Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming documentary Michael Jackson: The Verdict ahead of its premiere on June 3. Coming from showrunner David Herman and director Nick Green, the docuseries consists of three 50-minute episodes and promises to “dissect” Jackson's 2003 child molestation trial and acquittal through “key players who were inside the courtroom,” according to the official logline.
Netflix has launched a new studio called INKubator that will specialize in creating generative AI content. Based on the current job listings for the team, it appears this studio will be creating short-form animated content that centers gen-AI workflows and tools.
Netflix has been building a new internal studio called INKubator that aims to use AI to produce short-form animated content: The streamer is hiring for a wide variety of roles, including producers, software engineers, and CG artists to staff INKubator, according to a number of recently published job listings.
Yet beyond the shaky facts, the underlying assumption of the fable-that Blockbuster's fate rested solely, or even mostly, on a strategic decision made in a conference room in 2000, ten years before it went bankrupt in 2010-is absurd. A business's fate rarely depends on a single decision made at the top, but rather on how stakeholders are aligned around change.
“Sheryl's husband killed himself,” Gillis said. “Apparently Black does crack if its married to Sheryl and jumps off a fucking roof.” While nothing is off-limits in the context of a roast,the line felt especially harsh given many were unfamiliar with her tragic story - unlike, say, the night's many jokes about Davidson's firefighter dad dying during 9/11.
Usually quite a bit darker than your average crime thriller, these stories often feature familiar plot beats garnished with unflinching violence and complex supporting characters. Netflix's "The Chestnut Man" is one of the better recent examples of this phenomenon, a Danish thriller from 2021 that follows the investigation into a string of serial murders, all marked by the inclusion of a disturbing chestnut figurine alongside various mutilated dead bodies.
Ridley Scott is a huge fan of the Netflix film 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.' Dan Stevens mentioned that Scott brings up 'Eurovision' roughly every two weeks in meetings, showing his obsession with the film.
A shooting star arching over the Disney castle and Luxo Jr. hopping into frame have inspired a Pavlovian response from generations of children, promising joy and magic found in movies.