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Netflix reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing it added a whopping 9.33 million paid subscribers. Analysts consensus estimates were for Netflix to add 3.93 million paid subs globally in Q1 (to reach 264.21 million), according to StreetAccount. Per Netflix, it has now climbed to 269.60 million subs as of March 31. These impressive Q1 results come following a better-than-expected 13.1 million subscribers added for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was a Q4 record for Netflix. Despite this back-to-back growth worth boasting about, Netflix announced Thursday it will stop reporting quarterly sub totals beginning in 2025, a move that...

After the social-media blowback that greeted the “Good Times” trailer, Netflix opted to premiere the show without making it available to critics. But the animated series that dropped April 12 merely underscores the pitfalls of leveraging a familiar title without a clear reason for doing so, yielding an edgy comedy that likely would have come and gone with scant notice without the weight of that name. In addition to the late Norman Lear – who fared considerably better with a “One Day at a Time” reboot – the roster of producers here includes Seth MacFarlane (“Ted,” “Family Guy”) and...

Hollywood union leaders warned of the possibility of another strike this summer if the studios cannot reach a deal before crew contracts expire on July 31. Speaking to a rally of more than 2,000 crew members on Sunday at Woodley Park in Encino, Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, said the unions should commit to withhold their labor — and not grant an extension — if a deal is not agreed by the deadline. “We are not afraid to strike,” O’Brien said. “If these greedy corporations — whether it’s Amazon, Netflix, Sony… Disney — if...

Yet another Netflix documentary on the ancient world has proven controversial, this time with the depiction of Alexander the Great as gay. In the opening episode of “Alexander: The Making of a God,” which started airing on Netflix on January 31, Alexander, played by Buck Braithwaite, kisses his friend Hephaestion on the mouth and body, as they engage in an intimate embrace. The portrayal of the ancient Macedonian king as a homosexual has generated angry responses from some viewers who feel that the documentary is distorting history. Meanwhile, The new Netflix series promises to reveal the “extraordinary life of Alexander...

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing - The documentary directed by Rory Kennedy (daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and the director of previous doc titles including Last Days in Vietnam and Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America) links the work environment and priorities at Boeing following its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas, which allegedly led to a laser focus on Wall Street stock prices, with events the film argues led to the fatal crashes, like concealing major changes from previous models from pilots and the FAA. To make its case, Downfall interviews several former Boeing workers, former Wall Street...

Netflix’s new cyber apocalypse film, “Leave the World Behind,” warns that white people should not be trusted if the world faces an apocalypse disaster. The new film was co-produced by Barack and Michelle Obama and stars Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon. The movie’s plot follows a white family vacationing in a rented house on Long Island. At the beginning of the movie, the vacation home’s owner, G.H. Scott, and his daughter, Ruth, arrive at their home after a major cyber attack occurs across the United States. During one scene, G.H. and his daughter Ruth are seen together about to sleep,...

Bill Ackman disclosed a new, billion-dollar bet on Netflix in a letter to clients on Wednesday. Ackman's Pershing Square has snapped up more than 3.1 million Netflix shares since Friday, giving it a roughly $1.1 billion position, the billionaire investor revealed. His hedge fund's 0.7% stake makes it one of the video-streaming giant's 20 largest shareholders, he noted.

A new episode of the Netflix children’s show CoComelon Lane shows a small boy dressed in a tutu and tiara dancing for his two gay dads. CoComelon Lane, a spinoff of the wildly popular animated CoComelon series, was released on Netflix on November 17. The show, which is geared toward toddlers, exploded on Netflix, quickly becoming the #1 kids show on the streaming platform.

Dave Chappelle did exactly what he said he wouldn’t do in his new Netflix special: make fun of trans people. Although his seventh special for Netflix, titled “The Dreamer,” begins with a fairly nostalgic look at his rise to fame, he turned course by telling a story about his visit to the set of “Man on the Moon” to meet Jim Carrey, one of his comedy idols. I wanted to meet Jim Carrey [who was method acting], but I had to pretend this n—a was Andy Kaufman. All afternoon,” he recalled during his show, which began streaming Sunday. “I could...

Leave The World Behind - A Free Republic Movie ReviewBy J. JohnsonWhen I read the first reviews from this forum it appears that most folks couldn't get past the executive producers (who shall not be named in this article). My thought was well at least someone has to watch it to give an honest review and take on this movie. So last night, I decided to “ take one for the team”, and donate 2 hours and 21 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back. Here goes…Before grading, let’s start with that infamous line in the movies that...

The casting of award-winning actor Denzel Washington as the legendary ancient general Hannibal Barca in an upcoming Netflix project has reportedly outraged Tunisians who argue it is racial recasting that erases their history. Netflix touted the film in a press release, about "the Carthaginian general who famously led an army of warriors and elephants across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War." Hannibal’s home region of Carthage is now within Tunisia, the northernmost state in Africa and considered to be part of the Arabic world. According to an English translation of French-language Tunisian news outlet...

The Netflix film ‘Leave the World Behind,’ executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, has generated massive controversy and been criticized for dividing the American people around a line of dialog uttered by one of the leading characters stating that white people cannot be trusted. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the audience’s response to this objectively racist message has been resoundingly negative. Without presenting a full synopsis of the film, ‘Leave the World Behind’ finds the viewer following a married couple portrayed by Ethan Hawke and Julia Roberts, thrown together with a father and daughter played by Mahershala Ali and Myha’a...

Racial equity activists are outraged after several large companies dropped their diversity, equity, and inclusion consultants in response to conservative backlash and criticism. The outrage was documented in a report from the Los Angeles Times that noted the exits of DEI experts at Disney, Netflix, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Warner Bros. Discovery. “I wake up every day trying not to be a cynic, but this is frightening,” said Vic Bulluck of the NAACP Hollywood bureau. “Hollywood seems to be sending a message that these programs that were designed to give more access to African Americans...

Diversity activists are accusing the entertainment industry of “corporate blackface” and running out of “White guilt” after a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) executives at top entertainment and media companies suddenly stepped down or were forced out of their roles. Between June 20 and July 3, at least five executives overseeing DEI initiatives at leading entertainment companies including Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, left their posts. All the outgoing execs are Black women. An LA Times story published Tuesday linked the high-profile exits to the backlash against “wokeness” by conservative politics and pundits, as many speculate whether...

Netflix quietly canned a video project that had been in the works for years addressing racist depictions in film and television, a new report claims. In early 2021, the streaming giant approved a series of explainer videos to "run alongside movies or television shows featuring racist or stereotypical caricatures." The videos would highlight "the use of blackface and 'yellowface' in Hollywood, as well as the depiction of native Americans in classic films and westerns," Semafor reported. The company's racially-focused video series began in the months after riots and protests erupted around the country following the death of George Floyd.

Does The Lost Pyramid of Huni Exist? Has It Been Found? Kriti Mehrotra Kriti Mehrotra July 3, 2023 As a Max-Salomon special documentary living up to its title in nearly every way imaginable, Netflix’s ‘Unknown: The Lost Pyramid’ can only be described as equal parts cultural and intriguing. That’s because it incorporates not just archival imagery but also exclusive interviews to really shine a light on how archeologists in Egypt seek to unearth archaic treasures to verify their history. Amongst them was actually the legendary Dr. Zahi Hawass as he hunts for traces of ancient King Huni — so now,...

Well, this might not come as a surprise, but Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown already appears to be working in the US. According to the data analytics company Antenna (via The Wall Street Journal), Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers in the four days after it notified users about its paid sharing policies on May 23rd. While average daily signups rose to 73,000 during this window, marking a 102 percent increase over Netflix’s previous 60-day average, Antenna says the streamer also added 100,000 subscribers on both May 26th and May 27th. That’s more subscribers than Netflix raked in once the covid-related...

Egyptian officials have banned Dutch archaeologist from the country after an exhibition was launched which portrays black American singers, comedians and musicians as the rulers of ancient Egypt...However Dutch archaeologists have been banned from the Saqqara burial ground, near Cairo because of the portrays which have been described by as 'falsifying history.'...The controversy comes after Netflix received backlash for their casting of black British actress Adele James as Cleopatra.The show has been subject to 'blackwashing' claims after James was cast despite historical records showing Cleopatra was Macedonian-Greek.The ban comes as a big blow to RMO who have been active in...

The statue is featured in a Dutch exhibition that pairs Egyptian antiquities with works from Black culture.What did the ancient Egyptians look like? A new exhibition at National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, the Netherlands, has sparked controversy by including a contemporary artwork that appears to depict the Pharaoh Tutankhamun as Black. “Kemet: Egypt in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul and Funk” pairs Egyptian antiquities from the museum’s collection with work inspired by ancient Egyptian culture by created by musicians of the African diaspora, including Miles Davis, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, and Rihanna. The Leiden exhibition acknowledges that while generations of Black musicians...

Taking the real historic phenomena of fasting girls who claimed they could survive without food that were reported throughout Ireland after the Great Irish Famine, an adaptation of a novel “The Wonder” is available on Netflix. The brief plot summary is an English nurse, Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, played by Florence Pugh, is hired to watch over a fasting girl, Anna O’Donnell, in Ireland. Mrs. Wright was with Florence Nightingale at Scutari during the Crimea War. An Irish reporter for the Daily Telegraph, Mr. William Bryne, shows up at the village to do his own investigating. The story has the typical...