Category Archives: News
Christopher Landon’s ‘Drop’ Leads Overlook Film Festival’s 2025 First Wave Lineup
Christopher Landon’s new horror film “Drop” and Shudder’s upcoming “Clown in a Cornfield” are among the films announced as part of Overlook Film Festival’s 20...
Matthew Minton Mar 06, 2025
YouTube at 20: How the Video Colossus Launched the Creator Economy and Turned From Hollywood Foe to Friend
It's a muggy morning the day before the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is stuck in parade traffic and not happy about it. It's not so much the French Quarter gridlock or th...
Todd Spangler Mar 06, 2025
YouTube’s Super Creators: How MrBeast, Rhett & Link, Michelle Khare, Adam W and More Use the Platform to Power Their Businesses
YouTube, 20 years after it launched and soon became the most massive video repository on Earth, has been an economic engine that powers a huge part of what's known as the "creator economy." Today, a c...
Todd Spangler Mar 06, 2025
Why YouTube Exited the Original Content Business: ‘We Weren’t Good at Picking Content’
YouTube has tried its hand at funding original content more than once - with disappointing results. Ten years ago, YouTube believed it needed to more directly compete with the Netflixes of the world. ...
Todd Spangler Mar 06, 2025
Sean Evans on 10 Years of ‘Hot Ones’ on YouTube: ‘The Best Dumb Idea Ever’
Sean Evans' celebrity guests on "Hot Ones" have cursed at him. They've cried. They've expressed deep regret about agreeing to come on his show. It's the hottest hot seat on YouTube, and Evans and his ...
Todd Spangler Mar 06, 2025
David Lynch to Be Celebrated by World Soundtrack Awards
Belgian film festival Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy will honor the memory of David Lynch by having young composers score an excerpt from the late auteur’s "The Elephant Man" as...
Nvivarelli Mar 06, 2025
James Blake: “Coldplay bashing has got to stop – it’s not cool anymore!”
James Blake has called for an end to people “bashing” Coldplay, saying that it’s “not cool anymore” to hate on the band. READ MORE: Coldplay live at Glastonbury 2024: Wor...
Liberty Dunworth Mar 06, 2025
‘Stranger Things’ star Finn Wolfhard announces debut solo album ‘Happy Birthday’ with nostalgic single ‘Choose The Latter’
Finn Wolfhard has announced his debut solo album ‘Happy Birthday’ and has shared its nostalgic lead single ‘Choose The Latter’. READ MORE: Here’s what we know about &lsqu...
Anagricel Duran Mar 06, 2025
Alec Baldwin’s new reality show is “shameless”, say ‘Rust’ shooting victim’s family
The family of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have criticised Alec Baldwin for discussing her death on his new reality show The Baldwins. On October 21, 2021, on the set of the film Rust, Bal...
Victoria Luxford Mar 06, 2025
RLJE Acquires Benson and Moorhead-Produced Alien Thriller ‘Descendent’ Ahead of SXSW Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
“Descendent,” an L.A.-set thriller about an elementary school security guard unraveling after a close encounter, has been picked up by RLJE Films ahead of the feature’s debut at SXSW...
J. Kim Murphy Mar 06, 2025