Halloween is on the horizon, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best horror films available on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime right now. All 31 films are sure to provide their own bone-chilling viewing experiences and span a wide variety of topics including slashers, possessions and everything in between. See if you’re
Month: October 2018
October 10, 2018 12:03PM PT Verne Troyer’s death has been ruled as a suicide, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced Wednesday. Troyer, 49, died April 21 at a Van Nuys, Calif., hospital after being admitted three weeks earlier for reported alcohol intoxication. It was later determined Troyer died from “sequelae of alcohol
Model Karlie Kloss and designer Christian Siriano will take over as host and mentor, respectively, of reality franchise “Project Runway.” Kloss will also serve as executive producer on the series, which is set to return to Bravo next year for a new season. “As someone who grew up watching ‘Project Runway,’ I could not be
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October 10, 2018 11:51AM PT Insomniac Games previewed its very first game for the Magic Leap One headset at the L.E.A.P. conference in Los Angeles Wednesday. The title, dubbed “Seedling,” will be released on the Magic Leap One headset in November. “’Seedling’ is more of an experience than a traditional game,” said Insomniac Games CEO
October 10, 2018 11:49AM PT There’s another change at the top of the new CBS series “FBI.” The freshman drama, which is executive produced by Dick Wolf, is changing showrunners for the second time. Greg Plageman is stepping down and Rick Eid and Derek Haas are stepping in to split showrunning duties on the show.
Viacom Digital Studios is stepping up its programming investments on social media with a new slate of content unveiled Wednesday at the NewFronts West event in Los Angeles. The year-old arm of the conglomerate, dedicated to serving young viewers watching content on digital platforms, is taking some of its most cherished TV assets, as well
Showtime has renewed the Jim Carrey comedy “Kidding” for a second season. Carrey, in his first series regular role in 20 years, plays Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children’s television and a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America’s impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him. But when this beloved
October 10, 2018 11:00AM PT Michael Kenneth Williams has joined the cast of HBO’s “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel from Matt Ruff, the series follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of
The rise of the streamers is being felt on the business side of TV, in the markets where buyers and sellers congregate to trade programming. MipTV in April and Mipcom in October have traditionally been about distributing content territory-by-territory, but the world of TV, and its rights, has changed. That is increasingly evident in Cannes,
There are quite a few series with American themes coming to Mipcom this year, but despite region or sentiment-specific stories, sellers feel strongly that there won’t be a barrier to entry for viewers in other countries. “There’s a global audience in attendance and it’s an opportunity to take a high-profile project from Showtime and continue
While this year’s Mipcom theme, the Big Shift, refers to a rapidly changing media landscape, there is another cultural shift being highlighted at the content market, in an area where a dramatic switch is not so much a fear as a necessity: diversity and inclusion. These have long been topics of discussion at auxiliary Mipcom
Netflix has tapped Patty Whitcher, Momita SenGupta, and Steven Squillante to new positions in its physical production department to work across film and TV series. Whitcher has been named VP of physical production for original films, SenGupta has been named VP of physical production for original series, and Squillante has been named VP of physical
Augmented reality (AR) startup Magic Leap used the opening keynote of its L.E.A.P. developer conference in Los Angeles Wednesday to preview its plans for the future. These include not only software updates for its recently launched Magic Leap One headset as well as an ambitious plan for city-wide AR information layers, but also a possible
ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive R&D unit, is going to release an augmented reality experience dubbed “Star Wars: Project Porg” on the Magic Leap One headset in December. ILMxLAB announced the release at Magic Leap’s L.E.A.P. developer conference in Los Angeles Wednesday. “We strive to create experiences that are story-based, cinematic in their visual quality, and experiences
Aaron LaBerge, previously ESPN’s chief technology officer, is taking on a new role as EVP and CTO of Disney’s recently formed Direct-To-Consumer and International segment. LaBerge will be the first CTO of Direct-To-Consumer and International segment, reporting to chairman Kevin Mayer. The DTCI business, created in a March 2018 reorg, encompasses Disney’s media and direct-to-consumer
WarnerMedia is joining Disney in the race to launch a global direct to consumer streaming platform next year. WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey unveiled the plan Wednesday during his address at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in Los Angeles. Stankey said the company will mine its library and content engines to create such a service
Donald Trump won’t be getting a producing credit in Ike Barinholtz’ dark comedy “The Oath,” which opens Friday, but he’s the major reason why the film got made. “The movie grew out of the Thanksgiving dinner two years ago at my house in Los Angeles,” Barinholtz recalls. “We got into a nasty fight about politics —
October 10, 2018 10:08AM PT [embedded content] Apparently “dead is better” even the second time around! Paramount Studios released the first trailer for their “Pet Sematary” remake Wednesday, just in time for Halloween. Directed by the “Starry Eyes” duo Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, Stephen King adaptation stars Jason Clarke, John Lithgow and Amy Seimetz.
MADRID — In days of yore, just a decade ago, new TV shows at Mipcom were marketed and sold to free and pay TV networks around the world. Much of the running was made by the Hollywood studios, talking up their new fall bows. Enter the disruptors. Global platforms now acquire and increasingly commission hundreds
This fall, Vice Media is rolling out a slate of new programming on Snapchat, Instagram’s IGTV, and YouTube. The company also detailed its “contextual brand safety” solution for video, the company announced during Tuesday’s Digital Content NewFronts West in Hollywood. Ciel Hunter, Vice Media’s global head of content, said during the marketplace event that the
Australian DJ sister-duo NERVO and songstress Madison Beer are slated to be the first guests on this year’s “Office Hours,” a speaker series put on by UCLA’s Music Industry Committee. Kicking off the series as the school year’s first performer on October 15 will be 19-year-old Beer, who began her career on YouTube at the
Lionsgate promoted marketing executive Amanda Kozlowski to executive VP of home entertainment and digital distribution marketing. In the new role, Kozlowski, a 10-year veteran of the company, will oversee Lionsgate’s marketing efforts across traditional and emerging platforms and technologies for the entire home entertainment and digital distribution division. Her purview includes home entertainment distribution of
Netflix flooded its U.S. streaming service with an all-time high tonnage of original TV shows and movies in the third quarter of 2018 – a positive signal that the No. 1 subscription-video service will hit its customer-acquisition targets, according to a new report from Wall Street firm Cowen & Co. The company bowed nearly 676
Check out the official Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 international trailer starring Kristen Bell! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2: https://www.fandango.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2-201129/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: November 21, 2018 Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore Directed By: Phil Johnston,
The American Music Awards hit a new all-time low in the Nielsen ratings on Tuesday night. ABC aired only the AMAs on Tuesday, with the three hour show drawing a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers. That is down 25% in the key demo and approximately 29% in total viewers compared to
Apart from a lot of photos and four of the greatest albums in the entire rock and roll canon, the Velvet Underground did not leave much behind. Posters, snippets of video, lots of concert recordings (only one of them professionally made), and the slack-jawed memories of those lucky enough to see the band live, many
There was no shortage of heat on stage last night at the American Music Awards: From the burning car backdrop of Twenty One Pilots’ performance to the flames that leapt into the air behind Post Malone, the blazing candles encircling Carrie Underwood and the spinning fireworks blazing above Cardi B, not to mention performances by
Check out the official Pet Sematary trailer starring Jason Clarke! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Pet Sematary: https://www.fandango.com/pet-sematary-2019-214905/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: April 5, 2019 Starring: Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz Directed By: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer Synopsis: Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two
Fred Santarpia, chief digital officer of Condé Nast, is leaving after leading the company’s expansion in digital entertainment and content over the last four years. Santarpia, whose last day at Condé Nast is Nov. 2, announced his departure Tuesday in an Instagram post. He didn’t say what he plans to do next; the company has not named
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