Oct 25
Filming Marvel’s First Sex Scene Required ‘A Lot Of Discussion’ Says Director Chloe Zhao
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Oscar-winner explains why she believed the “really beautiful” scene was necessary to include in the blockbuster.
Oct 25
Every Roy family relationship is transactional, as this week’s episode of the HBO drama brutally reminded us.
Oct 25
For the first time in around five decades, the US government has issued a federal grant for the study of psychedelics. The funds have been granted to three universities: New York University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The grant is intended to study the psychedelic compound psilocybin as a potential therapeutic tool for addressing addiction. … Continue reading
Oct 25
Samsung has teamed up with Best Buy to offer its customers additional in-person device repair options for Note and Galaxy S smartphones. More than 100 Best Buy stores will become Samsung Authorized Service Centers starting tomorrow, October 26, giving Galaxy S and Note device owners access to software troubleshooting and common hardware repairs, including screen and battery replacements. Samsung announced … Continue reading
Oct 25
Apple TV+ will expand into a new territory when it launches in South Korea on November 4th. In a case of perfect timing, the streaming service’s first series from the country will debut worldwide on the same day (or a day earlier if you’re in the US).
The brilliantly titled Dr. Brain is a sci-fi drama based on a webtoon of the same name. Lee Sun-kyun of Parasite fame (he played Park Dong-ik, the father of the well-off family) stars as brain scientist Sewon. After Sewon’s family suffers a mysterious accident, he hacks the brains of the deceased to access their memories and learn clues about what happened.
The six-episode series is co-written, directed and executive produced by the highly regarded filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, who’s perhaps best known for The Good, The Bad and The Weird and I Saw the Devil. A new episode of Dr. Brain will hit Apple TV+ each week until the finale on December 10th.
It’s a busy fall for sci-fi projects on Apple TV+. Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov’s books of the same name, debuted in September, while alien invasion series Invasion premiered last Friday. A movie called Finch, in which Tom Hanks plays a man who takes a road trip across post-apocalyptic America with his dog and robot, will hit Apple TV+ on November 5th.
Oct 25
Google has announced a policy change to push YouTube creators to produce and publish higher-quality content for kids. Starting next month, the company will demonetize channels that primarily target young people or market themselves as “made for kids” if the content they upload is of low quality. By YouTube’s definition, that can include overly commercial videos and ones that encourage bad behaviors. Per the new guidelines, YouTube warns those videos may see limited or no ads. Additionally, the company says violating its new content guidelines could lead to removal from the YouTube Partner Program.
The move is part of a recent push by Google to make YouTube and YouTube Kids a more appropriate destination for children and their families. At the start of the year, the company announced the availability of expanded parental controls for tweens and teens. More recently, it implemented new safety measures to protect kids across its various platforms. One of those changes saw the company change the default upload setting for users between the ages of 13 and 17 to the most private option available.
“Our ultimate goal is to foster a safe and enriching environment for families while rewarding trusted creators who are making high-quality kids and family content,” Google said of this latest policy change. It may take some time before the new guidelines elevate the quality of content on YouTube. So it doesn’t hurt to keep an eye out on what your children are watching.
Oct 25
A24’s The Green Knight, from director David Lowery, follows as Sir Gawain of Arthurian legend tests his mettle against fate by traveling across the land in search of the titular figure, with whom he makes the most curious of bargains. Long before Gawain finds the legendary knight to battle him for the second time, the…
Oct 25
Doctors Say Mild Covid-19 Likely Triggered Psychiatric Illness in Two Teen Patients
Posted in: Today's ChiliResearchers in California suspect that covid-19 triggered sudden mental illness in at least two of their teenage patients. Though they caution that a causative link remains uncertain, they say they’ve found evidence of antibodies attacking the brain of their patients post-infection, which could help explain the…
Oct 25
If you’re gonna gloat in enemy territory, make sure you actually score the damn touchdown.
Oct 25
Donald Trump Jr. Sells Horrifying Shirt About Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Shooting
Posted in: Today's ChiliJr. wasted little time in attempting to capitalize on the tragic prop-gun death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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