Facebook Inc said on Monday that its users will now be able to watch videos with their friends online using the social media company's Messenger app, enabling them to see reactions in real time. The "Watch Together" feature will allow a user to add up to eight people through a video call and up to 50 people through its videoconferencing tool Messenger Rooms. The company launched the tool in July […]
With the Fox/Disney deal in the rearview, it's only a matter of time before the MCU debuts their version of the X-Men. As the result of a desperate business deal made back in the '90s in order to save Marvel from bankruptcy, the company was forced to sell off the film rights to several of their most famous properties, with the X-Men ending up in the hands of 20th Century Fox. […]
Bruce Springsteen has announced details of ‘Letter To You’, his latest album with The E Street Band. You can check out the title track in full below. The album, which is set for release on October 23, is the first to feature The E Street Band since 2014’s ‘High Hopes’. It was recorded at the US icon’s home studio in New Jersey, with Springsteen hailing it as “one of the greatest […]
Warner Bros. has postponed the release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” the latest development in Hollywood’s rocky plans to return to the movies. The superhero sequel starring Gal Gadot, which was expected to debut on Oct. 2, will now touch down in theaters on Dec. 25, 2020. “Patty is an exceptional filmmaker and with ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ she has delivered an incredibly dynamic film that moviegoers of all ages around the […]
The next gadget-announcing Apple Event has been officially confirmed for September 15, and we’re expecting several new devices to be revealed. Here’s everything we know, and everything we suspect, about the event. Like WWDC 2020, the September Apple Event is online-only, and will start at 10am PT / 1pm EST / 6pm BST (4am AEDT on September 16 in Australia). Though Apple hasn’t confirmed where to watch it yet, precedent suggests it will […]
To coincide with the 54th anniversary of the TV debut of Star Trek’s original series, CBS has unveiled a new trailer for the third season of Star Trek: Discovery which is set to premiere on October 15th. If you’re in the US, where the show will stream on CBS All Access, you can watch the full trailer via the tweet below. International viewers, who’ll be able to watch the series on Netflix starting October 16th, […]
It looks like Spotify may be planning to expand its capabilities even further. Renowned reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong has reportedly uncovered the streaming platform’s plans to launch an in-app karaoke feature. On Monday, reports emerged that Spotify plans to launch the Spotify Karaoke Mode in the future. The in-app feature allows users to turn the vocals of the songs they’re listening to up and down. As well, lyrics appear on the screen as […]
Regina King’s directorial debut stood out at this year’s Venice film festival. There’s the intriguing subject matter: it’s an adaptation of Kemp Powers’s dramatisation of a real-life meeting between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke after Clay’s surprise win over Sonny Liston in February 1964. But there’s another reason: it’s the first film directed by an African-American woman to be selected in the festival’s history. At the event on […]
Katy Perry is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the playful album cover photo shoot for her new album, Smile. On Friday (Sept. 4), the 35-year-old pop star shared the music video for her new song "Teary Eyes," which features candid outtakes of the singer literally clowning around during the photo session for Smile's cover, shot by Christine Hahn. "Behind the Smile of the album cover shoot: before I even knew I was […]
