David Zazlav's Disturbing Success Story; Parsing "Project Hail Mary" Box Office; New Releases Reactions
IndieWire: Screen TalkShow Notes
IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio dive into a busy week for films and film news. They break down what the box office success of "Project Hail Mary" means for star Ryan Gosling and the state of movie going, before taking a broad look at the disturbing success story of outgoing Warner Bros. CEO and current Hollywood pariah David Zazlav. Finally they look at several upcoming films including the latest Steven Soderbergh film "The Christophers" and the video game adaptation "Exit 8." Plus new indie studio Row K in crisis, and a peek at the Sonoma International Film Festival.
What Zazlav's Rise to Power Means for Hollywood - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/wall-street-killed-hollywood-warner-bros-1235185461/
Dive into the sound design of "Project Hail Mary" - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/project-hail-mary-sound-rocky-language-1235185641/
Row K Financial Problems, Explained - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/row-k-financial-investigation-explained-1235185729/
1:22 - Row K in Crisis
5:49 - "Project Hail Mary" Box Office
12:24 - Davis Zazlav's Disturbing Success
15:15 - Anticipating the Cannes lineup
18:05 - Steven Soderbergh's "The Christophers"
21:05 - New video game adaptation "Exit 8"
22:30 - What to see this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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