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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge joins Robby to chat about more updates on the Writers and Actors Strikes, a Halloween cinematic universe on the horizon, Ridley Scott NOT being a grump for once, and A24 isn't gonna be just for honk-shoo nerdz anymore! You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich, and Happy Halloween, spooky fam!

1. Hollywood Writers Strike is Over as Union Wins Major Concessions From Studios

Written by Austen Goslin and Oli Welsh at Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/23883791/writers-strike-wga-end-amptp-agreement-sag

2. Actors Strike Sees No End in Sight After Studio Negotiations Go Awry

Written by Andrew Dalton for USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/12/actors-strike-no-end-after-amptp-negotiations-talks-cut-short/71151858007/

3. Halloween - Miramax Slashes Into The TV Rights to the Franchise

Written by John Squires at Bloody Disgusting

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3783642/halloween-miramax-lands-the-tv-rights-to-the-franchise-tv-series-and-new-movies-planned/#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Miramax%20co,to%20television%2C%E2%80%9D%20Helwig%20said.

4. Ridley Scott Watched the New ‘Alien’ Movie and Said “It was Fucking Great,” Says Director Fede Alvarez: I was ‘Terrified’ Waiting For His Reaction

Written by Zach Sharf at Variety

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ridley-scott-watched-alien-romulus-great-1235759474/

5. Report: A24 to Expand, Produce More Commercial Films

Written by Raphael Helfand at The Fader

https://www.thefader.com/2023/10/11/report-a24-to-expand-produce-more-commercial-films#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20%E2%80%9Ctop%20agent,dramas%E2%80%9D%20that%20have%20been%20the

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Diana and Mike are joined by Tim Irwin to chat about the latest (and last) Flanagan joint to hit Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Topics include rounding up their fav episodes, fav kills, chatting about how Henry Thomas is the actor of his generation, the desired amount of cheese in shows like this, and finding just the right spot in your own home to hide a body behind a bunch of bricks.

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Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro have experienced the two-ing of The Nun, having also explored the vastly horrific and quadrant-checking Conjuring franchise, including the main trilogy, the Annabelle and Nun movies, as well as The Curse of La Llorona. Topics include James Wan's fun and spooky style, Patrick Wilson's sideburns, Letterboxd reviews, the connectivity of the entire "shared universe," and folks that don't like watching scary movies (can they be trusted?).

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Mike Burdge and Scotty Arnold chat about the 1973 masterpiece, The Exorcist, while also chatting about the latest reboot-quel, The Exorcist: Believer. Along the way they chat about the tyranny of William Friedkin, the razor sharp pace the original moves at, and why this movie is still just as affective today as it was 50 years ago. They also drink WAY too much red wine.

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oh my god! Mike and Robby get cozy in the newly defined 90s Carpenter aesthetic, with two releases from 1995: the superbly well-aged IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and the much maligned remake of the classic sci-fi/horror film, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. They also talk about Baby Yoda.

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Hosts Bernadette Gorman-White and Mike Burdge venture into the era of 2018 Toni Collette, which saw her give one of the best performances of her career in Hereditary, as well as sparked the very beginnings of this podcast! Other films and projects discussed include Please Stand By, Hearts Beat Loud, Arcade Fire: Money + Love, Birthmarked, Wanderlust, Let's Dance and Velvet Buzzsaw.

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Diana and Mike are joined by Bernadette Gorman-White to chat about Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass. Along the way, they chat about religion, banger church music, the amazing cast of the series and the excitement leading up to the release of The Fall of the House of Usher. This is a great episode, y'all.

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Mike Burdge and Tim Irwin arrive late to the game but nonetheless stoked to talk about one of the biggest entertaining surprises of 2023, Sisu. Along the way they also chat about the revenge-action flick genre, Mike's new obsession with the film Cobweb and TikTok verbiage.

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Tim Irwin joins Robby to chat about more updates on the Writers and Actors Strikes, the voice of Mario saying his final Wa-hoo, and everybody's favorite sweet, sweet boy saying some very sweet, sweet things about his Dune franchise. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich.

1. Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers move to unionize

Written by Jazz Tangcay at Variety

https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/walt-disney-pictures-vfx-workers-union-1235706136/

2. WGA: Studios’ Contract Offer is Neither Nothing, Nor Nearly Enough’

Written by Jeremy Fuster at The Wrap

https://www.thewrap.com/wga-amptp-memo-offer-not-nearly-enough/

3. AMC Reaches a Deal With SAG-AFTRA To Resume Production

Written by Linda Codega (They/Them) at Gizmodo

https://gizmodo.com/amc-waiver-sag-interview-with-the-vampire-walking-dead-1850793345

4. Charles Martinet transitions to Mario Ambassador and steps down from voicing the plumber

Story by Nintendo of America

5. Denis Villeneuve Teases Possible Dune: Part Three Based on Dune Messiah

Written by Ben Travis at EMPIRE

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/denis-villeneuve-teases-dune-part-three-dune-messiah-exclusive/

Dune Messiah Wikipedia page (optional reading): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_Messiah

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Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro discuss Kelly Reichardt's latest contemplation on life, friendship, art and loneliness, Showing Up, starring teen-heartthrobs Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, André Benjamin, A. Pigeon, Ricky and Judd Hirsch. Along the way they chat about their opinions on past Reichardt projects, the similarities this film shares with aspects of First Cow and Michelle Williams' ability to go big or keep it low.

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