‘Red Alert’ Review: Paramount+ Israeli Drama Offers a Taut, Effectively Manipulative Depiction of the October 7 Terror Attacks

‘Red Alert’ Review: Paramount+ Israeli Drama Offers a Taut, Effectively Manipulative Depiction of the October 7 Terror Attacks

When it comes to scripted storytelling about unfathomable tragedy, immediacy is rarely an asset. It’s different for documentaries — immediacy and urgency can sometimes be the entire point — but narrative features or series about tragic events usually require the passage of some time to allow for perspective and development. Even then, I’m not sure…

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‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits. Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood publications reported that Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things” (and wrote and directed many episodes), were in talks to sign an exclusive deal with Paramount (now under the ownership of David…

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‘South Park’ Takes on Trump in Season 27 Premiere as Creators Ink .5 Billion Deal

‘South Park’ Takes on Trump in Season 27 Premiere as Creators Ink $1.5 Billion Deal

South Park returned to television on Wednesday after a nearly two-and-a-half-year hiatus, kicking its 27th season off with a hilarious and, as expected, controversial premiere, where the show took on President Donald Trump, showing a depiction of him in bed with series regular, Satan. Government censorship, the death of wokeness, ChatGPT, and religion in the nation’s…

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‘South Park’ Removed From Paramount+ Outside the U.S.

‘South Park’ Removed From Paramount+ Outside the U.S.

Streamers outside of the U.S. can no longer access South Park on Paramount+. Sources have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Paramount+’s license to stream the series internationally has expired, noting the streaming platform is in continued negotiations and hopes to have the series back up soon for all subscribers. International fans of the long-running…

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Cintima Mounts Short Film Festival “Celebrating Intimate Storytelling” in Three Minutes or Less

Cintima Mounts Short Film Festival “Celebrating Intimate Storytelling” in Three Minutes or Less

Cintima — the SAG-AFTRA-accredited intimacy coordinator training organization — is mounting an inaugural short film festival featuring works that explore “the complexity and artistry surrounding intimacy on film” in three minutes or less. The one-night event, dubbed Flicker Festival, will unspool inside Culver City’s Culver Theater on Oct. 16. Submissions are now open for the…

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Tom Hardy Deconstructs His ‘MobLand’ Fixer and Clears Up That Venom, Spider-Man Rumor

Tom Hardy Deconstructs His ‘MobLand’ Fixer and Clears Up That Venom, Spider-Man Rumor

[This story contains major spoilers from episode three of MobLand, “Plan B.”] Tom Hardy has added another criminal role to his acting résumé. And this time, with MobLand, he’s unsure how his character can escape his plight. “Harry’s somewhat trapped inside being Harry,” he says of his starring fixer. The Oscar-nominated actor reunited with his…

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