Though many Academy Awards pundits believed that “1917” would win the Oscar for Best Picture, the prize went to filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite.” Anne Thompson of Indiewire joins us to explain how the industry united behind the South Korean film, giving it four top Oscars, in a historic win; the first foreign language film to ever win the Best Picture Oscar.
Surely none of the Oscar winners will be getting a bump at the box office in China, even if they managed to get a release date. Movie theaters have been closed for the past three weeks due to a coronavirus which has completely upended which films will get into cinemas and when in a tight calendar they’ll reach audiences.
Meanwhile, the WGA overwhelmingly approved their demands for the upcoming contract talks with producers and studios. The existing contract is set to expire in the middle of this year and just about everyone in Hollywood is expecting and gearing up for another writers’ strike.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why manufacturing vinyl records might get a lot harder, how YouTube is raking in revenue and Disney plans on bringing the Broadway musical “Hamilton” to movie theaters.

2020 Oscar Predictions: ‘Parasite’ and ‘1917’ Should Win Big
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/2020-oscar-predictions-parasite-1917-win-1202208945/
Oscars 2020: Why Best Picture Winner ‘Parasite’ Unified Hollywood
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/oscars-2020-parasite-best-picture-winner-unified-hollywood-1202210414/
Judging by the Enthusiasm in the Indie Spirits Tent, ‘Parasite’ Should Have a Strong Oscars Night
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/bong-joon-ho-renee-zellweger-indie-spirits-oscars-analysis-1202208941/
TV Ratings: Super Bowl LIV Draws 102 Million Viewers, Up a Fraction on 2019
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/super-bowl-liv-ratings-1203490564/
‘Hamilton’ Movie With Original Broadway Cast Coming to Theaters
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hamilton-movie-lin-manuel-miranda-2-1203490645/
Enthusiastic Streamers Also See The Most Movies In Theaters – NATO Study
https://deadline.com/2020/02/enthusiastic-streamers-also-see-the-most-movies-in-theaters-nato-study-exhibition-1202853520/
Vinyl Record Industry Fears ‘Vinylgeddon’ After Fire Burns Down Apollo Masters Plant
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8550477/vinyl-record-industry-apollo-masters-plant-fire
ViacomCBS Will Raise Its Streaming Game With New, “Differentiated” Service
https://deadline.com/2020/02/viacomcbs-the-streaming-war-with-plans-for-new-differentiated-streaming-service-1202853604/