“Initially, Apple apparently had the government’s approval to introduce the services. But then a regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, asserted its authority and demanded the closings … just six months after they were started there.”
Category: media
The Filmmakers Who Made ‘Lemonade’ Come To Life
“We owe homage to Beyoncé, a force of nature in the world of art and entertainment. There is no equal to her talent, marketability, and fierce innovative spirit. But we also owe some respect to the team of filmmakers — some established, some on the rise — who made Lemonade come to life.”
Is Life In Hollywood Getting Any Easier For Women Older Than 50?
Sally Field says no: “To have a long-term career, you have to go for whatever material comes along. Since I’m older, and female, the journey has led me all over the place.”
Lifetime – Yes, *That* Lifetime – Turned Itself Into A Great Place For Women Directors
“Women wrote or directed 73% of Lifetime’s original films from 1994–2016. Lifetime’s always invested in female viewers, stories, and creators, but until public awareness of Hollywood’s entrenched misogyny crescendoed into a federal investigation, this priority went largely unheralded.”
Boycott Of South Korea’s Largest Film Festival Threatened
“Nine South Korean film organizations said this week that they would boycott the Busan International Film Festival, one of the top events in Asia, if organizers did not address their concerns about government interference in the festival.”
How Whit Stillman’s Films Humanized The 1%
“Medieval morality plays had vice; Marxists, the bourgeoisie; and my English professors, dead white males. (They also worried about power, brainchild of Foucault’s bald pate.) But these days, we cross our index fingers in the face of privilege. … No one, however, has done more to humanize poor old two-dimensional Privilege than the filmmaker Whit Stillman. … Unsurprisingly, this seems to trouble his critics.”
How ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ Will Change As Chris Thile Takes Over From Garrison Keillor
“Under Thile’s direction, which begins on 15 October, A Prairie Home Companion will be retooled into a heavier musical focus.” (He says Radiohead would be his dream guest.) “Thile is game to tackle comedy himself, and has already demonstrated chops at singalong spoofs and acidic one-liners, but Keillor’s staple segments will exit with him.”
This Is What Happened When NPR Tried To Make Audio Go Viral
“The fundamental challenges remain: It’s hard to multitask with spoken-word audio when you’re browsing other things. We still don’t have a true “BuzzFeed for audio” to elevate clips with viral potential. And now silent autoplay videos on Facebook and Twitter are training users to expect an entirely different engagement experience.”
From ‘Roseanne’ To ‘The Office’ To ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ – How Did The Dark Humor In Sitcoms Get *This* Dark?
“Some years ago TV comedies found grim humour in ordinary domestic life. Now even sitcoms about murder and sex slavery are bright and bubbly. … What happened?”
A Hard-Hitting Radio Soap Opera For War-Torn Syria
“If the soap was about anywhere other than Syria, you might call the storylines melodramatic, but as the scriptwriter Mahmoud points out, all his plots resonate with Syrians because they’re just hearing their own story.”