Dana Harris-Bridson

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From “The Green Knight” to Sean Penn and new-but-still-confusing production protocols, this was the week that Covid anxiety made an unwelcome comeback.

The investment, which makes Penske-MRC a SXSW shareholder, was described by cofounder Roland Swenson as “a lifeline.”

Apple TV+ beat Netflix in this round of the streaming wars, but Amazon Studios is this week’s real winner thanks to hard-won experience.

In this week’s IndieWire weekly rundown, a flood of deals may not satisfy AT&T investor dismay. Also: We talk to Joaquin Phoenix, Tyler Perry, Pedro Almodóvar, and more.

Editor in Chief Dana Harris breaks down the top stories, including 25 hot new TV shows, the start of Oscar season, that ranting racist costumer, and more.

The LAPD has opened a hate crime investigation, and longtime Ryan Murphy costumer Sarah de Sa Rego wants IATSE Local 705 members to demand her expulsion.

The $170 million loss barely registered as a blip, but Bob Iger’s Q3 earnings call will serve as a template for how the industry moves forward.

His decision comes as his contract ends — but Amazon Studios now operates in a world that’s very different than it was four years ago.

The new season brings us Ray as a schlubby Sabretooth, stumbling through the streets of Staten Island. It’s not a good look.

“Venom,” Claire Foy in “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” got exhibitors’ attention.

He founded Ain’t It Cool News in 1996, and will spend time on “therapy, detox and getting to a better place.”

The anonymous email circulated to hundreds of members of the film community this week.

Today, all indications suggest the question is no longer if the studios will permit first-run home viewing, but when and how. Independent film must prepare for that now.

Our newest video series, in partnership with FilmStruck, starts with the director behind “Jackie” and “Neruda” sharing a Cassavetes classic.

He’s exited Birth.Movies.Death. And it’s (yet another) instance where a woman who spoke up could give others the courage.

Megan Ellison and Annapurna Pictures would produce the film, set in the 1950s fashion world.

Nick Cave Never Wanted to Be a Screenwriter