Kermit the Frog, ‘Eric’ and other stories from the mean streets of 1980s New York
A documentary on Jim Henson by Ron Howard and the Netflix miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch coincide in their portrait of an era as decadent as it was creative
The pilot episode, an American television tradition in danger of extinction
Free-to-air channels have gone from producing hundreds of test episodes to almost none, a phenomenon that reflects a change in an industry more concerned with cutting costs than originality
‘Hit Man’: A nonsensical script with very little flair
Nothing bad will happen to you for watching and listening to these intrigues, but they are supposed to at least entertain you. In my case, I remained cool as an iceberg as I watched Richard Linklater’s latest film
No money for David Lynch and no distributor for Francis Ford Coppola: Hollywood is no country for old men
Netflix has passed on funding one final project for the director of ‘Mulholland Drive,’ John Waters still has no financing for his, and ‘Megalopolis’ is trying to find a backer in the US
‘Bridgerton’ puts Nicola Coughlan in the spotlight: ‘I’ve gone from doing plays for 10 people to starring in a global show’
The third season of the two-part Netflix series continues the sauciness and romance of the show, and brings back the sex scenes of its first episodes
Shonda Rhimes on the sex scenes in ‘Bridgerton’: ‘We’re not trying to take advantage of anyone’s body’
The high-paid showrunner is celebrating two decades as the undisputed queen of creating TV series, with the premiere of the third season of ‘Bridgerton’ on Netflix
North Korea working for ‘The Simpsons’? How the world’s most isolated country is secretly involved in Western animation
The discovery of a server with material from Amazon and Max series once again exposes an open industry secret: outsourcing to Kim Jong-un’s regime despite international sanctions
Out of the frying pan: Fyre Festival, the most chaotic music event in history, returns for 2024 edition
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The owners of the brand, whose 2017 debacle gave rise to one of the most successful documentaries of all time on Netflix, are betting on notoriety to stage a revival
Why Netflix’s idealization of a Neanderthal woman is a problem
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Her name is Shanidar Z. She has a calm and considered expression that is a far cry from the snarling, animalistic stereotype of the Neanderthal
From ‘Shōgun’ to ‘3 Body Problem’: Are we going too far with the Westernization of Asian stories?
Streaming platforms are seeking out hybrid plots to conquer both major world markets, productions tailor-made for viewers who are unafraid of the ‘one-inch-tall barrier’ of subtitles
Ana de Armas turns 36: How the Oscar nominee jumps between dramas and action movies
In addition to receiving acclaim for playing characters such as Marilyn Monroe, the Cuban actress has taken on roles in action films alongside Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling
The ‘Shirley card’ legacy of racial bias in photography
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The advent of color film in the 1950s led to a standardized, color-balanced chemical development method based on a white model
Francis Ford Coppola waits for a distribution offer he can’t refuse for ‘Megalopolis’
The filmmaker will debut his new futuristic drama in Cannes, a project he funded it by selling part of his wineries
‘Turning Point’ director Brian Knappenberger: ‘Propaganda has always been a part of war’
The second season of the Netflix documentary focuses on the atomic bomb and the Cold War, and how those events are linked to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to launch Netflix programs about cooking and polo
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a substantial contract with the platform in 2020, when they left England for California. The pair have already developed three programs, including the successful documentary about their life together
Joe Keery, the actor who plays the endearing Steve Harrington on ‘Stranger Things,’ is now a music star
The actor has had a music career under the name Djo for years, but it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that one of his songs, ‘End of Beginning,’ became a mass phenomenon after going viral on TikTok
‘Ripley,’ or the best treatment of the Patricia Highsmith classic that delves into the cursed human condition
Steven Zaillian has created a more-than-brilliant, profound and post-canonical adaptation of the story of the villain who reinvented the very concept of the villain
The problem with ‘3 Body Problem’
Advertised as being from the creators of ‘Game of Thrones,’ the new Netflix series has been tagged with a misleading label that weighs a lot and means little
Streaming platforms navigate user disloyalty
Too much content, high prices and time constraints drive an endless cycle of customer subscriptions and quick cancellations
From ‘Money Heist’ to ‘Fargo’: Stephen King’s TV show recommendations
The esteemed writer often takes to social media to comment on his favorite series. Here is a look at some of his top picks
Be kind, rewind: The video store generation clings to its past
VHS and DVD fans defend physical media against streaming giants like Netflix, who discontinued their 25-year DVD rental service last year
The multinationals already cutting employees’ flights due to climate change
The Travel Smart campaign’s ranking analyzed 328 large companies and found that 85% do not have credible plans to reduce or replace air travel with train journeys or remote working
‘All the Light We Cannot See’: Tenderness, evil Nazis and the magic of the radio
The miniseries set in occupied France is paradigmatic of what abounds on Netflix: good workmanship and shallow characters. But it does a good job at capturing how the World War II generation found company and consolation on the airwaves
Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson is announced for July 20 and will be streamed live on Netflix
The streaming platform will provide live coverage of the bout between the 27-year-old Paul and 57-year-old Tyson, who hasn’t fought since he and Roy Jones Jr. met in a 2020 exhibition that ended as a draw
‘The Tourist’ travels to Ireland in its second season
The action of the new episodes has a few hints of Greek tragedy and 19th-century melodrama, but it flows with a certain logic
Rocco Siffredi, the king of porn, comes to Netflix: ‘I have never masturbated to my own movies’
‘Supersex’ — a series inspired by the life of the Italian pornographic actor — will be released this Wednesday. Siffredi celebrates the changes that have taken place in the genre where he has built his career: ‘In today’s porn, the strong ones are the women, not the men’
How Netflix won the streaming war
The platform has asserted its dominance over its rivals while hosting content that used to be exclusive to other companies. However, some analysts warn that there are still battles ahead
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