The Walt Disney Company is officially backing out of its morally inept deal with OpenAI after the collapse of Sora. Disney, which initiated layoffs affecting several hundred employees globally, primarily within its film, television, and corporate finance units last June, previously pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of […]
For much of his career, Ryan Coogler has been celebrated as one of the most vital storytellers working in contemporary Hollywood, a filmmaker capable of blending blockbuster scale with deeply personal themes. From the emotional intimacy of Fruitvale Station to the cultural impact of Black Panther, Coogler has consistently demonstrated a gift for crafting stories
After months of campaigning, roundtables, red carpets, and endless discourses on ketamine, the finish line of this year’s awards season is finally here. This year’s awards season have been eventful to say the least. From the unexpected N-word controversy at the usually “sophisticated” BAFTAs to the internet-fueled outrage of Timothée Chalamet’s so-called “Balletgate,” the road
This feels like it has been in the making for a while; at least those who have been aware of the New York indie scene have felt like it was bound to happen at some point. 3D Country was a huge hit among indieheads, but with Cameron Winter’s widely acclaimed solo album “Heavy Metal” and
The U.S. women’s hockey team had just completed a dominant Olympic run in Milano — 7–0 overall, capped by an overtime gold medal victory over Canada. They did what champions do. They delivered under pressure. They represented their country at the highest level. And days later, the Trump administration tried to reduce them to a
Bad Bunny has scored his second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 — and his first as a solo artist — as “DtMF” goes from No. 10 to the top spot following his blockbuster Super Bowl LX halftime performance. The Spanish anthem, which was the biggest hit of the singer’s latest album, closed his Feb. 8
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, which fans have been affectionately dubbing as the “Benito Bowl”, averaged 128.2 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen. That figure for Benito’s halftime show tops the game’s overall average U.S. audience of 124.9 million, and is the second-most-watched halftime show of the 21st century, only falling short
An independent movie theater in Lake Oswego says Amazon has pulled its screenings of Melania after taking issue with how the film was promoted on the theater’s marquee. According to the Lake Oswego Review, the Lake Theater & Café revealed on social media this week that representatives from Amazon objected to the theater’s marketing of