When Malcolm D. Lee released his first film, The Best Man, in 1999, it was the first of its kind. We’d see Black people play the best friend, the supporting character, and the extra, but The Best Man gave us multi-dimensional Black characters as leads in a romantic comedy. Since then, representation in film and
News Apple Music, in Contrast With Rival Spotify, Says It Pays a Penny-Per-Stream Average Apple also asserts a commitment to paying independent labels the same rate as majors in a memo sent to artists By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Apple Music, April 2019 (Chesnot/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Apple Music has issued a
WASHINGTON — NASA now plans to attempt a first flight of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity early April 19 after finding a workaround to a software problem that delayed the flight earlier this month. The agency announced April 17 that the first flight of the 1.8-kilogram helicopter will take place at 3:31 a.m. Eastern. Images and
Another 4K Ultra HD release is on the way from Blue Underground, the company responsible for bringing films like Maniac and Lucio Fulci’s Zombie to 4K. Next up, the company’s ninth 4K UHD release will be Two Evil Eyes, Blue Underground has announced today! Released in 1990, Two Evil Eyes was a collaboration between co-directors Dario Argento
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder and writer Chris Terrio reveal alternate titles for the Justice League precursor pitting the Dark Knight (Ben Affleck) against the Man of Steel (Henry Cavill), including titles that make no mention of “Batman” or “Superman.” Terrio, who also scripted Zack Snyder’s Justice League, disowned the Batman
A startup tapping into the concept of the circular economy, where people don’t buy items outright but pay an incremental amount to use them temporarily, has raised some funding to scale its business in Europe and beyond. Grover, a Berlin-based startup that runs a subscription model where people can rent out consumer electronics like computers,
It’s finally time for another Matchmaker Mysteries movie! To celebrate Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill, we jumped on the phone with Danica McKellar to talk about the latest installment. Needless to say, she’s thrilled to share Sunday’s movie with you. “Yes, indeed, finally!” she laughed. “It’s interesting. We’ve done one a year, basically,
Considering all the danger and heartbreak that Arthur and the gang experience in Red Dead Redemption 2, it can be difficult for players to stop and appreciate the game’s scenery. Although RDR2‘s map is full of unique places that the player can explore, some of the most interesting locations are actually the various camps the
DP Games and Sometimes You have announced Summertime Madness, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure headed to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 among other platforms. In Summertime Madness, players step into the shoes of a painter who somehow ends up being trapped into one of his own canvases. In order to return to the real
Black Rob — a rapper who was once part of Diddy‘s Bad Boy roster — has died … this according to his former labelmates. Rob reportedly passed away Saturday while hospitalized in Atlanta — this after he was apparently battling kidney failure for quite some time … so says NYC radio personality DJ Self, who
Updated 8 p.m. Eastern with comments by Beyer and Bridenstine. WASHINGTON — The White House announced April 16 it will nominate former astronaut Pam Melroy to be NASA’s deputy administrator. Melroy’s nomination was one of eight the White House announced to fill positions across the government. The position will require confirmation by the Senate. Melroy
Announced last week, Jed Shepherd, the writer of last year’s horror movie Host, is back with Ghosts, a brand new experience being billed as a real-time, live-action horror game. Ghosts is said to be a tribute to live-action video games from the 1990s, and the cast of Host including Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, and Caroline
Facebook announced this morning it will begin testing a new experience for discovering businesses in its News Feed in the U.S. When live, users to tap on topics they’re interested in underneath posts and ads in their News Feed in order to explore related content from businesses. The change comes at a time when Facebook
SATURDAY AM UPDATE: With no new wide releases, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat pushed to next weekend, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong is still in charge with $2.075M on Friday, -47% from a week ago, at 3,001 theaters and a current running total of $74.9M. The three-day is expected to be $7.1M, -49%, with a new domestic take
Last week, we asked you to step into the moonlight and share your best moments with the moon using #PSShare #PSBlog. From well framed shots to stunning moonlit creations, here are this week’s highlights: Mudokons stare up at the moonlit sky in this Oddworld: Soulstorm share by NoomiPlay. PatmanVP perfectly frames the moon in this
News DMX Memorial Service Set for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center A public sendoff for the late rapper will take place next Saturday, April 24 By Jazz Monroe and Matthew Strauss April 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Earl Simmons aka DMX, April 2006 (Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter A public memorial for DMX will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays
With the release just one week away, we’ve got a new clip from Warner Bros./New Line’s Mortal Kombat today, pitting two of the gaming franchise’s top icons against each other. Joe Taslim is Sub-Zero and Hiroyuki Sanada is Scorpion in Mortal Kombat, releasing in theaters and on HBO Max on April 23, and this new
All the way back in 2019, Amazon announced that it would be working on a The Lord of the Rings MMO alongside Leyou Technologies, which was a studio owned by Tencent. Well, after nearly two years since its announcement with virtually no information on the project having come about, Amazon has now canceled the project
Say it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the day, a startup hub’s success is not an either/or situation. The next Silicon Valley is a tired narrative, when in reality startups look, innovate and create differently all over the world.
Todd Harrison: The U.S. government needs to be clear about which Chinese space developments pose a threat and which merely show that China is pursing an ambitious civil space program. WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community in a report listed China’s space program as a top security concern for the United States. Some space experts
Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher told Sharon Osbourne Friday night … it’s ironic her show is called “The Talk” … because talking can get you canned. Sharon was Bill’s guest on “Real Time” and he, more than she, trashed people on the show who suggested Sharon was racist for siding
Following the Thursday rush, reopening day on April 30 is reportedly “sold out,” but there are plenty of tickets and reservations to be claimed for the next three months at the parks now that it’s the weekend. According to the spokesperson, the frustration on the website was done “deliberately” to file customers in and out
Social struggles media simulator Emily Is Away <3 has officially launched some more teen drama for you to live through. Like the previous Emily Is Away games, it ferries you back to the days of social media past. It’s Facebook circa 2008 this time, where you’ll navigate the trials and tribulations of your senior year
Kanye West is cementing the logo for his company’s collab with Gap … and it looks exactly like what Yeezus envisioned when this deal came together. Kanye’s company filed legal docs locking up the rights to the new logo design for his Yeezy Gap fashion line … and as you can see, the branding is
After a brutal legal battle, Fear Factory is finally set to release their first album in five years, Aggression Continuum, which will arrive June 18th via Nuclear Blast just in time for the band’s 30th anniversary. Aggression Continuum is also the final to feature Burton C. Bell, who announced his exit last September. The band is
Today Squarespace, a well-known software-and-hosting provider for SMB websites, released its S-1 filing. The company is pursuing a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. It will trade under the ticker symbol “SQSP.” The company’s financial results paint the picture of a rapidly-growing company that has a history of profitability. Squarespace also
TAMPA, Fla. — Private investors deployed another $1.9 billion in SpaceX, OneWeb and other space infrastructure companies in the first three months of 2021, according to data from New York-based Space Capital. The company, which invests in early-stage ventures in addition to providing market intelligence, includes rocket and satellite builders in how it defines space
That was different. Usually, Blue Bloods offers several unrelated storylines, but the connection between Erin’s storyline, Eddie/Jamie’s, and Danny/Baez’s on Blue Bloods Season 11 Episode 12 was a refreshing change. Also unusual: Baker had a big story of her own, adding depth to her character. I’m so used to the storylines being unrelated that it
Roguelikes have been around since the days of the original Rogue and its clones, but the genre only really achieved mainstream success in the last decade. As the years went by, roguelikes remained isolated to PCs, operating as a growing niche that eventually took over multiple aspects of gaming. Now, Supergiant Games has a game of the year
Fortnite fans rejoiced when Epic not only announced that Aloy of Horizon Zero Dawn fame would be joining the game, but would also team up with Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft in a special mode. The straightforwardly named “Team Up! Aloy & Lara Limited Time Mode”, was supposed to go live today but some technical setbacks