Netflix in Paris: Original French TV Series and Films
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings opened the company’s new French headquarters and unveiled a slate of original French TV series and films.
Hollywood 2020: Netflix Will Invest $17 Billion in Content
Netflix, the giant streamer, will invest about $17.3 billion this year in content on cash basis, according to a new forecast by Wall Street firm BMO Capital Markets. That’s up from the $15.3 billion in 2019.
Grammy Awards 2020: Scandal at the Top–Removal of Prexy and CEO Deborah Dugan
The music industry reels after Deborah Dugan’s sudden removal from her post as president-CEO of the Recording Academy on Thursday, only five months after she had taken charge, and just ten days before the Grammy Awards.
TV: Best of the Decade–The Leftovers
The Best TV series, 2010-2019: Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta co-created The Leftovers, a supernatural myster, airing on HBO for three seasons (28 episodes) from 2014 to 2017.
Hitchcock: Reel/Real Impact:–Taking Bathes and Showers
Hitchcock liked to tell a story of a moviegoers who told him that after seeing Clouzot’s Diaboloque, his daughter would not take a bath, and after seeing Psycho, she won’t even take a shower.
Real Impact: Tarantina–Hollywood 1969, the Un-Official Quentin Tarantino Cabaret
The influence of film auteur Quentin Tarantino goes way beyond the realm of cinema.
Mad Magazine: After 67 Years, No More
MAD Magazine, the irreverent and influential satirical magazine, will effectively cease publication later this year after 67 years.
Four Weddings and a Funeral: Hulu’s Miniseries Kicks Off with Mini-Sequel
A few months before Hulu’s debut its miniseries, Four Weddings and a Funeral, the cast of the 1994 romantic comedy reunited to offer a “mini-sequel” on the annual Red Nose Day fundraiser on NBC.
Super Bowl 2019: Adam Levine Dedicates Halftime Performance to Jordy, his Late Manager
Maroon 5’s singer Adam Levine dedicated the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance to “Jordy,” his late manager Jordan Feldstein. Feldstein, the older brother of actor Jonah Hill, died in December 2017 at the age of 40 of blood clot in his leg.
Pop Culture 2019: HBO’s Bold Ad for Game of Thrones in Super Bowl
HBO and Anheuser-Busch changed Super Bowl commercial conventions Sunday night by running a 60-second promo in which the brewer’s famous Bud Knight was killed in violent fashion in a spot that morphed from beer ad to a pitch for HBO’s Game of Thrones. HBO teamed up with Anheuser-Busch InBev for the daring execution. In the […]
