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Flash Superhero Movie Director Proves We’re Not Great at Learning from Failure
The Flash movie came out in 2023 and by box office standards, it was a flop. A story making the rounds in entertainment trade publications...
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Most of us know that reality TV is often heavily scripted and edited to tell an intentionally melodramatic story. Usually the on-screen participants have little...
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Jamie Foxx and His Family Offer a Masterclass on How to Maintain Privacy
About eighteen months ago, actor and musician Jamie Foxx got sick. Like really sick. He was rushed to the hospital with “life threatening” injuries and...
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Is All-Blind Narration the Future of Audio Description for Films & TV?
“He looks ahead, his dark eyebrows overshadowing his dark eyes. One of his several gold teeth gleams in the dim light.” This is the audio...
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Netflix Launches “Moments” Feature to Save Your Favorite Movie Scenes
I have probably watched that darts scene from Ted Lasso a dozen times. If you know the show, you probably understand why I would love...
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How the Black List Changed Hollywood, and Might Change Publishing Too
Nearly twenty years ago, Franklin Leonard started publishing his Black List which collected “an annual survey of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays.” The goal was to help undiscovered...
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Should All Celebrities Be Advocates?
Earlier this month, a campaign on TikTok known as Blockout 2024 was launched as a response to tone-deaf social media posts from celebrities and online...
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Imagining the Future of Hip Hop and Art in 50 Years
The day after the Met Gala, the Internet was flooded with deep fakes of celebrities who weren’t there, wearing things they never wore. Some of them...
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How Netflix Solves Content Overload with the Entertainment Industry’s Best User Interface Design
How does a company that offers more than a billion hours of programming make it less intimidating to find something to watch? This is a...
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Lessons From Daniel Radcliffe’s Journey to Leave Harry Potter Behind and Reinvent Himself
If you were cast into the role of a lifetime at the age of 11 and went on to play one of the most beloved...
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The African Media Streaming Brand That Just Turned Down $1.7B
One of the most famous streaming media brands in the world is one that you may not have ever heard of. It’s called MultiChoice and...
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Mean Girls Fans Outraged to Discover the Movie Is a Musical
There was a time in my life when I would experience a movie in a theater without ever having seen a trailer for it. I...
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Mickey Mouse Enters the Public Domain … Here’s What It Means
The first big meme of the year is Mickey Mouse finally entering the public domain, which means creators can use the iconic Disney character to...
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