Investopedia defines a “correction” as a “decline of 10% or greater in the price of a security, asset, or a financial market.” This was Netflix’s correction quarter. Shares slumped more than 10% after hours after Netflix announced it had added just under 4 million subscribers in the first quarter — missing the company’s forecast of 6 […] Read more
Corinne Masiero stripped live onstage at the Cesar film awards in Paris to demand more support for France’s cultural sector. Cinemas have been shut for three months because of the latest coronavirus shutdown. Corinne Masiero removed her dress on stage during the Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris A French actor has staged a naked protest […] Read more
The last time I played chess would have to be about 40 years ago. I was challenged to a game by a mate named Leslie Bolton who was quite good. When I could see no way out and offered to resign, he immediately swapped the board around and proceeded to beat me again from my […] Read more
“Lovecraft Country,” which debuts 8 p.m. Aug. 16 on HBO, tells the intersecting stories of two Black families as they travel throughout the Jim Crow North confronting monsters — some fantastical (pale gray beasts called Elder Gods) and others that are no less horrific for being based in reality (racist sheriffs, predatory oligarchs). Created by […] Read more
France’s cinema bosses fear drive-in screenings, that avoid lockdown laws, are taking away their business FRENCH cinema owners are furious as a novelty drive-in film festival is managing to steer clear of the country’s lockdown rules while they are forced to remain closed. The travelling drive-in film festival which began in Bordeaux this weekend, and […] Read more
It was one of the worst tragedies ever to strike any Scottish community and it killed scores of children. Even now, more than 90 years later, families in Paisley still talk about the Glen Cinema disaster on Hogmanay in 1929 when a smoking film canister caused a panic during a packed matinee where more than […] Read more
Director: Meghna Gulzar Cast: Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey Rating: 3 stars (Out of 5) An urgent theme and a female lead who sheds her Bajirao Mastaani and “Padmaavat” finery and gets into the skin of a lower middle-class woman scarred for life by an acid attack make Chhapaak a Hindi cinema milestone. Director Meghna Gulzar […] Read more
This week’s “Cinema Chat” is a special one! WEMU’s David Fair joined Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ Collins on location at the Michigan Theater Wednesday night, where they celebrated 40 years of the Michigan Theater Foundation’s creation and 25 years since “Cinema Chat” first aired here on WEMU! A HUGE CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE […] Read more
The contentious inclusion of a song by convicted pedophile Gary Glitter in “Joker” has sparked a wave of criticism from moviegoers, with many concerned the disgraced former glam rock singer will be entitled to lucrative music royalties. The R-rated comic book movie smashed box office records over the weekend, with Warner Bros. hauling in $93.5 […] Read more
On Sept. 23, people around the world celebrated #BiVisibilityDay, pushing back against the erasure, invisibility and biphobia many bisexual individuals experience. Bisexual people experience higher rates of depression and anxiety and report experiencing stigma and discrimination due to their identities from both straight and gay people. They also experience other health disparities, such as higher […] Read more
