Five and a half years ago, a young woman’s bizarre account of her encounter with the Tampa, Florida sex trafficking underworld went viral on Twitter. It drew the attention of celebrities and prompted a splashy feature in Rolling Stone, which was then auctioned off to film producers for adaptation. Soon, the infamous social-media tale will arrive at a theater near you.
George R.R. Martin is not going to admit that he won’t finish his A Song of Ice and Fire book series. But his recent career moves are doing it for him.
All it took was a reptilian sea monster and a giant ape to bring crowds back to the movies.
First there was Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Then there was Johnny Carson. Then came Larry King, David Letterman, and Oprah. Now, joining the list of renowned interviewers is CodeMiko—though her talk show doesn’t air on TV like those of her predecessors. Also, she’s not strictly human.
Some parents roll their eyes when they hear the sound of their kids booting up an Xbox or Playstation console. Rachel Hofstetter’s mom, however, encouraged her daughter to play video games from when she was young. It turned out to be a smart decision.
Freeloaders everywhere were put on high alert last week after reports that Netflix had begun testing a way to prevent password sharing. While Netflix may want more paying users, it’s unlikely to initiate the no-holds-barred clampdown that moochers are worried about.
Things were looking good for movie theaters. The vaccine rollout in the US was speeding up, cinemas were finally reopening in major markets like New York and Los Angeles, and Hollywood studios were holding firm on their late spring release dates. But then Disney dropped a super-sized bummer on the industry right when it thought it was turning a corner.
Discord, the popular chat platform that rose to prominence with gamers, could soon have a new owner. And its reported sale price demonstrates how important tech giants believe it is to have more exposure to young consumers.
One positive byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic is that it has enabled the Oscars to finally celebrate many of the diverse voices that are historically ignored by the annual awards ceremony.
WandaVision, the first TV series developed by Marvel Studios, will stream the finale of its first and likely last season on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, on Friday (March 5). And fans are demanding answers to the many loose ends that have emerged during the show’s nine-episode run.
Promoting sports betting on TV used to be taboo. Now, some Americans can make bets directly from their TV sets while watching a game.
After the pandemic forced Disney to radically rethink how it releases movies, the company now says some of those changes will be permanent.
If you like movies but hate other people, theaters have created a solution that could last even after the pandemic: renting out your own auditorium. And it just might help their struggling businesses too.
Intellectual property is the lifeblood of entertainment, and Hollywood badly needs a transfusion.
Gen X is sometimes called the generational “middle child,” a cohort drowned out by Baby Boomers, Millennials, and, more recently, Gen Z. But neglected no longer.
Golf can be a big TV event when Tiger Woods plays. It’s even bigger when he plays well. With the superstar’s future in the sport now uncertain, so too is its presence on television.
After nearly a year of collecting dust, New York City’s movie theaters can finally reopen.
The Muppets have not been canceled. They have just been put in context.
CBS is not going to stop until CSI or NCIS has invaded every US state.
Rush Limbaugh, the American conservative political commentator and radio personality, died today at 70 from lung cancer.
With the pandemic under control, China’s film industry is thriving. And it’s doing so without any help from Hollywood.
Disney’s flagship streaming service, Disney+, is growing faster than anyone anticipated—including Disney. But that growth doesn’t tell the whole story.
On a video earnings call last month, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sat on his couch, arms crossed, and casually mentioned that, oh, by the way, among the company’s many ambitions, he also wants to dethrone Disney from its spot as the longtime global leader in animation.
Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation, wants the world to know that Fox News won’t change, even as the network struggles through a ratings slump in the wake of the 2020 US presidential election.
