‘Loki’ and ‘Lucifer’ Ratings Hold Strong on Nielsen’s Latest Streaming Report
On Disney+ and Netflix respectively, two shows continue to generate plenty of interest among streaming TV fans.
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‘Woodstock 99’ Review: All Rage, Little Peace in HBO’s Must-Watch Documentary
Directed by Garret Price and subtitled “Peace, Love, and Rage,” the doc-feature reminds us, yet again, of history’s inevitable ability to repeat itself.
The Tokyo Olympics’ Opening Ceremony Tried to Have It Both Ways
The Summer Games kicked off Friday with an event that grasped at normalcy while begrudgingly acknowledging that the next two-plus weeks will be anything but.
Sean Penn Won’t Return to Set of Starz Series ‘Gaslit’ Until All Cast and Crew Are Vaccinated
Penn is demanding all staff on the Watergate series get Covid vaccines, and will help provide them through his CORE organization.
‘Loki’: How ‘Brazil’ and ‘Blade Runner’ Influenced the TVA and Lamentis-1 World Building
Production designer Kasra Farahani created cognitive dissonance with clashing influences, and a psychedelic look with black light.
AT&T Q2 Earnings Impress Wall Street, After HBO and HBO Max Add 2.8 Million Subscribers
Recent film premieres and a new ad-supported subscription tier likely helped HBO Max gain a large number of new subscribers over the last few months.
‘Through Our Eyes’ Review: Children Lead the Way in Doc Series Covering Major National Issues
Across four episodes, the HBO Max series captures present-day effects of climate change, homelessness, chronic pain, and mass incarceration, as experienced by the youngest members of society.
‘Ultra City Smiths’ Review: AMC’s Stop-Motion Crime Noir Musical Hits That Weird Sweet Spot
Written and co-directed by “Patriot” creator Steve Conrad, this beautifully rendered mystery (told with baby doll heads) manages to deliver as both an homage to and parody of classic film noir.
‘The White House Plumbers’: First Look at Lena Headey and Judy Greer in HBO’s ‘Really Funny’ Watergate Drama
IndieWire has your exclusive first look at Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt and Judy Greer as Fran Liddy, as well as new details from director David Mandel.
Wondery Podcasts and John Stamos Lift the Veil on Frank Sinatra Jr.’s Kidnapping in New Series
“There’s no blood, there’s no guts, there are no serial killers…nobody dies, but nobody quite gets out alive either,” said Stamos.
‘Loki’ Writers Considered a Sequence Where the God of Mischief Had Lots of Sex
Loki may be bisexual, but the show stopped short at depicting “mischief” with aliens and others.
A New Look for the MCU: Marvel Studios to Launch In-House ‘Animation Branch’
Ahead of the launch of its animated series “What If…?,” top Marvel exec Victoria Alonso indicated future animation projects would be produced in house.
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