Why Project Hail Mary’s creators were ‘scared’ about making the sci-fi adaptation
The Verge
Project Hail Mary is a natural follow-up to The Martian. Both movies are based on sci-fi novels by Andy Weir, and both have bankable stars in the lead role (Matt Damon for The Martian, Ryan Gosling for Project Hail Mary) and accomplished directors at the helm… more…
Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around
The Verge
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. "It is a pretty rough time for the game industry." Meta Reality Labs director of games Chris P… more…
Bespoke AI models are the next big thing in filmmaking
The Verge
Though many AI boosters have convinced themselves that the technology can spit out films and television series whole cloth, claims of Hollywood being cooked feel very premature when you see what people are making with the most popular image/video models on th… more…
Rosamund Pike Thinks the ‘Doom’ Movie Is So Bad It Nearly Killed Her Career
Gizmodo.com
A lot of video game movies haven't been good, but to Pike, 'Doom' was bad enough to jeopardize her entire acting future. more…
'Verts on Disney Plus' want you swiping all day to find the next big thing to watch
Android Central
Disney Plus announced "Verts," its solution to driving more user engagement with short-form videos about shows and movies, with more to come. more…
Before 'One Battle After Another,' Leonardo DiCaprio Was a Delightful Mess in This Netflix Satire
CNET
Commentary: Don't Look Up is the beginning of the Oscar winner's schlubby era. It's an overlooked dark comedy, with an urgent moral, that has only gotten better with age. more…
We're Tracking Streaming Price Hikes in 2026: Spotify, Prime Video, Crunchyroll and Others
CNET
2026 is already full of increases for music and TV streamers, and we want to help you keep up with changing costs. more…
How Netflix thinks AI can help it fight off rivals in the 'most competitive time in the history of media'
Business Insider
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that "faster and cheaper" doesn't matter if AI isn't making films "better." more…
What It Takes to Execute a Successful Company Turnaround
Harvard Business Review
A conversation with former Marvel head Peter Cuneo on the strategies he has used to transform stumbling businesses into blockbusters. more…
Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis
Theculturenewspaper.com
A group of young assistants from WME — the talent agency representing Martin Scorsese and… more…
Apple One is better than ever, here are my favorite recent additions
9to5Mac
Apple One bundles together popular Apple services at a discount, and it continues becoming a better value all the time thanks to new improvements for each service. Here are some of my favorite recent Apple One additions.
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More Public Humiliations for Tech Fascists, Please
Jezebel
Jeremy O. Harris drunkenly approached OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Oscars after party and called him a Nazi…in front of Zendaya. more…
One of the best QD-OLED monitors you can buy is now $300 off
XDA Developers
An impressive monitor at a great price more…
4 ways YouTube Premium quietly offers the best value in streaming
XDA Developers
Ad-free viewing is just the start more…
Universal's New Plan Could Steal Every Major Director From Warner Bros. And Paramount
/FILM
Universal Pictures has changed course regarding the amount of time many of its movies will play in theaters, which could be very attractive to big directors. more…
15 Best Movies Of The 2020s (So Far), According To IMDb
/FILM
What do the users of IMDb think the best movies of the 2020s are so far? We looked at the rankings and put together this list, which might raise some eyebrows. more…
Hokum Review: Adam Scott Leads A Very Scary Horror Movie [SXSW]
/FILM
Damian McCarthy's Hokum sends Adam Scott to a haunted hotel in Ireland with refreshing and creepy results. Here's our review. more…
‘The AI Doc’ Director Daniel Roher Gets Real About Generative AI, Its Impact on Hollywood, and What’s in Our Power to Control
IndieWire
IndieWire has a frank discussion with the director of "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" about artificial intelligence's role within film and entertainment. more…
Are Minority Voices Just Too Scary to Beat the Anti-Horror Bias for Best Picture? — Opinion
IndieWire
'Sinners' won four Oscars, but those categories honored individuals over the full film. Analysis and history of horror movies at the Oscars. more…
‘Reminders of Him’ Will Be a Good First Test of Universal’s Longer Windowing Strategy
IndieWire
The Colleen Hoover adaptation made $18.25 million domestic, and it will now be in theaters for at least five weekends instead of just three. more…
Oscars Review: Conan O’Brien Does It Again — This Time, for the Cinephiles
IndieWire
In his second stint as Oscars host, the late-night legend brought his signature silliness and deft professionalism to a ceremony that thrived by giving film fans what they want — including great winners. more…
Blumhouse Television Wants to Be the Face of Horror TV Without Relying on Monsters and Slashers
IndieWire
Blumhouse TV head Melissa Aouate speaks with IndieWire about exploring different horror-adjacent sub-genres with shows like "Scarpetta." more…
Have You Been Hurt by Media Consolidation? I Have.
IndieWire
Ted Hope on the collapse of independent film, Hollywood consolidation, and the vanishing infrastructure that once sustained the indie film industry. more…
Google Is Making a Big Push Into Microdramas in Collaboration with Range Media Partners
IndieWire
The tech giant and the management company have formed a production initiative and announced a slate of projects with McG, Simon Fuller, Kenan Thompson, and Mike Fleiss. more…
If You’ve Been Waiting for Normal in Hollywood, Here It Is
IndieWire
Who cares about the merger when YouTube just became the largest media company in the world? Good news: The new normal is here. more…
Exciting Full Trailer for Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' UFO Thriller
First Showing
"When the time is right, everything will become clear." Here we go! Universal Pictures has revealed their brand new full official trailer for Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi movie titled officially Disclosure Day, set for release in June 2026 this summer. A maj… more…
Oscars 2026: Live Red Carpet And Awards Updates
Boredpanda.com
Get the 2026 Oscar winners here first. Follow our live reporting for the 98th Academy Awards: full list of winners, real-time ceremony updates, and the biggest highlights from Hollywood's biggest night. Awards & Events, Entertainment more…
Jane Fonda Has Strong Opinion On Barbra Streisand’s Robert Redford Oscars Tribute
Boredpanda.com
Jane Fonda, revealing she was always “in love” with Robert Redford, questioned the Oscars’s choice of Barbra Streisand for his In Memoriam tribute. more…
“Did Anyone Look At Chalamet As A Sage Prior To This?”: Steven Spielberg Slams Timothée Ahead Of The Oscars
Boredpanda.com
“Did anyone look to Chalamet as a sage prior to this?” wrote one commenter. more…
Acting Legend Becomes Latest To Blast Timothée Chalamet With Brutal Insult Over Ballet And Opera Remark
Boredpanda.com
Nathan Lane shared his not-so-subtle thoughts about Timothée Chalamet, who was recently roasted online for his shade at fellow artists. more…
How Disney's new CEO could win over the next generation of fans and jump-start growth
Business Insider
Analysts say Josh D'Amaro must find new franchises and decide how to handle AI to win back Wall Street after a decade of minimal market gains. more…
Oscars Postmortem: Disney’s Rob Mills On The “Heavyweight Fight” Between ‘One Battle After Another’ & ‘Sinners’, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Play Offs & Hoping Conan O’Brien Returns To Host
Deadline
It was a big night for original movies; Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners duked it out across the 98th Oscars. It was, as described by Rob Mills, EVP Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, th… more…
Jane Fonda Questions Why Barbra Streisand Did Robert Redford Oscars Tribute & Not Her: “She Did 1 Movie With Him, I Did 4”
Deadline
Jane Fonda will always tell you what she really thinks. The Grace and Frankie star playfully commented on Barbra Streisand’s tribute to Robert Redford at the 98th Academy Awards Sunday night. “I wanna know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redfor… more…
Prime Video Germany & Leonine Strike Multi-Year Movie Deal
Deadline
Prime Video in Germany and Austria has struck a multi-year deal with Leonine Studios for movies including The Housemaid, The Drama and The Hunger Games – Sunrise on the Reaping. Under the deal, which comes amid a new wave of partnerships between streamers and… more…
Universal Extends Exclusive Theatrical Window For Pics To 45 Days In 2027
Deadline
Universal will be extending the exclusive theatrical window for 2027 releases to 45 days (seven weekends), Deadline has confirmed. This theatrical window will not extend to Focus Features titles which will still remain around 17 days. Note, Uni playing movies… more…
Peter Bart: Oscar Week Brings Comforting Distraction From Hollywood’s Regime Changes & Very Risky Business
Deadline
While compulsively watching The Sopranos on HBO 20 years ago, I never imagined that the network itself soon would become corporate bounty. As such it was conquered successively by AT&T, Discovery, Warners and Paramount+. The dealmaking agonies of HBO reflect … more…
Max Landis’ ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment Not Moving Forward At Paramount, Studio Still Taking Meetings For Franchise Reboot
Deadline
Paramount has passed on Max Landis’ treatment for a new G.I. Joe, sources tell us. Note, a specific direction for the next screen version of a Real American Hero hasn’t been decided according to those we’ve spoken to. The studio, we hear, is still taking meet… more…
Greg Cohen Joins Peter Craig & Bryan Unkeless’s Night Owl As SVP, Film & TV
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Cohen has joined Peter Craig and Bryan Unkeless’s production company Night Owl as SVP of Film and TV. He comes over after eight and a half years at Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s di Bonaventura Pictures, where he built and shepherded a slate of acti… more…
Steven Spielberg Issues Timothée Chalamet Dig, Teases Western In Development & Upcoming ‘Disclosure Day,’ Gives His Take On Existence Of Alien Life At SXSW
Deadline
Steven Spielberg took a bit of a jab at Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments alluding to the cultural irrelevance of art forms like ballet and opera, during an appearance today at SXSW. Asked about the future of the moviegoing experience, Spielberg said, “It’s… more…
Sony Pic Boss Tom Rothman On Studio During Town’s M&A Craze, ‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ & Uni’s Windows Embrace – Oscars Red Carpet
Deadline
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman is quite happy heading into the Oscars with the studio’s animated production, KPop Demon Hunters, a top contender in the Feature Animation and Best Song categories. A fierce propone… more…
‘Family Movie’ Review: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick And Kids Put On A Hoot Of A Horror Show – SXSW
Deadline
There are no degrees of separation between the cast of this film. Many interesting projects seem to be born out of the pandemic quarantine and just now coming to fruition. Filmmakers with all this time on their hands apparently with nothing else to do were in… more…
International Insider: London Book Fair; A Conundrum For Cannes; Tim Davie’s Swansong
Deadline
It’s Friday, 1 p.m. UK local time (or 6 a.m. for those early risers on the West Coast), which means it’s time to stop what you’re doing and get down with our International Insider. Jesse Whittock shepherding you through the week’s biggest and best in film and… more…
Joe Swanberg Returns: The “Old Punk” Talks Finding Way Back To Directing With 10th SXSW Title ‘The Sun Never Sets,’ A Cyclical Return For Mumblecore & Reasons For Optimism About Film’s Future
Deadline
After nearly a decade away from SXSW, and from feature directing generally, Joe Swanberg is back this weekend to the festival that launched his career with The Sun Never Sets, a starry dramedy premiering tonight at the Zach Theater, which marks his 10th outin… more…
Prime Video Australia Seeks Its YA Moment As ‘Deadloch’ Season 2 Nears: “We Would Love To Find Our ‘Maxton Hall'”
Deadline
Prime Video Australia and New Zealand can claim to be on something of a roll as 2026 nears its second quarter, with The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Top End Bub propelling it to the position of most-awarded streaming service at last month’s Australian Ac… more…
Hockey: Meet Ishika, Potterhead, Cristiano Ronaldo fan and India’s teenage newcomer from boxing hotbed Bhiwani
The Indian Express
Ishika's journey began when her family was in Shahabad, that famous Haryana hockey nursery that has produced many a superstar for the Indian team. more…
Oscars 2026 Winners LIVE Updates: Sinners, One Battle After Another lock horns one last time; Timothée Chalamet, Michael B Jordan vie for top honours
The Indian Express
Oscars Awards 2026 Winners LIVE Updates: Follow the 98th Academy Awards winners list including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and all major category winners from the Oscars 2026 ceremony. more…
The Oscars are getting an award for best casting. About time, casting directors say
CBC News
For the first time since 2001, the Academy Awards will be giving away a trophy for a brand new category. The professionals responsible for assembling a well-fitting cast say they're glad to have an award that puts their craft in the spotlight. more…
ESA Foundation Raises $1.15 Million With Nite to Unite
IGN
ESA Foundation Raises $1.15 Million With Nite to Unite more…
3 huge new Disney+ shows to stream in March 2026
TechRadar
Daredevil Born Again season 2 leads the biggest new Disney+ movies to stream in March. more…
7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (March 13)
TechRadar
From Zootopia 2 and One Piece season, to this year's Oscars ceremony there's lots to check out at home this weekend. more…
The Madison Robert Redford tribute puts his Oscars In Memoriam to shame — and the cast think you should stream his most ‘beautiful’ movie this week
TechRadar
TV has been talking a lot about Robert Redford this week, for different reasons. One of these is thanks to The Madison, and its cast have the perfect film recommendation. more…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day cast and character guide — Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and every actor set to appear in the new Marvel movie
TechRadar
Spider-Man 4 marks Tom Holland's next outing as the titular superhero — and he'll be joined by a host of famous faces in the MCU movie. more…
Universal Commits to a 45-Day Theatrical Window in 2027
Nerdist
Universal Studios will remain committed to a 45-day/7-week theatrical window for their major feature films before going PVOD in 2027.
The post Universal Commits to a 45-Day Theatrical Window in 2027 appeared first on Nerdist. more…
Stream On This Week: A Very Silly Downton Abbey Spoof and a Recommendation from Suzanne Vega!
Consequence.net
Here's what to stream the weekend of March 13th.
Stream On This Week: A Very Silly Downton Abbey Spoof and a Recommendation from Suzanne Vega!
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The Producer Who Doesn’t Bring Her Ego to Set
The Cut
Academy president and producer Lynette Howell Taylor shares how she leads through Oscars season, why ego gets in the way, and what great producing really looks like. more…
Glenn Close Saved One Of TV's Greatest Cop Shows From Cancellation
TVLine
Glenn Close is a movie legend, and her star power helped one of TV's greatest cop dramas stay on the air long enough to finish its then-cutting edge story. more…
Disney+ Is Introducing New Video Format As It Looks To Compete With TikTok & YouTube
Screen Rant
Disney+ is introducing a new video format as the streaming service looks to compete with social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube. more…
Why Miles Morales' Secret Third Spider-Man Movie Is Worth Watching Before Beyond The Spider-Verse
Screen Rant
There was a third Spider-Verse movie in Miles Morales Spider-Man franchise that many people don't know about but is a fantastic addition. more…
This 15-Year-Old Apocalyptic Romance Movie Aged Way Better Than You'd Expect
Screen Rant
With striking similarities to our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, this apocalyptic romance movie should have become a more popular film. more…
How To Watch Oscars 2026: Streaming Info, Start Time & Everything You Need To Know
Screen Rant
The 2026 Oscars take place today, and here is all the information you need to watch them, including the streamer, time, and biggest nominees. more…
Disney CCO Dana Walden Rolls Out Look at New Leadership Structure
Bleeding Cool News
With Josh D'Amaro and Dana Walden set to begin their runs as CEO and President/Chief Creative Officer, respectively, with The Walt Disney Company's annual meeting on March 18th, Walden has rolled out the new leadership structure for Disney Entertainment. "The… more…
MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments Kickstarter Breaks Past $2.7 Million
Bleeding Cool News
If there was ever any doubt, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax had any shortage of support, they're sorely mistaken, especially given this latest round of crowdfunding from Kickstarter as the latest season of MST3K, now rebranded as Mystery Science Th… more…
Dune: Part Three Teaser Trailer – "Your Father Never Started A War"
Bleeding Cool News
The official teaser trailer for the final Dune movie [that we know of] has officially been released. The third film, based on the second book titled Dune: Messiah, is often cited as the book where author Frank Herbert really showed readers that they might hav… more…
Lanterns: Nathan Fillion, James Gunn Comment on Lindelof Apology Post
Bleeding Cool News
Before we kick off what we hope will be the third and final act in all of this, a quick history lesson. Writer and comics great Grant Morrison wasn't too happy about a joke that Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) made in 2025 about naming the upcoming HBO series Lante… more…
Blu-ray On My Mind: The Housemaid, Criterion, The Stoned Age, & More
Bleeding Cool News
Blu-ray and physical media are important to many collectors and me, and while it can be a chore these days to get your hands on the discs, nothing brings a bigger smile to my face than cracking open a new Blu-ray. Every week, we will review the week's announc… more…
9 Dune: Part Three Character Posters – Daily LITG, 18th of March 2026
Bleeding Cool News
Dune: Part Three: 9 Character Posters was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, again. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years. Founded seventeen years ago and steepe… more…
Dune: Part 3 Character Posters in The Daily LITG, 17th of March 2026
Bleeding Cool News
Dune: Part Three: 9 Character Posters was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years. Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a … more…
Why Wendi McLendon-Covey Was Missing From the 'Bridesmaids' Reunion at Oscars 2026
Just Jared
Fans got a big surprise during the 2026 Oscars when several stars from Bridesmaids reunited on stage! Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, and Ellie Kemper took the stage together during the 2026 ceremony to celebrate the movie’s 15th ann… more…
The Trump White House's Vision of War As Nihilist Entertainment
Thenation.com
Ben Schwartz
In a new X post building on an earlier Hollywood action-clip montage, the White House tries to render the horrors of war as a Wii game.
The post The Trump White House's Vision of War As Nihilist Entertainment appeared first on The Nation. more…
YouTubers making thousands of dollars from ghoulishly hanging around crime scenes and unfounded theories
New York Post
"We're trying to give people a view from an outsider looking in to see what it's like, especially after the mainstream media goes home," said Alina Smith, co-founder of Crime Seen Collective, a network of streamers who were also in Tucson, Arizona, at the Gut… more…
Top-Rated 3D Rendering Studios for Architects
Designer-daily.com
Architectural presentations determine how projects are received. Construction drawings serve their purpose during building, but they do not show clients or investors what a finished space will actually feel like. This is why architectural visualization is now… more…
Steven Spielberg subtly shades Timothée Chalamet’s controversial opera and ballet remarks
The-independent.com
‘Marty Supreme’ star sparked uproar from arts community after claiming ‘no one cares’ about ballet and opera in viral interview more…
Who is Josh D'Amaro, the new CEO of Disney?
CBS News
As Disney CEO, Josh D'Amaro will be in charge of a massive entertainment empire that includes parks, movies and a streaming service. more…
These United States: Hollywood, the Dream Factory
CBS News
In 1913, a leased barn in Los Angeles became Cecil B. DeMille's production center for the very first feature film shot in Hollywood. What started as a weather-friendly place for filmmakers grew into a phenomenon heralded around the world as a "dream factory."… more…
This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 15)
CBS News
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley. more…
Oscars 2026: Behind the scenes with the best actress nominees
CBS News
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best actress at the 98th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the nominees. more…
The Best Looks from the Vanity Fair Oscars Party!
Egotastic.com
The Oscars happened last night and honestly I find it weird that anyone still cares about the awards, it seems like celebs are just trying their best to hang on to what once was a big deal, doesn’t it seem like not a big deal anymore? Maybe because a lot of m… more…
Billy Crystal Reminds Us Rob Reiner’s Movies Will ‘Last Lifetimes’
Vulture
Billy Crystal was joined onstage by a dozen collaborators from Reiner’s films, including ‘When Harry Met Sally’ co-star Meg Ryan, during an emotional tribute to the director and his wife, Michele. more…
Finally, an Oscars for People Who Actually Bother to Watch Movies
Vulture
In between spoilers for movies like ‘Weapons’ and ‘One Battle After Another,’ the 2026 Oscars took aim at the tech bros and execs threatening cinema. Finally, an Oscars for people who actually bother to watch movies. more…
What Would Bradley Cooper’s Ocean’s Movie Look Like?
Vulture
Bradley Cooper is rumored to be directing, writing, and starring alongside Margot Robbie in the next ‘Ocean’s’ film in the franchise. Sounds fun, but what would that even look like? more…
Reminders of Him Won’t Be Hard to Forget
Vulture
‘Reminders of Him’ won’t be hard to forget. The latest Colleen Hoover adaptation feels like a test of how far we’ll lower our standards. more…
Amy Madigan Won an Oscar for Weapons. Which Great Horror Performance Is Next?
Vulture
Amy Madigan won an Oscar for ‘Weapons,’ and Michael B. Jordan won one for ‘Sinners.’ Which great horror performances could be next? more…
Look, It’s a Perfectly Timed Movie About Enraged Ballerinas
Vulture
Look, it’s a perfectly timed movie about enraged ballerinas! ‘Pretty Lethal’ is an action flick starring Maddy Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, and Uma Thurman, and it had SXSW audiences roaring. more…
Power Ballad Is Going to Be the Miracle Movie of the Summer
Vulture
Starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, the musical comedy is the biggest crowd-pleaser so far of this year’s SXSW film festival. more…
The Daddy Issue Oscars
Vulture
This is the Oscars season of daddy issues. The big nominees of 2026 are full of anxieties about fatherhood and whether we’re doomed to repeat the mistakes of those who’ve raised us. more…