Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?
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Cannes Film Festival, which begins on May 14, may see its first strike since 1968. Freelance festival workers from a labour group called Sous les écrans, la dèche (Broke behind the screens) want to raise awareness of the growing instability of the film industry in France. The group includes around 200 projectionists, programmers, PR representatives, and ticketing and guest relations workers, most of whom also work at other festivals across France. Here's more from Euronews.
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 takes place this week in Malmö, Sweden. Contestants from the 37 participating nations hope they can take home the top prize, like last year’s winner, Loreen, did with her song Tattoo. The BBC put together this guide to each of the zany songs (with serious undertones), brooding ballads, and beyond. https://flip.it/ItYsFv #Culture#Music#Entertainment#EuroVision
Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake go back to when Lamar appeared on Drizzy’s 2011 album, Take Care. Things seemed friendly then, but the hip-hop stars started taking swipes in 2013, and it all came to a climactic explosion of diss tracks on Friday. Here’s more on the ongoing rap feud that, as Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. says, it’s time for everyone to move on from. https://flip.it/P3raM2 #Culture#Entertainment#Music#HipHop#KendrickLamar#Drake
Stunt doubles are highly skilled and trained professionals who are often at risk through their work, but part of their job is staying away from fame. “Anonymity has always been the contract that we’ve agreed to, and it’s partly for the audience’s benefit,” says David Leitch, director of "The Fall Guy," who was Brad Pitt's stunt double for a decade. The Hollywood Reporter talked to him and Ben Jenkin, Logan Holladay and Chris O’Hara, three of the stunt performers from "The Fall Guy" about how they created the movie's action sequences, and the fight to get industry recognition for their profession. Tell us in the comments what you think the greatest stunt in movie history is.
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion offer to buy Paramount Pictures. The offer is non-binding and meant to start talks. Paramount is also in merger talks with Skydance Media. Here's more from Quartz.
"We all know he's guilty," says the Hollywood Reporter's Kim Masters of Harvey Weinstein. She looks into some of the consequences of MeToo accusations — who has lost their job or been brought to justice, and who hasn't — and what might happen next.
Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider is suing the makers of docuseries "Quiet On Set" for defamation. "I have no objection to anyone highlighting my failures as a boss, but it is wrong to mislead millions of people to the false conclusion that I was in any way involved in heinous acts like those committed by child predators," he wrote in a statement released after he filed his lawsuit. Here's more from Deadline.
A new genre of cookbooks is providing recipes for all your favorite TV and movie meals, from the hobbits' lembas bread and the pies of Azeroth to Monica's onion galette from "Friends." Some of the biggest of these books sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Esquire's Callum Bains talked to recipe developers about the challenges of re-creating fictional food, and why they think people are interested in eating it. “It’s just a whole other way to cosplay,” says Elena Craig, who’s written cookbooks for the worlds of "Harry Potter," "Deadpool," and "Hocus Pocus." We want to know, what do you think is the most delicious TV show or movie? For the purposes of this poll, we're conflating series/franchises and individual movies and TV shows. Tell us in the comments if we've missed a really obvious one!
The blessings of being swept away by a drama after nearly quitting it, and now that you've finished it, realise that there isn't any other xianxia with such a mature main couple with a level-headed approach to love and heavenly responsibilities. Am looking at future xianxia dramas with much trepidation. I doubt they'd have a xianxia like this again for a long, long time.
The nominations for the Tony Awards were announced today. The Hollywood Reporter has broken down the surprises and snubs. "Stereophonic" became the most nominated play in the awards' history and "Merrily We Roll Along" saw nominations for its three leads, Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. However, there was nothing for "The Wiz" or Steve Carell, who made his Broadway debut in "Uncle Vanya."
I'm upstairs and I'm back to mischieeeeeeffffsss! 📰📢 :abunhdowohop:😋
Heehee heh!
And random binkies and my extra special stray random 💩s... 😂💨 :Penny2: #pennybun#bunny#houserabbit
@ncrav Oh well that sounds absolutely fantastic! 😀 I love a plan for a party!
I'll raid the #sacredfridge for the coriander here, and the dill, and I'll try and get the little seedlings too cos I reckon they'll be delicious! 😋😍
And the carrots and kale - ooo and the blueberries 🫐🥕
I'll bring my bashiest loudest toys to thwack around too! 😀 #entertainment#earplugsneededforhooms
"Survivor" Season 1 contestant Sonja Christopher, remembered for her ukulele playing, has died at 87. Christopher injured herself in the first challenge causing her team to lose, leading to her being the very first "Survivor" player to hear Jeff Probst say "The tribe has spoken" as he snuffed her torch. #SonjaChristopher#JeffProbst#SurvivorCBS#CBS#ParamountPlus#Entertainment#Television#TV#Streaming
“Challengers,” the new drama about three tennis players who form a love triangle, required “a soundscape as thrilling as the onscreen action.” Who better to create the tension of such a relationship than Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross? Read about it on IndieWire, where you can also find links to the music. https://flip.it/tIoHp7 #Culture#Movies#Entertainment#Challengers#Zendaya#NineInchNails
Black Twitter: A People's History | Official Trailer | Hulu | May 9
Based on Jason Parham’s WIRED article “A People’s History of Black Twitter,” this three-part docuseries charts the rise, the movements, the voices and the memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life. #BlackTwitter#Hulu#OnyxCollection#OfficialTrailer#Entertainment#Television#TV#Streaming
According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. streaming users, nearly one in four respondents say Netflix has gotten worse over the past year. That same group said it was still the overall favorite streamer. Its subscriber numbers are growing too — by the end of March 2024 it had 270 million around the world. Here's more from @IndieWire. What's your opinion on Netflix? Tell us in the comments which streaming service offers the most bang for your buck.
Ryan Millsap’s apology for his messages, which were revealed by a ProPublica and Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation, comes as influential #government and #entertainment officials said they were disappointed by his derogatory rhetoric.