But studios keep churning them out. “On the one hand is a discerning fandom and on the other hand, an irresistible opportunity to find new audiences.” - BBC
At least, not by official box office receipts, though estimates (including one that says it “set a box office record”) have some pretty strong claims. What’s the deal, Netflix? - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“I look for anything that is mindlessly fun or otherwise engrossing enough to help me forget that I am hurtling through the air in a bus with wings. I probably will not watch anything worthy of the Criterion Collection.” - The Atlantic
The film premiered in June on Netflix to little fanfar. But “given the way that Demon Hunters has broken out, the streamer would be remiss not to give it a major push.” - Vulture (MSN)
In its capacity to unite a nation across generational boundaries, broadcast live music, freed from the trappings of stardom and commerce, had proved its worth. DR had fulfilled its responsibility to deliver not what it thinks we want more of – as social media does – but what we didn’t yet know was good for us. - The Guardian
Shapiro has spent 25 years at the network, the last ten of them as a host of the flagship afternoon/evening newscast. In his announcement, he stressed that the funding troubles and political controversies around NPR have nothing to do with his departure, which is a personal career decision. - Variety
“While the back-and-forth on a TikTok ban remains a juicy topic (for the media), it's been a source of frustration and confusion for creators — many of whom just want the uncertainty to end. And ... (user) numbers in the U.S. have trended down” even as global usage rises. - TheWrap (MSN)
While Hollywood writers and directors wage public battles over AI's threat to human creativity -- with more than 400 industry figures recently petitioning the White House to strengthen copyright protections against AI companies -- film schools are taking a more opportunistic view. They're racing to integrate AI tools into their curricula. - The Wrap (MSN)
Almost every person I spoke with for this story said that AI is already a core part of the “previz” process, where scenes are mapped out before a shoot. - Wired
“There is no intimacy between men, no talk of abortion, no logos of banned companies or jokes about Putin. By August, censors had cut at least 64 hours of content from 152 Western series.” Here’s what five episodes from very well-known shows look like when Russian audiences get them. - The New York Times
FEMA had been using the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to evaluate proposals and award grants for the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program, which funded upgrades to local stations’ emergency alert systems. But now the CPB is closing down. - Inside Radio
“Ne Zha 2, an animated fantasy adventure movie written and directed by the Chinese filmmaker Jiaozi, broke multiple records after it premiered in China earlier this year. With box-office earnings of more than $2.2 billion, it is the highest-grossing film of 2025 and the highest-grossing non-English-language film in history.” - Slate (MSN)
