579 posts tagged ‘entertainment culture’
Amazon Will Inject Ads Into Prime Video Starting Jan. 29th
Gizmodo,
The last major ad-free streaming service is going away. Starting Jan. 29th, Amazon users will start seeing advertisements appear on movies and TV shows for Prime Video, according to an email sent to subscribers on Tuesday. To keep Prime Video ad-free, you’ll need to pay an additional $3 a month, on top of the $139 a… Read more...
GTA 5 Leak Reveals Includes Eight Unreleased DLC Expansions
On Christmas Day, a big GTA 5 leak revealed that Rockstar Games had some single-player DLC planned for the open-world crime sim. Though none of them were released, what was uncovered by online sleuths is interesting all the same. Read more...
One Piece's Editor Explains How the Netflix Show Crafted Compelling Backstories
Getting to know the Straw Hat Crew in Netflix’s One Piece is one of the greatest joys in watching the new live-action show based on Eiichiro Oda’ global franchise. “Tell No Tales,” the third episode, digs into Zoro’s origins in a creative way, and io9 was excited to talk to editor Eric Litman about how the story came… Read more...
Mad about Mario, Freddy, and bloaters: Here's why video game adaptations finally clicked in 2023
AV Club,
In a series of special year-end roundtable discussions, The A.V. Club looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact on pop culture in 2023. Read more...
Remembering the stars we lost in 2023
In 2023, we mourned the loss of a number of groundbreaking directors, visionary actors, and generational musicians who made an indelible impact on pop culture during their time on Earth. From Norman Lear to William Friedkin, from Matthew Perry to Paul Reubens, from Tina Turner to Tony Bennett, The A.V. Club pays… Read more...
Every Michael Mann movie ranked, including Ferrari
There have been several reasons for cinephiles to rejoice in 2023, but few are more exciting than the return of Michael Mann. Absent from theaters since 2015, the 80-year-old director has come roaring back with the high-speed biopic Ferrari. The film gives Mann, known chiefly for crime thrillers grounded in process… Read more...
A requiem for Aquaman and the last gasp of the Snyderverse
With his energies now focused on building his own original(-ish) science-fiction franchise, filmmaker Zack Snyder has put the superheroes of the DC universe behind him. And now that Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is finally out in theaters, it’s time for audiences to do the same. It’s been a decade since Snyder’s Man Of… Read more...
Massive tours, shocking prices, and wild fans: Let's talk about the year in live music
In a series of special year-end roundtable discussions, The A.V. Club looks back at some of the stories that made the biggest impact on pop culture in 2023. Read more...