@GoodAaron#Paramount clearly takes #StarTrek fans for granted, that we will put up with their nonsense. It’s a real shame what they’re doing this year to the entire franchise (notably the Prodigy and Discovery cancellations) while taking advantage of #USA taxpayers to cover the costs. Greed! #TV#Entertainment
Hopefully, Prodigy will find a new home for season 2, though we’d be better off if the entire franchise was moved elsewhere.
Tony Bennett — singer, artist and activist — died today at age 96. Today breaks down the story behind "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." “I sing that song all over the world, and I often wonder, were people in the audience that traveled to America, to visit America, and decided they would like to go to San Francisco just to see what Tony’s singing about?" Bennett said in 2018. Which of his songs is your favorite?
If you're interested in learning more about Tony Bennett's activism, take a look at this story from NBC, which covers his civil rights work. Bennett walked at Selma beside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., having been invited by the late, great Harry Belafonte.
Every year, hundreds of #greyhounds in #WestVirginia suffer from painful broken bones, dislocations, and muscle injuries as they are forced to race for people’s “ #entertainment .”
The state’s two tracks are the only places left in the country where the cruel #racing is allowed — and 666 greyhounds paid for it in 2021 alone,
No dog deserves to suffer and die for people’s #entertainment. This bill must pass – and legislators also must make sure to include provisions for the retired racers to find loving, #ForeverHomes.
You've probably heard that "Oppenheimer" debuted at box offices this weekend. AV Club took stock of each of director Christopher Nolan's films dating back a quarter century. Here they are, ranked: https://flip.it/XUPNTR #Movies#Oppenheimer#Entertainment
When New York Magazine wrote about "nepo babies" last December, Ben Platt — star of stage and screen, and son of movie and theater producer Marc Platt — appeared front and center. @RollingStone asked him about that when they interviewed him recently — and he didn't appreciate the question. Here's what happened. https://flip.it/A2SWpH
Okay. Just 10 1/2 minutes into the movie, and they bless me with this spectacular moment. If this doesn't scream "crazed bloodlust", I don't know what does.
#DelhiRains
It is raining heavily today too, breaking a 41 year record. Just 2 days of #Monsoon#Rain has completed more than its average for #Delhi for the entire month of July!
Since I can't go outside, I might as well stay indoors and play Yo-yo.
(Lonely people must amuse themselves).
#AI#GenerativeAI#Hollywood#Entertainment#Film#TV: "In entertainment, right now we have of course directors and writers and actors and cinematographers and a crew and the distribution and all of that. But what if we do generative AI, fed it in all of these films and then made available to viewers something that was customized to them, customized to their viewing habits. And they have many years of every individual’s viewing habits. And let’s say you watch films that are Hong Kong action films and you also watch a lot of nature documentaries. So they’re going to put together nature documentaries/Hong Kong action films, et cetera.
So that’s one thing, these customized pieces. Then they can also for an upcharge, ask every viewer to go to a particular establishment and go get themselves scanned and then they can put them in the film. Another thing, they’ll ask you to upload a picture and which is all you need for face replacement. And they can replace, let’s say you order up or I want to watch Star Wars tonight and put my face on Luke Skywalker’s body, and I’m talking about things that are currently available.
And then for the future, and I don’t know how close we are to something like this, but I think it’s definitely on the very near horizon is feed in all the episodes of an old show, let’s say MAS*H or Fran Drescher’s show, The Nanny or something. And let’s say they only did six seasons, they could generate a 7th season without any overhead, but the cost of the generative AI processing."
When "Orange Is the New Black" launched in 2013, it broke new ground through its casting, storytelling and direction. Ten years on, culture critic Scarlett Harris examines its legacy.
The official music video for Ryan Gosling's "I'm Just Ken," written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and featuring Slash on guitar, has landed. It's a passionate power ballad that includes the lyrics, "Anywhere else I'd be a ten / Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blond fragility? / I'm just Ken." Find all the details here.
Aretha Franklin's sons, Kecalf and Edward, are "very, very happy" after a jury decided a document that was handwritten in 2014 and found in their mother's couch is a valid will. Their older brother, Ted White, had testified against that document, saying his mother typically would get important papers drawn up "conventionally and legally."
Actors' union SAG-AFTRA's contract agreement is due to expire on Wednesday at midnight, with the two sides remaining at odds over many issues. Meanwhile, members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have been striking since May 2. Our @Flipboard Magazine has all the latest.
MSG Sphere: Die Technik der neuen LED-Leuchtkugel in Las Vegas
Auf der Außenhülle des 2,3 Milliarden US-Dollar teuren Veranstaltungszentrums projizieren 57,6 Millionen Leuchtdioden Videoanimationen in den Wüstenhimmel.
Filmkritik: "Oppenheimer" interessiert sich nicht so für Physik
Am Donnerstag entbrennt an den Kinokassen der Kampf der Titanen: "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer" – beide wollen die Box-Office-Krone, einen haben wir uns angesehen.
Aretha Franklin's sons are facing each other in court over the Queen of Soul's estate. It was originally believed that she had left no will, but nine months after her death in August 2018, three handwritten documents were found at her home, and in April 2023, reports surfaced of a fourth will. Here's more on the complicated, protracted battle.
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has officially spoken out about his mysterious medical emergency in April. Entertainment Weekly tells us more, including why Foxx avoided the public eye during his recovery. https://flip.it/fHv1q- #Entertainment#JamieFoxx#Hollywood