Share: Mergers are slaughtering all the media you have ever loved, and every movie, every show, and every franchise is lined up on the chopping block, and David Ellison is holding the axe. Since the dawn of time, humans have loved telling stories. Since the dawn of capitalism, companies have loved to make money. The relationships between storytellers and studios have always been a rocky one, a power struggle between financial funding and the freedom to tell the stories filmmakers want to share. These struggles …
A star is reborn: Hollywood’s got a repeat actor problem
Share: With Primetime, the film about Chris Hansen’s “To Catch a Predator” coming out this Friday, there’s a good chance that you have already seen Robert Pattinson’s face on the big screen at least once this year. At some point, Anne Hathaway was probably also on your screen; by the end of this year, she will have starred in five films. Zendaya has taken over both your screens in theaters and at home with five major projects, including the highly anticipated final season of Euphoria. …
$17.1 Billion: The price Meta will pay to keep your attention
Share: It’s 11:47 p.m on a Wednesday, and the only light sources flooding the bedroom are an iPhone open to TikTok and a half-finished Canvas quiz due at 11:59 p.m. After careful consideration to stop scrolling and attempt to finish the final 9 questions on the quiz, one last notification: “Don’t Lose Your Streak!” It’s from Meowduko, a sudoku-like app, but instead of numbers, it’s an AI picture of a cat. The streak is already on day 39, and messing up the streak cancels all …
Sell Woods: Cheap nostalgia is killing the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel
Share: In 2026, revivals and reboots have taken over our screens. From beloved franchises like “Toy Story” releasing its fifth addition to the series to HBO’s “The Comeback” making its final comeback earlier this year. Prime Video throws their hat in the ring with “Elle”, a prequel series to the beloved 2001 classic “Legally Blonde”, but can it fill the Jimmy Choo’s left behind of the original film? “Elle” follows a 16 year old Elle Woods after she is plucked out of her shiny preppy …