The Social Reckoning bombs while horror film surges
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to The Social Network grossed just $5.5 million against a $30, 42 million budget, while Blumhouse's Other Mommy raked in $27.5 million.
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Vurt bets vertical video belongs on your TV
A startup is moving short-form dramas from phones to smart TVs, arguing vertical content is its own genre worth watching on big screens.
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What even is a microdrama?
Hollywood is rebranding everything short and vertical as microdramas, but the format's origins and economics tell a different story.
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Pokémon cards become a reseller battleground
Bots and resellers have turned Pokémon card collecting into a high-stakes hustle, locking ordinary fans out of the hobby.
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Paramount's merger promise may be impossible to keep
Paramount agreed to release 30 movies annually after merging with Warner Bros., but its track record suggests it can't deliver without cutting corners.
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Disney hires Character.AI's ex-CEO as first CTO
The entertainment giant appoints Karandeep Anand to lead technology, marking a major shift in AI strategy.
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Streaming is becoming cable all over again
As streaming services struggle to grow, they're copying the old cable playbook with bundles, ads, and channel guides.
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Hollywood unions reject AI doomsday narrative
While tech leaders warn of existential AI risks, entertainment labor groups say the real threat is job displacement happening right now.
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Resident Evil finds horror in the funny
Zach Cregger's new take on Capcom's zombie franchise proves video game movies have finally grown up.
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