November 14, 2018 10:34AM PT Chinese consumer electronics giant Huawei is working on its own augmented reality (AR) glasses, the company’s consumer group CEO Richard Yu revealed in an interview with CNBC. A release of the hardware could come within the next one or two years, Yu said. Little is known about the hardware that Huawei
Month: November 2018
“Green Book,” which Universal releases Nov. 16, centers on the unlikely real-life friendship between Jamaican-American classical pianist Don Shirley and his driver Tony Vallelonga, a laid-off New York nightclub bouncer, during a 1962 tour of the Midwest and the racially tense South. The film premiered at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival in September and has surged
The audience that witnessed DOC NYC’s Monday world premiere of the moving and soulful Aretha Franklin church concert doc “Amazing Grace,” captured on film by Sydney Pollack in 1972, was fortunate indeed. But for actress Gina Gershon and the late Queen of Soul’s nephew Vaughn Franklin, the screening at Manhattan’s SVA Theatre was something far
Mitu is still alive and kicking: The Hispanic digital-media company has brought back co-founder Roy Burstin as CEO and has received an infusion of $10 million in new capital. Burstin’s return to L.A.-based Mitu comes following the layoff of around 30% of its employees in July, as the company shut down its longer-form, premium productions and
Doing good for humankind while making bank at the box office can be tricky business, but producer Scott Budnick’s activist content company has received millions of dollars in fresh financing and kicked off development on an action thriller with Margot Robbie. Budnick, an executive producer on hit comedy franchise “The Hangover,” set up shop this
The Oscar buzz surrounding “Green Book” has been a revelation for Peter Farrelly, directing solo without brother Bobby this time around. “I have a very thick skin, but I didn’t realize we were so looked-down-on,” Farrelly says with a laugh. “I thought we were highly regarded.” Critics have marveled that the director, who created a
The writer of an inflammatory interview with Ennio Morricone, in which the composer allegedly badmouthed Quentin Tarantino, has admitted to making “terrible mistakes” in the piece, including the use of quotes taken from previous stories in other outlets, Playboy in Germany said Wednesday. The magazine called it “an intolerable breach of journalistic ethics” that did
November 14, 2018 10:03AM PT “A Star Is Born” cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who received an Oscar nomination for 2010’s “Black Swan,” was reportedly arrested on Tuesday for assaulting public officials in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland. Libatique, who was in town attending the Camerimage Film Festival, allegedly attacked paramedics and police at a hotel where
The Human Rights Campaign targeted dozens of races in the midterms, helping land some historic wins, but it’s not hard to guess what will be on the agenda for 2020: defeating Donald Trump. “There is a clear message,” says Chad Griffin, the president of the LGBTQ advocacy organization. “It’s not only attack us at your
National Research Group (NRG), which caters to movie studios and others in the entertainment industry, hired Ben Rogers as president of platform and technology clients. Rogers, a market-research veteran with 20-plus years of experience, most recently was at Ipsos as executive VP, head of media development. At NRG, he will lead the company’s technology practice across
Check out the official Dumplin’ Trailer starring Jennifer Aniston! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Dumplin’: https://www.fandango.com/dumplin-215784/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: December 7, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Hollywood continues to find itself under the microscope with regard to inclusion and representation in the industry. It appears some positive steps are indeed being taken toward rectifying a historically shameful track record of excluding women and people of color from executive suites and on both sides of the
A decade ago, director Kirby Dick heard a story about sexual assault in the military that he almost didn’t believe because he found it “so shocking…that the US military was not protecting their service men and women.” But he began researching and found out just how much was being covered up. It led him to
November 14, 2018 9:38AM PT Preeminent soprano saxophonist Kenny G, known for his schmaltzy, smooth jazz stylings, has listed a gated property in the foothills above Coldwater Canyon in Studio City, Calif., at a smidgen less than $4 million. The kinky-haired, 16-time Grammy-nominated musician purchased the half-acre hillside property in 2007 for $2.85 million. Invisible
iHeartMedia has announced the Board of Directors that will take effect when the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Board will include current chairman and CEO Bob Pittman as well as executives who have worked with Disney, MGM and Goldman Sachs, among others. “We are excited about both the depth and range of our
November 14, 2018 9:09AM PT Steve Bodow, a longstanding presence at Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” expects to step down from his role as one of the program’s executive producers in 2019. Bodow informed staff of his decision this morning, a Comedy Central spokeswoman confirmed. He has been with the program since 2002, meaning he has
Production on the sixth season of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” has been delayed until mid-next year, Variety has confirmed. The comedy series will now begin production on the new season in summer 2019, meaning the season may not air until 2020. “As Alec Berg is a showrunner on both ‘Barry’ and ‘Silicon Valley,’ the schedule was structured
After going from 8-bit zero to arcade hero during his original outing, Wreck-It Ralph levels up in a big way with “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” an ambitious, all-around satisfying sequel to Walt Disney Animation’s wonderfully outside-the-box smash that ranks among the studio’s very best toons: It’s a poignant buddy movie that’s sincere in all the
Grief over the death of Stan Lee has taken the Internet by storm in China, with the local hashtag “Stan Lee has passed” trending No. 1 on social media and viewed more than a staggering 1.21 billion times by Wednesday evening – equivalent to nearly once per person in the world’s most populous country. Fans
Just about any crime story can find an audience if it’s told with enough drama and intrigue. Though the true crime genre has been exploding in recent years thanks to podcasts (“Serial”) and documentary series (“The Jinx,” “Making a Murderer”), the widespread fascination with what makes people turn on each other — and how to
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says that it was well within its discretion in revoking CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s hard pass, rejecting the network’s effort to obtain an order to have the credentials immediately restored. “The stated rationale for the revocation of Mr. Acosta’s pass — that he was disrupting press proceedings —
November 14, 2018 8:17AM PT Fans of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World can look forward to an immersive new augmented-reality game coming sometime in 2019, co-developed by Niantic, the company behind AR hit “Pokémon Go.” In “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite,” players will be able to explore real-world surroundings to unravel a global mystery, cast spells, and
Multiple news outlets, including Fox News, said they would endorse CNN’s legal effort to regain correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House credentials, a circling of the wagons among major media outlets the Trump administration continues to portray news organizations as “enemies of the people.” ABC News, NBC News, The New York Times, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, First
After following Coldplay around with a camera for 20 years, the footage Mat Whitecross carefully compiled of the beloved British band is finally about to have an audience. The documentary film “Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams” will screen for one night only in theaters around the world on Nov. 14, before debuting on Amazon
November 14, 2018 7:15AM PT Shares of Snap, parent company of Snapchat, fell as much as 4.8% in trading Wednesday after the company said the Justice Department and the SEC are investigating whether it misled investors leading up to its initial public offering last year. On Tuesday, Snap said it had been subpoenaed by the
Check out the official Fighting With My Family trailer starring Dwayne Johnson! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Fighting With My Family: ?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date.
Check out the official Wonder Park Teaser Trailer starring Jennifer Garner! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Wonder Park: https://www.fandango.com/wonder-park-212923/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: March 15, 2019 Starring: Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell Story By: Josh Appelbaum, Robert Gordon, André Nemec Synopsis: A story of a
Amazon started to ship its Fire TV Recast digital video recorder (DVR) Wednesday, which is courting cord cutters with its ability to record over-the-air broadcast programming from networks like ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox without any monthly fee. A test over roughly a week revealed that the device works well as is, but that content
UPDATED: Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu’s new album, “Antares,” has debuted at No. 100 on the latest Billboard chart amid allegations of fraudulent sales that drove tracks from the album to the top of iTunes earlier this month. A representative for Nielsen Music, Billboard’s official data partner, said that some of the singer’s sales could
November 14, 2018 5:00AM PT TV network execs have long complained that Nielsen’s TV ratings undercount audiences because the measurement firm doesn’t always account for consumers watching shows on digital apps. Now, internet viewing on Comcast’s Xfinity Stream app and website will be integrated into Nielsen’s official linear TV ratings, under an expanded pact between
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