• Every episode of ‘Watchmen’ streaming for free starting on Juneteenth

    Every episode of ‘Watchmen’ streaming for free starting on Juneteenth

    Who’s watching the “Watchmen?” This Juneteenth, you will be — for free! From Friday through June 21, all nine episodes of the hit HBO series won’t cost you a pretty penny, according to the Wrap, and will be available to stream for free on HBO.com. The HBO series — based on the acclaimed and highly …
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg resorting to unusual tactics to avoid Quibi suit

    Jeffrey Katzenberg resorting to unusual tactics to avoid Quibi suit

    Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is resorting to unusual tactics to fend off a lawsuit against his struggling video startup Quibi, The Post has learned. Despite publicly blasting patent infringement claims by video company Eko as meritless, Quibi has quietly hired private investigators to dig up dirt on the rival — including its founder Yoni Bloch …
  • Apple TV+ sets July 10 premiere for Tom Hanks’ film ‘Greyhound’

    Apple TV+ sets July 10 premiere for Tom Hanks’ film ‘Greyhound’

    Apple has set a July 10 release date for “Greyhound,” the World War II drama that stars Tom Hanks, who wrote the script from C.S. Foreste’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” The film will make its global premiere exclusively on streaming service Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries. “Greyhound” was slated to be released theatrically by …
  • Netflix launches Black Lives Matter collection of films, shows

    Netflix launches Black Lives Matter collection of films, shows

    Netflix has launched a collection of film and TV content for U.S. subscribers which highlights “powerful and complex narratives about the black experience.” The “More Than A Moment” catalog will include Spike Lee’s new movie “Da 5 Bloods,” Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” and “When They See Us,” “Mudbound,” “Orange Is The New Black” and Oscar-winner “Moonlight.” The …
  • Paramount makes ‘Selma’ free to rent to reflect on ‘racial injustice’

    Paramount makes ‘Selma’ free to rent to reflect on ‘racial injustice’

    “Selma,” director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be free to rent on streaming services for the month of June, Paramount said Friday. “We hope this small gesture will encourage people throughout the country to examine our nation’s history and reflect on the ways that racial injustice has infected our society,” …
  • The harrowing true story of ‘Just Mercy’

    The harrowing true story of ‘Just Mercy’

    As the world is gripped by protests over the death of George Floyd, a 6-month-old movie is being seen with new eyes. “Just Mercy,” a drama starring Michael B. Jordan as a young lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, who appeals the wrongful murder charge of Walter McMillian, an Alabama black man played by Jamie Foxx, was re-released …
  • Quibi asks top execs to take 10 percent pay cut as layoffs loom

    Quibi asks top execs to take 10 percent pay cut as layoffs loom

    Quibi, the new start-up from Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, is in cutting mode already. Just a month after it launched on April 6, the mobile streaming service is asking senior executives to take a 10-percent pay cut as coronavirus lockdowns have squelched demand for its short-form videos, which are aimed at people on the go. …
  • How to watch ‘Just Mercy’ for free

    How to watch ‘Just Mercy’ for free

    While the protests over George Floyd’s death rage across the nation, Warner Bros. has reacted by making its 2019 film “Just Mercy” available to stream for free for the month of June. The courtroom drama tells the true story of lawyer Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan), who appealed the 1988 murder conviction of …
  • Box office could see 50 percent drop in ticket sales this year, analyst finds

    Box office could see 50 percent drop in ticket sales this year, analyst finds

    The coronavirus will slash box office revenues in half this year, and the pandemic is now poised to weaken the longtime status of movie theaters as destinations for first-run movies, according to an influential media analyst. Revenue from ticket sales will plunge to $5.5 billion this year, down more than 50 percent from $11.4 billion …
  • HBO Max ‘isn’t a game changer’ for WarnerMedia: analyst

    HBO Max ‘isn’t a game changer’ for WarnerMedia: analyst

    HBO Max, the all-important streaming service launched last week by WarnerMedia, isn’t likely to propel the company to the top of the streaming industry, according to one industry expert. “HBO Max isn’t a game changer for AT&T,” Evercore ISI analyst Vijay Jayant said of the service, which launched on May 27. HBO Max, which includes …