billion dollars on movie tickets last year. So why has it become so rare for an English-language Canadian film to connect with audiences?”
Social Networks Are Trapped In The Tragedy Of The Commons
The digital commons fosters great communal benefits that go beyond being a publisher in the traditional sense. The fact that YouTube is open and free allows all kinds of creativity to flourish in ways that are not enabled by the entertainment industry. The tragedy is that it also empowers pornographers and propagandists for terror.
TV’s Existential Crisis
TV, the art form, is in its platinum age. But the future present of video packaging and distribution is on-demand and digital. TV the platform simply cannot survive under its current business model. It must evolve.
Awards Race: New York Preferred ‘Ladybird,’ But Los Angeles Is All In For ‘Call Me By Your Name’
There’s no clear favorite now, with Spielberg’s The Post getting a different award, and both Ladybird and Call Me By Your Name winning multiple awards – and there’s always Get Out or The Florida Project, both of which are accumulating smaller awards as well. (Does that mean it’s a good year? Hm.)
Disney Is Finally Removing That Lengthy ‘Frozen’ Short From Pixar’s ‘Coco’
People really, really hated the length, the placement, the fact that it wasn’t a Pixar creation, and much more. Screenings after Dec. 8 won’t have the Olaf-based 21-minute “short” in front of Coco. Of course, “The request from Disney also asks that theaters use the newly freed-up time to hold extra screenings of Coco each day.”