AUGUST 21, 2023

'Blue Beetle' Nudges 'Barbie' Out of #1 at the Box Office It's a low-end opening for DC, but the writers' strike meant new superhero Xolo Maridueña couldn't promote; Hurricane Hilary didn't h … By Tom Brueggemann

26 Emmy-Nominated Directors of Photography Explain How They Shot Their Series From "Andor" to "Wednesday" and "The 1619 Project" to "Survivor," cinematographers explain the equipment they chose.  By Sarah Shachat	Discounted Movie Tickets Are Back for National Cinema Day, but at $1 More Just $4 will get you in the door to any movie — even one on a PLF screen — for a single day on Aug. 27 at 3,000 theaters across … By Brian Welk

Building 40 Worlds in 6 Episodes for 'A Black Lady Sketch Show' From "WeMurk" to "Curzuz," Emmy-nominated production designers Michele Yu and Cindy Chao explain how the HBO comedy went everywhere the writ … By Sarah Shachat	'Barbie' Got Banned and Hollywood Is Still on Strike, but We Really Need to Talk About Iran An underground Iranian filmmaker banned from leaving the country explains why he took the risk.  By Eric Kohn

	Can 'The White Lotus' Compete Against the Drama Titans in Emmy Craft Categories? Switching from Best Anthology to Best Drama shakes up the chances for "The White Lotus."  By Bill Desowitz
	'RuPaul's Drag Race' Keeps Things Spontaneous with Rigorous Prep Work This year's Rusical episode allowed the show's seasoned crew to cut (wig)loose.  By Sarah Shachat
	'Parents' Is the Middling '80s Cannibalism Classic Worth Reheating - Again and Again Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt nauseate in Bob Balaban's bizarre horror feature from 1989.  By Alison Foreman and Christian Zilko
	With 1,000 Episodes of 'One Piece,' Looking Back at the Bumpy English Dub Process for the Beloved Anime “We were recording in three booths at the same time for a while."  By Paul Cecchini
	Sundance Institute Awards $1 Million in Documentary Funding Twenty-three projects received more than $1 million in unrestricted grant funding through the Institute.  By Samantha Bergeson