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Netflix Unveils “Two Thumbs Up” Rating Option for Content You Really Love
For those times when a single thumbs up just doesn’t cut it, Netflix now has you covered. The streamer has begun rolling out a new two thumbs up rating option, allowing users to indicate the movies and TV shows they really love. As Netflix tells it, the new two thumbs up feature — which winks at the trademark “two thumbs up” seal of approval from movie critic duo Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — will give them even more insight into user preferences, further refining their content recommendations. Beginning this week, Netflix subscribers will start seeing the two thumbs up option alongside the existing thumbs up and thumbs down buttons. Two thumbs up will send a stronger signal to Netflix’s recommendation algorithm than just one. For example, if you give Squid Game two thumbs up, you can...
New Content Rules Target Firms & Creators in Kenya
Image sourced from Pixabay Broadcasters, content creators, and online streaming service platforms in Kenya will start classifying content under new regulations meant to keep up with increased production. According to Business Daily, commercial TVs and radios will review 70 percent of the content aired for age appropriateness to show if it’s good for watching from a certain age, with the Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) reviewing the other 30 percent. This will target pre-recorded shows like movies, advertisements, and telenovelas. Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon will also review 70 percent of their movies and add KFCB’s age-appropriate symbols. “Classification of one-day content can take one week and we are not able to keep up. So the involvement of the industry is to ensure complia...
Comedy Auteur Nancy Meyers Making Directorial Comeback at Netflix
Nancy Meyers, one of the sharpest comedic voices of her generation, will return after a long hiatus to direct a new movie for Netflix. Meyers’ last film was 2015’s The Intern, which earned over five times its $35 million budget despite middling reviews (59% on Rotten Tomatoes). But the flick has a large and devoted fanbase that counts among its numbers Quentin Tarantino, who said it deserved an Oscar. Now, via The Hollywood Reporter, a 72-year-old Meyers is back to write, direct, and executive produce a new movie, though the title and plot details are being kept a secret. For decades Meyers reigned as the queen of the mid-budget comedy, having scripted such hits as Private Benjamin and The Father of the Bride before making her directorial debut with The Parent Trap...
Netflix Makes “Short-Ass Movies” Section Following Pete Davidson SNL Sketch
Netflix isn’t big on fan service these days (A $16 standard plan? Charging a fee for sharing passwords?), but thanks to Pete Davidson, the streamer has done one thing right. After the comedian took to Saturday Night Live to bemoan the epic-length movies dominating the industry today, Netflix made Davidson’s dreams of a “Short-Ass Movies” section a reality. “These days, when I sit down to watch a movie, I can find just about anything in the world,” Davidson says to open his musical sketch. “But night after night, there’s only one kind of movie I’m always looking for, and that’s a short ass movie.” The comedian then goes into a rap with Chris Redd about how his short attention span requires a film that’s “like, at most, an hour-forty,” and even starts listing examples. Naturally, musica...
The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett Lands Film Score Debut With Netflix Thriller, “Choose or Die”
The Prodigy‘s Liam Howlett is set to make his cinematic soundtracking debut with an upcoming film to be released on Netflix this spring. The co-founder of the iconic English band and classically trained musician is lending his expertise to the soundtrack of Choose or Die. The film stars Asa Butterfield of Greed and Iola Evans of The 100 respectively. The forthcoming flick, previously titled CURS>R, depicts a harrowing tale of a computer programmer’s quest to win a previously unclaimed prize worth $100,000 from a retro video game. However, the game’s real-world impacts become immediately apparent, leading to a high-stakes game of survival that forces swift life-or-death decisions. While the survival thriller Choose or Die marks the debut of Howlett&#...
Alanis Morissette Delivers Orchestral “You Oughta Know” for Bridgerton: Watch
Alanis Morissette has released a new version of her classic single “You Oughta Know,” and it’s a rendition sure to make even Lady Whistledown proud. The singer-songwriter teamed up with Duomo and Kroma Stings for an orchestral take on her seminal hit to coincide with its inclusion on Season 2 of Netflix’s Bridgerton. Dressed in a chic red pantsuit and surrounded by hanging flowers, Morissette sings, “And I’m here to remind you/ Of the mess you left when you went away/ It’s not fair to deny me/ Of the cross I bear that you gave to me/ You, you, you oughta know,” as the strings section swells, interspersed with clips of Jonathan Bailey’s dashing Anthony Bridgerton and newcomer Simone Ashley’s Kate Sharma. An instrumental version of the song is also included on the Season 2 soundtrack of the ...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Abercrombie & Fitch Documentary White Hot: Watch
Once upon a time in American suburbia, one’s worth may have been determined by the amount of Abercrombie & Fitch in their closet. But the brand’s sexed-up, post-prepster allure was not without its fair share of prejudice, as told in the official trailer for the upcoming Netflix documentary White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch. Beyond the superfluous perfume, dim lighting, and nightclubby playlists in their stores, A&F were also recognizable by their homogenous models: Thin, white, and perceptibly “cool.” Their marketing insinuated that all customers and employees should fit that description, too, spawning endless accusations of discrimination. A Muslim woman, featured in the trailer, won a Supreme Court case in 2015 after suing the company for their “no headsca...
Netflix‘s crypto swindler documentary draws wild community reaction
Netflix’s new crypto documentary titled Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King was released on Wednesday amid much fanfare. The documentary is based on the mysterious death of the now-defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX founder. [embedded content] The founder of the crypto exchange allegedly died on a trip to India. Along with him, he took away the whereabouts of the keys to crypto wallets containing around $250 million worth of cryptocurrencies. Unofficial investigations and numerous conspiracy theories followed the mysterious disappearance/death of the QuadrigaCX founder. The Netflix investigative documentary aims to clear some mystery around the high-profile crypto case that puzzles many even today. The crypto swindler documentary takes inspiration from “DON’T F*CK WITH CATS”-style i...
A ‘Bridgerton’ Writer Used This Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Deep Cut as Inspiration
Who knew Taylor Swift was part of the folklore of Bridgerton? On Tuesday, a writer for the hit Netflix series revealed on Twitter that the soundtrack for a recent episode she penned was a Folklore deep cut. “Fun fact! My unofficial anthem while writing this episode of Bridgerton was ‘Illicit Affairs’ by @taylorswift13,” Abby McDonald tweeted. She also included a lyric from the song’s forlorn bridge that she found particularly inspiring: “‘You showed me colors/ You know I can’t see with anyone else…’” Explore See latest videos, charts and news While we would be remiss (and surely risk getting blacklisted by Lady Whistledown) for spoiling the episode in question — which, for the record, happens to be episode 5, titled “An Unthinkable Fate” — season 2 revolves around the love story of t...
Elliot Page Shares First Look at Character in Umbrella Academy Season 3, Including New Name
Elliot Page has given fans of The Umbrella Academy a preview of Season 3 with a first look at his character Number Seven, who has also received a new name: Viktor Hargreeves. Check out the teaser below. Back in December 2020, Netflix confirmed Page would be returning for the third season of The Umbrella Academy just hours after the actor announced he is a non-binary transgender person. Until today, however, it was unknown whether any changes would be made to Page’s character, previously a cisgender woman named Vanya. Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy premieres on June 22nd with Steve Blackman returning as showrunner and executive producer. It finds the titular superhero team returning to the present day to deal with the consequences of their detour to 1963 in Season 2. In the new timel...
Kid Cudi To Direct & Star In New Jay-Z Produced Netflix Film
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty Kid Cudi has firmly established himself as a compelling entertainer, and a new film will see him expand on that talent as he’s named as the director and star of the project which will premiere on Netflix. The “Day and Nite” rapper went on social media on Tuesday (March 22nd) to share that he came to an agreement to direct and star in a movie that will be released on Netflix. The film, Teddy, is based on a script that Kid Cudi had been working on for close to a decade. He expressed his joy over the news through his Twitter account, which was a prelude to his declaration that he was going to step back from social media to protect his mental health. “I always wanted to write my own movie, so I said f*** it and started doing it,” he w...
Christina Ricci Joins Netflix’s Wednesday Series in Return to Addams Family
Addams Family fans can rest easy knowing Christina Ricci has rejoined the franchise as a series regular in Wednesday, Tim Burton’s upcoming Netflix live-action show. The streaming giant made the announcement on Monday, revealing that Ricci will portray “an exciting new character.” Ricci is the actress most closely associated with playing Wednesday, the only daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams. In the early 1990s, she portrayed the character in a pair of movies directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, The Addams Family and Addams Family Values. When the Netflix series was announced, some fans even launched a petition for Ricci to be cast as an older version of Wednesday. However, Deadline has confirmed Ricci will be playing an entirely new character rather revisiting her previous...
