AUGUST 28, 2023

The Strikes Will Slow Down the Toronto and Venice Markets, but Buyers and Sellers Are Staying Hungry Dozens of movies will hit the fall film festivals without domestic distribution, and some non-AMPTP buyers could seize the opportunity.  By Brian Welk

What's Next for 'And Just Like That'? The last few episodes of S2 have shown some promising signs of life. Here’s what we recommend for Season 3.  By Erin Strecker	'Perpetrator' Filmmaker Jennifer Reeder Got Asked Too Often About Working with 'Wild' Teenage Girls - So She Made a Truly Out of Control Film "I realized after twelfth time I got asked ... that there was an assumption it was awful and terrifying to work with a sort of a pack of gir … By Samantha Bergeson

When 'How To with John Wilson' Wanted to Blow Up a Car, It Turned to Steven Soderbergh (Naturally) John Wilson discusses the most ambitious episode yet of his HBO series.  By Sarah Shachat	National Cinema Day Creates Uncertainty for 'Gran Turismo' and 'Barbie,' Does 'Oppenheimer' No Favors SXSW hit "Bottoms" had a great debut; without the discount tickets, it might have been even better.  By Tom Brueggemann

	Here Are the 20 Hottest Sales Titles at This Year's Toronto and Venice Film Festivals The dual strike throws a wrench into plans for films by Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and others, but a few indies could steal some spotli … By Brian Welk
	No One Seems All That Concerned About Max Dropping the 'HBO' Well, except in "admiration" and "familiarity" scores from a new survey.  By Tony Maglio
	'Kuso' Is Pure Cinematic Jazz That Just So Happens to Include Full Frontal Nudity and Talking Boils Flying Lotus' directorial debut is remembered as the movie that traumatized Sundance, but the wildly inventive film is so much more than its … By Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
	The Number of Streaming Titles Has Grown by 40% in 2 Years You're gonna need a bigger binge.  By Tony Maglio
	Denis Villeneuve Is Already Plotting 'Dune: Part Three': 'There Are Words on Paper' The "Arrival" director has long been open about his desire to make a trilogy out of Frank Herbert's landmark sci-fi series.  By Christian Zilko