Fox AI predicts a movie’s audience based on its trailer
By Jon Fingas From engadget Get ready for an era where algorithms shape movie previews. Modern movie trailers are already cynical exercises in attention grabbing (such as the social media-friendly burst of imagery at the start of many clips), but…
Walt Disney buys Murdoch’s Fox for $52.4bn
From BBC Walt Disney has agreed to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for a total $52.4bn (£39bn). The deal includes Fox’s 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio, Disney announced. Fox’s remaining assets,…
Movies now 20 years old
Movies turning 20 years old in 2017 that will make you feel really, really old By Carrie Wittmer From Business Insider Time flies, as movie anniversaries remind us time and time again. The 1990s are back, from street style to…
WSJ: Fox News will cut ties with Bill O’Reilly
From Newsmax Fox News Channel is poised to end the 21-year tenure of Bill O’Reilly on the news cabler amid a cascade of sexual harassment allegations. O’Reilly’s exit from the network he has been with almost since its inception is…
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The ‘Avatar’ sequels are delayed for the 4th time
By Jason Guerrasio From Business Insider Director James Cameron has never been one to rush a project, and the “Avatar” sequels are a perfect example. “Avatar 2” was originally supposed to be released in 2014, five years after the 2009…
2016 worst movies
The 25 worst movies of 2016, according to critics By Jason Guerrasio From Business Insider As Hollywood is in the midst of another award season — when studios and publicists are hard at work touting the best movies of the…
The most expensive movies ever made
By Madeline Berg From Forbes Top notch actor? $10 million. Visual effects team? $25 million Shooting in 3D? $15 million. Creating a film that brings viewers into another world? Not exactly priceless. Over the past 10 years, movies have become…
James Murdoch becomes chairman of Sky
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From Mashable James Murdoch will be taking over as chairman of the board for European broadcaster Sky, a move that will renew speculation that his family’s media empire will try to take over the company, in…
