Dolly Parton recently held court there, big wig and all. Leonardo DiCaprio and John Kerry arrived at the same time last month. Cindy Crawford on the left, David Letterman on the right. And isn\u2019t that Beyonc\u00e9 by the espresso bar?<\/p>\n
Welcome to the hottest see-and-be-seen spot in Hollywood: Netflix\u2019s first-floor waiting room.<\/p>\n
Scratch that. It\u2019s a \u201clobby experience\u201d and \u201ccreative gateway,\u201d according to a design firm<\/a> that worked on the space. An 80-foot by 12-foot video screen makes visitors feel like they are inside Netflix shows \u2014 visiting the \u201cNarcos\u201d cocaine lab, for instance, or sitting on the Blue Cat Lodge boat dock from \u201cOzark.\u201d Another wall is covered by at least 3,500 plants, a living mural that includes red Flamingo Lilies, known for their big pistils<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every era in Hollywood has a symbolic epicenter, a place that sums up everything, especially power and sometimes absurdity. Gifting suites<\/a> at the Sundance Film Festival epitomized the overheated indie boom of the 2000s. The monolithic new<\/a> Creative Artists Agency headquarters arrived on cue at the end of that decade and represented an increasingly corporate film business. Next came Comic-Con International, a sweaty July convention for superhero devotees that marked a turn toward<\/a> franchises and fan communities.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n This @brooksbarnesNYT<\/a> story may look like a romp through the Netflix lobby but is actually the best encapsulation yet of a changing Hollywood. https:\/\/t.co\/dofUQyZnyh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Amy Chozick (@amychozick) July 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n