Category: Entertainment

When the NBA returns it may use ‘NBA 2K’ for crowd noise

[ad_1] The NBA is moving toward restarting its season with 22 teams playing games at Disney World in Orlando, now that the NBA Player’s Association has approved further negotiations on the plan. One issue they’ll face is playing games without fans in the arena, and according to a report from The Athletic, discussions are ongoing […]

The Trojan Horse in Trump’s anti-Twitter executive order

[ad_1] “The Order would circumvent the role of Congress and of the courts in enacting and interpreting [Section 230] …and purport to empower multiple government agencies to pass judgment on companies’ content moderation practices,” its lawsuit states. “The Order clouds the legal landscape in which the hosts of third-party content operate and puts them all […]

The latest Pokémon short is a an homage to Looney Tunes

[ad_1] The Pokémon Company has uploaded a new video to its official Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel, and it’s a throwback — not to the era of the original 151 characters, but to the time of slapstick cartoons. The short features a confrontation between Scraggy and the creepy Mimikyu, and has all the hallmarks of […]

Criterion will stream notable titles by black filmmakers for free

[ad_1] Some of the titles include Daughters of Dust (the first feature film by a black woman to be distributed in theaters in the US), Maya Angelou’s Down in the Delta, Shirley Clarke’s Portrait of Jason, Agnès Varda’s Black Panthers and Kathleen Collins’ Losing Ground, IndieWire reports. Criterion will share work by both early pioneers […]

Studio Ghibli’s first fully CGI movie will be ‘Aya and the Witch’

[ad_1] The next movie from the world renowned Studio Ghibli will be a departure from its previous efforts. The studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki is well-known for its expertise in traditional, hand-drawn animation, and only occasionally uses CGI in its films. The upcoming Aya and the Witch, however, will be animated entirely in 3D. It […]

Amazon UK will stream some English Premier League games for free

[ad_1] Last month, BBC Sport announced it would be showing some of these games — marking the first time Premier League matches will be shown live by the broadcaster. Amazon is picking up some of the rest. It’s not yet clear which matches Amazon and other broadcasters will add to their free roster. Of the […]

What’s on TV this week: ‘Jaws’ 4K, Bruce Lee and ‘The Outer Worlds’

[ad_1] Sports fans can tune in for UFC 250 on PPV as champ Amanda Nunes takes on Alicia Spencer, or check out various esports action, some IndyCar and, of course, Korean baseball. ESPN’s next 30 for 30, Like Water, digs into the life of Bruce Lee. Finally, movie fans can get Bong Joon-Ho’s Oscar-winning flick […]

The BBC’s Beeb voice assistant is ready for testing on PC

[ad_1] Last year the BBC announced it was working on its own voice assistant, called “Beeb,” designed to help customers take advantage of voice assistant technology regardless of their accent. Existing assistants still have issues understanding accents, and nowhere is this truer than Britain, which has a broad range of accents despite its small geographic […]