Early Hollywood was financed by Italian immigrants – as our new documentary shows
Mar 06, 2024 23:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
What do Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney and Frank Capra have in common? The same Italian banker. Early Hollywood movies have been widely studied and investigated. But surprisingly little is known about their financing, and...
Publishing Taylor Swift’s flight information: Is it stalking or protected free speech?
Mar 06, 2024 23:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Jack Sweeney, a junior at the University of Central Florida, says the First Amendment gives him the right to publish publicly available information about the flight paths of private jets owned by the rich and famous ...
Mar 06, 2024 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
2024 marks 150 years since the birth of Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), arguably the most influential classical composer of the 20th century. As a significant contributor to musical modernism, Schoenbergs work reflected...
Oscars 2024: How ‘Poor Things’ music scoring brilliantly invents a fresh world for cinematic sound
Mar 06, 2024 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
At first glance the British composer Jerskin Fendrix (the stage name used by Joscelin Dent-Pooley) does not seem an obvious candidate for scoring Poor Things, now nominated for best original score at the upcoming Academy...
Bagpipes in space: how Hans Zimmer created the dramatic sound world of the new Dune film
Mar 06, 2024 22:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Industrial. Mechanical. Brutal. These are the words acclaimed electro-acoustic composer Hans Zimmer uses to describe his music for Dune: Part Two, released in Australia on Thursday. Dune: Part One (2021) showcased...
SM Entertainment Stock Prices Dive Amid Departure of Shinee Members, Aespa’s Dating Expose`
Mar 06, 2024 08:06 am UTC| Business Entertainment
SM Entertainment, one of the biggest entertainment agencies that manages popular K-pop groups and artists in South Korea, reportedly saw its stock prices go down. Business experts pointed to the reported departure of...
The ICEE Company, Sony Pictures Collaborate for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Film Release
Mar 05, 2024 05:15 am UTC| Business Entertainment
The ICEE Company, a leader and innovator in the frozen beverage industry, revealed its latest collaboration with Sony Pictures on Monday, March 4. The new partnership aligns with the upcoming release of the latters...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects