Summary: The film industry is facing an existential crisis due to the COVID pandemic; film productions are struggling to continue, cinema chains have become burdened with debt and studios are sending their blockbuster releases directly to streaming services. In fact, last week Warner Bros. announced that its entire 2021 slate of movies would be released both in theatres and on their streaming service HBO Max, at least in the United States. <br> Brooks Barnes, a reporter for the New York Times, recently wrote a feature story detailing the death of Hollywood…again. Literally the headline used the word obituary. Barnes joins us to discuss the unprecedented challenges and disruption the industry is facing and helps us understand their overall ramifications.<br> Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Disney is putting the Fox film library back in its vault, Bob Dylan sells the publishing rights to all of his songs and an all-Spanish album tops the Billboard charts for the first time in its 64 year history.<br> <br> <br> Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/business/media/hollywood-coronavirus-streaming.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/business/media/hollywood-coronavirus-streaming.html</a><br> Michael’s Holiday Music Playlists, Favorite Christmas Albums and More<br> <a href="https://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2020/11/christmas-music-mindspace-discussion.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2020/11/christmas-music-mindspace-discussion.html</a><br> Geoff Boucher’s Mindspace Podcast<br> <a href="https://www.heavymetal.com/mindspace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.heavymetal.com/mindspace/</a><br> Jefferson May’s “A Christmas Carol”<br> <a href="https://www.achristmascarollive.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.achristmascarollive.com</a><br> China Box Office: ‘Monster Hunter’ Opens Fifth Despite Being Pulled From Theaters<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/monster-hunter-china-box-office-1234848295/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2020/film/news/monster-hunter-china-box-office-1234848295/</a><br> Universal Continues To Dominate Paltry Pandemic Post-Thanksgiving B.O.<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/</a><br> The “Queen’s Gambit” Stays Atop Nielsen Streaming Chart<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/the-queens-gambit-stays-atop-nielsen-streaming-chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/the-queens-gambit-stays-atop-nielsen-streaming-chart</a><br> South Korean Government Eases Rule On Mandatory Military Service<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/12/bts-lives-as-south-korean-government-eases-rule-for-mandatory-military-service-1234636950/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2020/12/bts-lives-as-south-korean-government-eases-rule-for-mandatory-military-service-1234636950/</a><br> Disney Is Quietly Placing Classic Fox Movies Into Its Vault, and That’s Worrying<br> <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/disney-is-quietly-placing-classic-fox-movies-into-its-vault.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/disney-is-quietly-placing-classic-fox-movies-into-its-vault.html</a><br> Publishers Would Back a Reinvented BookExpo<br> <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/85037-publishers-would-back-a-rein..."></a>
