H.Headline
Chaos

THE EDITION ARCHIVE

A front page, saved in time.

Making Creator Headlines · AM edition

Published · New York time

Permanent edition link →

10 pages · 23 stories

PAGE 1 OF 10

Hollywood Counts Its Tickets Early and Its Daytime Trophies After Dark

Two films compete for Halloween audiences, while a newcomer takes four Daytime Emmys at a YouTube-streamed ceremony.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 1: Hollywood Counts Its Tickets Early and Its Daytime Trophies After DarkPage 1 of 10
Page 1 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Halloween Box Office Holds a Race Before the Finish Line Exists

A24's You Can See Everything and Warner Bros. and DC's Clayface were each eyeing more than $10 million at the domestic box office in Friday's early Halloween weekend update. Deadline reported that the odds favored You Can See Everything, which had counted $3.2 million that day. The race puts two very different attractions on the same scoreboard: a film involving Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder, and a Gotham character whose face melts. Neither needs to be told that appearances can change quickly. For distributors, a Friday estimate offers an early look at how a release is drawing American audiences, but it is not the final weekend tally. The rest of the holiday can still alter the gap between the films and the size of their totals. That makes the early contest an especially Hollywood kind of suspense. The studios get numbers soon enough to discuss a winner, but not quite enough numbers to know one. A few million dollars can turn a confident weekend narrative into a more complicated Monday conversation. For now, the two titles are close enough to make the box office look like a double feature starring the industry's favorite character: the projection. Its role is to appear authoritative on Friday and politely make room for the actual receipts later.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

A New Soap Takes Four Daytime Emmys Before Its Trophy Shelf Settles In

CBS soap Beyond the Gates won four Daytime Emmys at the 53rd annual ceremony, taking honors in its first year of eligibility. Its wins included the Outstanding Lead Actor and Emerging Actress categories, Deadline reported. The ceremony streamed on YouTube, giving a celebration of daytime television an online home. Created by Michele Val Jean, the newcomer entered an awards field associated with programs that can spend years building their characters and audiences. Four awards at the first opportunity make for a brisk opening chapter, even by the standards of a genre that knows how to keep a story moving. The platform for the ceremony adds another wrinkle: daytime television's trophies were handed out on a service where the audience can arrive with a phone, a laptop or a living-room screen. The soap itself still has the longer job of keeping viewers interested after the excitement of awards night. A first-year victory cannot tell anyone how many future stories will land, but it does give the cast and creative team a substantial early acknowledgment from their peers. Beyond the Gates now has an excellent problem for a new show: finding room for four awards while continuing to produce enough drama to earn the next visit. The trophy shelf has reached its second act before the soap has had much time for a slow burn.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 2 OF 10

Late Night Needs a Fact Check and Cleopatra Needs a Different Studio History

Bill Maher addresses Kid Rock's comparison, while Martin Scorsese recalls the Sony hack's effect on a planned film.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 2: Late Night Needs a Fact Check and Cleopatra Needs a Different Studio HistoryPage 1 of 10
Page 2 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Maher Adds a Fact Check to the Usual Late-Night Supply of Certainty

Bill Maher fact-checked Kid Rock on Real Time after the musician compared political figure Abdul El-Sayed to the 9/11 hijackers, Variety reported. The exchange put a check on a heated comparison into a show that typically serves political argument with its comedy. Maher also opened the Friday episode by addressing President Donald Trump's lengthy social media attack on him after their White House dinner earlier in the month. Later, the program included an interview with Republican Senator Ted Cruz. In other words, the evening had no shortage of people willing to express an opinion at considerable length. A factual correction has a different job from a punchline: it has to deal with the claim itself, rather than simply give the audience another reason to cheer its preferred side. The contrast is particularly sharp when an inflammatory comparison arrives dressed as an argument. Late-night television can move quickly from a guest's assertion to a host's response, but the speed of that exchange does not make the comparison more persuasive. For a format built around confident personalities, the fact check is an awkward but useful guest. It insists on asking what a statement establishes before the panel moves on to the next person who would like the last word. That is not always the loudest part of the program, but it gives the volume knob some competition.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Scorsese's Cleopatra Meets a Comedy With Unusually Expensive Consequences

Martin Scorsese recalled that the Sony hack ruined plans for his Cleopatra feature, connecting the setback to the attack that followed Seth Rogen's 2014 comedy The Interview. Deadline described the hack as a North Korean state-sponsored digital attack and reported Scorsese's account of the fallout for his planned film. The director's complaint gives a historical epic an unlikely encounter with a modern studio crisis. Cleopatra did not need to compete with another ancient ruler for the production's attention. A comedy and the response to it became part of the story of why Scorsese's project did not proceed as planned. His recollection is about the consequences of the hack, not evidence that Rogen personally carried it out. That distinction leaves the central absurdity intact: filmmakers can spend years assembling a large project only to find its fate tied to events well outside the film itself. Studio plans share budgets, decision makers and vulnerabilities, even when the movies on the slate have little in common. For the audience, the result is a movie that remained a plan rather than a finished Scorsese epic. For Hollywood, the episode is a reminder that an unrelated title can become an unwelcome character in the history of a production. The credits for the film that never arrived would have needed a very strange footnote.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 3 OF 10

Salem Gets Its Annual Audience and Hollywood Forecasts One for the Whole Planet

A Massachusetts city faces Halloween tourism, while Gower Street raises its worldwide box office estimate.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 3: Salem Gets Its Annual Audience and Hollywood Forecasts One for the Whole PlanetPage 1 of 10
Page 3 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Salem's History Gets an Annual Rush Hour

NPR's Scott Detrow spoke with reporter Megan Johnson about life in Salem, Massachusetts, during the Halloween tourism season. The city is famous for the Salem Witch Trials, a history that draws attention at precisely the time of year when visitors are most interested in witches. For residents, the seasonal audience means living in a place whose name carries a story well beyond its borders. For visitors, the attraction is a chance to encounter that history in the place where it happened, along with the atmosphere that has grown around Halloween. The combination makes an ordinary local setting into a destination with an unusually busy calendar. It also gives the city two very different clocks. Residents have errands and routines that continue throughout the year, while tourists arrive for a particular season and a particular version of Salem. The contrast is not unique to a tourist town, but few places have a historical reputation that fits so neatly on a Halloween calendar. The old trials remain history, not a seasonal invention, even as the modern city receives a fresh wave of attention each fall. Salem has managed the rare civic feat of being both a real place and a recurring October appointment. Its residents must share the address with the appointment, whether or not they have scheduled anything festive themselves.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Global Box Office Forecast Rises, and Hollywood Gets a Preview of Its Applause

Gower Street Analytics raised its forecast for 2026 worldwide ticket sales to $35.7 billion, a 2.9% increase from its estimate at April's CinemaCon. The projection uses Rentrak actuals and Gower estimates. If the total is reached, it would be the best global box office since 2019 and 6.3% above the previous year, Deadline reported. The worldwide figure matters to American studios and theater businesses because films earn money across many markets, not just in their opening domestic weekend. A higher projection gives distributors and exhibitors a more encouraging view of the year, while still leaving the remaining receipts to be collected. It is an assessment, not a final accounting. That is a useful distinction in a business where a forecast can acquire the glow of a completed success as soon as it appears on a slide. The increase tells the industry that Gower's outlook has improved since spring. It does not assign credit for the entire year's audience to any particular studio or release. Executives can nevertheless enjoy the rare comfort of an upward arrow while the actual numbers continue to arrive. Hollywood has always known how to make a preview feel like an event. With $35.7 billion on the screen, the forecast may be the industry's most eagerly watched trailer for the year-end total.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 4 OF 10

Election Night Gets a Creator Feed While Hollywood Keeps Updating Its Layoff List

Jubilee plans its first live election special, and entertainment workers face a long-running wave of cuts.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 4: Election Night Gets a Creator Feed While Hollywood Keeps Updating Its Layoff ListPage 1 of 10
Page 4 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Jubilee Gives Election Night a New Host for the Same Long Wait

Jubilee Media plans its first election special on November 3, tracking results in key races across the United States. The Gen Z-focused company says the broadcast caps its most active election year, Tubefilter reported. Jubilee has built political coverage on platforms including YouTube and Instagram, and earlier launched The Split, a semi-regular news program with liberal and conservative hosts. Its stated approach is to offer an alternative to the siloed feeds in which people encounter only familiar views. A live election special brings that ambition to an evening when results can take time to emerge and audiences may be tempted to treat every update as a final verdict. The creator-led format gives Jubilee another way to reach viewers who already follow its conversations online. It also inherits a challenge familiar to every election broadcast: filling the space between what is known and what can responsibly be called. A split-screen debate can produce plenty of opinions while a vote count is still developing. The returns, however, are not obliged to match the pace of the discussion. Jubilee's new production joins a crowded election-night tradition in which everyone has a microphone and the numbers keep their own schedule. The most valuable feature may be the one no platform can accelerate: waiting until there is something definite to say.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Hollywood's Most Persistent Release Is the Updated Layoff List

Deadline's running list of entertainment and media layoffs tracks cuts at companies including Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN. The reporting describes a wave of job losses dating back to mid-2024, following the pandemic and the two Hollywood strikes. It also notes the January 2025 wildfires that hit Los Angeles, where much of the industry is based. The list puts individual company announcements into a longer timeline of disruption for workers. Each entry may come with its own corporate rationale, but the accumulation shows why a single announcement can feel less like an isolated restructuring than another chapter in a difficult period. For people whose jobs are affected, the consequences are more concrete than the language of efficiency: a position disappears and a career has to be rearranged. For companies, the list makes a useful contrast with the industry's usual celebrations of growth, scale and creative ambition. Hollywood is very good at presenting a polished season of releases. A running record of cuts has no premiere party, no glossy poster and no reassuring final scene. It simply needs updating when another employer announces reductions. The grim joke is that the industry's least glamorous recurring production requires no elaborate pitch at all. The next installment arrives as soon as another round of workers is told the organization must become more efficient.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 5 OF 10

A Diwali Ballroom Backs Short Films and Ice Cream Fans Become a Marketing Department

Gold House launches a South Asian shorts fund in Los Angeles, while SharkNinja credits customers for CREAMi's social reach.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 5: A Diwali Ballroom Backs Short Films and Ice Cream Fans Become a Marketing DepartmentPage 1 of 10
Page 5 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Gold House Brings Stars to the Party and Gives Short Films a Place at the Table

Gold House launched a South Asian shorts fund at its largest Gold Diwali event to date in Los Angeles. Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, stars of Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, opened the celebration at The Majestic Downtown alongside filmmakers Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra, Variety reported. The event came a week before the film's release and combined a high-profile gathering with a new effort to support short films. Gold House works to back and celebrate the Asian Pacific community, and the fund puts emerging creators alongside established names in the evening's news. A short film can give a filmmaker a chance to develop a project outside the scale of a feature, although a fund's announcement is only the beginning of the work of getting projects made. The timing also shows why a ballroom full of recognizable talent can be useful: attention gathered for a celebration can illuminate an initiative that might otherwise struggle to compete with a major release. Hollywood often treats the short form as a stepping stone to a larger production. Here, it got its own place on a night featuring a sizable epic and the stars promoting it. The practical challenge comes after the lights and introductions: turning the fund into opportunities for filmmakers whose names are not yet on the marquee.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

CREAMi Customers Supply the Buzz and the CEO Gets to Present the Results

SharkNinja CEO and co-founder Mark Barrocas said customers generated 98% of the Ninja CREAMi's roughly one billion global social media impressions last year. He discussed the appliance at a speaker series co-hosted by the University of Miami Herbert Business School and McKinsey & Company, according to Net Influencer. The figure is the company's account of a large audience encountering posts about its frozen-dessert maker. It is not a count of one billion separate customers or a measure of how many appliances those posts sold. Even with that distinction, the claim makes a striking case for customer-made publicity: people using a product can put it in front of audiences far beyond a company's own posts. For creators and brands, the example highlights the value of material that people choose to make and share. A kitchen video can demonstrate the product while giving its maker something to publish, and the company benefits from attention it did not have to produce itself. The arrangement also makes the usual corporate presentation unusually comfortable. Fans do the filming, the dessert gets the close-up and the executive gets a memorable number for the podium. The marketing department still has work to do, but it has received an enviable contribution from people whose main assignment was making something cold.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 6 OF 10

Instagram Buys Longer Attention and Twitch Gives the Time-Out a Menu

A report details offers to YouTube creators, while Twitch separates streaming and chat suspensions.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 6: Instagram Buys Longer Attention and Twitch Gives the Time-Out a MenuPage 1 of 10
Page 6 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Instagram Discovers Long Video and Brings a Very Large Checkbook

Instagram has offered select YouTube creators between $50,000 and $500,000 to publish long-form videos in its Features format, according to a Business Insider report cited by Net Influencer. Features supports horizontal videos up to 90 minutes, and the reported offers followed the format's announcement. The payments show the value platforms can place on creators who already know how to attract an audience for longer work. Instagram is inviting them into a format that looks different from the short clips often associated with its feed. For a creator, an offer may make a new distribution channel worth considering, but the size of the reported range also matters: not every participant is being offered the same sum. Producing a long video requires time and a format suited to an audience willing to stay, whatever the platform calls the feature. The arrangement reverses a familiar pitch. Instead of creators asking a platform to notice their work, the platform is reportedly paying established creators to notice its new home for that work. The result could give viewers more choices for watching extended videos. It also gives the phrase creator incentive a satisfyingly literal meaning. Instagram would like a longer relationship with audiences, and it is reportedly willing to make the first conversation about money.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Twitch Decides a Chat Penalty Need Not Take the Whole Stream With It

Twitch replaced its all-or-nothing temporary suspensions with separate penalties for streaming and chatting earlier this year. Christine Weber, the company's chief technology officer and global head of trust and safety, said the change is intended to match enforcement to where a violation occurred. The company also cites data showing low reoffense rates, Net Influencer reported. The split gives Twitch a way to restrict one part of a user's activity without automatically applying the same restriction to the other. That matters on a service where broadcasting and participating in chat are related but distinct activities. A system with separate penalties can make the consequence more closely reflect the conduct being addressed. Twitch's own figures are part of its case for the approach, though a low reoffense rate does not by itself settle every question about how the system works. Moderation still requires decisions about violations and appropriate responses. The change does, however, retire a particularly blunt choice: treating every temporary suspension as if the stream and chat were a single switch. Twitch has replaced the giant off button with a small control panel. Users may still dislike discovering that either control applies to them, but at least the platform no longer needs to turn off the entire room to address one part of the conversation.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 7 OF 10

Political Influence Finds a Ring Light and a Wrestling Champion Finds a Manager

A SaySo-commissioned survey examines creator influence, while HeartRock signs Leah Van Dale.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 7: Political Influence Finds a Ring Light and a Wrestling Champion Finds a ManagerPage 1 of 10
Page 7 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Survey Finds Political Information Under the Ring Light, With a Sponsor Nearby

Nearly two in three U.S. adults receive information about the 2026 midterms from online creators, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by creator platform SaySo. Among respondents who get election news from creators at least weekly, more than half said a creator had influenced their opinion, Net Influencer reported. The second figure applies to that weekly audience, not to all U.S. adults. The commissioner's interest matters too: SaySo operates in the creator economy whose influence the survey measures. The results nevertheless point to an important arena for political communication, where a familiar online personality can become a source of information about an election. That relationship differs from simply seeing a campaign advertisement. An audience may already know the creator's style and follow that person's work for reasons far removed from politics. The survey measures what respondents say about their information and influence; it does not establish that every viewer changed a vote or that creators replaced traditional news. Its picture is still a lively one for anyone trying to understand how political messages travel. The old image of the pundit behind a desk now has company from the person speaking directly into a camera. Both can sound very sure of themselves. The new version simply has more choices for where to put the light.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

A New Management Firm Signs a Champion and Inherits a Very Full Audience

HeartRock Partners has signed former WWE Champion Leah Van Dale, known in wrestling as Carmella, for management representation in all areas. The firm launched January 1, and Van Dale is also an entrepreneur and podcast host, Net Influencer reported. Her audience includes more than 3.1 million Instagram followers and more than 1.1 million on X. For a new management firm, the signing adds a client with an established public profile across wrestling and online platforms. For Van Dale, representation across all areas creates a single management relationship for a career that extends beyond the ring. The announcement is a business move rather than a promise of any particular future deal. Its appeal is clear enough without one: an audience built in one setting can follow a performer into other kinds of work, and managers seek clients whose careers can travel. HeartRock now gets the challenge that comes after the celebratory signing announcement, helping translate that reach into opportunities suited to its client. The numbers make the introduction more impressive, but they do not write the next podcast or negotiate the next agreement. A new firm has added a former champion to its roster. Its own title defense begins with the less theatrical work of answering calls and finding the right projects.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 8 OF 10

The Jonas Brothers Seek a Record in an Egg Game and YouTube Lets Thumbnails Compete

A Roblox concert aims for a Guinness mark, while YouTube previews a change to thumbnail testing.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 8: The Jonas Brothers Seek a Record in an Egg Game and YouTube Lets Thumbnails CompetePage 1 of 10
Page 8 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Jonas Brothers Pursue a Concert Record Where the Venue Is an Egg Game

The Jonas Brothers plan to perform a Halloween concert inside the Roblox game Steal an Egg, aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the largest concert in a video game by a single artist. The virtual event, Steal an Egg Presents: Jonas Brothers LIVE!, is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, Net Influencer reported. The record attempt gives the performance a measurable ambition before the audience arrives. It is an attempt, not an established record, and its outcome depends on what happens at the event. The setting also illustrates how musicians can bring a performance to an audience gathered around a game rather than a physical venue. Fans participate through a digital world, while the band gets a stage designed for a platform where play and entertainment share the same space. For artists, that can be a way to reach listeners in a different setting from a conventional concert or music video. For the Guinness bid, the central question is how many people attend under the relevant record category. The band's task is therefore both musical and logistical, even if the logistics do not involve parking lots. A traditional arena measures its crowd in seats. This venue asks how many people will gather for a performance inside a game with an egg in its title. The egg has secured a booking many buildings would envy.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

YouTube's Thumbnails Enter a Contest Where Each Audience Picks a Different Favorite

YouTube's upcoming dynamic thumbnails will shift impressions toward the image that performs best with each audience segment, rather than splitting traffic evenly. Todd Beaupré, YouTube's senior director of discovery and growth, described the change in an October 27 Creator Insider episode, Net Influencer reported. A thumbnail is the image a viewer sees before deciding whether to open a video, so a test can affect which packaging gets the most opportunities to attract attention. The planned approach changes how those opportunities are distributed once the system identifies a stronger image for a particular group. For creators, the update makes thumbnail choice less like selecting one universal cover and more like running several covers through a continuing audience test. The platform's assessment can favor different images for different segments, rather than giving each version an equal share indefinitely. That does not guarantee a viewer will enjoy the video after clicking, and a winning image is still only one part of the work. It does show how much creative labor can go into the small rectangle before the main event. A creator may spend hours making a video and then find that several versions of its cover have their own competitive career. The algorithm will not need to design a trophy. It can simply give the winner more chances to be seen.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 9 OF 10

Management Gets a New Title, Election Coverage Gets a Bot, and YouTube Takes the Couch

Glossary promotes a talent director, FOX One launches an interactive election experience, and YouTube subscriptions rise.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 9: Management Gets a New Title, Election Coverage Gets a Bot, and YouTube Takes the CouchPage 1 of 10
Page 9 of 10. Read the same stories below.

Glossary Promotes a Director and Adds a Creator to the Organization Chart

Glossary Artists promoted Emelia Azma to the newly created role of talent director and signed beauty and lifestyle creator Ashley West. Azma was previously a senior talent manager at the independent firm, which was founded by former TalentX and YMU Entertainment executives. In her new position, she will oversee junior staff and work with talent, Net Influencer reported. The announcement combines an internal promotion with a new client, showing both sides of a management business: people to guide careers and people whose careers need guiding. A new title does not make a deal happen on its own, but it does put responsibility for part of the firm's work in a clearer place. Creator management has acquired enough structure for another leadership line on the chart. West supplies the more familiar reason for that chart to exist: someone has actual work and an audience to manage. The title is fresh, but the assignment remains practical.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

FOX One Adds an AI Question Tool to Election Night's Mountain of Answers

FOX One has unveiled an interactive election experience combining live coverage, real-time polling, local results and an AI-driven question tool. The direct-to-consumer service developed the experience with FOX News Media, Net Influencer reported, as political news audiences increasingly use social platforms and independent podcasts. The offering puts several ways to follow an election in one place: watch the coverage, check local results or ask the tool a question. Its usefulness will depend in part on the quality and clarity of the answers, especially when vote counts are still developing. The format is a familiar media response to a wandering audience: put more things on the screen and hope the viewer stays. Election night already has anchors, maps, panels and numbers arriving at different speeds. FOX One has added a machine to the conversation. It will have to compete for attention with the oldest election-night feature of all, the wait for actual results.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

YouTube Subscriptions Rise as the Creator Economy Claims the Sofa

YouTube subscriptions are rising as more users turn to connected television, according to Social Media Today. Parent company Alphabet reported that YouTube advertising growth slowed in the third quarter of 2026, although ad revenue still exceeded $11 billion. The combination places creator video on the living-room screen while the platform develops revenue beyond advertising. Connected TV gives viewers another way to watch material that might once have been associated chiefly with a phone or laptop. It also puts YouTube in the same room, and on the same screen, as traditional television services. A larger display does not automatically change what people choose to watch, but it makes the competition for their time especially visible. The family remote now has another constituency: creators with channels, subscribers and a claim on the couch. The screen may be bigger, but everyone still wants the next turn.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑

PAGE 10 OF 10

Spam Gets a Review Button and Stop-Motion Gets a Star

YouTube tests a policy fix, Keanu Reeves joins Hidari, Patrick Stewart's work is remembered, and Jacksepticeye expands his creative range.

Making Creator Headlines newspaper, page 10: Spam Gets a Review Button and Stop-Motion Gets a StarPage 1 of 10
Page 10 of 10. Read the same stories below.

YouTube Gives Creators a Chance to Audit Their Own Spam

YouTube is testing a way for channels to review content and edit or delete videos that may violate its spam policy. The option gives creators a chance to address possible problems in their own catalogs. For a channel with many uploads, that can mean checking old work as well as making new videos. The platform supplies the review option; the creator supplies the attention and the clicking. It is a useful division of labor, provided the person making videos also has time to become the librarian of every questionable upload.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Hidari's Tiny Frames Get Keanu Reeves After a Very Modern Meeting

Keanu Reeves joined the Japanese stop-motion feature Hidari after watching its pilot film, director Kawamura Masashi said at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Reeves' team responded about a week after the screening was arranged, leading to a Zoom call. Kawamura also discussed the film's fundraising effort. Stop-motion proceeds one carefully adjusted frame at a time, while this piece of casting moved through a pilot and a video meeting. Even a painstakingly handmade production can find its next collaborator through the familiar miracle of a calendar invitation.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Patrick Stewart's Career Crossed Galaxies Without Leaving the Stage Behind

Tributes have been paid to Patrick Stewart, the actor born in Mirfield who became known to audiences around the world through Star Trek. His career began on stage and moved between Shakespeare and the role of the USS Enterprise's captain, according to the BBC. The range made him recognizable to viewers who might never attend the same theater, or even watch the same genre. Few performers can connect a classical stage and a fictional starship so firmly. Stewart's career gave both audiences a reason to pay attention when the captain spoke.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Jacksepticeye Finds the Internet Less Whimsical and Moves Further Into Games

Seán McLoughlin, the YouTuber known as Jacksepticeye, became famous playing video games and is now increasingly likely to appear in one, the BBC reported. He also says the internet has become a less whimsical place. His career has moved from presenting games to participating in them in a different way, an expansion that lets the medium he covered become part of his own creative work. It is a tidy reversal for a creator who built an audience by playing: the screen no longer has to keep him on the outside looking in.

Share articleOpen article permalink →

Sources from the news desk

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.

Back to page 1 ↑