Will Hollywood star power get consumers to open their wallets for virtual reality (VR)? We may soon find out, thanks to “The Limit,” a new VR featurette from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez that was released for major VR headsets Tuesday. Starring Michelle Rodriguez and featuring “The Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus, “The Limit” is a 20-minute
Month: November 2018
Brock Lesnar UFC Paycheck Is Key to Cormier Fight … Says Paul Heyman 11/20/2018 10:57 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Brock Lesnar‘s personal “advocate,” Paul Heyman, tells TMZ Sports … the only real thing standing in the way of a UFC fight with Daniel Cormier is the size of his paycheck. Of course, Brock and DC have
Martin Scorsese may be a living legend, but he’s never pretended to be anything other than human. Countless actors and directors paid tribute to him on Monday night at the Museum of Modern Art’s annual Film Benefit — and shared frank, funny stories from their own experiences with the famous director. Emily Mortimer vividly recalls
After weeks of self-publicizing her departure from Island Records and announcing last week that she’s signed a new “deal/partnership” worth $2.7 million, Iggy Azalea has revealed the company with whom she’s signed: indie hip-hop powerhouse Empire. According to the announcement, the multi-year agreement will see the San Francisco-based company “utilize its innovative label services to
November 20, 2018 10:00AM PT “Pokémon Go” and “Ingress Prime” developer Niantic is partnering with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to promote world travel through its augmented reality games, it announced on Tuesday. Niantic wants to foster exploration and build awareness of global destinations by getting players to engage with real-world locations in
Multibillion-dollar franchises like “SpongeBob SquarePants” used to require traditional media like TV or film as launch pad. But the new kid-targeted brand Pocket.watch is proving with YouTube sensation Ryan’s World that the internet can also be the breeding ground for a consumer-products phenomenon. Listen to this week’s episode of “Strictly Business” below: “We were basically
Patrick Walker, Facebook’s director of media partnerships for the EMEA region, said Tuesday that the company had “made a number of mistakes” and “learned the hard way” during recent crises as it tried to balance access to its platform with screening harmful content and messages. Walker said that there had “been a huge upswell of
November 20, 2018 9:28AM PT Snapchat’s corporate parent Snap is getting ready to release a new version of its Spectacles eyewear, according to a new Cheddar report. The new model will cost $350, and feature two cameras instead of one, according to the report, which also states that Snap is aiming for a release by
After nearly 80 years, the monthly print edition of Condé Nast’s Glamour women’s magazine is ending. Glamour’s last regularly published print edition, the January 2019 issue, is scheduled to hit newsstands next week, the company announced Tuesday. It’s another move by Condé Nast away from declining print businesses to pivot to a mostly digital future,
Check out the official The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part trailer starring Chris Pratt! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: https://www.fandango.com/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part-185756/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell
A boxing heavyweight champion and an outlaw with a bow and arrow will be no match for a video game baddie and his trusty sidekick as “Ralph Breaks the Internet” looks to dominate a busy Thanksgiving weekend at the domestic box office. Disney’s animated sequel is expected to earn between $67 million and $77 million over
November 20, 2018 8:07AM PT Jay Harren has been named StubHub’s head of music business development, the company announced. He is based in New York. Herron joins the company from Sony Music’s boutique label Descendant Records, which he launched and ran as VP of A&R and artist development; the label’s roster includes The Lone Bellow,
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey were getting ready to go to the gym early on the morning of Nov. 9 when the reverse-911 call came in. The message was dire: Evacuate immediately. The couple looked around their home off Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, and saw the billowing clouds of smoke to the north. In
Check out the official Serenity trailer starring Anne Hathaway! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Serenity: https://www.fandango.com/serenity-2018-212367/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: October 19, 2018 Starring: Diane Lane, Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey Directed By: Steven Knight Synopsis: The mysterious past of a fishing boat captain living in the Caribbean
November 20, 2018 7:30AM PT Channing Dungey’s time as president of ABC was short. But it was certainly memorable — both for moves she made and for shockwaves she and her network attempted to absorb. As the head of the network, Dungey made several canny decisions meant to reframe ABC as the default choice for
CBS has canceled the drama series “Salvation” after two seasons, Variety has learned. The series centered on Liam Cole, an MIT grad student, and Darius Tanz, a tech superstar, who bring Pentagon official Grace Barrows a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just months away from colliding with Earth. In the second season, the secret
November 20, 2018 7:09AM PT Amazon has emerged as a bidder for the 22 Fox regional sports networks that Disney must divest as a condition of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, according to a report by CNBC. Amazon has been steadily getting more active in the sports arena as it expands its video and
Sweden’s leading actresses – Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”), Alexandra Rapaport (“The Hunt”), Julia Dufvenius (“Molanders”) and Anja Lundqvist (“Modus”) – have joined forces to create and executive produce “Honour,” a contemporary thriller series following four daring lawyers fighting violence against women. Sweden’s top local SVOD service, Viaplay, has ordered the eight-part series, which Eccho Rights
Nicole Kidman readily admits she has two husbands. She’s been happily married to country star Keith Urban for 12 years, but then there’s the man she affectionately calls her “work husband”: Per Saari, her partner in Blossom Films, the production banner they launched in 2010. Blossom boasts a carefully curated but high-powered lineup across film
High school esports league and platform PlayVS closed out its Series B funding round with $30.5 million from key investors including Adidas, Samsung, and even Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to a press release. PlayVS brings esports to high school students, giving them access to competitions and even scholarships for university. As esports grows, so does
Red Arrow Studios International has signed a development deal with Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem, the Israeli writers and producers behind the award-winning series “Ta Gordin” (“The Gordin Cell”), which was remade into “Allegiance” for NBC in the U.S. Under the long-term pact, Cohen and Leshem will develop multiple premium drama projects aimed at the
Somebody (I think it was my hero Francis Coppola) said the movies that most affect us, the moments that changed us, live on the other side of the moon while we live our lives. Al Pacino kissing Fredo on the lips. Bob De Niro asking a mirror if it’s talking to him. James Dean discovering
The holidays and the inevitable big sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us and that means lots of discounts on gaming goodies. In this post, we’ve put together some of the better deals you can find for Windows PC gamers. There are discounts on peripherals, graphics cards, monitors, mice, keyboards, laptops, and
November 20, 2018 6:30AM PT Nicole Kidman has been labeled many things over the years. Statuesque beauty. Screen siren. Old-fashioned movie star. But these terms reveal a fragment of her rich reality, and obscure what makes her such an extraordinary, peculiar and genuine artist. Having had the opportunity to work with Nicole, I can say
CANCUN, Mexico — It’s boom time for drama series production in Mexico, Spain and Brazil, driven by pay TV and OTT players and their competitors alike. As a co-production forum, the 5th MipCancun moved up a gear. This year saw its biggest attendance, plus strategic alliances, hints at or presentations of multiple new series announcements
Hugh Jackman may have been praised and gushed over every which way on Monday while being honored for his movie career with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, but there was only one person in the room who moved him to tears. The “Front Runner” star teared up
Pink, Shawn Mendes, Chris Stapleton, Norah Jones, Mark Ronson, Leon Bridges and Lauren Daigle are the first round of performers announced for the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Dolly Parton, taking place during Grammy Week on Feb. 8. Parton herself will close the evening’s performances; more guest contributors will be announced in the coming weeks. Parton is being
If you’re a purist about Robin Hood, then you probably won’t go for “Robin Hood.” It’s a let’s-retrofit-the-legend-for-the-kids movie, and it’s not shy about its fast and furious action-and-attitude makeover tendencies. The battle scenes, fought with bows and arrows, really are battles, in which the arrows land with the force of bullets, destroying on contact.
To make use of the famous Grinch, Honda harnessed an ad campaign that looked a lot like the character’s heart – at first blush, two sizes too small; but upon further scrutiny, potentially larger than life. The automaker’s annual “Happy Honda Days” promotion has been around for more than a decade. To draw attention to
If you don’t like sharing a meal, stay away from Nicole Kidman. “She’s the kind of person, when you’re at dinner with her, she goes, ‘What’s that?! And she’ll have a few mouthfuls,’” says her friend Hugh Jackman, recalling how she was once very eager to try his tiramisu. Then there was the time he and Kidman
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