Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, and the second part of my look at the weird new reality in movies, and why two handsome Boston bros think they can reinvent the business model.

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• Zaz’s Max-imum effort: Yes, it was weird seeing a promo for HBO’s new True Detective with Jodie Foster and a Stephen Frears miniseries starring Kate Winslet presented yesterday alongside TLC’s Love & Translation, where American dudes court beautiful women who can’t speak English. On an island, apparently. But will this Max rebranding and mega-content smash-up work? It better. Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav premised this entire $43 billion merger on...

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