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‘Matrix’ Co-Producer Sues Warner Bros. About HBO Max Streaming Release

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“The Matrix Resurrections” co-producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros., alleging the studio parent’s decision to release the movie simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters was a breach of contract. The suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, is the latest indication of growing tensions between … Read more

On China Television, Corrupt Officials, Corporate Villains Are Bad Guys – The Wall Street Journal

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On China Television, Corrupt Officials, Corporate Villains Are Bad GuysThe Wall Street Journal .

China’s Forever War Against Covid-19

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People wait in line for Covid tests in Beijing, Jan. 25. photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images It’s been two years almost exactly since my first Covid column. Looking back, the first two paragraphs largely exhausted a horse that I would flog to death in dozens of columns since. First, thanks to the underreported prevalence of mild … Read more