Suicide Squad, Sully, and This Crazy Election Season Drive Growth at Time Warner

Earnings were up 9 percent at Time Warner, where Q3 revenue grew to $7.2 billion, based on the box-office performance of Suicide Squad and Sully, the continued strength of TBS, TNT and Adult Swim in key demographics, and highly rated election coverage at CNN. Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes called the company's pending acquisition by AT&T "a great outcome for our shareholders." [The Wrap]

The Internet is Underwhelmed by the New MacBook Pros

If you were left cold by Apple's computer hardware announcements last week, you're hardly alone. Some pro users are downright depairing, worrying that Apple executives don't understand what professionals really need from their computers — or speculating that the top brass doesn't really want to be in the business of making computers at all anymore. Mac developer Michael Tsai was one of those disappointed, but when he collected reactions from around the Internet for his blog, he says the "level of outrage" he discovered surprised even him. [mjtsai.com]

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Criterion's Famed "Film School in a Box" Comes to a Stream Near You

After a last-minute delay pushed the launch back by a couple of weeks, the new movie-streaming service FilmStruck is online, presenting content from Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection at pricing tiers of $6.99 or $10.99 per month. Criterion is banking on its cachet in the home video market to drive subscriptions — the site will feature "entire editions" of films that include the commentaries, documentaries and other special features that once set their DVDs and Blu-rays apart on video store shelves. [The New York Times]

Early Review: Image Quality Is the DJI Mavic Pro's Achilles Heel

When the GoPro Karma and DJI Mavic Pro drones were announced within weeks of each other in September, the Mavic Pro got a lot of positive buzz for its sleek design that made the Karma's relatively compact form factor look downright bulky. In a comparative review, Wired acknowledges that the Karma is about twice as big and heavy as the Mavic Pro — but says the Mavic Pro's picture quality is inferior. [Wired]

Walkthrough: Red Epic-W Camera, Accessories and Workflow

Confused about the relationship between the different sensors and camera bodies offered by Red Digital Cinema these days? AbelCine's Jeff Lee sits down with the new 8K Red Epic-W and runs down your options, including workflow, accessories and upgrade paths. [AbelCine]