it took a very long time for that documentary to be picked up by anybody. and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on it, as did everybody else. i mean, i suppose netflix aren t here to put forward their side, there might be other reasons why they didn t want the documentary, it might not be any good, or whatever. you mention the deal between saudis and netflix, what was that deal? well, the saudis made two production deals. i beg your pardon, netflix made two production deals, five years each and five products each, tv series or movies with two production
which, process? there was one incidents which, of process? there was one incidents which, of the documentary called the dissident which, of the documentary called the dissident made by an oscar winning film director, ed came out in january film director, ed came out in january last year, it could not get distribution because it was about the murder ofjamal. it took a very lon- the murder ofjamal. it took a very long time the murder ofjamal. it took a very long time for that documentary to be picked long time for that documentary to be picked up long time for that documentary to be picked up by anybody. and they were very clear picked up by anybody. and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or it came to the netflix screened it at, or it came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on sundance film festival and took a pass on it. sundance film festival and took a pass on
no one saw coming. did you see it coming? no one saw it coming. steven spielberg partnering with netflix, the deal is a major coup for the streaming giant and noteworthy because spielberg has been strongly critical of streaming in the past. tell us what this deal means. it is a really big deal. there s production deals in hollywood nearly every day but this one is significant because it s one of hollywood s old guard working with the company that is redefining entertainment in all of hollywood right now. steven spielberg s anblin productions signed a multi-year deal with netflix to do a few movies a year. will spielberg direct any of these movies? we are not sure yet. that s beyond the point. it s more of a symbol of the changing dynamics we have in hollywood right now. spielberg a couple years ago had what i like to call a kerfuffle with netflix in that he is a big proponent of the theatrical experience and obviously netflix is watch at home whenever you
leadership and legacy. after leaving the white house, president obama mostly stayed out politics although last year did he campaign for president biden. the former president and former first lady have signed production deals with netflix. they ve both started podcasts and mr. obama has continued his work with a program he launched while in the white house called my brother s keeper. it s now part of the obama foundation. its mission is to provide support for what it calls pathways of opportunity to young men of color. it s a deeply personal mission for president obama, who grew up hardly knowing his own father and who by his own account didn t find his way until his late teens. he writes about that as well as how he balanced governing with being a husband and a dad in his recently published book a promised land. we dropped in on the former president in chicago, in a high school where he was visiting with a group of young men who have been part of my brother s keeper to talk about
Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20210612:03:00:15 archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.