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!)

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