By Like any algorithm-led entity, Netflix has found something that works and it’s sticking to it. In this case, “what works” is apparently commissioning live-action series based on beloved animated classics. The premier streamer’s first major attempt at this, Cowboy Bebop, didn’t go so well. Attempt number two was One Piece
Home Video Hovel: Nothing but a Man, by Scott Nye
The post Home Video Hovel: Nothing but a Man, by Scott Nye appeared first on Battleship Pretension. Due to the very nature of the conflict worth exploring, there’s an unfortunate dearth of contemporaneous fiction films made about the Black experience in Jim Crow, pre-Civil Rights Act America. Few white filmmakers
Sony To Handle Disney’s Physical Media
In a major story over on The Digital Bits, the outlet reports that Disney and Sony have just done a major deal that will see Sony Pictures Home Entertainment take over all of Disney’s physical media production going forward. Sony will “handle and oversee the authoring and compression of discs,
A24’s New Civil War Trailer Turns a Far-Right Fantasy Into a Nightmare
When the first trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War dropped several months ago, many viewers were immediately put on edge by visions of war-torn cityscapes, or clouds of smoke billowing above small towns. Mind you, this sadly looks like the nightly news on nearly any given Tuesday. However, in Garland’s
Final Trailer: “Avatar: The Last Airbender”
Netflix has premiered the final trailer for its live-action TV series adaptation of the acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” which is set to premiere on the service on Thursday. The series is based on the beloved show which ran from 2005 to 2008 and is the second
