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How Fandom Is Reshaping the Movie Marketing Playbook
The biggest movie moments often begin with something audiences already care deeply about: a story, a character, a franchise or a song. That connection can start weeks before a premiere and continue well after it. Fans search for soundtracks…
14 Terrifying Hotels From Horror Movies and TV
Never After Dark opens this week, and its setting—a former bed-and-breakfast turned private home—got us thinking about the most horrifying hotels we've seen on screen before. The kinds of places where ghosts and other creatures await…
Hulu Documentary 'Clown Panic' Looks a Lot Like a Horror Movie
The killer clown is a standard horror trope at this point, and you can't only blame Stephen King, though Pennywise has done a lot of heavy lifting on that front. We also have Art the Clown, Sweet Tooth, the Hell House LLC gang, Frendo, and so many…
Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work
Paramount says it will release more films after merging with Warner Bros., but that promise may be difficult to keep. Paramount says it will release more films after merging with Warner Bros., but that promise may be difficult to keep. Netflix…
Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter says she once appeared in adult movie
Janet Street-Porter has revealed that she was once in an adult film. The broadcast legend, 79, has had a stellar career in the media for decades and, these days, is perhaps best known for her long-running role as a panellist on Loose Women. But…
What to know about Paramount's settlement and its impact on movies
Movie studio Paramount on Monday agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states, the last big obstacle blocking the company's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that would transform the movie industry landscape.
In a concrete-covered culture, John Wilson carves out a micro-movie revolution
Years ago, John Wilson began just walking out into New York with his camera. Wilson was freshly out of college and eager to establish himself as a filmmaker. But he was naturally timid. It took some gumption to leave his apartment in the Ridgewood…
Why Disney Renaissance Movies Look Different on Streaming
Sometimes it seems as though streaming has caused more problems than it ever solved. That includes how some shows and movies look much worse than they originally did. But in at least one case, that's not the fault of the format. In fact, when it…
Netflix is about to remove 77 movies - here's the 5 to watch before it's too late
Netflix makes a big deal about all the new movies it adds every month, but all these library arrivals come with a hidden cost: Netflix also removes a bunch of movies each month. On the first of a new month, Netflix typically removes dozens of…
Danny Boyle's New Movie About Rupert Murdoch Has Earned Raves, but One Aspect in Particular Is Controversial
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Perhaps the hourlong lines to buy Criterion Collection Blu-rays should have been a dead giveaway, but one of the surprising…
Tom Cruise's First Original Movie in 9 Years Is Officially the Most Divisive Movie of His Career
Tom Cruise has spent the better part of the last decade saving the world, saving movie theaters, flying fighter jets, and repeatedly attempting to kill himself for our entertainment, so playing an eccentric oil tycoon who accidentally screws over…
Kate Middleton Goes Full Movie Star Mode for a Night With Tom Cruise
The Prince and Princess of Wales are willing to attend a premiere only if the film in question celebrates the human spirit. Their occasional red-carpet outings have included 2009's Tenacity on the Tasman, a documentary about a man's attempt to…
'Checkout' writers discuss Season 6, hit movie, writing comedy during wartime
‘It isn't accidental that Jews are good at humor. It's a survival tool, not merely an escapist one,” said Yaniv Zohar, the co-creator and co-head writer of the wildly popular sitcom, Checkout, shown in Israel on KAN 11 and around the…
'I'm Still Alive, I'm Still Here': Actors Whose Performances In Movies Were So Reviled, It Basically Ended Their Careers
'It didn't derail me because I've fought as a Black woman my whole life. A little bad publicity about a movie? I didn't love it, but it wasn't going to stop my world or derail me from doing what I love to do. ... Growing up as a Black woman, that's…
Korean Bestseller 'The Kidnapping Day' Set For Arabic Movie Adaptation
Korean bestselling thriller The Kidnapping Day, which was previously adapted into a hit show at home and then acquired by Amazon Prime Video for select territories, is set for an Arabic-language movie adaptation. It is among a trio of works being…
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