When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. But is there a happy ending?
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New research indicates the extent to which NFL advertising dominates other forms of TV programming for marketer returns.
Alex Barasch offers the first inside look at the studio behind such movies as Ari Aster’s “Midsommar,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” the Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight,” and Josh Safdie’s upcoming “Marty Supreme”—and reports on its shift…
“It’s had a profound impact on our culture, especially on people who’ve felt different and marginalized.”…
Inexplicable as it may sound to readers of this site, there are movie-lovers who claim not to enjoy the work of Stanley Kubrick.
Eastwood biographer Shawn Levy dives into the making of the director’s masterpiece: “Unforgiven was Clint Eastwood saying, ‘This is what I’m going to do…get out of my way.’”
The funniest people on the planet think there’s no funnier person than Albert Brooks.
Steven Soderbergh was one of the earliest filmmakers to break out in what's now called the 'Indiewood' movement of the nineteen-nineties. He was early enough, in fact, to have done so in the eighties, with the Palme d'Or-winning Sex, Lies, and Videotape.
As YouTube has risen over the past 20 years to the streaming giant it is today, the platform has changed the way people watch TV.
A huge collection of cinematic nonfiction
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Soon enough, artificial intelligence may be able to recreate the sounds — but there will be something missing.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
This year’s list features quite a bit of horror mixed in with the usual blockbuster fare—plus smaller hidden gems.
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer meant fewer shipping costs for Netflix, and fewer DVDs for the company to…
SNL has had some iconic sketches.
And other oxymoronic observations about the oeuvre of Ron Oliver, the Hallmark Channel’s most prolific, flamboyant and unapologetically sappy director
Based on the sharp decline of the G rating, apparently not. Learn why Hollywood seems to have left the general rating designation behind.
Comcast’s spinoff of its properties signals the accelerating decline of traditional TV—and a brutal reckoning for the media industry in the new Trump era.
Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again.
Live from New York, it’s an idiosyncratic list of ‘SNL’ moments we’re still thinking about—from the Belushi/Aykroyd/Radner years to the Eddie Murphy era to Sandler, Fey, Hader, and beyond.
"Twisters" is taking over drive-in movie theaters around the country, stealing time from even Marvel's latest release.
After declaring his fondness for Mexican food, Space Ghost asks diet guru Susan Powter what super powers help "stop the insanity." Comedian Kevin Meaney discusses the virtues of wearing tight pants and the Bee Gees stop by for a short, bizarre visit.
Who will survive? Die? Thrive? And how? We talked to nearly a dozen top media executives and asked them to predict what lies ahead.
Four major TV provider companies reported collective losses of roughly 1.35 million customers during their first fiscal quarters.
DMA (Designated Market Area) regions are the geographic areas and zip codes in the U.S. in which local television viewing is measured by Nielsen.
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Tubi’s free TV strategy puts it between free social video and paid streaming.
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Yes, ‘Citizen Kane’ is in Rotten Tomatoes’s 100% Club. So are ‘Paddington 2’ and ‘The Terminator.’
King George's doctors discuss the importance of his stool! Historians believe the King suffered from Porphyria which manifests itself with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, neuropathy, and mental disturbances.
Conan the Barbarian telling people what is best in life.
The first installment of Digiday's two-part series on the top ad-supported streaming services provides an overview of the platforms’ offerings and an analysis of how brands and agencies distribute their ad budgets and ad placements across platforms.
In this edition of the Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine the top ad attributes marketers want from ad-supported streaming platforms, how brands are increasing their marketing spend on YouTube, and how Walmart and Roblox are teaming up to make virtual e-commerce a reality…
A physicist explains the planetary orbit in Netflix's 3 Body Problem based on computational analysis run in more than 10 billion bodies.
Disney+ to offer 24/7 channels to play Star Wars content, commercials.
The ‘king of horror’ has published more than 60 novels and sold over 350 million books – but it all began 50 years ago with the tale of a teen misfit with telekinetic powers who gets her first period in the school shower. Jessie Thompson looks back on a great, career-making…
Would you swear a loyalty oath to humanity — or cheer on its extinction?
The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin’s trilogy mixes heady theoretical questions with genuine spectacle and heart.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who recognize the phrase 'corny dialogue that would make the pope weep,' and those who don't.
What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry
The alien language spoken in Frank Herbert’s novels carries traces of Arabic. Why has that influence been scrubbed from the films?
These titles shed light on an industry that’s always bubbling with drama beneath the surface.
The venerable movie studio, now up for grabs, once defined the industry's zeal for consolidation, pioneering vertical integration and serving as the model for each of its major rivals.
Does the director of “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” and “Gladiator” see himself in the hero of his epic new film?
If you're an even mildly enthusiastic filmgoer, these two short compilations from The Solomon Society will get your life flashing before your eyes.
The NFL's television contracts account for $12.4 billion, about 43% of all sports TV deals in the U.S.