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fromABC7 Los Angeles
48 minutes ago

From Hollywood to Highlands: Kevin Smith's show business in New Jersey

Kevin Smith celebrates 30 years of his comic shop and revitalizes a local theater, fostering community and indie film appreciation in New Jersey.
fromThe New Yorker
11 hours ago

The Action-Film Director Who's Taking On Michael Jackson

"Michael" was designed to be an international crowd-pleaser—the kind of film that executives hope will drag audiences away from their small screens and deposit them in front of big ones, where they can watch and sing along and even dance, if theatres permit it.
Independent films
Social media marketing
fromLindsey Gamble
1 day ago

TikTok Expands Micro-Drama Push With Issa Rae's HOORAE Partnershi - Lindsey Gamble

Micro-dramas are a rapidly growing market, expected to reach $20 billion by 2030, with significant traction in both China and the US.
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

How the Creator of "Beef" Graduated from Petty Feuds to Class Warfare

The show, which traced the depths into which two Angelenos descend after a road-rage incident, reintroduced Ali Wong as a dramatic lead, gave Steven Yeun a chance to go darkly comic, and shined a rare light on the issue of Asian American mental health.
Television
#lgbtq
fromQueerty
2 days ago
NYC LGBT

JORDY's dumb bop, nuns on TikTok & 'Confessions II': 10 things we're obsessed with this week - Queerty

fromQueerty
3 weeks ago
Film

Hollywood squirmed, but the camboy stars of Blue Film are still diving headfirst into the discomfort - Queerty

NYC LGBT
fromQueerty
2 days ago

JORDY's dumb bop, nuns on TikTok & 'Confessions II': 10 things we're obsessed with this week - Queerty

Spring allergies coincide with exciting LGBTQ+ news, including Madonna's upcoming album and various celebrity happenings.
Film
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

Hollywood squirmed, but the camboy stars of Blue Film are still diving headfirst into the discomfort - Queerty

Mainstream audiences are increasingly accepting of LGBTQ+ themes in film, as evidenced by the success of heated rivalry and other projects.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
3 days ago

Jacob Tierney's HIV discussion is part of a proud tradition of powerful celebrity disclosures - Queerty

Jacob Tierney's disclosure of his HIV status highlights the ongoing stigma and misinformation surrounding HIV, emphasizing the importance of celebrity openness.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 days ago

This ridiculous AI video has convinced people that Jennifer Coolidge is trans

The video starts with Cher's son, Chaz Bono, who is transgender and recently got married. However, the video then changes to show a before photo of 'Jennifer Coolidge' as a man; that then morphs into a picture of Trace Lysette, who bears absolutely no resemblance to Coolidge whatsoever.
LGBT
Venture
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster | TechCrunch

AI can transform Hollywood by reallocating budgets to produce more films, increasing the chances of success.
fromVulture
3 days ago

The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

The second season appears to go in a The White Lotus-esque direction with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a couple whose fight is witnessed by two country-club employees.
Film
fromBustle
4 days ago

Exclusive: Jesse McCartney Wants A Sitcom Inspired By His Career

This one goes out to the most special world in the world - you know who you are. McCartney sweetly begins, before performing 'Beautiful Soul' for the birthday girl.
Television
LA Kings
fromVulture
1 week ago

Benito Skinner Loved Being a Demon for a Day on The Comeback

Performing with Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback is a significant honor for comedic actors, highlighting its legendary status in Hollywood satire.
fromQueerty
6 days ago

Spectacle or support? The complicated visibility of trans youth in film & TV - Queerty

Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.
LGBT
Television
fromQueerty
4 days ago

"Somebody needed to say it": Kalen Allen thinks this comment he made to Ellen led to her cutting off contact - Queerty

Kalen Allen reflects positively on his experience working with Ellen DeGeneres despite challenges in the workplace.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Post your questions for Adam Scott

Adam Scott has transitioned from 90s films to prominent roles in comedy and drama, including his latest film Hokum releasing on May 1.
#ai
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago
Music production

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

YouTube And Creators Are The New SEO. Most Brands Are Missing Out.

Creators are essential marketing assets in the AI era, with YouTube being the most trusted platform for consumer discovery.
Music production
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

YouTube And Creators Are The New SEO. Most Brands Are Missing Out.

Creators are essential marketing assets in the AI era, with YouTube being the most trusted platform for consumer discovery.
#youtube
Media industry
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will 'never leave their home' | TechCrunch

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan believes creators will remain loyal to the platform despite competition from streaming services like Netflix.
fromDigiday
2 months ago
Marketing

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators' shows

Media industry
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will 'never leave their home' | TechCrunch

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan believes creators will remain loyal to the platform despite competition from streaming services like Netflix.
fromDigiday
2 months ago
Marketing

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators' shows

Television
fromQueerty
1 week ago

"Crime is really hard!": Dan Levy & Taylor Ortega on the messy road to dark comedy Big Mistakes - Queerty

Dan Levy stars in 'Big Mistakes', a dark family comedy about a gay priest and his sister's descent into organized crime.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom's gay jokes & TikTok's "catching print" craze: This week in chaotic queer discourse - Queerty

Queerty recaps significant queer news, including personal stories, political humor, and social media trends.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago

Hulu's 'Deli Boys' sets season 2 premiere date, adds Kumail Nanjiani, Tan France, Lilly Singh

This season on 'Deli Boys,' the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly's sketchiest crooks are circling. Enter Max Sugar: casino king, money launderer, and Lucky's new crush who turns laundering into a chaotic situationship.
Television
Independent films
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media became Hollywood's most innovative-and bankable-company

Ryan Coogler founded Proximity Media with his wife Zinzi and producer Sev Ohanian to produce films, television, documentaries, and audio content across multiple entertainment divisions.
Startup companies
fromBlack Enterprise
1 month ago

Michael B. Jordan's Marketing Agency Obsidianworks Buys Back Stake, Returns To Full Independence

Obsidianworks repurchased its minority stake from Endeavor's 160over90 to return to full independence and accelerate growth targeting 'New Money America' consumers.
Podcast
fromAxios
1 month ago

Black and Latino audiences drive podcast growth, but ownership lags

Latina and Black podcast creators must own their production and distribution to capture full revenue and secure long-term success in a platform-controlled industry.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How can I do better?': Michael B Jordan's Oscar win for Sinners is a deserved reward for an outstanding actor

Michael B Jordan won the Best Actor Oscar for Sinners, joining an exclusive group of six Black actors to achieve this honor, cementing his status as a leading Hollywood star capable of balancing commercial and critical success.
Media industry
fromMiami Herald
1 month ago

YouTube Just Hit Major Milestone That Has Hollywood Rattled

YouTube's $40.4 billion in 2025 advertising revenue surpasses combined ad revenue of Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery, establishing it as the world's largest media company.
LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Karan Brar dishes on eerily timely play Data, what he learned from The Disney Channel & bisexual awakenings - Queerty

Karan Brar makes his stage debut in the play Data, a timely drama about AI and surveillance that explores themes closely aligned with his personal identity and experiences.
Media industry
fromTheStreet
1 month ago

YouTube just crushed Hollywood in a major milestone

YouTube's 2025 revenue exceeded $60 billion, surpassing Netflix and becoming the largest advertising platform, overtaking combined revenues of Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery for the first time.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Is Manny Jacinto getting swole to star in a gay rom-com? Here's the deal - Queerty

A viral X post claiming Manny Jacinto was cast in a Netflix adaptation of 'Tell Me How To Be' was fabricated, highlighting how desire for believable content makes people overlook verification red flags online.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

"We're Becoming More and More Disconnected as a Society": Alex Prager on DreamQuil

Pursuing happiness through AI automation risks eroding the human connections and responsibilities that give life meaning.
LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

EJ Johnson opens up about only dating straight men: "I'm not attracted to gay men" - Queerty

EJ Johnson explains that attraction and dating preferences are individual, not determined by sexual orientation labels, and that their feminine presentation naturally attracts different demographics than gay spaces.
Media industry
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

If You've Been Waiting for Normal in Hollywood, Here It Is

YouTube surpassed Disney as the world's largest media company while accomplished independent producers like Ted Hope struggle to find industry support, signaling a fundamental shift in entertainment's structure and sustainability.
Film
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Michael B. Jordan says one habit helped him play his Oscar-winning roles

Michael B. Jordan uses character journaling and chakra work to develop deep emotional understanding and distinct portrayals of his roles.
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Michael B. Jordan Wins for His Twins

Michael B. Jordan won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Sinners, becoming the sixth Black man to win the award in history.
#ai-video-generation
fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Top Hollywood screenwriter warns TikTok's new tool is at the gates: 'I hate to say it. It's likely over for us' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Top Hollywood screenwriter warns TikTok's new tool is at the gates: 'I hate to say it. It's likely over for us' | Fortune

Film
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Sinners Made Oscars History, but Not the Kind Anyone Expected

Sinners set an Oscar record with 16 nominations but won only 4 awards, establishing the most losses (12) in Academy Awards history.
fromDefector
1 month ago

A Complimentary Profile Of Jason Lee That Was Surprisingly Difficult To Publish | Defector

It's kind of a little local community hang spot as much as it is a retail store. You could buy analog cameras or photo books at the shop. If you're like me, you could browse in order to motivate yourself to dig your old film camera out of the closet. Or you could just hang out, talk art, and make friends.
Los Angeles
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Gay adult film actor/"FIGHTER for Parental Rights" hired by Project 2025 organization - LGBTQ Nation

Corey DeAngelis joined The Heritage Foundation while promoting Project 2025 school-choice and anti-LGBTQ+ education policies despite having appeared in Gay Hoopla porn videos.
Humor
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

TikToker Hires Fake Tom Cruise to Come To His House And It Gets Awkward Fast

TikToker Chase Hofer hired a Tom Cruise impersonator to perform privately in his home, creating an awkward and viral moment that accumulated 5.6 million views.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Jimmy Sotos on Catching Up and Going Viral Overnight

Jimmy Sotos transitioned from basketball identity to overnight TikTok fame, experiencing pressure to maintain algorithmic visibility while grappling with loss of athletic purpose.
Television
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Why won't TV just let older gay men have sexy screen time? - Queerty

Television depicts gay men as married parents, closeted victims, or young explorers, but rarely as unapologetically sexual older adults living openly without shame.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

3 key factors that helped Dhar Mann build a YouTube juggernaut around wholesomeness

Dhar Mann's morality tales about Karens getting exposed, kids with disabilities finding acceptance, and the like have made him one of the internet's most popular creators. He also stands out in a mostly unscripted world for his focus on scripted content, including a recent micro-drama production deal with Fox. His videos, shot in a 125,000 square-foot Burbank production studio, regularly run 20 minutes or longer and get upward of a million views on YouTube.
Social media marketing
NYC LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Colman Domingo on the beautiful reason his stepfather fired him from his summer job - Queerty

Colman Domingo received the President's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, honoring his achievements and crediting his parents' influence on his success and values.
fromQueerty
1 month ago

WATCH: Dan Levy is a not-so-celibate gay pastor making Big Mistakes in new Netflix comedy series - Queerty

Two deeply incapable siblings who are in over their heads when a misguided theft for their dying grandmother accidentally pulls them into the world of organized crime. Blackmailed into increasingly dangerous assignments, they clumsily fail upwards, sinking deeper into chaos they're ill-equipped to handle.
Television
Film
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Hollywood Is Dead: We Must Fight to Save the True Magic

Technological advancement in filmmaking has eliminated scarcity and bottlenecks that once created awe, diminishing the magic of cinema through abundance rather than enhancing it.
US politics
fromPoynter
1 month ago

Stephen Colbert's interview with James Talarico finds massive audience online - Poynter

A Colbert interview with James Talarico was pulled from CBS over FCC equal-time concerns and subsequently reached roughly 85 million views across YouTube and social media.
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Michael Henry talks gay culture, social media & stand-up comedy - Queerty

Michael has become a must-follow voice in queer comedy thanks to his sharp observations, deeply relatable videos, and his ability to capture the messiness, humor, and contradictions of gay culture. Whether he is skewering dating apps, touring internationally, or turning dumpsters, French onion dip, and therapy into comedy gold, his work resonates because it is honest and very funny.
SF LGBT
Media industry
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Listening to Joe Rogan

A talent for conversational storytelling and late-night radio culture fueled the creation of a major online media platform that wields political influence.
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

"Does this channel have more juice in it?" YouTuber J.J. McCullough on a "sustainable" life as a news creator

McCullough's videos focus on U.S. and Canadian culture and how they intersect. A sampling of recent videos: "How bad is the PragerU guide to presidents?", "What 2025 permanently added to American culture," "whatever happened to Canada's Online Streaming Act?", and the four presidents that lead America into (and out of) war. His audience is around 80% male, with most of his viewers between the ages of 20 and 35 and about half based in the U.S.
Media industry
LGBT
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

12 Powerful LGBTQ+ Celebrity Coming Out Stories That Helped Me Find My Voice

Black LGBTQ+ celebrities' public coming-out experiences provide crucial visibility that helps queer youth embrace their identities and live authentically.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix

Ben Affleck sold his AI postproduction startup InterPositive to Netflix after overcoming initial fears about artificial intelligence technology.
Television
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Fitness hunk Rodrigo Aburto takes it all off in his first acting role - Queerty

Rodrigo Aburto plays stripper Evan with an expanded role in part two of Beauty in Black Season 2, premiering March 19.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Pedro Pascal's gay romance, Durand Bernarr runs the world & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week - Queerty

Midweek entertainment roundup highlights LGBTQ+ pop culture: new streaming releases, celebrity casting and awards moments, satirical projects, and upcoming queer-themed film and TV.
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Jesse Tyler Ferguson recalls Nathan Lane's adult joke to his 5-year-old son - Queerty

'You know, my friend Nathan's coming over and he's bringing our friend Pam,'', Ferguson recalled telling his sons. 'You know Nathan, of course. You've listened to him, you know his voice from [Timon in] The Lion King.' So I played 'Hakuna Matata' and on my way to school they were singing 'Hakuna Matata' and I was like, 'This is Nathan who is coming to dinner!'
Television
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The YouTuber Who Paid His Own Way Into Hollywood

At the box office earlier this month, four out of the five top-grossing movies were not from big companies. There was Solo Mio, an inspirational romantic drama starring Kevin James from the faith-based distributor Angel Studios; a filmed concert from the K-pop group Stray Kids; and a French adaptation of Dracula from the director Luc Besson that had already made big money overseas.
Film
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Ron Funches Is Done Defending Himself

Ron Funches was voted out after being wrongly suspected as a Traitor and later described emotional struggles, an autism diagnosis, and unexpected friendships from show.
Film
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Who is Pedro Pascal's gorgeous gay pal Rafael Olarra? - Queerty

Pedro Pascal was photographed in Manhattan with creative director Rafael Olarra, sparking curiosity due to Pascal's private stance on sexuality.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Is That a Podcast or Just Cheap TV?

Davidson's debut episode, featuring Machine Gun Kelly, is assembled from the rough, requisite symbols of podcasting: host and guest sunk into plush, beat-up chairs vaguely facing each other, chatting and smoking cigarettes in a space that's presented as Davidson's garage, Benjamin Moore paint tubs doubling as an ashtray stand. Good pals, their conversation is loose and circuitous; their discussion drifts from adventures while getting high, stints in rehab, and - because this is the first episode - what a podcast even is.
Television
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Marlon Wayans partners with MyPrize platform

Under the deal, Wayans will produce original content for the platform, appearing in livestreams, hosting interactive sessions and launching his own multiplayer Play Together room. His addition comes shortly after NBA star James Harden joined the company as its first Premier Creator, signaling a broader push to mix star power with online play. Best known for his long career as an actor, writer and producer, Wayans plans to use the platform to meet fans in a more direct way.
Film
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Is This Thing On? review funny is as funny does in Bradley Cooper's John Bishop-inspired tale

Will Arnett plays a believable, non-outrageous would-be comedian in a likable but not fully convincing remarriage comedy directed and co-written by Bradley Cooper.
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