Movies
FCC investigating Disney, ABC for DEI initiatives
The main gate at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on Sept. 25, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters The Federal Communications Commission has alerted the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant. The FCC, the agency that regulates […]
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How a Dungeons & Dragons livestream became a multiplatform media company
The cast of “Critical Role” playing Dungeons & Dragons. Critical Role A decade ago, a group of professional voice actors gathered around a table to live-stream a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Now, they run a media empire. Critical Role, both the name of the original show and the company, has expanded exponentially since its […]
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Oscars 2025 live updates: ‘Wicked,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ up for awards at Hollywood’s biggest night
An imitation of an Oscar statuette sits outside of a souvenir shop on Hollywood Boulevard as preparations continue for the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 27, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters The 97th Academy Awards are live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET. […]
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A topsy-turvy Oscar season concludes Sunday. Here’s what to look for at Sunday’s show
A large billboard sign featuring this years Oscar host Conan O’Brien towers over Hollywood blvd as workers prepare for the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 25, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters After a topsy-turvy Oscar season in which frontrunners were constantly shuffled, old tweets hobbled a top contender and space was […]
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How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures’ ‘Sonic’ into a billion-dollar franchise
Paramount Pictures revamped version of Sonic the Hedgehog (r). Source: Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019. A less-than-three-minute trailer released early that year to tease the film’s release, which was just six months […]
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Egg prices are threatening a classic holiday tradition: Easter dye kits
Melkinimages | E+ | Getty Images The egg aisle is anything but cheaper by the dozen these days — and that’s becoming a big problem ahead of the Easter holiday. The makers of Easter egg dye kits are bracing for the potential fallout if the egg shortage doesn’t begin to clear up before the April […]
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People said Naples was ‘dangerous.’ So this British film director leaned on her working-class roots to show a different side of the city
Trudie Styler attends the U.K. premiere of “Posso Entrare? An Ode to Naples” in London on Jan. 21, 2025. Dave Benett | Getty Images | Disney+ When Trudie Styler was growing up in 1960s working-class England, her family expected her to become a typist at a paintbrush factory. But life turned out rather more grandly: […]
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IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company’s history
General atmosphere during an IMAX private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York City on Oct. 10, 2018. Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on […]
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How crazy popcorn buckets became big business for movie theaters
Popcorn buckets are pictured during the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images For decades, popcorn has been a staple of the movie theater experience and exhibitors’ bottom lines. Now, the receptacle it comes in […]
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From AI to 16K screens, tech is once again disrupting the movie industry
The multibillion-dollar global film industry is at the advent of another technological revolution, set to make movie-making easier than ever before. One innovator in the space is prestigious camera and production supplies company, ARRI, which opened a groundbreaking stage just outside London in 2021. The stage features a 30-meter wide, 16K resolution screen. “It replaces […]
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