Category: Entertainment

Netflix widens deal with ‘Big Mouth’ animation studio

[ad_1] Netflix is showering more affection on the teams involved with Big Mouth. The service has signed a “multi-year” deal with animation studio Titmouse to both create multiple adult animated shows and get a a first crack at any similar series the studio produces. The two didn’t hint at what would come next, but it’s […]

Atari-themed gaming hotels are coming to eight US cities

[ad_1] The main draw of the Atari hotels will likely be their esports studios. There are no details about what these will include, but each hotel will also have an “Atari gaming playground.” Assuming the esports studios are venues where pros compete, the “playgrounds” could be lounges for guests that are equipped with gaming PCs. […]

Watch the first full trailer for Netflix’s divisive ‘Ghost in the Shell’ series

[ad_1] The 3DCG animation style — the first for a Ghost in the Shell production — has proved to be divisive, with more thumbs-down than thumbs-up votes on the original teaser trailer. That could be because it varies dramatically from the original hand-drawn anime style, to put it generously. What folks can be more excited […]

Vine successor Byte vows to fix its spam problem

[ad_1] “We’re aware of the issues with comment spam and more widely with certain types of comments,” founder Dom Hofman wrote in a community post. “This is our top priority and we’re working very hard to address it. It should be noticeably better than it was 24 hours ago and should continue to improve over […]

Marvel axes two of its Hulu animated shows

[ad_1] The shift comes as Marvel unifies work on its movie and TV projects under one larger Marvel Studios team headed up by Kevin Feige. Whatever the exact reasons, the move suggests that Marvel (and really, Disney at large) is adjusting its broader streaming strategy. It’s putting most of its energy into Disney+ shows, to […]

‘Uncharted’ movie delayed to March 5th, 2021

[ad_1] There are signs of progress. Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer is the top pick to replace Knight, according to Deadline, while the cast (led by Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg) appears to be settling. And the screenplay comes from fairly safe sources, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Rafe Judkins and the Iron Man duo of Art Marcum […]

The Morning After: Vine is back, but now it’s Byte

[ad_1] The SUV and sedan are about due for a hardware update.Tesla update leaks some upcoming changes for Model S, Model X The first new Tesla software update of 2020 just started rolling out, and @Greentheonly has taken a look at the files to get a peek at features that are on the way. According […]

Recommended Reading: Facial recognition, police and privacy

[ad_1] The secretive company that might end privacy as we know itKashmir Hill,The New York Times Clearview is a startup that developed a facial recognition system that matches a photo of a person to publicly available images. Those can be from Facebook, YouTube or even Venmo. It’s powerful technology, and law enforcement is using it […]

Four Netflix originals are coming to the Criterion Collection

[ad_1] The supernatural romantic drama Atlantics — a horror film that’s also a social commentary — will be added to the collection, as well. It was one of the films Netflix purchased at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Finally, the Criterion Collection is also adding the documentary film American […]