Month: April 2020

Netflix’s buzzy documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” has been sampled by 64 million Netflix households worldwide since its March 20 debut. Netflix disclosed its internal viewing statistics for “Tiger King” and other shows as part of its first-quarter earnings release on Tuesday. Dating reality show “Love Is Blind” has been sampled by
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A fortress-like residence sited directly above L.A.’s Sunset Strip and the iconic Chateau Marmont hotel has come up for sale, asking $5.9 million. Built in 2009 by adventurous architecture firm Space International, the swoopy and futuristic-looking contemporary structure has three bedrooms in about 2,900 square feet of living space. In the decade since its completion,
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Check out newly announced release dates, which movies are coming to home video this week, and recommendations from your host Khail Anonymous and Rotten Tomatoes correspondent Mark Ellis in this new episode of ‘Weekly Ticket’! ► Buy or Rent Movies on FandangoNOW: https://www.fandangonow.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Tune-in to Weekly Ticket every Tuesday to help you decide what to
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“Black Mirror” is back in the Emmy TV movie race. The second episode of the Netflix series’ fifth season, “Smithereens,” will be submitted in the TV movie and movie/mini categories this year, insiders confirm — potentially keeping its Emmy streak going. The submission will also bring Emmy winner Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) to the movie/mini lead
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With over half a million people watching including, apparently, Michelle Obama and every music industry dignitary imaginable  — artist, producer, songwriter and executive alike —  Monday’s rescheduled Teddy Riley-Babyface battle was the most epic “Verzuz” challenge to date. A ’90’s R&B superfest, musically speaking, it was the Tyson vs. Holyfield of battles. The concept, dreamed
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Oscar-nominated documentary director Petra Costa is turning her attention to the COVID-19 pandemic for her next project, “Dystopia.” The Brazilian director of Netflix film “The Edge of Democracy” fired off a series of tweets today calling for the public to collaborate on the project by submitting video footage of their lives during the pandemic. The
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At one point in the series finale of “Empire,” the Lyon family sits around a table and discuss canceling the premiere of the Lucious and Cookie biopic that they produced because of safety concerns after Lucious’ (Terrence Howard) nefarious dealings have someone gunning for him — literally. It’s a moment that is both quintessential “Empire,”
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Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera is beginning to zero in on the event’s upcoming edition in September, which will necessarily be “experimental,” with far fewer U.S. talent on the red carpet and a greater European presence. Speaking Tuesday to Italian news agency ANSA — which has become the fest’s unofficial communication tool during
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Apple is bringing back “Fraggle Rock.” Variety has learned that the tech giant’s streaming service has ordered a new iteration of the classic Jim Henson series titled “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!” Each episode will be three to five minutes long, with the first episode of the series available today for free on Apple TV Plus.
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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the Season 5 finale of “Better Call Saul,” entitled “Something Unforgivable.” Save for the Season 4 finale of “Better Call Saul,” in which he kills an unsuspecting money wire service employee, Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) has rarely flexed his violent side, although its malevolent potentiality
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Chicago is the next stop for ViacomCBS’ streaming-news plans. The media company is today launching a Chicago-focused edition of CBSN, its streaming-video news operation, marking the ninth local version of the service. ViacomCBS owns Chicago’s WBBM and the company has been developing a series of locally based streaming-news outlets in markets where it owns stations.
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Having trouble falling asleep during these distressing times? Laura Dern is lending her voice to the cause, teaming with mindfulness app Calm to narrate a “sleep story.” “The Ocean Moon,” the story read by Dern, was written by Chris Advansun and takes listeners to the countryside with soothing sounds like cresting waves and campfires. “Quality
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In 2019, Dmitri Siegel, VP-global brand at Sonos, was gearing up for the high-def audio company’s launch of Sonos Radio — which debuts today. It provides over 100 streaming options from 60,000 different stations — including exclusive artist-curated programming from Thom Yorke, Brittany Howard and David Byrne among others. But as he thought about how
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Vivendi, the parent company of Canal Plus Group and Universal Music Group, has acquired a 10.6% stake in Lagardere, the troubled French media conglomerate helmed by Arnaud Lagardère. “This acquisition is a long-term financial investment reflecting Vivendi’s confidence in the future prospects of the French group, which enjoys international leadership positions in its businesses, and
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