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BIG & Digital releases new short film, “BUILDING MINDS WITH…

International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson with students in "Building Minds with Chess" Starring Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, "Building Minds with Chess" will bring value to student, business and community programs. LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) February 03, 2021 BIG & Digital, LLC announced the official release of "Building Minds with Chess," starring the highest-ranking and second Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, during Black History Month. This short documentary, produced by Ken Mask, Taurus Bailey, Greg Ward and Matt Dillon, is available in all digital formats for theaters and online

Netflix CEO Talks Ads, Gaming, And An Employee Who Expensed $100,000 On Personal Vacations

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has given an in-depth interview to Variety in which he speaks about why Netflix's business model is best suited without ads, if the company might ever get into gaming, and the employee who was reimbursed $100,000 before leaving the company.Regarding ads, Hastings said it's not a hard and fast rule that Netflix wants to avoid ads, but it just makes business sense to build the platform on a paid model versus ads."It's definitely not a rule. It's a judgment call… It's a belief we can build

Netflix Signs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle For New TV Shows And Movies

Netflix continues to sign top talent to create new shows and movies for its platform. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, having left England and relocated to California, have reached a deal with the streaming network to create all types of content for the platform.Through a new production company, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows, and programming for children, according to The New York Times, which broke the news. Markle played a major character on the legal drama Suits, but the report said

Hades Dev Supergiant Had A Break In During The June Protests

Renowned for Bastion and Transistor, San Francisco studio Supergiant is currently working on Hades--a process that's being chronicled in the Noclip docuseries Hades: Developing Hell. The latest installment has just released and it's a doozy, showing the Hades team navigating the pandemic, as well as break-in attempts at Supergiant's San Francisco studio, as picked up by TheGamer.The beginning of the documentary takes a sharp turn from showing the team celebrating Hades' 98% positive rating for its early access Steam release, to the pandemic causing Supergiant's offices to be shuttered with

Oops We Sunsfanned Again (Dota 2 Parody)

Ever heard the term sunsfanned? Well, here is where sunsfanned came from. In... song form. Did you know that August 14th is Sunsfan's Birthday? Well, normally in a meme explained video we would walk you through the origins in a nice documentary style clip, BUT INSTEAD WE WROTE A SONG. (Yes we know DC actually got second at TI6, that's kinda part of the meme) - good job to the team, but let us have out fun with the Sunsfanning meme pls and ty. No rights claimed, just a fun

Netflix’s Video Game Documentary Series Is Out Now, And It’s Great

Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? A documentary about the video game industry called High Score is out now, and it's really good.High Score tells the story of the formative years of gaming. The limited series debuted on August 19, and GameSpot's review said it's the "most impressive video game documentary to date."There are six episodes, spanning 4.5 hours in total. The show begins in the '70s and covers notable events through the early '90s, exploring the stories of the games and people who made them. "The result

Netflix Adds A Shuffle Button For More Users

After rolling it out in Australia and other parts of the world, Netflix has expanded the reach of the new "Shuffle Play" button to more users across the globe.The new Shuffle Play button does exactly that--it shows you a random TV shows or movie. It's not entirely random, however, as the button will select a TV show or a movie using its algorithms to determine what the streamer thinks you'll enjoy based on what you've watched before.The option is currently only available on TV, but not mobile devices. A Netflix

Halle Berry Announces She Will No Longer Consider Trans Roles

Last week in an Instagram live interview, Halle Berry mentioned that she had been preparing for a role as a trans character. After backlash from the trans community, Berry has now announced that she will no longer be considering the role, Variety reports.In the original interview with hairstylist Christin Brown, Berry discussed how interested she was in the trans male character's story--though she misgendered the character multiple times. "[It’s] a character where the woman is a trans character, so she's a woman that transitioned into a man. She's a character

Disney+ Is Coming To SDCC@Home, But What About Marvel And Star Wars?

As more and more is revealed about the upcoming at-home version of San Diego Comic-Con, one of the bigger questions many fans have had is how big of a role Disney would play in the event. As time goes on, it's becoming more clear that Disney is going to be one of the primary players at [email protected]+ announced three panels for the convention, including one tied to Marvel properties. On July 23 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, the streamer will give an inside look at the upcoming