Motion Picture Association Says Same-Day Streaming Release Strategy Has Led To A Huge Increase In Film Piracy

Brian May has said that if he ever puts out another solo record then it could be an instrumental album.Speaking in the latest print edition of Goldmine magazine, the Queen guitarist – whose last solo release was 1998’s ‘Another World’ – said he’s contemplating getting back in the studio to record a selection of instrumental tracks.“I do think about it,” May said of the possibility of making a new album. “And strangely enough, I think it probably would be instrumental this time.

"The whole world has seen the tragic footage of what happened at the Twin Towers 20 years ago – but I was actually there and so was my future son. When I woke up on 11 September, 2001, it felt like a really special day.

Disney has announced new plans for the rest of the movies on their slate this year.

Motown Records and rapper/songwriter YoungBoy Never Broke Again have announced a global joint venture with his Never Broken Again, LLC record label.

EXCLUSIVE: Some 14 years after he said all he had to say about a Jersey mob family, and ended The Sopranos in shocking fashion, it turns out David Chase has much more to say. The result is The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel of sorts set against the Newark race riots, and focusing on a charming sociopath mobster Dickie Moltisanti.

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has criticised the straight-to-streaming model for films, saying they feel “like fake movies”.Across the pandemic, a host of films have foregone traditional cinema releases due to restrictions, and gone to streaming services straight away, something that is becoming more common even outside of COVID restrictions.In a CinemaCon appearance this week (as noted by the Los Angeles Times), Jenkins hit out at films made for streaming services.“Aren’t you seeing it?

Netflix asked him to change the location of his new film Hustle from China to Majorca.Sandler, who signed a new deal with Netflix at the start of 2020 to make four more original films, explained that the streaming giant changed his original concept for the new film about a basketball recruiter who travels overseas.“It was written originally that I find a player in China and somehow, Netflix is not in China,” Sandler said on The Dan Patrick Show.“So they were like, ‘Would you guys please make it

Being James Bond, from MGM, will stream exclusively on the Apple TV app as a free rental ahead of the theatrical release of No Time To Die, the 25th installment of the storied franchise.

A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Indeed, “Jail 2” — which faced backlash as it features both Marilyn Manson and DaBaby — was initially not available for streaming when the album dropped. According to now deleted Instagram posts, DaBaby’s management team hadn’t signed off on his verse for the song.West posted a screenshot of text messages he exchanged with his own manager, wherein he fought to keep the younger rapper on the album.

Patty Jenkins is looking back at the release of Wonder Woman 1984.

The Zurich Film Festival (September 23 -October 3) has scored a coup with the inclusion of anticipated James Bond film No Time To Die in its official selection.

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Molly Shannon knows how to turn on the waterworks at will.

Molly Shannon and Jimmy Fallon had a cry-off during the actress’s “Tonight Show” appearance Wednesday.

As films have either skipped theaters or released simultaneously in cinemas and on streaming services in response to the pandemic, they have appeared on pirate sites faster than ever before thanks to rapidly improved torrent technology.

Recently, Sony explained how the movie studio is going to stay independent and doesn’t want to be sold to a bigger studio and/or a streaming service. And in staying an independent studio without the backing of a major streaming platform like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, HBO MAX, and Netflix, means Sony is definitely hoping to keep the theatrical business alive and well for its film releases.

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Love Island fans will know that some of the best and most memorable parts of the show are the much-discussed recoupling ceremonies, which take place around the fire pit.

Coming into 2021, many people assumed theaters would pick themselves up and begin their return to the glory days. Well, not so much.