Movies & Entertainment
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Sep- 2023 -1 September
Disney Bites Back in Spectrum TV Dispute
On August 31, millions of Spectrum TV customers saw their televisions go dark. That's because The Walt Disney Company pulled all of its content from Spectrum — which is owned by Charter Communications — after the two sides could not come to an agreement on a new contract. Spectrum TV has more than 32 million subscribers who are no longer able to watch some of their favorite channels. I
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1 September
Fired ABC News Anchors Back in the Spotlight After Scandalous Affair
Nine months ago, two ABC News reporters found themselves the focus of the headlines instead of just reporting on them. Hosts Amy Robach and TJ Holmes — co-anchors on the show GMA3: What You Need to Know — were having an affair. Not long after the affair was revealed, both Holmes and Robach confirmed their relationship but said that things between them had not started until they had bot
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1 September
Spectrum Wants to “Blow Up” TV Deal With Disney
If your cable provider is Spectrum TV, then you may have noticed that on the evening of August 31, 2023, all Disney and Disney-owned channels ceased to be. If you were watching a football game, then the screen may have cut to black in the middle of it. This is not because there was some power outage or because there was a problem with Spectrum. It was because Disney pulled everything they owned of
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1 September
Does This Violent ‘Prey’ Heroine Count as a “Disney Princess”?
As we have previously established, Prey is absolutely not a child-friendly Disney movie. The gory and violent movie follows a Native American woman named Naru as she engages in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with a murderous alien who arrives in the Great Plains back in 1719. The Comanche woman proves herself to be an admirable warrior, and she is portrayed by actress Amber Midthunder. Howeve
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1 September
Even Before Her Disney Feud, Scarlett Johansson Worried Disney Would Kill Her $90M Movie
Even prior to her public feud with the Walt Disney Company, Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson was once worried the company would cancel her $90M film. ScarJo’s feud with Disney during former Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s tenure is well-known. The actress sued the company over the Marvel Cinematic Universe Black Widow film release for a breach of contract when Disney released the movie on Disney’s s
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Aug- 2023 -31 August
Disney, Give Us a New ‘Wish’ Trailer Already!
If this article were a meme, it would be the endearing old Rose from Titanic, in which she laments 84 years of waiting. Walt Disney Animation Studios dropped a teaser trailer showing snippets from their next animated movie, Wish, four months ago in April. Since then, news on the film has been rather quiet. However, the initial trailer's interesting new design and powerhouse song instantly intrigue
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31 August
Prominent Marvel and Star Wars Filmmaker Passes Away Tragically
Hollywood is feeling the pain of an unexpected and tragic loss right now. Jamie Christopher, a cherished filmmaker who worked on many high-profile franchises, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Harry Potter, has sadly passed away. Friends and family have shared touching memories of the assistant director across social media. Jamie Christopher passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, due to
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31 August
Pixar Developing ‘Elemental’ Disney+ Project Amid Streaming Content Purge
Disney and Pixar's Elemental film has been one of the biggest contenders for this summer's “Little Engine That Could” award. While the movie started out with a measly opening box office showing, it proved all analysts wrong and held strong all summer. The film has now turned a profit for the Walt Disney Company, and the entertainment giant has yet to bring it to its Disney+ streaming p
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30 August
Americans Support Strikes, Not Disney and Studios, In New Poll
For more than three months, the writers of Hollywood have been standing strong on the picket lines. The WGA strike began on May 2, with writers demanding the studios compromise with them with regard to the use of artificial intelligence. Writers do not want to be replaced with machines. The writers also want the studios to be more transparent about streaming numbers, and they want big changes made
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30 August
Fans Fed Up, Find Older Disney Content “Offensive” and “Outdated”
Disney fans are tired of seeing the company rehash old content repeatedly and want to see the studio tell new and contemporary stories. Disney seems to be losing favor with its audiences on all ends of the spectrum. Many have complained for a few years now that the company is pandering to woke audiences with its recent decisions, whether that is with the retheming of the ride Splash Mountain to T
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