John and Craig welcome Franklin Leonard to weigh in on the current definition of “movie.” In the age of streaming, this distinction is not only important for audiences and awards, but has a meaningful effect on how writers are paid.

We also take umbrage with Awards Season as a Hollywood fixture, and follow up on a five year-old prediction about iPads in movie theaters.

Links:

• Scriptnotes, Episode 108: Are two screens better than one? addresses the fear of iPads in theaters
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• Rusty Lake’s new game, Paradox, with video of actual people
• Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón
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