Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max may only be hours into its rollout, but it quickly came under fire by top Hollywood guilds for the way it credits writers and directors. Early Wednesday, some started noticing a change to the credits on films. Instead of individually listing writers, directors and producers, the new Max format … Read more
Barkley called out ESPN’s focus on LeBron James’ potential retirement over the Nuggets’ Finals run. He’s also excited to golf with Peyton Manning and Sean Payton. DENVER — Charles Barkley, who continues to be one of the staunchest Denver Nuggets defenders among the national media, took aim again at ESPN for its coverage decisions related to … Read more
MADRID – Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday. The Princess of Asturias Award jury praised the “uniqueness” of the 72-year-old Kyoto-born writer’s essays, short stories and novels, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and … Read more
CANNES – When Wes Anderson comes down from Paris for the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, he and his actors don’t stay in one of Cannes’ luxury hotels but more than an hour down the coast and well outside the frenzy of the festival. “When we arrived here yesterday, we arrived at … Read more
Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows. To combat password sharing, Netflix said it will limit U.S. viewership of its programming to people living in … Read more
Can men and women be friends? 1989’s “ When Harry Met Sally ” said no, but Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen disagree. The pair co-star in the new Apple TV+ series “ Platonic,” debuting Wednesday, about longtime best friends who, as the title suggests, are just that. In fact, the actors had conversations early on … Read more
Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear the interested party completely missed the point of the book. “It came out that the reason why they were interested is because the Beijing Olympics … Read more