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August 14, 2018 Arlo Finch, Film Industry, Follow Up, Producers, Rights and Copyright, Scriptnotes, Transcribed, Videogames, WGA

John and Craig pack this business-centric episode with big picture conversations about guild negotiations, changes to the Oscars, the Disney/Fox merger, the Paramount Consent Decree, and the tragedy that is being unable to stream The Flamingo Kid.

Links:

  • Scriptnotes is now on Spotify!
  • The Austin Film Festival is coming up on October 25th!
  • Changes are coming to the Oscars, including a new category for “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film.”
  • IATSE is not backing its Editors Guild in asking for a reasonable turnaround and pension support.
  • The Department of Justice will review the Paramount Consent Decree.
  • In Search of the Last Great Video Store by Kate Hagen for the Black List blog.
  • Add to this form if you find a movie that isn’t streamable.
  • Antihero game for iOS.
  • Mark Halpin’s puzzles for The Nation
  • The USB drives!
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Find past episodes
  • Scriptnotes Digital Seasons are also now available!
  • Outro by Luke Davis (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 8-22-18: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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