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‘The Social Reckoning,’ ‘Cliff Booth,’ and ‘Artificial’ Had Reshoots. Why Is That a Disaster?

Are three upcoming films from major directors really in trouble, or has a six-month awards season made us dumber (not smarter) about film production?

Pokémon's Social Media Hacked to Promote Memecoin

No, it was not a promotion for the Team Rocket Base in Shibuya

Abramorama Acquires ‘Miss Represenation: Rise Up,’ Jennifer Siebel Newsom Documentary About Backlash Against Women In Social Media Age

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights to Miss Representation: Rise Up, director Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s examination of the “backlash against women in the age of AI, social media, and rising misogyny.” The company plans to premiere the film at IFC

Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears

With data center concerns becoming a major election issue and Meta reaching a landmark settlement in a social media case, the tech backlash is gaining steam.

Pokémon's Social Media "Temporarily Compromised", Promotes Cryptocurrency

The Pokémon Company has now issued a statement. Ahead of the Pokémon World Championships, it seems the official Pokémon account on the social media platform 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) has been hacked. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

[UPDATE] EA Motive Confirms Iron Man Game Leak After Gameplay Trailer Spreads on Social Media

Gameplay footage from what appears to be EA Motive Studio's Iron Man game has leaked online.

‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer: Mikey Madison & Jeremy Allen White Risk Everything To Expose Facebook

Sixteen years after “ The Social Network ” turned Facebook’s creation into a chilly drama of ambition and betrayal, Aaron Sorkin is returning with “ The Social Reckoning ” to confront what the platform became.

The Social Reckoning trailer: Jeremy Strong’s Mark Zuckerberg faces Facebook whistleblower

Meta settles $17 billion lawsuit over addicting kids to social media

The outcome is just the latest in a series of recent rulings against social media companies.

Rockstar Games takes to social media to decry GTA 6 leaks

The developer avoided discussing the steps it's taking to staunch the bleeding.

Mark Zuckerberg tries, fails to nod like a human being in the full trailer for The Social Reckoning

The film's full trailer highlights its journalistic thriller elements, but still takes time to show Zuck in full "alien learning how to act human" mode.

‘The Social Reckoning’ New Trailer: Aaron Sorkin Returns To The World Of Facebook & “That Guy”

UPDATED with new trailer, 4:05 PM: “I’m an investigative reporter, and that guy and this company are playing an unprecedented role in our lives.” So begins the latest trailer for writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, which hits theaters October 9 — more than a deca

Meta Settles Landmark Social Media Addiction Case For $17 Billion, Enhanced Protections For Teens

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta — parent of Facebook and Instagram — for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental health harms associate

‘Niu Lai,’ the $200 Chinese Animated Film Taking Social Media by Storm, Might Be ‘The Room’ for a New Generation

Plus: some reflections on D23's animation announcements.

E’LAST Announces Disbandment

The group E’LAST is concluding their activities after six years since their debut.

Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP

Authorities in Australia said Wednesday that they arrested two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a prolific group of hackers that, over nine months, has carried out a relentless series of supply-chain attacks that infected more than 1,000 organizations worl

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Dax Dasilva Board Soleil Moon Frye’s Shifty Shellshock Doc

'Werewolf in the Waves,' shot predominantly on Frye's iPhone, centers on a reunion with Seth Binzer, aka Shifty, an old friend from childhood, a connection that evolved to a tragic love story amid his relapse.

All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: All-Star Punks Honor Ramones at 50

Travis Barker, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tim Armstrong, and CJ Ramone's Cretin Family lead concert tribute to punk group

The Worlds-Exclusive Pikachu Plushes Are Being Listed For Hundreds Of Dollars And I’m Screaming Into The Void

I want my friend in a king costume for a reasonable price

What It Took to Bring Stellar Blade: Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch 2 + Over Five Minutes of Gameplay | gamescom 2026

Stellar Blade: Complete Edition is officially coming to Switch 2 in 2026 and, to help with the wait, we're sharing over five minutes of gameplay from this upcoming version and our chat with DongKi Lee, CTO at Shift Up, about what it took to bring this action-adventure title to Ni

Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Was a Day Full of Superstars, Nonprofits, and Joy

On the ground at the inaugural event, which featured artists like Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Sara McLachlan and Stevie Nicks and an inspiring social message

PlayStation’s State of Play returns this week, and the angry internet mob is waiting for it

Chat, are you seeing this? The post PlayStation’s State of Play returns this week, and the angry internet mob is waiting for it appeared first on Destructoid .

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils 2nd Trailer, Theme Song Artist

Tōko Kirishima performs "Suihei-sen wa Boku no Furukizu finale"

Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot: “‘DTF St. Louis’ Should’ve Been Called ‘WTF St. Louis,’” ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is “Far and Away the Best” Comedy on TV

This Emmy-winning member of the TV Academy’s producers peer group, granted anonymity in return for candor, also says 'Your Friends and Neighbors' is "a dumb show about entitled people," the "stereotypes" in 'Nobody Wants This" make him "uncomfortable" and "Jeff Bezos should stay

KATSEYE’s Sophia To Sit Out Europe Tour

KATSEYE’s Sophia will not be joining the group on their upcoming tour of Europe and the United Kingdom.

Katseye’s Sophia to Sit Out European Leg of ‘Wildworld’ Tour to Focus on Her Mental Health: ‘You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup’

Katseye member Sophia Laforteza will not be joining the group for the U.K.

Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

For The Price Of A BMW 5 Series, You Could Buy A Whole Damn Train

This General Electric Genesis P32AC-DM locomotive, straight from the rails of the Metro-North Railroad, is just about the neatest thing I've seen on GovDeals.

Song Kang’s Childhood Friend Jang Gyuri Comes To His Defense At School In “Four Hands, Two Sonatas”

tvN’s upcoming drama “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” has shared a glimpse of Song Kang’s difficult school life.

Liza Minnelli Pays Tribute To Friend Dolly Parton: “When I Was In Trouble? Dolly Knew It.”

Liza Minnelli has added herself to the fans and friends paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton, posting an emotional message on Instagram saying this week’s news was “devastating.” Beginning the message with her signature “Hey Kids,” Minnelli notes that she and the country music

Alabama Shakes Are Back — and Breaking New Ground — on ‘I Must Be Dreaming’

On the group's first album in more than a decade, the Shakes sound like old friends exploring new sounds

Viral ‘Oreogate’ mom drama was a paid AI ad and its creator won’t say if it was real

The viral Oreogate mom saga was a paid Suno partnership, but its creator has declined to confirm whether the explosive group chat was authentic.

LEGO Teases Five New Smart Play Pokémon, Arriving In 2027

Who's that Pokémon? During a Pokémon LEGO Smart Play demonstration at the second day of PokémonXP, the Lego Group announced new sets would be arriving in 2027 . Read the full article on nintendolife.com

GTA 6 leaker cashes out in $250,000 crypto rug pull just hours before Rockstar's official reveal — memecoin crashes as Cyberleek's 'anti-corporate' campaign end

The person or group behind nine days of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks cashed out of the $CYBERLEEK memecoin on Thursday, hours before Rockstar's Extended Look premiered on Netflix, according to on-chain data reported by CoinDesk .

CRAVITY’s Serim To Miss Qingdao Fan Meeting Following Grandfather’s Passing

CRAVITY’s Serim will be unable to attend the group’s upcoming fan meeting in Qingdao following the passing of his grandfather.

Indie Dev Releases Tearful Message After Multiple Laptops Are Stolen At Gamescom [Updated]

The creator of the forthcoming Mimic and others had equipment taken from booths overnight

Daniel Donato’s New Live Album Is a Jam Band Fan’s Dream

The guitar ace and his group Cosmic Country capture a pair of shows played the same night in 2025 in Nashville for the breathless three-hour-plus Ryman to Robert's

CS2 players’ in-game chat logs are now being exposed publicly

Counter-Strike 2 players have discovered that messages they send during matches can be viewed publicly online, with some profiles showing hundreds or even thousands of old chat messages.

Music Industry Moves: Warner Music and Blavatnik Family Foundation Announce 2026 Grantees; Spotify Ups Joe Hadley

The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has announced its first slate of 2026 grantees – a docket that includes 17 organizations and an investment of almost $6 million.

Melissa Hirschenson Exits Innovative, Launches The Hirschenson Group

EXCLUSIVE: Senior talent agent Melissa Hirschenson is launching The Hirschenson Group, a new management and entertainment consulting company.

Dad mistakenly threatens wrong bully and gets beat up by MMA-trained kid

A dad in Australia was beaten up by a group of martial arts-trained 12-year-olds after he tried to confront one who he believed had been bullying his daughter.

Little Big Town’s New Album Proves We Shouldn’t Take the Band for Granted

“We’re not going to use AI to come up with rhymes,” says LBT’s Karen Fairchild, who dissects the vocal group’s LP It’s a Dying Art and the band’s place in Nashville with producer Gena Johnson

The Linda Lindas Are Haunted in ‘Everybody Told Me’ Video

The single appears on the rock group’s newly released third studio album Gotta Get Out

Katseye Drops Out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival After Member Sprains Ankle

The superstar group were set to perform this Saturday in Southern California

The ASBOwave and the Cultural Politics of Broken Britain

The far-right‘s increasingly hostile culture war against migrants echoes the fantasies of social collapse that weaponised British vigilante cinema in the 2000s. ]]>

Trump Hides From Iran Failures on an Island of AI Slop

The presidents Truth Social feed is clogged with AI generated hallucinations depicting successes that only exist in his imagination

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Director Defends DLSS 5 for Bringing Out ‘Original Artistic Vision'

In a series of social media posts, Daniel Vávra claims that DLSS 5 improves the rendering in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

4 Penny Coffins Lets You Play 19th-Century Detective – Or a 10-Foot Demon Ripping Friends in Half

Other Ocean’s 4 Penny Coffins blends Among Us with Jack the Ripper in an 1888 Whitechapel social investigation game featuring 8-player and solo modes.

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Star Will Forte, Director Celebrate Film Finally Hitting Theaters After Being Shelved by Warner Bros.: “Proof Movies Don’t Just Go Away”

"Persistence and resilience have truly won the day," filmmaker Dave Green wrote on social media Friday.

Big Tech's AI spending is bigger than you think

To paraphrase Justin Timberlake in his iconic turn in the 2010 film "The Social Network," a trillion dollars isn't cool.

Online Sleuthing Is Out of Control, and the Vitriol Against Patrick Clancy Proves It

The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse who admitted to strangling her three young children before attempting suicide in January 2023, has become the latest true crime sensation largely due to social media.

Not Your Daddy’s Films Expands With Film Independent as Fiscal Sponsor (EXCLUSIVE)

Not Your Daddy’s Films, a social impact organization focused on educating and elevating women and nonbinary filmmakers, is now fiscally sponsored by Film Independent, the non-profit independent media arts organization.

Bret Baier Defends Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt Amid Donald Trump’s Attack On His Iran Report, Calls Out POTUS Claim That Segment Was Inaccurate

Fox News anchor Bret Baier called out Donald Trump over a Truth Social post in which he attacked Fox News report Jonathan Hunt as a “flunky.” On Special Report on Thursday, Hunt reported on the status of efforts to reach a peace deal between the United States and Iran, reporting

The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin

Puppeteered by a hacker or hackers of unknown origin, one of Pokemon 's official social media accounts was briefly trying to get fans to invest in a crypto memecoin - on top of the Krispy Kreme donuts and endless merch the account usually peddles, that is.

Anthropologie’s Internet-Famous Icon Glasses Get Special Edition Halloween Designs

Given their limited quantity and social media virality, Anthro Home's seasonal runs can be here today and gone tomorrow.

This Private Chef Tells It Like It Is. Now, She’s Sharing Her Kitchen Secrets

Olivia Tiedemann has translated her unvarnished New York attitude into social media fame and a new cookbook

Stephen Colbert Urges Emmy Voters to Back Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Look How Cute He Is!’

With Emmy voting drawing to a close, Stephen Colbert has thrown his support behind Jimmy Kimmel in the newly revamped outstanding cariety series race, even though Colbert’s own late-night show is competing in the same category. In a video posted on social media, a bearded Colbert

The 'Black Mirror' of Roblox Games Disappears After Hitting No. 1

Steal an Egg, the hottest game on Roblox, has been pulled for unknown reasons — but not before unsettling millions on social media

5 Things About Dolly Parton You Didn’t Know: From Producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ to the COVID Vaccine

The inimitable, irreplaceable Dolly Parton died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. The country legend and cultural icon was perhaps our last universally beloved celebrity, bridging the widening political and social divide in America. In addition to creating cla

Trump Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Wake of Dolly Parton’s Death: “The World Loves You”

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris also took to social media to pay tribute to the icon.

Antonio Banderas To Be Honored As Agent Of Change At TelevisaUnivision’s Premios Juventud

Antonio Banderas will be honored at the 2026 Premios Juventud as the Agent of Change. TelevisaUnivision’s award show is heading to Marbella and recognizing the Spanish actor for his impact on education, social action, and community development. The Agent of Change award is bestow