February 27, 2024

[+] 27 Feb 2024

This is the beta of foofaraw[+], the temporary home of something new.

Thanks for coming along for the ride, let me know what you think and if you have any ideas for how it can be improved.

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Packed issue for today since I opted not to do one over the weekend. I think that will be the line I draw in the sand for the time being. Maybe if I can get a few paid subscribers, I’ll come up with something to publish over the weekends, but that will be TBD until I see if I get three or twenty people subscribing.

Top of the News

Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”

• I think it’s pretty despicable of Perry to be this excited and willing to work with AI to replace jobs as someone who is a writer and performer.

• Sora cannot and should not replace make-up artists or any talented, creative people. I’m so glad we have auters like Wes Anderson still using miniatures and doing stop-motion. Those are the areas we need to be pushing, not some generative bullshit.

• Shameful.

Tom Cruise to Star in New Alejandro Iñárritu Movie – The Hollywood Reporter

• As much as I dislike Tom Cruise as a human, when he works with auteur’s he tends to make magic.

• Birdman is one of my all-time favorites so anytime Iñárritu is making a film, I’ll be there to watch it.

Inclusion Study: 2023 is Historic Low for Women in Leading Film Roles

• Just shameful.

'Beef' Season 2: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Charles Melton, and More Rumored to Star

• Stoked!

• I’m a little worried that they might be biting off more than they can chew based on the success of season one, but if they have a vision, I’ll follow them—hopefully the two couples + giant stars isn’t something Netflix is pushing and something they actually have a vision for.

Armand Hammer - Doves ft. Benjamin Booker (Official Video)

• Do yourself a favor and check out Benjamin Booker. He hasn’t done anything since 2017, but Violent Shiver, Witness, and Right On You are all bangers.

• Interesting to see him on an Armand Hammer song given Booker is very much in the heavy blues / rock realm and Armand Hammer are, well, not.

• I love both though so seeing them work together, especially after Booker has been quite for so long, is very cool.

Below the Fold

Awards

• PGA Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Top Film Prize

• Spirit Awards: Full List of Winners

• SAG Awards: Full List of Winners

Videos

• 🎥 The Watchers | Official Teaser Trailer

• 🎵 Les Savy Fav - Guzzle Blood

• 🎥 Horizon: An American Saga | Trailer 1

TV

• Harry Potter TV Series Aiming for 2026 Debut on Max

• ‘Outer Banks’ Creators Set Music Drama ‘The Runarounds’ at Amazon (Exclusive)

• 'Foundation' Shakeup: David S. Goyer Steps Down As Showrunner

• Avatar: The Last Airbender Review: A Greatest-Hits Collection Sorely Out Of Its Element

• Ryan Murphy Has a New Horror Series at FX

• The Second Game Of Thrones Spin-Off Series Lands A Release Window

• In ‘The Regime,’ Kate Winslet Gets to Have a Little Fun - The New York Times

• ‘Shogun’ Review: Rediscovering Japan - The New York Times

• The Vince Staples Show review – this joyously weird comedy is ludicrously suave | Television | The Guardian

• Curb Your Enthusiasm final season review – Larry David is the very best in the business | Curb Your Enthusiasm | The Guardian

• Disney+ Sets Release Date for Hitman Anime Series ‘The Fable’

• Constellation review: Thriller’s science frustrates but it looks great

• Some fans are not happy with Netflix's live-action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' remake

• In “Shōgun,” an Update Is a Double-Edged Sword | The New Yorker

• Simu Liu, James Wan Espionage Thriller Series at Peacock Enlists Jennifer Yale as Co-Showrunner

• Diego Boneta-Led Thriller ‘El Gato’ Lands at Amazon

Music

• American Federation of Musicians, AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement

• Maggie Rogers Announces Spring 2024 North American Tour Dates | Pitchfork

• Bob Dylan to Tour With Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival

• Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Past Is Still Alive

• PJ Harvey Announces First North American Tour in 7 Years, Shares New “Seem an I” Video: Watch | Pitchfork

• MGMT: Loss of Life review – surprise TikTok stars play to their strengths | MGMT | The Guardian

Comics

• Marvel Comics Commits To The $3.99 Price Point

• How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons

• Epiphany Engine brings together 33 publishers for single, multiverse-spanning event

• EC Comics' return isn't "a nostalgia trip" for Oni Press, it's to push boundaries here in 2024

• TV show announcement causes rampant CRIMINAL sell outs

• Josh Gad to Make Comics Writing Debut With New Dark Horse Comic

• The New ThunderCats Are Breaking All the Rules – And That’s a Good Thing

Movies

• ‘Naruto’ Movie in the Works with Destin Daniel Cretton Writing and Directing (Exclusive)

• Jurassic League Animated Movie Reportedly in the Works at DC Studios

Misc.

• Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Drops as Wall Street Reacts to Earnings and Lack of Guidance

• Julie Su Interview: Acting Labor Secretary on Hollywood Strikes, AI

• What Shane Gillis Proved on SNL — The Atlantic

• PlayStation Laying Off 900 People, 8% Of Workforce

• Is Kara Swisher Tearing Down Tech Billionaires—Or Burnishing Their Legends?

• Cillian Murphy Is the Man of the Moment | GQ

• How Matt Belloni’s Puck Column Became a Hollywood Must-Read

• How Paramount Became a Cautionary Tale of the Streaming Wars

• Home Viewing Speeds Up: Movies Are Spending Less Time in Theaters – IndieWire

• Here’s Exactly When Streaming Revenue Will Overtake Pay TV – IndieWire

• Disney Shake-Up: Sean Bailey Leaving Studio as David Greenbaum Takes Over Live-Action Film Production

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