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Monday, Apr. 29, 2024
If TikTok Ban Comes To Pass, Major Likely Winners Include Instagram and YouTube--But Smaller Rivals Could Also Rise
Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms — along with younger, smaller emerging rivals — would be scrambling for those valuable...
Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024
Director Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers" Tops Weekend Box Office
The sexy tennis drama " Challengers " won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Zendaya and castmates Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor have been on a globetrotting press tour to get the word out about Italian director Luca Guadagnino's...
Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024
Nicole Kidman Honored With AFI Life Achievement Award
Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: " Nicole Kidman. She makes movies better." The line came in a video parody of Kidman's AMC Theatres "we make movies better" ad that opened the Saturday night...
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2024
Summer Movie Guide: A Look At What's In Store From May to Labor Day
Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day. You just have to know where to look. Things kick off in theaters in May with...
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2024
Experts Say Retrial of Harvey Weinstein Unlikely To Occur Soon, If Ever
The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won't be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to the case said she wasn't sure she would testify again. A ruling Thursday by...
Friday, Apr. 26, 2024
Marvel Cinematic Universe Expands With Director Shawn Levy's "Deadpool & Wolverine"
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on "Stranger Things" taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he's found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around "Deadpool & Wolverine." "The rumors around this movie are overwhelming," Levy...
Friday, Apr. 26, 2024
Director Paola Cortellesi Talks "There's Still Tomorrow," Toxic Relationships and Hope
Actor Paola Cortellesi has long been a staple on the Italian pop culture scene, mostly known for her work as a comedian. Then she turned to directing and her first feature movie, "There's Still Tomorrow," took Italy by storm. The black-and-white film about an ordinary woman trapped in a toxic...
Friday, Apr. 26, 2024
Advocates Affirm That Weinstein Reversal Doesn't Derail #MeToo Reckoning
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there's a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it's alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase "Me too" from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself...
Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024
GSD&M Promotes John McAdorey To Head of Production
Advertising agency GSD&M has appointed John McAdorey to serve as its head of production. He will report to GSD&M CEO Duff Stewart. McAdorey previously served as an executive producer at GSD&M, supporting clients including Pizza Hut and Fruit of the Loom. Before joining GSD&M, he was...
Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024
"The Last of Us," "The Bear," "Judy Blume Forever" Among Peabody Award Nominees Across Arts, Entertainment, Other Categories
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has revealed the 27 nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive categories. The nominees represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. The nominees were chosen...