Every September the annual awards season begins to take shape at three major film festivals; Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Anne Thompson, Indiewire’s editor at large, was at the latter two and she joins us to explain how this year’s Oscars race looks like it will be filled with a bounty of great movies, including one from director Alfonso Cuaron, which is looking for a way to overcome the stigma of being released by Netflix.
Speaking of awards, the timing works out to have Thompson also give us her thoughts on the recent Emmy Awards, honoring the best and brightest prime time television series from the past year.
Meanwhile, the European Union passed reforms to copyright law that have proven to be contentious given that it could mean big changes for tech platforms such as Google, Youtube and others. Content owners, on the other hand, are delighted with the outcome.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including Time magazine gets another new owner, Spotify allows users to download more music and Paul McCartney enjoys his first #1 debut for his latest album.
comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of September 16, 2018
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-september-16-2018-300713427.html
Will This Be The End of Ticket Price Subsidy in China?
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-will-this-be-the-end-of-ticket-price-subsidy-in-china/
Is Chinese Star Fan Bingbing Missing?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fan-bingbing-missing-1142509
China’s State News Agency Mocks ‘Sissy Pants’ Male Idols
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-state-news-agency-mocks-sissy-pants-male-idols/
Ibsen Play Is Canceled in China After Audience Criticizes Government
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/world/asia/china-ibsen-play.html
Telluride Hits ‘First Man,’ ‘Roma,’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead the Oscar Race as Toronto Beckons
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/venice-telluride-oscar-race-toronto-first-man-roma-the-favourite-1202000024/
TIFF 2018 Winners and Losers: Timothée Chalamet Shines, ‘Roma’ Wows, Xavier Dolan Flops
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/toronto-2018-winners-losers-roma-nicole-kidman-1202003281/
‘Green Book’ Takes Toronto Film Festival’s 2018 People’s Choice Award
https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/toronto-film-festival-2018-audience-award-winners-1202943205/
Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/2018-emmy-winners-list-1202943321/...