"The Joe Schmo Show" is coming back, "Jury Duty" recently finished airing on Amazon's Freevee, and "Prank Panel," a Johnny Knoxville-fronted series, just launched. Here's a look at the return of high-concept prank shows — is this a welcome bit of fun, or a nasty surprise?
Harrison Ford once described Mark Hamill as the "master of his own experience." Now, the 71-year-old former Jedi is entering a new era of creativity. He talks to Esquire's Brady Langmann about his recent career, including "The Last Jedi," "What We Do In the Shadows" and "The Machine" (out tomorrow).
Just got an email from my music distro about a new offer from Spotify. They'll enroll any of my tracks in their "Discover" feature for a time of my choosing, and all it will cost me is... 30% of my royalties.
I go all the way back to the days of mp3(dot)com deciding they'd only pay a royalty if you paid them a monthly subscription fee. At this point, I'm long tired of artists being treated as the piggy bank of last resort by online media companies.
Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" premiered at Cannes last weekend and clocks in at a bum-aching 206 minutes (almost 3.5 hours), which prompted writer Chris Klimek to ask, how long should a movie be? Here's his analysis of movies with epic run times. What's your ideal movie length?
@CultureDesk I absolutely do not want to watch a 200 minute movie... But Scorsese and Leo together have never failed to be worth the runtime, so I'll almost certainly watch it (at home.)
@CultureDesk Scorsese’s always gone after long movie run-times, right into his late Netflix era. But it’s happening to big Hollywood popcorn blockbusters too. IMO most 3-4 hour cinema movies in the modern streaming era are too long. These could be more engaging and focussed as limited series on streaming platforms with 3 or 4 episodes, each an hour long. For me, right now, new cinematic releases are more engaging when they’re 90 minutes to 2 hours.
Favorite shows like "Barry," "Succession" and "Ted Lasso" are heading into their final episodes. But it can be hard to wrap up years' worth of plot lines in a satisfying way — and some shows just couldn't stick the landing. Here's AV Club's breakdown of the worst TV series finales of all time — frustratingly ambiguous, completely nonsensical, or just plain dull.
Currently my parents and I share an account with my bro. We do that not because we cant afford it but because we barely use it.
The answer for me is pretty simple - I will just stop sharing the account and only resubscribe when needed. This is what I do with other streaming channels, which, btw, are far cheaper than Netflix.
@liztai I never subscribed to Netflix because by the time I was interested enough people were complaining about their favourites being cancelled and I didn't see the point in putting myself through that disappointment.
At some point I'll make some lists on MDL by service and sub to one at a time. I really don't like barely using something I'm paying for.
The WGA strike is into its fourth week now, and the writers may soon be joined by their actor friends as SAG-AFTRA begins its contract discussions. Here's a detailed look at the upcoming negotiations, what issues are on the table, and the consequences if the union declares a strike.
@CultureDesk The Directors' Guild are in negotiations right now. #SAGAFTRA negotiations start June 7th. Both those Guilds' contracts expire June 30th. It's possible that all three (#WGA, #DGA & #SAG) will be on strike come July 1st. :pika:
Some concertgoers seem to have forgotten basic gig etiquette, like not bringing beer into the mosh pit and being considerate of others while filming on phones. NBC took a look at some of the worst behavior and why it might be more prevalent these days. What's your biggest live-music bugbear? Do you think things are worse now than in the past?
@CultureDesk@gentlyepigrams
Failure to shut the fuck up when the band is on. I am not impressed with your desire to come to a show and not repspect the band. Head to the bar or outside if that’s your scene.
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"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" premiered at Cannes Film Festival yesterday evening. Here's what Harrison Ford had to say about returning to the character one last time. Plus, producer Kathleen Kennedy on whether an AI-generated Ford might appear as a younger version of himself in future Indy adventures.