- Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Blocked in China
Microsoft’s Bing search engine appears to have been blocked in China. The move leaves the world’s largest population of Internet users without access to any well-known foreign search engines. Bing was only allowed to operate in China […]
- Weezer Surprise-Releases Covers Album
On the heels of Weezer’s mega-successful version of Toto’s “Africa,” the band has surprise-released a full album of covers. “The Teal Album” features renditions of such 80s hits as A-Ha’s “Take On […]
- Singaporean Actor Aloysius Pang, 28, Dies While on Military Service
Singaporean actor Aloysius Pang died Wednesday of injuries sustained while on military training in New Zealand. He was 28. Pang was best known for his appearance in movies “Young & Fabulous” and “Timeless Love.” He also […]
- Alibaba Lends $100 Million to Huayi Bros. in Film Investment Expansion
Alibaba Pictures Group, the film business arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has struck a strategic cooperation deal with leading film studio Huayi Bros. The deal includes a $103 million (RMB700 million) loan to Huayi. Alibaba Pictures said […]
- Netflix Buys Taiwan Black Comedy ‘Dear Ex’
Netflix has added to its roster of Mandarin-language content with the acquisition of rights to Taiwanese dark comedy “Dear Ex.” The award-winning film will play out from Feb. 1. The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man […]
- DC Lays Off 3% of Staff in Structural Reorganization
DC Comics has laid off about seven staff members — 3% of its 240 employees — as part of a structural reorganization that will result in a three-group system for the Warner Bros. division, Variety has confirmed. Those who have left the […]
- Def Jam Chief Says ‘Rap Camp’ Concept ‘Encapsulates Our New Direction’
“Seventeen artists, six days, one incredible album full of new music.” That was the description used by Def Jam Records to introduce the label’s “Rap Camp” concept, which yielded the compilation album […]
- CW Orders Pilots for ‘Jane the Virgin’ Spinoff, ‘Lost Boys,’ ‘Katy Keene,’...
The CW has picked up four pilots, including one for the potential spinoff of “Jane the Virgin.” “Jane the Novela” is described as a telenovela anthology series in the tradition of “Jane the Virgin,” where […]
- Anthony Scaramucci Talks Trump Tweets Ahead of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Exit: He’s...
Hours before the third episode of the second season of “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” aired on CBS, houseguest and former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was making headlines for leaving the game. Viewers of the […]
- Film News Roundup: Audrey Wells Scholarships Launched by UCLA, China’s Pearl Studio
In today’s film news roundup, Pearl Studio and UCLA start a “Say Yes!” scholarship in memory of Audrey Well; Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale are honored; and the “General Magic” documentary gets bought. […]
