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The 1980s saw the birth of a new genre of science fiction, cyberpunk. William Gibson's "Neuromancer" ignited the spark, laying the foundation for a genre tha...

Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders makes the case for direct representation.

With its current obsession with glutting streaming services with shapeless, artless content, Hollywood is headed back to the assembly line.

Jaws is one of the greatest summer movies of all time, but the genre it inspired triggered tragic consequences for the real world.

Artist faces pushback after saying AI was used for ‘polish and editing’

The ongoing discourse around Oppenheimer proves once again that it's okay for art to make us feel a bit uncomfortable.

On Monday, a group of more than 50 on-set employees filed a petition for an election to be represented by IATSE.

The Fugitive is an exceptional yet representative example of a gross thriller trope. We look at dead wife movies of all kinds to understand:

Those who watched with subtitles on may have noticed that the captions frequently didn't match up to what the characters were saying.

Turns out Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is a Biblical metaphor after all.

The service lost 1.8 million subscribers as Warner Bros. Discovery announced a $10.3 million loss in total revenue for its second quarter.

Go to http://rocketmoney.com/thetake to cancel your unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money.So often on screen, amnesia is used in stories to help create my...

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Starfinder 2e will utilize the Open RPG Creative (ORC) license. The first playtest is currently available to download.

Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.

I first fell in love with wuxia when I was around eight or so. I remember running around swinging the bright yellow handle of my toy broom as a sword, calling a sprawling tiger stuffed toy my maste…

A shift from knowledgable writers to those simply in search of free tickets devalues cinema – and audience experience

Gizmodo asks Easy Money Author Ben McKenzie why people get into the crypto field.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) used to thrive on improvising, but that lack of a plan is now hurting the directionless Multiverse Saga.

It seems like we’ve all embraced the concept of comfort reads (and comfort shows/movies) lately, particularly over the last few tumultuous years. There are cozy mysteries, domestic fantasies,…

There’s a dangerous recipe behind Andrew Tate’s virality.

Should writing be treated as a strictly professionalized enterprise, or is “party in a graveyard” more the vibe?

Vietnam banned Barbie over a map featuring the nine-dash line. Here’s why that matters.

The innovative and daring show was a worldwide hit for Netflix, but some of the actors say that they were never fairly compensated.

Video game workers are ditching bosses and middle management for shared ownership and democratic decision making. Is it sustainable?