giovedì 10 agosto 2017
News tratta da "Uproxx"
Broad City has never shied away from the subject of sex, whether it comes to the will they, won’t they one-sided chemistry of the two female leads (they won’t), casual sexual encounters, masturbation, or kink such as pegging or men dressing up as babies. So it only seems obvious that Comedy Central would pair up with the British adult retailer Lovehoney to produce a complete line of Broad City sex toys that Abbi and Ilana would be proud of. The specially branded line of merchandise features a complete pegging kit, naturally, as well as your garden variety selection of vibes and wands, a butt plug, and even a set of kegel balls to prepare your nature’s pocket for carrying your secret stash or anything else. But that’s not all! Ever the progressive minds, they’ve got a little something for the dudes too, including a masturbation ball and something called the “Respect Your Dick 10 Function Love Ring,” which is colorfully described as follows.
The Broad City Respect Your Dick love ring is some high class sh*t. While it treats your schlong to a sensational squeezing, it embraces your cojones too. And ‘cos sharing is caring, the bullet attachment zeroes in on her clit so you both have lift off.
Broad City returns on September 13, and as we previously reported the fourth season will be avoiding all mentions of a certain “orange person” which makes complete sense now because that would definitely be a turnoff.
mercoledì 9 agosto 2017
News tratta da "Deadline"
It took more than 27 years for Twin Peaks to return to television. With the 18-episode followup season nearing the end of its run on Showtime, could there be another installment of David Lynch’s cult series? “It was always intended to be one season,” Showtime president and CEO David Nevins told Deadline at the Showtime TCA party. “A lot of people are speculating but there’s been zero contemplation, zero discussions other than fans asking me about it.” That said, “the door’s always open to David Lynch, whether that would lead to another season, I don’t know if he wants to do it,” said Showtime programming president Gary Levine, who was ABC’s executive on the original Twin Peaks series and played a key role in bringing the revival to Showtime. “This was a Herculean effort. I’m not sure if any director has ever done 18 hours in a row of a series… It’s remarkable what he achieved, fans are liking it and for me that’s what’s satisfying.” The 18-episode Twin Peaks sequel, which had a rocky three-year road to the small screen, was written by the original series’ creators Lynch and Mark Frost and entirely directed by Lynch, with Kyle MacLachlan reprising his role. It has been a modest linear ratings performer but has driven record Showtime streaming sign-ups.
martedì 8 agosto 2017
lunedì 7 agosto 2017
L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
La complessità delle serie tv spiegata in un manuale (prolisso)
"La complessità narrativa è ormai talmente diffusa e popolare che potremmo considerare quel periodo che va dagli anni Novanta fino a oggi come l'era della televisione complessa. La complessità non ha sostituito le forme convenzionali della maggior parte dei programmi televisivi: a tutt'oggi vanno in onda molte più sitcom e serie convenzionali che narrazioni complesse, per non parlare dei tanti generi di non-fiction e semi-fiction di successo come i reality, i telegiornali satirici e i programmi di lifestyle, che a tutt'oggi sono anzi tra i più diffusi». Alla serialità americana mancava una definizione che in qualche modo la legittimasse all'interno della comunità scientifica (sempre così autoreferenziale), dei media studies e dei cultural studies. Complex Tv. Teoria e tecnica dello storytelling delle serie tv di Jason Mittel è stato pubblicato da Minimun Fax, a cura di Fabio Guarnaccia e Luca Barra: dalla rivoluzione apportata dai Soprano al successo irripetibile di Lost, dalla struttura comica complessa di Arrested Development e How I Met Your Mother fino alla radicale trasformazione di Walter White in Breaking Bad, lo storytelling televisivo è profondamente cambiato, grazie a novità tecnologiche, produttive e di ricezione. Spesso per nobilitare questa tv, si fa un abuso di paragoni letterari o cinematografici. La parte più interessante del lavoro di Mittel è proprio questa: analizzare il mezzo televisivo in sé, piuttosto che cercare di legittimarlo attraverso similitudini cross-mediali. «È cambiato il modo in cui — scrive Mittel — gli spettatori guardano la serie, così come sono cambiate la produzione e la distribuzione, e tutto ciò ha portato a una nuova forma di storytelling che io ho definito complex tv, tv complessa». Il libro spiega il fenomeno addentrandosi nei dettagli. Con un linguaggio un po' troppo accademico. In 300 pagine si poteva dire meglio quello che l'autore dice in 600". (Aldo Grasso)
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La complessità delle serie tv spiegata in un manuale (prolisso)
domenica 6 agosto 2017
NEWS - Il trailer della 3° stagione di "Mr. Robot" omaggia la "Democrazia" (di Leonard Cohen)
It’s coming from the sorrow in the street
The holy places where the races meet
From the homicidal bitchin’
That goes down in every kitchen
To determine who will serve and who will eat
The holy places where the races meet
From the homicidal bitchin’
That goes down in every kitchen
To determine who will serve and who will eat
It’s coming to America first
The cradle of the best and of the worst
It’s here they got the range
And the machinery for change
And it’s here they got the spiritual thirst
The cradle of the best and of the worst
It’s here they got the range
And the machinery for change
And it’s here they got the spiritual thirst
I’m sentimental, if you know what I mean
I love the country but I can’t stand the scene
And I’m neither left or right
I’m just staying home tonight
Getting lost in that hopeless little screen
I love the country but I can’t stand the scene
And I’m neither left or right
I’m just staying home tonight
Getting lost in that hopeless little screen
From the wars against disorder
From the sirens night and day
From the sirens night and day
Democracy is coming to the USA
sabato 5 agosto 2017
venerdì 4 agosto 2017
GOSSIP - Li mortacci sua! "Star Trek: Discovery" non ha potuto iniziare le riprese fino alla dipartita di Sonequa Martin-Green in "The Walking Dead"
The upcoming series Star Trek: Discovery had a bunch of delays and the producers just revealed that one of them was waiting for star Sonequa Martin-Green to become available! The 32-year-old actress was committed to The Walking Dead and AMC wouldn’t let her join another series until her death on that show was made public.
Sonequa opened up about her gratitude for being on the show while joining cast members Jason Isaacs, James Frain, and Mary Chieffo, as well as executive producers like Alex Kurtzman at the 2017 TCA Summer Press Tour on Tuesday (August 1) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
“The honor is mine. The pleasure is mine. I feel that we are all running over—our cups are running over with gratitude and excitement,” Sonequa said about being the first minority female to be a lead on a Star Trek show (via E! News). “We’re bursting at the seams from the weight of it and the breadth of it. We just—we couldn’t be more thrilled to share this journey with you because we understand its significance. We know we’re telling a story we believe in. Everybody is so passionate…This is an epicly grand, yet microscopically tuned, deeply emotional story. We don’t take it for granted. We don’t take it lightly. I certainly don’t. I feel like—it’s a dream to be able to be a part of history. It’s a dream. So, thank you.”
giovedì 3 agosto 2017
mercoledì 2 agosto 2017
News tratta da "Uproxx"+"LA Times"
Netflix and loss aren’t words that appear together in many stories about the streaming giant. The platform is constantly buzzing in coverage online, has a string of hits on its fairly young roster of shows, and might be one of the only platforms to surprise people when a show is canceled. This practice is changing, of course, and there could be a good reason for it according to the LA Times. In their pursuit of more subscribers and quality original programming, the streamer has accrued a long-term and short-term debt that totals $20.54 billion. And while the company can tout “104 million subscribers worldwide,” they’re still hoping for more to keep the wheels turning and investors happy:
The company is pouring money into expensive prestige projects and expects to spend at least $6 billion in content this year. Its net cash outflow this year is forecast to grow to as much as $2.5 billion, up from $1.7 billion last year. Reflecting its growth, Netflix recently moved its Southern California headquarters into a 14-story building in Hollywood.So far, investors have expressed approval of Netflix’s spendthrift ways. They are betting that debt financing in the near term will create growth and yield big results down the road on the theory that you have to spend money to make money.
The LA Times shows that the company’s stock is up 50% for the year, but that some experts feel that Netflix’s bubble could burst due to their inevitable stagnation in their growth. That’s not to say that it is on the horizon for Netflix or that the company is in trouble. It does mean that there is a risk that the clock could run out and the debt becomes heavier and heavier. The company doesn’t seem too worried at the moment, though, and is keeping positive about their future prospects:
“That’s a lot of capital up front, and then you get a payout over many years,” Chief Executive Reed Hastings said in a recent investor call. “The irony is the faster that we grow and the faster we grow the owned originals, the more drawn on free cash flow that we’ll be.”As a result, Netflix said it expects “to be free-cash-flow negative for many years,” meaning it will continue bleeding cash for the foreseeable future.
Bleeding cash is a wild way to put it, but Netflix’s biggest issue isn’t the money it is spending on original programs. Luring subscribers to the service via interesting shows they can’t get anywhere else is great, but there are still plenty of people signing on to binge shows that aren’t part of the Netflix family. And even then, some of those shows are licensed according to the LA Times. The streamer doesn’t fully own Orange Is The New Black, House Of Cards, The Crown, or its offerings from Marvel, so it has to pay to license them. Also, as we’ve seen with several shows from major networks, the platform could start losing more pieces to deals that end or will see prices go up as networks build their own streaming services to try and compete. Not to mention that Hulu, one of Netflix’s main competitors, is owned by three of the major networks and already has exclusive deals on programming that was lost on Netflix.
It’s certainly not a new model and Netflix seems poised to grow while running with a hefty debt. The LA Times reports that the company’s long-term debt level was at half a billion dollars four years ago and “has more than doubled to $4.84 billion” in the past year. Some experts say the company’s stocks will need a reevaluation in the coming years and some of the numbers may be inflated, while executives say their competitors are running with similar debt levels. Almost a “nature of the beast” argument, which is true when looking at Amazon Prime and its programming.
But as the LA Times points out, Netflix doesn’t have a major commerce operation backing it up to create “ample free cash flow.” It also doesn’t show signs of slowing up, an admirable move to either reach for the stars or burn up after flying too close to the Sun. It’ll be interesting to watch where Netflix goes in the future and if they’ll be able to climb to the level they’ve set their goals for. It seems weird to think there could be a day where Netflix is in trouble, but it could happen.
Right now, they’re not too worried it seems.
martedì 1 agosto 2017
Sonequa Martin-Green is front and center on the cover of Entertainment Weekly‘s new issue, highlighting the stars of the new CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery! The 32-year-old actress, best known for her work on The Walking Dead, is the first black female lead in Star Trek history. Sonequa was joined on the cover by her co-stars Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, and Mary Wiseman. Showrunner Bryan Fuller opened up about the diverse casting for the new series. “I couldn’t stop thinking about how many black people were inspired by seeing Nichelle Nichols on the bridge of the ship,” he said. “I couldn’t stop thinking about how many Asian people were inspired by seeing George Takei and feeling that gave them hope for their place in the future. I wanted to be part of that representation for a new era.”
lunedì 31 luglio 2017
L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
Con "Orange Is The New Black" la prevaricazione lascia spazio alla modalità di visione della serie
"Su Premium Stories siamo alle battute finali della quinta stagione di «Orange Is the New Black», la serie targata Netflix e firmata da Jenji Kohan, racconta la storia vera di Piper Chapman, una ragazza wasp della buona borghesia costretta a scontare 15 mesi nel carcere femminile di Litchfield per aver aiutato la sua ex amante a trasportare in territorio americano una valigia zeppa di narcodollari. «Orange Is the New Black» è una storia al femminile con una struttura narrativa a flashback: le prigioniere si muovono sul doppio registro del dramma e della commedia, in un avvincente gioco di attrazioni, respingimenti, sotterfugi e arte della sopravvivenza. E l'aspetto più sorprendente della serie è proprio questa coralità, questo aver messo insieme un casting di grande livello. Il tema della quinta stagione continua a essere la prevaricazione: razziale, di genere, gerarchica. Una guardia uccide una detenuta e nel carcere scoppia una violenta rivolta. Temi come lo stupro e la violenza sono affrontati senza paura e reticenza, senza mai cedere alla lezione morale. Anche se alla fine Piper chiede ad Alex di sposarla e lei dice di sì. Più che alla trame, l'attenzione critica si volge sempre più alle modalità di visione. Il consumo televisivo tende a farsi sempre più personalizzato, in un'ideale linea di sviluppo che conduce dalla griglia del palinsesto alla libertà della distribuzione in streaming, «à la carte». In linea teorica, lo spettatore dovrebbe anche acquisire una maggiore consapevolezza di quello che decide di vedere. «Orange Is the New Black», per esempio, segue un percorso che presto diventerà classico: Netflix ha i diritti di prima visione (e rilascia i 13 episodi in contemporanea), Premium ha, per così dire, quelli di seconda visione (con cadenza settimanale) e forse, un giorno, qualche rete generalista acquisterà quelli di terza. Proprio come succedeva al cinema tanti anni fa". (Aldo Grasso)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
Con "Orange Is The New Black" la prevaricazione lascia spazio alla modalità di visione della serie
venerdì 28 luglio 2017
giovedì 27 luglio 2017
News tratta da "Il Giornale"
Novità in casa Sky non proprio favorevoli agli abbonati. Sky Italia ha deciso di cambiare il modo in cui sarà calcolato e fatturato il costo degli abbonamenti: dal primo ottobre il canone che prima era mensile sarà addebitato ogni quattro settimane. Questo cambiamento aumenterà il numero di canoni dovuti in un anno a 13, contro i 12 attuali. Poiché i prezzi mensili rimarranno invariati, Sky stessa ha confermato che questo comporterà un aumento della spesa dell'8,6 per cento per tutti i clienti, a parte le tariffe promozionali, che di solito sono offerte ai nuovi clienti. Per loro però, una volta scaduta la promozione, si applicherà il nuovo metodo di fatturazione. Sky ha anche specificato che, poiché si tratta di un cambiamento unilaterale del contratto, i clienti potranno esercitare il proprio diritto di recesso senza costi aggiuntivi e senza penali entro il 30 settembre: per farlo occorre inviare una raccomandata a Sky. Inoltre l'emittente ha anche detto di aver reso più facili da consultare i documenti relativi alle condizioni di abbonamento, creando una pagina informativa apposta.
Comunicato stampa Sky
Basata su una vicenda reale devastante, che ancora oggi è impossibile dimenticare, Chernobyl sarà la prima produzione originale frutto della partnership tra il gruppo Sky e HBO, annunciata all’inizio di quest’anno. La miniserie porterà sugli schermi la vera storia di una delle catastrofi più terribili mai provocate dall’uomo e, insieme, racconterà il coraggio di tutti coloro che fecero degli enormi sacrifici per salvare l'Europa da un disastro inimmaginabile. Le riprese di Chernobyl, il cui cast include Jared Harris (The Crown, Mad Man) ed è prodotta da Sister Pictures e The Might Mint, inizieranno in Lituania nella primavera del 2018 e i cinque episodi saranno in onda su Sky nel Regno Unito, Irlanda, Italia, Germania e Austria. Si tratta del primo progetto Sky/HBO a vedere la luce sotto l’egida di una partnership internazionale per la co-produzione di nuovi progetti, grazie ad un accordo pluriennale da 250 milioni di dollari. Tra bugie e viltà, coraggio e tenacia, fallimento e nobiltà umana, la serie ripercorre il devastante disastro della centrale nucleare verificatosi in Ucraina nell'aprile del 1986, concentrandosi su come e perché è accaduto e raccontando le commoventi e straordinarie storie degli eroi che hanno rischiato la vita per arginare la catastrofe. Scritta da Craig Mazin (Il cacciatore e la regina di ghiaccio) e diretta da Johan Renck (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead), Chernobyl sarà prodotta da Carolyn Strauss (due volte premiata agli Emmy Award e vincitrice di un Producer Guild Award per Il Trono di Spade), Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, The Tunnel) e Craig Mazin, e co-prodotta da Chris Fry (Humans, The Smoke) e Johan Renck.
Game of Thrones might have taught us about the perils of ruling, but since we doubt our bannermen will ever name us king or queen we’ll never be able to apply those lessons. Fortunately the show has also offered information we can actually use, like how we should never give up on the gravy when making a meat pie, or why it’s worth the effort to brown the butter first when making a crust. And we’re not the only one taking those cooking tips to heart, since Hot Pie himself as opened his own bakery selling his famous direwolf breads. Actor Ben Hawkey’s new business, which we learned about at HYPEBEAST, sells great looking direwolf breads, like the ones he made for Arya (not the first one, that looked like a brown marshmallow). And because any and all things related to Game of Thrones must be given a pun name, he calls his new bakery “You Know Nothing Jon Dough.” The breads, “made from wholewheat cornbread with orange zest,” are sold exclusively through the UK food delivery service Deliveroo, and cost 1 Euro each (about $1.16 American). However there’s some bad news, because even though they just went on sale this month to coincide with the show’s season seven premiere, they are already not accepting orders. Our guess is they’ve been such a hit with fans they can’t keep up with demand. Which is totally understandable, because we’re always hungry for anything Game of Thrones related, and when it comes to seeing Hot Pie’s food we mean that literally. However, we demand these be sold in America right now. Hot Pie is the best, and we’re jealous watching other people enjoy his food.
mercoledì 26 luglio 2017
Ma del nuovo rilevamento ascolti allargato di #Auditel al via a luglio qualche sito/blog/giornale ne parla?
— Lou Grant (@GrantLou) 25 luglio 2017
lunedì 24 luglio 2017
GOSSIP - Ormonaute, in edicola! C'è Sam Heughan di "Outlander" col bicipite in tiro!
Sam Heughan is going shirtless on the cover of Men’s Health South Africa magazine’s August 2017 and he’s looking hot hot hot! The mag teased the cover of the 37-year-old Outlander star with a hot video of his workout routine.
“ON SALE TOMORROW! Our August issue is coming in HOT! 👊 Cover star Sam Heughan shares the training plan that got him in TOP shape for his role in Outlander, takes us behind the scenes and talks about his awesome philanthropic work with My Peak Challenge!,” the Facebook page shared. “You’ll have to read the mag for the exclusive interview, BUT keep an eye out here on our Facebook page… later this week we’ll be launching a BRUTAL workout video series brought to you by Sam and James White at Roark Gyms 💪💪💪💪”
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